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• I Will Not Buy Another Frommer's Travel Guide

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  Because Arthur Frommer thinks that people who legally carry guns are "thugs".
  
  Hat tip Fox News [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 12:01am EDT
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• Political Triage

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  Verum Serum has a great post up on the current political salvos from the Obama administration; Justice Sotomayer, the energy bill, and health care reform. Boiled down, it looks like this:
  -Sotomayer: let it go. We're not going to win this one, and it's not going to change the [...]
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  Posted: May 27, 2009, 1:54pm EDT
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• Federal Judge Rules Wisconsin's Minimum Markup Law Unconstitutional

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  The story from Fox 6 Now, handed down in a suit filed by Flying J of Utah, which operates travel plazas in Oak Creek and Black River Falls. I don't doubt that this will be appealed, but here's hoping this law finally gets taken off the books. [...]
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  Posted: February 12, 2009, 12:07pm EST
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• Feb 3, 1959: The Day The Music Died

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  I make no claims to the accuracy of the information in this video, but it is interesting to read about some of what Don McLean might have been saying. The song American Pie is thought to be a coded history of American rock music, and the way it [...]
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  Posted: February 03, 2009, 12:49pm EST
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• Obama's "We Can't Keep Our Homes at 72 Degrees All The Time" Statement Expires

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  I'll call the official expiration date as this past Wednesday, as that is when this article appeared in the New York Times, where Obama's chief of staff, David Axelrod, states that Obama is from Hawai'i, and likes it warm, going so far as to say "you could grow orchids'" [...]
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  Posted: January 30, 2009, 12:24pm EST
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• I've Always Wanted to Be a Spy!

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  Your International Spy Name is Viper Sparks
  
  
  
  
  Your Code Name: Timberwolf
  
  
  
  You Reside in: Rome
  
  
  
  Why You're a Good Spy: You're good with gadgets
  
  What's Your International Spy Name?
  
  Hat tip Rustmeister[...]
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  Posted: January 26, 2009, 11:01am EST
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• Obamamania Has Officially Gone Overboard

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  As evidenced by the Chia Obama. That is, of course, to say nothing of the Barack Obama Action Figure.
  
  H/T marko [...]
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  Posted: January 23, 2009, 5:22am EST
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• Obama Freezes Some White House Salaries

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  Saying "families are tightening their belts, and so should Washington," President Barack Obama is freezing the salaries of about 100 White House aides who make more than $100,000 per year, according to Yahoo! News. For as much as I disagree with Obama, this is something I can agree with. [...]
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  Posted: January 21, 2009, 1:30pm EST
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• House Joint Resolution 5

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  When I got on Facebook tonight upon getting home from work, I had a cause invitation from a friend to join a cause he had created, opposing House Joint Resolution 5. Being intrigued, I followed the link, and not wanting to be taken in by something that was not in [...]
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  Posted: January 17, 2009, 10:26pm EST
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• Rewriting History

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  At least, that's what Independent senator Bernie Sanders is trying to do, asking the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery to change the text accompanying a picture of George W. Bush. Ironically (second time we've run into that today), he wants it changed to avoid what he calls "rewriting history," but [...]
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  Posted: January 11, 2009, 2:29pm EST
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• Weird News Today

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  Not sure if this will become a regular feature here at According to Coop, but I ran across a couple of stories on Fox News that I simply had to share.
  
  First, a charity for sexual abuse victims in Alaska had a raffle recently, and the winner (no [...]
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  Posted: January 11, 2009, 2:23pm EST
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• 40 Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes

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  Hat tip to ysmarko for the video and the transcript, to which I only added the first bit. The video below is inspirational speeches from 40 different movies, all edited together into one two-minute speech. See how many you can recognize! Transcript is below.
  
  
  
  Shame on [...]
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  Posted: December 18, 2008, 10:43am EST
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• My First Attempt at Spiced Cider

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  I bought cider and mulling spices at Woodman's, thinking it would be something I'd like to try.
  
  Not bad, really. I tried to use my coffee pot (built into my microwave), but for some reason the reservoir is leaking horribly. So, I had to scratch that idea. With that [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2008, 9:11pm EST
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• A Red, White and Blue Christmas

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  The White House Website is featuring the ornaments sent in by all 50 states to adorn the 2008 White House Christmas Tree. The link above will take you to the list by state, where you can click through to view each state's contribution. I particularly like the eagle ornament' [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2008, 7:59pm EST
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• Boldly Protecting Christmas!

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  Hat tip and link to The Dave Casper Experience for this week's (slightly early) Friday Funny.' [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2008, 10:13pm EST
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• The ACLU Has Officially Gone Off the Deep End

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  As evidenced by the news that they are opposing the I-94 Widening Project on the grounds that it is harmful to minorities and low-income groups. You really can't make this stuff up.
  
  H/T Glenn at Badger Blogger' [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2008, 10:44am EST
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• A Unique Christmas Experience

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  Remember the classic movie A Christmas Story? Well, if you've got a few thousand dollars lying around not doing anything, you can spend Christmas Eve and Day in the house where the movie was shot. The package includes airfare to Cleveland, a Christmas Eve Chinese dinner, a stay' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2008, 11:22pm EST
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• Romney on the Detroit Big Three

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  Excellent op-ed piece in the New York Times (of all places) by former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on the bailout the Big Three are seeking. What I really appreciate about this is that he doesn't just say let them fail, he outlines what they can do to regain' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2008, 9:07pm EST
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• Big Three Bailout: Not So Fast

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  CNN is reporting this afternoon that while Congress intends to keep the Big Three afloat, they will need to show what it is they are going to do with the $25 Billion they are after. Said Pelosi: "This is an important industry in our country and we intend to" [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2008, 2:09pm EST
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• Cat Sleeps On Turnstile

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  Video from an unmanned train station in Hiroshima, Japan, where there is a cat that lives at the station, and is often found sleeping on the turnstile. Even as the train was coming in and leaving, and people were putting tickets in and scanning passes... the cat just sleeps through [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2008, 1:56pm EST
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• OK, I'll Bite

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  Elliot at From Where I Sit made an interesting offer that I decided I had to take him up on, so, here goes.
  
  If you're not reading From Where I Sit, you really should. It's a well-written blog, and since he posts far more often than I do, [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2008, 11:12am EST
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• Another Place where Photo ID Is Required

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  As I have mentioned before on this blog, I am currently enrolled part time at MATC, attending classes at the downtown campus. As I was walking back to my car after class today, I passed the Student Accounts window, where students can pick up financial aid checks. Prominently displayed is [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2008, 12:40pm EDT
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• The Lie of Deregulation

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  Tip of the hat to Verum Serum for putting up this video and the bullet point summary. I'll send you there instead of reposting the whole thing here.' [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2008, 11:51am EDT
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• Obama: Hypothetically Speaking

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  Tip of the hat, and congratulations, to John and Scott over at Verum Serum on their first YouTube video. [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2008, 10:39pm EDT
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• Milwaukee Labor's Obama Love Fest

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  As I've mentioned previously on the blog, my dear mother has worked for Milwaukee County for over 25 years, and as a member of the AFL-CIO/Milwaukee Area Labor Council (translation: union), she receives their Labor Press newspaper periodically. I've never paid much attention to it in the past (truth be [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2008, 10:54pm EDT
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• Twitter, anyone?

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  If you're on twitter, and would like to follow me (even though I don't update often), my name on twitter is wannabenewsboy.
  
  UPDATE: You can now see my latest tweets on the sidebar. [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2008, 10:23pm EDT
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• Obama Admits ACORN Will Shape His Presidency

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  Posted: October 13, 2008, 11:16am EDT
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• Hooters in Brookfield?

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  When pigs fly, maybe.
  
  A post on JSOnline's Newswatch blog this evening informs us that Hooters of America has obtained the building that formerly housed Pedro's, along with their long-term lease. Mayor Jeff Speaker could not be reached for comment, but one alderman (not identified in the post) [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2008, 11:15pm EDT
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• JS Editorial: "Nope, No Media Filtering Here"

  Yeah, right. The JS, in an editorial in today's paper, denies that there is any media filtering going on with Sarah Palin. Unfortunately, that's just not true.
  
  As shown elsewhere in the blogosphere, the MSM has been making edits that have either hurt Palin, helped [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2008, 11:14am EDT
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