A Democratic dark horse poised to emerge
Monday, March 28, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Schiavo case batters judge. Another interesting perspective on this battle. Did you know the judge who keeps ruling for the husband is described as a "conservative Christian?" Neither did I. There are other good tid-bits in here, too.
Court: Fla. Must Warn of Dangers at Beach. Since the crazy Schiavo thing is wrapping up, (and since people are STUPID) Florida courts need something else to waste their time with, apparently.
NPR 
Congressional Republicans Target 'Activist' Judiciary. Their definition of "activist" is ... "they follow the law."
Congressional Republicans Target 'Activist' Judiciary. Their definition of "activist" is ... "they follow the law."
St. Petersburg Times
Business: Coffee with steam. Starbucks is apparently upsetting some conservatives cause their coffee cups have liberal quotes on them. They want equal coffee time. Maybe they should start up their own coffee shop - like liberals did in the radio business. Or maybe conservatives just don't "get" coffee ... like they said liberals didn't "get" talk radio. Aw. Poor conservatives. Pity party anyone?
Business: Coffee with steam. Starbucks is apparently upsetting some conservatives cause their coffee cups have liberal quotes on them. They want equal coffee time. Maybe they should start up their own coffee shop - like liberals did in the radio business. Or maybe conservatives just don't "get" coffee ... like they said liberals didn't "get" talk radio. Aw. Poor conservatives. Pity party anyone?
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Local cops say state came for Schiavo. Nice to know Governor Jeb believes in the rule of law. Why the hell hasn't this been publicized more? We find out about it two days later?
Thursday, March 24, 2005
FAIR Government Foundation
Please join me in welcoming Tom Christy to the show today. Tom is host of LCTV's Legislative Journal and founder of the FAIR Government Foundation. We're going to try to break Tom out of his stoic mold this morning and see what really makes him tick.
Please join me in welcoming Tom Christy to the show today. Tom is host of LCTV's Legislative Journal and founder of the FAIR Government Foundation. We're going to try to break Tom out of his stoic mold this morning and see what really makes him tick.
Dialog Podcast Page
scottleffler.libsyn.com There's a bunch of new stuff on the Podcast page. Basically, I get 250 megabytes a month and I had some space to burn, so I found some of my favorite clips and uploaded them - plus two additional show (Worst of Dialog Volume 1 - November, 2003) and (Best interviews of 2004 - 12/31/2004). I'll likely add the Worst of Dialog volumes 2, 3 and 4 in the next couple days. Any requests? Particular shows you want me to get online? Particular interviews? Let me know. I'll try to make it happen.
scottleffler.libsyn.com There's a bunch of new stuff on the Podcast page. Basically, I get 250 megabytes a month and I had some space to burn, so I found some of my favorite clips and uploaded them - plus two additional show (Worst of Dialog Volume 1 - November, 2003) and (Best interviews of 2004 - 12/31/2004). I'll likely add the Worst of Dialog volumes 2, 3 and 4 in the next couple days. Any requests? Particular shows you want me to get online? Particular interviews? Let me know. I'll try to make it happen.
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
Topix.net
Lockport, NY News. This is a pretty cool web site. Enter in your zip code and it will find news from your area. Niagara Falls (14305) has different news, for example than Lockport (14094). Check it out.
Lockport, NY News. This is a pretty cool web site. Enter in your zip code and it will find news from your area. Niagara Falls (14305) has different news, for example than Lockport (14094). Check it out.
csmonitor.com
Around the dinner table, talk of end-of-life care. Given the importance of this matter, I have posted a link to a health care proxy form and a living will on the forum portion of this web site. Please download these forms, fill them out and get them in the hands of the right people.
Around the dinner table, talk of end-of-life care. Given the importance of this matter, I have posted a link to a health care proxy form and a living will on the forum portion of this web site. Please download these forms, fill them out and get them in the hands of the right people.
IMDB
Terry Jones (I)The link is to Terry Jones' bio. Terry is our guest today to talk about his book, Terry Jones' War on the War on Terror. Below is a link to the book on Amazon.
Terry Jones (I)The link is to Terry Jones' bio. Terry is our guest today to talk about his book, Terry Jones' War on the War on Terror. Below is a link to the book on Amazon.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Saturday, March 19, 2005
www.smh.com
Life or death battle, and death looks like winning - World - www.smh.com.auThis Australian paper has a pretty neat take on this Schiavo thing.
Life or death battle, and death looks like winning - World - www.smh.com.auThis Australian paper has a pretty neat take on this Schiavo thing.
Friday, March 18, 2005
ABC News
House Panel Seeks to Keep Schiavo Alive. Nice to see the federal government intefering with states' rights ... as usual. If only there were something that says the feds should leave states alone, then everything would be right with the world. :)
House Panel Seeks to Keep Schiavo Alive. Nice to see the federal government intefering with states' rights ... as usual. If only there were something that says the feds should leave states alone, then everything would be right with the world. :)
csmonitor.com
New bill would force govn't to reply faster to FOI requests . On a related note; Sunshine week is wrapping up.
New bill would force govn't to reply faster to FOI requests . On a related note; Sunshine week is wrapping up.
Deutsche Welle
eBay for the Working World. Could you imagine if your boss put a notice in the help wanted section looking for someone to do your job for less ... and you had to low ball the competition? All the sudden, you're doing the same job for $3 less an hour? A site in Germany does just that. This is "free market economy" to it's fullest. In fact ... it's almost "slave market economy." Talk about taking advantage of the less fortunate.
eBay for the Working World. Could you imagine if your boss put a notice in the help wanted section looking for someone to do your job for less ... and you had to low ball the competition? All the sudden, you're doing the same job for $3 less an hour? A site in Germany does just that. This is "free market economy" to it's fullest. In fact ... it's almost "slave market economy." Talk about taking advantage of the less fortunate.
Employees Bring Own Toilet Paper to Work. The headline is funny. Then you find out it's here in WNY. Read this one, folks.
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Basketball ESPN Clubhouse. Good luck to Niagara University in their first NCAA action in my lifetime.
Buffalo Bulls Men's Basketball ESPN Clubhouse. Congratulations to the UB Bulls on their first round victory in the NIT Tourney.
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
csmonitor.com
Senate OKs Alaska wildlife refuge drilling. I've never fully understood this issue ... and I'm not going to pretend to now ... but I know it's a big deal, so I thought I'd add it to the blog. Here ya go.
Senate OKs Alaska wildlife refuge drilling. I've never fully understood this issue ... and I'm not going to pretend to now ... but I know it's a big deal, so I thought I'd add it to the blog. Here ya go.
DeLay Blames Partisanship for Uproar. Never mind the fact that he keeps breaking House rules and can't quite change them fast enough to stay ahead.
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Free State Project
So this is pretty interesting. A group of people want to find 20,000 like-minded individuals to move to New Hampshire and change the state's politics ... I'm going to try to contact someone from this group and get them on the show. I found out about this group, by the way, cause they sponsor a show I frequently listen to called "Free Talk Live," which is a blend of politics and culture - sounds like a bunch of college student after a few beers. And by that, I mean it's entertaining. :)
So this is pretty interesting. A group of people want to find 20,000 like-minded individuals to move to New Hampshire and change the state's politics ... I'm going to try to contact someone from this group and get them on the show. I found out about this group, by the way, cause they sponsor a show I frequently listen to called "Free Talk Live," which is a blend of politics and culture - sounds like a bunch of college student after a few beers. And by that, I mean it's entertaining. :)
Parthenon Code
Today's guest is a gentleman named Robert Bowie Johnson. He says that greek mythology corroborates Christian beliefs. We'll take a unique look at religion.
Today's guest is a gentleman named Robert Bowie Johnson. He says that greek mythology corroborates Christian beliefs. We'll take a unique look at religion.
Niagara Gazette
Public reaction mixed on NF City Court Judge Bob Restaino's decision to jail an entire court cause no one would say who's cell phone was ringing.
Meanwhile over at the Union-Sun & Journal, there's a poll on the issue. What do YOU think? Feel free to comment here ... or in the Dialog Forum.
Public reaction mixed on NF City Court Judge Bob Restaino's decision to jail an entire court cause no one would say who's cell phone was ringing.
Meanwhile over at the Union-Sun & Journal, there's a poll on the issue. What do YOU think? Feel free to comment here ... or in the Dialog Forum.
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Python Swallows Bush!. Monty Python member Terry Jones will be our guest May 23rd. Here's some of his more thought-provoking statements.
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Friday, March 11, 2005
9/11 Pentagon Anti-Theories
A listener emailed me this link which purportedly discredit the Pentagon conspiracy theory.
A listener emailed me this link which purportedly discredit the Pentagon conspiracy theory.
Thursday, March 10, 2005
County claims pharmaceuticals overcharged for Medicaid. This is what happens when you let businesses write the laws that are supposed to govern them. This, folks, is why you can't trust the Republican party to "protect" you. They'll sell you out every chance they get ... cause the Rx companies can give them more money than you can.
Delphi to stop paying for retirees' medical insurance. So if the area's richest company can't afford to pay for it's retirees health care, how can the general population be expected to pay for public workers health care when they retire?
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Enver Masud | Founder, The Wisdom Fund
Here is the bio of Thursday's guest. And here is an article that he posted to his website just yesterday. It basically says a plane never hit the pentagon. That's our topic Wednesday. Finally, here's the video that has come up on Dialog before ... and that I'll no doubt bring up during Thursday's show.
Here is the bio of Thursday's guest. And here is an article that he posted to his website just yesterday. It basically says a plane never hit the pentagon. That's our topic Wednesday. Finally, here's the video that has come up on Dialog before ... and that I'll no doubt bring up during Thursday's show.
Guess the Dictator or Sit-Com Character
In case you didn't have a way to waste enough time, this is pretty good. Enjoy.
In case you didn't have a way to waste enough time, this is pretty good. Enjoy.