Talk about losing your big boost of confidence, the Associated Press reports that the owner of Enzyte is guilty of “conspiracy to commit mail fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.”
Ouch. Smiling Bob, the Enzyte guy, ain’t smiling no more.
Entries from February 2008
Enzyte founder found guilty, Bob not smiling
February 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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There’s still time for Britain to extend two upright fingers to the EU
February 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Per the Daily Mail,
“A directive already approved by MEPs and EU ministers will force Britain and other member nations to tear up their own safety standards and adopt new regulations by 2010.
Health and safety bureaucrats in Brussels also want to make manufacturers pay for the retesting of tens of thousands of fireworks already considered [...]
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Johnson swayed the Southern Republicans?
February 18th, 2008 · No Comments
From the New York Times (via Charlie Foxtrot):
When Mrs. Clinton talked about how it took Johnson as well as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to achieve the rights legislation, Ms. Goodwin said, “she was absolutely right.” Johnson’s great mastery was to get the support of Southern Republicans. “It required his understanding of absolutely [...]
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“Hunting preserves for psychos,” thoughts on gun-free zones
February 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Jay Tea at Wizbang coined the phrase I used in the title, “hunting preserves for psychos,” after examining what it would truly take to make a gun-free zone a safe place to be.
First up, they need to absolutely control access to campus. They need to build hefty walls, with security features to keep people from [...]
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Women with too much time on their hands?
February 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Why does this group featured in the New York Times sound like a tedious lot, the likes of which we’re all better off without?
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. - The women gathered in the airy living room, wine poured and pleasantries exchanged. In no time, the conversation turned lively - not about the literary merits of Geraldine [...]