Tonight's vice-presidential debate is still more than an hour away, but some people have taken National Review's Jim Gerghaty's advice and used the Democrat Party Web page to send silly e-mails lauding John Edwards' performance in tonight's debate. One individual sent their e-mail off to their local Ohio paper and have already received a profanity-laden […]
I knew Canada had a navy, but did you know they have a submarine too?
A silly group of Bush-hating liberals takes a teacher to task for including a picture of President Bush among pictures of ... presidents. On Thursday, there was a back-to-school night for parents of students. Veteran English teacher Shiba Pillai-Diaz says she was shocked when three parents confronted her. The three, insisting the teacher either add […]
We here at Hoystory would like to congratulate the 13th-ranked Div. I-AA Cal Poly Mustangs on their 14-7 win over South Dakota State. *UPDATE* The Tribune of San Luis Obispo -- formerly known as the Telegram-Tribune -- has finally come to its senses and is choosing to post online the news articles for the Cal […]
After Thursday night's debate, I still don't know what Sen. John Kerry's plan is for fighting the global war on terrorism. I think a "global test" of some sort is involved. And committee meetings, aka "summits," are also a good idea. To me, Kerry's plan appears to be reactive, not proactive, and focused on a […]
Commenter JayR, (whose comment I had to reformat) in this post provides a slew of links to news stories in which people say they've been buying body armor for loved ones going to Iraq. First, no one was buying the military's Interceptor body armor off the Internet unless it was stolen -- the Pentagon was […]
Go here to see a list of winners. My favorite was the Psychology winner -- a study entitled "Gorillas in Our Midst." For demonstrating that when people pay close attention to something, it's all too easy to overlook anything else -- even a man in a gorilla suit. The site has links to the video […]
Watching the debate several hours after it actually occurs is a great advantage -- I can copy and paste what I want from a transcript, rather then pausing and typing it myself. The big problem with this debate format is that the moderator really can't challenge the answers of either candidate, and with the rule […]