The Revielle

Walmart Welfare

2004-11-28T08:18:00.000-06:00

A Berkeley study shows that California pays $86 million annually in state aid to underpaid Walmart workers. That's right, your tax money goes to helping Walmart screw its workers over.

Election Fraud in Progress

2004-10-20T01:27:00.000-05:00

One intrepid blogger is logging all of the election fraud that has gone on so far this season. He attributes all of it to Republicans (or as he calls them, Repugs), but adds a note about Democrats near the end.

Redskin loss means Kerry victory

2004-10-18T21:02:00.001-05:00

It has been a repeating pattern in NFL history that if the Redskins win their last home game before the presidential election, the incumbent president will win the election. This year, the Redskins' last home game before Nov 2 is on Oct 31, Sunday against the Greenbay Packers.

UPDATE: Packers win, 28 to 14!
Source: snopes.com

Branding Highschools

2004-10-18T01:15:00.000-05:00

Once highschoolers protested against vending machines and Channel One for trying to infiltrate their schools with advertisements. Now the schools are branding themselves on a massive scale to make up for what they lack in federal funding. Know that quote about how one day schools will be well funded and the military will have to hold a bake sale? I'm waiting for the day that the plane that drops bombs abroad has Ronald McDonald's face plastered on the side.

Source: New York Times

Limbaugh defended Saddam

2004-10-16T14:21:00.000-05:00

"And now the liberals want to stop President Reagan from selling chemical warfare agents and military equipment to Saddam Hussein and why? Because Saddam 'allegedly' gassed a few Kurds in his own country. Mark my words. All of this talk of Saddam Hussein being a 'war criminal' or 'committing crimes against humanity' is the same old thing. LIBERAL HATE SPEECH!"
-Rush Limbaugh, November 3, 1988

Source: some email a guy sent me.

PSA: We're Back!

2004-09-05T13:47:00.001-05:00

The Progressive Student Alliance is now meeting every Tuesday at 5:00pm in Allen Hall, Rm 123.

Stylin' green T-shirts are still on sale for $10, but only in large and extra large.

Kerry to Win Comfortably

2004-09-05T12:20:00.000-05:00

Of the past 42 US Presidents, each has had more royal blood than his competitors.

John Kerry is related to royalty more than any presidential candidate in history.

Source: Google News.

iPod's, CD/DVD Burners' ExistenceThreatened

2004-09-05T12:19:00.001-05:00

If the proposed Induce Act is passed, it could make the manufacturer of any product, which could possibly be used to violate a copyright, liable for any loses caused by their product. This could mean the companies that make CD or DVD burners, VCRs, iPods, or P2P networks could be sued, simply because their products could be used illegally.

To learn more or send a fax to your members of Congress, visit SaveTheiPod.com.

Another Reason to Vote Third Party or Independent

2004-09-05T12:19:00.000-05:00

The Democrat-controlled state legislature of Illinois bent the rules to get Bush on the ballot, with zero votes against and no debate.

Read more here.

1 in 26 billion...

2004-09-05T12:16:00.000-05:00

...is the chance of two members of the Skull and Bones Society at Yale to run against each other for President. But oddly enough, both Bush and Kerry are members.
source: mother jones, 60 minutes