Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Mary Jo Kopechne was killed in an auto accident in which Edward Kennedy was the driver of the vehicle. Kopechne was a former campaign worker for Kennedy’s older brother, Robert F. Kennedy. On 18 July 1969, Kopechne attended a party on Chappaquiddick Island, a short ferry ride off the island of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. E dward Kennedy and Kopechne left the party together later that night in Kennedy’s Oldsmobile Delmont 88. A short time later, their car plunged off the Dike Bridge into a pond, where it overturned. Kopechne died in the car.
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Has anyone really picked a President based on the VP candidate? Or for that matter, even voted against a party due to the VP choice? Maybe when Lyndon Johnson ran with John F Kennedy back in 1960. SInce that time, the VP is really an after thought. Heck, even Dan Qualye could not sink George the First’s run in 1988.
Who remembers Spiro Agnew? Or maybe Edmund Muskie? Uh, Sargent Shriver, William Miller, Frank Knox? Heck, most people probably don’t even know who Jack Kemp is. Did Al Gore help Clinton win in 1992, I would vote no. Did George H. W. Bush help Reagan, hmm, maybe…
So, leave me a comment with who you think the VP candidates will be. The first person that posts a comment with BOTH Democratic and Republican choice will get 500EC. I have the right to also award additional EC for particularly interesting choices; funny, inventive, etc.
My guess is:
Democrat – Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh
Republican – Florida Gov. Charlie Crist
Update 8/25/8
Biden is Obama’s choice, however we still do not know McCain’s pick. Place your vote, the first person to pick Biden and the eventual winner will win the 500EC.
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In an interview this morning with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Schwarzenegger laments that the Bush administration “did not believe in global warming.” He adds that even if officials had done something on Friday, he would have thought it “bogus anyway…because you don’t really have an effect by doing something six months before you leave office“
You know it is pretty bad when Arnold starts bashing you.
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Thirty-six new reactors are currently being built worldwide, while another 81 are in the planning stages. And it has not escaped the attention of Germans that new nuclear power plants are not just being planned in the emerging nations of Asia and Eastern Europe, but are also back on the drawing board in the United States and Great Britain…
Obviously it is about time that we finally started building more nuclear plants, both in the US and abroad. If we want to get serious about global warming, nuclear is a cornerstone to any strategy.
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Argentine scientists are studying the effects of global warming by strapping plastic tanks to the backs of cows to collect their gas.The plastic tank is fitted to the cow’s back and connected through a tube to the animal’s stomach.
Not sure if this very scalable, last time I saw this was in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome! Embargo…Embargo…
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Looking for a better way to charge her iPod on the go, Adrienne So had an idea – could she invent a bionic bra to harness the energy of her bouncing breasts?
Next opportunity is harnessing children who are hyperactive! Just think of the energy that could be created.
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An innovative fuel-generating system could bring car racing into the green era. For other green issues that face car enthusiasts, visit Z-Car Forums
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Starting next month, thousands of government employees will only work 4 days per week, in an effort aimed at reducing energy costs and commuters’ gasoline expenses. However, employees are outraged that this will actually be an increase from the average 2 day a week that they currently work…
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
today one of every two barrels of oil consumed in the United States still comes from foreign suppliers like Saudi Arabia, and that picture is not likely to change much through 2030.
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Independent scientists said the phenomenon is credible as explained, though practical applications of the technology remain uncertain and it’s unlikely to be a source of cheap energy. However, these are the types of areas that we need to explore.
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