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Eric Scheske

Just Burn All the Flags

> A Polish archbishop said plans to make visitors walk over a Soviet flag as they entered a new "museum of communism" would be un-Christian and a triumph of Bolshevism. Archbishop Jozef Zycinski of Lublin said although many Poles associated negative things with the Soviet flag "

Great Quote

Ron Artest, explaining why he should be on the U.S. Basketball team: "I may not have class, but I'm an American." It may not make it onto my Favorite Quotes page (link to left), but it's pretty good.

Muslim Air

This can't be wholly accurate. It can't, right? > A British airline banned its staff from taking Bibles and wearing crucifixes or St. Christopher medals on flights to Saudi Arabia to avoid offending the country's Muslims. > British Midland International also has told female

Leno on Brokeback

> A movie theater in Utah abruptly cancelled a screening of the movie "Brokeback Mountain.” They felt it was inappropriate for the community standards. Instead they ran "Deliverance.”

So Get Off Their Backs . . .

. . . or they'll jump on yours: > More than a quarter of obese and overweight people do not want to lose weight, a survey says. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4589010.stm]

The Old Ball and Chain

> A 75-year-old Polish man was chained up by his wife in a dog kennel because she was fed up with him coming home drunk. > Zdzislawa Bukarowicza was chained up by his wife Helena and fed on dog food and water because she was sick of him

Not Just for Catholics Anymore

> Celebrity annulments are all the rage these days, with the latest "didn't happen" marriage belonging to Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney. The pair got married (there are pictures to prove it!) in May and by September had decided to call it quits. Late last month,

Cashman the Criminal

If you missed it on Fox last night, a man pled guilty to raping a six-year-old girl. The judge sentenced him to 60 days. Today, I learn part of the judge's rationale: > [The judge] said . . . his intent was to ensure that Hulett gets treatment [which

The Lion Roars

> The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe has now made $500 million (GBP277 million) at the worldwide box office. > The fantasy film, adapted from C.S. Lewis' classic novel, stormed to the top of global film charts after it was released last month. Link [http://contactmusic.com/

South Continues to Get Exonerated

Thomas DiLorenzo visited the New York Historical Society's exhibit on "Slavery in New York [http://www.slaveryinnewyork.org/]" last Friday and was impressed by the lack of political correctness. He offers this quote from a book published by the Society: > For nearly three hundred years,