Politics

A PETA protest outside a KFC drew extra customers to the restaurant. I think a lot of the problem was chosing Logan, Utah as the site of the protest; it seems to me that they could have picked a location in a more sympathetic area.

My favorite quote: ” ‘’I think there’s a place in this world for all of God’s creations … right next to the mashed potatoes,’’ said Rusty Smith, a KFC customer who sat on a patch of grass outside the restaurant with a group of co-workers, watching the protest.” Ouch.

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Terrorism is stupid.

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There has been a case before the Supreme Court regarding property rights, and the right of the government to force people to sell their land in the name of public good. The case was brought by several homeowners in New London, Connecticut because the city was trying to make them sell their homes because the property is needed for a PRIVATE development project. Just to make that clear; it wasn’t for a school, highway or hospital. The city wanted to give the land to a private developer to build an office complex.

Howard Dean says that the Republican party is too white. Good thing the democrats have Dean to keep them in touch with pop culture. Can I get a fo’ shizzle?

Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean, unapologetic in the face of recent criticism that he has been too tough on his political opposition, said in San Francisco this week that Republicans are “a pretty monolithic party. They all behave the same. They all look the same. It’s pretty much a white Christian party.”

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