RSSDoug Flutie; You Can Go Home Again
Natick, Massachusetts’ favorite son, Doug Flutie, returns to New England and signs with the New England Patriots.
Noted as much for his elusiveness as for his passing prowess, Flutie used the former of those skills Friday, seemingly scrambling out of the clutches of the New York Giants and instead landing with the New England Patriots. A native of Natick, Mass., and the 1984 Heisman Trophy winner at Boston College, the 11-year veteran quarterback signed a one-year contract with the two-time defending Super Bowl champions.
“I’m very excited about being back in New England, being home and being a part of a great football team,” the 42-year-old Massachusetts native said in a conference call Friday night. “This is a fresh start.”
In 11 NFL seasons, Flutie has appeared in 86 games and completed 1,172 of 2,141 passes for 14,686 yards, with 86 touchdown passes and 68 interceptions. He started all 16 games in 2001 but has appeared in just 10 games in the last three seasons.
The Super Bowl champs just got a great pick up. A solid veteran back up who understands his role, a great individual, good team player and a guy that will be at the top of his mental game as he has returned home where his family lives and won’t be on the road even when playing a home game like in San Diego. Coming back to where it all started will do Flutie wonders. If by some chance Flutie is forced in to action for the Patriots maybe we can see just one more time that Flutie magic.
What is the worst name for a Urologist?
This guy is smart enough to get work doing anything, and he chooses to be a Urologist with this name?
I am Richard, Dammit, Richard!!!
Hey Clinton, You Had Your Chance Now SHUT UP
Bill Clinton never at a loss to criticize GWB’s policies who actually has the guts to take on the tough issues. Gee Bill, this is no Motor-voter bill here. I guess Bill feels slighted that Al Gore got some press coverage via MoveOn.org trashing the President while managing to sweat like a pig in the Georgia sun.
Hey Bill, you had 8 years to deal with these same issues. SHUT UP. No one cares what you think or your pathetic whining. You should be grateful that George W. has treated you with the respect of an ex-President and actually included you as an envoy along with his dad for tsunami relief and did not have the Justice department pursue your Presidental pardons.
One really has to wonder how on earth that Bill Clinton thinks that he can criticize anyone regarding energy and tax policy when during his 8 years he was AWOL on both issues.
Former President Clinton lashed out at the Bush administration’s energy policies Friday, criticizing them as “dumb economics” during a wide-ranging speech to a friendly crowd at Brown University.
Clinton – received enthusiastically by more than 4,000 students, politicians and top state Democratic fundraisers – called Bush’s energy policy selfish. “I also think it’s really dumb economics,” he said.
A Bush administration-backed bill passed by the House this month includes tax cuts and subsidies to energy companies, and would open a wildlife refuge in Alaska to oil exploration
It is pathetic to have an ex-President make these comments when he failed miserably to accomplish anything of any substance during his administration. I guess with such a failed legacy, and I do not want to hear from Libs about the fabulous dot.com economy that he had nothing to do with, that I guess Clinton feels the need to try and trash someone else’s administration. It is pretty remarkable if you think about it as George Bush has done nothing to go after Clinton, much to the dismay of many Republicans.
However, in perfect Clinton fashion his only hope is to raise himself by trying to bring others down. Just simply pathetic.
I Thought Democrats Were Pro Choice
We are constantly told by Democrats that Republicans should be tolerant and pro-choice. Its an individuals right to choice and those rights should not be infringed upon.
How come Democrats are not pro-choice on Social Security then?
In addition, the poll shows most Americans favor giving individuals the “right to choose” between keeping their Social Security contributions in the current system and putting a portion in an investment account, and just over half say they personally would want the choice to invest some of their contributions.
Get Well Zell
Zell Miller sent to the ER with flu-like symptoms at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Former Sen. Zell Miller fell ill while giving a speech Thursday night and was taken to a hospital emergency room. His wife said he had flu-like symptoms.
Miller, 73, was in stable condition at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, according to nursing supervisor Tammy Harbison. She said she did not know what made Miller ill. The hospital said Miller was alert and cracking jokes, but would likely be kept overnight.
Miller, who gave a fiery keynote speech against fellow Democrats at last year’s Republican National Convention, left the Senate in January.
He was Georgia’s governor from 1991 to 1999
Get well soon
Car hits second story of house.
This is just plain amazing. How could a car hit that high on a house?
Last night, a car flew from the street into the top floor of a house in Basingstoke, Hants, England and dropped back to the ground. The driver and passenger were seriously injured but are in stable condition. Police say the car hit a curb and “launched through the air.”
Joyce Harman told BBC News how she and her husband Joe were woken by the crash.
“It was just horrendous,” she said.
“My husband thought the dog had knocked something over downstairs but as he got to the bedroom door he could see the hole in the wall and all the furniture moved.
“That’s when we came downstairs and saw the car there.”
via Boing Boing
Update: A great comment from Mark:
“Was it by any chance a Ford Anglia? And have the neighbors noticed an unusual number of owls around lately? “
Belgium Doctor on Humanitarian Mission Bills US for Iraqi’s Care.
I guess he did not hear that the Marshall Plan had expired.
Belgian doctors sent an Iraqi girl home Thursday after treating her for leg wounds caused by a bomb during the U.S. invasion — and sent the 51,570 euro ($66,650) bill to the U.S. embassy
“We haven’t heard from them yet,” said Bert De Belder, coordinator of the humanitarian agency Medical Aid for Third World which brought the girl to Belgium.
“I’m curious to know their reaction,” he told Reuters. “We’re giving them 10 days to respond … I don’t think they will pay it.”
Oh, wait, I got it, he figured that it was the UN that was going to pay. They never question a bill.
Evidence that hundreds of millions of dollars of U.N. Oil-for-Food (search) money ended up in the hands of mysterious Middle Eastern and Asian companies has raised concerns among congressional investigators that banks responsible for administering the programs shirked their efforts at due diligence.
For years, the United Nations’ $64 billion Oil-For-Food program allowed the sanction-bound government of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to sell oil and use the proceeds to buy food and other humanitarian goods for Iraqi citizens. But an investigation into the program that began last year reveals that billions of dollars disappeared.
Arnold Stands Up to The PC Crowd
and shows his support for the Minuteman Militia:
Schwarzenegger, who last week urged President Bush to secure the border with Mexico to stem the tide of illegal immigration, said he thinks the Minuteman Project has done a terrific job.
“It’s a shame the private citizen has to go in there and secure our borders,” he said.
On the controversial billboard, the “CA” state abbreviation after “Los Angeles” is crossed out and the word “Mexico” added in its place.
In the center of the billboard, placed within the L.A. skyline, is an image of the Angel of Independence, a well-known monument in Mexico City, further suggesting the merging of Los Angeles and Mexico.
It also says, “Tu Ciudad. Tu Equipo,” or “Your City. Your Team.”
“I understand, from a marketing point of view, to get the attention and do something radical and all that stuff, but I think it is going to backfire on them big time,” Schwarzenegger said.
“If they want to be responsible, they will take it down,” the governor added. “Those mistakes are made. Maybe some marketing person said, ‘Do that and it will create a lot of media attention and we’ll get great free publicity.’ And maybe they didn’t think it all the way through. I think it is time to take it down now and say it’s a mistake and move on.”
People say Republican’s work in lockstep. I and many others are in deep disagreement over President Bush’s handling of the Minuteman and the Mexican Border. I hope he changes his position.
Thanks Again US Supreme Court
Looks like these two teen killers will be spared the death penalty thanks to the SCOTUS changing the death penalty laws for minors. One of teenage boys who was accused in “the beating and stabbing death of a 13-year-old learning disabled youth pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.”
So the teen killers were spared death due to the reversal by the Supreme Court. That’s more than I can say for Craig Sorger, the 13-year-old learning teen who was senselessly murdered.
FL Supreme Court Cant See The Forest Through The Medical Records
The Florida Supreme Court has done it this time. By what can only be deemed as making rulings for political reasons the Court today stated that they refused to hear Conservative Talk Radio Icon Rush Limbaugh’s appeal regarding the seizure of his medical records. First we had the Florida Election in 2000, The Terri Schiavo matter and now Rush. Do these people understand they have created precedent and that they have opened everyone’s medical records, not just Rush’s?
Update: I’m going to have to agree with McGehee, Rush get out of FL.
The Florida Supreme Court said Thursday it will not consider an appeal from conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh over prosecutors’ seizure of his medical records during an investigation into whether he illegally purchased painkillers.
The 4-3 order did not explain the court’s reasoning.
Limbaugh’s attorney had argued that an appeals court misconstrued Florida law when it ruled prosecutors could obtain the records with search warrants.
“The consequences of this ruling affect the privacy of medical records for every person in Florida,” Simon said. “Some of the most personal things in our lives are contained in our medical records and if they’re not related to what a government agency is investigating, then it should remain nobody’s business.”
Limbaugh’s attorney, Roy Black, said in a statement that Limbaugh should not have to sacrifice his privacy to prove his innocence.He has accused Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer, a Democrat, of leading a politically motivated investigation against him and labeled it “a fishing expedition.” He took a break from his afternoon radio show on Thursday for a doctor’s appointment and made no comment about the ruling. The show has 20 million listeners a week and is heard on nearly 600 radio stations
Whether you are a Republican, Democrat or Independent; you should be scared out of your mind if you live in Florida. The FL Supreme Court has made your medical records and what you relay to your physician, all that is held to be privileged and confidential, as fair game to any malicious prosecutor with a political agenda.
UPDATE: Statement released by Rush Limbaugh’s attorney Roy Black
Update: I agree with McGehee on this one, Rush get out of FL.
