Infographic: Where Did the Money to Rebuild Iraq Go?
http://www.good.is/post/infographic-where-did-the-money-to-rebuild-iraq-go
If you really care about “government spending too much” then this should be on the top of the list.
Since there are midterm elections coming up this year, that means the fake rage of tea baggers will come down upon politics. This means lots of conservatives will be out to go vote in California, which will be bad the for the legalization of pot on the ballot. Just like prop 8 got voted down, marijuana will succumb to people that usually never come out to vote.
But to not go out on a bad note, here’s a nice blog post by Joe Rogan
http://blog.joerogan.net/archives/2264
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died, Steinbrenner’s spokesman said.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/13/report-george-steinbrenner-suffers-massive-heart-attack/
Harvey Lawrence Pekar (born October 8, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, died July 12, 2010; pronounced /ˈpiːkɑr/) was an American underground comic book writer best known for his autobiographical American Splendor series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Pekar
Go watch, “American Splendor” a really well done film.
West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd, the longest-serving member of Congress, has died, the senator’s office said. He was 92. -CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/18/venezuela.interpol.warrant/index.html?hpt=T2
Just a quick reminder, he is a dictator. Regardless of the other PR stuff he does, he’s a dictator.
(CNN) — Manute Bol, one of the tallest players in NBA history, died Saturday at the age of 47, a spokeswoman with the University of Virginia Medical Center confirmed to CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/06/19/obit.manute.bol/index.html?hpt=T2
(CNN) — Dennis Hopper, the one-time Hollywood enfant terrible who portrayed such indelible characters as “Easy Rider’s” biker Billy and “Blue Velvet’s” huffing villain Frank Booth, died of prostate cancer Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California, his wife said. He was 74.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/05/29/obit.dennis.hopper1/index.html?hpt=T2
Gary Coleman, who by age 11 had skyrocketed to become TV’s brightest star but as an adult could never quite land on solid footing, has died after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He was 42.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20389492,00.html
According to the Des Moines Register, Urbandale, Iowa police are investigating the death of SLIPKNOT’s bass guitarist at a local hotel.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=140601
Terribly tragic news. I’m a fan of their music, and now I don’t know what will become of the band.
