Eric Florack on May 31st, 2005

I wrote a bit some years ago, and have reposted it here occasionally, that dove right in to examination of the weird warnings we as consumers are provided by the various companes… and their lawyers.

Here’s one a reader sent

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Austin Bay reminds me of a story I saw over the weekend, with a link to the Telegraph:

Two men claiming to be World War II Japanese soldiers have been found hiding on a Philippine island.

Japan is sending embassy

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Eric Florack on May 31st, 2005

ABC News: Who Is W. Mark Felt?

Well, for one thing, he claims to have been “Deep Throat”.

He was also the number 2 man in the FBI during the 70’s. Which means, dear reader, that the FBI had a

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Eric Florack on May 31st, 2005

Cathy’s Worldpoints out that Oliver stone was arrested for DWI over the weekend, and brings up a recent encounter with StonedStone.

Look let’s be honest, this is no shock at all from this clown.

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Eric Florack on May 31st, 2005

Little Green Footballs points up reports from Yala, in southern Thailand. Apparently the citizens there are fleeing the so-called city of peace… because of the “Religion of peace”

Doctor Implication, call your office.

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Eric Florack on May 31st, 2005

I took a large bit of backside off of Orson Scott Card a few weeks wgo becase frankly he deserved it.

In this week’s column, he’s equally deserving of praise:

Personally, I think there should be legal consequences for editors

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Eric Florack on May 31st, 2005

John from Power Line in what has GOTTA be the line of the month:

Well, you know a painting is offensive when the guy who painted the Pope with swastikas thinks it's over the line.

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Eric Florack on May 31st, 2005

Outside The Beltway (Along with everyone else) notes the French voters and their rejection of the EU Constitution.

Personally, I’m curious; I see an awful lot of dancing around the causes underlying this rejection.  Is this a rejection of Chirac?

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