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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (101856)7/4/2007 7:47:41 AM
From: Hope Praytochange  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 173976
 
pinhead populist antiamerican on eve of july 4th: what a shame to have a creature like kennyrat as american citizen -- get out to siberia !!!1



To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (101856)7/4/2007 12:01:14 PM
From: longnshort  Respond to of 173976
 
Finally, one of the articles said, "Prosecutors convinced the jury that Libby deliberately obscured his role in a White House campaign in 2003, shortly after the Iraq war began, to discredit Plame's husband, former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV."

This assertion of "a White House campaign" against Mr. Wilson and his wife was nicely rebutted in one of this nation's most prestigious newspapers: "Mr. Libby's trial provided convincing evidence that the revelation of Ms. Plame's identity was not the result of a conspiracy to punish her husband, administration critic Joseph C. Wilson IV — the allegation that caused all the partisan furor surrounding the case and that led to [special prosecutor Patrick J.] Fitzgerald's appointment."

The source of that quote? Yesterday's Washington Post editorial criticizing Mr. Bush's action.



To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (101856)7/5/2007 6:01:45 PM
From: Hope Praytochange  Respond to of 173976
 
July 5, 2007, 3:30 pm
The Hybrid Speed Demon
By Mike Nizza

Tags: automobiles, criminal justice, environment

An article in The New York Times about the popularity of the Toyota Prius compared with hybrid versions of other cars found that part of the draw was that many buyers seem to “want everyone to know they are driving a hybrid.”
Now we know another reason: it can go pretty fast. Reports over the holiday about Al Gore’s son being arrested on speeding and drug charges came with a mind-boggling kicker: He was clocked doing 100 miles an hour in the crunchiest of cars.
And he didn’t push it to top speed, according to a Toyota news release flagged by the good folks at Digg today. In 2004, the company tested a Prius over at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, where Formula One racers and rocket cars have broken one speed record after another over the years. Toyota got the needle on that baby up to 130.
The test was meant to show the buying public that the Prius was no slouch in the performance department, compared with its conventional-engined cousins. Now Toyota has Al Gore III to thank for spreading the word in his own way.
15 comments so far...
1.July 5th,
2007
4:00 pm No one mentions how quiet the Prius is. That’s an underrated selling point.

— Posted by Russell
2.July 5th,
2007
4:10 pm Can’t help but feel that if Al Gore (Father) had spent as much time with Al Gore (Son) as he had with Global Warming, Al Gore (Son) might have avoided marijuana charges at Harvard, later altercations with the law, and the present speeding while holding illegal drugs. It’s always easier to solve the world’s problems that it is to deal with your own.

— Posted by Geno