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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (93511)	11/14/2007 12:53:31 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 206151

well it took less than 24 hours for these clowns to provide an exclamation point. Hollywood goes to the most unsustainable city in the world to showcase their idiocy. I thought Tom Cruise was dumb as Bush Jr.(i.e. a rock) but it appears Brad and Angie aren't content to let the title of biggest idiot go unchallenged. =========== Brad and Angelina buy Dubai island: report Nov 14 03:41 AM US/Eastern 19 Comments View larger image Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought a man-made island in the shape of Ethiopia that is part of an ambitious luxury development off the coast of Dubai, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The Hollywood couple intend to use the reclaimed piece of land to showcase environmental issues and encourage people to live a greener life, the Emirates Today newspaper said. The couple's purchase is part of cluster of 300 islands, shaped like a world map, that is gradually surfacing in waters off the booming Gulf emirate. Representatives of the pair in the US and other reliable sources had confirmed the purchase had gone ahead. But state-owned Nakheel, the firm behind the development called "The World", declined to comment, the paper said. The couple's two-year-old daughter Zahara was born in Ethiopia. Billionaire businessman Richard Branson and musician Rod Stewart are also reported to have bought plots on the development. Prices for the islands range from six million to 36 million dollars. The bustling emirate of Dubai, which is a member of the UAE federation, is busy positioning itself as a global leisure and finance hub through The World and several other mega-projects including the world's tallest tower.

To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (93511)	11/14/2007 1:51:51 PM
From: Archie Meeties	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206151

I'd settle for a tax that could finance our Iraq adventure. Let's see, a very conservative estimate of 2 trillion divided by 150billion gallons of gasoline per year spread over say 10 years. Works out to about $1.30 tax per gallon for the next 10 years. I'd be willing to pay. And I think gasoline demand slow down with that tax, which would probably cut into the funding for terrorist camps, islamofascist Saudi schools and mosques, Iran's nuclear ambitions, Chavez's plans to socialize south america, etc. All and all a win-win as I see it.