Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. – William Hazlitt
03 Oct 2008 No Comments
in Michigan, News Tags: law, Michigan, wine
The state prohibits out-of-state retailers from shipping wine straight to Michigan consumers _ unless the retailers have a location in Michigan and are a part of a three-tier regulatory system.
A federal judge in Detroit earlier this week declared Michigan’s law unconstitutional for discriminating against out-of-state retailers.
Woo hoo! Wonder if they’ll appeal.
08 Aug 2008 2 Comments
in Michigan Tags: idiocy, Kwame
This farce has gone on long enough. The damage this mayor is doing goes beyond Detroit, affecting the reputation and stature of the entire state. Governor Granholm, remove the mayor now.
Mr. White, testified that he suffered a fractured hip after being shoved into his partner by Mr. Kilpatrick, who played football in college. Mr. White also said that Mr. Kilpatrick, who is black, had criticized his partner for working on the case and told her that as a black woman, “You shouldn’t even be riding in a car with a guy named White.”
Notice that this is in the New York Times. We’re a laughing stock. The time has come to end this parade of arrogance.
Detroit Mayor Charged With Assaulting Officer – NYTimes.com.
07 Jun 2008 No Comments
in Michigan Tags: Michigan, snark
07 May 2008 No Comments
in Michigan, Politics Tags: comedy, Daily Show, Detroit, Kwame, Politics, scandal
Yes, this whole situation has become so stupid, it’s fodder for ridicule at a national level.
Link to segment if the embed doesn’t work, for you feed readers.
19 Mar 2008 No Comments
in Michigan, Technology Tags: cars, Chelsea, Chrysler, green technology, wind power
The first stage of the project will take place over the next year and a half at Chelsea with the construction of a 264ft tall test tower. … This project will look at the viability of wind power at higher altitudes. If the data proves favorable, Chrysler will consider construction of wind turbines on the property while the county will look at adding more capacity in the surrounding area.
Sounds like a cool idea.
05 Mar 2008 1 Comment
in Michigan, Politics, Rants Tags: democrats, drama, Michigan, Politics
The governors of Michigan and Florida are saying it’s increasingly important that delegates from the two states be seated.
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Florida Governor Charlie Crist say it’s “reprehensible” the voices of 5.2 million people who voted in the two primaries would be silenced.
They say it’s “intolerable” that the Democratic National Committee has stripped the states of their delegates for moving up their primaries in violation of DNC rules. [emph mine]
No, Governors, what’s reprehensible is both of you placing those delegates in jeopardy in the first place. Pretending the rules don’t apply to you is intolerable. It’s almost as if this was all a political gamble to pocket some delegates for your candidate.
The thing that chafes my butt about the entire drama is that this was done in flagrant violation of known rules. The DNC had told both states not to do what they went ahead and did anyway. And now, when it’s dire for Hillary Clinton, now the delegates in Michigan will go to the only candidate who, by an amazing co-incidence, was the only Democrat on the ballot.
It all stinks and none of either states’ delegates should be seated.
Governors of Michigan, Fla. call for seating Democratic delegates
11 Dec 2007 No Comments
in Michigan, Technology, Web
Google’s Street View, famous for the tempest in a tea cup of daring to show photos of idiots you could see by driving the street yourself, has launched for, among others cities, Detroit. And the race is on to find a crime in progress on the streets of Detroit via Google Street View. (Just to get started: Comerica Park, Joe Louis Arena, Tiger’s Stadium, Detroit Opera House)
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