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  • Ben Stein's Last Column

    01/29/2005 12:38:58 PM PST · by dvan · 99 replies · 26,242+ views
    NA | NA | By Ben Stein
    Ben Stein's Last Column... For many years Ben Stein has written a biweekly column for the online website called "Monday Night At Morton's." (Morton's is a famous chain of Steakhouses known to be frequented by movie stars and famous people from around the globe.) Now, Ben is terminating the column to move on to other things in his life. Reading his final column is worth a few minutes of your time. Ben Stein's Last Column... (read all of this or you will have missed the best). ============================================ How Can Someone Who Lives in Insane Luxury Be a Star in Today's...
  • Helicopters must dodge death at all times to complete missions

    01/15/2005 3:04:59 PM PST · by Thebaddog · 16 replies · 840+ views
    Kansascity.com ^ | Jan. 15, 2005 | KEN DILANIAN
    TAJI, Iraq - (KRT) - The Black Hawk helicopter flew low and fast over the bright lights north of Baghdad, then suddenly the lights were gone. In the darkened cockpit, the two pilots could make out an expanse of date palms through their night-vision goggles. "Two-point-five kilometers to LZ. Tell him to start the buzz saw," said 28-year-old Capt. Jeremy Loeb, of Hamburg, Pa. In a clearing 50 feet below, an infantry soldier began twirling a chemical light - mimicking a glowing circular saw - to signal his unit's position to the helicopter. Within seconds, the 10-ton airship hit the...
  • Vets: Kerry 'can't deal with the truth': Swift boat group responds to candidate's direct attack

    08/20/2004 2:41:43 AM PDT · by JohnHuang2 · 40 replies · 1,464+ views
    WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Friday, August 20, 2004
    After being cast as liars by John Kerry, the veterans group challenging the presidential candidate's war record charges he is resorting to personal attacks because "he can't deal with the truth." Houston attorney and former swiftboat commander John O'Neill, a spokesman for Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth, was responding to Kerry's condemnation yesterday of the group as "a front for the Bush campaign." "He wants them to do his dirty work," Kerry told a firefighters convention in Boston. "This group isn't interested in the truth and they're not telling the truth," the senator said. "They're funded by hundreds of...