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04/07/2005


road.jpg Florida legislature continues its progression toward a lawless backwater state by approving bill that allows residents to shoot first, ask questions later.

road.jpg Former NJ Governor James McGreevey's transition costs painstakingly detailed. Reclusive politician uses part of outgoing budget to have $25,000 "public service portrait" painted.

road.jpg The Ritchies are apparently perplexed because they don't speak French, which Lourdes and Rocco have learned at a London school. Grandfather: "It's very funny. Neither Guy nor Madonna speak the language so they cannot understand anything the children are saying. They haven't a clue. It's almost like the kids have their own secret language."

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Posted 10:26 AM EST by Andy in Elsewhere | Permalink

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  1. Ah yes, count on Florida. How is it that none of these folks notice that the states with loose gun laws have huge rates of gun deaths? Maybe they just don't care. It's horrible.

    Posted by: Jess | Apr 7, 2005 11:18:28 AM


  2. Ah yes, count on Florida. How is it that none of these folks notice that the states with loose gun laws have huge rates of gun deaths? Maybe they just don't care. It's horrible.

    Posted by: Jess | Apr 7, 2005 11:19:15 AM


  3. French.

    Not unusual. i know of couples in NYC who have Spanish-speaking house keepers who teach the children spanish from a young age and thus give them the opportunity to communicate with "the other side" in ways that their parents never will. I just think that it is the parent's loss, not the children's

    Posted by: dezs | Apr 7, 2005 11:32:28 AM


  4. Oops. Sorry. Dunno how the double post happened.

    Posted by: Jess | Apr 7, 2005 11:40:34 AM


  5. Gee, I guess the Culture of Life train only made a stop at Terry Shiavo's bed.

    Posted by: Michael | Apr 7, 2005 2:27:12 PM


  6. Who are these people? Are they famous?

    Posted by: Richard | Apr 7, 2005 3:10:20 PM


  7. Who are these people? Are they famous?

    Posted by: Richard | Apr 7, 2005 3:10:50 PM


  8. As of 2000, Florida ranked #4 in population but ranked #21 in suicides. Since the right-to-carry law was enacted in Florida the following changes occured. The homicide rate dropped 36%, firearm homicides dropped 37%, and handgun homicides dropped 41%. In the ten states that adopted right-to-carry laws the results were:

    "no change in the suicide rate
    a 0.5% rise in accidental firearm deaths
    5% decline in rapes
    7% decline in aggravated assaults
    8% decline in murder and
    845 fewer multiple victim public shootings.."

    Gun Control: The idea that Matthew Shepherd tied to a fence is morally superior to Matthew Shepher explaning to the Sheriff how those thugs got the bullet holes.

    Posted by: RBinWeHo | Apr 7, 2005 4:02:25 PM


  9. Progression? Florida already IS a lawless backwater. I know...I live in Miami, where laws are really just suggestions. The rest of the state is just downright crazy and the majority of Florida has more in common with Alabama than Miami.

    Driving through the middle of the state is seriously weird and creepy. You can practically hear the theme song to "Deliverance" playing.

    Posted by: Stephen | Apr 7, 2005 5:22:56 PM


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