Grateful Dead

But I was wondering, if the bull wins and the matador gets gored, instead of the bull being stabbed, do they let the bull live? Seems completely fair to me, from the bull's point of view.

a big thanks from me. And no doubt many other early readers of Ferdinand the Bull.

...have the blood on their hands, I guess. We have a similar problem, well, analagous anyway with Motorcycle Week in the nearby area of Laconia, NH. Thousands and thousands of bikers cram into a small lake area and run amok for about 2 weeks every year. The people who live there want the event out of their area but the businesses want it and you can't be elected if you are against. That is, you can't get bankrolled and sanctioned by the establishment. Not exactly the same as Duisberg. People do die every year though...

http://www.gsalternative.com/2010/05/cannabinoids-kill-cancer/********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain

Catalonia has banned bullfighting altogether-making that brutality no longer legal. Vaya Espana! I know the rest of you don't like Catalonia-but would be great if you'd follow their example in at least that! ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain

and the sh%t is getting deeper! Turns out the city of Duisburg was advised from several directions not to hold this Festival. I city council committee veto'd the Parade due to lack of space, and guess what?? They were replaced by folks who said yes. Duisburg as a city is broke, so this Love Parade tragedy happened due to greed-at the expense of logic and reason! ********************************** By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean. Mark Twain

Remember those BP commercials "...at no cost to the taxpayer..." ? What a joke!!!

The RichPoliticians Corporate executives Public officials I've got one to add to the list: People who work in the healthcare industry. I'm not talking about the grunts. There are people with ridiculous salaries and benefits and the excess is nothing more than a bribe from the industry to keep the whole stinky, bloated corpse animated. We need socialized health care in this country. Health is already rationed in some places. People are dying every day because their insurance won't cover the procedure. Would it be that way with a European style system? Probably, but at least the lines would be clear and consistent.

So, they're sending Tony Howard to Russia? Apparently it's not much of an exile as the TNK-BP partnership brings in a third of BP's production.

Greenpeace shut down 47 BP gas stations yesterday. They padlocked gates, cut electricity and hung very professionally done banners over the official BP signs.