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Another slow news day. Missing from most news sites seems to be the killing of another Jew in Israel by a homicidal Palestinian. Speaking of killing Jews, Abu Mazen, the new "Prime Minister" of the Palestinians, is meeting with Sharon today. So far, I'm not impressed with Mazen's actions. He's promised 2 cabinet posts to Hamas, a terrorist organization according to every government. I looked up the Abu Mazen because I thought it rang some bells in my memory. His history is well documented. As a founding member of the PLO, he has been actively funding and supporting terrorism for decades. More to the point, he's the financier of the PLO radicals who kidnapped and killed Israeli atheletes at the 1972 Olypics in Munich. How can he now sit at the same table as Sharon and talk peace? His people still teach hatred of Jews in their schools. As long as hate is the message, peace will never be a reality.

On another note, former President Ford collapsed this week while playing golf after complaining of dizziness. The amazing thing is that anyone noticed. Ford has to be the most bland person I've ever seen on television, with the possible exception of Walter Mondale. I've been more entertained watching CSPAN. Considering his track record, how would you know if he was dizzy?

Today the Vatican showed why it's all but obsolete when they issued a ground-breaking statement that.. (gasp!) the Pope has Parkinson's disease. Considering that anyone with eyesight has seen this for years, why wait to announce what we all plainly see all of this time? They show that they are irrelevant as they continue to shed no real guidance, and instead tell people the same old thing. The Pope speaks out... for peace. Oh great, thanks for the news flash! Is that what we need more of? Thanks for sharing that wisdom. Why doesn't he try something new, like telling his "followers" in Northern Ireland to lay down their weapons and stop terrorism?

And while I'm ranting on things that matter, why does the new "Matrix" movie get bigger press than homicide bombers?

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