Pat Tillman was the football player that went to Afghanistan, and was killed by friendly fire. (Though the Gov lied and said he was killed by enemy fire.)

http://diodon349.com/Vets_stuff/Vet_images/in_memoriam.jpg

Love your Show BTW, heard about it from listening to Ragans podcast.

Said by: SkyPanther at July 4, 2005 02:14 AM

Thanks SkyPanther. What a sad day that that SUPERhunk Pat Tillman died from such a dumb war.

If World War II was the "Great War" can the Iraq War be called the "Dumb War"?

Is it an oxymoron to call any war dumb?

Said by: Fausto at July 4, 2005 02:31 AM

I agree, the war in Iraq is/was unnecessary. I wonder how long it will last. Since every terrorist and there momma is going to Iraq to blow themselves up, I think it will be a while. And of course the "War on Terror" will take a while.. about as long as it took us to win the War on Drugs, the War on Poverty, the War on Alcoholism... oh wait.

Said by: SkyPanther at July 4, 2005 03:13 AM

Iraq seems to be a new tourist destination for terrorists! Here are some slogans/ideas

"Come for the food, stay for the explosion."

"The Cradle of Civilization is EXPLODING!"

"Haliburton World"

"My wife wanted to strap bombs to her body and explode the Swiss bank, but I said lets go to Iraq instead!"

Said by: Fausto at July 4, 2005 08:49 AM

I like the first one best: "Come for the food, stay for the explosion"

Said by: Aaron at July 4, 2005 11:06 AM

to be netherlands prime minister and gay controversial politician pim fortuyn won the greatest dutchman contest. he got shot just before the elections 2.5 years ago: http://www.degrootstenederlander.nl/start.php

hippos are sweet.

Said by: krispijn at July 4, 2005 04:43 PM

This is the link to the Scientology article that ran in the Chicago Reader. The formatting is a little weird and its a longish article. It details a father's experience with his son who joined Scientology, gave them all his money and then committed suicide when they told him he would never reach "nirvana" because he had a defective brain. Katie Holmes watch out!
http://www.holysmoke.org/cos/death-of-a-scientologist.htm

Said by: Marc at July 4, 2005 10:12 PM

Kris-
Yeah I had heard about Pim Fortuyn a while back (when he got shot) but never learned about him being considered the "Greatest Dutchman"

We all know the greatest Sweede is the inventor and founder of IKEA, Ingvar Kamprad. (Who in 2004 was the worlds richest man)

From Fortune Magazine: "According to a Swedish television report ahead of the magazine's publication, the main reason Kamprad has overtaken Gates is the dollar's slide against other currencies.

Forbes magazine says Kamprad derives his wealth not just from IKEA's stores but also from ownership of the land where they are sited."

Does anyone know if this guy is an asshole or cool?

Said by: Fausto at July 5, 2005 10:03 AM