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		<title>Menace to Society</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Helen Franklin:  Marijuana Mama
We can all sleep a bit more soundly this evening knowing that one of Memphis&#8217; biggest and baddest criminals is doing some well-deserved time.
According to My Fox Memphis:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. &#8211; A North Memphis grandmother was arrested on drug charges after police found potted marijuana plants outside her home.
Memphis Police spotted the four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Beer Was Illegal</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2009/if-beer-was-illegal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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An analogy for all the prohibitionists out there&#8230;
Imagine, if you will, alcohol was once again banned.   In a throwback to 1920&#8217;s and 1930&#8217;s America, you can no longer obtain the forbidden brew at your local ABC Store, Grocery, or distributor.  Do some visualization here and think about those times when you really like to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet FTW!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Justice has been served for Kenny Glen, cat torturer!  Dusty (the cat) is doing fine, and the YouTube cat abusers (aka future serial killers) have been released to the custody of their parents, thanks to 4chan.
	
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		<title>My Official Statement to Kellogg</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2009/my-official-statement-to-kellogg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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You would think Kellogg would want the marijuana advocates on their side, seeing as most of their foods like Cheez-Its, Chips Deluxe, and Pop-Tarts, fall into the realm of quintessential munchie foods.  I can just see the headline now &#8211; &#8220;Kellogg Shows Support for Phelps, Cheez-Its Fly Off Shelves&#8221;.  Obviously this is just a dream, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Michael Phelps Marijuana Debacle</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2009/the-michael-phelps-marijuana-debacle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I am sure by now most of you have seen the picture of America&#8217;s beloved merman Michael Phelps partaking in some extracurricular activities.  He apologized, they accepted, and all seems to be well in the world of professional swimming sponsorships.  I guess I should forget about it like everyone else&#8230;  But you know what, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Talk to Cops</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Everyone from the straight-laced Christian who occasionally jaywalks to church, to the expertly diversified drug/goods/weapons dealer should set aside some time to review the concepts presented in the videos below.  Before you hastily close this page and chalk this post up to more of my anti-establishment banter, let me reassure you that these videos are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush Ignored at G20 Summit?</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/bush-ignored-at-g20-summit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I am going to venture a guess that the video below has been completely taken out of context.  It is my assumption that in meetings like this, the attendees do not re-shake the hands of those with whom they have already been acquainted.  Plus, to my knowledge, Bush actually hosted the G20 summit, so he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of Gay Marriage</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/effects-of-gay-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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For people concerned with the implications of allowing gays to marry, I would like to refer you to this handy pie chart I found on the interwebs today.

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		<title>Free Dr. Pepper</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Apparently the manufacturers of Dr. Pepper are major Guns N&#8217; Roses fans.  While preparing for the release of Chinese Democracy, the latest in a series of downwardly spiralling Guns N&#8217; Roses records, Dr. Pepper vowed to provide a free Dr. Pepper to every person in America if the record was released prior to the end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Back</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/im-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I apologize for my brief absence from entertaining and updating everyone!  I made it safely back to Pee-ay, and am now in the process of figuring out how to best divide my time with my new living situation.  I spoke to Butterfinger last night and he was outside of Reno, Nevada, so I expect to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philadelphia Phillies, Champions of the World!!</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/philadelphia-phillies-champions-of-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://startupfiance.com/2008/philadelphia-phillies-champions-of-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I am so jealous I could not be a apart of the Phillies celebration!!  Curious what Philly fans did last night after the Philadelphia win over Tampa Bay??  Well, according to this video (and a reliable source that called Butterfinger and I a few times last evening just screaming into the phone with glee) there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Comparison of Academic Salaries</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/a-comparison-of-academic-salaries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Why is it that people seem obsessed with chasing a ball around a muddy field, and could care less about actual science and higher learning?  Maybe colleges should actually try to learn something from this chart, return to true academics, and have a separate place for people to go have fun and party after high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Satellite Image of KU</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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Earlier this week, GeoEye-1, the world&#8217;s highest-resolution commercial satellite sponsored by Google, began taking high resolution photos.  The photo below of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania was the FIRST image taken by the newest Google-sponsored satellite.
(click image to enlarge)



How quick and powerful is this newest imaging satellite?  From Wired:
&#8220;The 4,300-pound satellite collected the image at noon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Quest for Elitism</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/my-quest-for-elitism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:22:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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The more I learn about the Republican definition for elitism, the more I aspire to become an elitist.  The latest in the conservative attacks on Obama&#8217;s elitist attitude?  The way he (correctly) pronounces Pakistan.  The National Review&#8217;s Mark Stein, for example, said that Obama prefers the &#8220;exotic pronunciation.&#8221; He also added, &#8220;[O]ne thing I like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Fellow Prisoners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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John McCain is really losing it&#8230;  In a campaign appearance today in Pennsylvania he addresses the audience as &#8216;my fellow prisoners&#8217;.  It will be interesting to see how Fox News manages to spin this faux pas into something positive.  Perhaps FOX will say that by &#8216;prisoners&#8217; McCain actually (and truthfully) meant working Americans, or perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joe Sixpack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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For those of you that were fortunate enough to miss the 3rd grade shout outs, god awful euphemisms, and winking that comprised the VP debate last week, I will not post the debate for you to watch.  I did, however, want to post a picture of someone that Sarah Palin was mentioning during the vice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Soldier&#8217;s Struggle to Keep Dog She Adopted in Baghdad</title>
		<link>http://startupfiance.com/2008/us-soldiers-struggle-to-keep-dog-she-adopted-in-baghdad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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I came across a very disturbing story this morning on another blog titled, &#8220;US Military rips away pet of deployed US Soldier shortly before Baghdad Pups can send puppy to safety in Minnesota&#8220;.  A friend of the website&#8217;s author is presently stationed in Iraq.  While serving our country, this soldier came upon a malnourished, homeless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Couric Interviews Palin</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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The interviews with Sarah Palin are becoming more and more painful to watch, and her most recent chat with Katie Couric hit a new low in election coverage.  I liken my Palin experiences to watching the over-imbibed frat boy at the bar proceed to nearly drink himself to death.  At first it catches you off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and the Troops</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mandie</dc:creator>
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The following is a newspaper clipping emailed to me by a regular reader.  The reader-submitted selection, titled &#8216;Obama Snubbed U.S. Soldiers&#8217; was taken from a Philadelphia-area newspaper (The Pottstown Mercury) and was published in their Letters to the Editor section.


Before using this article to cement your dislike of Obama, or using it as an example [...]]]></description>
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