Sep 4, 2008 12:22 pm US/Central
Nearly 125 Shot Dead In Chicago Over Summer
Total Is About Double The Death Toll In Iraq
CHICAGO (CBS) ― An estimated 123 people were shot and killed over the summer. That's nearly double the number of soldiers killed in Iraq over the same time period.In May, cbs2chicago.com began tracking city shootings and posting them on Google maps. Information compiled from our reporters, wire service reports and the Chicago Police Major Incidents log indicated that 123 people were shot and killed throughout the city between the start of Memorial Day weekend on May 26, and the end of Labor Day on Sept. 1.According to the Defense Department, 65 soldiers were killed in combat in Iraq. About the same number were killed in Afghanistan over that same period. In the same time period, an estimated 245 people were shot and wounded in the city.
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Share an Obama story - if these exist
If you have a story to share about Barry or Michelle - please share it with us. Have an anecdotal story about Barry at a neighborhood BBQ? Let's hear about it! Ever shared a yuck-it-up moment with Michelle about anything? Love to know. We're trying to piece together "Barry - The Missing Years." Can you help?
Obama on 60 Minutes - Seriously, folks
Here's a bit from the September 1, 2008 episode of 60 Minutes with the Mighty Midget - Steve "I Love You, Barry!" Kroft:
"Let me tell you the reason I picked Joe Biden," Sen. Obama told Kroft. "Number one, he can step in and become president. And I don't think anybody has any doubt about that. Number two is that if I'm in the room making the kinds of tough decisions that the next president's going to have to make both on domestic policy and on international policy, then I want the counsel and advice of somebody who's not going to agree with me 100 percent of time - in fact, somebody what's independent enough that can push back and give me different perspectives and make sure that I'm catching any blind spots that I have. And Joe Biden doesn't bite his tongue.
Here's an interesting bit of information from the N.Y. Times:
Senators Obama and Biden voted similarly on 91 percent of votes during their shared time in the Senate
I guess it's true that they differed 9% of the time. What a joke!
"Let me tell you the reason I picked Joe Biden," Sen. Obama told Kroft. "Number one, he can step in and become president. And I don't think anybody has any doubt about that. Number two is that if I'm in the room making the kinds of tough decisions that the next president's going to have to make both on domestic policy and on international policy, then I want the counsel and advice of somebody who's not going to agree with me 100 percent of time - in fact, somebody what's independent enough that can push back and give me different perspectives and make sure that I'm catching any blind spots that I have. And Joe Biden doesn't bite his tongue.
Here's an interesting bit of information from the N.Y. Times:
Senators Obama and Biden voted similarly on 91 percent of votes during their shared time in the Senate
I guess it's true that they differed 9% of the time. What a joke!
We know more about Sarah Palin
Let's see - the Drive-By Media (Rush Limbaugh phrase that nails it) is already lining up to take its shots at Governor Palin. Before the weekend is done, we'll all know more about her than America knows about the Democratic nominee for Prez.
oooooooooobaaaaaaaaamaaaaaaaaa
Anyone remember "Babe" - the movie? The pig needed the secret sheep code and the angry male dog had to get the password from the head Ewe. It went something like this - Baaa Ram Ewe - Baaa Ram Ewe. Anyway - I'm watching all of these human sheep and the secret password is OooooooooooBaaaaaaaaaaaaaMaaaaaaaaaaa. OooooooooooBaaaaaaaaaaaaaMaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Hope? Change? WTF?
Who is this guy? A community organizer (agitator) is this (fingers not far apart) close to being the Prez. Where did Soros find this dude?
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