Arizona Folly: Voter Lottery

John Moore | July 31, 2003

Some Arizonans (Democrats, of course) are proposing to use some lottery profits to create an incentive for voting… by turning voting itself into a lottery”

…would reward one lucky voter with $1 million from the state Lottery every two years.

Just what we need… ignorant people sending in randomly marked ballots in a faint hope of winning [...]

Norks Agree to Multilateral Talks, Apparently

John Moore | July 31, 2003

North Korea has apparently agreed to six-way talks, a result the US has been trying for months to achieve.
Now comes the fun…

Where Would You Use the Bomb?

John Moore | July 31, 2003

Assume you are a fanatic Islamist – say, Bin Laden himself (If you really are, please stop reading and turn yourself in to the nearest U.S. Marine). You still have quite an organization and probably a lot of money salted away. You want to do the worst possible damage to the non-lunatic (i.e. non-Islamist) world. [...]

Funny Ann Coulter Article

John Moore | July 31, 2003

Sometimes Ann Coulter goes over the top (like naming her book “Treason.”)

This, on the other hand, is just plain funny and sadly, correct (and, of course, guaranteed to infuriate the left).
For example:
Al-Qaida has apparently sized up the new security measures put into place by Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta and has discovered some areas of vulnerability. [...]

Stores make rebates easy to spend – NOT!

John Moore | July 31, 2003

The Washington Times reports that stores are making rebates easy to spend.
WOW,I thought! I can go buy a disk drive or other widget and actually spend the rebate!

A Worthwhile Pledge Week

John Moore | July 31, 2003

Bill Quick (Daily Pundit) is conducting pledge week. Useful Fools doesn’t have a tip jar. However, if you’ve ever felt like there’s been something on this site that’s worthy of a contribution, please consider a contribution to Bill Quick instead. It wouldn’t be the blogosphere without him.
(If these words look familiar, it’s because I stole [...]