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The Swedish National Food Administration scared lots of people in April 2002, by saying that they had found high levels of acrylamide in foods like potato chips and fries and that it could cause cancer. These test were made on rats. New research on humans shows a different result...
I am happy that Mini Cooper received the title as the car of the year at the North American International Auto Show. I attended a meeting at Volvo a few days ago, and saw their SUV called XC90.
I have seen the second episode of Michael Moore's TV series, The Awful Truth. One of the segment was a about the death penalty. Moore must be a fan of MTV's "Celebrity Deathmatch." I wonder if I will have stomach to watch the third episode tomorrow... I recently saw Moore's Roger and Me on TV. I will write a post in defense of the auto industry later on. Moore's book, Stupid White Men (Korkade vita m�n), will soon hit the bookstores. His movie, Bowling for Columbine, is included in the line-up at the Gothenburg Film Festival.
"An 800 page report by a group led by former Swedish Prime Minister Ingmar Carlsson heavily criticizes the way the country's police force dealt with demonstrations during the EU summit in Gothenburg in 2001."
Why don't they criticize the hooligans, anarchists, anti-globalists and other protesters, who started the riots?
I was going to Gothenburg city to meet a friend and do some shopping. Suddenly we heard a loud noise. It was the anti-war movement (read: useless idiots) marching down the Avenue. My friend and I had to sneak into a caf� in order to get some peace. I had to calm myself down with a cappuccino and a cigarillo. What would happen if somebody had seen my American flag pin on my backpack? According to the newspaper, it was around 4,500 people demonstrating against America. I saw lots of red flags and "Palestinian" flags. I also saw an American flag - turned upside down...
Support Nike's right to speak up in public! Read The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism's brief. For more details on Nike versus Kasky, go to SCOTUSBlog.
I am happy with President Bush's proposal to cut the tax on stock dividends. It is a step in the right direction. Read Lawrence Kudlow's article, Big bang. If you want to prepare yourself for the debate in the media, read Donald L. Luskin's article, Politically Correct Tax Talk.
Here is a reason why I will not go to the Gothenburg Film Festival. They will show Michael Moore's movie, Bowling for Columbine. Moore: the next Idiotarian?
UPDATE 01/11/03: I saw the first episode on Friday. The Awful Truth is the original title of Moore's show. It was an awful show. What will people in Sweden think about America after watching this stupid show? I got "flashback" memories of the MTV's Choose or Lose campaign in 2000, when I watched the "moshpit" segment...