GemCityJoe's Articles In Current Events
March 26, 2004 by GemCityJoe
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March 13, 2004 by GemCityJoe
I was listening to Paul Harvey this past Friday afternoon and I heard him talking about this. I didn't get the town where this actually happened but maybe someone else has more information that they could post. It seems that there was a certain woman who became pregnant with twins. The doctors warned her thet if she had the twins by natural child birth that the babies would not survive and she was encouraged to have them through surgical proceedures. She absolutely refused to do this and insis...
February 20, 2004 by GemCityJoe
John Kerry, today laid out his new plan on how to best protect the U.S. from future terrorist attacks, siting that too much money already had been spent on the war in Iraq. "In order to defeat the enemy," said Kerry, "we must think like the enemy, talk like the enemy, look like the enemy and dress like the enemy." "We need to teach our kids to read, write and speak Arabic," he added, "and stop looking so American." Reporters did notice a slight change in Senator Kerry's...
February 18, 2004 by GemCityJoe
OLD WORLD TRADE CENTER DESTROYED SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Many are upset with new ideas for the rebuilding of the New World Trade Center complex. A new and seemingly popular proposal has the new tallest highrise some 70 stories high with the configuration of steel trusses crisscrossing every which way and a huge needle stuck up on top. Is this what we really want to replace such a well known and beloved American land mark that was knocked down by a bunch of foreign thugs and terrorists?...
January 31, 2004 by GemCityJoe
A soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division helps a young Iraqi boy with his homework near Sadr City. Power outages still plague parts of the country sides in certain areas of Iraq although infrastructural repairs continue at a rapid pace.
January 31, 2004 by GemCityJoe
A young Iraqi boy sells Mazola corn oil on the streets of Baghdad. The U.S. invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq has resulted in many Western influences, leading the Iraqi people toward diets that involve the deep frying of french fries, onion rings, mushrooms, chicken wings, and potato skins topped with cheese and bacon bits.
January 31, 2004 by GemCityJoe
Iraqi Civil Defense Corps soldiers attempt to stop a suspected Iraqi militant from eating dirt and sand during a patrol in Tikrit. "They are turning this sacred ground into worthless crap," one of the soldiers said.
January 31, 2004 by GemCityJoe
An Iraqi Mother sets next to her wounded son in Baghdad's Community hospital after the man was wounded when a large truck laden with explosives blew up at a packed intersection near the capital. "The cable here sucks," the mother told reperters through an interpreter. "I hope that Americans will get us MTV and some P. Diddy and possibly some old reruns of Gunsmoke," she added.
January 31, 2004 by GemCityJoe
Iraqi people celebrate the capture of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein in the predominatly Shiite Baghdad Suburb of Sadr City. Many U.S. soldiers, in hopes of gleaning information regarding the whereabouts of Hussein, had been telling the people that a Disneyland would be built in Iraq after the capture or the former leader. Sources in Iraq are now reporting that there is a groundswell of support for this false expectation, which may make the continued occupation and presence more difficul...
January 29, 2004 by GemCityJoe
"It really was no contest at all," said one of the judges of this year's Joan Crawford look alike contest, "Out of the hundreds of entries, we were able to spot the winner right away." Many of the contestants cried fowl because this years winner did not happen to be female. However it did not state in the contest rules that it was mandatory that entrants be female. Some didn't even notice. The winner expressed later that it was a wonderful honor to have been chosen for such a prestigious...
January 28, 2004 by GemCityJoe
Saddam was seen being transported to a new secret location yesterday amid threats that plans were being drafted by insurgents to break him out. It was thought that he would be taken to a smaller town where people would be less suspicious of his presence and rumors would not be leaked. Now authorities aren't so sure they have chosen the right place. "It won't take long at all for rumors 'bout a new tarnt in town to start flyin' round here," a local barber told reporters on condition of anony...
January 21, 2004 by GemCityJoe
Senator John Kerry breathed a big sigh of relief after his victory Monday night in the nation's first state held caucus. Kerry had really put himself and his family on the line when he decided to mortgage their home in order to stay in the race for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. After trailing at the beginning, he told everyone that there was just no way that he was going to lose in Iowa. Though he did finally end up losing his voice. Working ever so hard and making contact wi...
January 21, 2004 by GemCityJoe
Ever since they had taken possession of the White House, something was quite strange. Nearly every time that President George W. Bush or the First Lady, Laura would make their way past the celler door of the White House, they would notice a strange odor present. Mrs. Bush had tried just about everything that she could think of to rid the area of the harsh smell that seemed to be emerging from the celler. She tried scrubbing it out. She tried spraying it out. She even tried shouting it out. Stil...
January 21, 2004 by GemCityJoe
Howard Dean gave a stirring farewell speech to all of his Iowian supporters Tuesday. It was a very emotional moment for many. Howard Dean assured all his loyal supporters that their efforts would not be in vain and told them that he would under no circumstances give up the campaign. He made it very clear to everyone that the end was not yet, nor would it ever come until his gospel was preached through out all the land... MASSACHUTTETS, PENNSYLVANIA, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, KANSAS, ARKANSAS, C...
January 20, 2004 by GemCityJoe
Well, the Iowa caucus is finally over. Now maybe the news people will be able to focus on other news. Guess I was right about Dean not winning in Iowa. I always did think that his popularity would wear off. I don't look for him to win in New Hampshire either. Could be interesting when that caucus gets here. I look for Clark to have a strong showing there in N.H. I don't think that Kerry's win in Iowa will carry much weight with the N.H. people. Its really too bad that Gephardt didn't come out a ...