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The Legendary ShepEXPress Newsletter Flies Again

After a number of years lying dormant, the ShepEXPress newsletter is back in action here on the pages of PaperbackNovel.com. Renowned for its gripping commentary on the New Jersey political scene and lifestyle in the 1990's, ShepEXPress is back in a virtual, electronic form. 

Stay tuned for updated blog postings from Rich Sheppard and a host of guest writers. 

 

The Year 2006

 TIME's
Omission

May, 2006 -- Time magazine's list of 100 "Most Influential" is pointless because Time's definition of "influential" appears mostly to mean "celebrity." [more]

 Oops..

Nucular Exchange

I was looking at a website called 50 Facts about US Nuclear Weapons .. and emailed this guy without knowing he is a honcho at the Bulletin. Here is our exchange. [more]

Scientists Discover Astonishing New Bird

Dr. Richard "Dick" Pavlichek Acorn announced today the discovery ...  [more]

Victoria Gotti Speaks Out
On Lizzie Grubman

Victoria Gotti responds on Lizzie Grubman [more] 

 

 

The Adventures of..

Dick the Missile Man

... So around 7pm each evening I would go to the 2nd floor at 110 Washington Street in Lower Manhattan, and ... [more] 

Life's Event of the Millenium

Obviously, printers take a certain pride in this recognition, and as a "valued" member of the "Brusco Printing Dynasty" all I can say is, "huh?" [more]

 

Our Pal Jupiter

Read a convincing article in the WSJ yesterday about the many, many, many reasons why it is so difficult for life to have formed on Earth, just so many constraints, that it's extremely consequential that it happened at all.

Heck, having a moon exerting tidal forces and a gas-giant planet like Jupiter regulating comet intrusions played an infinitismal but essential role in the creation of life on Momma Earth. Our pal Jupiter.

-- Dick Acorn

Philadelphia
'Billy Club' Beating

...tossed my miscreant ass into the Hudson County Pavonia bull-pens... [more]

 

 

The Middle East

The White House

Syria = Laos, Iran = Cambodia, and Saudi Arabia = China/Soviet Union

Cliff May is a fellow at the Defense of Democracy Think-tank. Rich Sheppard had this little exchange with him on June 14, 2006. [more]


The Silence of the Wheelchair

On Blowing a Murderous “Cleric” Straight to Hell

April 14, 2004 -- A few weeks ago, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), at the direction Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the consensus of Israel’s democratically-elected government, blew terrorist Sheik Yassin into his well-deserved eternity as Satan’s homeboy. [more]


The Camel Responds

Point-counterpoint between Tarik Allagany of Saudi Embassy to US, and Richard Sheppard, on Saudi Arabia's relationship to US. [more]  


Reply to Richard Perle 7/13/00 NY Times Op-Ed Article

July 13, 2000: And no one likes to admit it, but one can only hope that in a national security emergency, America's National Command Authorities will forego using 'bullet-on-bullet" kill scenarios, and instead arm any extant interceptors - even Aegis-based - with nuclear warheads...[more]  

Dear President

April 14, 2004 -- A letter to the President. [more]

Archive

2000 US Presidential Election Coverage

Coverage of the 2000 US Presidential Election... [more]   


Hillary Rodham-Clinton Flap: Slip of Tongue?

July 18, 2000: Why does Hillary Clinton love speaking out on so many issues? Because it is the only exercise she gets for her tongue. If Hillary said what some people say she said, if she called her husband's first campaign manager back in 1974 a "fucking Jew bastard" maybe it's because once again, Hillary was demonstrating that the only "tongue exercises"  she enjoys is talking... [more]


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science

Pluto = Planet = Forever

Dick Laresch defends Pluto, attacking the International Astronomical Union. [more]

History

19th Century -
A Look Back:

 

 

The Mexican- American War
1846-1848

The Mexican-American War enabled the US to fill out the present borders of its fair land; maybe today Mexico is winning. The battles in the Mexican-American war were evenly matched affairs, the Mexicans fought well; daresay the Americans won with pluck and sheer will. Lots of soldiers pre-schooled for the Civil War 12 years later.

 

The Aztecs

Always wondered how and why the Spanish kidnapped the Aztec king with like 150 guys against 7000, held the fucker for a huge ransom, got it, then sent his head back to the Aztecs anyway. Then in a single day slaughtered the remaining 7000.

--Rich Sheppard

 

 

Subduing Islam and Opening the Seas

The Christians of Europe and the Mongols of the vast Asian eastlands had an unrealized opportunity to permanently subdue Islam throughout the late 1100's and into the 1200's. Mongol influence was at it's peak, threatening the Muslims from the east. The Christian Crusades also battered at Islam, and the religion of Mohammed was caught between two powerful empires.

Mongolian military influence opened the land route from Europe, through the quiescent Islam states of the Near East.. [more]