Gene Kneip

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BIOGRAPHY

Gene R. Kneip was born and raised in the Bronx, NY, and currently resides only a few miles away in Yonkers, NY. He makes his living as an IT consultant working in the Financial Services Industry. His Conservative leanings stretch all the way back to Barry Goldwater. Gene has travelled extensively throughout the world. In his spare time he is a web site designer and a published poet. (www.lovepoemsontheweb.com)

Diary Entries

Snopes exposed again

By Gene Kneip | 11/30/08

Our Icons keep falling by the wayside!For many years, discerning Internet users have gotten into the habit of checking questionable e-mails they receive on Snopes.com. We are all too familiar with the "Urban Myths" and outright hoaxes that flood our mailboxes day after day. Unfortunately, too many of us, even those who take the trouble to check, seldom go behind the Snopes headline, which, in theory, summarizes the situation.For example,... read more »

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Change we can believe in?

By Gene Kneip | 11/22/08

Here is the latest gem out of Washington: "President-elect Barack Obama promoted an economic plan Saturday he said would create 2.5 million jobs by rebuilding roads and bridges and modernizing schools while developing alternative energy sources and more efficient cars." Is this the "Change we can believe in"? Does the term "WPA" (Work Projects Administration) ring a bell? It was FDR's great plan to put Americans to work at government... read more »

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Another Clinton Ploy?

By Gene Kneip | 11/21/08

The New York Times??? I wonder if this could be just another Clinton ploy to back Obama into a corner and leave him no alternative but to offer the job to Hillary? The Times has now reported it as a matter of absolute fact (or, at least, the Times version of fact). Also, note the wording the Times uses: "joining her former Democratic rival to help guide U.S. Foreign policy. (Emphasis mine). Ummm...this is the first time I have... read more »