tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73861062012-02-15T22:59:15.883-08:00A haven from woes by delving deeper into them.Dr 4LOMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15722351290509494228noreply@blogger.comBlogger15571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386106.post-22810538330258491932010-11-19T12:26:00.000-08:002010-11-19T12:38:44.426-08:00

Well I've had this blog now for nearly a decade and I think it's about time to call it quits. There were days when this blog kept my sanity as much as my will to fight and it's long since been just collecting dust. Barely getting an article every month when there were days and weeks where content seemed to be in endless supply.I appreciate that I've had 2 steady followers and a couple of really

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Who needs public debate... or even debate for that matter? Just pass these things unanimously while no one is looking and everything will be just fine:http://www.moneynews.com/Headline/Bill-Toughening-Foreclosure-Challenges-Passes-Quietly/2010/10/07/id/372879

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... of why Newt Gingrich is an idiot(but then you already knew that I'd bet):Newt on Pelosi's Food Stamps :She says that for every dollar a person receives in food stamps, $1.79 is put back in the economy... Well, you know, I carry around a bumper sticker that says 2 plus 2 equals 4. So I’d be very curious how a dollar given to somebody becomes a $1.79. And I think if we could get that to work

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OBION COUNTY, Tenn. - Imagine your home catches fire but the local fire department won't respond, then watches it burn. That's exactly what happened to a local family tonight.A local neighborhood is furious after firefighters watched as an Obion County, Tennessee, home burned to the ground.The homeowner, Gene Cranick, said he offered to pay whatever it would take for firefighters to put out the

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Via Atrios:One day I hope that Democrats realize nobody cares about the deficit, it's just something people know everybody agrees is "bad" so they channel their other discontents into it.The stimulus was "bad" not because it increased the deficit, but because, as always, teabaggers suspect that most of it went to undeserving brown people, and tax cuts are always free.

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As this post illustrates, the 1099 requirements of the new healthcare bill are just fucking stupid. If this isn't dealt with before April(well January really) put your money in paper, because there's going to be tons of wasted documents floating around.

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So far this upcoming election will be a battle between two parties and a third degenerate party.Of the two, the big differences seem to be that Republicans are trying to sell the plan of taking their ball and going home, while the Democrats are trying to prove that bowing to the right on every single issue in the past 15 years deserves them the right to continue whining that they'd really like to

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I couldn't write this any better:http://www.first-draft.com/2010/09/boy-im-glad-we-kept-our-powder-dry.htmlLet's be clear on this: Those tax cuts, along with a 40-year tradition of starving public services, have bankrupted this country. The victims of this bankrupting have been school children, the poor, the elderly, teachers, firefighters, cops and construction workers, along with artists,

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As a friend of mine would say... very nice!As a white male Baptist, it is my duty today to denounce the violence perpetrated by Patrick Gray Sharp, 29, who yesterday attacked the police headquarters in McKinney, Texas, in a heavily armed but ineffectual assault involving a high-powered rifle, road flares, "gasoline and ammonium nitrate fertilizer."I understand that this denunciation must be swift

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I'm all for it:http://firedoglake.com/justsaynow/just-say-now-sign-the-petition

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I am very fortunate that some jerk has yet to explain to me why there's a problem with putting a mosque in New York City. I would be forced to explain that Islam is a part of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Look that up in your Funk n. Wagnels!

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No not that kind of out, but she's "quitting" her radio show thanks to backlash from her recent rant about the "N" word. Ok, I listened to the tape of that program and this lady does not even understand why she was being racist. It was her contention to make a woman who had a legitimate issue seem like a woman that didn't know how good she had it. This poor lady was talking about how she

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From hereDear Climate Change Deniers:This summer,Russia, a former icebox, is so hot that it is actually on fire.A third of Pakistan is affected by massive flooding caused by especially hot tropical waters.Parts of the Greenland ice shelf are plopping into the ocean.That is all.

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As glorious a concept and practice is made up with the experiments of America the nation, it disappoints me to see us defeat that image every day with our attitudes towards anything different.

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On Time magazine and the war in Afghanistan:I said during the campaign and I said when Obama announced his Afghanistan troop increase that everybody was looking for a way out of Afghanistan that didn't make us the asshole. That didn't make us the latest in a long line of countries that came in with great speeches and big guns and slouched out with a halfhearted "sorry we blew some of your

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Haven't pulled from here in awhile, but I read this page daily. The idea is the media's usage of imagery to sell their story often in spite of what the background context of the actual photo.Here's one from today:As noted on Bagnews, the article content here is garbage. It suggests that the President is sad and alone even on his birthday as support wains for this administration. Well this

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Let's hope this pushes the sway back to our favor.I doubt it.

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"From now on the great religions of the world make war no longer on each other, and instead of on the giant ills that afflict humankind."-that is all.relatedand this

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From TPMThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' investigation into the New Black Panthers case -- specifically, whether racial bias played a role in the Justice Department's decision to close the case -- is part of a pattern at the commission: A pattern of investigating almost exclusively, for lack of a better word, reverse racism.The conservative majority on the commission, as well as former DOJ

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Infographic by The Big Picture

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Amendment XIVSection 1.All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due

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or maybe it doesn'tThe housing bust that began among the working class in remote subdivisions and quickly progressed to the suburban middle class is striking the upper class in privileged enclaves like this one in Silicon Valley.Whether it is their residence, a second home or a house bought as an investment, the rich have stopped paying the mortgage at a rate that greatly exceeds the rest of the

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Repeal Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Paves Way For Gay Sex Right On Battlefield, Opponents FantasizeWASHINGTON—As Congress prepares to allow gay individuals to serve openly in the military, those against the proposed change voiced their concerns Monday, warning the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" could soon lead to strong, strapping American soldiers engaging in mind-blowing homosexual

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Ok, I read this and I just can't believe it.Alarming research being conducted at Cornell University is creating quite a stir, and pretty damn understandably: pediatric urologist Dr. Dix Poppas has been cutting the genitals of infants and children, with parental consent,for having clitorises that are too large.I suggest you just click the link and read this, it makes me sick to my stomach. This

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Just as this article by Krugman suggests... STOP FUCKING WORRYING ABOUT THE FUCKING DEFICIT! PEOPLE NEED JOBS BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT CAN PAY DOWN THE DEBT!Sorry for shouting. But the fact is, it's despicable to the nth degree that rather than extend employee benefits during the longest stretch of long-term joblessness since the 30s Congress would prefer to whine and moan about overspending.

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Nope, not that kind of jobs, Steve Jobs...http://www.oliverwillis.com/2010/04/29/apple-issues-letter-from-steve-jobs-on-flash/#comment-220950He wrote a letter on his reasoning for not allowing flash to work on any new Apple hardware. The reasons are pretty much bullshit, but please read the letter and you can see that my comments are pretty much in line with everyone else's. Clearly Jobs is

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So there was this story on npr this morning and I have to say that I'm starting to get really annoyed with even liberal news not calling bullshit with crap like this. The synopsis:A conservative state representative who has proposed several immigration-related bills says Ohio needs to follow Arizona's lead and pass a real crackdown on undocumented workers. Statehouse correspondent Karen

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EPA staffers were forced to ignore science during the Bush administrationKey staffers at the Environmental Protection Agency were forced to ignore science and often had to come up with findings that supported already-existing policy ideas, according to findings from a scientific advisory board. Interviews with 450 EPA employees reveal that they often worked without critical information needed to

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Palin doesn't understand the necessity of the separation of church and state.Steve Benen draws our attention to a speech given by Sarah Palin last Friday in Kentucky to an evangelical women's group called Women of Joy, one in which she appears to deny the existence of church-state separation: I beg you, Women of Joy, to bring light and be involved, loving America and praying for her. Really,

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Tea Party PollingThere's nothing particularly surprising about the rest of them either. These people are nothing new. They have different iterations, but when you get right down to it they are, quite simply, the far right. They hate poor people (especially blacks) and they hate government that helps poor people (especially blacks.) They are deluded about taxes and spending and are paranoid about

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Original Post Date:3/11/10When is this shit going to be over? Really?The Associated Press Thursday, March 11, 2010; 8:18 AMJACKSON, Miss. -- An 18-year-old student says a Mississippi school board that canceled a high school prom did so in retaliation for her request to bring a same-sex date.The American Civil Liberties Union had demanded that the Itawamba County school district allow senior

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History is over with, if we're to learn from it, we obviously have to make it all up.Here are five recent examples of new conservative versions of history:JAMESTOWNReaching for an example of how bad socialism can be, former House of Representatives Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, said recently that the people who settled Jamestown, Va., in 1607 were socialists and that their ideology doomed

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...doesn't make you less of an idiot:Cassell: Hospice cuts in 2012…Does the government want people to die slowly?Colmes: Do you really think the government wants people dead?Cassell: Well I think that they’re cutting all supportive care, like nursing homes, ambulance services…Colmes: What to you mean they’re cutting nursing homes?Cassell: They’re cutting nursing home reimbursementsColmes: Isn’t

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In Article 1, Section 2, the Constitution includes the phrase:[An] Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.Congress first met in 1789, and the first national census was held in 1790.The Census is written in the founding documents of our

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The OnionWASHINGTON—In an effort to reduce wasteful spending and eliminate non-vital federal services, the U.S. government announced plans this week to cut its long-standing senator program, a move it says will help save more than $300 billion each year.According to officials, the decision to cut the national legislative body was reached during a budget review meeting on Tuesday. After hours of

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I just read a very nice informative article about the electric car and most specifically the Ford EV. The author? Jay Leno. Now I'm going to say quite honestly that I don't find this man funny at all and I don't like his show(see my previous comments on Conan's departure from the Tonight Show). One thing I can't deny however is that Jay Leno knows cars. I like cars. Not fanatically like Mr.

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Use the word Terrorist, just use it. These people are clearly terrorists.Nine members of the Christian militia TERRORIST group Hutaree have been indicted on multiple charges involving an alleged plot to attack police, including seditious conspiracy and attempted use of weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. Attorney in Michigan announced this morning."Six Michigan residents, along with two

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This is why the talking point is "we have the highest tax RATES for business than anywhere in the world" emphasis mine, just because that's the published rate isn't fooling anyone:(AP) Two-thirds of U.S. corporations paid no federal income taxes between 1998 and 2005, according to a new report from Congress.The study by the Government Accountability Office, expected to be released Tuesday, said

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Digby:They know that serious violence is very likely. They are simply inoculating themselves against the charge that it was their inflammatory rhetoric that caused it. It will be the Democrats complaining about their inflammatory rhetoric that made the teabaggers snap. If they'd just stayed quiet and not made daddy mad, he wouldn't have had to hit them.The only thing these people should be doing

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Today, after more than 25 years, 2 Sikh gentlemen were given the privilege of completing basic training WITHOUT eliminating their articles of faith.Capt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan was no different except that he wore a full beard and black turban, the first Sikh in a generation allowed to complete U.S. Army basic officer training without sacrificing the articles of his faith. He completed the

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Pretty interesting article from Juan Cole:Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the American Israel Public Affairs Council on Monday that "Jerusalem is not a settlement." He continued that the historical connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel cannot be denied. He added that neither could the historical connection between the Jewish people and Jerusalem. He insisted,

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So the bill is passed and waiting just a few formalities, the President signing it an the like. I have to say I have two big problems and two big STFUs as my commentary on this.Problem #1: Obama's anti-choice Presidential order. This is not just a bad compromise, this is the most anti-liberal choice that Obama has made in this process. If studies are correct and this "no gub'mint monies for

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It's things like this that make me not want to shop there:Walmart worker Joseph Casias, 29, can take heart from the fact that the company is highly “sympathetic” to his struggle with an inoperable brain tumor. The sympathy, however, did not prevent the company from firing him because he used legal medical marijuana to deal with the pain of the tumor.Casias was fired in November from a Walmart

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And that these people don't have any.

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So I find it hard to disagree with the President doing anything and everything he can to get this healthcare bill passed. I agree with many of the things in the bill despite a lack of many things I feel are quite necessary. I also disagree with a lot as well. For example, I think it's great that 75 billion or something is going to sex education, but I think it's bullshit that nearly that

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Sadly No! has a great post on this... my favorite part:Yes, indeed, it’s just a short jump from government payments for abortions to forced abortions. That’s exactly what happened when the government started paying for fire departments. It was only a matter of time before the government started forcing people to burn down their own houses.

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Something made this stand out to me this morning:I'm glad we've reached the point where it makes sense to sell tampons by making fun of what Sarah Haskins calls period control ads. When a company's tampon ad mocks its previously criticized ads you know feminism is working. But apparently tampons must still stay in euphemism land:The New York Times reports that the above ad--in which a young

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Heard about this on the radio this morning(emphasis mine):he chairman of the House Insurance Committee said yesterday that he will start legislative hearings soon to investigate the Ohio Workers' Compensation Council."The council has been in place for over two years, it has cost Ohio employers nearly $1 million and it has only completed one bill analysis," said Rep. Dan Dodd, D-Hebron, the panel

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This proposal is just a fuckin' joke. Lower the overall revenue and call it a tax cut despite it actively raising taxes for 90% of Americans.Paul Ryan’s “budget roadmap” has terrified the GOP leadership, but thrilled conservative intellectuals with its calls for sharp cuts in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, defense, and all other government programs combined with privatization of Medicare

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"Your Old Road is Rapidly AgingSo get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand:In comments to the ombudsman’s call-in line (202.334.7582), one reader said, “the picture of two guys kissing makes me cringe.” Another called it “ridiculous,” adding: “Put it on page 10 or page four, put it in the paper, but I do not like it right there where I can’t avoid looking at it.”Many threatened to

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Stolen from here:Kansas lawmaker compares rape to auto theft. Kansas lawmakers are currently considering a law that would bar insurance providers from covering elective abortions — unless a woman pays extra for a special plan. The problem with such coverage, however, is that it forces women to “plan for a completely unexpected event.” The bill “wouldn’t apply to abortions performed to save the

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http://www.first-draft.com/2010/02/then-theres-this-asshole.htmlI started writing a post about the above link and got too pissed off about it. Just read.

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A bill passed by the Utah House and Senate this week and waiting for the governor's signature, will make it a crime for a woman to have a miscarriage, and make induced abortion a crime in some instances.According Lynn M. Paltrow, executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women, what makes Utah's proposed law unique is that it is specifically designed to be punitive toward pregnant

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This is a great article on the illusion of equality. Many of these same concerns could be placed on our issues with racism and bigotry in general, but indeed women still have a long way to go.For women in America, equality is still an illusion

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Previously redacted, here is the original author of the "torture memo":Jennifer K. Hardy (formerly Jennifer Koester) Yes, that terrible concept of legalized torture was not the result of political masterminds, but a young inexperienced lawyer just 2 years out of school.Koester, who was two years out of law school and around 28 years old at the time, was clearly a junior level attorney in the

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So I was going to respond to my buddy Eric's comment on my post below, but I ran out of room in comments. So rather than cut my opinion short, I'm just going to make a new post. Below are my reactions to an article that Eric put together. You can read it here. This is directly speaking to Eric, so I apologize for any pronoun confusion.Yeah, I have mixed feelings about your article. I read it

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I just want to throw out there my personal opinion on the story with the fella that freaked out about taxes so bad that he felt it necessary to crash a plane into the IRS building. No matter what his letter says or comments from his wife that he was a 'good man' this guy was a fuckin idiot. There's no other way to put it. When you decide that the money you earn is somehow worth more than

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Then you're probably a moron too:South Carolina Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Federal CurrencySouth Carolina Rep. Mike Pitts has introduced legislation that would mandate that gold and silver coins replace federal currency as legal tender in his state. As the Palmetto Scoop first reported, Pitts, a Republican, introduced legislation this month banning "the unconstitutional substitution of Federal Reserve

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Dick Cheney Admits to Torture ConspiracyCheney was unrepentant about his support for the technique. He answered with an emphatic "yes" when asked if he had opposed the Bush administration’s decision to suspend the use of waterboarding – after it was employed against three "high-value detainees" sometimes in repetitive sequences. He added that waterboarding should still be "on the table"

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So to digress from the earlier dredge of stupidity, I'm going to throw out a fact I learned from an unexpected source today. Have you ever heard of the name Henrietta Lacks? How about the HeLa strain? Still no? Well I found out today via this guy, and you should check out his dapper new site. Keith Knight was formerly a cartoonist for Salon.com, but more importantly, let's learn about the

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No, I'm not talking about the recent Democratic horror of losing a single Senate seat which doesn't eliminate their majority or their seated President or the fact that even with the number of votes capable of avoiding filibuster they still haven't quite accomplished shit with respect to a progressive agenda. No, I'm talking about something that's far worse, people that don't understand that

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Corn SyrupStudy Finds Exposure to Chemical Pollutants Increases Fat: Scientific AmericanThen there is the recentUniversity of California studythat indicates extra obesity risks from high fructose corn syrup. Contrary to the latter industry's claims, it isn't as safe as fruit juice and produces fat around the heart and tendencies to obesity. And American corporations put it in everything. See for

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To be fair a good bit of this list is relatively new information, and phrased this way does put a pretty negative spin on our efforts to combat terror. It should be noted that a good bit of this is speculation. What worries me is that Obama seemingly is trying to solve this mess, but he's playing in the same sandbox(no pun intended) and that may not be such an easy game.The blackwater business

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Poll: Most don't want Sarah Palin to run for PresidentAs if that even needed a poll. We all know that the only people that love Palin are either seriously delusional or unaware of the facts. That she is now parading on Fox news is extended proof that her only appeal are people that think Glenn Beck is a genius.

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I wasn't at all surprised:FBI broke law for years in phone record searchesIf you read back, I was bugging about this while it was happening and the news media was justifying it as a good idea. Only the guilty have reason to fear right? Assholes.

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I'm a little concerned about this story:I would not be surprised if you were unaware of this story. There has been next to no press about it since the 2 tons of ammonium nitrate, twice that used in the Oklahoma City bombing, showed up missing from a shipment bound for North Vancouver.With less than a month until the world’s eyes are B.C., Mounties are still trying to account for missing ammonium

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So for anyone that has an interest in reading something that isn't a political rant or me bitching about something for no good reason, I've started a wordpress blog with some new poetry. I intend to post things that I think of in a less tangible sense. Please check it out if you have the time and feel free to follow, get email alerts or rss. And if you'd like, feel free to comment.http://

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Seriously, I can totally get the archaic concept that somehow God is there to punish us all when we do bad things and reward us when we make good sacrificial offerings of virgins and whatnot, but Pat Robertson seems to believe that rain dancing actually works:VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- A senior White House adviser says evangelist broadcaster Pat Robertson's remark that Haiti has been "cursed"

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People of Earth:In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid to do what I love most and, in a world with real problems, I’ve been absurdly lucky. That said, I’ve been suddenly put in a very public predicament and my bosses are demanding an

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We're having a New Year's Party!!! We bought a new Wii-mote so we're all set for good gaming and good times. Champagne will be flowin' for those interested!

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A wiser man than I suggested that the definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over again while expecting a different outcome.I'd like these people to take a good look at that statement."We're optimistic," said Valerie Huber of the National Abstinence Education Association, which is lobbying to maintain funding for the programs. "Nothing is certain, but we're hopeful."

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Originally from here

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Well for everyone tying Acorn to every scandal and voting fraud and the backbone of Obama's army to enslave everyone that isn't a filthy dirty hippy... sorry you're wrong.ACORN has been investigated 46 times by federal, state, and local agencies as of October 2009, and 11 of those probes are still pending, according to a report by the Congressional Research Service released today. But the report

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Read it hereAnd I have to say I agree. I had an argument the other day that I may or may not have commented on here concerning insurance companies and how poor of a business model they claim with respect to both progressive and conservative agendas. Take for example car insurance.In the state of Ohio, if I have a driver's license and I want to register a car in my name, I must sign a piece of

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How could you more accurately offend people?:Beck defends clause counting blacks as three-fifths of a person"Do you know who wanted slaves to be counted as a full person?" he asked. "Slave owners."Josh argued with that assertion, but Beck wouldn't have any of it."The reason why they wanted that is because of the balance of power," Beck explained. "The South could control the numbers in Congress.

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The end to abstinence-only education is here:There was a lot of good news packed into the 2010 Omnibus Appropriations bill which was passed by Congress over the weekend. For the first time ever, the appropriations bill eliminated all funding for abstinence-only sex education programs in favor of evidence-based programs that focus on preventing unintended pregnancy.Now don't you religious-y folks

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Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates WorldLord God, Creator of All, caught thousands of Sumerian farmers and mathematicians somewhat off guard.Members of the earth's earliest known civilization, the Sumerians, looked on in shock and confusion some 6,000 years ago as God, the Lord Almighty, created Heaven and Earth.According to recently excavated clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform

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At least according to this test:http://www.needgod.com

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Ok I'm giving him more credit than he deserves. Joe Lieberman is quite possibly the most useless excuse for a politician that exists. He cares much more about his droopy pockets than he ever will about his constituents or the country as a whole.

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Well maybe not, but at least he's keeping an eye out:"Now, the students from Oakton High School are going to be demonstrating the "Cougar Cannon," designed to scoop up and toss moon rocks. I am eager to see what they do -- for two reasons. As President, I believe that robotics can inspire young people to pursue science and engineering. And I also want to keep an eye on those robots, in case

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No other word describes it:http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2009/09/26/the-winner/

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Now that the NDA is lifted I can talk about this... for the past two months I've been beta-testing the newest expansion of Lord of the Rings Online. I have a lot of gaming friends that play WoW and a few other online type games via their PC or XBOX and I've got to say IMHO lotro is one of the best mmos out there and if you aren't playing another game and are looking for one, this recent

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http://news.discovery.com/earth/whaling-the-beginning-of-the-end.htmlGood news for whales maybe?

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Q: Why do a majority of Republicans this ACORN stole the 2008 election for Obama?The poll asked this question: "Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately won the Presidential election last year, or do you think that ACORN stole it for him?" The overall top-line is legitimately won 62%, ACORN stole it 26%.Among Republicans, however, only 27% say Obama actually won the race, with 52% -- an

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I have to agree with the ladies over at feministing.com... this article by Julia O'Malley is just disgusting.The article is basically about recent incidents of women possibly being drugged at bars and taken advantage of. Sounds like she's just spreading awareness right? Just letting people know this isn't just an urban myth right? Well that would be a great thing if that were the case, but

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This is pretty terrible:http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2009/11/british-army-accused-of-sexual-abuse-of-detainees-in-iraq.htmlAnd I'm sure some douchebag is sitting there thinking... "see, we're not the only ones who sexually assaulted our prisoners, I don't see what the big deal is"

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CENTURION: What's this, then? 'Romanes Eunt Domus'? 'People called Romanes they go the house'? BRIAN: It-- it says, 'Romans, go home'. CENTURION: No, it doesn't. What's Latin for 'Roman'? Come on! BRIAN: Aah! CENTURION: Come on! BRIAN: 'R-- Romanus'? CENTURION: Goes like...? BRIAN: 'Annus'? CENTURION:

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Well it's a good thing we spent all of those years educating our children that sex is icky and shouldn't be thought of before marryin' happens. Them fine years of abstinence only education has resulted in a sharp increase in STD infections. Woo hoo!WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common,

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But but but...I suppose there might be reasonable objections to actually giving accused terrorists trials, but according to a transcript I received, Rudy 911 thinks it's too risky for New York. They're not fucking supervillains, moron.Right wingers are just weird.

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What's that business about the plank in your own eye?:Federal Election Commission Records show the RNC purchases its insurance from Cigna, and two sales agents for the company said that the RNC’s policy covers elective abortion.As of Thursday, the RNC’s plan covers elective abortion – a procedure the party’s own platform calls “a fundamental assault on innocent human life.”ummm... yeah... The

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Finally the two part film Che directed by Stephen Soderbergh and starring Benicio Del Toro is being released by the Criterion Collection. I've been wanting to see this film since I heard about it playing at Cannes. As far as release in the U.S. Blockbuster had rights as the only distributor. I found this out of course right after I cancelled my Blockbuster account because I hate those bitches

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There's some refreshing news about Afghanistan hashed out at Juan Cole's site:AP is reporting that President Barack Obama is declining to be rushed into committing to the Afghanistan War as an open-ended project, and wants a timetable for turning security duties over to the Afghanistan National Army.AP says that the key intervention here came from US ambassador in Kabul, Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry,

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Just like my feelings yesterday, we have this casual offering from Digby:I have a moral objection to paying for any kind of erectile dysfunction medicine in the new health reform bill and I think men who want to use it should just pay for it out of pocket. After all, I won't ever need such a pill. And anyway, it's no biggie. Just because most of them can get it under their insurance today doesn't

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One day the people of Connecticut will realize that Joe Lieberman only cares about one thing: Joe Lieberman.I think the House bill is a piece of shit because it bends the nation's will to the desires of the insurance companies. Droopy dog Joe Lieberman thinks it doesn't bend enough.And one more thing I want to say about this debate since I haven't posted much on it recently...If the Democrats in

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More proof that encouraging anti-Islamic rhetoric will never help:From ThinkProgressAlexios Marakis, a Greek Orthodox priest visiting the U.S., got lost in Tampa and tried to stop and ask directions from Marine reservist Jasen D. Bruce. But instead of offering help, “Brucestruck the priest on the head with a tire iron.” The reservist believed Marakis, who spoke limited English,was an Arab

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Are we still dealing with these assholes? Really?Blackwater Said to Pursue Bribes to Iraq After 17 DiedTop executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode in which Blackwater security guards fatally shot 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad, according

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This is awesome:http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/better-the-broken-windows-than-life-with-the-mac-monks-20091103-huew.html

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Pace is arguably the most frustrating element of creativityAlready challenging is engagement, even influenceit becomes a nightmare to match ability or formCollaboration creates conflict And patience can overcome conflictAbility can rise to formInfluence can confront engagementBut pace...pace requires timingpace requires staminapace is always off somewhereI can trust my instinctsI can hold my

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