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If looks could kill... by No Trams To Lime Street
2008-10-22 09:48:28 10 Zen Monkeys
A lot of people have said "I don't know if it's fair to look at Sarah Palin's sexuality the way people are — I just don't know if it's sexist or appropriate. Why can't we just treat her like a human being?" Okay, I'm going to tell you why ...
2008-10-15 12:34:17 Office-Politics
Dear Office-Politics, I work in an office where there is a double standard. I feel as if I am being “picked on” by the boss (who is old enough to be my mother). It has been going on for a long time; I won’t bore you with past details. My most ...
2008-10-13  All True
If you get a vote in the upcoming US election, please use it wisely - the world can't afford for Sarah Palin to become Vice President (or worse, President).She thinks being able to see Russia from Alaska counts as "foreign policy experience" and she thinks dinosaurs co-existed with hum...
, usa , obama , president , mccain , election , sarah , politics , america
By  Kdoug;  as seen on  www.dailykos.com  “The question isn’t ’Is America ready for Barack Obama;’ the question is, ‘Is America ready for a smart president?’ ” — Jon Lovitz
, Barack , Democrat , Election , Funny , Humor , Joe , John , Life , People , Personal , Politics , Random , Republican , Sarah , Thoughts , Uncategorized , Democrats , Republicans
(1 comment - 8 views)Hi thought I would draw extra attention to this video! Although I’m sure most of you know the general content of it, it’s a really good explanation of money and worth promoting. Especially at this point in time . http://www.videosift.com/video/Corrupt-B ...
, Commercial , Dark , Documentaries , Politics , Worldaffairs
2008-10-06  Asthma Mom
Cold-Induced Wheezing = High Asthma Risk in Kids Almost 90% of young children who wheezed with a cold before they turned three developed asthma by age six, according to a new study. Why is that significant? Here’s why: [m]uch attention has been focused on another common infectiou...
, Asthma , Asthma , Asthma , Children's , Children's , FDA , Friday , Holidays , House , aids , aids , caramel , carved , colds , fda , halloween , kids , mccain-palin , obesity , pumpkin , rhinovirus , rsv , steroids , strimple , turn , u.s. , usda
2008-10-06  Media Nation
All right, I am assuming far more coherence and meaning in Sarah Palin's ramblingly incoherent interview with Fox's Carl Cameron than is warranted. But I do want to call your attention to this amazing passage, flagged by Jake Tapper of ABC News:As we send our young men and women overse...
, Sarah , First , Free , politics
2008-10-06  Pink News
It has been billed as an austerity government, and the changes made by Gordon Brown to some ministerial teams have emphasised the focus on the economic crisis.
, Finance , Politics , UK
2008-10-06  Torontoist
MUSIC: Lambchop frontman Kurt Wagner will make a rare solo appearance tonight: the Nashville alternative-country singer is playing at the Drake Underground. The Drake Hotel (1150 Queen Street West), 8 p.m., $15. POLITICS: There is a debate tonight for Toronto Centre MP candidates, ...
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2008-10-06  Fausta's Blog
My guest this morning is Barbara Comstock of Save the Election.com. We will talk about how Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), or “card check” legislation would strip American workers of their right to vote by secret ballot in union-organizing elections. Chat’s open at 9:45AM ...
, Blog , business , politics , EFCA , Employee , Fausta's
2008-10-06  Dr. Helen
My PJM column is up: When does political passion become obsessive and unhealthy? Read the column about the Palin hater and let me know what you think.
, PJM , palin , politics
2008-10-06  Althouse
This chart illustrates the proposition that the more substantial -- physically substantially -- man wins. Think about it:(View that clip in its 4 minute context here.)Say what you want about weight -- and give Barack some cheeseburgers if he needs to bulk up -- I think the chart mainl...
, psychology , Obama , height , James , fat , political
2008-10-06  My Mom Shops
We have Election Fever here in my house...even my 5-year-old is getting so excited that the big day is just 4 weeks away! She can't wait to go with me to the polls to "help" me vote. Today's giveaway is from the site Charming Maeve, which is offering THREE winners each their choice o...
, political , funny , win
2008-10-06  The Agitator
No one knows for sure what makes for great viral marketing. And those who claim to know are usually wrong. One thing’s for sure, the message and the technique not only have to shock or surprise they have to glide along on top of the current wave and capture the moment just ...
, Don’t , Uncategorized , advocacy , blogging , charities , communications , email , new , nonprofits , online , online , online , online , online , politics
2008-10-06  The Inquiring Mind
Scoopit! David Parkins - The Guardian - 4 October
, Enjoyment , Humour , Politics , Social , Cartoons , David , Fun , Political
2008-10-06  Laurie Kendrick
We are constantly reminded that we need to relax; that stress is a killer. Yes it is and yes, we ought to try our best to eliminate as much fear, worry and panic from our lives as we can.   Easy to say; not always that easy to do.  In these times of fiscal insolvency; global uncerta...
, 2008 , Democrats , Humor , Obama , comedy , entertainment , fear , news , panic , politics , psychology
2008-10-06  Economist's View
The McCain health care plan has a reverse Robin Hood effect in that it takes health care insurance away from those who need it the most and gives it to those who are healthiest and most able to afford coverage: Health Care Destruction, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: ...Cons...
, Economics , Health , Politics
My previous article, “2008 Elections: Marriage-Absence, America’s Most Urgent Problem, Goes Ignored”, points out what is wrong with Sarah Palin: she is a card-carrying big-government socialist feminist. McCain is no better for a variety of reasons discussed in previous articles [...
, 2008 , Activism , Analysis , Conservatism , Current , Family , Fatherhood , Feminism , Law , Mating, , OP/ED , Politics , Vox
Gordon Brown's newly created National Economic Council holds its first meeting as MPs return to Westminster.
, Politics
2008-10-06  Lonewacko
Marc Cooper is an ultra-lightweight Huffington Post "reporter"; I used to leave comments at his site completely eviscerating what little immigration-related argument he could provide. After a while he had a mini-meltdown and stopped being...
, Politics
I'm throwing this up for a personal request. Unfortunately, you have to be an American Express Card-holder in order to vote, but if any of you kind folks out there happen to have an American Express card please vote for this important project! Thanks, Pirate Papa.International Medical ...
, Parental , Activism , Food , Alternative , Politics
(10 votes - 0 comments - 91 views)From YT: The CNN truth squad debunks another McCain lie.
, Election08 , Lies , Politics
2008-10-06  KeralaViews Weblog
CPI State Secretary Veliyam Bhargavan It is all clear for the special economic zones from the CPI. The CPI State secretary Veliyam Bhargavan has changed his stand overnight. If he was anticipating riots over special economic zone the previous day, it all became an instrument of progres...
, Governance , Kerala , Politics , CPI , CPI-M , Government , India , SEZ , special
2008-10-06  OpinionBug.com
Syria is banking on a win by Barack Obama to prop up the ailing regime and is reaching out to his advisors. Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu at INN writes, “He said that Syria wants Senator Obama to win the presidential election to help Syrian President Bashar Assad bring back prosperity to Sy...
, Middle , Northern , Politics , Syria , United
2008-10-06  Here's the Diehl
I realize that this opinion I’m about to share might not be popular with everyone, but it’s something that’s just been eating at me the last several weeks, with the economy doing poorly and constant talk in the news about the mortgage crisis. Erica posted this NY Time...
, me , parenting , politics
2008-10-06  Obsidian Wings
by hilzoy Politico: "Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Monday will launch a multimedia campaign to draw attention to the involvement of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in the “Keating Five” savings-and-loan scandal of 1989-91, which blemished McCain’s public image and set him on his cour...
, Politics
2008-10-06  Gateway Pundit
Not only does Barack Obama's church of 20 years support Hamas and Hezbollah but Barack Obama also has a long close friendship and financial association with suspected former PLO operative and Israel hater Rashid Khalidi.Last night Sean Hannity dared to report Barack and Michelle Obama'...
Rupa Huq: The future is not Conservative. It's a Tory-lite version of New Labour – for now, anyway
, Conservatives , David , Labour , Politics
The Supreme Court has rejected for the third time an appeal by anti-abortion activists to undo a multimillion-dollar verdict for their use of "wanted" posters to identify abortion clinic doctors.
, politics,
A blocklong line of voters at Corona Presbyterian Church in Denver on Election Day 2006. Poll workers estimated that voters waited two hours to cast their ballots. (Photo/Kerri Rebresh) In Colorado, the state with the longest ballot in the country, more than 215,000 new voters have sig...
, Ballot , Front , Government , Politics , Slot , Slot , Bill , Bob , Cd-6 , Chantell , Co-06 , Colorado , Dan , Holly , Ken , Mike , Teak , Tom
Kolkata, Oct 5 “Though one battle has been lost, the war (for industrialisation) has not yet gone the same way,” Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal, said here on Sunday, two days after Mr Ratan Tata announced
, Politics
*** DOW DEATH SPIRAL™ *** Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Value: 10,325.38 Trade Time: Oct 3, 2008 Change: 157.47 (1.50%) Prev Close: 10,482.85 Open: 10,483.96 Day 's Range: 10310.25 - 10796.26 52wk Range: 10,261.80 - 14,280.00 DIVE, DIVE, DIVE! Well Cricket...
2008-10-06  Silicon Moon
Great essay in The Village Voice by David Mamet, who is a playwright, essayist and screenwriter. He wrote plays such as "Glengarry Glen Ross" (won a Pulitzer and Tony award for this work) and did the screenplay for movies such as "Wag the Dog." It's interesting to read about this ico...
, paul , liberalism , milton , intellectuals , conversatism , politics
Here’s a summary of the smartest new political analysis on the Web: by Gerald F. Seib and Sara Murray It’s been a bad stretch for Sen. John McCain, but few have been willing to go this far: Former Hillary Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson, now writing for The New Republic, declares ...
, Political
2008-10-06  j'accuse
Back in the days when Lowell’s speeches were funny one of the prize snippets in a Maltafly interview was Lowell’s description of Gonzi as a non-politician. “He is not a politiciaaaan” ranted the “libertarian” and went on to ridicule the attempts by ...
, Politics
2008-10-06  Gawker: Top
The New Yorker published its profile of Arianna Huffington. Though disappointingly far from the juicy takedown we hoped for, it does contain a few interesting nuggets. We learn, for example, that the Republican-divorcée-turned-internet-pub lisher bizarrely "hides" all three of her ...
, moguls , arianna , barack , election , huffington , journalismism , maureen , media , michael , new , politics , the , tim , top
It’s been a bad stretch for Sen. John McCain, but few have been willing to go this far: Former Hillary Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson, now writing for The New Republic, declares flatly “The race is over.” Sen. Barack Obama will win, he says. “John McCain’s candidacy is...
, Political
2008-10-06  Politics
With a month to go and the poll numbers down, the McCain campaign is playing the guilt by association card, and that’s leaving some conservatives uneasy. On Saturday, the recently unsequestered and newly empowered Sarah Palin went on the offensive, toting the “gloves are of...
, Politics
Over the weekend, Sen. John McCain’s brother referred to the Northern Virginia suburbs of Arlington and Alexandria as “communist country,” presumably for their traditional Democratic-leaning ways. I don’t cover politics at TWI, so I’m not going to comment ...
, Blog , Obama , Politics , Economy , oboma , Presidential , Presidential , race
2008-10-06  O'Conall Street
Germany has put the cat amongst the pigeons and could well send the British Market into turmoil today by underwriting all private deposit accounts. On Radio 4’s Today programme, Yvette Cooper MP, the Treasury Secretary refused to dismiss the idea of widespread nationalisation ...
, Business , Politics , Public
2008-10-06  Dandelion Salad
Dandelion Salad by The Nader Team on Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 10:57:00 AM For your Saturday viewing pleasure: Ralph Nader, Candidate for President of the United States. In conversation with Tabitha Soren, Former Political Reporter, MTV and NBC. Sit back and watch a recording of Ra...
, 2008 , Business , Corporations , Dandelion , Dandelion , Economy , Nader-Ralph , Politics , The , Video
here's a sense one gets, particularly in the middle of a heady political season that politics is more theater than anything else. There's the bright lights of the debates and the repeat performances of the same stump speeches with the same jokes. And so with that aspect of the campai...
2008-10-05  TechWag
This is an excerpt from an upcoming book - Boom and Bust in the Blogosphere. Messy Media was a UK based group/team blog over a number of different properties that stopped publication in July of 2008. The blogging web site started with a large amount of fanfare around the project hoste...
, web , funding , education , layoff , business , Politics , sad
எல்லா கேள்விகளுமே ரொம்ப நுண்னோக்கி மூலமா பார்த்து அலசி ஆராய்ஞ்சாத்தா ் பதிலை வழங்க முடிய்ங்கிற மாதிரி...
2008-10-05  Ad Savvy
Obama’s new political ad, “The American Promise” is the single most frightening political advertisement I have ever seen in my life. It’s absolutely chilling. The rabid cultist gleam in the eyes of the supporters nearly weeping as Obama repeats his meaningl...
, Bad , Branding , Crowd , Cult , Election , Marketing , Political , Political , Politics
2008-10-05  Not Totally Rad
I'm probably as tired as anyone of the flood of red-state / blue-state maps that are currently rising in the pre-election news crescendo. Even so, the fascinating set of interactive maps at 270t0Win.com grabbed my brain for about an hour today.The site designers have linked a consider...
, mapping , history , politics
2008-10-05  Let Us Talk
“Our financial system in turmoil and John McCain? Erratic in a crisis. Out of touch on the economy.” The ad, slated to start running Monday on national cable, seeks to capitalize on John McCain’s response to the nation’s financial crisis while rebutting Republic...
, Barack , Current , DNC , Democrats , Economy , Election , Elections , Finance , John , Life , McCain , Morals , News , Obama , Politics , Random , Republicans , Thoughts , Uncategorized , Women , Brad
2008-10-05  The Situationist
The following op-ed was co-authored by Situationist contribtor Jon Hanson and a Situationist fellow. “In crisis, beware illusion of reform“ was published in the Providence Journal. * * * IN CASE you missed it, global financial markets have been rocked by a series of unsett...
, Illusions , Law , Politics , Public
Crikey staffers link to their favourites stories of the day.
, Politics,
2008-10-05  Tabloid Edition
Now this is an idea I'd not thought of before....odd for me as I can usually spot any opportunity to have a party. So we're right in the middle of election season and the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates are going on (although we've now missed that second one). So, how bette...
, Politics
2008-10-05  Terra Sigillata
We here at Terra Sig are peripheral to Teh Atheist Cabal at ScienceBlogs so I had to do a consortium-wide search to be sure no one like PZ, revere, or Laden wrote about this lawsuit filed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The nation's largest group of atheists and agnostics is s...
, Politics
2008-10-05  The Gimp Parade
Provided by the Ohio Legal Rights Service. (Link leads to a chart showing the positions of both McCain and Obama on a wide variety of disability issues, both professed positions and voting records as of this September.)An update for that chart: Tucked into the financial bailout bill th...
, Minnesota , politics , mental
2008-10-05  GINA COBB
By DemocracyRules From the Communist Party USA website:..."A broad multiclass, multiracial movement is converging around Obama’s “Hope, change and unity” campaign because they see in it the thrilling opportunity to end 30 years of ultra-right rule and move our nation forward with...
, Politics
2008-10-05  scanners
I can't get enough of Tina Fey's Sarah Palin. I feel about her the way I felt about Dr. Evil in the first "Austin Powers" movie. My eyes light up whenever she's on camera. And then, of course, there are those little starbursts she sends through the screen that go ricocheting around...
, Comedy , Politics , TV
In reply to Why political debates aren’t very helpful: I realize I am being simplistic in bringing up a 3rd party, but I do believe our country is far too vast to be represented by a 2 party system that is less like a counter-balance & more like enemies... Politics has become a mora...
2008-10-05  Health Care BS
Arguably, the most consistently successful stratagem ever devised by the Democrats is their perennial campaign to frighten the elderly into voting for them by claiming that Republicans want to do away with Social Security. Every election, with the grim inevitability of Greek tragedy, ...
, McCain , Obama , Political , Reform
2008-10-05  BeldarBlog
My latest guest-post at HughHewitt.com ponders how Tom Brokaw can revere the Greatest Generation's heroism in the 1940s, yet dismiss Bill Ayers' terrorism in the 1960s and 1970s, and call him a mere "school reformer" despite his present radical plans to turn our educational system on i...
, 2008 , Books , Current , McCain , Obama , Politics
2008-10-05  20 Out Of 10
Warning: Political (mostly non-partisan) rant ahead with only a token tie-in to the ER theme.  Proceed at your own peril:I have found myself beyond frustrated over the past few weeks as the credit crisis has remained the number one news item of the day.  Not because of the credit cri...
We may not be able to convince everyone to support a particular position, but by keeping rumors under control, voters can begin to focus on the issues that really matter.
All event teach me so far how important to learn more about others culture among the nations in the world. Let's grow together to built the future.
, Political
2008-10-05  isen.blog
Here's the sentence: "I know that John McCain will do that and I, as his vice president, families we are blessed with that vote of the American people and are elected to serve and are sworn in on January 20, that will be our top priority is to defend the American people."[source]UPDATE...
2008-10-05  NYC Educator
You can finally buy a Toyota Camry or Corolla with 0% financing, if you still have a job, or money or credit. And home prices have come down to a more reasonable $1.75.More seriously, blogger Sapient Sutler (who also found the picture on the left) points to this great piece in Salon a...
, politics
2008-10-05  Freaking Marketing
What if, on the eve of the presidential election, supporters of Barack Obama stage the biggest integrated rally in history? I could just hear Anderson Cooper saying, "With less than 24 hours before Americans begin voting, we're seeing massive rallies...
, Politics , Anderson , Barack , campaign , Joe , Josee , Matt , Obama , Obama , Obama , Twelve
2008-10-05  Ellasyida's Weblog
Between us and them…and who am I? When an overseas friend of mine was in town recently, we caught up over sushi and tried to learn about each other better.  I was pleased to learn that besides being an Australian, he’s also got a mix of English, Irish, Scottish, Egyptian and Greek...
, Uncategorized
I have officially set this week apart as "Political Rant" week so here is one more link for you to read concerning that BILL congress passed on Friday.A Canadian lectures Americans on U.S Constitutional niceties in this article aptly called "Ignoring the People". You'll see that even p...
Dolly Parton, on Sarah Palin!"I always say we're very much alike...(We're) both small town girls, both a Pentecostalism and we both carry an AK-47."
, humor , politics
2008-10-05  Matter-Eater Blog
SNL's take on Joe Biden's take on Scranton:Scranton's take on SNL's take on Joe Biden's take on Scranton:SNL parody jokingly calls Scranton 'the absolute worst place on earth'Some of the comments on the article are entertaining, for reasons both intentional and otherwise.
, SNL , Joe , politics , 2008
2008-10-05  Plastic Pundit
…..and they do it well, after this weeks VP debate, SNL of course spoofed it..and it was as usual hilarious.  Tina Fey killed it again as Sarah Palin, and there was a special guest appearance by Queen Latifah as moderator Gwen Ifel.
, Funny , Politics , Sexy , 2008 , SNL
2008-10-05  ParaPundit
Roissy points to a particularly disgusting manifestation of the Obama cult: It reminds me so much of seeing little kids in church being taught to sing about Jesus. But these kids are being taught to see salvation as delivered by a this-world politician. Is this child abuse? Says Roissy...
, Politics
In reply to Why political debates aren’t very helpful: I realize I am being simplistic in bringing up a 3rd party, but I do believe our country is far too vast to be represented by a 2 party system that is less like a counter-balance & more like enemies... Politics has become a mora...
(CNN Washington)- In an attempt to shore up the McCain-Palin run to the presidency and in a final effort to sway uncommitted swing state voters  Republican V.P. candidate Sarah Palin  her new new “CMDR Initiative”.  She stated that CMDR would change the way the averag...
, humor , politics , Dallas , debates , economic , john , sarah , satire , wasilla
2008-10-05  Bright Hall
Filed under: US Elections, Politics, Boston University, MediaWhenever I meet pretentious New England liberals up here in Boston, and they ask me what I read, I always try to impress them. The New York Times. The New Yorker. The Economist.Wait, The Economist? Do I read that overly-intel...
2008-10-05  Bitten and Bound
  Jill Biden’s mother, Bonny Jean Jacobs, died today after a long illness.  She was 78 years old and lived in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.   She raised five daughters, was a homemaker and avid gardener with a life long love of reading. Donald C. Jacobs, a banker, died in 1999....
, Politics , saturday , Bonny , dead , died , family , Jill , Jill , Joe , pictures
The likelihood of a systemically important financial institution becoming balance sheet-insolvent depends on two key factors.  The first is the share of the financial institution’s  net domestic-currency debt in its total net debt and the willingness of the monetary authorities...
, Economics , European , Financial , Monetary , Politics
I wish I had a stock certificate for every time I’ve heard a teacher exclaim “I’m not very political, but…” Or maybe I’d rather have a dollar, cash money in the cookie jar, given the times—but the point stands: teachers,...
, Education , Teacher , The
2008-10-05  Anglachel's Journal
Yes, I'm a few days late with this and haven't had time to read it in full until today. I've added Hillary's news page as a live feed to the sidebar to keep up with what's coming out of her Senate office, which is an amazing amount. I'd link my own Congress critters' news feeds, too, e...
, Housing , Roubini , Economics , Clinton , Class , Hillary , Democratic , Class , Political
2008-10-05  Chrisy58's Weblog
I have always admired Prince Charles’s work with organic farming and the environment. I am glad he is speaking out about the GM crops. Thank you Prince Charles for speaking out on this issue and also about climate change. Published on Sunday, October 5, 2008 by The Independent/...
, Farm , political , GM , Prince , The
2008-10-05  Hak Pak Sak
Like half of the population United States (i.e. the half that opposes the Republicans) I had intended to write about Republican vice-presidential candidate Palin’s misuse of language and deformation of facts and logic during the televised debate with Democrat Joe Biden last Thurs...
, Commentary , Language , Politics
Tonight I found the link to Palin's 2006 debate for the Governor of Alaska. And guess what? She didn't drop a g, she didn't do the whole golly gee whiz crap, she didn't use any homilies, she didn't even have that weird Minnesota accent. It's all fake. ALL FAKE. You don't believe me? ...
, What , National , Election , Holy , Political , Politics
2008-10-05  Call Her Blessed
Isn't that funny? You know, I like my name, I really do. But I think it probably limits me a bit. Really, can you imagine voting for something called "Daiquiri's Economic Plan"?! There are other reasons you wouldn't vote for it. The facts that I'm not an economist...and that I've...
, Finances , Politics
Organized labor — specifically, the Teamsters, ALF-CIO and UFCW — has lightened the load a bit for Colorado voters by withdrawing four ballot initiatives. Gone now are: Amendment 53, which would have imposed criminal liability on corporate executives for corporate crimes; ...
, Colorado , Law , Politics
2008-10-05  BUST Blog
Tired of watching the debates at home, shouting at the TV? How about a night out with art, booze, and debauchery at the Museum of Sex? Molly Crabapple (featured in the current issue of BUST!) is unveiling her new painting, Politics, at a debate-night party on October 15, and you̵...
, General , Sex
2008-10-05  Virtual Pus
This post is actually a comment on a post over at Sheep and Goats, but I got really wordy, and wanted to share it in this forum. I’m an atheist, but I have very little faith in humans or in the notion that scientific inquiry will solve everything. New discoveries erase old o...
, Blogs , Culture , Politics , Religious , general
2008-10-05  disaphorism
Orwell’s words (link takes to you page where you can download review in PDF) on Adolf Hitler. Also he has grasped the falsity of the hedonistic attitude to life. Nearly all western thought since the last war, certainly all ‘progressive’ thought, has assumed tacitly th...
, Culture , Politics , The , history , adolf , capitalism , communism , fascism , george , germany , hitler , nazi , nazism , socialism , world
| Dick Langlois | Many of you have heard of the Amethyst Initiative, a petition signed (at this writing) by 130 American college and university presidents in favor of lowering the drinking age from 21 back down to 18. As the website puts it, prohibition is not working. The college pres...
, - , Law , Political
2008-10-05  virtual philosopher
Machiavelli's book The Prince seems relevant to almost every political age. A recent article in The New Yorker brings out some of the insights into the present reading Machiavelli today can offer. Quentin Skinner's podcast on The Prince on Philosophy Bites sets the book in its origin...
, Current , Machiavelli , Political
The consumer advocacy group Texas Watch has a new video out about the Texas Supreme Court, and its pro-business agenda. The video is called Supremely Embarrassing.
, Political , Tort
2008-10-05  Most Recent Posts
Author: Mike Edison Posted to Jewcy: October 05, 2008 7:24 pm===== It's not like my mother and I are ever going to see eye to eye on anything. For instance, she read about one paragraph of my book and it nearly put her in the hospital.There are a lot of drugs in my book, although it i...
, Featured , jewish , Mike , Obama , palin , Politics
2008-10-05  Steve Urquhart
I wonder why more comedians don’t rise in politics. Have many tried? Perhaps it’s just that they don’t want to mess with the mess. Maybe they’re too controversial, and lose voters one crack at a time. With our tendency to typecast, maybe people refuse to believe comedians could...
2008-10-05  neo-neocon
Fifty-nine percent of those polled want to turn in their Congressional tiles and pick some new ones. Of course, when you do that, sometimes you get an even worse hand. But if the tiles you’re holding are bad enough—all vowels, for example—you’re willing to ...
, Uncategorized
BOTH BARRELS BLAZING: Obama launches multi-media counteroffensive against McCain's slander campaign - Including a 13 minute 'Keating Five' documenary Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) on Monday will launch a multimedia campaign to draw attention to the involvement of Sen. John ...
, Political
David Gordon over at Taki’s Mag gives an interesting dissection of the Crunchy Con movement and its mentor Wendell Berry.  Incidentally I really like Berry’s fiction and much of his commentary but Gordon gives some food for thought. “We Will Berry You! The Flaky Soci...
, Conservatism , Politics , Thinkers
Thursday night's debate may have made little difference to voters preferences. But for some others the pompoms to cheer were visible. And there were many on hand for Sarah.Yet, now that the dust has settled and polls are in clearly, its evident that Sarah was fun to watch.... like able...
, Sarah , Election's , Senator , political
2008-10-05  The Bivouac
While politicians grapple with the banking credit crisis, many investors are looking at other ways to safeguard their wealth - by recapitalising on gold. The new gold rush ignites as investors and savers queue on the streets of London to get their hands on gold coins. Al Jazeera’...
, Economics , History , Politics , environment , life , movies , news , religion , society , Housing , Bubble , Mortgage , Gold , Oil , Ron , Barack , John , democrat , republican , texas , dollar , inflation , federal , liberty , constitution , neil , Peter , ben , Senate , congress , george , depression , dennis , msnbc , video , congressman , Rachel , CSPAN , bear , bloomberg , bailout , meryll , great , free , c-span , john , fannie , freddie , hyperinflation , housing , representative , credit , joe , sarah , lehman , aig , goldman , warren , insurance , assets , derivitives , derivatives , 401k , ted , bailout , wallstreet , 700 , monopoly , toxic , 700 , grassroots , bailout
2008-10-05  Mississauga News
A broad spectrum of Canadian athletes didn’t hear the news they were hoping for from candidates representing four of the major National political parties yesterday during a sport forum in Mississauga. Candidates representing the Conservatives, Liberals, New Democrats and the Green...
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"And then what?by Laura Hollis"Most people can remember when they read something that was life-changing; an epiphany or “aha!” moment. One such moment for me was the first time I read Thomas Sowell."Dr. Sowell, who is one of the greatest minds of our time, has written a number of b...
, NOBAMA , politics
2008-10-05  NOLA-dishu
Voted yesterday. Depended heavily on Dangerblonde's slate of judges. I voted the ticket when it came to the judges. Jeffery points out the irony of New Orleans voters selecting an indicted congressmen and voting to fund the Inspector General the same night.The new school board looks...
, William , politics
Gwen Ifill joined Tom Brokaw and others on Meet the Press this morning as part of a panel discussing the VP debate. She describes how she was put in a tough position as moderator because of both candidates' styles. "Joe Biden decided that he was going to debate John McCain, and she dec...
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From Paul Krugman: Greg Sargent: TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo | McCain Adviser Admits That Campaign Doesn't Want To Talk About Economic Crisis: Buried at the end of this Washington Post piece on the aggressive attacks McCain intends to wage in the campaign's...
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They tried to use his Church against him. They said that he was too inexperience for the job. Now they are saying that he hangs-out with terrorists. The pitbull in lipstick is on the loose. It’s time to bite somebody! Didn’t Senator John McCain say that he would fight a fai...
, Blogging , Politics , World , republican , democrat
2008-10-05  Alexia Golez
Fey was back last night. I want the election campaign to go on and on. Gosh, darn it. Edit: Replacing with a better quality vid
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Mingguan Malaysia, the Sunday edition of Utusan Malaysia, reported that there had been calls from certain individuals that Hindraf be severely dealt with by the government, especially in the wake of the movement’s ‘visit’ to the Open House hosted by Prime Minister Abd...
, Democracy , Human , Journalism , Justice , Media , Politics , Hindraf , Malaysian
2008-10-05  Smiles & Trials
My husband and I are following the election very closely. Despite our busy life with our awesome kids, we manage to keep our lines of communication open and flowing freely. Politics is often a source of discussion with us outside of an election so you better believe with a new pres...
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NOT EVERYBODY ignored the early warning signs about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, those twin public-private corporations that got the Panic of ’08 started when their sub-prime loans proved a time bomb that would threaten the whole economy. For what seems like years, the Wall Street Jo...
, Politics , Barack , John , Freddie , Fannie , Franklin
2008-10-05  Gawker: jerks
We haven't heard from moleman, former New York City Mayor, and all around horrible creature Rudy Giuliani in a while. With his Presidential ambitions turning out to be a colossal joke, and the right wing GOP base sure to find offense with his gay-friendly, cousin-marrying, adulterating...
, it's , jerks , media , ohio , politics , rudy , sarah
2008-10-05  From Scratch
I’ve been so busy the past two weeks I had to schedule time to catch up on my reading. I’m still behind, but these are some good things I’ve read. All links will open in a new tab or window. Politics: Probably the best take on Palin’s performance in the debate a...
, fun , misc. , politics
Sermons and candidates, church and state: a half-century old amendment is now being challenged.
, Uncategorized , church , elections , lyndon
In his essay, Politics and the English Language , George Orwell shared a list of five Writing Tips. Rule #4 is Never use the passive where you can use the active. This may be the single most valuable tip for improving your writing that you’ll every hear. A search for “passive tens...
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2008-10-05  Laughing Squid
guest post by mikl-em In case you’ve missed it, Tina Fey has been appearing each week on Saturday Night Live as Sarah Palin. The first installment imagined a press conference with Hilary Clinton, the second parodied her funny-to-start-with interview with Katie Couric (including...
, Comedy , Politics , Television , Video
2008-10-05  Anglachel's Journal
Yes, I'm a few days late with this and haven't had time to read it in full until today. I've added Hillary's news page as a live feed to the sidebar to keep up with what's coming out of her Senate office, which is an amazing amount. I'd link my own Congress critters' news feeds, too, e...
, Housing , Roubini , Economics , Clinton , Class , Hillary , Democratic , Class , Political
2008-10-05  Bloggernista
One of my readers passed along his latest video in opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment that would overturn marriage rights for same-sex couples in California. California is one of only two states in the U.S. where same-sex couples can legally wed. For more info on how y...
, Advocacy , LGBT , Marriage , Politics , Video , YouTube , California , gay , gay , LGBT
Due to recent economic reversals and the rising cost of electricity, gas, and oil, the 'light at the end of the tunnel' has been turned off. We apologize for the inconvenience. Sincerely, Your Government
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At first, I was amused by John McCain’s bitter-sounding “life isn’t fair” remark. Asked why Obama has been rising as the Wall Street crisis has dominated attention, McCain said with a chuckle on Fox News Channel: “Because life isn’t fair.” But on second though...
, Law , Politics , Political , Political , George , Republicans , Supreme , GOP , Election , John , Campaign , Barack
The folks who said that Sarah Palin’s performance at last Thursday’s vice presidential debate didn’t leave Tina Fey any material were wrong — she killed in the opening skit, turning Palin’s perky but content-free non-answers into pure comedy gold. If you...
, In , America , Politics , Sarah , Video
2008-10-04  Sod Blog
Try to ignore the fact that Sarah Palin’s jacket is turned up to 11 and notice what her small daughter (I’m assuming, Piper) is doing with her middle finger. That’s not parenting that we can believe in. I was always brought up with the belief that, when you’re i...
, Media , Politics , middle , Piper , Sarah
2008-10-04  Workbench
Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review for the past 11 years, posted this comment on The Corner about Sarah Palin's performance in the vice presidential debate:I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch a...
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Yesterday, I spent the better half of the day at the Tulsa State Fair. Saw some cows, checked out the vendors selling crappy air brushed t-shirts, and of course I ate the crap out of some deep fried food. Sure, it wasn’t the healthiest stuff I ate, but there’s only one time...
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Why is Sarah Palin spending tomorrow in Nebraska? Because the McCain campaign is scared that they might lose Omaha--and its electoral vote. Electoral College: Nebraska... [has] a tiered system where a single elector is chosen within each Congressional district [by popular vot...
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Articles of Faith (Boston Globe): Another Anti-Abortion Scholar for Obama, by Michael Paulson: A second prominent anti-abortion Catholic legal scholar has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president. Nicholas P. Cafardi, a law professor and the former dean of the Duquesne...
, 2008 , Abortion , Politics , Religion
2008-10-04  Mama says...
***UPDATE AGAIN***Popping this to the top again.Mama Says:How can Obama lead a people, if he won't recognize a person?Wow, my poster has spread across the blogosphere! Well, not across, but it's popping up all over in our little corner of the World Wide Web!***UPDATE*** I'm moving thi...
, Prolife , Mama , politics , Linky
Photo by piston9Q: When is the "slaughter of innocents" not so much the "slaughter of innocents"?A (courtesy of a group of conservative Utah legislators): When politicians deem the patient sufficiently beaten up and debased to merit proper medical care.
, Rep. , Utah , Abortion , Politics
2008-10-04  Social Media
Twitter wouldn't let me post this, so I'll blog it instead: Track the Presidential Polls on Your iPhone with Slate's Poll Tracker '08 app for 99 cents.
, Mobile , Politics
2008-10-04  Majikthise
My story on the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act has been chosen as one of Project Censored's top 25 most censored stories of the year. I'll be speaking about the story on October 9 at the Sonoma State University School of Journalism in Senoma, CA. Sono...
, Media , Politics , lecture , Lindsay , Project , Senoma
2008-10-04  Carpundit
In Everett and Revere, police union protestors (read: cops with guns and menacing looks) shut down state construction projects yesterday, according to the Boston Globe. My feelings about police unions and police details are well documented in the blog archives here, but this is a new ...
, Law , Policing , Politics
What did people really think about the VP debates? Just moments ago, I listened to Dan Hill, CEO of Sensory Logic, being interviewed on CNN. He described a focus group in Minnesota whose facial responses were analyzed as they watched Palin & Biden on TV. Why facial responses? Accordi...
, Musings , Politics
2008-10-04  Riehl World View
Via The Washington Post - new ads being made, McCain said to be getting ready to turn up the heat on Obama. It certainly isn't too late given the way information flows today. There are still plenty of undecideds, suggesting Obama has not been able to close the deal. A strong, consis...
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Last night Preston and I were in bed watching The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and we were crying laughing at this part from last night: I just love Jay Leno! Never fails to make me laugh! Visit alittlelessordinary.com for more posts like this! Copyright 2008 Sarah H.
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A few years ago, I wrote a short post about Distorting the Law: Politics, Media, and the Litigation Crisis, by William Haltom and Michael McCann (KF380 .H358 2004 at Good Reads). At that time, I just quoted the publisher's description. Now I've read the book and I'd like to say a littl...
, Studies , Books , UW
2008-10-04  Chip's Quips
Family Expletives…and their potential cause for alarm.Tags: expletives humor graphs Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol and tobacco"What does this have to do with science fiction? I hope that prohibition will seem like the product of a dystopian science-fiction novel some...
, Share , aclohol , apotheon , bailout , bloggingindia , cannabis , chrome , copyfree , copyleft , copyright , debates , del.icio.us , economy , election , expletives , fbi , gizmodo , google , graphs , humor , johnmccain , liberty , markdykeman , politics , president , privacy , probability , prohibition , rickrolled , sarahpalin , security , stevegillmor , stumbleupon , stusavory , techrepublic , tobacco
2008-10-04  Popehat
In the past 24 hours, since news emerged that Obama is leading in a couple of polls in normally Republican North Carolina, I’ve gotten six calls from what are probably 527 proxies for one or another of Obama or McCain. I guess I’ll have to vote for Bob Barr to show them.
, Politics , Barack , John
2008-10-04  The Rural Bus Route
You definitely get a good dose of "Get off my grass you little punk" coming off of Mr. Angrypants. Oh and he throws in some good old fashioned straight talk lying just to remind us about not trusting the truth.
, Political , McCain
2008-10-04  Chad Perrin: SOB
If you're a Colorado voter in Larimer County, you should check here to make sure you're registered to vote. For some reason, a lot of states have apparently been purging voters from their rolls, making their registrations "inactive", et cetera. Colorado, believe it or not, had me lis...
, Liberty , inanity , government , politics , voting
2008-10-04  The Ross News.com
(from Bobby)I have a Google News alert for when the Chronicle is mentioned in a blog or news story. Here are some of the recent alerts:-- In case we forgot, sin is sin. link-- Christian Chronicle....fair and balanced. link-- The Princess Bride and MookDa's List. link-- The Christian Ch...
See those new shiny buttons on the right? They were designed by AK_Sapphire in honor of National Infertility Week (October 19th-25th) and Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day (October 15th). You can get the codes for both buttons on her blog, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Pregn...
, Politics , Hug
2008-10-04  Salome's Corner
Today, Bruce Springsteen spoke and performed at a voter registration rally in Philadelphia. No matter what your political stance this year, sit back and admire his poetic optimism when describing the American system. Makes me proud to think about my country this way, rather than all t...
, music , politics
2008-10-04  louisgray.com
That the San Francisco Bay Area, surrounding Silicon Valley, is left-leaning is no surprise. With rare exceptions, including eBay's Meg Whitman and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, the majority of tech titans have traditionally leaned in favor of the Democratic Party. Recently, you also sa...
, Technology , Finance , Silicon , Politics
A great piece by Michael Malone at PJ Media: The End Of An Era. Living out here in Silicon Valley, the heartland of American innovation, it’s hard not to be appalled by the events taking place 3,000 miles away in the seats of American finance and government - and hard not to fal...
, Politics , Economy , Finance , Business , Financial
2008-10-04  John's notebook...
There is a great movie about the 2001 Enron collapse called “The Smartest Guys in the Room,” and of course the story is about how greedy, blind and stupid they were. I’m sure many Wall Streeters also consider themselves the smartest, and we are seeing how blind and s...
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2008-10-04  NJVoices: John Bury
Since Carla Katz turned off comments and I don't have her email address I thought I'd respond to her post here. Feel free to join me....
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2008-10-04  Letting Off Steam
AOL-UK are closing their blogging service so I’ve decided to transfer some, most or all of my old AOL blogs here. I was sound in off about Water Metering on 22 November 2006: I see that there are proposals to force us all to have water meters, supposedly to conserve water. I conc...
, AIDS , Bad , Chill , Southern , Uncategorized , christianity , civil , health , politics , religion , Matthias , Water , Slave , Apologising , Mixed-Race , Anglo-Saxon , fuel , religious , homophobia , Archbishop
2008-10-04  ScrappleFace
(2008-10-04) — William Ayers, founder of the radical Weather Underground group which carried out a bombing campaign against U.S. targets in the 1960s, today attempted to distance himself from both Barack Obama and The New York Times. Mr. Ayers distributed a news release in respon...
, Law , Politics , Ayers , New , Obama
2008-10-04  Re: The People
From Naked Capitalism: Hypo Real Estate, Germany’s second largest real estate lender, teeters on the verge of collapse. The bank has a €400 billion balance sheet, which would make for a failure of a similar scale to Lehman’s (Hypo’s footings are roughly $550 billion...
, Off , Banking , Credit , Currencies , Doomsday , economic , euro , financial , international , politics
2008-10-04  L&N Line
This is fun: red states and blue states reversed, poor polling, hostage crisis, surprise at Republicans winning the south. A different age.
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2008-10-04  Graham Glass, etc.
Here's what Ron Paul has to say about the Bailout. Because of his track record, I take his opinion more seriously than anyone else.
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It's down to the wire. Who is going to be the next president of the United States of America? Have you made your final decision? Who do you think is most qualified? Who are you voting for? Are you registered to vote? Questions and more questions about your choice for the next presi...
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2008-10-04  Scavenger
I watched the Zenn car make its initial foray into Canada today on the news. After listening to all the glowing,feelgood comments about this urban-only vehicle that can barely get past 24 miles an hour as a top speed I couldn’t help wondering how much we are being sold one more g...
, Kyoto , climate , energy , environment , environmentalism , life , media , news , oil , politics , recycling
2008-10-04  Empowering Roots...
Friendships are endured and nurtured with time. A relationship like friendship should give you that solace, that peace within you of being complete. Having certain set of friends becomes important as time goes by. I love people and just love being around people. I like meeting new peop...
, Friends , Blogging , Entertainment , family , Humour , Laughter , Life , News , personal , Philosophy , Politics , Random , Relationships , thoughts , Writing
This U.S. presidential election season continues to draw massive interest from both the American voting public and others around the world. One of the most fascinating aspects to me, as a writer focusing on media and tech, is how Web innovations and platforms are increasing...
, Community , Huffington , Media , Off , Politics , Social , Television , Trends , Twitter , Web/Tech
Kitty Burns Florey has a nice little piece, making the assumption that the sequences of words coming out of Sarah Palin’s mouth are, in fact, sentences in the English language.
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2008-10-03  Rachel Lucas
I didn’t blow anything up in chem lab today, although I did splatter NaOH solution all over the place while trying to pour it into the buret with a funnel and not realizing the funnel had created an airtight plug thus preventing the base I was pouring from actually going through ...
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2008-10-03  Jewish Atheist
Religulous was funny and entertaining, but ultimately unsatisfying. Like Borat by the same director, most of the humor comes at the expense of the unsuspecting, the unprepared, and the ill-equipped. Maher debates with some people so out of their league that I just felt sorry for them...
, scientology , judaism , reviews , religulous , movies , belief , bill , skepticism , religion , christianity , mormonism , islam , science , politics , maher
2008-10-03  Defying Despondency
I realize that we’re all busy, but, please sign Bush’s Farewell Card. Other Political Stuff Posted in Humor, Music, YouTubeTagged: Politics, President Bush
, Humor , Music , YouTube , Politics , President
So - they took the horrible "Steal from the Working Class and Give to Stupid Lenders" bill and they decided they needed to adjust it a little. So they loaded it with pork and earmarks! Well, that's just what the people wanted! Now we all have to pay taxes through the nose forever. ...
, money , Politics , economy
2008-10-03  Surrender, Dorothy
The squirrels in my backyard have been arguing over political strategy. I placed a hidden microphone on my deck and was startled to realize the two top squirrels leading this contingency are named Squirrel Biden and Squirrel Palin. Here's the transcript from their conversation yester...
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2008-10-03  Wonderland
By Alice Bradey I watched the debate last night, as so many did, with great interest, and the three-quarters-written other column I had prepared for this week promptly got thrown out the window. Because this morning there's not much else I can think of. First off, let me just say t...
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Sally Palin passed the talent part of the competition last night. When's the swimsuit competition? Daily Kos made this flow chart of last night's debate at 5 in the morning. Like him, I couldn't sleep. Because the marketing of Sarah Palin, (hey, can I call you Sally? wink wink) is in...
, Bloomberg , Politics
2008-10-03  Mediavorous
Kathi and I watched the Veep debate late last night on TiVo and by the end of it — and after watching the post-game show on PBS and Nightline — we were so revved up it was hard to sleep, so we watched a mediocre episode of Entourage and then read until we could finally drif...
, Culture , Media , Politics
In random orderRegarding Palin - If you can cram enough into 6 weeks to pull off an acceptable job at a debate, either the interview process is flawed or the job simply isn't that hard. The fact that McCain and Obama can not show up for work for two year periods would suggest the latt...
, debates , Biden , Sarah , Politics
2008-10-03  writing | ben fry
I apologize that I’ve been too busy and distracted with preparing Processing 1.0 to have any time to post things here, but here’s a quickie so that the page doesn’t just rot into total embarrassment. Slate this morning announced the availability of a poll tracking app...
, infographics , mobile , politics , software
The American Nurses Association has endorsed the Obama Biden ticket for President and VP in the 2008 election.To find out more about why the ANA believes Obama and Biden will be a better choice to help nurses, see the new website they have created to help voters make an informed choice...
, politics , health , ANA , politics , political , presidential
Forensic Architecture! What is it? I use this term to refer to the process of describing the architecture of something after it has been built. It is a largely frustrating, cumbersome process yet I seem to have made a career out of it. Let me explain.Note: These are my own views an...
, Forensic , ebXML , UN/CEFACT , Software , Web , Service , soa
Sachi and I have an ongoing discussion that I want to share with you, dear reader, because I want to hear your feedback. When I was a consultant, people would ask me what subjects are appropriate for a blog.  Inevitably I would say that it should reflect the person behind the blog ...
, offtopic , personal , politics , thissite
Holy heck, you guys, I was just sittin here thinkin and I was thinkin how I been talkin all high and mighty-like, and I was thinkin how that just ain’t how all you guys are talkin and you might just start to thinkin that I’m a snooty-snoot or somethin and I just wanna say h...
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