ALCOHOL DRINKING AND DIABETES

ALCOHOL DRINKING AND DIABETES: "At the beginning of the study, none of the women reported that they had diabetes. Ten years later, 935 had developed diabetes. Those taking one drink a day were 58 percent less likely to develop diabetes. Those taking two drinks a day were 250 percent less likely to develop diabetes. Those taking more than two drinks a day had a marked increase in diabetes. "

TREATMENT OF INSULIN RESISTANCE

TREATMENT OF INSULIN RESISTANCE: "When you eat, blood sugar level rises. The higher it rises, the more sugar sticks on cells. Once stuck on a cell membrane, sugar can never detach itself. It is converted to a poison called sorbitol that damages the cell to cause all the side effects of diabetes mentioned above. "

Fast Company | Are All Consultants Corrupt?

Fast Company | Are All Consultants Corrupt?: "Is the problem with professional services due to a lapse in ethics?
The real problem is that people do what they're told. They're simply in compliance mode. What's even more interesting is that there's so much going on that's stupid. People are making the wrong calls on stuff that doesn't even come close to ethics. But that's just common practice. It's what happens inside firms, because that's how people have been raised in business. Before they even get to an ethical issue, they've been taught that if there's cash to be made, then make it. So it's not as if they were wonderful to begin with and then suddenly there was an ethical challenge and they lost their way. The message has always been that nothing trades off against cash."

Al Neuharth, in Christmas Column, Calls for Bringing Troops Home from Iraq

Al Neuharth, in Christmas Column, Calls for Bringing Troops Home from Iraq: "He concluded that 'support our troops' is a wonderful slogan but 'the best way to support our troops thrust by unwise commanders- in-chief into ill-advised adventures like Vietnam and Iraq is to bring them home. Sooner rather than later. That should be our New Year's resolution.'

Neuharth served in the infantry in World War II in France, Germany and the Philippines. He noted that he and his colleagues in that war were 'properly armed and equipped.'"

The faith debate in America - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - December 23, 2004

The faith debate in America - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - December 23, 2004: "To secular humanism he was the Gandhi of his day. To Judaism he was a heretic. To Muslims he was a prophet in the line of prophets leading to the seal of the prophet Mohammed. To Christians he is the revealed Son of God. These are mutually different ways of understanding Jesus, and ultimately they cannot be reconciled. "

The New York Times > National > The Public: Fighting On Is the Only Option, Americans Say

The New York Times > National > The Public: Fighting On Is the Only Option, Americans Say: "'It's like watching your son playing in traffic, and there's nothing you can do,'"

Campaign of deception used to push patriotic song up charts - Sunday, 12/19/04

Campaign of deception used to push patriotic song up charts - Sunday, 12/19/04: "Wright said she was ''shocked, saddened and deeply upset by this unethical behavior.'' She said Walter was ''an unpaid volunteer who acted without my knowledge or direction.''
In an interview a day earlier, Wright had described Walter as ''my best friend. We talk all the time, about everything.''"

Feds reopen probe of Honda CR-V fires - Sep. 14, 2004

Feds reopen probe of Honda CR-V fires - Sep. 14, 2004: "The newspaper said the new probe is an 'engineering analysis,' the most serious level of inquiry conducted by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Such investigations lead to vehicle recalls roughly 60 to 80 percent of the time, an agency spokesman told the newspaper. "

27 Fires Linked To Oil Changes In Honda CR-V (washingtonpost.com)

27 Fires Linked To Oil Changes In Honda CR-V (washingtonpost.com): "'Relatively new cars catching on fire? Running the risk of injuring their occupants? It's a very unusual and a very dangerous situation,' said Sally Greenberg of Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports. The fact that a routine oil change could have such catastrophic results suggests 'a dire and a dangerous situation that both the automaker and the auto safety agency should have looked much more closely at,' she said. "

JON CARROLL

JON CARROLL: "cut up little pieces of paper and throw them into the air. It keeps the elephants away. It's worked so far: no elephants. "

DRUDGE REPORT 2005�

DRUDGE REPORT 2005�it's like the iraqies are apaches that keep shooting arrows from the brush along the road.

eeek

The Good Kind Of Conservative

The Good Kind Of Conservative: "'I wish my daughter would turn 18 and move out so I could be a liberal again.' "

The Bible tells me so / Religion in the Heartland is more complex than those of us in the blue states sometimes think

The Bible tells me so / Religion in the Heartland is more complex than those of us in the blue states sometimes think: "'Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?'
'I know from Leviticus 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?'"

First Coast News | Local News

First Coast News | Local News: "Donations can be made at ANY Vystar Credit Union to Juliana Wetmore at member number 2102465.

Direct donations can be sent to:

Juliana Wetmore
3018 Hickory Glenn Dr.
Orange Park, FL 32065 "

The New York Times > National > Mystery Cloaks Couple's Firing as Risks to U.S.

The New York Times > National > Mystery Cloaks Couple's Firing as Risks to U.S.: "'Everybody has a sense of pride about their parents,' Hamed Afshari said, breaking into tears. 'And then someone disrespects them like that and it hurts so bad because there is nothing you can do.'"

Bill Moyers Retiring From TV Journalism

Bill Moyers Retiring From TV Journalism: "'I'm going out telling the story that I think is the biggest story of our time: how the right-wing media has become a partisan propaganda arm of the Republican National Committee,' says Moyers. 'We have an ideological press that's interested in the election of Republicans, and a mainstream press that's interested in the bottom line. Therefore, we don't have a vigilant, independent press whose interest is the American people.' "

recordonline.com

recordonline.com: "Christine Loria was at the end of her rope earlier this week when she called her wounded husband's commanders at Fort Hood, Texas, and gave them a piece of her mind.
The Army was discharging her husband, Robert, after he lost his arm and suffered other severe injuries in Iraq, without even gas money to drive his car home.
'I am up here and he's there. That's 1,800 miles away,' she said. 'I had to call his chain of command and scream at them.'
Their reaction she said, was 'very mature.'
'If he feels that way, why is his wife talking for him? Why doesn't he come talk to us himself?' she remembers them asking her.
'Because on some level, he still respects you,' she answered. 'I don't have that problem.'"

Boston.com / News / Local / Brudnoy, in cancer's grip, prepares for end

Boston.com / News / Local / Brudnoy, in cancer's grip, prepares for end: "''David is a Massachusetts treasure,' Governor Mitt Romney said in a telephone interview. ''He is an unadulterated voice of truth.
''The two most important days in your life are the day you're born and the day you leave,' Romney continued. ''On the day you leave, you measure your life on two things -- what you're taking with you and what you're leaving behind. What he's taking with him is a soul that's pure, honest, and full of character and integrity. What he leaves behind is literally millions of listeners who have gotten new perspectives and insights from his unprejudiced voice.'"

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "I believe lives are at stake with so many soldiers going across the border riding with scrap metal as protection. It may be to late for the unit I am with, but hopefully not for those who come after."

Judges take up journalists' appeal / Court to decide on protection of secret sources

Judges take up journalists' appeal / Court to decide on protection of secret sources: "Deputy special prosecutor Jim Fleissner said reporters must testify if a crime was under investigation unless prosecutors acted in bad faith or in a harassing manner. The possibility of allowing reporters to keep sources private 'would be a question for the prosecutor to decide,' he said. "

Nanaimo - canada.com network

Nanaimo - canada.com network: "On several occasions, his soldiers pumped hundreds of bullets into cars that failed to stop at U.S. military checkpoints, killing all occupants - who were later found to be unarmed, Massey said.
On another occasion, marines reacted to a stray bullet by killing a small group of unarmed protesters and bystanders, said Massey, who said he suffers from nightmares and post-traumatic stress disorder.
'I was deeply concerned about the civilian casualties,' he said.
'What they were doing was committing murder.' "

Study: PCs make kids dumber | The Register

Study: PCs make kids dumber | The Register: "They also studied the effects of computer use on test scores, and found that greater use of computers in the home impacted positively on test scores."

yet the headline says "Study: PCs make kids dumber"

huh?

New York Post Online Edition: postopinion

New York Post Online Edition: postopinion: "Two elections, and two defeats, into the post-9/11 era, American liberalism still hasn't had its meeting at the Willard Hotel. And the hour is getting late."

Tenet calls for Internet security -- The Washington Times

Tenet calls for Internet security -- The Washington Times: "'I know that these actions will be controversial in this age when we still think the Internet is a free and open society with no control or accountability,' he told an information-technology security conference in Washington, 'but ultimately the Wild West must give way to governance and control.' "

Very, Very Dirty Pictures / You want explicit? You want raw and uncensored and free of media bias? Here you go

Very, Very Dirty Pictures / You want explicit? You want raw and uncensored and free of media bias? Here you go: "You have to dare yourself to click, to take it in, to see if you can, in fact, handle the truth.
It is not easy. It is definitely not pleasant. But in this time of ever escalating numbers of war dead and flagrant BushCo lies and sanitized BS about the real effects of war, all coupled with a simmering plan to attack Iran and maybe North Korea someday real soon, seeking out such visceral truth is no longer just optional. It is, perhaps, the most patriotic thing you can do. "

Anti-evolution teachings gain foothold in U.S. schools / Evangelicals see flaws in Darwinism

Anti-evolution teachings gain foothold in U.S. schools / Evangelicals see flaws in Darwinism: "The U.S. Supreme Court in 1987 banned the teaching of creationism -- which holds that God created the world about 6,000 years ago -- in public schools on the grounds of separation of church and state. "

Anti-evolution teachings gain foothold in U.S. schools / Evangelicals see flaws in Darwinism

Anti-evolution teachings gain foothold in U.S. schools / Evangelicals see flaws in Darwinism: "The U.S. Supreme Court in 1987 banned the teaching of creationism -- which holds that God created the world about 6,000 years ago -- in public schools on the grounds of separation of church and state. "

Anti-evolution teachings gain foothold in U.S. schools / Evangelicals see flaws in Darwinism

Anti-evolution teachings gain foothold in U.S. schools / Evangelicals see flaws in Darwinism: "The U.S. Supreme Court in 1987 banned the teaching of creationism -- which holds that God created the world about 6,000 years ago -- in public schools on the grounds of separation of church and state. "

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Fox411 - 'Alexander' Catastrophe: #6

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Fox411 - 'Alexander' Catastrophe: #6: "What I do know if this was really the way Alexander conducted his life and conquests, it's a wonder our shower curtains now contain maps of the world at all."

Welcome to anncoulter.com!

Welcome to anncoulter.com!: "I think we have a long way to go from Michael Moore being an honored guest at the Democratic National Convention to a 'blacklist' �- except for actors who believe abortion and gay marriage are 'wrong.' But here's hoping."

The New York Times > National > Americans Show Clear Concerns on Bush Agenda

The New York Times > National > Americans Show Clear Concerns on Bush Agenda: "'I think they're driven by hatred and homophobia and vitriol,' said Paul Cuthbertson, 53, a Democrat from Atlanta. 'The Republicans in recent years have turned 'liberal' into a dirty word, which it isn't. I'm a liberal and proud to be so. This so-called Christian ideal of being against gay marriage is neither American nor Christian. I think it's un-American to discriminate against fellow citizens, and God does not call upon Christians to be vigilantes to punish people that they perceive him not to like.'' "

Yahoo! Groups : thehouseatpooneilcorners

Yahoo! Groups : thehouseatpooneilcorners: "Open the door, don't you know that's what it's for"

Clinton Library Opens in Little Rock (washingtonpost.com)

Clinton Library Opens in Little Rock (washingtonpost.com): "Former president Bush, who lost his reelection bid to Clinton in 1992, said he learned the hard way that his opponent 'was one of the most gifted American political figures in modern times.' On the campaign trail, Clinton 'was a natural and he made it look too easy,' the former president said to laughter from the audience. 'And, oh, how I hated him for that!'
He said Clinton also 'enjoyed debates too much for my taste.'
In his own laudatory remarks, President Bush also paid tribute to Clinton's political skills, quoting an Arkansas supporter's explanation to his son of why he liked the then-governor so much. 'He said, 'Son, he'll look you in the eye, he'll shake your hand, he'll hold your baby, he'll pet your dog -- all at the same time,' ' Bush said. "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Slapping the Other Cheek

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Slapping the Other Cheek: "'In your re-election, God has graciously granted America - though she doesn't deserve it - a reprieve from the agenda of paganism,' Mr. Jones wrote. 'Put your agenda on the front burner and let it boil. You owe the liberals nothing. They despise you because they despise your Christ.' Way harsh."

My Way News

My Way News: "'Punish France, ignore Germany and forgive Russia,' Rice was widely quoted as telling associates in the spring of 2003."

Dear World: Sorry About Bush / No, seriously. Very, very sorry. How sorry? Well, let America show you ... in pictures

Dear World: Sorry About Bush / No, seriously. Very, very sorry. How sorry? Well, let America show you ... in pictures: "Dubya Dubya II"

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Slapping the Other Cheek

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Slapping the Other Cheek: "Bob Jones III, president of the fundamentalist college of the same name, has written a letter to the president telling him that 'Christ has allowed you to be his servant' so he could 'leave an imprint for righteousness,' by appointing conservative judges and approving legislation 'defined by biblical norm.'
'In your re-election, God has graciously granted America - though she doesn't deserve it - a reprieve from the agenda of paganism,' Mr. Jones wrote. 'Put your agenda on the front burner and let it boil. You owe the liberals nothing. They despise you because they despise your Christ.' Way harsh."

Democratic Party must be 'born again,' Carville says - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - November 09, 2004

Democratic Party must be 'born again,' Carville says - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - November 09, 2004: "'These guys had a narrative � we're going to protect you from the terrorists in Tikrit and from the homos in Hollywood. That's it,'"

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand: "'A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles. It is true that in the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt......If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake.' "

DRUDGE REPORT 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT 2004�: "'It would not only be historic, to nominate a minority as chief justice, symbolizing the president's strong belief in hope and optimism, but it would be a sound judicial move.... Justice Thomas simply has an extraordinary record.'"

USATODAY.com

USATODAY.com: "�I want to be sure he is a ruthless son of a bitch, that he will do what he's told, that every income tax return I want to see I see, that he will go after our enemies and not go after our friends,� he said. "

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "Somewhat smiling, Cronkite said he is 'inclined to think that Karl Rove, the political manager at the White House, who is a very clever man, he probably set up bin Laden to this thing.'

Interviewer Larry King did not ask Cronkite to elaborate on the provocative election eve observation."

Newsday.com: IRS probes NAACP leader's speech

Newsday.com: IRS probes NAACP leader's speech: "Frances Hill, a University of Miami law professor and an expert on the political rights of tax-exempt organizations, read Bond's speech and said it was indeed critical of President George W. Bush. But she added that Bond was probably on safe legal ground because his speech was broadly conceived, didn't focus solely on Bush and touched on a range of issues that have long been trademarks of the NAACP, such as equality and justice.

'You can be passionate and still have a tax-exempt status,' Hill said. 'If the IRS thinks that this speech is sufficient to trigger an audit, then I think we have quite a new standard and they must be planning to audit hundreds of other groups.'"

Russia tied to Iraq's missing arms - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - October 28, 2004

Russia tied to Iraq's missing arms - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - October 28, 2004: "Defense officials said the Russians can provide information on what happened to the Iraqi weapons and explosives that were transported out of the country. Officials believe the Russians also can explain what happened to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. "

...smells like panicky bullshitting to me.

Russia tied to Iraq's missing arms - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - October 28, 2004

Russia tied to Iraq's missing arms - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - October 28, 2004: "The disappearance of the material was reported in a letter Oct. 10 from the Iraqi government to the International Atomic Energy Agency."

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "And a political candidate who jumps to conclusions without knowing the facts is not a person you want as your commander in chief.' "

Yahoo! News - Web Server Takedown Called Speech Threat

Yahoo! News - Web Server Takedown Called Speech Threat: "'The significance of this is that apparently, a foreign government, based on a secret process, can have the U.S. government silence independent news sources without ever having to answer to the American people about how that kind of restraint could happen,' said Keith Bankston, a lawyer for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which drafted the motion. 'Every press organization should be asking, 'Am I next?'' "

DRUDGE REPORT 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT 2004�: "Jeff Fager, executive producer of the Sunday edition of 60 MINUTES, said in a statement that 'our plan was to run the story on October 31.'

Elizabeth Jensen at the LOS ANGELES TIMES details on Tuesday how CBS NEWS and 60 MINUTES lost the story [which repackaged previously reported information on a large cache of explosives missing in Iraq, first published and broadcast in 2003]."

Amazon.com: DVD: Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Amazon.com: DVD: Invasion of the Body Snatchers: "Denny Zeitlin's eerie, atonal electronic score highlights the often very unsettling visuals, which include disintegrating people, fibrously materializing doppelgangers, and a dog with a human face. "

We Hold This Dirt to Be Self-Evident (washingtonpost.com)

We Hold This Dirt to Be Self-Evident (washingtonpost.com): "President Bush: 'My opponent, you see, wrote -- or he helped to write -- this document, this so-called Declaration of Independence. And in it, see, he says something about how we hold these truths to be self-evident. Now, self-evident is just a fancy word -- or actually it's two words: Of course I know that! I can count! -- it's just a fancy way of saying you don't have to say anything because folks already know it.
'In other words, he's saying that you don't have to tell the truth. Well, I just happen to disagree with that. I think the truth is one of the most important things in our great country. The truth is American. And it's good. It's good to tell the truth. But my opponent disagrees with that. He thinks you don't need to tell the truth. And I happen to think that's wrong. It's a difference in philosophy, you see.' "

USATODAY.com

USATODAY.com: "With no fanfare, he signed his fifth tax cut aboard Air Force One en route to a campaign stop. It's a $136 billion behemoth of breaks and payoffs over 10 years to corporations that lobbied hardest and executives who donated the most to Congress."

Amazon.com: DVD: American Splendor (2003)

Amazon.com: DVD: American Splendor (2003): "One of the most acclaimed films of 2003, American Splendor is also one of the most audaciously creative biographical movies ever made. "

way true !

TheLouisvilleChannel.com - Entertainment - Ashlee Simpson Blames Her Band After 'SNL' Gaffe

TheLouisvilleChannel.com - Entertainment - Ashlee Simpson Blames Her Band After 'SNL' Gaffe: "'Exactly. I feel so bad. My band started playing the wrong song. I didn't know what to do so I thought I'd do a hoe-down,' Simpson said."

apparently bullshit

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith: "As Lincoln noted in his Second Inaugural Address about the Civil War, one can't speak for God: 'The Almighty has His own purposes.' "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith: "Mr. Robertson said he'd warned a self-satisfied Bush about Iraq: 'The Lord told me it was going to be (a) a disaster, and (b) messy.'
Mr. Robertson said, 'He was the most self-assured man I ever met.' Paraphrasing Mark Twain, he said Mr. Bush was 'like a contented Christian with four aces. He was just sitting there, like, I'm on top of the world, and I warned him about this war. ... And I was trying to say, Mr. President, you better prepare the American people for casualties. 'Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties.' ' "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith: "Some right-wing Catholics want John Kerry excommunicated, while evangelicals call the president a messenger of God. 'God's blessing is on him,' the TV evangelist Pat Robertson says, adding, 'It's the blessing of heaven on the emperor.' "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith: "Miracles make the incurious even more incurious. People who live by religious certainties don't have to waste time with recalcitrant facts or moral doubts. "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Casualties of Faith: "Miracles make the incurious even more incurious. People who live by religious certainties don't have to waste time with recalcitrant facts or moral doubts. "

My Way News

My Way News: "VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A conservative U.S. lawyer's attempt to enlist the Vatican in his drive to declare Senator John Kerry a heretic over his abortion views backfired Wednesday when the Holy See said it had been hoodwinked."

The New York Times > New York Region > Study Suggests Design Flaws Didn't Doom Towers

The New York Times > New York Region > Study Suggests Design Flaws Didn't Doom Towers: "But the most severe shortcomings identified at the World Trade Center in the institute's comprehensive review do not pertain to how the buildings were conceived or built. Instead, the failings on Sept. 11 were chiefly found in the response by the New York City Fire and Police Departments, which was hampered by inadequate command, unreliable communications equipment and an overwhelmed dispatching system."

CNN.com - William Shatner sings again - Oct 18, 2004

CNN.com - William Shatner sings again - Oct 18, 2004: "'Live life like you're gonna die / Because you're gonna / I hate to be the bearer of bad news / But you're gonna die.'"

CNN.com - William Shatner sings again - Oct 18, 2004

CNN.com - William Shatner sings again - Oct 18, 2004: "Has been might again.'"

Progressive News - What's Wrong With Patriotic Journalism? by Robert Jensen

Progressive News - What's Wrong With Patriotic Journalism? by Robert Jensen: "�There is one difference,� I pointed out. �In a democracy the people have some say in the matter through their elected representatives, and in the United States only Congress can declare war.�

�Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them that they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.�["

My Way News

My Way News: "'I don't think anybody here wants to impede the free flow of information over the Internet,' Weintraub said. 'The question then is, where do you draw the line?'"

My Way News

My Way News: "'I don't think anybody here wants to impede the free flow of information over the Internet,' Weintraub said. 'The question then is, where do you draw the line?'"

My Way News

My Way News: "'I don't think anybody here wants to impede the free flow of information over the Internet,' Weintraub said. 'The question then is, where do you draw the line?'"

The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Religion: Group of Bishops Using Influence to Oppose Kerry

The New York Times > Washington > Campaign 2004 > Religion: Group of Bishops Using Influence to Oppose Kerry: "For Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, the highest-ranking Roman Catholic prelate in Colorado, there is only one way for a faithful Catholic to vote in this presidential election, for President Bush and against Senator John Kerry. "

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "This is an abuse of the public trust."

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Nuclear Fiction

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Nuclear Fiction: "Duelfer report says, that Saddam was no threat to the U.S. or any other country. The mushroom cloud was a Fig Newton of Dick Cheney's feverish imagination. That would mean W. didn't fix his father's screw-up, but he screwed up his father's fix. A big Oedipal oops."

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Quotations: Christopher Reeve

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Quotations: Christopher Reeve: "�Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.�"

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Quotations: Christopher Reeve

FOXNews.com - Foxlife - Quotations: Christopher Reeve: "'Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching'"

Google Search: aarp medicare

Google Search: aarp medicare: "Novelli wrote for a Gingrich volume on
health care published last year. One sentence reads, 'Newt's ideas are
influencing how we at AARP are thinking about our national role in health
promotion and disease prevention and in our advocating for system change.'"

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Getting Junior's Goat

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Getting Junior's Goat: "The Clintonistas have infused the Kerry campaign with a new motto: 'It's the couch, stupid!' "

The New York Times > Business > Negotiators Approve Big Tax Cuts for Business

The New York Times > Business > Negotiators Approve Big Tax Cuts for Business: "'This is a disgrace,' said Senator John McCain, the Arizona Republican who had backed the proposal to make tobacco products subject to F.D.A. regulation. 'They have removed the linchpin in the passage of this legislation in a complete sellout to the tobacco companies.'"

My Way News

My Way News: "DeLay also raised 'serious concerns' by contacting the Federal Aviation Administration to help locate Democratic lawmakers, who were fleeing Texas in an effort to thwart state Republican legislators from passing a DeLay engineered redistricting plan."

This is of course absolutely outrageous. That this prick gets away with it is beyond scandalous.

My Way News

My Way News: "The committee, which has authority to recommend more severe punishment up to expulsion, spared DeLay from a lengthy investigation by delivering its mildest punishment. But it did warn the Texas Republican, long known in the Capitol as 'The Hammer,' to shape up.
Citing 'the number of instances to date' that it has commented on DeLay's conduct, the panel told DeLay 'it is clearly necessary for you to temper your future actions to assure that you are in full compliance ... with ... House rules and standards of conduct.'"

The big debate last week - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 05, 2004

The big debate last week - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 05, 2004: "In France, in 1940, the men and women who dreamed of liberation and eventually formed 'la resistance' were not being realistic. The realist was the austere, aristocrat Marshall Petain, who negotiated a collaborator's peace with Hitler and called it Vichy. Five years later, his followers were shot in the village squares by patriotic Frenchmen. There is a lot of Petain in Mr. Kerry.
John Kerry may have won the debate, but he would lose the war. "

MSNBC - Rumsfeld backtracks on al-Qaida, Iraq links

MSNBC - Rumsfeld backtracks on al-Qaida, Iraq links: "On whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction before the war, Rumsfeld told the New York audience flatly that intelligence about such weapons before the invasion was faulty � a markedly different statement than what he told a television interviewer just a day earlier.
�It turns out that we have not found weapons of mass destruction,� Rumsfeld said Monday in the speech. �Why the intelligence proved wrong I�m not in a position to say, but the world is a lot better off with Saddam Hussein in jail.�"

MSNBC - Rumsfeld backtracks on al-Qaida, Iraq links

MSNBC - Rumsfeld backtracks on al-Qaida, Iraq links: "Asked to describe the connection between the Iraqi leader and the al-Qaida terror network at an appearance Monday at the Council on Foreign Relations, the Pentagon chief first refused to answer, then said: �To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two.�"

Bremer Criticizes Troop Levels (washingtonpost.com)

Bremer Criticizes Troop Levels (washingtonpost.com): "'We paid a big price for not stopping it because it established an atmosphere of lawlessness,' he said yesterday in a speech at an insurance conference in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 'We never had enough troops on the ground.'
Bremer's comments were striking because they echoed contentions of many administration critics, including Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry, who argue that the U.S. government failed to plan adequately to maintain security in Iraq after the invasion. "

Road to the White House: Heinz Kerry assails Bush policies

Road to the White House: Heinz Kerry assails Bush policies: "In addition, her husband plans to provide every student in America with four years of college tuition in exchange for two years of community service, and to provide parents with a $4,000 tax credit for college tuition they pay, Heinz Kerry said."

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Bush and Reality

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Bush and Reality: "The real world is President Bush's Achilles' heel. He can't keep his distance from it forever. "

Hullabaloo

Hullabaloo: "Once again the fighting hellmice of the 101st keyboarders speak truth to power! "

The Washington Monthly

The Washington Monthly: "It all started when Bush looked up halfway though an answer during Thursday's debate and snapped petulantly, 'Let me finish.' This is a trademark Bush line and normally wouldn't draw any comment except for one thing: no one had interrupted him. He had plenty of time left, Kerry hadn't said anything, and Jim Lehrer hadn't said anything either. So who was he talking to?
The theory making the rounds is that he was wearing an implanted earpiece of some kind and was reacting to advice from whatever handler was on the other end. The hard evidence for this is approximately zero, but it did bring back memories of an odd incident a few months ago: Bush was at a press conference with Jacques Chirac and really was wearing an earpiece, and it appeared that his responses to questions were being fed to him a few moments before the words came out of his mouth. You could hear it on every network that carried the event."

Getting it wrong on Iran - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 04, 2004

Getting it wrong on Iran - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED - October 04, 2004: "Two principles appear to underlie Mr. Kerry's approach to foreign policy: First,that anything done by Mr. Bush is by definition wrong, and second, that Mr. Kerry will be able to fix everything by holding summits and bilateral talks, at which he will use his unique persuasive powers to get foreign despots to behave themselves. Twenty-nine days from now, the American people will decide whether someone who lives in such a fantasy world is fit to lead the free world. "

ABCNEWS.com : Texas Editor Defends Endorsing Kerry

ABCNEWS.com : Texas Editor Defends Endorsing Kerry: "The Iconoclast, which endorsed Bush in 2000, said it now supports the Democrat because of disillusionment with the war and Bush's actions on Social Security, the economy and other issues. An editorial dated Sept. 29 accuses the president of having a 'smoke-screened agenda' and leading the United States into a 'quagmire' in Iraq on flimsy pretenses."

New York Post Online Edition: news

New York Post Online Edition: news: "But the mystery was solved when The Post reviewed a Fox News Channel feed from Thursday's debate: Kerry pulled out . . . a black pen. "

Yahoo! News - Kerry-Edwards 2004 - John Kerry: A New Choice for Middle Class Families; George Bush: The Wrong Choices for the Middle Class

Yahoo! News - Kerry-Edwards 2004 - John Kerry: A New Choice for Middle Class Families; George Bush: The Wrong Choices for the Middle Class: "One month from today, the American dream is on the ballot."

Fox News pulls item with fake Kerry quotes

Fox News pulls item with fake Kerry quotes: "The phony item posted early Friday read in part:
'Rallying supporters in Tampa Friday Kerry played up his performance in Thursday night's debate in which many observers agreed the Massachusetts senator outperformed the president.
''Didn't my nails and cuticles look great? What a good debate!' Kerry said Friday.
'With the foreign-policy debate in the history books, Kerry hopes to keep the pressure on and the sense of traction going.
'Aides say he will step up attacks on the president in the next few days, and pivot somewhat to the domestic agenda, with a focus on women and abortion rights.
''It's about the Supreme Court. Women should like me! I do manicures,' Kerry said.'
The item also quoted Kerry as saying of himself and President Bush: 'I'm metrosexual -- he's a cowboy.'"

www.AndrewSullivan.com - Daily Dish

www.AndrewSullivan.com - Daily Dish: "And you don't want to be the president who is forced to say, 'Of course I know Osama bin Laden attacked us.'"

sacbee.com -- George Will -- George F. Will: Bush benefits when Kerry talks about Iraq

sacbee.com -- George Will -- George F. Will: Bush benefits when Kerry talks about Iraq: "Plato said the city is the soul of the citizens writ large"

Complete Text of the Debate

Complete Text of the Debate: "Now, I believe there's a better way to do this. You know, the president's father did not go into Iraq, into Baghdad, beyond Basra, and the reason he didn't is he said -- he wrote in his book -- because there was no viable exit strategy. And he said our troops would be occupiers in a bitterly hostile land"

Complete Text of the Debate

Complete Text of the Debate: "PRESIDENT BUSH: I'm trying to put a leash on them. (Laughs, laughter.)

SEN. KERRY: Well, I don't know. I've learned not to do that, Mr. President."

Grace Slick

Grace Slick: "She also said in that book she prefers 'dark, smart, and dangerous' men."

LILEKS (James) : Fargo

LILEKS (James) : Fargo: "As a teenager, I thought Fargo was a prison sentence. Consider this my apology."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "The attention to gustatory detail can seem unseemly, after a while. All that talk of sauces and obscure drizzles and precious pates and brash herbs - please. It's just dinner. There's a difference between describing the charms of one's first love and going on and on about the interesting pattern of moles on a hooker's back."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME

Excuse me, Mr. Lucas? EXCUSE ME: "By now I�d rather read a biography of the man who typeset �Les Miserables� than read the book again."

eFilmCritic - Richard Roeper: He's not a film critic, he just plays one on television.

eFilmCritic - Richard Roeper: He's not a film critic, he just plays one on television.: "Boiled down, all of Roeper's reviews come down to just 'I liked it,' or 'I didn't like it.' This leads to a second corollary that real critics know and that Richard Roeper never learned--WHO CARES what you like? Even if I disagree with Roger Ebert, I can read his work and gain a sense of the film that might let me see if I'd be interested."

9news.com | News

9news.com | News: "'The way we live in peace in a family, in a marriage, in the world, is not by threatening people, is not by showing off your muscles. It's by listening, by giving a hand sometimes, by being intelligent, by being open and by setting high standards,' she said at the CSU rally.
In Pueblo, Heinz Kerry sounded a similar theme, criticizing the Bush administration for sending warning signals to Iran about developing nuclear weapons.
'There are about 50 countries in the world that have the capability to build nuclear weapons. Are we going to attack them all?' she said.
Gina Maggrett, of Pueblo, liked what she heard.
'(She's portrayed) as this caustic person but I thought she was really warm and intelligent. A lovely person,' she said. "

Google Search: "jefferson airplane"

Google Search: "jefferson airplane": "'Our whole generation got away with stuff we really shouldn't have gotten
away with,' Kantner said. 'We broke the laws daily.' "

New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Bruce - why I'm on fire over election

New York Daily News - Daily Dish & Gossip - Bruce - why I'm on fire over election: "'The example I've been giving is that I've been an enormous fan of John Wayne all my life, although not a fan of his politics,' Springsteen says. 'I've made a place for all those different parts of who he was. I find deep inspiration and soulfulness in his work.' "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: The Prince of Tides, Tacking and Attacking

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: The Prince of Tides, Tacking and Attacking: "We have 'traded a dictator for a chaos that has left America less secure.'"

Echo Online :: Opinions :: United Nations needs to clean up America's blunder, rebuild Iraq

Echo Online :: Opinions :: United Nations needs to clean up America's blunder, rebuild Iraq: "I do think it would be helpful to get the United Nations to write a constitution,' Bush said in the same interview. 'I mean, they're good at that.'

They're also good at legitimizing a government seen by many in Arab countries as an extension of Western imperialism, Mr. President. They're also good at making sure that elections are fun fairly and freely, and won't be seen as puppets of Washington if a pro-west leader wins.

If the American people ever hope to be free of the colossal blunder of anarchy in Iraq, foisted upon us by our fearless leader, we'll need the UN's help. If the American people ever hope to see the end of the deficit, and a return to spending our money on our country, we'll need the UN's help. And if America wants to se Iraq have a stable and transparent government, removing their potential threat to America, we need the UN's help.

Let's move from the Cabal of the Willing to the Coalition of the World. "

FOXNews.com - Politics - Bush to Tell U.N. Iraq War Was 'Right Decision'

FOXNews.com - Politics - Bush to Tell U.N. Iraq War Was 'Right Decision': "'I do think it would be helpful to get the United Nations in to help write a constitution � they're good at that,' Bush said."

Totally amazing statement !

CNN.com - 'Amused'�Cat Stevens back�home - Sep 23, 2004

CNN.com - 'Amused'�Cat Stevens back�home - Sep 23, 2004: "'Celebrity or unknown, our job is to act on information that others have given us,' Ridge said."

Texans Still at Odds Over Bush's Legal Reforms

Texans Still at Odds Over Bush's Legal Reforms: "The impact has been felt by home buyers such as Mary and Keith Cohn, whose elegant new residence in this well-off Houston suburb came with a leaky roof that led to rotting and moldy wallboard throughout the structure. After their daughters became ill, the Cohns moved out. The repairs ultimately cost more than $300,000.

To their astonishment and dismay, they learned that when the builder refused to repair most of the damage, they could not sue him for redress. Instead, they could pursue private arbitration, a process they considered stacked against them."

ThisisLondon

ThisisLondon: "'If I do not beat her, she will not be scared enough to obey me,' the husband said. "

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "When you go to a zoo and you see a monkey throwing its s___, you can't get mad. That's what monkeys do. But you want the media at some point to go, 'No! Bad monkey!' And that's really the direction that it should be going in. Not for Republican desires or Democrat desires but for truth."

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "And as far as I'm concerned, their best argument for election is, Yes, I drove us into a brick wall. But I didn't blink!"

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "I mean, how many campaigns do you remember where Hitler has come up a lot? If I were the Hitler people, I'd be raising a stink. I think he's gotta protect his legacy. He's gotta come out and go, Look, all right, you guys have your flaws but, hey, I was evil, baby!"

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "They always say politics is show business for ugly people. But I think a much more appropriate saying would be that Washington is Hollywood that actually matters. These are people who, for all their apparent insanity, control nearly every aspect of our lives."

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004

CNN.com - 10 Questions for Jon Stewart - Sep 20, 2004: "WRITING A BOOK IS SO RETRO. SHOULDN'T YOU BE BLOGGING OR SOMETHING? I can't. It's too hip. Then I'd have to get a BlackBerry, and I'm wired in, and next thing you know, I'm at a Black-Eyed Peas concert with a crack problem. I just can't go down that road."

Roger Ebert: "Fox is a Republican propaganda machine"

Roger Ebert: "Fox is a Republican propaganda machine": "But here's the best from Ebert: 'Fox is not objective. Fox is a Republican propaganda machine.'"

Two in the Bush

Two in the Bush: "Sure, it was dippy and crass�but heck if it didn�t work. It was the ultimate in smart-stupid promotion tactics, lifted straight from the bimbo playbook. It speaks to the campaign strategy of our times: You don�t have to be informed and you don�t have to make sense. You just have to be seen. "

Fried Man: Who is Bill Burkett?

Fried Man: Who is Bill Burkett?: "I've sat in total grief for the past three years, watching the institutions of America being spent as if they were lottery winnings."

The Village Voice: Features: The Ad That Beats Bush by Wayne Barrett

The Village Voice: Features: The Ad That Beats Bush by Wayne Barrett: "Bush momentarily forced at a March 2002 press conference to discuss bin Laden: 'I just don't spend that much time on him, to be honest with ya.' "

Reports fuel doubts on documents used in CBS News story on Bush's National Guard Service

Reports fuel doubts on documents used in CBS News story on Bush's National Guard Service: "Knox told the newspaper she did not recall typing the memos, but that they echoed Killian's views on Bush. She said he retained memos for a personal 'cover his back' file he kept in a locked drawer of his desk, but she was not sure what happened to them when he died in 1984. "

New Zealand News - World - Blair to urge US to take tougher action on global warming

New Zealand News - World - Blair to urge US to take tougher action on global warming: "Mr Blair, who believes the Kyoto Treaty does not go far enough, will reiterate his call for the United States to sign it. He will identify climate change as one of the greatest challenges facing the planet, saying that one country acting alone cannot solve the problem. "

Top News Article | Reuters.com

Top News Article | Reuters.com: "'I think it's unlikely that we will find any stockpiles,' Powell told lawmakers when asked about the intelligence behind his Feb. 5, 2003, U.N. Security Council speech laying out U.S. arguments for the war with Iraq that began six weeks later. "

VANITY FAIR / **** (PG-13)

VANITY FAIR / **** (PG-13): "Of course he expects Becky to show her gratitude, although oddly enough she shows it more frankly in the 1828 novel than in the 2004 movie; its PG-13 rating no doubt inspired Nair and her writers to suggest to their tender young audiences that Becky can be friendly and grateful without, as the saying goes, Steyn having sex with that young woman. In the real world, the furniture would have been back on the sidewalk."

I won't watch a butchered entity.

VANITY FAIR / **** (PG-13)

VANITY FAIR / **** (PG-13): "I had thought her a mere social climber. I see now she's a mountaineer."

DRUDGE REPORT 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT 2004�: "'Flyers distributed to Texas voters during Bush's failed Congressional race say 'he served in the U.S. Air Force and the Texas Air National Guard.' But according to Air Force officials, Air National Guardsmen are not counted as members of the active-duty Air Force.' "

The Captive Mind Now - What Czeslaw Milosz understood about Islam. By Christopher�Hitchens

The Captive Mind Now - What Czeslaw Milosz understood about Islam. By Christopher�Hitchens: "But when he paints the joyous, radiant life of people in the Soviet Union, I stop believing him. I am inclined to believe him as long as he speaks about what he knows: I stop believing him when he starts to speak about what I know myself."

Dance of the Stem Cells (washingtonpost.com)

Dance of the Stem Cells (washingtonpost.com): "But talk is cheap. While Laura Bush is destroying hope by the traditional method of spreading gloom and pessimism, her husband is bringing the pessimist's art into the 21st century by actually destroying the objective basis for hope. While she battles rhetorically against false hopes, he works to ensure that there is no hope at all.
On balance, I think I prefer her approach. "

Dance of the Stem Cells (washingtonpost.com)

Dance of the Stem Cells (washingtonpost.com): "As Laura Bush put it, George Bush 'is the only president to ever authorize federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.' She noted that 'few people know' this. Few may have known it, but many might have guessed. It is true indeed that Bush's predecessors, from George Washington to Bill Clinton, failed to fund embryonic stem cell research. Even Abraham Lincoln. Not a penny for stem-cell research from any of them. Historians believe this might have been because it didn't exist yet. But that's just a guess. "

KRT Wire | 09/07/2004 | New weather patterns turn Florida into a hurricane magnet

KRT Wire | 09/07/2004 | New weather patterns turn Florida into a hurricane magnet: "When asked if Florida can endure another hurricane, Gov. Jeb Bush pointed Tuesday to a button he wore on his shirt. It said: ``I survived damn near everything.''"

The Village Voice: Features: The Waiting Game by Jennifer Gonnerman

The Village Voice: Features: The Waiting Game by Jennifer Gonnerman: "Like everybody else, the two men were cuffed, put on a bus, and taken to a grimy former bus depot at Pier 57. Later, they were brought to 100 Centre Street to be fingerprinted and photographed. Arrington had been released the day before, after 18 hours. He worried he might have nerve damage; a cop had put plastic handcuffs on him so tightly that one thumb was still numb. Yet he was even more worried about his brother. Peter Hinds, who received a Purple Heart for his service in Vietnam, had been locked up for 38 hours.
'Something happened here I thought would never happen,' Arrington says. 'You expect it in the former Soviet Union, or Saudi Arabia maybe. But New York City? It's like they took the Bill of Rights and threw it in the trash can. To be arrested for standing on a sidewalk for disorderly conduct? It's beyond ridiculous. It violates people's rights. I'd have never believed it if you told me this would happen in the middle of New York City.' "

Behind the sweet smile is a steely-eyed writer. Maureen Dowd's an 'equal-opportunity skeptic'

Behind the sweet smile is a steely-eyed writer. Maureen Dowd's an 'equal-opportunity skeptic': "'This is the greatest father-son story,' she said. 'They're going to be studying this for a long time.'"

SF Gate: News and Information for the San Francisco Bay Area

SF Gate: News and Information for the San Francisco Bay Area: "New documents show he did not meet National Guard standards and disobeyed orders to take a physical. "

FOXNews.com - Politics - National Sales Tax Promoted as Fairer System

FOXNews.com - Politics - National Sales Tax Promoted as Fairer System: "'I'm not exactly sure how big the national sales tax is going to have to be, but it's kind of an interesting idea that we ought to explore seriously,' "

Ms. Heinz Kerry Is A New Flavor Of Election Mate

Ms. Heinz Kerry Is A New Flavor Of Election Mate: "Why on earth did he marry that woman? Could it be, men across America may wonder, that Mr. Kerry is our First Trophy Husband? "

Ms. Heinz Kerry Is A New Flavor Of Election Mate

Ms. Heinz Kerry Is A New Flavor Of Election Mate: "Call her 'crazy' (whatever that means), but to many women, Teresa is rather gloriously unhinged. "

Reaction to Mahony's Decision Is Divided

Reaction to Mahony's Decision Is Divided: "Priests, he said, want molesters brought to justice. Yet, he said, that can be done in ways that still protect the general principle of privacy and don't disclose unrelated portions of files."

Insane. No citizen receives this kind of consideration within the justice system. To confer this benefit on priests - as a group, is absurd, untenable and unjust.

Records Say Bush Balked at Order (washingtonpost.com)

Records Say Bush Balked at Order (washingtonpost.com): "The documents include a memo from Bush's squadron commander, Lt. Col. Jerry B. Killian, ordering Bush 'to be suspended from flight status for failure to perform' to U.S. Air Force and National Guard standards and failure to take his annual physical 'as ordered.' "

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World: "'The majority of those who manned the suicide bombings against buses, vehicles, schools, houses and buildings, all over the world, were Muslim,' he wrote. 'What a pathetic record. What an abominable `achievement.' Does this tell us anything about ourselves, our societies and our culture?' "

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World: "'It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists, but it is equally certain, and exceptionally painful, that almost all terrorists are Muslims,' Abdel Rahman al-Rashed, the general manager of the widely watched Al-Arabiya satellite television station wrote "

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World

The New York Times > International > Middle East > School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab World: "'It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists, but it is equally certain, and exceptionally painful, that almost all terrorists are Muslims,' Abdel Rahman al-Rashed, the general manager of the widely watched Al-Arabiya satellite television station wrote "

Putin's Misdirected Rage (washingtonpost.com)

Putin's Misdirected Rage (washingtonpost.com): "a statement on the Beslan massacre from a jail cell, where he is being held on fraud and tax evasion charges. 'Hate can't be defeated by fury,' said Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia's richest man. 'Inexorability, solidarity, mutual help and understanding -- here is the defense of our children. No special service can defend an indifferent people.' "

My Way News

My Way News: "it showed the unit joined a '24-hour active alert mission to safeguard against surprise attack' in the southern United State beginning on Oct. 6, 1972, a time when Bush did not report for duty, according to his pay records."

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing: "' 'We've got an issue in America,' the president said in discussing the need to limit malpractice awards. 'Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country.' "

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing: "'Health insurance premiums for senior citizens enrolled in Medicare will rise 17.5 percent in 2005, bringing the total monthly payment to $78.20, Bush administration officials said yesterday.' "

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing

washingtonpost.com � White House Briefing: "Bush got a slot in an outfit known as the 'Champagne Unit' "

WorkingForChange-Unmitigated gall

WorkingForChange-Unmitigated gall: "Loved the Schwarzenegger speech and apologize again for having accidentally misappropriated the wonderful line of Clive James', the Australian journalist: �He looks like a condom stuffed with walnuts.� "

WorkingForChange-Unmitigated gall

WorkingForChange-Unmitigated gall: "This convention alone would be enough to convince me that John Edwards is right about �two Americas,� except I don�t think he�s gone far enough. These folks are in from another planet. They�re living in an alternative reality. When is a fact a fact to these people? When did anyone ever find evidence Saddam Hussein had dog to do with Sept. 11? "

USATODAY.com - Don't send more kids to die

USATODAY.com - Don't send more kids to die: "I would like to hear him say tonight, 'I'm sorry. There never were weapons of mass destruction and there never was a connection between Saddam Hussein and 9/11. There was no imminent threat, our lives were not in danger, no missiles were going to hit Cleveland. Because of our desire to get our hands on the second largest supply of oil in the world, we sacrificed a thousand of your sons and daughters. For this, we are greatly sorry.'
I guess a boy can dream."

USATODAY.com - Don't send more kids to die

USATODAY.com - Don't send more kids to die: "This week, in an appearance leading up to his arrival here Wednesday night, Bush acknowledged he had miscalculated what would happen in Iraq after he invaded it. He had thought it was going to be much easier. It turned out to be much, much worse.
That must be some comfort to the parents of nearly 1,000 brave soldiers now dead because of his 'miscalculation.' If I made a miscalculation and ran over a child on the street, what do you think would happen to me? Do you think the cops would simply say, 'Hey, Mr. Moore, you did your best driving down this street, you made a miscalculation, the kid is dead, but you are trying to save the world, so be on your way?' "

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Cutups and Cutthroats

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Cutups and Cutthroats: "Ms. Shipman asked the vice president 'his greatest guilty pleasure.'
His wife quickly interjected that it was fishing. But we all know, of course, it's global domination.
It's always amusing to watch Republicans try to get down. At convention time, they stop bilking Joe Lunchbox to act like Joe Lunchbox."

TIME Magazine: The Case Against Him

TIME Magazine: The Case Against Him: "In four years, this small man had two historic opportunities to reach for greatness, to lead this country to a new and better place, and he passed up both. The first was when the Democrats patriotically bowed to a Supreme Court decision they believed to be wrong, if not corrupt, so that the U.S. could avoid a further constitutional crisis. What a moment for bipartisanship! Maybe put more than a token Democrat in the Cabinet? Not a chance.
George W. Bush's second opportunity came on Sept. 11, 2001. Past grievances suddenly seemed petty, current disagreements seemed irrelevant, and, even among Bush's opponents, desperate hope replaced sullen doubts that our nation's leader would be up to the task. Bush got this gift from the opposition�the suspension of dislike and disbelief�without doing anything to deserve it. He could have asked for and got anything he wanted in the weeks and months after 9/11.
And he decided to invade Iraq.
For once, George W. Bush was tested. And he flunked. "

TIME Magazine: The Case Against Him

TIME Magazine: The Case Against Him: "Reagan whittled down the world's complexities into a few simple truths. But Reagan pondered those complexities on his way to simplicity. He stopped thinking only after a fair amount of thought. Bush's advisers deliver ideas to him like a pizza. His stove has never been lit. And four years have not illuminated the meaning of compassionate conservatism. It remains an insult to conservatives and a mystery to everybody else."

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�

DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2004�: "'The essence of ... family life remains procreation. If we embrace homosexuality as a proper basis for marriage, we are saying that it's possible to have a marriage state that in principal excludes procreation and is based simply on the premise of selfish hedonism.'

Asked whether that meant Mary Cheney 'is a selfish hedonist,' Keyes said: 'That goes by definition. Of course she is.'"

Yahoo! News - Text of Schwarzenegger's Speech at RNC

Yahoo! News - Text of Schwarzenegger's Speech at RNC: "Now, the other party says there are two Americas. Don't believe that either. I've visited our troops in Iraq (news - web sites), Kuwait, Bosnia, Germany and all over the world. I've visited our troops in California, where they train before they go overseas. And I've visited our military hospitals. And I can tell you this: Our young men and women in uniform do not believe there are two Americas!
They believe we are one America and they are fighting for it! We are one America � and President Bush is defending it with all his heart and soul! "

Bush says U.S. will win terror war as GOP convention turns to issues at home

Bush says U.S. will win terror war as GOP convention turns to issues at home: "'I don't think you can win it,' Bush told NBC "

Navy Times - News - More News

Navy Times - News - More News: "But McCann, 60, a consultant from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, said he told the group he was neutral about whether it used his picture. �I was never neutral about (Kerry) as president,� he said. �If the question is whether John Kerry is fit to be commander in chief, my answer is absolutely.�
Baker, 61, now a baker by trade, says he was never contacted by the group, perhaps because he recently moved to Pittsburgh. Kerry is �very well fit for command,� he said. �He was one of the most courageous and aggressive swift boat captains in the division.�"

FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Man Burns Marine Van After Son's Death

FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Man Burns Marine Van After Son's Death: "Rode said it was too early in the investigation to discuss possible charges against Arredondo. 'We'll see how he recovers before doing anything,' he said."

yeah, let's charge him - well, that's pretty sick.

MSNBC - American brand stands:Playing to a global crowd

MSNBC - American brand stands:Playing to a global crowd: "�Research from 130 countries confirms that Americans are broadly perceived by others as arrogant, ignorant, lacking in humility, loud and unwilling to listen.�"

New York Daily News - Politics - Politically charged Cho will go on

New York Daily News - Politics - Politically charged Cho will go on: "'[Social conservatives] are constantly fighting against what they call 'Satan,' but the face of Satan is intolerance. Every time they process injustice, another demon gets its wings.'"

FOXNews.com - You Decide 2004 - Anti-Kerry Author Confronts Own Vietnam Inconsistencies

FOXNews.com - You Decide 2004 - Anti-Kerry Author Confronts Own
Vietnam Inconsistencies: "In an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, O'Neill did not dispute what he said to Nixon on June 16, 1971, but he insisted he was never actually in Cambodia.
'I think I made it very clear that I was on the border, which is exactly where I was for three months,' O'Neill said of the conversation. 'I was about 100 yards from Cambodia.'"

The New York Times > Science > U.S. Report Turns Focus to Greenhouse Gases

The New York Times > Science > U.S. Report Turns Focus to Greenhouse Gases: "n a striking shift in the way the Bush administration has portrayed the science of climate change, a new report to Congress focuses on federal research indicating that emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases are the only likely explanation for global warming over the last three decades."

Bush's Band of Bastards

That Cambodian border is quite elusive it seems.

Yahoo! News - Swift Boat Writer Lied on Cambodia Claim

Yahoo! News - Swift Boat Writer Lied on Cambodia Claim: "'I was in Cambodia, sir. I worked along the border,' said John E. O'Neill in a conversation that was taped by the former president's secret recording system. The tape is stored at the National Archives in College Park, Md. "