Thursday, June 30, 2005
Appraisal: Fear in a soaring tower - Americas - International Herald Tribune
Appraisal: Fear in a soaring tower - Americas - International Herald Tribune: "The Freedom Tower embodies, in its way, a world shaped by fear"
The Jailing of Judith Miller - New York Times
The Jailing of Judith Miller - New York Times: "LEGEND has it when Henry David Thoreau went to jail to protest an unjust law, his friend, the philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, visited him and asked, 'Henry, what are you doing in here?' The great nature writer replied, 'What are you doing out there?'"
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
WFTV.com - News - Lawmaker's Wayward E-Mail Refers To Constituents As 'Idiots'
WFTV.com - News - Lawmaker's Wayward E-Mail Refers To Constituents As 'Idiots': "A New York state lawmaker says he's embarrassed, after he mistakenly sent out an e-mail message that referred to his constituents as 'idiots.'
Assemblyman Willis Stephens says he thought he was sending the e-mail to an aide. Instead, he sent the note to nearly 300 people on an online discussion group that focuses on the community of Brewster.
The message included the comment that he was 'just watching the idiots pontificate.'
Within an hour of sending the message Monday morning, Stephens sent another e-mail apologizing for the slip-up.
Stephens, a Republican, represents an area north of New York City. "
Assemblyman Willis Stephens says he thought he was sending the e-mail to an aide. Instead, he sent the note to nearly 300 people on an online discussion group that focuses on the community of Brewster.
The message included the comment that he was 'just watching the idiots pontificate.'
Within an hour of sending the message Monday morning, Stephens sent another e-mail apologizing for the slip-up.
Stephens, a Republican, represents an area north of New York City. "
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Bathroom Scrawlings
Bathroom Scrawlings: "'Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity'
Men's Room, Tan Son Nhut Airbase (Saigon)"
Men's Room, Tan Son Nhut Airbase (Saigon)"
Bathroom Scrawlings
Bathroom Scrawlings: "'No matter how good she looks,
some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her crap.'
Men's Room, Linda's Bar and Grill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina."
some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her crap.'
Men's Room, Linda's Bar and Grill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina."
Bathroom Scrawlings
Bathroom Scrawlings: "'If voting could really change things, it would be illegal.'
Women's Room, Revolution Books. New York, New York."
Women's Room, Revolution Books. New York, New York."
Bathroom Scrawlings
Bathroom Scrawlings: "'It's hard to make a comeback when you haven't been anywhere.'
actually, written in the dust on the back of a bus. Wickenburg, Arizona."
actually, written in the dust on the back of a bus. Wickenburg, Arizona."
Bathroom Scrawlings
Bathroom Scrawlings: "'There is nothing so pure as the kindness of an atheist.'
Women's Room, Duke Coffeehouse, Durham, NC"
Women's Room, Duke Coffeehouse, Durham, NC"
Monday, June 27, 2005
File-Sharing Services Held Liable for Clients' Theft
File-Sharing Services Held Liable for Clients' Theft: "'We hold that one who distributes a device with the object of promoting its use to infringe copyright, as shown by the clear expression or other affirmative steps taken to foster infringement, is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by third parties,' Justice David H. Souter wrote for the court."
The court is clearly trying to disattach the ability to do an infrigement "act" from the intent to do that "act". But what is that "act"? In the use of TIVO it is clearly the intent of the device that one make a copy of a copyrighted work. If that is the "act" of infringement, then there is a crime. But if the intent of TIVO is that you merely accomplish the legal and intended use of the property, but within a different time period, then is there really any infrigement?
The court is clearly trying to disattach the ability to do an infrigement "act" from the intent to do that "act". But what is that "act"? In the use of TIVO it is clearly the intent of the device that one make a copy of a copyrighted work. If that is the "act" of infringement, then there is a crime. But if the intent of TIVO is that you merely accomplish the legal and intended use of the property, but within a different time period, then is there really any infrigement?
Dressed for the Capitol kill�-�Nation/Politics�-�The Washington Times, America's Newspaper
Dressed for the Capitol kill�-�Nation/Politics�-�The Washington Times, America's Newspaper: "One reason Miss Rice may have more freedom to express herself is that she's single. She doesn't have to answer to a spouse who gets the jitters over his wife's Inner Bimbo. "
Friday, June 24, 2005
FOXNews.com - Politics - Government Health Plans Won't Cover Viagra
FOXNews.com - Politics - Government Health Plans Won't Cover Viagra: "'We don't force taxpayers to pay for face lifts, weight-loss drugs, hair-growth treatment or vacations, so we should not force them to pay for sexual-performance drugs,' King said. 'Medicare and Medicaid were established to provide lifesaving medication for the truly needy.'"
Mr. President, the left can't fight Social Security 'choice'
Mr. President, the left can't fight Social Security 'choice': "Make clear that we cannot guarantee the current benefits to future retirees with the current tax revenues. So, offer three choices:
(A) Current benefits and higher taxes.
(B) Reduced benefits, deferred retirement and the same taxes.
(C) Private investment of a portion of current tax payments but with lower guaranteed benefits and no tax increase.
The more choices Bush offers, the less anyone can argue. As the program matures, the good track record of the �investors� will likely speak for itself and will channel large numbers of people into option C. Those who opt for B � lower benefits and no tax increase � are voluntarily cutting their retirement income to reduce the current tax bite. They�re adults, and they will understand that the choice is theirs and will accept it."
What a pile. He's too smart to dismiss totally, but in this case he's just enjoying the thrill of smoke up his ass.
(A) Current benefits and higher taxes.
(B) Reduced benefits, deferred retirement and the same taxes.
(C) Private investment of a portion of current tax payments but with lower guaranteed benefits and no tax increase.
The more choices Bush offers, the less anyone can argue. As the program matures, the good track record of the �investors� will likely speak for itself and will channel large numbers of people into option C. Those who opt for B � lower benefits and no tax increase � are voluntarily cutting their retirement income to reduce the current tax bite. They�re adults, and they will understand that the choice is theirs and will accept it."
What a pile. He's too smart to dismiss totally, but in this case he's just enjoying the thrill of smoke up his ass.
Thursday, June 23, 2005
O'Reilly compared Moore, Franken to Goebbels; c ... [Media Matters for America]
O'Reilly compared Moore, Franken to Goebbels; c ... [Media Matters for America]: "O'REILLY: Joseph Goebbels was the Minister of Propaganda for the Nazi regime and whose very famous quote was, 'If you tell a lie long enough, it becomes the truth.' All right? 'If you tell a lie long enough, it becomes the truth.'
And that's what Stuart Smalley [O'Reilly regularly refers to Franken as Stuart Smalley, a character Franken created on Saturday Night Live], and Michael Moore and all of these guys do. They just run around."
And that's what Stuart Smalley [O'Reilly regularly refers to Franken as Stuart Smalley, a character Franken created on Saturday Night Live], and Michael Moore and all of these guys do. They just run around."
Supreme Court Rules Cities May Seize Homes
Supreme Court Rules Cities May Seize Homes: "'Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random,' O'Connor wrote. 'The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms.'"
Penguin Group (USA) | About Us | Sentinel
Penguin Group (USA) | About Us | Sentinel: "Sentinel was established in 2003 as a dedicated conservative imprint within Penguin Group (USA) Inc. It has a mandate to publish a wide variety of right-of-center books on subjects like politics, history, public policy, culture, religion and international relations. The name Sentinel symbolizes a tough-minded defense of America's fundamental values and national interests. "
The repugnicans say the anti-Hillary book isn't a right-wing screed. Oh yeah? Then check the publishers statement above as to its intentions.
The repugnicans say the anti-Hillary book isn't a right-wing screed. Oh yeah? Then check the publishers statement above as to its intentions.
Conservatives Promoting Anti-Clinton Book - New York Times
Conservatives Promoting Anti-Clinton Book - New York Times: "'It has all the feel of a ginned-up right-wing effort to smear anybody who is seen by the right as politically threatening,' said David Brock, a former right-wing journalist who has become a critic of conservatives.
A spokesman for Sentinel strenuously denied that the book was politically motivated or that Sentinel was coordinating publicity with conservative and Republican groups, a contention Mrs. Clinton's backers doubt.
'They are treating it like a right-wing hit job,' a spokesman for Sentinel, Will Weisser, said in referring to Mrs. Clinton's supporters. 'It's absolutely not a right-wing hit job.'"
Just another bag full of frightened republicans. Republicans aren't macho in any way; the best you can say is that they're extra-butch.
A spokesman for Sentinel strenuously denied that the book was politically motivated or that Sentinel was coordinating publicity with conservative and Republican groups, a contention Mrs. Clinton's backers doubt.
'They are treating it like a right-wing hit job,' a spokesman for Sentinel, Will Weisser, said in referring to Mrs. Clinton's supporters. 'It's absolutely not a right-wing hit job.'"
Just another bag full of frightened republicans. Republicans aren't macho in any way; the best you can say is that they're extra-butch.
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Katie Couric interviews 'runaway bride' - TV News - MSNBC.com
Katie Couric interviews 'runaway bride' - TV News - MSNBC.com: "I hope that people, will allow me to learn who I truly am. So I hope that as I go through this healing process and start to learn more about myself, accept myself, love myself for who I am, then everybody else will, too. And that I will no longer be the runaway bride. Then maybe a lot of these people could call me 'friend,' or call me by my real name, Jennifer."
F1 boss calls Danica, repeats sexist remark - Motor Sports - MSNBC.com
F1 boss calls Danica, repeats sexist remark - Motor Sports - MSNBC.com: "Last week when asked about Patrick, Ecclestone caused a media stir by saying women 'should be all dressed in white like all of the other domestic appliances.'
But he apparently outdid himself when he called Patrick and repeated the same line."
But he apparently outdid himself when he called Patrick and repeated the same line."
CNN.com - Senator seeks Democratic support�for Social Security plan - Jun 22, 2005
CNN.com - Senator seeks Democratic support�for Social Security plan - Jun 22, 2005: "Bush and other proponents have said the accounts would help alleviate future financial strains on the Social Security system, as well as give Americans the ability to make their own investment decisions and allow them to pass the money on to heirs."
New Hillary Clinton book aims to stop any 2008 run - Yahoo! News
New Hillary Clinton book aims to stop any 2008 run - Yahoo! News: "'I do not want to see her become president of the United States. I think that would be a dangerous thing; to have another darkly paranoid president like Richard Nixon, who has an enemies list and is inclined to do illegal things.'"
This author is a pig.
This author is a pig.
The Truth About "TheTruth About Hillary" Mouth-Kissing Photo
The Truth About "TheTruth About Hillary" Mouth-Kissing Photo: "'It invites the reader to see a pattern of behavior on his part. A man who masturbated in the Oval Office with a cigar shouldn't be going around leering at women and kissing them on the mouth.'"
Frist Defends Remarks on Schiavo Case
Frist Defends Remarks on Schiavo Case: "Among those criticizing Frist's actions were 31 of his Harvard Medical School classmates, who sent him a letter saying he had used his medical degree improperly."
He's a bumbling fool.
He's a bumbling fool.
Frist Defends Remarks on Schiavo Case
Frist Defends Remarks on Schiavo Case: "Some Democrats and doctors criticized Frist's March 17 Senate speech in which he said he was commenting on Schiavo's highly publicized case 'more as a physician than as a United States senator.'
In that speech, Frist said he had reviewed videotapes of Schiavo and noted that her brother 'said that she responds to her parents and to him. That is not somebody in persistent vegetative state. . . . There just seems to be insufficient information to conclude that Terri Schiavo is [in a] persistent vegetative state.'
'I question it based on a review of the video footage, which I spent an hour or so looking at last night in my office here in the Capitol,' Frist said in the speech."
In that speech, Frist said he had reviewed videotapes of Schiavo and noted that her brother 'said that she responds to her parents and to him. That is not somebody in persistent vegetative state. . . . There just seems to be insufficient information to conclude that Terri Schiavo is [in a] persistent vegetative state.'
'I question it based on a review of the video footage, which I spent an hour or so looking at last night in my office here in the Capitol,' Frist said in the speech."
Animal shelters and rescue in California, dog pound and animal rescue locator.
Animal shelters and rescue in California, dog pound and animal rescue locator.: "A man walked down the beach, noticing thousands of starfish on the shore. He came across a boy who, recognizing that the starfish would die out of the water, was one by one, throwing them back in the water. He asked the boy what possible difference his efforts could make, given there were so many starfish. The boy paused, looked at the starfish in his hand and answered, 'It makes a difference to this one.' "
The Dirty Little Secret In Your Community - Newsweek Columnists - MSNBC.com
The Dirty Little Secret In Your Community - Newsweek Columnists - MSNBC.com: "Mahatma Gandhi was right, and the greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by how its animals are treated"
Film: Imaginary Friend? - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com
Film: Imaginary Friend? - Newsweek Periscope - MSNBC.com: "'The problem is that we let religious people say stunningly false things and we consider it rude to question those beliefs. But we should be shunning those people.' If that sounds intolerant, that's the point. Flemming says, 'I'm not tolerant of suspending reason.'"
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Some Politics May Be Etched in the Genes - New York Times
Some Politics May Be Etched in the Genes - New York Times: "But after correcting for the tendency of politically like-minded men and women to marry each other, the researchers also found that the twins' self-identification as Republican or Democrat was far more dependent on environmental factors like upbringing and life experience than was their social orientation, which the researchers call ideology. Inheritance accounted for 14 percent of the difference in party, the researchers found. "
Public Broadcasting Monitor Had Worked at Center Founded by Conservatives - New York Times
Public Broadcasting Monitor Had Worked at Center Founded by Conservatives - New York Times: "'As a result of your recent attempts to inject partisan politics into the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, I am writing to urge you to step down as chairman,' Mr. Lautenberg wrote. 'Your conduct has undermined the C.P.B. and its mission of quality public broadcasting free of political interference. Under current circumstances, with investigations of your conduct pending, it is hardly possible for you to effectively carry out your duties as chairman of the C.P.B.'"
I don't think this scumbag should lead anything I'm paying for.
I don't think this scumbag should lead anything I'm paying for.
FOXNews.com - Views - CATO - Give Us the Real Thing on Social Security
FOXNews.com - Views - CATO - Give Us the Real Thing on Social Security: "Krugman called the fact that retirees have no legal right to their retirement benefits a 'fantasy problem.' Why? Because 'the government can take lots of things away if it chooses to. Private property is a social institution, not a physical fact.'"
Monday, June 20, 2005
VKN: October, 2002
VKN: October, 2002: "Ever since Val uttered his first 'I'm your huckleberry' as Doc Holliday,
TOMBSTONE instantly became an all-time fan favorite and cult classic,
much to everyone's surprise."
TOMBSTONE instantly became an all-time fan favorite and cult classic,
much to everyone's surprise."
VKN: October, 2002
VKN: October, 2002: "What ultimately may be the secret behind the success of TOMBSTONE, in the opinion of producer Vajna, is that 'people are getting tremendous enjoyment from seeing these actors in these roles.' "
That is so true.
That is so true.
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence: "WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. "
No faking female orgasm in scientific research - Yahoo! News
No faking female orgasm in scientific research - Yahoo! News: "When women genuinely achieved an orgasm, areas of the brain involved in fear and emotion were deactivated. Those areas stayed alert however when women were faking it.
The researchers also found that the cortex, which is linked with consciousness, is active during a fake orgasm but not during the real thing.
'The deactivation of these very important parts of the brain might be the most important thing necessary to have an orgasm,' said Holstege."
The researchers also found that the cortex, which is linked with consciousness, is active during a fake orgasm but not during the real thing.
'The deactivation of these very important parts of the brain might be the most important thing necessary to have an orgasm,' said Holstege."
Kansas City Star | 06/20/2005 | FBI view: Terror war experience unneeded
Kansas City Star | 06/20/2005 | FBI view: Terror war experience unneeded: "�What skill sets would they need to better identify, penetrate and/or prevent a future Osama bin Laden-style terrorist attack?� Kohn asked.
Watson answered: �They would need to understand the attorney general guidelines for counterterrorism and counterintelligence investigation.�
�Anything else?� the lawyer inquired.
�No,� Watson answered."
Watson answered: �They would need to understand the attorney general guidelines for counterterrorism and counterintelligence investigation.�
�Anything else?� the lawyer inquired.
�No,� Watson answered."
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Federal cattle grazing analysis called whitewash / Bush administration altered key sections to justify easing rules, 2 retired scientists say
Federal cattle grazing analysis called whitewash / Bush administration altered key sections to justify easing rules, 2 retired scientists say: "The original draft of the environmental analysis warned that the new rules would have a 'significant adverse impact' on wildlife, but that phrase was removed. The BLM now concludes that the grazing regulations are 'beneficial to animals.'
Eliminated from the final draft was another conclusion that read: 'The Proposed Action will have a slow, long-term adverse impact on wildlife and biological diversity in general.' Also removed was language saying how the rules changes could harm endangered species.
'This is a whitewash -- they took all of our science and reversed it 180 degrees,' said Erick Campbell, a former BLM state biologist in Nevada and a 30-year BLM employee who retired this year. Campbell was the author of sections of the report pertaining to impacts on wildlife and threatened and endangered species.
'They rewrote everything,' he said in an interview this week. 'It's a crime.'
Former BLM hydrologist Bill Brookes, who assessed the regulations' impact on water resources, said in the original draft that the proposed rule change was 'an abrogation of (BLM's) responsibility under the Clean Water Act.'
'Everything I wrote was totally rewritten and watered down,' Brookes said in an interview Thursday."
Eliminated from the final draft was another conclusion that read: 'The Proposed Action will have a slow, long-term adverse impact on wildlife and biological diversity in general.' Also removed was language saying how the rules changes could harm endangered species.
'This is a whitewash -- they took all of our science and reversed it 180 degrees,' said Erick Campbell, a former BLM state biologist in Nevada and a 30-year BLM employee who retired this year. Campbell was the author of sections of the report pertaining to impacts on wildlife and threatened and endangered species.
'They rewrote everything,' he said in an interview this week. 'It's a crime.'
Former BLM hydrologist Bill Brookes, who assessed the regulations' impact on water resources, said in the original draft that the proposed rule change was 'an abrogation of (BLM's) responsibility under the Clean Water Act.'
'Everything I wrote was totally rewritten and watered down,' Brookes said in an interview Thursday."
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Archaeologists re-create the Pompeii diet - Science - MSNBC.com
Archaeologists re-create the Pompeii diet - Science - MSNBC.com: "�It was a sweet and sour cuisine, which blended the sharp tastes of vinegar and spices with the sugars of honey and figs,� Ciarallo said."
CNN.com - Schiavo's parents not swayed by autopsy results - Jun 16, 2005
CNN.com - Schiavo's parents not swayed by autopsy results - Jun 16, 2005: "White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the autopsy did nothing to change President Bush's position that Schiavo's feeding tube should not have been disconnected. He had signed a bill, rushed through by Congress in March, that was a last-ditch effort to restore her feeding tube."
Bush's comments are beyond belief.
Bush's comments are beyond belief.
Britain, UK news from The Times and The Sunday Times - Times Online
Britain, UK news from The Times and The Sunday Times - Times Online: "THE Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has criticised the new web-based media for �paranoid fantasy, self-indulgent nonsense and dangerous bigotry�. He described the atmosphere on the world wide web as a free-for-all that was �close to that of unpoliced conversation�. "
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
UPI Hears... - (United Press International)
UPI Hears... - (United Press International): "Former chief economist for the Department of Labor during President George W. Bush's first term Morgan Reynolds comments that the official story about the collapse of the WTC is 'bogus' and that it is more likely that a controlled demolition destroyed the Twin Towers and adjacent Building No. 7. Reynolds, who also served as director of the Criminal Justice Center at the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas and is now professor emeritus at Texas A&M University said, 'If demolition destroyed three steel skyscrapers at the World Trade Center on 9/11, then the case for an 'inside job' and a government attack on America would be compelling.' Reynolds commented from his Texas A&M office, 'It is hard to exaggerate the importance of a scientific debate over the cause of the collapse of the twin towers and building 7. If the official wisdom on the collapses is wrong, as I believe it is, then policy based on such erroneous engineering analysis is not likely to be correct either. The government's collapse theory is highly vulnerable on its own terms. Only professional demolition appears to account for the full range of facts associated with the collapse of the three buildings.' "
Lexington Herald-Leader | 06/14/2005 | Mother of dead soldier vilifies Bush over war
Lexington Herald-Leader | 06/14/2005 | Mother of dead soldier vilifies Bush over war: "Quoting scripture and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hinson suggested the nation is greedy and morally bankrupt and warned that America's fear of terrorism is excessive and unhealthy. Denouncing 'fear that immobilizes, fear that causes you to lash out mindlessly, fear that prompts a nation to launch a preemptive strike against an imagined enemy, fear in excess,' Hinson said, 'Only God's love can bring that kind of fear under control.'"
Lexington Herald-Leader | 06/14/2005 | Mother of dead soldier vilifies Bush over war
Lexington Herald-Leader | 06/14/2005 | Mother of dead soldier vilifies Bush over war: "Sheehan ridiculed Bush for saying that it's 'hard work' comforting the widow of a soldier who's been killed in Iraq.
'Hard work is seeing your son's murder on CNN one Sunday evening while you're enjoying the last supper you'll ever truly enjoy again. Hard work is having three military officers come to your house a few hours later to confirm the aforementioned murder of your son, your first-born, your kind and gentle sweet baby. Hard work is burying your child 46 days before his 25th birthday. Hard work is holding your other three children as they lower the body of their big (brother) into the ground. Hard work is not jumping in the grave with him and having the earth cover you both,' she said."
'Hard work is seeing your son's murder on CNN one Sunday evening while you're enjoying the last supper you'll ever truly enjoy again. Hard work is having three military officers come to your house a few hours later to confirm the aforementioned murder of your son, your first-born, your kind and gentle sweet baby. Hard work is burying your child 46 days before his 25th birthday. Hard work is holding your other three children as they lower the body of their big (brother) into the ground. Hard work is not jumping in the grave with him and having the earth cover you both,' she said."
Kinky Friedman: a success against all odds, page 2
Kinky Friedman: a success against all odds, page 2: "I've always said money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail. "
Go kinkster !!!
Go kinkster !!!
Kinky Friedman: a success against all odds, page 2
Kinky Friedman: a success against all odds, page 2: " You've got to find what you like and let it kill you. "
That's a terrific line !!!
That's a terrific line !!!
Next Generation of Conservatives (By the Dormful) - New York Times
Next Generation of Conservatives (By the Dormful) - New York Times: "An expert in privatization, Mr. Utt had been wanting to make the same arguments about the National Park Service, which he called 'the world's largest lawn care and janitorial service.' "
Monday, June 13, 2005
Colorado City Arizona
Colorado City Arizona: "Today, Colorado City is a town of strong family values."
Friday, June 10, 2005
Perseverance Records
Perseverance Records: "As director Philip Kaufman explained in his commentary for the MGM DVD, 'Denny was a friend of mine from college; I've known Denny for many, many years. He's a psychiatrist, practicing in Marin County and San Francisco, and a well-known if not great jazz pianist and composer. I took [producer Robert Solo] to see Denny � I just had the feeling that Denny would understand the nature of paranoia, and he had some very avant garde techniques in his jazz playing, and because we were friends, we worked really closely throughout on the score� I remember he worked with an assistant named Phil Sawyer who was savvy not only on film music but film sound effects, so that a lot of Denny's score moves into the sound effects area.'"
USATODAY.com
USATODAY.com: "�For Arnold Schwarzenegger, a special interest is anyone who has not written him a $100,000 check.�"
USATODAY.com
USATODAY.com: "Require teachers to wait five years for tenure, instead of the current two. Barbara Kerr, president of the California Teachers Association, says it will be harder to attract new talent without job security."
USATODAY.com
USATODAY.com: "an adviser's recent assertion in a conference call with donors that the team aimed to create �a phenomenon of anger� against the unions."
Chicago Tribune news : Nation/World
Chicago Tribune news : Nation/World: "A state senator who once said that giving women the vote was a symptom of weakness in the American family now wants to be the top elections official in Kansas."
Rain Forest Myth Goes Up in Smoke Over the Amazon - Yahoo! News
Rain Forest Myth Goes Up in Smoke Over the Amazon - Yahoo! News: "The Amazon's role as a source of pollution, not a remover of it, is directly linked to the galloping rate of destruction in the region over the last quarter-century."
Thursday, June 09, 2005
White House Calls Editing Climate Files Part of Usual Review - New York Times
White House Calls Editing Climate Files Part of Usual Review - New York Times: "Mr. Cooney, 45, is chief of staff to the White House Council on Environmental Quality, which helps shape and carry out the president's environmental policies. A lawyer with no scientific training, he moved to the White House in 2001 after having worked for more than 10 years for the American Petroleum Institute, the oil-industry lobby. His last title there was climate team leader, and his focus was defeating plans to restrict heat-trapping gases."
Latest Confirmed Nominee Sees Slavery in Liberalism - New York Times
Latest Confirmed Nominee Sees Slavery in Liberalism - New York Times: "'private property, already an endangered species in California, is now entirely extinct in San Francisco.' "
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Report: Official edited warming, emission link - Environment - MSNBC.com
Report: Official edited warming, emission link - Environment - MSNBC.com: "A White House official, who previously worked for the American Petroleum Institute, has repeatedly edited government climate reports in a way that downplays links between greenhouse gas emissions and global warming"
Monday, June 06, 2005
Seeking re-election, Sen. Clinton pans Bush agenda
Seeking re-election, Sen. Clinton pans Bush agenda: "'I stay awake at night thinking about all the mistakes and the wrong direction and all the bad decisions being made in Washington,' she said. 'It's very hard to stop people who have no shame about what they're doing. It's very hard to stop people who have never been acquainted with the truth."
On a roll. Way !!
On a roll. Way !!
Seeking re-election, Sen. Clinton pans Bush agenda
Seeking re-election, Sen. Clinton pans Bush agenda: "'There has never been an administration, I don't think in our history, more intent on consolidating and abusing power to further their own agenda,' said Clinton."
You got THAT right !
You got THAT right !
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Richest Are Leaving Even the Rich Far Behind - New York Times
Richest Are Leaving Even the Rich Far Behind - New York Times: "Speaking of the increasing concentration of incomes, Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, warned in Congressional testimony a year ago: 'For the democratic society, that is not a very desirable thing to allow it to happen.' "
Richest Are Leaving Even the Rich Far Behind - New York Times
Richest Are Leaving Even the Rich Far Behind - New York Times: "�Under the Bush tax cuts, the 400 taxpayers with the highest incomes - a minimum of $87 million in 2000, the last year for which the government will release such data - now pay income, Medicare and Social Security taxes amounting to virtually the same percentage of their incomes as people making $50,000 to $75,000."
Friday, June 03, 2005
Schwarzenegger defies Bush on warming - Environment - MSNBC.com
Schwarzenegger defies Bush on warming - Environment - MSNBC.com: "�I say the debate is over. We know the science, we see the threat and we know the time for action is now,� he said."
Thursday, June 02, 2005
Wesley J. Smith on Leon Kass on National Review Online
Wesley J. Smith on Leon Kass on National Review Online: "Kass eloquently and forcefully (says) that human life has intrinsic moral value simply because it is human. This flies in the face of the predominate ideology of contemporary bioethics that disdains human exceptionalism as arbitrary, irrational, human-centric, and indeed, an act of discrimination against animals known as 'speciesism.' "
I can see why his opinion has so much difficulty being universally accepted. It is a great hope, but he has abosolutely no evidence or can give no credible indication why it would be so. It is potentially merely a cheap shot.
I can see why his opinion has so much difficulty being universally accepted. It is a great hope, but he has abosolutely no evidence or can give no credible indication why it would be so. It is potentially merely a cheap shot.
Schwarzenegger to Unveil Emissions Plan - Yahoo! News
Schwarzenegger to Unveil Emissions Plan - Yahoo! News: "I say the debate is over. We know the science, we see the threat and we know the time for action is now,' he said."
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
FOXNews.com - Politics - Air Force Cadet Sends Religious E-Mail
FOXNews.com - Politics - Air Force Cadet Sends Religious E-Mail: "The Associated Press obtained a copy of the e-mail sent Tuesday by Wing Commander Nicholas Jurewicz to the freshmen, sophomore and junior classes, which is about 3,000 cadets. 'Wing commander' is the title held by the top senior at the school in military ranking.
Jurewicz lists his favorite quotations in the message, including several about Jesus. One quotation, 'Bear one another's burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ,' is a biblical verse."
Jurewicz lists his favorite quotations in the message, including several about Jesus. One quotation, 'Bear one another's burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ,' is a biblical verse."
Spike in Iraq attacks exacts bloody toll in May - Iraq's new chapter - MSNBC.com
Spike in Iraq attacks exacts bloody toll in May - Iraq's new chapter - MSNBC.com: "�Those who believed that the elections would be a decisive turning point undermining the insurgency are disappointed yet again,� Cato Institute defense analyst Ted Carpenter said. �The insurgency seems as capable as ever.�"
"You can't fool ALL of the people All of the time." �Right?
"You can't fool ALL of the people All of the time." �Right?: "'To be a nature lover right now is to be in terrible pain.'"
That is so true and so appalling.
That is so true and so appalling.
FEC treads into sticky web of political blogs - Yahoo! News
FEC treads into sticky web of political blogs - Yahoo! News: "'The fundamental presumption has changed from the Internet being unregulatable to now it will be regulated,' said FEC Commissioner Bradley Smith."
FEC treads into sticky web of political blogs - Yahoo! News
FEC treads into sticky web of political blogs - Yahoo! News: "The FEC long has been reluctant to craft rules for the Internet, and it has exempted the online world from many regulations that apply to other media such as television and radio. But a court ruling last fall required the agency to include the Internet in its definition of public communications and to begin regulating activities there."
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