tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800005392078690422024-03-13T01:23:57.850-07:00Speed Bumps"As much as I hate to say it, I know beyond a doubt that the next weeks are going to be nasty. He’s leading, and there are people who simply cannot stomach the idea of his beautiful family living in the White House. There will be smears, all sorts of slander and lies, the likes of which you’ve probably rarely seen. So y’all, we got to pray for this man. And please . . . make sure you VOTE!" (Miryam Ehrlich Williamson)Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703434191163556292noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-5231578291664133482008-12-13T12:54:00.000-08:002008-12-13T13:02:55.497-08:00Pundit-of-the-Month (January) Contest<span style="font-weight: bold;">Name the next person sworn in as Senator from Illinois!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEwu3YT9FD-GvufsDodUk7EVmXvxRjZI6goriEA4mi-S_4ilcXRwbwKcsGPAzkPDEKWB3LlFXhEc7AXdNl9xRgGHQkW5j0A-MRhcw00kWDwUvzxPdSHyqbBTaZhc5NfXTdRmXK9Rj-sI/s1600-h/Blago.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEwu3YT9FD-GvufsDodUk7EVmXvxRjZI6goriEA4mi-S_4ilcXRwbwKcsGPAzkPDEKWB3LlFXhEc7AXdNl9xRgGHQkW5j0A-MRhcw00kWDwUvzxPdSHyqbBTaZhc5NfXTdRmXK9Rj-sI/s200/Blago.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279381504997444754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgc4pJn0LBYXgFWnD52t5g94Ev6OOs_4QxaGIroF98E3nXmbZ3-Ay4xWhZz2vlSj3mVljlhOJDX49h9kWlDh4QeUgw-xI2lXLibv3MuPi4Nw67M-bQtZIOKWbgg-UCL_dz80Mol1KCzE/s1600-h/blagojevich-sucks-photo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYgc4pJn0LBYXgFWnD52t5g94Ev6OOs_4QxaGIroF98E3nXmbZ3-Ay4xWhZz2vlSj3mVljlhOJDX49h9kWlDh4QeUgw-xI2lXLibv3MuPi4Nw67M-bQtZIOKWbgg-UCL_dz80Mol1KCzE/s200/blagojevich-sucks-photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279381505150834674" border="0" /></a>Same rules as before!Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703434191163556292noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-62485448586845441022008-12-02T07:24:00.000-08:002008-12-13T12:54:01.162-08:00Pundit-of-the-Month (December) Contest<span style="font-weight: bold;">Who will replace HRC as NY Senator?<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGUou__RORvKkqoNuWxQu28JtoqP8fIx15hXAPmV-wA96DsiK9tfrgwLdW7TFWxitlPBYExOLmdEkJYOX7Vy56M5e2JJytkM7BoIrd3YrXSxN4KRP3xdzn2wijLdz5C8v-Q93rearsOs/s1600-h/HRC+SoS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGUou__RORvKkqoNuWxQu28JtoqP8fIx15hXAPmV-wA96DsiK9tfrgwLdW7TFWxitlPBYExOLmdEkJYOX7Vy56M5e2JJytkM7BoIrd3YrXSxN4KRP3xdzn2wijLdz5C8v-Q93rearsOs/s400/HRC+SoS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275214392809868418" border="0" /></a><br />One winner only: First one who names the winning candidate, wins the prize!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Addition (5-Dec-08):</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCsrK4AXzNPZ1RCAjuliove8ScMv2uawVvTG7P_wuWWT1DANt3tof56NqBRt_ZT3Twcxgrvu2Q3mJrKRYSV030LYq8bnTw4lKIvfRvxM3oZvYtk7qBi8ZYEO3FTe8MbYQj-uPdeXpGR8/s1600-h/Caroline+Kennedy-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCsrK4AXzNPZ1RCAjuliove8ScMv2uawVvTG7P_wuWWT1DANt3tof56NqBRt_ZT3Twcxgrvu2Q3mJrKRYSV030LYq8bnTw4lKIvfRvxM3oZvYtk7qBi8ZYEO3FTe8MbYQj-uPdeXpGR8/s400/Caroline+Kennedy-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276320310290019362" border="0" /></a><br />That would be perfect!Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703434191163556292noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-75407862724035716512008-11-30T21:37:00.000-08:002008-11-21T09:09:10.951-08:00Forecasting No. 44's Cabinet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjL53_rC_cN4sdOT0XKlp0lp2H2rHqzqHqZK_ufVS147opMxQAo3Aig6O33gctQsK4DeQYd-YhZiZoelcaDTa02lDoXZIpYJbHVbc0mADiihyphenhyphenoxRTVtj6Vu3Qq85He8HvACiOZbyPLvI/s1600-h/CabinetRoom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjL53_rC_cN4sdOT0XKlp0lp2H2rHqzqHqZK_ufVS147opMxQAo3Aig6O33gctQsK4DeQYd-YhZiZoelcaDTa02lDoXZIpYJbHVbc0mADiihyphenhyphenoxRTVtj6Vu3Qq85He8HvACiOZbyPLvI/s200/CabinetRoom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262828035326559330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Predict Members of the Cabinet nominated by the 44th President of the United States.<br /><br />It's time for another pundit-of-the-month contest.<br /><br /><a href="http://nothing-is-off-the-table.blogspot.com/2007/12/rules.html">Here are the rules.</a></span>Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703434191163556292noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-4503265636752282222008-11-05T06:30:00.001-08:002008-11-05T06:31:47.460-08:00Change You Can Believe In<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXit-MnaqvGjFEzegcOlIiu535E-F7Nv70Hg1E2yqiP9hSeeazuLdMHwrXXNGuUz8So_IExB18tYnNrGOpxWSAO8z9JNEhPzXMA-oqh431PnRILUTaLD-XvGki7OecUiuBsAwPGfixK8/s1600-h/AnEnd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXit-MnaqvGjFEzegcOlIiu535E-F7Nv70Hg1E2yqiP9hSeeazuLdMHwrXXNGuUz8So_IExB18tYnNrGOpxWSAO8z9JNEhPzXMA-oqh431PnRILUTaLD-XvGki7OecUiuBsAwPGfixK8/s400/AnEnd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265180983082627522" border="0" /></a>Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703434191163556292noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-73682051215411217812008-10-24T11:40:00.001-07:002008-10-24T11:40:48.353-07:00ApplauseAn <a href="http://swiftspeech.blogspot.com/2008/10/swiftspeech-uber-bloggers.html">award</a>, Speedbumps.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-76321087179982980442008-10-21T20:14:00.000-07:002008-10-21T20:19:14.804-07:00Change We Must<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAofh2MvEtwQ5oM3YdnwLbqQnuC4k6KF4lYBzGavU5IDy9B74M_RlxsPHOgtsZ3Vz83qIjhKylxEjdobHvyr6IeTzp7H-LsuZi0yZYHQfLAbqgVnOqXq3NMKv2zh2IzEtqm8Up2yFSttn/s1600-h/change.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAofh2MvEtwQ5oM3YdnwLbqQnuC4k6KF4lYBzGavU5IDy9B74M_RlxsPHOgtsZ3Vz83qIjhKylxEjdobHvyr6IeTzp7H-LsuZi0yZYHQfLAbqgVnOqXq3NMKv2zh2IzEtqm8Up2yFSttn/s320/change.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259811431186688002" /></a><br /><font size="+1" color="4B0082">When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.<br />~~Jonathan Swift</font>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-74117057973081340422008-10-19T06:47:00.001-07:002008-10-19T06:58:41.546-07:00Powell Endorses Obama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWRu-s0C2cIkaDqwh1Pv8lQ4jF_8nsChA3VNSnsZtdPD22ocn-pvumSt2BL1i_yyWAUR3CkdsILB0QfsfrMZsaIyuCEq6QjrMEA-bc_8RhCVFUqtq3vuMzni1v4XBCGHnIjoc4k4vsHqx/s1600-h/Powell-Obama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmWRu-s0C2cIkaDqwh1Pv8lQ4jF_8nsChA3VNSnsZtdPD22ocn-pvumSt2BL1i_yyWAUR3CkdsILB0QfsfrMZsaIyuCEq6QjrMEA-bc_8RhCVFUqtq3vuMzni1v4XBCGHnIjoc4k4vsHqx/s320/Powell-Obama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258861978140983794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"I think he is a transformational figure coming into the world stage and for that reason I'll be voting for Barack Obama"</span></span>GetaLife-ReadUrNewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831438748638620815noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-19552185039206752742008-10-18T22:39:00.000-07:002008-10-18T22:41:05.097-07:00Who's Your Running Mate?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cX3p9CivN3QFna3F0lWKLS9zVB0MO-yuovdIIc83bXjfnVPYZwBNu-sxYnVzQ9hyAwNIp4WZTUiTe1YNH6fjrw2MpOFDNSI82LIdvdI9IjYCGz5LbZmZWYpUIeQ7Q7lWeFQFCsxuDgs/s1600-h/RunningMate.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8cX3p9CivN3QFna3F0lWKLS9zVB0MO-yuovdIIc83bXjfnVPYZwBNu-sxYnVzQ9hyAwNIp4WZTUiTe1YNH6fjrw2MpOFDNSI82LIdvdI9IjYCGz5LbZmZWYpUIeQ7Q7lWeFQFCsxuDgs/s400/RunningMate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258735539768308354" border="0" /></a><br />Click to enlarge!Blogging4Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518401800031515499noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-55479874553264355832008-10-17T07:35:00.001-07:002008-10-17T07:40:27.160-07:00News Flash!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnJQ9kWl6vuOcZtYkbq0SELu9XHy4GkXOCD4nYNokq1F2Lr-i11ZW9Qqw8aAD_YyRjwPyACfQCDenh90o_5TtYOG8QHCnZbUYtVYFueStmRKZuF5-ZT-Bv_4B8QWS4H4i4dNLRndtxz8/s1600-h/bomba.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnJQ9kWl6vuOcZtYkbq0SELu9XHy4GkXOCD4nYNokq1F2Lr-i11ZW9Qqw8aAD_YyRjwPyACfQCDenh90o_5TtYOG8QHCnZbUYtVYFueStmRKZuF5-ZT-Bv_4B8QWS4H4i4dNLRndtxz8/s400/bomba.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258131606093270754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Barrack Obama<br />Admits He’s Pals With<br />William Ayers,<br />Vows to Have Ex-Terrorist<br />Serve America by Bombing<br />Wall Street!</span>Blogging4Foodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04518401800031515499noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-67914334712988562292008-10-10T19:40:00.000-07:002008-10-10T19:42:11.330-07:00John McCain Brings Us Good News & Bad News<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDk0jVRPM-vVuGp3jxGRKE3vkSyk2by41fkgEeEfdRBa62X8pVmA8RNBizjprxgXS3KRhE0OVlNSIty9c_VxMi5X_lRDrULDAZEQa8CkG5OMcM2XTT5K2R1vtiNsYNlxSUPhxk2MEUqWB/s1600-h/McCain+-GoodNews+BadNews.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDk0jVRPM-vVuGp3jxGRKE3vkSyk2by41fkgEeEfdRBa62X8pVmA8RNBizjprxgXS3KRhE0OVlNSIty9c_VxMi5X_lRDrULDAZEQa8CkG5OMcM2XTT5K2R1vtiNsYNlxSUPhxk2MEUqWB/s400/McCain+-GoodNews+BadNews.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255720907888136002" border="0" /></a>Non-Partisànhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16694153632432142981noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-15940385033688623192008-10-09T21:45:00.000-07:002008-12-02T21:05:55.878-08:00Pundit of the Month # 2<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >The Rules:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMon2ILIXiPi1sTcx1lofCat8Ui70QJyk0rt4hCJUVyYyzPZaHstDDInEkMJ1uS9BEMwFOxJXUY5kj_SrD6Qo4Mt8NvbPPhsTfbgf6z8rbBHFH06nUKlM5F2uq9SvAngPK3zsP0uYDM4/s1600-h/seal_us_presidential.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMon2ILIXiPi1sTcx1lofCat8Ui70QJyk0rt4hCJUVyYyzPZaHstDDInEkMJ1uS9BEMwFOxJXUY5kj_SrD6Qo4Mt8NvbPPhsTfbgf6z8rbBHFH06nUKlM5F2uq9SvAngPK3zsP0uYDM4/s200/seal_us_presidential.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262808681187108770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Nominate/predict/guesstimate up to 19 Members of POTUS #44's Cabinet. Just name the names. You do not have to identify which Department each will head. If your selections are nominated by POTUS #44 to fill some of the following positions, you will score the designated number of points. The Departments are listed in order of the number points to be awards:</span><blockquote>5-State = <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Clinton</span><br />5-Defense = <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Gates</span><br />5-Attorney General = <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Holder</span><br />5-Treasury = <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Geithner</span><br />4-Director of National Security = <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Jones</span><br />4-President's Chief-of-Staff = <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Emanuel</span><br />3-Ambassador to the United Nations = <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Rice</span><br />3-Homeland Security = <em style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Napolitano</em><br />3-Environmental Protection Agency<br />3-Energy<br />2-Veterans Affairs<br />2-Labor<br />2-Interior<br />2-Commerce = <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Richardson</span><br />1-Transportation<br />1-Housing and Urban Development,<br />1-Health and Human Services = <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-style: italic;">Daschle</span><br />1-Education<br />1-Agriculture</blockquote><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);"></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Therefore if you happen to name the all people selected for these 19 positions (in whatever combination) you would score 53 points.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><u>Here are some additional technical rules</u>:</span><br /><ol><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">This is open to all who have a registered blogging name. OpenID's are permitted; anonymous nominations are not.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Nominating ballots can be either public or secret: they can be publicly submitted in comments below, or secretly submitted to me by <a href="mailto:Messenger.sozadee@gmail.com">email</a>. (The subject line should be <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cabinet Nominations</span>'.)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Nominating ballots can be amended, but they have to be re-submitted in full. The last one submitted will be your official entry.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">In the event of a tie, the entry with the earlier date, wins.<br /></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">The deadline will be midnight, November 5th, 2008.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Contest will be scored as soon as POTUS #44 has nominated someone to each of the 16 posts or 30 November, whichever comes first.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Winner's name will be posted on this blog in perpetuity for Forever Bragging Rights. His blog will also be linked. (Note: The first Blogger-of-the-Month is posted in the upper right-hand corner.)</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0);">Blog Administrator will be the final arbiter, judge, and appellate judge over this contest.</span></li></ol><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://nothing-is-off-the-table.blogspot.com/2008/10/forecasting-no-44s-cabinet.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Return to Contest Page</span></a></div>Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703434191163556292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-91856415540544305052008-10-08T07:59:00.000-07:002008-10-08T08:00:44.794-07:00What Obama Was Talking about Last Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMk3W7veFQl7yAOUh1eftYnU97t88eHYc_wQZ290qRuAoNxRcHkggXYjNkOkjEHPwdgFo6V7vrlkCII3U34WUSqJaonYEnwln6FCjwsG6N3BC7I-zHWQDJHdI_JQJLItkLDJBSUDWaFU/s1600-h/AIG.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMk3W7veFQl7yAOUh1eftYnU97t88eHYc_wQZ290qRuAoNxRcHkggXYjNkOkjEHPwdgFo6V7vrlkCII3U34WUSqJaonYEnwln6FCjwsG6N3BC7I-zHWQDJHdI_JQJLItkLDJBSUDWaFU/s400/AIG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254797970684531186" border="0" /></a>Borishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13887019984342458931noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-82819606453499568702008-10-01T06:46:00.000-07:002008-10-01T07:11:15.853-07:00The End of Free-Market Fundamentalism<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=2415">American News Project</a>:<br /></span></span><ul><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">But is it really? </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And where is American capitalism headed?</span></span></li></ul><object width="511" height="501"><param name="movie" value="http://americannewsproject.com/player.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="FlashVars" value="autoStart=false&p_u=http://americannewsproject.com/node/130&b_u=http://americannewsproject.com/&title=The End Of Free-Market Fundamentalism? &vd_id=freemarketfundamentalism"><embed src="http://americannewsproject.com/player.swf" flashvars="autoStart=false&p_u=http://americannewsproject.com/node/130&b_u=http://americannewsproject.com/&title=The End Of Free-Market Fundamentalism? &vd_id=freemarketfundamentalism" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" width="511" height="501"></embed></object>Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703434191163556292noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-25481732502438478422008-09-29T21:09:00.001-07:002008-09-29T21:10:19.540-07:00cui bono?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmc7_N366HuxU8TL3-VScO_vEQUfL8gI9VD7NuiTWyD2nv_cCUIOmzifirMHo8KHuxuE7OkoSGYjEXqgNRkrEURcf97yakW9QotMMLvRdkjwgf5KVt5P_HX9c4xT6EjZh-mWc5XCa0zK8/s1600-h/Cui+Bono-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmc7_N366HuxU8TL3-VScO_vEQUfL8gI9VD7NuiTWyD2nv_cCUIOmzifirMHo8KHuxuE7OkoSGYjEXqgNRkrEURcf97yakW9QotMMLvRdkjwgf5KVt5P_HX9c4xT6EjZh-mWc5XCa0zK8/s400/Cui+Bono-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251661833087453618" border="0" /></a>Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703434191163556292noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-68950329429470019562008-09-28T07:54:00.001-07:002008-09-28T07:54:21.804-07:00Want Some Bad News?<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EzuIHjQYW2c&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EzuIHjQYW2c&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>Non-Partisànhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16694153632432142981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-66345678286152929562008-09-27T05:36:00.000-07:002008-09-27T05:43:20.886-07:00Dave Letterman, King-Maker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uFogUdj6gI3VEh6sP7lBpL1jlBEkKvawRSE-61gXKxmK_E2O67k4ec5EidwY8xykthI2vnhkWAvfHQ9oJTlzUrPBIYD24cFLsvaQYqV1ivijAJmIKNEQPEUyXj3EtkdnmNa210t7Y_iN/s1600-h/Letterman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uFogUdj6gI3VEh6sP7lBpL1jlBEkKvawRSE-61gXKxmK_E2O67k4ec5EidwY8xykthI2vnhkWAvfHQ9oJTlzUrPBIYD24cFLsvaQYqV1ivijAJmIKNEQPEUyXj3EtkdnmNa210t7Y_iN/s200/Letterman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250680666390698402" border="0" /></a>Letterman-McCain feud enters second hilarious day<br /><br />Let's see how far Dave is willing to take this. Judging from his remarks last night, this could go on for a while. Letterman, last night: <blockquote>Here's how it works. You don't come to see me? You don't come to see me? Well, we might not see you on Inauguration Day.</blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Allison Ford, <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-1013-New-York-Pop-Culture-Examiner">New York Pop Culture Examiner</a></span></div>GetaLife-ReadUrNewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831438748638620815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-21969703118869761132008-09-25T05:53:00.000-07:002008-09-25T06:18:52.734-07:00Suspend the Elections<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Memo from McCain to Obama:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">A McCain campaign spokesperson had the following statement on wanting to suspend the elections:</span><blockquote style="font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">We are formally asking the Obama campaign if it is OK to get Bush to temporarily suspend the elections.<br /><br />It will just be until John McCain is ready to start a running a real campaign.</blockquote><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Interpretation:</span><br /><ul><li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">At first we thought rigor mortis was setting in.<br /></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">His doe has been caught in the headlights from the recent economic news.<br /></span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Palin nearly shot him.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Did we mention McCain was a POW?</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">This is a time for Democrats and Republicans to come together and put the country first!</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">What else?</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://drinkliberal.blogspot.com/2008/09/mccain-to-obama-i-am-suspending.html">Drinking Liberal in New Milford</a><br /></span></div>Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12703434191163556292noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-59629076499360207602008-09-24T22:30:00.002-07:002008-09-24T22:31:37.868-07:00No comment necessary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOj8OalkSkKw98snqkq-YUXpaJl974jBdXnaHVc710L7HWzJIhksa7FLM_7mDglkPd1YVxF-X-JqyFMbKPABOBxXQkDSnNY0b9xEXGl6F_Km7aAUpwYVtC542maTH_waldF7J8obWrn45/s1600-h/story.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOj8OalkSkKw98snqkq-YUXpaJl974jBdXnaHVc710L7HWzJIhksa7FLM_7mDglkPd1YVxF-X-JqyFMbKPABOBxXQkDSnNY0b9xEXGl6F_Km7aAUpwYVtC542maTH_waldF7J8obWrn45/s320/story.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249827193333074930" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-74175034119465551822008-09-22T17:19:00.000-07:002008-09-22T17:21:46.473-07:00PLEASE. MAKE. HER. GO. AWAY...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3KwDB5lrnwmuS1iB8Su0rZfK-tbW7LDTjOJtA8w9BkOJMQ_7RgiB3ig8mnItc7JK8hNNGMl8HAeE1STTmi8ndyFzkI3M8gCn3fZZY2cpZXRf-XnDoiZWOGKBpTER1X2fi6qyx3FGTJX-/s1600-h/1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3KwDB5lrnwmuS1iB8Su0rZfK-tbW7LDTjOJtA8w9BkOJMQ_7RgiB3ig8mnItc7JK8hNNGMl8HAeE1STTmi8ndyFzkI3M8gCn3fZZY2cpZXRf-XnDoiZWOGKBpTER1X2fi6qyx3FGTJX-/s320/1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249005227203489730" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-78283803161512467872008-09-18T19:33:00.001-07:002008-09-18T19:54:48.907-07:00Speaking in Tongues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FvFyTtjZbxeVosy3kgBvh0tYudDDdHgvFJzR5U8v2McJtMr9Vuh-ippzDA6ev2ILY8Z29_w3jwUU9wo3YJh_hsxZDDQwaBMqV_pC7k9YX613Dst0jfDKEC14qq8u1EuUZuMLczKVYdrA/s1600-h/donwright.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FvFyTtjZbxeVosy3kgBvh0tYudDDdHgvFJzR5U8v2McJtMr9Vuh-ippzDA6ev2ILY8Z29_w3jwUU9wo3YJh_hsxZDDQwaBMqV_pC7k9YX613Dst0jfDKEC14qq8u1EuUZuMLczKVYdrA/s400/donwright.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247560427981764834" border="0" /></a>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04684959484239769655noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-80745146406223417172008-09-18T19:33:00.000-07:002008-09-18T19:34:28.123-07:00Bipartisan Memo<span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: courier new;">Subject: Upcoming Election</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">There are fewer than two months until the election, an election that will decide the next President of the United States. The person elected will be the president of all Americans, not just the Democrats or the Republicans.</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">To show our solidarity as Americans, let's all get together and show our support for the candidate of our choice. It's time that we all came together, Democrats and Republicans alike. </span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">If you plan to vote for Barack Obama, please drive with your headlights on during the day.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">If you plan to vote for John McCain, please drive with your headlights off at night!!!!!!!</span>Non-Partisànhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16694153632432142981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-35020463017262667082008-09-14T16:57:00.000-07:002008-09-14T17:00:23.239-07:00Even John McCain Can't Say What Sarah Palin Brings to the Table<span style="font-weight: bold;">In the area of national security:</span><br />In an interview done by a local reporter in Maine on free TV, John McCain couldn't even give one example of Sara Palin's experience on foreign affairs, and looks foolish as a result.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zk-3SPrEJTY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zk-3SPrEJTY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How does one qualify the unqualified?</span>GetaLife-ReadUrNewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831438748638620815noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-24348944451067035712008-09-13T20:16:00.000-07:002008-09-13T20:25:46.462-07:00Deja Vue-Bush III-All Over Again:Direct from the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/us/politics/14palin.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin">New York Times</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbx0_lnf57dQ_iGJQ_xmtqC5S6KA8BKgCQXS6iuWuBJos-il7ln-X2b9_1YfGlCafhK60iZjgcEFlbNajTGZ6Vks5bV7K7RxTzqRG5ffsCzr_kwy22Iv2rfaatoq9A2wrRhhlxi7-kAkb/s1600-h/Palin+Gratuitiy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbx0_lnf57dQ_iGJQ_xmtqC5S6KA8BKgCQXS6iuWuBJos-il7ln-X2b9_1YfGlCafhK60iZjgcEFlbNajTGZ6Vks5bV7K7RxTzqRG5ffsCzr_kwy22Iv2rfaatoq9A2wrRhhlxi7-kAkb/s400/Palin+Gratuitiy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245712703507259042" border="0" /></a>Indicted Plagiaristhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03350595989619745600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-3463486565756680242008-09-12T20:04:00.000-07:002008-09-12T20:07:39.774-07:00It's Game Time, Obama!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrKuU-J5SoS64juiP_UxOSxkdhUolw8phbj1X0Xpic42DBo6OHO_0StjdQKiv3nzaBx0kC5WKp-dPiGx0-syfjLCm-Erg3ehumN8PzAVps__lqr3cIZstoVWzGt8jc3BkzwofRhVBVLI/s1600-h/Poll-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrKuU-J5SoS64juiP_UxOSxkdhUolw8phbj1X0Xpic42DBo6OHO_0StjdQKiv3nzaBx0kC5WKp-dPiGx0-syfjLCm-Erg3ehumN8PzAVps__lqr3cIZstoVWzGt8jc3BkzwofRhVBVLI/s400/Poll-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245336879972895634" border="0" /></a>It's time to get down, get dirty, and roll in the mud. Presidential politics is not bean bags, it's a blood sport. Any thing goes. It's not a question of the size of the bitch, but the size of the fight in the bitch. Who wants this more? Barack or the Babe? Get mean and nasty, Barack.<br /><br />Just in case anyone doesn't get my point, I voted <strong>yes</strong> in this poll!Borishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13887019984342458931noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380000539207869042.post-58344103027878264022008-09-12T09:48:00.000-07:002008-09-12T09:57:34.646-07:00Flip... Flop... Lies... Greed...<font size="+2">McCain and Palin's Top 20<br />Lies, Myths and Flip-Flops</font><br /><br />An on-target <a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/98502/mccain_and_palin%27s_top_20_lies%2C_myths_and_flip-flops_/"><i>Alternet</i></a> article so you have some talking points for the Rabid Right. For example:<br /><br /><i>Agents of change? Symbols of feminism? A roundup of these and other ridiculous tall tales coming from McCain's increasingly desperate campaign.</i><ul type="square"><li>According to a study cited by the Huffington Post, John McCain voted in keeping with the president's positions 100 percent of the time in 2008 and 95 percent in 2007.<br /><li>As Politico points out, Palin did put the Alaska-owned plane on eBay. But she failed to sell it. Instead, the state had to go through a private broker to unload the jet and ended up losing money in the transaction.<br /><li>In 1999, McCain made conservatives very unhappy by supporting a moratorium on offshore drilling... McCain can't afford to make conservatives unhappy anymore; his campaign now depends on the rapturous love of a conservative base that is still suspicious of him from when he used to take intelligent positions. So he switched his position on offshore drilling.</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1