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Why The Media Should Apologize To Sarah

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:58:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: She gave a really good speech. And why go beyond that? As we all know, speeches cannot be written by others and rehearsed for days. They are true windows to the soul.

Unless they are delivered by Barack Obama, that is. In which case, as Palin said Wednesday, speeches are just a “cloud of rhetoric.”

Clip Source: www.politico.com

On behalf of the elite media, I would like to say we are very sorry.

We have asked questions this week that we should never have asked.

We have asked pathetic questions like: Who is Sarah Palin? What is her record? Where does she stand on the issues? And is she is qualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency?

We have asked mean questions like: How well did John McCain know her before he selected her? How well did his campaign vet her? And was she his first choice?

Bad questions. Bad media. Bad.

It is not our job to ask questions. Or it shouldn’t be. To hear from the pols at the Republican National Convention this week, our job is to endorse and support the decisions of the pols.

we should have stuck to the warm, human interest stuff like

mooseburgers

we should have stuck to the press release stuff

we should never have strayed into the other stuff. Like

Palin is under investigation

Why go there?

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Anne Has Known Sarah Palin Since 1992

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:41:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: You have to read the clipped source for the full value of the remarks. Much more in the original text of the letter than the clip can show. Anne suggests that you Google her name and you will see that she is the real deal. She lays bare both the good and the bad about Sarah.

Clip Source: www.washingtonindependent.com

I am a resident of Wasilla, Alaska. I have known Sarah since 1992.

Our children have attended the same schools. Her
father was my child's favorite substitute teacher. I also am on a
first name basis with her parents and mother-in-law. I attended more
City Council meetings during her administration than about 99% of the

residents of the city.

During her mayoral administration most of the actual work of running
this small city was turned over to an administrator. She had been
pushed to hire this administrator by party power-brokers after she had
gotten herself into some trouble over precipitous firings which had

given rise to a recall campaign.

She inherited a city with zero debt, but left it
with indebtedness of over $22 million.

While Mayor, City Hall was extensively remodeled and her office

redecorated more than once.

As Mayor, she fought ideas that weren’t generated by
her or her staff.

There has to be literally millions of Americans who are more

knowledgeable and experienced than she.

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This Is What A Police State Looks Like

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:52:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Dissent is patriotic.

Clip Source: www.lewrockwell.com

In Denver, we're so afraid of unarmed civilians, we send 2 cops for each protestor.

Clip Source: www.denverpost.com

Police in riot gear surround protesters on 15th Street near Civic Center park in downtown Denver on Monday night. This is not America. This is what a police state looks like. You re worried about Beijing? This is repression, one activist shouted. (Jason Halley, Special to The Denver Post)

Take A Closer Look At The RNC Confetti

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:21:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Ain't it the truth!

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Chrome Causes Licensing Concerns For Users

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:14:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Read before you click.

Clip Source: tapthehive.com

If you're like every other geek, you were one of the many people who downloaded Google Chrome within minutes of it's 3:00PM EST release today. There's no doubt about it -- Chrome is ridiculously faster than Firefox and IE. But you, like virtually every computer user out there, probably didn't even bother to gloss over the Chrome Terms of Service.

In other words, by posting anything (via Chrome) to your blog(s), any forum, video site, myspace, itunes, or any other site that might happen to be supporting you, Google can use your work without paying you a dime. They can go and edit it all they want. Even further, you're claiming that you have the power to grant these rights. So no one who works for Conde Nast (Wired, Arstechnica), TechCrunch, Gawker, any of the other big web publishers, or a university where the employee is performing research can agree to the Chrome ToS because they most likely don't have the right to give a license to the intellectual property (IP) they produce.

They Words They Used - Convention Language Break-out

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:46:57 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Highly interesting statistical breakdown of the words used during the convention, and the frequency with which they were used.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

The words that speakers used at the two political conventions show the themes that the parties have highlighted. Republican speakers have talked about reform and character far more frequently than the Democrats. And Republicans were more likely to talk about businesses and taxes, while Democrats were more likely to mention jobs or the economy.

Scholars Question Palin's Credentials

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:28:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Seems reasonable to me that they would.

Clip Source: www.politico.com

John McCain was aiming to make history with his pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and historians say he succeeded.

So unconventional was McCain’s choice that it left students of the presidency literally “stunned,” in the words of Joel Goldstein, a St. Louis University law professor and scholar of the vice presidency. “Being governor of a small state for less than two years is not consistent with the normal criteria for determining who’s of presidential caliber,” said Goldstein.

“I think she is the most inexperienced person on a major-party ticket in modern history,” said presidential historian Matthew Dallek.

“It would be one thing if she had only been governor for a year and a half, but prior to that she had not had major experience in public life,” Dallek said of Palin.

in choosing Palin as his running mate, McCain has reached back to a time when few actually seriously contended that the vice president should be demonstrably prepared to assume the presidency from Day One.

Am I Being Clear Enough Here?

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:20:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Just take the damn blocks, $1 each.

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Peedom Isn't Free In Yankee Stadium

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:09:58 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Rights? You don't need no rights.

Clip Source: www.dustinland.com

20 Years - One Owner

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:22:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Nice picture essay.

Clip Source: myfunnycoolpics.blogspot.com

Soldier Suicides Continue To Climb In 2008

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:39:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Could be a record year. Bonus - 12% of soldiers in Iraq take anti-depressants or sleeping pills. Not a great thing, to be sure.

Clip Source: wjz.com

Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all levels to redouble prevention efforts for a force strained by two wars.

As of the end of August, there were 62 confirmed suicides among active duty soldiers and Guard and Reserve troops called to active duty, officials said. Another 31 deaths appear to be suicides but are still being investigated.

If all are confirmed, that means that the number for 2008 could eclipse the 115 of last year - and the rate per 100,000 could surpass that of the civilian population, Col. Eddie Stephens, deputy director of human resources policy, said at a Pentagon news conference.

"Army leaders are fully aware that repeated deployments have led to increased distress and anxiety for both soldiers and their families," Army Secretary Pete Geren said.

If the overall numbers continue

they would eclipse the 115 of 2007, 102 in 2006, 87 in 2005 and 67 in 2004.

1,000,000 For Impeachment

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:44:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: People are agitated and doing something about it. How about YOU?

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Two New Music Controllers Change The Shape Of Music

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:28:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The Thummer & The Axis 64 should excite any modern musician.

Clip Source: www.thummer.com

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Clip Source: www.c-thru-music.com

Note Layout: Coloured Octave Map

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Note relationships

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Introduction & Concepts Part 1

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Performance Part 1

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Sarah Palin's Pregnancy Decision Map

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:15:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The wisdom this woman has displayed... leaves me speechless.

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Wake UP America! Sign Up by Sept 10!

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:28:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Hold BushCo accountable for the illegalities this administration has been responsible for.

Clip Source: www.afterdowningstreet.org

A million signatures by Sept. 10 will send a powerful message to Congress that Americans want to reclaim the Constitution and hold the Administration accountable. September 10th, the day before the world changed, could be the day WE change the world!

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On August 1st, I delivered to Speaker Nancy Pelosi; a petition bearing the names of over 100,000 Americans that, like us, feel that the President must be held accountable for abusing executive power and disregarding his Constitutional obligations.

Your voices have been heard and your support continues to send a powerful message to lawmakers. That is why I call on you again to help us in a new effort to deliver 1 Million signatures to Speaker Pelosi on September 10, 2008.

Please give at least ten of your friends the opportunity to stand up for our country – the way you and I have, by inviting them to sign the impeachment petition online at www.Kucinich.us. Send your friends an email invitation to sign the petition by clicking here.