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ACORN Fraud: False Voter Registration in Nevada

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:38:26 GMT

clipped by: Cezanne777
clipper's remarks: ACORN, often accused of voter-registration fraud, is under investigation in Nevada for turning in fake voter registration forms. ACORN has come under scrutiny lately for receiving funds from the Obama campaign. It also made news when Democrats in Congress attempted to funnel future bailout profits into the ACORN slush fund.

Clip Source: www.witn.com

Nevada Raids State ACORN Headquarters

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Nevada authorities seized records Tuesday from a group they accused of submitting fraudulent voter-registration forms - including for the starting lineup of the Dallas Cowboys.

According to its national Web site, the group has registered 1.3 million people nationwide for the Nov. 4 election. It has encountered complaints of fraud stemming from registration efforts in Wisconsin, North Carolina, New Mexico, Michigan, Ohio and Missouri.

Tags: acorn, fraud, voter registration, nevada, obama, democrats, bailout, slush fund

FBI raids ACORN

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:27:47 GMT

clipped by: Cezanne777
clipper's remarks: ACORN has been accused of massive voter registration fraud in various states. Now they have been raided by the FBI. Barack Obama has ties to ACORN.

Clip Source: justicetimes.com

Voter Fraud - ACORN Again - FBI Raid

Barack - ACORN - Voter Fraud - What is the Connection?

Obama Campaign has funneled at least $800,000.00 to ACORN Organizations and has been legal counsel for them in the near past.

The FBI raided ACORN headquarters in Las Vegas, NV and carted off files, boxes and at least one computer.

Tags: fbi, acorn, voter fraud, voter registration, fraud, barack obama, obama

Coming to your Newspaper: Anti-Muslim propaganda

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:47:13 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: Pro-McCain group dumps 28 million scare DVDs in swing states - list of states in clip - follow link to see list of papers in those states

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Pro-McCain Group Dumping 28 Million Terror Scare DVDs in Swing States

70 newspapers in swing states have been paid to distribute Obsession this weekend and next

Talking heads in the film include infamous anti-Muslim, self-proclaimed "islamophobes" like Daniel Pipes and Walid Shoebat

an evangelical Christian who falsely claims to be a former Muslim terrorist

told the Missouri Springfield News-Leader,

Islam is the devil."

It cuts between scenes of Nazi rallies and footage of Muslim children being encouraged to become suicide bombers

(UPDATE 9/13 - Greg Mitchell of Editor & Publisher has more details. And here's a state-by-state list of most of the 70 newspapers in swing states that have agreed to deliver this garbage to their subscribers:

Colorado

Iowa

Indiana

Florida

Michigan

Missouri

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Mexico

Ohio

North Carolina

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Wisconsin

Tags: media, islam, mccain

Mentally Ill Killed by Medication

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:02:48 GMT

clipped by: abailart
clipper's remarks: The gentle, artistic boy who played the cello and bass guitar was long gone.

"At 15 Daniel was being bullied at school and then started to have strange thoughts, anxiety and sleep problems. A doctor prescribed him a powerful drug called Stelazine and that was the start of a nightmare which eventually led to his death. He had bad physical reactions to the medication straight away but every symptom was seen as more evidence of schizophrenia and treated with more medication. Alternative treatments were never an option; keeping him calm was the priority.

"Daniel was really passive and never complained but my mum was convinced the medication was going to kill him. She changed GPs many times, went private, bought vitamins and demanded blood tests; getting better care for Daniel became her full-time occupation but she was accused of interfering. In the months before his death, Daniel suffered from three major epileptic fits brought on by drinking too much water. Why was he so thirsty? I

Clip Source: www.independent.co.uk

Daniel Galvin died of a heart attack in August. He was six stone overweight and had high blood pressure; his hair was falling out and he was incapacitated by trembling legs. He was 29.

Daniel's family believe his symptoms, and his untimely death, were caused by side effects from the powerful psychiatric drugs he had been taking for 14 years. He is, they think, one of thousands of people with mental health problems who have died prematurely because their physical health was neglected.

People with mental health problems and learning disabilities die on average 10 years younger than the rest of the population, according to the Disability Rights Commission. Obesity, diabetes, certain cancers and heart disease are far more common among people taking psychiatric drugs

"When my big brother died at the age of 29, he was a fragment of the person I used to know. He was obese, had no energy; his legs were constantly restless and cigarettes had become his life.

Tags: mental illness

The Streets of Saint Petersburg...

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:59:10 GMT

clipped by: BartendingBear
clipper's remarks: need some help.

Clip Source: englishrussia.com

Sometimes streets of St. Petersburg, one of the most beautiful Russian cities, look like this.

Russia: 64% of Pregnancies End in Abortion

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:58:03 GMT

clipped by: Efrain Alvarado

Clip Source: www.dfwcatholic.org

250,000 women/year left infertile from abortion complications

St. Petersburg, (LifeSIteNews.com) – Alarmingly high abortion rates in Russia are leaving an increasing number of women infertile, said Marina Tarasova, deputy head of the St. Petersburg Research Institute For Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, at an international conference on Monday.

The St. Petersburg Times reported that with 64 percent of Russian women procuring abortions, 200,000 to 250,000 women each year are stripped of their biological ability to procreate because of permanent effects from the procedure.

The Russian government is attempting to promote family values within the country, naming 2008, “The Year of the Family.” Abortions, however, are still offered free of charge at all state clinics.

Tags: abortion, prolife

McCain: Make Believe Maverick

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:01:03 GMT

clipped by: monstersmom
clipper's remarks: A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty

Clip Source: www.rollingstone.com

This is the story of the real John McCain, the one who has been hiding in plain sight. It is the story of a man who has consistently put his own advancement above all else, a man willing to say and do anything to achieve his ultimate ambition: to become commander in chief, ascending to the one position that would finally enable him to outrank his four-star father and grandfather.

In its broad strokes, McCain's life story is oddly similar to that of the current occupant of the White House.

Both were born into positions of privilege against which they rebelled into mediocrity.

At each step, with the aid of their fathers' powerful friends, both failed upward. And both shed their skins as Episcopalian members of the Washington elite to build political careers as self-styled, ranch-inhabiting Westerner

In one vital respect, however, the comparison is deeply unfair to the current president: George W. Bush was a much better pilot.

Tags: mccain, rolling stone, maverick, bush

obama

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:48:23 GMT

clipped by: DW29JW
clipper's remarks: another lie

Clip Source: www.mikefrancesa.com

But “Obama” told the Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois that he had never had another name:

British commander says war in Afghanistan cannot be won

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:22:34 GMT

clipped by: Kelika

Clip Source: www.newsdaily.com

LONDON, Oct. 5, 2008 (Reuters) — Britain's commander in Afghanistan has said the war against the Taliban cannot be won, the Sunday Times reported.

"We're not going to win this war. It's about reducing it to a manageable level of insurgency that's not a strategic threat and can be managed by the Afghan army," he said.

But Afghanistan's Defense Minister expressed his disappointment on Sunday at the commander's statements, maintaining the insurgency had to be defeated.

Wardak said success also depended on how British forces were approaching the problems they faced in Helmand but did not say whether their current strategy was the right one.

Violence in Afghanistan has increased to its worst level since 2001, when U.S.-led and Afghan forces overthrew the ruling Taliban following the September 11 attacks on the United States.

"He's Not One of Us" - Minnesota Republicans on Indian-American Candidate

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:22:45 GMT

clipped by: dulios
clipper's remarks: "From a demographic standpoint"

Clip Source: www.dailykos.com

MN-03: The Minnesota Republican Party's latest tactic against Indian-American DFL candidate Ashwin Madia: "He's not one of us".

Witness this video from the Minnesota DFL:

[Video]

Not "one of them". From a "demographic standpoint".

Draw your own conclusions.

Tags: minnesota, republicans, dfl, race, racism

Pro-football, anti-gay marriage

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:12:05 GMT

clipped by: keeth

Clip Source: outsports.com

Charger rallies against gay marriage

San Diego Charger Jacques Cesaire (left) was a featured highlight yesterday at an anti-gay-marriage rally sponsored by iprotectmarriage.com, we have learned from Good As You blog. They have an audio recording of the event in which Cesaire and NFL free agent Akbar Gbaja-Biamila (right), brother of Packer Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (KGB), encourage everyone in attendance to oppose same-sex marriage and vote Yes on Prop 8.

Cesaire: Hi, I’m Jacques Cesaire, a professional football player, and I support Biblical marriage between a man and a woman.
Gbaja-Biamila: This election, vote Yes on Prop 8

Gbaja-Biamila: Hi, I’m Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, and I support a Biblical marriage between a man and a woman.
Cesaire: And I’m Jacques Cesaire, a professional football player. This election, let’s stand up for what we believe in.
Gbaja-Biamila: Yes on 8

After they speak, there is a presentation labeling Prop 8 as a “battle between light and darkness.”

Tags: san, diego, chargers, football, jacques, cesaire, anti, gay, marriage

US Dominance Is Over

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:48:54 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken
clipper's remarks: Mired in their rancorous culture wars and squabbling among themselves, they seem oblivious to the fact that American global leadership is fast ebbing away. A new world is coming into being...

Clip Song

Clip Source: www.informationclearinghouse.info

America's time as a superpower is coming to an end. The financial crisis was just the last straw. Whatever good faith was left after the invasion of Iraq, the shrugging off of international treaties and the shameless disregard for human rights, is now gone.

The anger at the US seems to be surfacing everywhere at once. It was particularly noticable at the recent opening of the UN General Assembly.

patience have worn thin,

No one likes

Bush's "unipolar" model of global governance whereby all the world's crucial decisions--on everything from global warming to nuclear proliferation--are made by Washington.

America's sudden downturn presents opportunities for a change

That's what everyone wants; change.

That doesn't mean that the world hates America. It just means that everyone wants a breather

The US is about to join the family of nations and learn how to get along with its neighbors whether it wants to or not. There's simply no other choice

cooperate or become isolated

It's "get along or get out";

Tags: we are the world

No Gay marriage

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:53:07 GMT

clipped by: lifecyce1898
clipper's remarks: Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.

Clip Source: bw.org

Ten Reasons Gay Marriage is Un-American

I saw this posted on a BBS -- there was no attribution.

Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

Fannie Mae forgives loan for woman who shot herself

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:40:47 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan
clipper's remarks: I now dread a rash of self-inflicted shootings around the nation.

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

Fannie Mae said it will set aside the loan of a woman who shot herself as sheriff's deputies tried to evict her from her foreclosed home.

Addie Polk, 90, of Akron, Ohio, became a symbol of the nation's home mortgage crisis when she was hospitalized after shooting herself at least twice in the upper body Wednesday afternoon.

On Friday, Fannie Mae spokesman Brian Faith said the mortgage association had decided to halt action against Polk and sign the property "outright" to her.

"We're going to forgive whatever outstanding balance she had on the loan and give her the house," Faith said. "Given the circumstances, we think it's appropriate."

Residents of Akron have rallied behind Polk, who is being treated at Akron General Medical Center. She was listed in critical condition Friday afternoon

U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, mentioned Polk on the House floor Friday during debate over the latest economic rescue proposal.

Tags: mortgage, fannie mae, home

a liberal administration WITH a liberal congress?

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:16:15 GMT

clipped by: robkin20
clipper's remarks: scary

Clip Source: www.weeklystandard.com

But one shouldn't underestimate the ideological issue, and the potency of the fact that Obama and Biden are orthodox liberals. They're for raising taxes, federally funding abortions, naming activist judges, and losing wars. The American people may think--they do think--the country's on the wrong track, that the Bush administration has made too many mistakes and that the Republican party's no great shakes. But they haven't suddenly become liberals. And they probably aren't crazy about the prospect of a liberal administration governing unchecked, hand in hand with a liberal Congress. During the next four weeks, the McCain-Palin campaign should make this risky prospect vivid.
--William Kristol