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"What If He Is?"

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:43:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: God bless Powell for speaking the truth. As a popular personality, he hit the nail on the head.

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Powell also spoke passionately against the insinuations by some Republicans that Obama is a Muslim.

"Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's always been a Christian," he said. "But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim-American kid believing that he or she could be president? Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, 'He's a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists.' This is not the way we should be doing it in America."

Tags: united states, politics, muslims, christian, religion

Stone age man, used to get stoned :)

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:25:41 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus
clipper's remarks: the strive to expand ones limited capabilities seems to be an old attribute of humanity.
interesting.

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Stone Age man took drugs, say scientists

Scientists have discovered evidence suggesting Stone Age man used herbal mixtures to get high.

It has long been suspected that humans have an ancient history of drug use, but there has been a lack of proof to support the theory.

Now, however, researchers have found equipment used to prepare hallucinogenic drugs for sniffing, and dated them back to prehistoric South American tribes.

They found ceramic bowls, as well as tubes for inhaling drug fumes or powders, which appear to have originated in South America between 100BC and 400BC and were then carried 400 miles to the islands.

Scientists believe that the drug being used was cohoba, a hallucinogen made from the beans of a mimosa species. Drugs such as cannabis were not found in the Caribbean then.

Archeologists have suggested that humans were extracting mind-expanding drugs from mescal beans and peyote cacti as far back as 5,000 years ago

drugs were being used to induce spiritual or trance-like states

Tags: drugs, history

"When fascism comes to America..."

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:07:38 GMT

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Clip Source: www.edkrebs.com

Tags: cartoons, sarah palin, satire

Exposing the 'Jesus' Brother' Fraud

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:34:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.time.com

For as long as man has worshipped a god, there have been forgers, crafty hucksters who seize on a believer's desire to possess material proof of the divine. In Jerusalem, it is a bountiful trade.

But indisputable historical evidence that Jesus Christ, or any of the other Biblical prophets, truly existed is something that eludes religious scholars. There was therefore much excitement in 2001 when a reclusive Tel Aviv collector, Oded Golan, announced that a stone reliquary had come into his possession inscribed with the words "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus."

After a two-year investigation, police in December 2004 charged the antiquities collector and four others of forgery, alleging that the James ossuary was a clever fake and that Golan had masterminded an international ring of thieves that over the past 20 years had duped major museums and collectors out of millions.

Tags: archaeology, james ossuary, fraud, israel

Colin Powell condemns the ugliness of the Republican Party

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:50:08 GMT

clipped by: ratilfar
clipper's remarks: Look at the picture. LOOK AT IT! Have a nice day!

Clip Source: www.salon.com

I'm anything but a fan of Colin Powell, and have no idea what impact (if any) his Meet the Press endorsement of Obama will have (full video is below), but I was really glad to see him make the following point in explaining why he has rejected McCain's candidacy:

I'm also troubled by, not what Sen. McCain says, but what members of the party say, and it is permitted to be said such things as: "Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim." Well, the correct answer is: he is not a Muslim. He's a Christian. He's always been a Christian.

But the really right answer is: What if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is: No, that's not America. Is there something wrong with some 7-year-old Muslim-American kid believing he or she can be President?

Yet I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion: he's a Muslim, and he might be associated with terrorists. This is not the way we should be doing it in America.

Tags: powell, politics, elections, obama, truth, consequences, mccain, lies, smears

Grandmother sues McCain for hate speech

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:08:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Good for Granny...It should be a class action.

Clip Source: rawstory.com

A Kansas City grandmother is suing John McCain and Sarah Palin for promoting hate speech. Mary Kay Green told KSHB that some statements at McCain campaign rallies terrify her as much as the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

"I know the secret service is on this case, but John McCain and Sarah Palin can stop some of this by a statement that they abhor these death threats and will not tolerate them," said Green.

The 66-year-old civil attorney, a lifelong Democrat, claims in the suit that the McCain campaign has intentionally and recklessly portrayed Barack Obama as a terrorist.

Green said, "You have to take these things seriously."

Green believe that Palin has been working crowds into a frenzy. There have been reports from McCain campaign rallies with words like "kill him," "off with his head," and "Muslim terrorist."

Voting Machines Changing Votes...

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:49:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Votes switch to McCain. http://byrd.senate.gov/byrd_email.html
http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
mailto:CongressmanMollohan@mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
http://www.rahall.house.gov/?sectionid=9&sectiontree=9

Clip Source: www.wvgazette.com

More W.Va. voters say machines are switching votes

In six cases, Democratic votes flipped to GOP

WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Three Putnam County voters say electronic voting machines changed their votes from Democrats to Republicans when they cast early ballots last week.

This is the second West Virginia county where voters have reported this problem. Last week, three voters in Jackson County told The Charleston Gazette their electronic vote for "Barack Obama" kept flipping to "John McCain".

In both counties, Republicans are responsible for overseeing elections. Both county clerks said the problem is isolated.

"I pushed buttons and they all came up Republican," she said. "I hit Obama and it switched to McCain. I am really concerned about that. If McCain wins, there was something wrong with the machines.

"I asked them for a printout of my votes," Ketchum said. "But they said it was in the machine and I could not get it. I did not feel right when I left the courthouse. My son felt the same way.

So Long, Suckers.

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:16:31 GMT

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Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

The boss of a successful US hedge fund has quit the industry with an extraordinary farewell letter dismissing his rivals as over-privileged "idiots" and thanking "stupid" traders for making him rich.

"The low-hanging fruit, ie idiots whose parents paid for prep school, Yale and then the Harvard MBA, was there for the taking," he wrote. "These people who were (often) truly not worthy of the education they received (or supposedly received) rose to the top of companies such as AIG, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers and all levels of our government," he said.

"I will let others try to amass nine, 10 or 11 figure net worths. Meanwhile, their lives suck," he wrote, citing a life of back-to-back business appointments relieved only by a two-week annual holiday in which financiers are still "glued to their Blackberries".

Andrew Lahde's $80m Los Angeles-based firm Lahde Capital Management in Los Angeles made a huge return last year by betting against subprime mortgages.

Tags: hedge funds, economics

7 Moments In Mixed Messages

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:06:01 GMT

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Clip Source: www.bannedinhollywood.com

7 Moments in Mixed Messages

7. Shirt of Irony

6. Conflicting Seasons

5. Not an Exit Exit

4. Isn’t There An Easier Way?

3. Chick Not Taken Seriously

2. Lose Something?

1. C’mon, Just Jump

Sure it’s forbidden, but c’mon, just do it…

Fans Of Palin

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:26:44 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: She has her base eh?

I've said many times that I am not only attracted to men but I appreciate them and I understand attraction to women because I also appreciate beautiful women. Having said that, I have never understood the physical appeal of Sara Palin, but to each his/her own.

Would I ever vote for a candidate based purely on physical appearance? Of course not. If these guys think Sara is "one of them", then omg delusion runs deep. She wouldn't give them the time of day on a personal level. I almost feel sorry for them. Her perceived seductiveness is a toxin and one that I know well.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

BANGOR, Me. — It is not unusual for fans of Sarah Palin to shout out to the Alaska governor in the midst of her stump speeches. It is noteworthy, however, that the crowds are heavily male.

“You guys are great,” she said while signing autographs.

At the height of Palinmania, soon after she made her national debut in September, Ms. Palin’s popularity among men was striking

They say they appreciate Ms. Palin for, above all else, how “real” and “like us” she is.

The testosterone flows at many of her events

The dudes tend to make themselves noticed. “You tell ’em baby,” a man yelled out at a rally Wednesday night on a high school football field in Salem, N.H.

“She does not speak seriously but attempts to excite sensation.”

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

“She’s beautiful,” said a man wearing a John Deere T-shirt in Weirs Beach. “I came here to look at her,”

Death Threats, Vandalism Hit ACORN after McCain Debate Comment

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:23:02 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Real world consequences of irresponsible speech.

Clip Source: www.mcclatchydc.com

Death threat, vandalism hit ACORN after McCain comments

WASHINGTON — An ACORN community organizer received a death threat and the liberal activist group's Boston and Seattle offices were vandalized Thursday, reflecting mounting tensions over its role in registering 1.3 million mostly poor and minority Americans to vote next month.

The incidents came the day after McCain charged in the final presidential debate that ACORN's voter-registration drive "may be perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history" and may be "destroying the fabric of democracy."

"I would not say that Senator McCain is inciting violence," Kettenring said, "but I would say that his statements about the role of this manufactured scandal were totally outlandish. We would call on Senator McCain to tamp down the fringe elements in his party."

McCain's campaign didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

Tags: shame

Colin Powell endorses Obama

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:46:41 GMT

clipped by: ratilfar
clipper's remarks: I'll get you the video as soon as I find it.

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

(CNN) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat's "ability to inspire" and the "inclusive nature of his campaign."

"He has both style and substance. I think he is a transformational figure," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"Obama displayed a steadiness. Showed intellectual vigor. He has a definitive way of doing business that will do us well," Powell said.

Powell, a retired U.S. general and a Republican, was once seen as a possible presidential candidate himself.

Powell served as secretary of state under President Bush from 2001 to 2005.

"I do not have time to waste on Bill Kristol's musings," he said. "I am not going to the convention. I have made this clear."

Tags: powell, obama, endorsments, republicans, politics