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Army hero, child-rescuer, dies of overdose

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:49:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "He wasn't Joseph anymore. Joseph never came home."

Army Vet Seen in Iconic Photo Dies of Overdose

An Army medic who became famous for being photographed in 2003 carrying an Iraqi child to safety has died at the age of thirty-one after overdosing on a computer cleaner aerosol. Army Specialist Joseph Dwyer had been struggling with post-traumatic stress syndrome. After he returned from Iraq, his marriage fell apart, and he spiraled into substance abuse and depression. In 2005, he shot up his El Paso, Texas apartment and held police at bay for three hours with a 9-mm handgun, believing Iraqis were trying to get in

His mother Maureen Dwyer said

he just couldn’t get over the war. He wasn’t Joseph anymore. Joseph never came home.”

Tags: iraq

Nobody Wants To Be On Obama's Ticket

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:12:55 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: McGovern had the same problem- and felt forced to pick Thomas Eagleton, who had to be replaced by Sargen Shriver, A Kennedy
apparatchik.

* Edwards says he's not interested.

* Biden says he's not interested, but might say yes if asked.
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* Ditto Kerry.

* Governor Tom Strickland of Ohio says he would “absolutely not” join the Obama ticket.

* Webb says he's not interested in VP.

* Gov Bredesen says he's not interested.

* Sen Bayh says he's not interested - but might say yes.

At this rate Obama might have to pick Caroline!

Clip Source: astuteblogger.blogspot.com

"Remember the Hippocratic Oath that doctors take: first do no harm," said the South Dakota Democrat in a telephone interview. "You want to be sure that whoever you pick is not going to prove to be a controversial person and make it more difficult for you to run."*

McGovern should know. His initial choice for vice president turned out to be a monumental blunder after it was revealed that Sen. Thomas Eagleton had once undergone shock therapy. McGovern, who initially claimed to back the Missouri Democrat "1000 percent," was eventually forced to accept his withdrawal. Since then, the '72 campaign has become exhibit A for a vice presidential search gone wrong.

"We didn't have any time for [background research]," he recalled. "The first half dozen people that I chose turned me down. I guess they didn't think I had a chance to win or they just didn't want to be Vice President...."

Tags: obama, vp pick

Hand-knots of trees and branches

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:47:15 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Wow - what creativity?!

Clip Source: 1dak.com

Hand-knots of trees and balances

Tags: art, creative, trees, twigs, knots, branches, craft, skill, bizarre

Black hole now a racist term?

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:39:58 GMT

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Clip Source: cityhallblog.dallasnews.com

A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon.

County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts.

Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.

Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black, interrupted him with a loud "Excuse me!" He then corrected his colleague, saying the office has become a "white hole."

That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.

Mayfield shot back that it was a figure of speech and a science term. A black hole, according to Webster's, is perhaps "the invisible remains of a collapsed star, with an intense gravitational field from which neither light nor matter can escape."

Tags: racism, politics, science, humor, ignorance

Congressional Performance

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:01:42 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Single digits, huh? Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Reid promised so much...but the final number says it all. Most of us believe that Congressmen & women are more interested in promoting their careers rather than dealing with issues. No one called me, but I couldn't agree more. I saw Sen. Warner talking about lowering the speed limit to 55mph again. What an embarrassment!

Clip Source: rasmussenreports.com

Congressional Performance

The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.

Voters hold little positive sentiment about the future. Just 41% find it at least somewhat likely that Congress will address important problems facing our nation in the near future, while 55% find this unlikely.

Most voters (72%) think most members of Congress are more interested in furthering their own political careers. Just 14% believe members are genuinely interested in helping people.

It Must Suck Being Joseph "Yellow-Cake" Wilson IV Now!

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:58:54 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: In his speech, Ambassador Joseph Wilson described himself as the investigator sent to Niger by the government and says the government sent him there and not the CIA (a lie). Wilson said there was nothing to the uranium story (another lie), described the US as "occupiers" of Iraq (a shocking statement at the time), and described a conspiracy to help Israel dominate the Palestinians.

Joe Wilson repeated the lie for several years that the Iraq was not seeking uranium from Niger even though five days after Wilson's NYT op-ed, George Tenet put out a statement describing how the person the CIA sent to check out the Niger story (Joe Wilson) found that the Iraqis had indeed tried to open up trade talks, which were interpretted by government officials in Niger as an attempt to purchase uranium ore.

AP Exclusive: US removes uranium from Iraq

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1107ap_iraq_yellowcake_mission.html

Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

Do you remember when Valerie Plame sent her husband Joe Wilson to Niger?

Although she denied it several times, Plame did indeed come up with the idea that her husband would be an ideal candidate to sort out the Niger/Iraq uranium sale question.

In fact, here's a copy of the memo--

And, here's the transcript from the memo:

Notes: Niger/Iraq uranium meeting CIA 2/19/02

Meeting apparently convened by Valerie Wilson, a CIA WMD managerial type and the wife of Amb. Joe Wilson, with the idea that the agency and the larger USG could dispatch Joe to Niger to use his contacts there to sort out the Niger/Iraq uranium sale question. Joe went to Niger in late 1999 in regard to Niger's uranium program, apparently with CIA support.

Valerie Plame sent Joe.

A month before Robert Novak wrote his column, Ambassador Joseph Wilson spoke out against the Bush Administration and Israel at the Far-Left 2003 IRAQ FORUM Conference.

The audio is still posted HERE (40:38 in duration)

Tags: joe wilson, valerie plame, niger, "yellow-cake"robert novak, richard armitage

Speaker Pelosi Was Sending Messages To FARC Terrorists

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:11:18 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: elected and popular government.

The Wall Street Journal reported on the confiscated FARC documents that implicated Rep. McGovern back in March:

The Reyes hard drive reveals an ardent effort to do business directly with the FARC by Congressman James McGovern (D., Mass.), a leading opponent of the free-trade deal. Mr. McGovern has been working with an American go-between, who has been offering the rebels help in undermining Colombia's elected and popular government.

Mr. McGovern's press office says the Congressman is merely working at the behest of families whose relatives are held as FARC kidnap hostages. However, his go-between's letters reveal more than routine intervention.

Now, today we find out who was directing Rep. McGovern--
Speaker Pelosi!

Mary Anastasia O'Grady at The Wall Street Journal reported:

FARC's 'Human Rights' Friends

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121538827377131117.html?mod=todays_columnists

Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

New information reveals that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was indirectly sending messages to the FARC. The Marxist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is designated as a terrorist group by the US government. Speaker Pelosi was doing this while at the same time she refused to bring a free trade agreement with Colombia up for a vote in the US House. In fact, Pelosi took extraordinary steps to block this trade agreement with America's closest ally in South America.

Clip Source: bp3.blogger.com

Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

Cordoba-Pelosi-McGovern

Colombian Sen. Piedad Cordoba (left) is currently under investigation by the Colombian attorney general for ties to the FARC. Cordoba claims that Speaker Nancy Pelosi was sending messages to the FARC terrorists. Cordoba also claimed during FARC negotiations that Pelosi had assigned Rep. Jim McGovern, as the point man. Captured FARC documents confirmed in March that Mr. McGovern had been working with an American go-between, who had been offering the rebels help in undermining Colombia's

Tags: farc, columbia, pelosi, rep. jim mcgovern, columbian sen piedad cordoba, blocked free trade agreement

Did Valerie Plame Wilson Commit Perjury?

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:14:28 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: But, that is no excuse for the Valerie Wilson-Plame to sit in front of a Congressional Committee and LIE like she did.
This is what Valerie Plame said sworn testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:

Plame also testified that she played no part in deciding to send her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, on a mission to Niger in 2002 to assess the reliability of reports that Iraq's then-president, Saddam Hussein, was trying to buy yellowcake uranium from that country for use in a secret nuclear weapons program.

Some CPD officials could not recall how the office decided to contact the former ambassador, however, interviews and documents provided to the Committee indicate that his wife, a CPD employee, suggested his name for the trip. The CPD reports officer told Committee staff that the former ambassador's wife "offered up his name" and a memorandum to the Deputy Chief of the CPD on February 12, 2002.

Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

It's been a rough go for the "so covert they know not if she is covert" Plame-Wilsons ever since her husband started hustling for the democrats and giving speeches on his African poolside adventures...

Plame also testified that she played no part in deciding to send her husband, former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, on a mission to Niger in 2002 to assess the reliability of reports that Iraq's then-president, Saddam Hussein, was trying to buy yellowcake uranium from that country for use in a secret nuclear weapons program.

Here's a closeup of the document...

Notes: Niger/Iraq uranium meeting CIA 2/19/02

Meeting apparently convened by Valerie Wilson, a CIA WMD managerial type and the wife of Amb. Joe Wilson, with the idea that the agency and the larger USG could dispatch Joe to Niger to use his contacts there to sort out the Niger/Iraq uranium sale question. Joe went to Niger in late 1999 in regard to Niger's uranium program, apparently with CIA support.

Tags: joseph wilson, valerie plame, niger, iraq uranium, cia support

So Ugly It's Cute

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:25:54 GMT

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Clip Source: www.funlol.com

Tags: dog, cute, ugly, brain

Bobby Jindal for VEEP

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:28:56 GMT

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Clip Source: article.nationalreview.com

Louisiana Confounds the Science Thought Police

Neo-Darwinism is no longer a protected orthodoxy in the Bayou State's pedagogy.

To the chagrin of the science thought police, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law an act to protect teachers who want to encourage critical thinking about hot-button science issues such as global warming, human cloning, and yes, evolution and the origin of life.

Students need to know about the current scientific consensus on a given issue, but they also need to be able to evaluate critically the evidence on which that consensus rests. They need to learn about competing interpretations of the evidence offered by scientists, as well as anomalies that aren’t well explained by existing theories.

In this environment of politically correct science, thoughtful teachers who want to acquaint their students with dissenting views and conflicting evidence can expect to run afoul of the science thought police.

WTF

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:31:12 GMT

clipped by: sillysam
clipper's remarks: Which race eats broccoli because I really hate them.

Clip Source: www.breitbart.com

Claim: Kids who say 'yuck' may be racist

LONDON, July 7 (UPI) -- Toddlers who say "yuck" when given flavorful foreign food may be exhibiting racist behavior, a British government-sponsored organization says.

The London-based National Children's Bureau released a 366-page guide counseling adults on recognizing racist behavior in young children, The Telegraph reported Monday.

The guide, titled Young Children and Racial Justice, warns adults that babies must also be included in the effort to eliminate racism because they have the ability to "recognize different people in their lives."

The bureau says to be aware of children who "react negatively to a culinary tradition other than their own by saying 'yuck'."

"Racist incidents among children in early years settings tend to be around name-calling, casual thoughtless comments and peer group relationships," the guide says.

Staff members are advised not to ignore racist actions and to condemn them when they occur.

Toddlers who dislike spicy food deemed 'racist'

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:45:12 GMT

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Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

07/07/2008

Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a Government-sponsored agency.

The National Children's Bureau, which receives £12 million a year, mainly from Government funded organisations, has issued guidance to play leaders and nursery teachers advising them to be alert for racist incidents among youngsters in their care.

This could include a child of as young as three who says "yuk" in response to being served unfamiliar foreign food.

The guidance by the NCB is designed to draw attention to potentially-racist attitudes in youngsters from a young age.

Staff are told: "No racist incident should be ignored. When there is a clear racist incident, it is necessary to be specific in condemning the action."

Nurseries are encouraged to report as many incidents as possible to their local council.

Tags: political correctness, liberals, totalitarianism, racism, children, government, schools, europe

Catholic Church says true spirituality resides in the penis.

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:33:18 GMT

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Clip Source: edition.cnn.com

Vatican 'regrets' female bishops decision

(CNN) -- The Vatican said Tuesday it regrets the decision by the Church of England's governing body to allow the ordination of women as bishops.

The move by the Anglican Church's General Synod "is a rift to the apostolic tradition" of ordaining only men as bishops, the Vatican said in a statement, and is another obstacle to reconciliation between Anglicans and Roman Catholics.

"This decision will have consequences on the dialogue which had brought good fruits," the Vatican statement said.

The General Synod passed a resolution Monday night that allows women to become bishops, acting over the objections of traditionalists who argued that Jesus only wanted men in leadership positions.

Some traditionalists have threatened to abandon the Anglican Church for the Roman Catholic Church if women become bishops. Several hundred Anglican priests made that move when women were first ordained 16 years ago.

Tags: catholic, church, says, true, spirituality, resides, penis

Ivan Illich - Deschooling Society

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:10:48 GMT

clipped by: Socratoad
clipper's remarks: Most of what passes for education is merely training

Albeit sophisticated training that for the most part serves the interests of those who profit from the status quo

Clip Source: www.infed.org

Many students, especially those who are poor, intuitively know what the schools do for them. They school them to confuse process and substance. Once these become blurred, a new logic is assumed: the more treatment there is, the better are the results; or, escalation leads to success. The pupil is thereby "schooled" to confuse teaching with learning, grade advancement with education, a diploma with competence, and fluency with the ability to say something new. His imagination is "schooled" to accept service in place of value. Medical treatment is mistaken for health care, social work for the improvement of community life, police protection for safety, military poise for national security, the rat race for productive work. Health, learning, dignity, independence, and creative endeavour are defined as little more than the performance of the institutions which claim to serve these ends

morphing

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:56:46 GMT

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clipper's remarks: très bien

Clip Source: www.steel25.com

[Video]

Tags: art