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McCain acceptance speech: I WAS A POW

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:57:38 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: "And I have the scars to prove it. Senator Obama does not." How would he help poor people? "I will keep taxes low...My opponent will raise them." And then bemoans "partisan rancor." And the crowd breaks into a chant of "Drill, baby, drill!"
This is a snow job if ever one has been foisted upon America. Give 'em answers that do nothing and make 'em feel patriotic about entropy.

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

McCain Uses His Big Speech to Give Us a Tour of His Vietnamese Prison Cell

Number of sentences in John McCain's acceptance speech about his experience as a POW in Vietnam: 43.

Number of sentences about his 25 years in the House and Senate: 8.

The convention ended as it began: a commemoration of McCain's hellish years in a Hanoi prison cell four decades ago. The political equation was a simple one: POW equals patriotic hero equals a fighting president. Before McCain walked down the long runway at St. Paul's Xcel Center, a baritone voice declared over the P.A., "When you've lived in a box .... you put your people first." Case closed.

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

And for McCain, it was on to the final battle, the old soldier, faith-tested and faith-proved, accompanied by a stylish hockey mom representing small-town goodness -- against those whose mettle have not been tested, whose love of country has not been tested, whose America is rather different from the America of the Republican convention.

Tags: mccain

12 Weirdest Things Ever Insured

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:53 GMT

clipped by: Silkweaver
clipper's remarks: Whiskey company Cutty Sark was offering a $1.5 million prize for capturing the mythical Scottish lake inhabitant, the Loch Ness Monster, alive. They then took out home insurance against paying this prize, just in case someone actually did capture it alive.

During the 1930s, then 13 year old Harvey Lowe insured his hands for $150,000, which was a large sum of money at the time. Harvey was the Yo-Yo World Champion of that era, having been playing since he was 12. He is still yo-yoing and filling up his current account to this day.

Clip Source: blog.knowyourmoney.co.uk

Hollywood actress Betty Grable had her legs insured by 20^th Century Fox for $1 million per leg

TV game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” is insured – again by Lloyds of London – against having to pay major cash prizes.

It’s even possible to take out insurance against being abducted by aliens.

Insurance companies are apparently willing to pay out somewhere in the region of $10-$20 millio

Employers in the UK can be insured against two or more staff leaving work permanently due to winning the national lottery.

Lloyds have also insured a cigar which is twelve and a half feet long, and is the world’s largest.

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has had the middle finger of his left hand insured for $1.6 million.

Australian cricketer Merv Hughes had his trademark walrus moustache insured for £200,000 (around $400,000).

Singer Bruce Springsteen insured his own voice for the tune of $6 million.

Tags: absurd

Who's watching Nora's kid?

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:49:48 GMT

clipped by: sillysam

Clip Source: townhall.com

MSNBC's Norah O'Donell has given voice to the idea that Sarah Palin would be neglecting her child if she accepts the Republican vice presidential nomination. Of course, she does this by cloaking the question in the imaginary third person "some people are saying" ... Watch the video:

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This is interesting, inasmuch as Norah O'Donnell has 1 1/2 year-old twins -- and a 1-month old. Meanwhile, her husband owns three restaurants -- and she is in Minnesota covering a political convention for a week!

Who's watching her kids during this presidential race this year?

... Okay, let's be fair. I honestly don't believe there is anything wrong with Norah covering this race. But her questions to guests do raise serious questions about the way she's covering this race.

An Old Myth Investigated

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:49:51 GMT

clipped by: AtlLiberal
clipper's remarks: This clip is from a short piece explaining very well why, as Cline points out, freedom of and freedom from are two sides of the same coin. You can't have one without the other. Interested people might benefit from linking to the original and reading it in its entirety.

Clip Source: atheism.about.com

What is Freedom From Religion?

Freedom of Religion Requires Freedom From Religion

Conservatives insist that the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, not freedom from religion, and argue against strict separation of church and state. Too often, though, conservatives seem to have a flawed understanding of what freedom from religion really entails and fail to realize that freedom from religion is crucial to religious liberty in general.

It is evident that a person misunderstands the concept of freedom from religion when they say that promotion of the idea is part of an effort to eliminate religion from the public square, to secularize America, or to deny religious believers a voice in politics. None of this follows from a belief that people have a right to be free from religion.

Tags: constitution, government, religion, atheism

Diplomatic Breakthru in Georgia: Red-Faced Russian Party Crashers Retreat

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:44:30 GMT

clipped by: merrie
clipper's remarks: continued.........but nobody thought it was going to turn into a big ugly scene."

Russia's invasion prompted a quick stern response from GOP presidential candidate John McCain, while Democratic candidate Barack Obama urged Russia and Georgia to "work together to iron out their differences," and "chills, y'all." After learning that Georgia was a US ally, Obama clarified the remarks, demanding that Russia withdraw its troops north to Tennessee and West Virginia.

"Everyone was just sort of staring at Russia, who's in the middle of beating the hell out of Georgia, and Russia's like, 'what? Come on man, you have to admit it's funny,'" said a source with UNSCOM. "So Russia's going around, looking for high fives and is like, 'don't leave me hangin', bro,' but the G8 gives him the total gas face, so he's like, 'whatever, dude, this party sucked anyway.'"

Clip Source: iowahawk.typepad.com

"Look, I don't really know what to say - other than, 'hey, our bad,'" said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an awkward, shoe-gazing statement to the United Nations. "Seriously, dude, it just totally wasn't like us to lash out like that. We've been having a couple of bad decades, and I guess we just sort of snapped."

Lavrov and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin left several messages on the voice mail machine of Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili offering apologies and help cleaning up the damage from the weekend invasion. Sources say an angry Saakashvili was in no mood for forgiveness.

Russia's embarrassing geopolitical faux pas began over the weekend, just as the world was celebrating the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing.

"Russia said South Ossetia invited them, to try out some of their pipeline stash," explained a source with the French Foreign Ministry. "I know Russia used to have something going on with Georgia,

Tags: humor, satire, georgia, russia, south ossetia, putin, mccain

Send Karl Rove to Jail

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:01:39 GMT

clipped by: papananook
clipper's remarks: Please Sign it at the link! It may not work but putting the heat on Rove is a good thing!

Clip Source: www.democracyinaction.com

Karl Rove has gone too far in his attacks against poor and minority voters. It's time to make him pay.

Add your voice to hundreds of thousands of Americans calling for Karl Rove to be held in contempt of Congress. Help us build a movement against Rove's dirty voter suppression tricks!

Background:

In 2004, Justice Department lawyers started getting strange instructions from Washington -- crack down on voter registration drives in urban areas. The idea was to harass progressive organizations and keep poor and minority citizens from getting to the polls.

Many Justice Department lawyers, Republicans and Democrats alike, balked at these unscrupulous orders. They refused to carry out a partisan witch hunt. In return for their disobedience, Washington started cracking down on THEM -- firing a host of them and passing up others for promotion, in what came to be known as the U.S. Attorneys Scandal.

A long trail of evidence indicates that Karl Rove cooked up and executed the whole scheme.

How out of touch is the mainstream media?

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:25:29 GMT

clipped by: n2sooners

Clip Source: newsbusters.org

Newsweek's Eleanor Clift disclosed on the McLaughlin Group

that John McCain's selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for VP was greeted by “literally laughter” in “very many newsrooms.”

ELEANOR CLIFT: This is not a serious choice. It makes it look like a made for TV movie. If the media reaction is anything, it's been literally laughter in many places across news-

JOHN McLAUGHLIN, TALKING OVER CLIFT: Where is that? See that?

CLIFT: In very, very many newsrooms.

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Clip Source: www.rasmussenreports.com

There have been significant changes in perception of John McCain in the two days of polling since he named Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Since then, 49% of Republicans voice a Very Favorable opinion of McCain. That’s up six percentage points from 43% just before the announcement. Also, 64% of unaffiliated voters now give positive reviews to McCain, up ten points since naming his running mate.

There has been little change in perceptions of Obama since his Thursday night speech and the Palin announcement

Tags: msm, media, bias, obama, mccain, palin, election, politics

Peace activist Abie Nathan dies, aged 81 - respect

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:54:46 GMT

clipped by: einbar
clipper's remarks: "Nathan burst onto the world of Middle East diplomacy in 1966 with a dramatic solo flight to Egypt in a rattletrap single-engine plane, more than a decade before Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty.
Although he failed in his initial bid to talk peace with the Egyptians, his daredevil escapade won the affection of many Israelis and launched a long and often eccentric one-man crusade to end the Arab-Israeli conflict."

Clip Source: www.offshore-radio.de

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Clip Source: www.jpost.com

Peace activist Abie Nathan dies, aged 81

Abie Nathan, the pilot, entrepreneur, peace activist and founder of the groundbreaking "Voice of Peace" radio station, died Wednesday at Tel Aviv's Ichilov hospital, the hospital said in a statement. He was 81.

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

The Voice of Peace (Hebrew: קול השלום - Kol Hashalom) was a radio station that serviced Israel and the Middle East for 20 years. The station signed on the air in May 1973 from the former Dutch cargo vessel MV Peace (formally MV Cito).

Clip Source: www.abie-nathan.com

Clip Source: www.offshore-radio.de

The last picture of the M/V Peace before being sunk

Clip Source: www.offshore-radio.de

You say it best when you say nothing at all...

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:50:24 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: real love could be this!
The song, his voice and the meaning of the song...may be an old song now, but still love will never go out of fashion!!!

Clip Source: iliked.blogspot.com

The smile on your face lets me know, That you need me
There's a truth in your eyes, Saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me, Whenever I fall

It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word, you can light up the dark
Try as I may I could never explain

What I hear when you don't say a thi

All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd
Try as they may they can never define

What's been said between your heart and mine

You say it best when you say nothing at all..)

The smile on your face
The truth in your eyes
The touch of your hand
Let's me know that you need me...

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Jihadist Video Shows 12 Year Old Boy Beheading Man

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:08:15 GMT

clipped by: joaaron2468
clipper's remarks: 12! 12! 12! What the F@#$. The Boy was 12 and doing this crap. Now you tell me, Where will the outrage be say, from the CAIR organization, denouncing such a horrible act. The BOY was 12 for God sake. He did not need to be part of a beheading. If Islam and Muslims do not speak out then there is no hope for Islam.

Clip Source: www.breitbart.com

Jihadist Video Shows Boy Beheading Man

KILI FAQIRAN, Pakistan (AP) - The boy with the knife looks barely 12. In a high-pitched voice, he denounces the bound, blindfolded man before him as an American spy. Then he hacks off the captive's head to cries of "God is great!" and hoists it in triumph by the hair

A video circulating in Pakistan records the grisly death of Ghulam Nabi, a Pakistani militant accused of betraying a top Taliban official who was killed in a December airstrike in Afghanistan.

An Associated Press reporter confirmed Nabi's identity by visiting his family in Kili Faqiran, their remote village in southwestern Pakistan.

The video, which was obtained by AP Television News in the border city of Peshawar on Tuesday, appears authentic and is unprecedented in jihadist propaganda because of the youth of the executioner.

The footage shows Nabi making what is described as a confession, being blindfolded with a checkered scarf.

Tags: science, war, religion, politics, news, internet, education

HUNTRESS by AUDIOTHOR

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:22:06 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: Audio Fiction

Clip Source: www.audiothor.com

Welcome to Audiothor

Allow yourself to escape to a world of audio adventure.

Episode One - 38 Minutes Episode Two - 50 Minutes

HUNTRESS by AUDIOTHOR........PURE ENTERTAINMENT.

HUNTRESS PART 2 - NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD

Using acclaimed voice acting, spatial stereo sound effects and an original music soundtrack, this Earth-shattering audio series tells the story of Roxanne Hawkins, 'Roxy' to her friends', who, while out shopping in London with her Mother, witnesses a meteorite bombardment which devastates the city.

It is the aggressive prelude to an alien invasion.

With the world conquered and Humankind being hunted to the verge of extinction, can the young mind of this little girl become a weapon in the fight for survival?

Huntress recently reviewed in DEATHRAY magazine

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Two years in the making, Huntress is a science fiction audio story told through the eyes of a girl called Roxy. Now, you can join her on her adventure.

Tags: audiothor, scifi, fiction, story, audio, download

Is Google Secretly Trying to Kill Their Employees?

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:46:53 GMT

clipped by: sahara

Clip Source: www.slashfood.com

Krispy Kreme cheddar bacon cheeseburgers at the Google cafeteria

My mother has a term for any food product that she deems unhealthy. She calls it an "instant coronary." It can refer to anything from a mound of onion rings to a big, juicy steak. When I first saw this picture, I immediately heard her voice in my head, labeling these Krispy Kreme cheddar bacon cheeseburgers as such.

I've seen other instances in which a Krispy Kreme is used as a bun for a burger. However, never before have I seen one that is also piled high with bacon and cheese. It seems so wrong that in its deviance, it becomes right once again.

These particular Krispy Kreme burgers were made at the Google NYC cafeteria, so they weren't wildly available. However, did any Slashfood readers get to try one? How were they?

Tags: food

Are You Being Watched? Probably

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:48:47 GMT

clipped by: einbar
clipper's remarks: Looking back at the surveillance all around us--from wiretapped phones to security cameras

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Clip Source: www.sciam.com

When traveling to London, be sure to smile: the city is home to at least half of a million surveillance cameras—if you count video systems at banks, supermarkets and other commercial locations, according to The New York Times. And motorists with obnoxious vanity license plates, take heed: New York City has plans to install cameras that will snap a photo of every plate that enters the borough of Manhattan.

The range of human vocalization, from a full-throated bellow to a hushed whisper, typically lets you decide who will hear your voice. But what happens when that choice is taken away by technology that can pick up and transmit even the softest sounds?

Add security cameras at gas stations, convenience marts, subway stops and street corners, and privacy appears to be little more than a quaint notion.

Clip Source: www.sciam.com

Public telephones have become increasingly scarce in the era of cell phones, but land lines still serve as a vital communication link where cell phones won't work

Democratic Party Apology to Godless

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:29:05 GMT

clipped by: laceym
clipper's remarks: Not gonna happen. *sigh*

Clip Source: atheistethicist.blogspot.com

When we organized forums on morality and the common good, and invited only people of faith to these discussions, we engaged in a form of bigotry that we really need to put an end to in this country. We fell into a trap of thinking that if a person does not have a religion, then he does not have any morals or any concern for the public good. The non-religious community was rightly outraged by these insults.

We realize, and we want to make it clear, that any discussion of morals and the public good must include the voice of the non-religious community. In the future, we will make sure that they have a place at the table. We swear ourselves to standing in opposition to any policy that will seek to segregate our community between people of faith and non-believers. We will never again hang a sign on any party door that says, 'People of faith only beyond this point; people of no faith are not allowed in'.

Tags: hypothetical

Candidates Need An Economic Clue

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:21:53 GMT

clipped by: sahara

Clip Source: www.forbes.com

The problem with campaigns is they can only voice oversimplified soundbites. Today's challenges are serious and require long-term solutions

presidential candidates McCain and Obama are largely bankrupt of fresh, realistic solutions for what ails the U.S. economy

In their ideology--McCain's free-market laissez-faire and Obama's tax 'em high and create new programs--they are clueless about the shape of the world today.

We'll see if either of them comes up with realistic plans for change that the nation can afford

McCain's top economic adviser, Doug Holtz-Eakin, blithely supposes that cuts in defense spending could make up for reducing the corporate tax rate from 35% to 25% and the subsequent shrinkage in federal revenues. Get that? The national security candidate wants to cut spending on our national security. Wait until the generals and the admirals hear that.

"Politics is not about facts. It is about what politicians can get people to believe."

Tags: economy, taxes, politics

Clipmarks | Voice Clips

McCain acceptance speech: I WAS A POW

12 Weirdest Things Ever Insured

Who's watching Nora's kid?

An Old Myth Investigated

What is Freedom From Religion?

Freedom of Religion Requires Freedom From Religion

Diplomatic Breakthru in Georgia: Red-Faced Russian Party Crashers Retreat

Send Karl Rove to Jail

How out of touch is the mainstream media?

Peace activist Abie Nathan dies, aged 81 - respect

Peace activist Abie Nathan dies, aged 81

You say it best when you say nothing at all...

Jihadist Video Shows 12 Year Old Boy Beheading Man

HUNTRESS by AUDIOTHOR

HUNTRESS PART 2 - NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD

EXCLUSIVE THIS AUDIOSTORY DOWNLOAD IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE

Is Google Secretly Trying to Kill Their Employees?

Krispy Kreme cheddar bacon cheeseburgers at the Google cafeteria

Are You Being Watched? Probably

Democratic Party Apology to Godless

Candidates Need An Economic Clue

EXCLUSIVE
THIS AUDIOSTORY DOWNLOAD IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE