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Atten Congress

2011-02-12T09:05:00.000-08:00

If you sleep in your office you need to declare on your financial statements the reconcilable rent for your zip code.

Ward Three DC: Redskin billionaire owner~ Sues local paper becaus...

2011-02-05T08:51:00.000-08:00

Ward Three DC: Redskin billionaire owner~ Sues local paper becaus...: "If you did not know it the Dan Snyder is suining the Washington City Paper for reasons we have been told~ range from they made funny drawing..."

The Ten Square Miles

2011-01-08T12:35:00.000-08:00

A colloquialism referring to the city of Washington, D.C, and its role as the capital of the United States of America. The phrase is derived from Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution for the United States of America, which reads that Congress may force one or more states to cede a territory that is not larger than ten miles square (i.e. 100 square miles).

Modern-day Washington, D.C. city is less than 100 square miles because the part of the square that was taken from Virginia was returned. The appearance of D.C. itself plus Arlington County, Virginia suggests the original 100 square mile city with territory ceded by both Maryland and Virginia.
Meanwhile, back at Ten Miles Square, Federal politicians were proposing a different approach than one advocated by the Governors of many states.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ten%20Miles%20Square

Yikes a wind of change is blowin into DC

2010-11-02T11:56:00.000-07:00

We are ready and waiting to cover some of the aspect of the Federal City that the rest of the media has not paid attention too. Get ready Washington

Goldman is Goddamed and they are trying to take down the US with it.

2009-12-17T07:40:00.001-08:00

Hoffa Says Goldman Sachs Driving YRC Into Bankruptcy (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

Dec. 17 (Bloomberg) -- International Brotherhood of Teamsters President James Hoffa said Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is creating derivatives trades that would profit from the bankruptcy of YRC Worldwide Inc., the trucking company trying to avert failure with a debt exchange.

The most profitable securities firm in Wall Street history “is actively soliciting bond trades for clients and underwriting credit-default swaps to benefit from a failed exchange and resulting bankruptcy,” Hoffa, the union leader, wrote in a letter dated yesterday to Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein.

Let's face the fact this company is behind some of the most outrageous financial schemes of all times. Once the SEC filing are in for the last three mts there will be little doubt left about the intent of this company. The shorting of Gold as they had done during the last filing period will just be the icing on the cake.

Bush's UN Ambassador is a guess of a Military junta for his book release?

2009-11-13T08:25:00.001-08:00

Military junta hosts book launch for John Bolton and Heritage Foundation | UN Dispatch

Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton and Heritage Foundation fellow Brett Schaefer have a new book out. It's called ConUNdrum (get it?!): The Limits of the United Nations and the Search for Alternatives. I confess to not having read the book yet, so I hesitate to pass judgment. But you know who does have an opinion? Fiji's UN Ambassador, Berenado Vunibobo. He hosted a book launch for Bolton and Shaefer at the end of October.

This raises eyebrows, shall we say, because Fiji has been under military rule since December 2006, when Commodore Bainimarama toppled the government. Since then, Human Rights Watch reports that Bainimarama has consolidated his power and detained political opponents. Fijian troops are even barred from participating in UN Peacekeeping missions. And, just last week, the self-appointed Bainimarama expelled top diplomats from Australia and New Zealand who criticized his regime.

This says it all of Bolton....Hates the UN loves Military junta, hmmmmmmm what past POTUS reminds me of this view on government and the people??????????

FIJI, Bolton, ConUNdrum.

Jon Stewart Catches Sean Hannity Falsifying Footage To Make GOP Protest Appear Bigger (VIDEO)

2009-11-11T07:39:00.001-08:00

We know that Fox is a going to bend it to make a point, however the fact that a sitting member of Congress so willingly went along with this this canard seems like an ethical issue. At least to some people.....oh wait look over there. ..........
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

House Panel Votes To Permanently Exempt Small Firms From Part Of Post-Enron Law

2009-11-04T20:19:00.001-08:00

Who knew a same business was 75 Million dollars and publicly traded. Now I see why those GOP'er were so keen on the Estate Tax and it's effect on small business owners. Is there any question as to who will be getting some nice campaign donations.

IMHO the DEM v. GOP canard is wearing thin and that was what the election was about on Tuesday and the predictions about the 6th Night of the Mayan's is right on point.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Fed Regional Bank Heads: Congress Threatening Central Bank's Autonomy

2009-10-30T11:39:00.001-07:00

The louder they complaint the closer we are to knowing we are on the right path.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Chamber Of Commerce Taking Yes Men To Court

2009-10-27T07:25:00.001-07:00

TPTB Chamber ready to defend Inverted Corporations and firnly against Free Speech.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Why no one claims an empty home.

2009-10-20T11:32:00.001-07:00

Bank-Owned Homes Surge, Communities Stung « The Washington Independent

The growing number of bank-owned properties in foreclosure scarring neighborhoods across the country.

The volume of bank-owned foreclosed homes — known as REOs, or real-estate owned properties — is growing at an alarming rate, compounding the foreclosure crisis by sticking hard-hit neighborhoods with vacant and often trashed homes that drive down property values even more. REOs are foreclosed homes that lenders take back after they don’t sell at foreclosure auctions or sheriff’s sales. They keep the homes in inventory until they can be sold again.

The bottom line is that many of these homes( as many as 3 out of 5) are in condos, townhome or single family homeowner associations. And, the banks or FANNIE dont want to be on the hook for the assessments. So they just let the homes sit idol. To them nothing is happening. To the community the rest of the owners are dealing with not only the blight of them, they are dealing with the budget shortfall that empty homes cause and there is absolutly no help coming out of Washington DC. If the number of home in the US that are in common interest communities is any where near the number trade groups like CAI post ( http://www.caionline.org/about/press/Pages/IndustryLeadersFormCAIChapterinNewMexico.aspx ) then this housing debacle is far from over and your government is trying it's best to cover it up.

Forclosures, Condo, Coop, HOA, Fannies, Banks, Homes.

Chamber Of Commerce Spends $34 Million On Lobbying In Three Months

2009-10-20T08:11:00.001-07:00

This does not include the money they spent to allow their anti American membership to avoid paying coporate income tax via "inverted corporations," aka the off shore shuck and jive.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Elizabeth Warren: Bank Bonuses Leave Me "Speechless" (VIDEO)

2009-10-19T09:04:00.001-07:00

This comes down to simple theft. We, Joe & Jane Public, had the money they, Banksters, took it and gave it to themselves. Is this the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of the world? How about the shear magnitude of the crime makes it one for the record books. And that is the only place it will land since as of this date not one real prosecution has been considered. Justice is not going to be metered out by the very politician that made it happen.

So, it comes down to this. In 2010 if there is not a wholesale removal of sitting members of congress with candidates that are completely transparent in campaigning as well while in public service then not one thing is going to change. Why would they? Within the body of congress there is not enough moral fiber to knit a hand warmer . If people still believe that a label democrat or republican has meaning other then those cute mascot please contact me I have some USD's to dump, err I mean sell.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Ben's Chili Bowl Founder Dies: Ben Ali Dead At 82

2009-10-16T15:52:00.001-07:00

Great Man & place. All time fav memory was the 06 Mayoral race and doing politics at the table level.
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Adam Storch: SEC Hires 29-Year-Old Ex-Goldman Sachs Exec For Key Role

2009-10-16T15:07:00.001-07:00

In books the author would actually have this character be an ole stickly sticker from the bowls of legal enforcement that finally gets to run it and right the wrongs that his years of experience have revealed as to who is the jack b ninmbals and nujacks with frontloading trading platform's kinda stuff with a bunch of legal old school stuff off the tip of the tongue. Think young John Wayne in late 30's.
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Goldman Sachs Profit Hits $3 Billion On Trading Gains

2009-10-15T11:04:00.001-07:00

With their "trading platform" and status as market maker on 2/3 of the NYSE stocks let alone control of Government from the top down then this is expected not a surprise. The surprise will be when someone actually stops them from doing this over and over again.
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Cornel West Comments On Obama's Nobel Peace Prize: Hard To Be War President With Peace Prize

2009-10-11T05:41:00.001-07:00

This dawned on me as well and I am thinking the citizens of a couple of foreign nations are hopeful about their chance one of these days at peace let alone the USA not bombing em.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

FHA: The Next Housing Bubble? Lawmakers Worry Agency Is Creating Another Boom

2009-10-09T07:32:00.001-07:00

Look no further the your Government.

This is the single reason foreclosure are not happening. Take the property get the bill from the association. Until that time the 80 percent that are paying are having to make up the difference with a Special Assessment or your trash wont be picked up or have insurance that is actually is full replacement value. Let alone reserves, or simple repairs.

Reminds me of a real funny story how a storm destroys your asset and insurance is not enough or community didn't pay it and you now have no home, no assets, your mortgage, you assessment and now a special assessment which is consider debt to you. Game Over. BTW these communities get no FEMA Aid to stick the final nail in their collective eye.

These community are in fact private non-stock corporations where condo, coop townhouse of single family homes. And, they are a company that is broke and they are not going to get a loan from any bank cuz the GOV is bankrupting them by not paying their share while in ownership of property and acts of omission and some times Fraud. Do you think they are giving the correct documents, budgets, and financial statements of these communities that they are unloading now back on home buyers. What's your State's laws say about disclosure?
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

FHA: The Next Housing Bubble? Lawmakers Worry Agency Is Creating Another Boom

2009-10-09T07:31:00.001-07:00

Federal Register ( 65324 Vol. 69, No. 217/Wednesday, November 10 2004 Proposed Rules ) HUD is proposing a new rule that would amend 24 CFR 203.23(a) to require a provision in the mortgage for the payment of homeowner or condominium association fees among the other payments that the mortgage is required to make under the mortgage. According to HUD, after performing a study on the various state laws they find that there is "great variance amongst the states with the states". Quoting directly "Further, HUD desires to protect the viability of homeowners's and condominium association by providing a method whereby there would be greater assurance of the associations collecting their fees. HUD also wants to protect hose homeowners who do pay their fees from being assessed for maintenance and other expenses that cannot be paid because other homeowners do not pay their fees."

Want to guess at who made them look. http://stateofcommunities.blogspot.com/2007/09/now-even-hud-knows-that-there-are-big.html

We now know what they did - NOTHING. In fact this same agency has now raised the delinquency limit to 15 percent up from 10 percent. [ave is now closer to 19 percent late] which means that only 85 percent of the bill are going to get paid in a budget that is to equal zero at the end of the year. Want to know who owns the most homes in your community and does not pay their bills.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

2009-10-09T06:49:00.001-07:00

And, commits an act of war against the Moon on the same day. Who would have thought that could happen.

BTW I have a M A S H like script I am shopping except this time it takes place in a US torture/medical center. Hold on, I mean Detention center and the affable doc's are also social networking kind of twitter & torture with pics to be updated daily on Facebook and how nothing ever CHANGES. If that is not too PC I have some "AFGHANISTAN&USA2GETHER4EVER " bracelets.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Bloomberg Reports Derivatives Regulatory Legislation Contains Large Loopholes

2009-10-08T10:09:00.001-07:00

They have too since the "Gov" is one of the biggest addicts of this trade. Why else would they let it keep happening, Regulation would bring them into the light as force behind the whole scheme.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Goldman Sachs Congressional Earmark: Bank Subsidiary Gets $3 Million

2009-10-08T08:56:00.001-07:00

The simple answer is that GS runs our "gov" and it in turn is one of their biggest investors.

HOWEVER, this story should have gone deeper on the point about the security concern. See these magnates guide our ICBM's and in 1995 the "US Gov" let the Chinese buy the main company Magnequench Inc and then lock, stock and every bolt - they dismantled it and shipped it with all of the rest of the important manufacturing jobs back to China.

But, dont tell anyone cuz if the citizen realized that our ICBM's guidance systems were made by our biggest threat it wouldn't look so good. Besides why should we waist those bloated pentagon contracts on US companies that hire US workers what would make our most sensitive parts here and pay taxes. Clearly the "gov" could care less since 3 million in magnet world buys you nothing.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1571/is_40_18/ai_94511263/
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Ron Paul, Alan Grayson Ask Senate To Postpone Bernanke Confirmation

2009-10-08T08:28:00.001-07:00

Connected with this subject is the character of the currency. The idea of making it exclusively metallic, however well intended, appears to me to be fraught with more fatal consequences than any other scheme having no relation to the personal rights of the citizens that has ever been devised. If any single scheme could produce the effect of arresting at once that mutation of condition by which "Connected with this subject is the character of the currency. The idea of making it exclusively metallic, however well intended, appears to me to be fraught with more fatal consequences than any other scheme having no relation to the personal rights of the citizens that has ever been devised. If any single scheme could produce the effect of arresting at once that mutation of condition by which thousands of our most indigent fellow-citizens by their industry and enterprise are raised to the possession of wealth, that is the one. If there is one measure better calculated than another to produce that state of things so much deprecated by all true republicans, by which the rich are daily adding to their hoards and the poor sinking deeper into penury, it's an exclusive metallic currency. Or if there is a process by which the character of the country for generosity and nobleness of feeling may be destroyed by the great increase and neck toleration of usury, it is an exclusive metallic currency."

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison%27s_Inaugural_Address
About Ben Bernanke
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Chamber Of Commerce Gets What It Wants On Tax Dodger Ban From Senate Committee

2009-10-07T09:01:00.001-07:00

Soooooo! The US Chamber of Commerce is willing to sellout the US taxpayers. Does this need to be analyzed any further.

Ahmmmmm a name change perhaps is in order? My choice- PEOPLE SUCK CORPORATION RULE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE or PSCRCC
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Meg Whitman: I Clearly Remember Voting In 1984

2009-10-07T08:50:00.001-07:00

REALLY, running for an office that you never considered worthy enough to do your civic duty and vote for now qualifies you to sit in that or any other office. OH wait! She is rich? So I wonder if Meg is going to get those drapes on Ebay for the new office?
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William Black: Geithner "A Disaster," Has Been "Wrong About Everything In His Career"

2009-10-06T14:27:00.001-07:00

I just think it is just so cute when folks keep posting statements like Obama appointed the head of the Fed while in real life it is pretty much the complete opposite. I bet some here still think the FED is an actual Federal Agency. Watch this and get a peep behind who runs who. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xrsO_hYmuY
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Sotomayor Asks More Questions In An Hour Than Thomas Has In Years

2009-10-06T10:07:00.001-07:00

Didn't know a potted plant could be part of the black 9.
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As Economy Crashed, Banks Made A Killing On Overdraft Fees

2009-10-06T09:35:00.001-07:00

So let me help everyone with this one. The banker that run congress and pretty much the rest of the government are going to do what they have been doing all along and anyone that believes different, please contact me immediately as I have some land deals that that we need to discuss.
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Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi: Goldman Sachs Continues Misleading Lawmakers

2009-10-05T08:01:00.001-07:00

At this point in time it is pretty safe to bet that bank's like GS are running our country and pretty much anything that happens in congress is to benefit them and not the people. Consider that GS is still front loading trades and NO ONE HAS STOPPED THEM.nor are they. Not sure how many ways people need to get screwed before this begins to set in as the ways things are done in DC.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Want to keep this job Mr. President. DO NOT MESS WITH DOG PEOPLE

2009-04-16T06:07:00.000-07:00

Damage Control: Obama Family Makes Donation To D.C. Humane Society

"This is a missed opportunity to set a pet-adoption trend among Americans," says Abbie Moore, executive director of Adopt-a-Pet.com. "With pet relinquishment up 20 to 30 percent due to the poor economy, pets in shelters can use all the help they can get."

I have to say that taking a dog into our First House that would have been gobbled-up by some lover of all things canine and water -- Let's not speculate it would live a pretty privileged life.

Now that dog that you left in the cage at the shelter. The one with the sad eyes, and the silent the tail. That tail was a waggen just days ago and for what the time you have been in office. Why is that Mr. President. Because the staff at every shelter in the Washington DC area was abuzz that the First Family could drop in on their shelter and rescue just one dog.

The world for these after thoughts of American consumerism need a champion. Every day that the Rescue First Dogs was in the life of your family the American, with you the World's Family would see that mans best friend needs one now more then every.

We all, that is folks that adoptd pets, know that they give some of the most unqualified, ummatched love and companionship, something that is very rare in the Federal City, to you and how they treat a child is something that fills facebook pages.

Here is a picture of our dog, He was abondend on the side of the road in KY. He was brought here by a great group called Homeward Trails. http://www.homewardtrails.org/adoptions.html and we got him at a great local shop Called Pet Mac

Today, Max spends his time waiting on the family outside of shops and restaurants in upper northwest being greeted by kids, moms & dads alike, sleepin on the couch or havin a play date with his best friend Matilda . It's a great story how he came from the side of the road in KY and all the life's he has touched. Could be a book even, who knows.

What we do know is that the First Pet at 1600 Penn Ave is a mere gift, it was not like the pub was born at his house, from elite friend and we just did not know that until you filled in the details.

Lets be frank here Sir. Ya know blog truth to power. If you would have taken a pet from a shelter so would have thousands of others. Now they are not! So on behalf of all the pets that will now die in one because the first family did a total head faked on the whole community --you know people thought you were going to adopt a pet and if not give up that blackberry cuz you is outta touch.

Dont bite the hand that feeds you is an expression that is famous you have 3 or so years to think about it as you walk you elite water dog that is not generating thousands of pictures of it being a rescued dog from a shelter with the First Family.

Lucky for your that dogs seem to be better than people................and that which you stepped in can be cleaned up. The rest of us do it every day.

Obama, First Pet, Adoption, Dogs, United States Humane Society in Washington D.C

When the Carry Trade Unwinds what will these winds blow over?

2009-04-12T09:31:00.001-07:00

Australia Cuts Rates to Lowest Since 1960 - NYTimes.com

The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its benchmark cash rate by 25 basis points to 3 percent, its lowest level since March 1960. The bank has so far slashed 425 basis points from the cash rate since September in a bid to stop the country from slipping into its first recession in nearly two decades.

What is not in this article is the why they even tried to keep the rates at that level for so long. In some other areas this has been address and it seems about time to do it here. The whole reason that Australia, Japan and Iceland for that matter, the USA too, have managed their Central Bank policies in such a matter that a global currency shuck and jive would be the best way to describe western financial systems.

Think about obtaining a credit card or line with zero or no interest and than using that money as capital to invest in some other area that would both pay off the original balance when due or for way too long just obtain another card and move the balance. Keep doing until you cant do it noo mo....

This is why Japan held it rate at next to nothing and Australia and Iceland had theirs so high. Now what we are seeing is Australia trying to save their economy so it does not disappear like Iceland's. Well it work and which curreny backed by a private central bank is next. And, where does the Muni bond collapse figure in for the USA.

Here is just one aspect of this unbelievably large pool of money.

Carry Trade, Australia, Interest Rates, CB Policy, Yen, US Dollar,

Don't look under our balance sheets. So says the FED.

2009-04-10T05:37:00.001-07:00

Fed Said to Order Banks to Stay Mum on ‘Stress Test’ Results - Bloomberg.com

April 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve has told Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and other banks to keep mum on the results of “stress tests” that will gauge their ability to weather the recession, people familiar with the matter said.

The Fed wants to ensure that the report cards don’t leak during earnings conference calls scheduled for this month. Such a scenario might push stock prices lower for banks perceived as weak and interfere with the government’s plan to release the results in an orderly fashion later this month.

“If you allow banks to talk about it, people are just going to assume that the ones that don’t comment about it failed,” said Paul Miller, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets in Arlington, Virginia.

Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At this point in time who is the fool. BTW anyone notice the Muni Bond markets.

FED, Stress Tests. Banks,

If Jesus was in Orlando he would get arrested for feeding the masses.

2009-03-23T04:03:00.000-07:00

The City Council voted to prohibit serving meals to groups of 25 or more people in parks and other public property within two miles of City Hall without a special permit. wesh.com

You see when TPTB want to take pictures of the magical world that is Orlando they can't have large groups of folks that seem unable to leverage all the magical social and workforce policies & practices that Orlando is famous for now can they!

I can see how it would be an outrage for business and government in the main part of the city not want to have to deal with pesky problems, yet when others that do try in Orlando they are arrested. Are these folks in Orlando subhuman! And, I am not talking about the homeless or those helping them.

I bet they would really hate it here will all the do gooders.........except these two... Two of the city's five commissioners voted against the ordinance, including Commissioners Robert Stuart, who runs the homeless shelter Christian Service Center, and Sam Ings, a retired police officer.

The commissioner who pushed for the ordinance, Patty Sheehan, said it was not an "easy day" for her at all. wesh.com

I take it Patty has never been hungry and had no food, let alone homeless cuz if she had she would know that every day of her life is a walk in the park compared to what Orlandoians and many many others now face.

Here is some local flavor about this:

http://orlandofoodnotbombs.org/orlandoweekly2.html
http://www.wesh.com/foodnews/9576842/detail.html

So! The AIG suits what to keep our money.

2009-03-17T08:25:00.000-07:00

Anger Over Firm Depletes Obama's Political Capital - washingtonpost.com

I say let them eat cake while we play some cards.

I am thinkin that a few other companies are about to be added to this deck. Yet! the top honor Ace of Spades goes to the AIG Executives. I hope that they are planning to use the money to build forts cause they are going to have a hard time goin out in public.

Your whole company failed and damn near ruined everyone elses ergo AIG Executives there's nothin to bonus.

AIG, Bonuses, Executive, Bailout, Playing Cards,

What level of carcinogens is safe for kids these days to be greedy companies.

2009-03-15T06:04:00.000-07:00

Group finds carcinogens in kids bath products - USATODAY.com

Many children's bath products contain chemicals that may cause cancer and skin allergies, according to a report released Thursday by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics.

Twenty-three of 28 products tested contained formaldehyde, the report says. Formaldehyde — considered a probable carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency, — is released as preservatives break down over time in a container.

PRODUCTS TESTED: Full list

Thirty-two of 48 products contained 1,4-dioxane, also considered a probable human carcinogen by the EPA, is a byproduct of a chemical processing techniques used to make petroleum-based ingredients gentler to the skin. Nearly two-thirds of products tested, including Johnson's Baby Shampoo, contained both chemicals, according to the campaign, a coalition of environmental and health groups that includes the Breast Cancer Fund and the Environmental Working Group.

Oh yea in the same article

Manufacturers have known for years that bubble bath, shampoo and other products contain small amounts of formaldehyde and 1,4-dioxane, and have already reduced theses levels significantly, says John Bailey, the council's chief scientist.

Bailey says that preservatives make products safer by preventing the growth of bacteria, fungus and other potentially harmful microbes. There's no reason to take "extraordinary measures" to further reduce levels of these chemicals, he says, because there's no evidence to prove that low levels pose a risk.

See it's safe because there is no evidence.........Hey Mr Lawyerman Bailey does that mean tests were done or since none have been done there is no results? Not that the word of a major US corporation (or any for that matter, like the offshore international conglomerations) that been know to have a few kills under their belts all the while been takin our money. Mr. Laywerman has been proven over and over again and again.

Just fix the problem and try to make amends or go out of business your kind of company is not wanted here. Gone are the days of Corporation's with no SOUL killing us with only a concern of profits and damage control.

The people are rising up and it seems the likes of you are the last to notice.

Children, bath products, 1, 4-dioxane, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

Did the Boston Globe just slander a good man or just slither by on sloppy reporting.

2009-03-13T11:35:00.000-07:00

New Obama technology chief on leave after FBI raid on old office - The Boston Globe

WASHINGTON - An aide to President Obama is on leave from his new job after the FBI raided his old District of Columbia government office yesterday, arresting a city employee and a technology consultant on corruption charges, a White House official said.

Vivek Kundra personal office was not raided it was the of the office space of the the acting chief security officer along with a contractor for a private company. Ya know the ones that were actually named in the suit.

The Globe is totally making it appear that Kundra's office was raided. However he did the right thing by stepping aside to allow the facts come to light as to his knowledge and or even involvement.

Now as to the rag it did the wrong thing by making with it's head line seem like someone at FOX made it up. Now take a mirror and get a look at the beast that killed the newspaper business.

Vivek Kundra, Obama, Technology Chief, DC, District of Columbia government

WOW! talk about bad PR

2009-03-10T11:38:00.001-07:00

Citigroup just gave 13 million dollars away to a bunch of insurance brokers WTF

2009-03-09T14:27:00.000-07:00

Citigroup Said to Pay $13 Million for Scrapped Resort Trips - Bloomberg.com

March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc., the recipient of $45 billion in government rescue funds, doled out $13 million as compensation to employees whose trips to resorts the company was forced to scrap, two people familiar with the matter said.

Citigroup paid 1,900 agents of its Primerica Financial Services Inc. unit $5,000 each for missing a three-day stay at a Bahamas resort, the people said, speaking anonymously because the amounts aren’t public. Some 2,000 Smith Barney brokerage advisers got debit cards valued at $1,000, $2,000 and $3,000 for various canceled getaways.

Hello, Regulators and Taxpayers

Primerica is a not even part of the main Citigroup it is a separate company that sells "Financial Planning Services" at least that is what they told me when I went to work there after college. Great sales training btw and one of the things I always remember them saying is that PFS was part of the umbrella of companies and it was something that was pointed out yet mentioned too often.

What is my point. That Primerica's annual conference is paid for out of the profits of Primerica not Citigroup. Another BTW each "broker" is an independent agent and more then likely wrote off the trip for this gig in years past. Not this year thou baby, for just being some how related to Citigroup banking operations these independent agents are getting thousand of tax payers dollars each.

I call on these agents of Primerica to give back each and every dime of that money. If they don't I call on the customers of these agents to not renew those policies when they come to collect those checks this year cuz it is pretty plain to see that the government is going to do nothing to stop this and will likely just give them more money.

How much BS are we going to put up with.....

Citigroup, Primerica, Taxpayers, Rescue funds,

Didn't we all agree to stop wiretapping ourselves.

2009-02-27T19:50:00.000-08:00

Court Rejects Obama Bid To Stop Wiretapping Suit

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has lost its argument that a potential threat to national security should stop a lawsuit challenging the government's warrantless wiretapping program.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Friday rejected the Justice Department's request for an emergency stay in a case involving a defunct Islamic charity.

Yet government lawyers signaled they would continue fighting to keep the information secret, setting up a new showdown between the courts and the White House over national security.

Not too sure we are moving in the right direction. Perhaps if someone were to come out and make a statement as to why we are allowing another administration to ease drop, ya gotta figure they do. Yet to make it legal is not in citizen as a whole best interest as a base. President Obama explain to us why we need to back you on this lose of freedom?

Obama, Wiretapes, White House, Freedom,

RIP Socks, former first cat of Federal City.

2009-02-20T14:25:00.000-08:00

It's reported on NBC4 that Socks was put to sleep today.

Socks, who would have turned 20 in the spring, was a stray when he was adopted for Chelsea Clinton while Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas. The family brought Socks with them to the White House in 1993.
Currie had taken care of Socks since the Clintons left the White House in 2001.

RIP you ole Cat.......

And, what is goin to happen for this leak.

2009-02-10T13:30:00.000-08:00

The real story of the leak by Petraeus is that the most powerful figure in the U.S. military has tried to shape the media coverage of Obama and combat troop withdrawal from Iraq to advance his policy agenda - and, very likely, his personal political interests as well.

Petraeus Leaked Misleading Story On Pullout Plans: IPS Analysis

This is done in the United States of America. If so then something bleed in the streets of cyberhood.

Petraeus, Leak, Obama, Troop reductions, Iraq, wthdrawal, Military

Guess who ain't getting any FED help

2009-02-05T10:08:00.000-08:00

Thats right all you Tens of Millions of residence in Common Interest Communities.

Who is that Condos, Coops, Townhouse and Singe-family Homeowner Community Associations.

The congress, the reserve, the Office of Thrift Supervision OPHEA, Fannie, Freddy, and the VA HUD have all been told by me and for years about the problems in your communities.

Well, they all have not done one thing positive for you and with the exception of a a few states and local authorities none one else has either and in some case are detrimental.

Did you known that the so called news show 60 minutes has been faxed again and again and not one producer thinks the 80 million homeowners are Sh*t out of luck.

So to all the banks, investors, and governmental agencies that own so many of these homes now I believe everyone of you are in for a RICO charge the first one of these in a CIC that you own and sell and do not disclose the state of the communities, budget, documents, and board actions.

If you are not paying your communities assessment while you own one of these because of foreclosure then you are now undermining the very community your property is in and in some cases has forced seniors to have to move out because of habibility of the premise.

No one pays the bills,

the insurance, lights, heat, water, security, upkeep and repairs do not get done. The community goes to HELL.

Who is responsible besides the owners. Everyone that is doing nothing to change it.

Condos, Coops, Townhouse, Singe-family, Homeowner, Community Associations, congress, the reserve, the Office of Thrift Supervision OPHEA, Fannie, Freddy, VA, HUD

Come on Obama looks happy in Fairey image

2009-02-04T16:50:00.000-08:00

NEW YORK — On buttons, posters and Web sites, the image was everywhere during last year's presidential campaign: A pensive Barack Obama looking upward, as if to the future, splashed in a Warholesque red, white and blue and underlined with the caption HOPE.

Designed by Shepard Fairey, a Los-Angeles based street artist, the image has led to sales of hundreds of thousands of posters and stickers, has become so much in demand that copies signed by Fairey have been purchased for thousands of dollars on eBay.

The image, Fairey has acknowledged, is based on an Associated Press photograph, taken in April 2006 by Manny Garcia on assignment for the AP at the National Press Club in Washington.

AP Accuses Obama Artist Shepard Fairey Of Copyright Infringement

Come on he altered the image it is not the same one.

Obama, Fairey, Image, posters, Campaign, 2008, Presidentail, AP, images, Design, Associated Press photograph, April 2006

Heros need not apply for assignments in Obama Administration WTF.........

2009-01-28T13:11:00.000-08:00

Obama's White House: Big posts, overlapping tasks - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is building a White House staff so loaded with big names and overlapping duties that it could collapse into chaos unless managed with a juggler's skill.

It's an administration that seems "addicted to czars," says one longtime observer of government organization.

Obama has installed a White House health czar who doubles as secretary of Health and Human Services. The State Department now has "special envoys" for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for climate change — areas already overseen by other officials.

Just for the environment, along with the new climate envoy Obama has an energy secretary, an Environmental Protection Agency director and a chief of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Hovering over them all is Carol Browner, a high-profile former EPA administrator in a newly created role some call "climate czarina."

Funny didn't we just go through 8 years of just that --no experts -- czar then where just CEO on loan and wow that was fun.

Maybe, I am guessing, this reporter would only want sheeple to be
choosen for post in this Administration and heros need not apply
nothing to see folk just the constituitonal, bankin and every other
system failing --no worries our top people are right on

So to this AP reporter, tip of the hat for doin your job, which is guess is now writing tripe like this seeing how he has been in office for a WEEK and you never seem to care if Bush & Co dismantled everything, but the physical White House.

Obama, White House, Staff, Czars, AP

There is a new top Cop in town, Holder, Eric Holder.......AG @ Our Service.

2009-01-28T12:21:00.000-08:00

WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans, who acted like lions in challenging Eric Holder, turned into lambs Wednesday as they joined Democrats in recommending President Barack Obama's choice for attorney general.

The Judiciary Committee voted 17-2 to endorse Holder, with two Republicans opposing the nomination — John Cornyn of Texas and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. The Senate could vote as early as Thursday to confirm Holder as the first African-American to lead the Justice Department.

Committee Republicans and Democrats described Holder as experienced, independent, tough on crime and opposed to torture. Holder has served as a federal prosecutor, judge, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia and deputy attorney general in Bill Clinton's presidency. Senators also said the nominee was an individual willing to acknowledge his mistakes. Senate committee OKs Holder for attorney general - Yahoo! News

On a personal note I have seen Eric up close during a campaign and I have to say that he is one of the most stand up humans that I have ever known and the voice of reason just got some leg, shoulders and a mustache. I am sure there is a blog about Federal Staches in here...........

btw The bad guys just tinkled in their shorts.

ps note the @ our service in title --Mr AG we will demand rights from the people's government that are expressed and yet somehow not handed out without a few teeth of federalism havin to be pry'd loose along the way and that is not right and I know you know it.

Obama, Eric Holder, AG, Attorney General, Senate confirms,

GOP members of Senate defend torture and block Holder from holding those that do it accountable.

2009-01-21T17:09:00.000-08:00

Senate Republicans Delay Holder Confirmation Over Torture Prosecutions

The question Republicans want answered before Holder is confirmed: Will you prosecute those who took part in that torture?

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said that he would block committee proceedings, scheduled to resume at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, if he did not receive answer from Holder. "I'm not going to allow things to proceed," he said. He added that it was "physically impossible" for Holder to get the answers to him by then, thus assuring a conflict would ensue.

Other GOP members of the committee, said Cornyn, are also concerned about the potential for prosecutions. The intent of the Military Commissions Act, he argued, was to provide immunity from prosecution if agents believed they were acting lawfully.

So here is a hint Eric dont hold anyone accountable and you'll get the GOP's vote.

Eric Holder, AG, Senate Confirmation, GOP, Attorney General, Torture

Not a peep for the FCC head talkin....

2008-03-07T15:05:00.000-08:00

FCC's Martin Mum on Net Neutrality
By David Kravets EmailMarch 07, 2008 | 2:54:45 PMCategories: Network Neutrality

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Declaring the internet a "tool for democracy," Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said Friday the "commission is ready, willing and able to take action" on "net neutrality" complaints.

Martin noted that "applications are being singled out" and traffic management has been "arbitrary to specific applications." But he didn't go so far as to say whether ISPs had a right to target BitTorrent or other data.

"I think that will also trigger heightened scrutiny by the commission," he said.

Speaking at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, Martin said the commission is likely to resolve the heated dispute about Comcast blocking and or delaying BitTorrent traffic and set net neutrality standards sometime in the second quarter of this year. BitTorrent, while used for legitimate reasons, is among the protocols of choice for pilfering copyrighted works on the internet.

During his 30-minute speech in Palo Alto, California, Martin referred to the concept of "reasonable network management," an FCC policy granting internet service providers a license to manage traffic on their pipes.

He noted that no decision has been made, yet he provided some hints. While calling it "troubling" that Comcast initially denied it was interrupting BitTorrent traffic, Martin suggested that internet service providers should disclose upfront to consumers that data may be blocked or delayed.

Comcast says that it doesn't block BitTorrent, or any kind of traffic. Instead, Comcast maintains it delays traffic at peak times to manage congestion.

In September, the Bush administration urged the commission not to enact new rules to prevent telecommunications providers from discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic.

"There are benefits to treating certain content differently," the administration wrote. "A number of companies offer services to provide faster delivery of content and/or to avoid some of the congestion and delay on the public Internet. Owners of network facilities have legitimate reasons to manage facilities in ways that lessen congestion and address public safety issues."

Don't forget: President Bush appointed Martin.

Is anyone really suprised at this point in time

2008-03-07T15:03:00.000-08:00

Whistle-Blower: Feds Have a Backdoor Into Wireless Carrier -- Congress Reacts
By Kevin Poulsen EmailMarch 06, 2008 | 8:15:00 PMCategories: Spooks Gone Wild

Quantico A U.S. government office in Quantico, Virginia, has direct, high-speed access to a major wireless carrier's systems, exposing customers' voice calls, data packets and physical movements to uncontrolled surveillance, according to a computer security consultant who says he worked for the carrier in late 2003.

"What I thought was alarming is how this carrier ended up essentially allowing a third party outside their organization to have unfettered access to their environment," Babak Pasdar, now CEO of New York-based Bat Blue told THREAT LEVEL. "I wanted to put some access controls around it; they vehemently denied it. And when I wanted to put some logging around it, they denied that."

Pasdar won't name the wireless carrier in question, but his claims are nearly identical to unsourced allegations made in a federal lawsuit filed in 2006 against four phone companies and the U.S. government for alleged privacy violations. That suit names Verizon Wireless as the culprit.

Pasdar has executed a seven-page affidavit for the nonprofit Government Accountability Project in Washington, which on Tuesday began circulating the document (.pdf), along with talking points (.doc), to congressional staffers hashing out a Republican proposal to grant retroactive legal immunity to phone companies who cooperated in the warrantless wiretapping of Americans.

According to his affidavit, Pasdar tumbled to the surveillance superhighway in September 2003, when he led a "Rapid Deployment" team hired to revamp security on the carrier's internal network. He noticed that the carrier's officials got squirrelly when he asked about a mysterious "Quantico Circuit" -- a 45 megabit/second DS-3 line linking its most sensitive network to an unnamed third party.

Quantico, Virginia, is home to a Marine base. But perhaps more relevantly, it's also the center of the FBI's electronic surveillance operations.

"The circuit was tied to the organization's core network," Pasdar writes in his affidavit. "It had access to the billing system, text messaging, fraud detection, web site, and pretty much all the systems in the data center without apparent restrictions."

The 2006 lawsuit (.pdf), which is suspended pending an appeals court ruling, describes a similar arrangement, naming Verizon.

Who do our Representatives work for US or the Corporations

2008-03-04T16:51:00.000-08:00

This Thursday, the House of Representatives is expected to hand phone companies a get-out-of-jail-free card for illegally turning over your private phone records to the government. I don’t have to tell you how wrong this is.

We have 48 hours to stop them. Tell Rep. Chris Van Hollen that you oppose any effort to cover-up illegal spying on Americans. We will deliver the letter before Thursday's vote.

Tell Rep. Chris Van Hollen: No Cover Up

This is vital to protecting your basic right to make a phone call, send an e-mail or search the Internet without the government monitoring your activity.

After intense lobbying by AT&T, Verizon and the Bush White House, the Senate has already signed off on immunity for these companies. If the House passes the FISA bill this week, more than 40 legitimate lawsuits currently pending against phone companies will disappear before they've begun.

Americans have had their rights violated, and now Congress may pass a bill that gives us no legal remedy. When you are accused of breaking the law, you should have your day in court. Neither the phone companies nor this White House is above the law

Remember how your representatives vote on this it is the difference between US and the large companies......

You can send a letter via FreePress campaign....

Technorati Tags: Van Hollen, FISA, Congress, Phone companies

These are our allies and this is what they do to the victim of RAPE.

2007-11-20T21:56:00.000-08:00

CNN) -- The Saudi Justice Ministry Tuesday issued a
"clarification" of a court's handling of a rape case and the increased
punishment -- including 200 lashes --meted out to the victim. Human rights groups want Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to drop charges against the rape victim.

The case, which has sparked media scrutiny of the Saudi legal system,
centers on a married woman. The 19-year-old and an unrelated man were
abducted, and she was raped by a group of seven men more than a year
ago, according to Abdulrahman al-Lahim, the attorney who represented
her in court.
The woman was originally sentenced in October 2006
to 90 lashes. But that sentence was more than doubled to 200 lashes and
six months in prison by the Qatif General Court, because she spoke to
the media about the case, a court source told Middle Eastern daily
newspaper Arab News.
Al-Lahim told CNN his law license was
revoked last week by a judge because he spoke to the Saudi-controlled
media about the case. Watch the emotional toll the crime took on the rape victim »

In a statement issued to CNN, Saudi Ambassador to the United States,
Adel al-Jubeir said, "This case is working its way through the legal
process. I have no doubt that justice will prevail."
The
Justice Ministry acknowledged in its statement Tuesday that the
attorney is no longer on the case, saying he was punished by a
disciplinary committee for lawyers because he "exhibited disrespectful
behavior toward the court, objected to the rule of law and showed
ignorance concerning court instructions and regulations."
It
added that the permanent committee of the Supreme Judicial Council
recommended an increased sentence for the woman after further evidence
against her came to light when she appealed her original sentence.

The judges of that committee also increased the sentences for the
perpetrators based on the level of their involvement in the crime.
Their sentences -- which had been two to three years in prison -- were
increased to two to nine years, according to al-Lahim.
The
ministry also said it welcomes constructive criticism and insisted that
the parties' rights were preserved in the judicial process.
"We
would like to state that the system has ensured them the right to
object to the ruling and to request an appeal," the statement
continued, "without resorting to sensationalism through the media that
may not be fair or may not grant anyone any rights, and instead may
negatively affect all the other parties involved in the case."

The statement also described the progress of the woman's case and
explained that it was heard by a panel of three judges, not one judge
"as mentioned in some media reports."
It said the case was
treated normally through regular court procedures, and that the woman,
her male companion and the perpetrators of the crime all agreed in
court to the sentences handed down.
In Washington, State
Department spokesman Sean McCormack said U.S. officials had "expressed
our astonishment" at the sentence, though not directly to Saudi
officials. "It is within the power of the Saudi government to take a
look at the verdict and change it," he added.
White House
homeland security adviser Frances Townsend, who announced her
resignation Monday, called the case "absolutely reprehensible" but told
CNN's "American Morning" the Saudis deserve credit for their assistance
in battling terrorism. "This case is separate and apart from that, and
I just don't think there's any explaining it or justifying it," she
added.
The case has sparked outrage among human rights groups.

"This is not just about the Qatif girl, it's about every woman in Saudi
Arabia," said Fawzeyah al-Oyouni, founding member of the newly formed
Saudi Association for the Defense of Women's Rights.
"We're
fearing for our lives and the lives of our sisters and our daughters
and every Saudi woman out there. We're afraid of going out in the
streets.
"Barring the lawyer from representing the victim in court is almost equivalent to the rape crime itself," she added.

Human Rights Watch said it has called on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah
"to immediately void the verdict and drop all charges against the rape
victim and to order the court to end its harassment of her lawyer."

State of Communities: What you are not being told about the houseing problems

2007-09-05T13:18:00.000-07:00

State of Communities: What you are not being told about the housing problems

Hello Federal Authorities and workers. If you do know know about this how can you do your jobs. I bet many of you live in one of these too. LMAO

Gee you just figured this out and that is not all.

2007-08-19T19:28:00.000-07:00

How Rove Directed Federal Assets for GOP Gains - washingtonpost.com

ow Rove Directed Federal Assets for GOP Gains
Bush Adviser's Effort to Promote the President and His Allies Was Unprecedented in Its Reach

By John Solomon, Alec MacGillis and Sarah Cohen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, August 19, 2007; Page A01

Thirteen months before President Bush was reelected, chief strategist Karl Rove summoned political appointees from around the government to the Old Executive Office Building. The subject of the Oct. 1, 2003, meeting was "asset deployment," and the message was clear:

The staging of official announcements, high-visibility trips and declarations of federal grants had to be carefully coordinated with the White House political affairs office to ensure the maximum promotion of Bush's reelection agenda and the Republicans in Congress who supported him, according to documents and some of those involved in the effort.

If you are also going to start looking under the covers of this Administration I would suggest asking for the time sheets of the advance teams that run all of these events. Anyone to guess how many hours of Hatch Act violations one would find? See these Advance folks that are not in the Office of Advance, and there are not too many of them since Poppa Bush cut the White House budget on his way out of office and to handicap Clinton's ability to travel. So unless the budget for advance has gone up the Advance Team is being assembled with folks that are working at and in various agencies or private companies. One they are assigned to a team and a trip they are on the Executive branch's payroll.

Where this get tricky is if they are being warehoused at an agency and then put on a trip. When this happens they have to put in for vacation time at their existing agency or face breaking the Hatch Act. The trips then get real tricky when these trips have both official and private events. Because the reimbursement off the official White House detail has to be covered by the Host of the private events. This then has to be squared with now the official staff and these extra advance staffers are accounted for in the cost breakdown and reimbursements.

This is been a problem every since the reduction in the White House budget and I have not heard it being fixed so who is paying and who is working and when. Just a few questions I would ask if I was a reporter.

Technorati Tags: Advance, Rove, White House, Travel,

Help in Darfur one myspace at at time with the help of musical artists

2007-08-16T13:12:00.000-07:00

Date: 16/08/2007

Artists and citizens are uniting across the globe to raise awareness of the critical needs of the people of Darfur, Sudan by using a free and renewable resource --their voices.

The first event will be taking place in Burlington, Vermont on September 1st starting with a parade and ending with speeches and live performances by some amazing artists.

Voices of Darfur is requesting that everyone meet in front of Uncommon Grounds, 42 Church St., at 9 am. Bring your Darfur signs. We will march down from Church St. to College Street Park.

Once at the park there will be a few short speeches by Lisa Martin and a spokesperson for Voices of Darfur about the situation in Darfur and what we need to know and do about it.

Afterwards a number of artists have tentatively agreed to lend their Voices for Darfur. At this time we are locking down the line up and will post it online ASAP.

We are confident that everyone will be impressed by the message of the urgency and the plight of our fellow humans sufferings and the Voices of Darfur.

For more information please visit www.VoicesofDarfar.com

Technorati Tags: Sudan, Darfur, Voices of Darfur, Muisc, Benefit Concert, Myspace

Big Pharma is gettting greadier

2007-08-08T20:25:00.000-07:00

Drug firm, Red Cross battle over symbol - Give and Take - MSNBC.com

Updated: 6:37 p.m. ET Aug 8, 2007

NEW YORK - Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, which uses a red cross as its trademark, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the American Red Cross, demanding that the charity halt the use of the red cross symbol on products it sells to the public.

This is something that Johnson & Johnson needs to get on the right side of before they find them self in a situation where people are calling for a boycott of their products. J&J I would consider this blog the tip of the iceberg and with the mindset of the country with regards to BIGPharama and Micheal Moore's Sicko aint doing your inducstry any favors.

So take the hint.

Technorati Tags: Red Cross, Johnson & Johnson

Where is America going if we arrest the good guys.

2007-08-01T05:19:00.000-07:00

Is this what we are coming to here in America today. Arresting those that choose to exercise free speech while office holders commit crimes. What may be worse is that the rest of Congress is doing nothing to stop them.

In the annals of history the current democratic leaderships are going to go down as willing accomplices or lazy money sucking politicians if they do not get off their fat assess and stop this madness.

Technorati Tags: Kensington, Allen McConnell, Impeach Bush, Arrested for Selling buttons

Mirror.CO.UK is some explaining to do with a fishy story of their own......

2007-07-19T09:00:00.001-07:00

GORE'S FISHY DISH - Top Stories - News - Mirror.co.uk

GORE'S FISHY DISH
19/07/2007

GREEN campaigner Al Gore is under fire after an endangered fish was served at his daughter's wedding.

Just a week after launching the Live Earth concerts, the former US Vice President let his green credentials slip when Chilean sea bass was given to guests at the reception in Beverly Hills, California.

The sea bass is one of the world's most over-fished species. Gore, who also made an Oscar-winning climate change documentary, has not commented on the row.

Well as it turns out.......

But, according to The Telegraph, the fish enjoyed by the Gores were not endangered or illegally caught.

Rather, the restaurant later confirmed, they had come from one of the world's few well-managed, sustainable populations of toothfish, and were caught and documented in compliance with Marine Stewardship Council regulations.

From Fishupdate.com

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Fish, Sea Bass, Lies

Republicans Snub the NAACP.

2007-07-11T07:38:00.000-07:00

Up to nine presidential candidates will take the stage at Cobo Center on Thursday morning to woo the African-American vote. At most, there will be one Republican.

It's not for lack of an invitation. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People extended invitations to all announced Republican and Democratic candidates two months ago. The national staff of the civil rights organization followed up with phone calls.

All but one of the Republican candidates have all said they won't come, citing scheduling conflicts. While most of the Democratic ones will be there. I guess those bridge building talking points from Rove and company were like the the plans and projects in Iraq all on paper and no hat.

I also find it interesting that Ron Paul whom has been linked to overt racist statements in a newsletter that was published by him would pass up this chance to clear the air and make a showing at this convention. I seem is he is not much different after all.

Check out the Detroit Free Press for more on this story.

Technorati Tags: Republicans, GOP, Presidental, NAACP, Democrats,

Al Gore kicks offf Live Earth in DC

2007-07-08T06:37:00.000-07:00

So 2 Billion people tunned in! Did you? Not bad for and Ex Vice President.

Technorati Tags: Live Earth, Washington, DC, Al Gore,

Gore, Gore, Gore and more Gore. Which is why we need more Gore.

2007-06-28T07:42:00.001-07:00

Union Leader - Clinton in the lead (unless Gore runs?); McCain, Giuliani slip in GOP survey - Wednesday, Jun. 27, 2007

Clinton in the lead (unless Gore runs?); McCain, Giuliani slip in GOP survey

Wednesday, Jun. 27, 2007

Boston – A New Hampshire presidential poll by WHDH-TV and Suffolk University shows that local Democrats prefer Al Gore to any of the current contenders.

Hillary Clinton has a solid lead over the rest of the current Democratic field. The poll, released this afternoon, shows 37 percent of likely Democratic voters backing Clinton or leaning towards her. Barack Obama was at 19 percent, with both John Edwards and Bill Richardson at 9 percent.

Al Gore, however, could enter the race as the leader. When his name is added, Clinton loses more than a quarter of her support, while Gore is backed by 32 percent.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Presidential, 08, White House, Democrat, Clinton, Obama, Edwards

Dont mess with Rahm or from the other side please give us our money.

2007-06-27T06:32:00.001-07:00

Cheney part of executive branch again - Politico.com

Cheney part of executive branch again

By: Mike Allen
Jun 27, 2007 08:47 AM EST
Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney's lawyers agree: He's part of the executive branch.

Vice President Cheney’s office will not pursue the argument that he is separate from the executive branch, senior administration officials tell The Politico. The decision follows a threat by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), the No. 3 House Democrat, to try to cut off the office’s $4.8 million in executive-branch funding.

It is safe to say that the money trumps the principle for Cheney. Faced with having his funding cut off by Rahm Emanuel the VP drops his tail and look for away to save some face. Guess What? It 's too late. If there is a person alive that still thinks this man is operating on all cylinders please respond to this blog post.

So what is new for us to find out that Cheney company that is making half a billion a month off US Tax payers is not a US company. OPPS too late on that too...........

Technorati Tags: Executive Branch, Dick Cheney, Rahm Emanual,

I think all of those in the race are watching their backs.

2007-06-19T07:03:00.000-07:00

Craig Crawford's Trail Mix: Poll Suggests Gore Entry No Threat to Clinton - New York Times

Threat to Clinton

By Craig Crawford, CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY
Published: June 18, 2007

If Al Gore runs for the Democratic presidential nomination, the former vice president appears to draw evenly from the top two contenders, Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois.

Each loses roughly five percentage points to Gore if his name is included among the hopefuls, according to a new nationwide Gallup survey of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents. Clinton holds a wide lead over the field, either way — suggesting that a Gore run might not affect the outcome at all.

With Gore included, Clinton still handily leads the pack at 33 percent while Obama gets 21 percent to Gore’s 18 percent, a statistical dead heat for second place. Take Gore out of the equation and the Gallup poll shows Clinton at 39 percent and Obama at 26 percent.

John Edwards trails badly in either scenario, posting 11 percent at fourth place with Gore in the mix and back to third place at 13 percent without Gore.

We will see about these numbers.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Presidential, 08, White House, Democrat, Clinton, Obama, Edwards

Someone in the Post finally nails the 08 race and Gore.

2007-06-01T07:40:00.000-07:00

Eugene Robinson - An Egghead for the Oval Office - washingtonpost.com

An Egghead for the Oval Office

By Eugene Robinson
Friday, June 1, 2007; Page A15

Al Gore has been in town launching his new book, "The Assault on Reason," and you could have predicted the buzz: Is he about to jump into the race? What you probably wouldn't have predicted is the counter-buzz that Gore, poor fellow, is just too ostentatiously smart to be elected president.

In the book, you see, Gore betrays familiarity with history, economics, even science. He uses big words, often several in the same sentence. And in public appearances he doesn't even try to disguise his erudition. These supposedly are glaring shortcomings that should keep Gore on the sidelines, rereading Gibbon and exchanging ideas about the structure of the cosmos with Stephen Hawking.

Leave aside the question of whether Gore is even thinking about another presidential run, or how he would stack up against the other candidates. I'm making a more general point: One thing that should be clear to anyone who's been paying attention these past few years is that we need to go out and get ourselves the smartest president we can find. We need a brainiac president, a regular Mister or Miss Smarty-Pants. We need to elect the kid you hated in high school, the teacher's pet with perfect grades.

Wow, I am blow away -Mr Robinson you sir are correct., I guess I should not be cuz someone in the media had to come out and say it. The real problem is the we needed this person 7 years ago and the next President will have to do more, be more and say more than any president since Abe Lincoln.

The real problem is the we needed this person 7 years ago and the next President will have to do more, be more and say more than any president since Abe Lincoln.

That said the counter buzz has noted on several blogs and commentary way before the book came out cuz that is all they have on Gore. He is too smart.........and most knew going in to 2000 that the current occupant of Penn Ave, NW is not and not too many are impressed and probably have been pealing their bumper stickers off the SUV.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Presidental, 08, Democrat, White House,

Shouldn't the President be the smartest person in the Room?

2007-05-30T18:35:00.000-07:00

Dana Milbank - Is It Wise to Be So Smart? - washingtonpost.com

s It Wise to Be So Smart?

By Dana Milbank
Wednesday, May 30, 2007; Page A02

A capacity crowd of 1,500 people jammed into Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University last night for Al Gore's speech and book-signing. But the numbers don't matter: Even if Gore were speaking before a sellout crowd at Verizon Center, he would still be the smartest guy in the room.

He reminded his listeners of this repeatedly last night.

Couple of points Milbank,

We have seen what the country gets when we don't even have the smartest guy in the room leading us. Not very smart policies, actions and subordinates that flaunt the law and lead us into equally disastrous undertakings.

I love this quote in the article

"It's the biggest problem he's got," said Schwartz, from Germantown. "People don't want somebody who makes them feel stupid."

Well Schwartz we got that leader right now how do you feel.......? Sure you are possible misquoted here but the writer of the article did if for a reason.

As for the group giving out the stickers and buttons, It called AlGore.org and DC for Gore 08 is the DC branch of em.

So I would guess a reporter that can't get their facts straight would not like a President that can which explains the underhanded hit piece this article amounts too.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Assault on Reason, Book Tour,

Television Stars and Politican above the law. R U?

2007-05-30T16:10:00.000-07:00

Seat belt gaffe noted on `Today' show - Yahoo! News

NEW YORK - NBC's Matt Lauer didn't learn his lesson from interviewing New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine about the governor's near-fatal car crash while riding without wearing a safety belt.

A few weeks after that chat, there was Lauer on "Today" on Wednesday, sitting in the back of a sport utility vehicle interviewing Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney. Both men were unbuckled.

So we normal American's go about our jobs, raising our families and wearing our seat belts while Stars and Politician (not just Mitt, but the President of the United States ) basically show total competent for the law. Heck it is click it or ticket it month or some other bs they are trying to parade around as public service.

How much longer are we going to take this crap......When our public servants flaunt the laws. "Romney also said he needs to keep reminding himself to buckle up." Why is he not just doing what every one of us do when we get in a car.

If you or I get pulled over do you think the police are going to give you a break....These jerks even aired this on TV and no one thought it would be a problem in the editing room.

How out of touch with the American facts of life are they or is it just us........

PS put even one of those coke snorting drunk driving Hollyweirdo in JAIL.

Technorati Tags: Matt Laure, Mitt Romney, Seat Belts, President Bush, Click it or ticket it.

A pictures does say a thousand blog posts.

2007-05-28T05:02:00.001-07:00

Secret GOP Hit List--Did they really do this????????

2007-05-25T13:03:00.000-07:00

Buffalo Soldiers Scrubbed by Secret GOP Hit List

Posted By Greg Palast On June 16, 2006 @ 2:56 am In Articles | Comments Disabled

Massacre of the Buffalo Soldiers
by Greg Palast
As reported for Democracy Now!

[1]

Palast, who first reported this story for BBC Television Newsnight (UK) and Democracy Now! (USA), is author of the New York Times bestseller, [2] Armed Madhouse.

The Republican National Committee has a special offer for African-American soldiers: Go to Baghdad, lose your vote.

A confidential campaign directed by GOP party chiefs in October 2004 sought to challenge the ballots of tens of thousands of voters in the last presidential election, virtually all of them cast by residents of Black-majority precincts.
Files from the secret vote-blocking campaign were obtained by BBC Television Newsnight, London. They were attached to emails accidentally sent by Republican operatives to a non-party website.

One group of voters wrongly identified by the Republicans as registering to vote from false addresses: servicemen and women sent overseas.

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For Greg Palast’s discussion with broadcaster Amy Goodman on the Black soldier purge of 2004, go to [3] http://gregpalast.com/armedmadhouse/palastDN6-14-06.mp3

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Here’s how the scheme worked: The RNC mailed these voters letters in envelopes marked, “Do not forward”, to be returned to the sender. These letters were mailed to servicemen and women, some stationed overseas, to their US home addresses. The letters then returned to the Bush-Cheney campaign as “undeliverable.”

The lists of soldiers of “undeliverable” letters were transmitted from state headquarters, in this case Florida, to the RNC in Washington. The party could then challenge the voters’ registration and thereby prevent their absentee ballots being counted.

One target list was comprised exclusively of voters registered at the Jacksonville, Florida, Naval Air Station. Jacksonville is third largest naval installation in the US, best known as home of the Blue Angels fighting squandron.

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Our team contacted the homes of several on the caging list, such as Randall Prausa, a serviceman, whose wife said he had been ordered overseas.

A soldier returning home in time to vote in November 2004 could also be challenged on the basis of the returned envelope. Soldiers challenged would be required to vote by “provisional” ballot.

Over one million provisional ballots cast in the 2004 race were never counted; over half a million absentee ballots were also rejected. The extraordinary rise in the number of rejected ballots was the result of the widespread multi-state voter challenge campaign by the Republican Party. The operation, of which the purge of Black soldiers was a small part, was the first mass challenge to voting America had seen in two decades.

The BBC obtained several dozen confidential emails sent by the Republican’s national Research Director and Deputy Communications chief, Tim Griffin to GOP Florida campaign chairman Brett Doster and other party leaders. Attached were spreadsheets marked, “Caging.xls.” Each of these contained several hundred to a few thousand voters and their addresses.

A check of the demographics of the addresses on the “caging lists,” as the GOP leaders called them indicated that most were in African-American majority zip codes.

Ion Sanco, the non-partisan elections supervisor of Leon County (Tallahassee) when shown the lists by this reporter said: “The only thing I can think of - African American voters listed like this - these might be individuals that will be challenged if they attempted to vote on Election Day.”

These GOP caging lists were obtained by the same BBC team that first exposed the wrongful purge of African-American “felon” voters in 2000 by then-Secretary of State Katherine Harris. Eliminating the voting rights of those voters — 94,000 were targeted — likely caused Al Gore’s defeat in that race.

The Republican National Committee in Washington refused our several requests to respond to the BBC discovery. However, in Tallahassee, the Florida Bush campaign’s spokespeople offered several explanations for the list.

Joseph Agostini, speaking for the GOP, suggested the lists were of potential donors to the Bush campaign. Oddly, the supposed donor list included residents of the Sulzbacher Center a shelter for homeless families.

Another spokesperson for the Bush campaign, Mindy Tucker Fletcher, ultimately changed the official response, acknowledging that these were voters, “we mailed to, where the letter came back - bad addresses.”

The party has refused to say why it would mark soldiers as having “bad addresses” subject to challenge when they had been assigned abroad.

The apparent challenge campaign was not inexpensive. The GOP mailed the letters first class, at a total cost likely exceeding millions of dollars, so that the addresses would be returned to “cage” workers.

“This is not a challenge list,” insisted the Republican spokesmistress. However, she modified that assertion by adding, “That’s not what it’s set up to be.”
Setting up such a challenge list would be a crime under federal law. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaws mass challenges of voters where race is a factor in choosing the targeted group.

While the party insisted the lists were not created for the purpose to challenge Black voters, the GOP ultimately offered no other explanation for the mailings. However, Tucker Fletcher asserted Republicans could still employ the list to deny ballots to those they considered suspect voters. When asked if Republicans would use the list to block voters, Tucker Fletcher replied, “Where it’s stated in the law, yeah.”

It is not possible at this time to determine how many on the potential blacklist were ultimately challenged and lost their vote. Soldiers sending in their ballot from abroad would not know their vote was lost because of a challenge.

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For the full story of caging lists and voter purges of 2004, plus the documents, read Greg Palast’s New York Times bestseller, [5] ARMED MADHOUSE: Who’s Afraid of Osama Wolf?, Armed Madhouse: Who’s Afraid of Osama Wolf?, China Floats Bush Sinks, the Scheme to Steal ‘08, No Child’s Behind Left and other Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Class War.

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Democratic Leadership

2007-05-24T12:49:00.000-07:00

3431, as of today, American Lives have been lost in this illegal war and and the The leadership of the Democratic party has betrayed the voters that sent them into office in 06.

This recent action is a total sellout and I trust that everyone of them are are voted out of office in 08 and then the next election cycle for those that are left. I already thought that the Republican had sold their souls to Bush & Co. now I know most in Congress is willing to do the same.

Get they out of office.........................

Technorati Tags: Democrats, Leadership, War funding, Sellout

Boycott -- Roger Daltrey do not buy his records

2007-05-20T11:13:00.000-07:00

The Sun Online - Bizarre: Who c-cares about Live Earth?

Victoria Newton's Bizarre biz@the-sun.co.uk

Who c-cares about Live Earth?

May 19, 2007

JUST when it looked like every rock star on the planet was jumping aboard AL GORE's green bandwagon, there’s a backlash already underway.

THE WHO's ROGER DALTRY has blasted the big Wembley gig Gore is organising to raise awareness of global warming.

The huge concert - which features performances from the likes of MADONNA and RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - is taking place at Wembley on July 7 and in other countries around the world.

But Roger, who played with U2 at Live Aid and Live8, reckons the whole thing is a waste of time.

Speaking exclusively to Bizarre, Roger said: "Bo***cks to that! The last thing the planet needs is a rock concert.

"I can't believe it. Let's burn even more fuel.

"We have problems with global warming, but the questions and the answers are so huge I don't know what a rock concert's ever going to do to help.

"Everybody on this planet at the moment, unless they are living in the deepest rainforest in Brazil, knows about climate change.”

The rocker, who used to sing about my g-generation, added: "My answer is to burn all the f***ing oil as quick as possible and then the politicians will have to find a solution.”

So another day and another Star from a by-gone era showing why they are by go, or that the world has gone by them. To so climb out of what hole Daltrey did and make a reappearance on the world stage parroting lines from George Bush shows what this man is made of --Carbon......

Look I love the Who, I have several of their songs on my portable player, and yet I think that I am going to have to do something to show this man and his band mates if they do not come out and repudiate this that those of us that want to pass a better place along to our children mean business.

So what can we do to hurt his business. Stop buying Roger Daltrey records, ok so most have done this already, but seriously any thing that is associated with him needs to be boycotted.

If your a fellow blogger and will offer to display boycott and Ban Daltrey banner please let us know and we will link to your blog, website or poster and would like you to do the same.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Global Warming, Roger Daltrey, Boycott

Who is Gelfof to be criticing anyone and what has he done for the planet of late.

2007-05-13T17:51:00.001-07:00

Geldof criticizes Gore's Live Earth - Yahoo! News

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -
Bob Geldof, who organized the Live Aid and Live 8 benefit concerts, criticized the Live Earth music events
Al Gore is putting together this summer, saying they lack a specific goal, according to a Dutch newspaper report Saturday.
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The Live Earth concerts will be held in cities around the world on July 7, with proceeds funding a yet-to-be-named foundation to combat climate change, under Gore's direction.

The shows will take place in London; New York; Tokyo; Shanghai, China; Johannesburg, South Africa; Sydney, Australia; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Organizers have also promised an event in Antarctica.

"I hope they're a success," De Volkskrant newspaper quoted Geldof as saying in an interview.

"But why is (Gore) actually organizing them? To make us aware of the greenhouse effect? Everybody's known about that problem for years. We are all (expletive) conscious of global warming," he said.

Actually Bob in the United States there is not a general awareness of this issues....I am not sure what your source is or if your are thinking about the people you know but here in the States this is not front page news.....Perhaps you missed the flap about including Climate conditions and the risk that it poses on our national security in the NIE that are produced for the President each day. More than one member of our congress decided that it was not important and tried to have such things excluded.

Oh I get what is gong on, only you are allowed to produce concerts that would be about helping the planet earth and it's inhabiter's.......Sorry to let you in on this news flash-- there is a new show on the road and it's being lead by the last popular undisputed elected President of these here United States --Al Gore...........

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Climate Change, Concerts,

Dude, Al is 3rd....

2007-05-08T19:09:00.000-07:00

Fineman: The year of the Third Force - The Debates - MSNBC.com

Some Democratic wise guys predict that Al Gore will enter the Democratic primary race this fall. A close Tennessee friend of his told me gravely the other day, “Al is doing cardio.” That was supposed to mean the Big Guy is getting in shape for the Dem race. I doubt it. Polls show that Democrats are reasonably content with their field of contenders. Hillary, Obama and Edwards are formidable.

Not sure what Polls this bloke is reading but USA Today reported to day that a recent Gallop Poll showed Al Gore in 3rd place.........BTW.......

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Polls, Democratic Race, White House, 08

Gore backers hold on to cash and to a dream......................

2007-05-08T08:57:00.000-07:00

Gore backers hold on to cash -- The Washington Times

Gore backers hold on to cash
By Christina Bellantoni
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published May 8, 2007
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Prominent political fundraisers who backed Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign are reserving support for the current slate of 2008 Democrats in hopes the former vice president will swoop in for another White House bid.
H.E. "Sonny" Cauthen Jr. told The Washington Times he has been flattered to get calls from candidates asking for his help this time around, but said he is hesitating on picking one while he waits to see what Mr. Gore decides.
"If he wants to run, I would be very supportive of that," said Mr. Cauthen, a founding partner of the Washington lobbying firm Cauthen Forbes & Williams and a 2000 fundraiser for the Gore campaign.
"I just don't see any reason for him not to run," Mr. Cauthen added. "He's the only prospective candidate we have who has already won one time. He didn't serve -- he was denied the presidency -- but he won that race."

I believe that any of the front runners on the Democratic side can win in 08, but the difference is that Al Gore is just best suited at this point in time to restore hope here in our system and abroad in the belief that America is a leader nation The only issues we lead on today is militarism, greed and abandonment of our our social network to support those that did not have a trust fund or a job waiting for them via mommy and daddy.

During these last 7 years I cannot see one area others then the ones I pointed out where American is perceived as a leader. How many countries is it unsafe for Americans to visit 7 years later. Our Olympic team had to travel in unmarked buses. They were not in Iraq they were at the gathering of nations for these games in blacked out buses. Plus aginst the very words he spoke prior to be elected George Bush is nation building in the last place in the world that American services personal should be and the last place in the world that want our help. Ever wonder about that folks.....Why we are really there. Just follow the money..................................

As for the home front goes gas is heading to 4 bucks a gallon, (part of the money trail) we are throwing the people out that are the very ones that we need to repopulate our numbers (that declining US birthrate) and working the jobs that most of us will not handle. This disconnect further divides us as a nation because Mr and Ms Smart ass are not going to bank a million without the help of many, many others including the immigrants that are watching their kid grown up or serving them a fast food invitation to a life in hell on drugs .

Who gains from all of this? I can tell you a hand full of companies do... Just look to those that are reaping record profits, anyone else notice that we are not hearing about these corporate windfalls. That is because those in control told the 5 outlet for 90 percent of the new s told them to lay off it. Does anyone really think that the oil companies, big pharma, and media mega giants are not swimming in money...........No because they are showing sports and entertainment stars with their drama as mainline news.

Is any of this helping our nation understand the perils that lay-in-waiting ....no. Some don't think we have a climate issue Then why is Florida's pre-census data showing a massive withdrawal of people out of the sunshine state. Because they no long like the beach the water. Nope they just don't want to be there when the water is above their roofs,

How about gangs of F2 - 5 tornadoes wiping whole towns off the map. I bet the National Guards would be useful in these situations. I hear the Gov. of Maryland is having a hard time understanding how to take care of Marylanders with so many troops and assets overseas. We are not that far away for hurricane season and with what is happening now including the flooding in the Midwest......

Anyone want to know what the Feds know about this--April 23, 2007 Executive Order Number 12148 created the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to interface with the Department of Defense for civil defense planning and funding. An "emergency czar" was appointed..For what end I ask?

Just look at the rebuilding efforts in NO, they known that sooner or latter the whole place is going to get flooded along with most of South Texas.and FLA...........and people are going to be angry so instead of helping them before it happens lets herd them up afterwards. I wonder what companies are going to make some mega bucks off this............

Guess who does know what is in store for us and may have a few good ideas on how to go about addressing them..................Well who is the only public figure out in front on the climate issue or stood up against the Presidents War, not mine not Congresses Bush alone declared war, Maybe Cheney did and told him to go look like the decider.

I say Give EM Gore............................................................................in 08.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Gore, Climate, Presidental, Election, 08

Army brass can't make changes on the fly or even with half a weeks notice.............come on what are you thinking..

2007-05-06T16:05:00.000-07:00

I was not 'approved' to sing for US troops: Joan Baez - Yahoo! News

I was not 'approved' to sing for US troops: Joan Baez

Wed May 2, 2:53 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Military authorities who run Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital have spurned an offer from renowned folk singer Joan Baez to perform for convalescing US troops, she said Wednesday.
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Baez, 66, was to have appeared last week alongside rock/folk singer
John Mellencamp at a concert for ailing soldiers, but US officials declined to sign off on her participation, she wrote in a letter published Wednesday in the Washington Post.

"Four days before the c

I believe NRP reported that the official comment for the folks at Walter Reed was that it was too late to change the schedule or something like that which made me stop and think......It is no wonder we are not making any progress in Iraq, if the Army brass cannot make a change four days in advance on a concert, how are they going to respond to those pesky insurgent who are changing tactics everyday.

Just makes ya think don't it..............

Technorati Tags: Joan Baez, Walter Reed, Concert

Obama Takes over myspace account the wrong way

2007-05-03T08:56:00.000-07:00

By NEDRA PICKLER,
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Is MySpace always mine or can it belong to someone else? At the cost of losing 160,000 friends, Democrat Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record)'s presidential campaign has taken over control of the MySpace page listed under his name on the popular social networking site.

The case highlights the struggle between campaigns' desire to control their message versus the power of voter-generated material. And it shows how one person — in this case Los Angeles paralegal Joe Anthony — can become an influence on presidential politics through the power of the Internet.

The dispute between the Obama campaign and Anthony, a one-time supporter who started the Obama MySpace page, became such a concern for the Illinois senator that he personally tried to smooth things over Wednesday night.

Anthony felt he was mistreated by the campaign after he spent the past 2 1/2 years running the MySpace page as an enthusiastic volunteer. At first, that arrangement was fine with the Obama team, which worked with Anthony on the content, promoted the link and even had the password to make changes.

But as the site exploded in popularity in recent months, the campaign became concerned about an outsider controlling the content and responses going out under Obama's name. It told Anthony it wanted him to turn it over.

In this new frontier of online campaigning, it's hard to determine the value of 160,000 MySpace friends — about four times what any other official campaign MySpace page had amassed. But the Obama campaign decided they wouldn't pay $39,000, which is what Anthony said he proposed for his extensive work on the site, plus some additional fees up to $10,000.

MySpace reluctantly stepped in to settle the dispute and decided that Obama should have the rights to control www.myspace.com/barackobama as of Monday night. Anthony had the right to take all the friends who signed up while he was in control, and that includes the right to tell them how he feels about the Obama campaign — although he said he was still locked out of the page with his contacts as of Wednesday.

Anthony wrote on his MySpace blog that he was heartbroken that the Obama campaign was "bullying" him out of the page he built. He initially said the candidate lost his vote, but Obama may have begun to win it back after a Wednesday evening phone call that Anthony called a great honor. Anthony said he was so nervous that he doesn't remember exactly what Obama said, but the candidate expressed his appreciation and they agreed everyone learned a lesson in this case.

"I assured him that this is just a horrible thing that happened and obviously he wasn't responsible," Anthony said in a blog post. "It'll take time for me to work this out and decide if I will personally continue to support Obama, regardless of how I feel about his campaign's handling of this situation."

Meanwhile, the Obama campaign was trying to rebuild his friends network from scratch and was up to more than 20,000 by Wednesday evening.

Joe Rospars, Obama's director of new media, wrote in a blog post that the campaign "decided to take a leap" in teaming up with an outside organizer on MySpace. He said the arrangement worked at first, but campaign officials became uncomfortable when Anthony changed the password to prevent them from working on the site and made his financial requests.

"We're going to try new things, and sometimes it's going to work, and sometimes it's not going to work," Rospars wrote. "That's the cost and that's the risk of experimenting."

The campaign's fight drew widespread criticism among leading liberal bloggers who question why they would treat a volunteer like Anthony with such disregard. But Obama has some online defenders who say volunteer work should remain that way and not be held up for payment.

Advocacy Inc. CEO Roger Alan Stone collects and sells contact information to Democratic campaigns, lawmakers and advocacy groups, but says he isn't working for any of the current White House candidates. He says e-mail addresses collected for such a cause can go for $1 each, so in that sense the price Anthony was asking was low.

But Stone comes down on the side of the Obama campaign in this dispute.

"As something that was done on a volunteer basis that you want to charge for after the fact, that is ridiculous," Stone said.

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On the Net:

Obama MySpace page: www.myspace.com/barackobama

Joe Anthony's MySpace page: myspace.com/skyscrapernationalpark

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070...ama_myspace

Technorati Tags: Obama, O8, Myspace, Takeover, Barack Obama

What, failure in Iraq, Say it ain't so Mr. President.

2007-05-02T08:56:00.000-07:00

Bush Keeps Vow to Veto War Funding Bill - washingtonpost.com

Bush Keeps Vow to Veto War Funding Bill
President Says Pullout Deadline Is 'Date for Failure'

By Michael Abramowitz and Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, May 2, 2007; Page A01

President Bush vetoed a $124 billion measure yesterday that would have funded overseas military operations but required him to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq as early as July, escalating the most serious confrontation between the White House and Congress over war policy in a generation.

Bush carried through on his veto threat just after the legislation arrived at the White House, calling the timetable a "prescription for chaos and confusion" that would undercut generals. "Setting a deadline for withdrawal would demoralize the Iraqi people, would encourage killers across the broader Middle East and send a signal that America will not keep its commitments," he said last night. "Setting a deadline for withdrawal is setting a date for failure."

So we are have some successes? I am not trying to be funny I am asking someone, anyone to show me where we have done something right. I recall just hearing on on NPR that many of the projects that were built after the occupation of Iraq are failing or have not even been completed.

Our contractors are near criminal in their undertaking either bilking the US with inflated invoices or not even preforming the service they were contracted to preform. Some of them, the VP's company has even served our own troops water that was contaminated.

So Mr. President, what is the end game, more of the same and what will that get us in the long run. I does seem that your buddies are all making a bundle could that be the point of this war.........

Technorati Tags: Iraq, Bush, Failure

This scribe got it right on the nail head.

2007-05-02T08:26:00.000-07:00

Opinion | Gore's candidacy heats up | Seattle Times Newspaper

Snohomish County opinion
Gore's candidacy heats up

By Trip Quillman

In spite of the late great Molly Ivins' admonition that only fools predict presidential elections, I cannot resist: Al Gore will run for the presidency in 2008, and he will win.

As a psychotherapist who spends his days wondering what motivates people, I believe the case for a Gore candidacy is compelling. To have been victorious in the 2000 election (both The New York Times and The Washington Post concluded, ultimately, that Gore won the Florida vote) and yet to have lost that office would have been at first devastating, then infuriating and, finally, maddening.

For anyone to have won the presidency and then to be denied his prize would be motivating beyond measure.

In his film "An Inconvenient Truth," Gore speaks movingly of "the moral imperative" to deal with global warming. There is no more powerful place on Earth from which to address the planet's woes than the Oval Office.

So this is pretty much my take on why he should and will run. I also think that looking at the overall Gore family the impact they could have on causes and issues that concern them. Let's face it being the family of the President is just a bit more compelling then the family of the former VP.........

Technorati Tags: Gore, Al Gore, 2008, Presidential Election, Democratic,

Rice to Congress ----F Off......

2007-04-26T07:59:00.000-07:00

Rice signals rejection of House subpoena - Yahoo! News

Rice signals rejection of House subpoena

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

OSLO, Norway - Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she has already answered the questions she has been subpoenaed to answer before a congressional committee and suggested she is not inclined to comply with the order.

Why would anyone of the the current administration think they need to comply with a request from Congress.

The same people seem to be paying their bills and said Rice did not have to do anything they did not want her to do or until all of Haliburton's records and executives are out of the US.

Wonder what they left for us in the refrigerator?

Technorati Tags: Rice, Congress, Subponeas, Condoleezza, New World Order, Cabal

Running Man 2008?

2007-04-26T05:55:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | Americas | Washington diary: Al Gore running

Washington diary: Al Gore running
By Matt Frei
BBC News, Washington

So is Al Gore running? The answer was not just a resounding yes. It was delivered breathlessly, impatiently, punctuated by huffs and puffs. There were neatly formed beads of sweat running down his cheeks.

Former US vice-president Al Gore
Al Gore has become a principal spokesman on global warming

Al was definitely running. No doubt about it! Proof positive. He was running on the running machine at a hotel in Los Angeles where I also happened to be staying.

While I was ploughing gently and unambitiously through the waters of the nearby pool I spotted him in the gym. He was reading the local paper while working the Stairmaster/running machine for at least an hour. I could practically see the pounds flying off him.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Running, 2008, Presidential, Gore

What more do people want-- Al Gore is running in public for an hour, reading the paper and no doubt working on some problem in his head that others are looking to focus groups to see how a potential voter would view said problem and the solution.

Al Gore is running and he is going to Win, put that in your bookmark.

Giuliani warns of 'new 9/11'

2007-04-24T18:35:00.000-07:00

Giuliani warns of 'new 9/11' if Dems win - Politico.com

Giuliani warns of 'new 9/11' if Dems win

By: Roger Simon
April 24, 2007 08:29 PM EST
Updated: April 24, 2007 09:07 PM EST
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Republican presidential hopeful, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani responds to a question at a town hall meeting during a campaign stop at New England College in Henniker, N.H.
Photo by AP

MANCHESTER, N.H. - - Rudy Giuliani said if a Democrat is elected president in 2008, America will be at risk for another terrorist attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001.

But if a Republican is elected, he said, especially if it is him, terrorist attacks can be anticipated and stopped

I seem to recall that 9/11 happened while he was in office and the White House was and still is run by a republican. If this is the best they got, Only the belief in G*D is going to support those campaigns because the money can already smell the dead bodies. Good luck Rudy tying to get a table at the Palm in 09.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0407/3684.html

Technorati Tags: Giuliania, Warns, 9/11, Election, 2008

There is no weather problem, keep moving along folks nothing to see.

2007-04-23T04:29:00.000-07:00

Tornadoes rip Texas Panhandle - Weather - MSNBC.com

Updated: 9:35 p.m. ET April 22, 2007

CACTUS, Texas - Downed power lines, flattened houses and roads littered with debris kept many residents from returning to their homes Sunday in this rural Panhandle town hit hard by what appeared to be a group of tornadoes.

Alert.......Do not listen to the man with the MS PowerPoint presentation what ever you do!!!!!!

Technorati Tags: Weather, Global Warming, Al Gore, Gore, 2012

The UN environmental award goes to ----Shucks you all know it's Al Gore.

2007-04-20T09:33:00.000-07:00

U.N. lauds Gore, environment leaders at green awards - Yahoo! News

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The
United Nations named former U.S. Vice President
Al Gore and Olympics chief Jacques Rogge as recipients of environmental awards on Thursday, and urged more action to stop global warming. Only two of the seven winners were present at the ceremony in Singapore to receive trophies made from recycled metal.
Gore, a dedicated climate crusader who starred in his 2006 global warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," was represented by actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah. "It has taken too long for global leaders, especially in the United States, to wake up to this fact and respond, but I have hope," Gore said in a speech read by Hannah at the ceremony.

If there is an award it is now safe to say the winner is Al Gore. Just put his name and send it via green express the Carbon Offsets are starting to pile on the Guy. Now if we just get to hear the winner of the 08 Presidential election is Al Gore who of the second time in as many trips as won the popular vote folks. We callin this one for Al Gore.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Gore, 08 Elections, Presidental, Awards, UN

Should a congressional staffer draft our new Laws.

2007-04-20T06:37:00.000-07:00

As it stands, the current path for the take over of DCPS will come about after 35 day of a bill langusishing in Congress which by mandate of the Home Rule Charter said bill become DC law.

So who is going to craft this bill and put thier name on it. Is is just going to show up in the hopper when the lights conviently go out. Then it is put aside for those thirty five days of death which in this case means life for this law.

Does anyone see the foolishness of the people supporting this manor of amending the charter and then asking for the right to vote. What will we have the DC exception...(The voting residence of the District reserve the right to do nothing on the really hard stuff)

I cant wait to see which wingnut is going to draft this bill. They rushed the Pat Act too.....Tell your national representatives to send the bill back to the public referendum process as required under DC Home Rule Charter.

There are many more blogs with the actually language on how to amend the charter and to do so in this case is possible of the general public wants this change why would they vote against the resolution.

echnorati Tags: DC Schools, takeover, Congress, District Charter,

Gore's Political Opportunity Is Fleeting NOT TRUE.

2007-04-12T07:13:00.000-07:00

Oxford Analytica
Gore's Political Opportunity Is Fleeting
Oxford Analytica 04.12.07, 6:00 AM ET

Former Vice President Al Gore's 2006 film, An Inconvenient Truth, won an Academy Award in February. On March 21 he returned to Capitol Hill to share his views on global climate change. Gore's message was generally welcomed and given a serious bipartisan hearing. It was the kind of political theater that any Democratic presidential aspirant would welcome, and he has been careful not to rule out another run for the White House. However, a Gore administration still appears very unlikely.

I agree with much of what is being said I dont agree that Gore need to jump into this race before August. The man has 500,000 activist tied to his personal database. AlGore.org and DraftAlgore.com are both in the 6 digit range. It is not too far fetched to think that the moment Al announces he will have at least 200,000 grassroots dems paypaling Al into the front of the Democratic field and on to White House where he belongs.

For what it's worth........

NRJ

Technorati Tags: Gore, Al Gore, 2008, Forbes, Will he run,

Al Gore to be honoured with Emmy

2007-03-28T07:06:00.000-07:00

From the BBC

Al Gore and An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim at the Oscars Al Gore's documentary won Academy Award recognition Former US vice president Al Gore is to receive an honorary International Emmy award for his work in broadcasting.

Gore will be recognized for his hard-hitting environmental documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which won two Academy Awards last month. His pivotal role in setting up Current TV, which features programmes made by viewers, is also being honored.

The Founders Award, given to those who "touch our common humanity", will be presented to Gore in November. The International Emmy awards ceremony will take place in New York.

So as a fan of the man to run for President this press is welcome news. I would have to say between the Academy Award, the Nobel Peace Prize and now this, let alone the actually work that Al does everyday to garner these awards he's getting plenty of media.

Heck, does he even need to have a campaign up and running? Actually that has been taken care of by the grass roots folks over and they are at AlGore.org. Those that are -- the only thing they are doing is collecting money to by media time. Now within Al's world of conservation why not try to get both. The strategy is flawless.

We know that every other campaign is opening each day the papers, web browsers and their emails looking to see if they have been mentioned. Good or bad. Now what they also see is some that is not spending money getting just as much press. That sucks for them.

In 2007 it is good to be Al Gore and for those that support him running for President. Which is a job the majority of Americans all ready voted to give him once . I would say looking back to the 2000 elections had the courts not made the vote for us he would be finishing up now and his VP would be running.

Since this did not happen the democratic process has been in hibernation and for the looks of things it is starting to wake up. If I was a candidate thinking that the road to the white house is wide open.

I have one word --Karma.

Al Gore, Emmy, Award, 08 Presidential

Al Gore come to Washington

2007-03-21T23:05:00.000-07:00

I am just going to say this tonight here on this blog before I go to bed. Al Gore kicked some ass up there and anyone that tells you differently was not there. I was and I loved every bit of it. This is a shot of the guy at the end of the day 2.5 hours and he is on the edge of his seat.

A note to the people out west who senator wasted their time by asking Gore to sign an energy pledge.

Come on, Al Gore is the last person in the United States that needs to sign the pledge. His powerpoint just helped someone win an Oscar doing a story about his powerpoint. This Senator wasted more energy with his hatin and foolery that the whole Gore family.

It's the Environment and who gets and who don't is pretty clear.

NJ

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Al, Gore, Capitol Hill, Senate, EPW, Inholfe, Fools

Did Clinton have a slip or the tongue or a vision of the future!

2007-03-10T07:26:00.000-08:00

The Blog | Steve Rosenbaum: Clinton suggests Gore Sequel... | The Huffington Post

But even for a room accustomed to Rock Stars, the Clinton appearance was pretty electrifying. Clinton arrived and everyone in the room was looking for significance in both what he said and what he didn't say. Clinton had something to say. He commentated on Gore's Oscar win, and then offered his suggestion to the Vice President and film star. "I told Al, you're only half done - you need to make a sequel."

Bill Clinton's statement at TED 2007 give me something to think about and I just want anyone that drops by this blog to join me and do the same.

Here we go. Not the way back machine but the wayout machine. Not a tipping point, it would be a catapult point "CP" with a sequel in which the Gore Clinton camp's join together, reunited for another run at serving in the executive mansions. GoreClinton08. It almost makes my finger shake to type that, No to know that it is possible makes the world shake(see below about rapture).

Plus! a Gore Clinton Ticket just puts this election beyond reach of the GOP in 08 and unites the democratic party in many ways. Come Gore has the karma coming to him, he won in 00.

So to continue flying into my wildest dreams --we see these four people working as the first and second couple of America. GoreClinton08.com sound just fine.......

Here is the thinking that GoreClinton Wins in 08&12 and ClintonTIpper? 2016&20.

I would think that both sides have to take pause and think about what it means to get executive level of service from President Clinton for 16 years. He would be in this dream the 2nd Husband and then as the 1st Husband. OMG I am just besides myself and I also could see this being the CP to start the raptures for some of the religious right.

The whole gang back in Washington again and after 8 years of this HRC would get the keys. Here is the funny thing about this we would get 16 more years of service out of Bill Clinton and a couple more from Al as 2nd Husband under Clinton-HRC & Gore-Tipper 2012&16

OMG again, it would be a doubleheader like with public and religious ends both being met . Start the first and the second came will commence shortly there after.

...............................On a side note! Who makes policy with a group that does not care about the ground they stand upon because they are going to be airlifted from upon it to where is not for this blog to ponder? But, it makes not sense and for that reason alone they should have no say --they want to leave right-- rapture=departure.

Maybe those awaiting the depature should go to some other country and stop, stopping the changes we need to make here to save ourselves.

Hey! This is a dream blog it don't have to make sense it just has to be.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Bill Clinton, 08, Presidential, Election, TED, Hillary,

Washington Post has to be a joking covering this story now that it is been show to be false by the AP.

2007-03-01T14:26:00.000-08:00

War on Warming Begins at (Al Gore's) Home - washingtonpost.com

War on Warming Begins at (Al Gore's) Home

By Chris Cillizza and Matthew Mosk
Thursday, March 1, 2007; Page A08

Fresh off his victory lap at the Academy Awards, former vice president Al Gore -- who has not closed the door on a 2008 bid -- found himself in a more familiar position: on the receiving end of a political attack.

The barb came via the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, a Nashville-based

Wow the AP has already discreated much of this story and here is the WashPost recycling the talking point like good little foot soldiers.

As for this so called think tank. I have also review most of their published papers and can only wonder if these super sleuth reporters venture in the the way back machine.

Is your reporting budget so cut to the bone that can not afford to Google or a phone call, Google is free. Those phone calls l did them for ya the Center told me they only wanted to cover his consumption and that is what they did. I called up Nicole Williams, (615)383-6431 editor@tennesseepolicy.org you know what she told me "We are only covering Gore's usage from the consumptions side and the carbon offsets were not part of the story and that they got the info from NES"

Which I then called/

The nice lady at the NES Customer Service at 615-736-6900 and give them an address and they will give you the hi and low for the address Now want the more information all one has to do is walk down and hand them 10 buck and you can get a print out of any address. It is all public information yet according to Ms. Martian from NES they would blackout the Name and Account number.

My problem with this story was that the NES does not give an average so how did they get it besides adding it up them self and using some number for the basis. Oh SNAP NES company spokeswoman Laurie Parker said the utility never got a request from the policy center and never gave it any information.

So the numbers they did come up with are false. They exaggerated by 30,000 kwh. The Gores used about 191,000 kilowatt hours in 2006, according to bills reviewed by The Associated Press. The typical Nashville household uses about 15,600 kilowatt-hours per year.
The group said that Gore used nearly 221,000 kilowatt hours last year and that his average monthly electric bill was $1,359. Johnson said his group got its figures from Nashville Electric Service.

What is sad is that the Washington Post puts this under it name. If this is the quality of the reporting we should come to expect from the post. I don't know -- it should really stop and consider it's mission and who it serves the public or the powerful.

NRJ

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Preachers, , Carbon Offset, Hit Job, Washington Post, False

Carbon Offset, and what do we need to know that Gore knows

2007-03-01T06:24:00.000-08:00

Carbon offset From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A carbon offset is a service that tries to reduce the net carbon emissions of individuals or organizations indirectly, through proxies who reduce their emissions and/or increase their absorption of greenhouse gases.[1] A wide variety of offset actions are available; tree planting is the most common. Renewable energy and energy conservation offsets are also popular, including emissions trading credits.

The intended goal of carbon offsets is to combat global warming.[2] The appeal of becoming "carbon neutral" has contributed to the growth of voluntary offsets, which often are a more cost-effective alternative to reducing one's own fossil-fuel consumption. However, the actual amount of carbon reduction (if any) from an offset project is difficult to measure, largely unregulated, and vulnerable to misrepresentation.[3]

So much is being made todo about Al Gore utilities bills Ok so what is Gore's carbon footprint? 191,000 is the number compared to you or me. The average energy consumption in that climate region is 50% higher than the national average and Gore's per sq foot consumption is actually lower than the average in his region.

Now thowin the in his involvement in Operation Green Switch which is a green choice that we all need to be pushing for in our local areas and with our national leader and want to be leaders.

Tell them to get Gore's powerpoint and get moving in the right direction which by the way is the complete 180 from which we presently travel. Do you at least have the pretzel light bulbs? How about rechargeable batteries?

Pay for what you need support what you know is holistic for us all.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Preachers, , Carbon Offet, Hit Job,

Why is Tennessee Center for Policy Research looking at Al Gore's utilities bills?

2007-02-27T08:07:00.000-08:00

So out of no where we have the Tennessee Center for Policy Research going about Gore's personal business which is interesting coming from a group that was hitherto not in the Environment.

Here is their mission statement taken from the Amcius Brief in the Kelso Case

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan research organization dedicated to providing concerned citizens, public leaders, and government officials with expert empirical research and timely free market solutions to public policy issues of the day. The Center encourages solutions to public policy issues grounded in the individual liberty, competition, personal responsibility, and the social capital of the community bonds to achieve a freer and more prosperous Tennessee.

We called Nicole Williams, (615)383-6431 editor@tennesseepolicy.org told and asked here why the Carbon Offets that Gore purchased were not part of the story "We only covering Gore's usage from the consumptions side and the carbon offsets were not part of the story."

Carbon offset What is that?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "A carbon offset is a service that tries to reduce the net carbon emissions of individuals or organizations indirectly, through proxies who reduce their emissions and/or increase their absorption of greenhouse gases.[1] A wide variety of offset actions are available; tree planting is the most common. Renewable energy and energy conservation offsets are also popular, including emissions trading credits.

The intended goal of carbon offsets is to combat global warming.[2] The appeal of becoming "carbon neutral" has contributed to the growth of voluntary offsets, which often are a more cost-effective alternative to reducing one's own fossil-fuel consumption. However, the actual amount of carbon reduction (if any) from an offset project is difficult to measure, largely unregulated, and vulnerable to misrepresentation.[3]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_offset

Here is what the Gore office told Think Progress.

"Gore lives a strict carbon-neutral lifestyle both in his work and private life. That means he tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible, and then purchases carbon offsets for the remaining emissions.

In his private life, Gore tries to reduce his emissions as much as possible. He drives a hybrid, flies commercially whenever he can, and purchases green power. In the few instances where work has demanded that he travel privately, he purchases carbon offsets for the emissions."

All in all this group seen to been coming out of now where with this hit on Gore yet a bit more research shows that the group recently Trent Seibert joined as Director of Government Accountability. After doing a google search on this guy it seems he a bit of reputation for drama and we found this gem.

"So what made me think I could stroll into a television newsroom and do the kinds of stories I did at The Tennessean and The Denver Post without missing a beat?

It could be this: There is an attitude in print journalism that looks down at the world of tv news. When I was working in newspapers, almost all of the ink-stained reporters thought that tv work was akin to standing up by the scene of the fire/crime/shooting/debate, saying a few words to the camera and then heading home for martinis.

Man, was I wrong about that.

Trent Seibert http://www.target2tv.com/

So I guess TV did not work out and he is not a hit man for Environmental issues which would explain how a group like TCPR went from some some dry, but fairly well researched positions & statement to just reaching for some publicity.

It looks like Trent did learn something from TV after all.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Electric, Gas, Utilities, Carbon Offets

Gore, Oscar and message for the world the "Will to Act"

2007-02-26T07:51:00.000-08:00

Gore uses Oscar speech to plug environmental cause - CNN.com

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Sure, the White House slipped from former Vice President Al Gore's grasp, but how many politicians end up on stage at Oscar night?

"An Inconvenient Truth," which turned Gore's lectures on the threat of global warming into a highly touted theatrical release, won the Academy Award for best documentary feature Sunday night.

Singer Melissa Etheridge also received the Oscar for best original song, "I Need to Wake Up," which was written for the movie.

Gore used the award as another opportunity to plug the environmental cause, telling the Hollywood audience and an estimated 1 billion television viewers that resolving the threat posed by a warming climate is "not a political issue, it's a moral issue." (Watch Gore talk about his cause and his movie Video)

"We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act," he said. "That's a renewable resource. Let's renew it."

I think that Al did the right thing by taking the time to talk to 1 billion people about the simple power of our collective will to make a difference. So since he said my Fellow American twice the third time will be the charm.

Hint to the the Draft Al Gore people keep up the good work Al Gore will be drafted to run for President in 2008. Until then and even after I do know that he will be leading the leaders around the world on the global climate challenge. So go download the song. Join a www.DraftAlGore.Meetup.com

For many in 2008 It's the Environment.

Technorati Tags: Gore, Al Gore, gore, Oscar, Academy Award, best documentary, best original song,

Al Gore says he can't imagine running for the White House, MAYBE.

2007-02-23T07:24:00.000-08:00

Al Gore says he can't imagine running for the White House again. But Hollywood disagrees
Independent Thu, 22 Feb 2007 4:28 PM PST
Here's a scenario that sounds like it could only be invented in Hollywood. Al Gore wins an Oscar this weekend for his documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Later this year, he is the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to raise awareness of global warming. At which point, why shouldn't he also run for president?

This pretty much sums up the It's the Environment feeling's for 08

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Oscar, Nobel Prize, 08, President

Clinton and Obama need to move on and campaign.

2007-02-21T19:50:00.000-08:00

Clinton and Obama row over backer
Hillary ClintonReported on the BBC's website.

Ms Clinton has tried to take the political high ground in the row
A row has erupted between two major contenders for the US Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2008, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

It was sparked after Hollywood mogul David Geffen hosted a fundraiser for Mrs Clinton's rival and called her overly ambitious in an interview.

Mr Geffen, who once backed Bill Clinton, also claimed the former first lady might be a "polarising" figure.

Please note that there is plenty of money to go around and fighting about it is not going to re-elect-a-democrat. So move on and let hear about some policy issues

Rasmussen only poll what it wants too now?

2007-02-21T07:27:00.000-08:00

2008 Democratic Presidential Primary: Clinton 28% Obama 24% Edwards 11% - Yahoo! News

rasmussenreports.com Tue Feb 20, 10:31 AM ET

There's little change this week in the Democratic nomination contest. Senator
Hillary Clinton (D) continues to lead with 28% of the vote from Likely Democratic Primary Voters nationwide. The latest Rasmussen Reports Election 2008 poll shows Senator Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) (D) still in second place with 24% of the vote. Former Senator
John Edwards (D) has support from 11% and former Vice President
Al Gore (D) weighs in at 10%.

While Gore still attracts more support than many who are actively seeking the nomination, the Democrats' Election 2000 nominee indicated again last week that he has no intention of running for office at this time. Therefore, unless something changes, Rasmussen Reports will no longer include the former Vice President in our ongoing tracking of this race.

Hold on here...... from the same company only a couple of weeks ago

Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards (D) earns support from just 10% of those polled. Edwards has consistently been in third place. However, now he shares that spot with former Vice President Al Gore. For Gore that reflects a slight gain from the 8% level of support he enjoyed a week ago

The Rasmussen Report by it's own polling data shows Al Gore climbing from 8 percent on February 5, 2007 to 10 percent on February 19, 2007. How is this not something that should be watch and dialoged about this the people that you poll. Clearly your own data suggest that American are interested in Al Gore.

Again, from Rasmussen own website.

Gore, Clinton Lead Romney by Double Digits
February 8, 2007
Republican Mitt Romney

Former Vice President Al Gore (D) leads former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) 52% to 38% in the latest Rasmussen Reports Election 2008 poll. A month ago, Gore had an 11-point lead over Romney.

Senator Hillary Clinton (D) has upped her lead over Romney to double digits. She now leads the Republican Presidential hopeful 51% to 41%. A month ago, the former First Lady was ahead of Romney 49% to 41%.

Seeing how Mitt is one of the front runners on the GOP side checking the pulse of the public as to which Dem would run better against Mitt or anyother GOP canidate would seem to make sense. Now here is a bit of political advice from our years working with elected officals. If a politicans says they were or were not going to run for an election or for that matter do what they say they are going to do you may just want to stick around to see if that is the case in long run.

So I would also suggest that the Rasmussen Report come back and look at this blog post just so it can know how stupid, sorry for the poor choice of words, however this either is that or a joke. Or Rasmussen could get back to polling and not trying to stovepipe the information it makes the group look all illuminatish.

Technorati Tags: Gore, Al, Rasmussen Reports,

If the Gossip pages think it's so, it's so.

2007-02-20T08:44:00.000-08:00

GORE EYES LAND OF OPPORTUNITY By CINDY ADAMS - Cindy - New York Post Online Edition

February 20, 2007 -- THE Gore factor. He's in. Not officially. But look what's happening. Deliber ately or accidentally, the man's built a core following. Environmentalists. Global warmers. Green people. And sole owner of this hot-button issue, he now sponsors star-studded concerts in strategic states

Well Cindy, thanks for pretty much putting the Gore machine to bare. As you note there is so much lov for Gore mostly because he is doing something about the state of the world.

Gore needs to feel it, the it we feel about him. So thanks for helping.

Technorati Tags: Gore, Gossip, Cindy Adams, Oboy!

Gallup: Will Al Gore Run? Support Is 'Lukewarm' Anyway- Bull Pucky--

2007-02-19T10:07:00.000-08:00

Gallup: Will Al Gore Run? Support Is 'Lukewarm' Anyway

Gallup: Will Al Gore Run? Support Is 'Lukewarm' Anyway

By E&P Staff

Published: February 18, 2007 10:55 AM ET

NEW YORK A new Gallup survey finds that, despite all the favorable attention gained by former Vice President Al Gore in the past year surrounding his Oscar-nominated global warming film, support among voters remains "lukewarm." His favorable and unfavorable rating have changed little over the past five years.

If that were the case why does Gore lead in Meetups?

Popular Topics in USA Presidential


Draft Al Gore
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    26 Meetup Groups

Technorati Tags: Gore, O8 Gallup Poll, Popularity, President,

Gore and Gingrich Are Going Nowhwere, Yea Right!

2007-02-18T10:21:00.000-08:00

Al Gore to do concert series | The Bryan-College Station Eagle

Al Gore to do concert series

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Al Gore rolling with Snoop Dogg? What would Tipper think!

The former vice president announced Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse line-up from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Bon Jovi to the aforementioned D-O-DOUBLE-G.

The 24-hour event on July 7 is part of a campaign, "Save Our Selves - The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis," that promoters hope will trigger a broad movement to address the global climate crisis.

"We have to reach billions of people," the environmental activist, filmmaker and 2000 Democratic presidential nominee said in a statement.

"The climate crisis will only be stopped by an unprecedented and sustained global movement."

Hey Al don't forget Washington, DC for a concert stop.

Technorati Tags: Al Gore, Climate, Education, Awareness, Gore 08,

Is someone else mad at the USA? Not the first bomb either!

2007-02-12T09:55:00.000-08:00

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Blast close to US base in Japan

Blast close to US base in Japan
Map of Tokyo
There has been a small explosion near a United States' military base south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo, US officials have confirmed.

The blast happened outside the Camp Zama army base around 40km (25 miles) south-west of Tokyo.

Police found two pipes believed to have contained explosives close to the camp, Kyodo News agency reported.

A Pentagon official said that there were no reports of injuries caused by the blast.

"A small explosion was heard in the vicinity of the base," said Air Force Maj David Smith.

"It did not occur on the base."

Residents said the explosion took place at around 2300 local time (1600 GMT).

The US military has more than 40,000 troops in Japan stationed on several sizeable bases under a bilateral security deal.

Some Japanese residents oppose the presence of the bases, but attacks are rare.

In 2002, two blasts occurred outside Camp Zama, an attack police blamed on extremists.

So we have our friends in the land of the rising sun unhappy with the US presence. I have to agree that it is time to close those bases and let our troops be redeployed to areas where they are needed like the home front.

Technorati Tags: US Attacked, Military Bases, Bombs, Japan

Gore and Gingrich Are Going Nowhwere, Yea Right!

2007-02-12T06:33:00.000-08:00

RealClearPolitics - Articles - Gore and Gingrich Are Going Nowhere

February 12, 2007
Gore and Gingrich Are Going Nowhere
By Peter Brown

Everyone and their grandmother, it seems, has decided to run for president in 2008. But conspicuous by their hesitation are Democrat Al Gore and Republican Newt Gingrich, who are holding back to see if they really do have a chance.

They should stop holding their breath. Their time in the limelight, and their opportunity for national office, has come and gone.

Simply put, neither man is very well thought of among the mass of voters who decide the November election. And, not to put too fine a point on it, Americans don't turn over the Oval Office to people they don't like.

Dear Peter,

I could not agree more with your point --American's vote for the people they like. That is why they elected Al Gore to be their President and he will be the people's choice in 08.

PS.

Currently on Democrats.com Gore hold steady at 25 point lead over Clinton, Edwards, Obama all are at 15 percent or so. This is the base.

Technorati Tags: Gore, Election, 08, Gingrich, Draft Gore, Al, Gore08

NFL needs to meet Capital Hill.

2007-02-04T17:40:00.000-08:00

NFL Lawyers Put Super Bowl Party Organizers On Alert - News - MSNBC.com

NFL Lawyers Put Super Bowl Party Organizers On Alert

• NFL tells churches planned Super Bowl parties violate copyright law
• WNBC-TV 7:42 p.m. EST February 4, 2007

NEW YORK - The NFL is known for running a tight ship to protect the brand and protect the lucrative business of pro football. NFL lawyers even fired off a letter to an Indiana church, warning it not to stray out of bounds of copyright laws with its planned Super Bowl party, NewsChannel reported. Apparently, the church's television screen is too big. Who knew?

Depending upon what position it is, size does matter in the NFL. And apparently, at certain Super Bowl parties, the size of your television set matters,

Let me get this straight. The owners of the airwaves, the roads, the police and the cities that these team play in are out of line according to the NFL and any "Mass "out-of-home viewings,"" are forebidden. I say these owners better be counting their good luck and should not be bitting the hand that feeds it.

Congress needs to step and put the public's good first and foremost in the future plans of the NFL owners they have their own TV channel which is a slice of the public's spectrum. I can only hope that are next leader sticks up for people not companies. We are not ENGLAND.

Technorati Tags: NFL, Copy right Law, Super Parties, Big Screens

Fast Food Nation.

2007-02-03T14:11:00.000-08:00

K-Fed Flap: The Bad Rap on Fast Food - Newsweek Health - MSNBC.com

WEB EXCLUSIVE
By Jennifer Ordonez
Newsweek
Updated: 6:41 p.m. ET Feb 2, 2007

Feb. 3, 2007 - Poor Kevin Federline. Nobody wants him. When he tried to be a rapper last fall, only 300 "fans" showed up to his New York concert, and two thirds of them left before the final number. Then wife Britney Spears sent him packing, leaving him with little but the nickname "Fed-Ex." Now the restaurant industry won't even have him as a fry cook, thanks to a Super Bowl commercial for Nationwide Insurance in which Federline is rudely awakened from daydreams of rap stardom by his manager at a fast-food restaurant barking, "Federline. Fries!"
Story continues below ↓ advertisement

The 30-second spot so enraged the National Restaurant Association, the lobbying arm of America's 935,000 restaurants, that it sent an angry missive to Nationwide calling the ad a "direct insult to the 12.8 million Americans who work in the restaurant industry." Apologetic but unrepentant, Nationwide refused to pull the commercial, insisting that it hadn't intend to insult anyone except for, well, Federline.

If the fast-food industry can't seem to take a joke, it's because, just like K-Fed, it's gotten a bad rap lately.

I was reading this artice and going okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa right up intill gotten a bad rap, Jennifer they earned it every note of the rap is owned by the Fast Food, sure at some point the people going there have to take control of their lives, but until they do and these people make more money as our nation's health is at an all time low. Seem like a relationship we would want to switch.

Or that is just me and in retrospect Kevin seem more likey to show up for work than Brit now adays.

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Officials: Warming 'very likely' due to man. DUH

2007-02-01T16:18:00.000-08:00

Officials: Warming 'very likely' due to man - World Environment - Reported via the AP on MSNBC.

PARIS - Officials from 113 countries agreed Thursday that a much-awaited report will say that recent global warming was “very likely” caused by human activity — a significant change from an earlier report but less than the “virtually certain” phrase that some had championed.

Gee you would think someone that brought this to the attention of the people would get nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize or something!

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