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More Casualties from the War In Iraq
It's becoming more and more clear that the war in Iraq is taking a much heavier toll on the soldiers than was previously thought. The New York Times reported that there have been 121 cases of Iraq /Afghanistan veterans commiting homicide after there return from the war, a third of the cases involving family members- including a two year old child. The stories of normal men and women committing terrible acts of violence are horrible to read, and proves to us once more that our country is not properly taking care of its warriors. The Armed Forces are failing in their responsibility to ensure that our brave veterans are ready for reintegration into society:
"Few of these 121 war veterans received more than a cursory mental health screening at the end of their deployments, according to interviews with the veterans, lawyers, relatives and prosecutors. Many displayed symptoms of combat trauma after their return, those interviews show, but they were not evaluated for or received a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder until after they were arrested for homicides."
This failure is inexcusable. The Armed Forces need to step up and deal with this issue, and not simply ignore it - "“The Marine way...was to suck it up.” Well, "sucking it up" has led to the deaths of 121 innocent civilians. It's time to change their policy, and give veterans the treatment they deserve.
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from the Obama '08 blog:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/sarahramey/CG75#comments
Re: "At what cost democracy?" Kucinich recount NH
By Nancy M. 40 minutes ago
From the Kucinich website:
Help Defend the Integrity of Our Voting System
Once again, America is faced with questions about the integrity of machine-counted ballots and about the rights of Americans to decide for themselves who they should be allowed to vote for in this crucial Presidential election.
The vote counts in New Hampshire are suspicious....
Because of the unexplained disparities between hand-counted and machine-counted ballots in New Hampshire, Dennis has asked for a recount. "I am not making this request in the expectation that a recount will significantly affect the number of votes that were cast on my behalf," Dennis said in his letter to the Secretary of State of New Hampshire. But, he cited “serious and credible reports, allegations and rumors" that question the integrity of the machine-controlled process.
If New Hampshire agrees to a recount, this campaign will have to pay for it. And we can't investigate what happened in New Hampshire - or protect every other state in the Union - without your help.
http://www.dennis4president.com/go/homepage-items/help-defend-the-integrity-of-our-voting-system/
If you go to the link above, the paragraph listed above is a link to the donation form. ...
Dean's first. Dean Democrats have the power!
Treatment of our returning service personnel is a national shame. We MUST address this issue.
One amazing fellow who returned from Iraq (a teacher whose National Guard unit was deployed), is now running for Congress in my district, against an entrenched Repub. Jon Powers is a Grassroots allstar. Jon started a program called WAR KIDS RELIEF to try to keep young Iraqi boys from being recruited. Read more at
http://theshapeofdays.com/2006/03/30/war...
Or check the video on Jon's campaign website
www.powersforcongress.com
Than VOTE for Jon as an All Star - he truly IS!
Jane
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/01/clinton_obama_c.html
Clinton, Obama campaigns tangle over abortionEmail|Link|Comments (0) Posted by Scott Helman, Political Reporter January 14, 2008 06:30 PM
A flier Barack Obama's campaign is distributing to voters in Nevada, which votes Saturday.
Among the many questions posed by last week's New Hampshire primary was whether Hillary Clinton's fliers attacking Barack Obama on reproductive rights helped her pick up key women voters in the closing days of the campaign. With votes in Nevada and South Carolina looming, Obama's campaign is trying to preempt further attacks in this vein.
At issue are several "present" votes that Obama cast on abortion-related bills while a member of the Illinois Senate. Clinton's campaign argues that the votes betray a lack of leadership on Obama's part. Obama's campaign says the present votes were part of a coordinated legislative strategy with abortion-rights activists.
On a conference call with reporters today, Ellen Malcolm, president of the abortion-rights group EMILY's List, which has endorsed Clinton, sought to contrast Obama's record with that of Clinton, whom she said had been a strong abortion-rights voice as a US senator. "It's that kind of leadership we're looking for in our Democratic nominee," Malcolm said.
But Obama's campaign released excerpts of a letter Malcolm sent to Obama in 2006 thanking him for speaking at one of the group's events. Her letter, according to Obama's campaign, included this handwritten note: "You were terrific and really lit a fire with our members! Thanks so much!!"
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oops.... better link to Jon's site
http://www.powersforcongress.com/
Jane
It's not possible to make a valid comparison between 1953 and 2008 for the simple reason that so many more people are getting paid for the work they do now than they did before.
Indeed, I would argue that a significant proportion of the "growth" of the economy is simply a consequence of more money (which is easy to count) being used to mediate transactions. In other words, no more useful work is actually being done. Even the apparent increase in longevity is less related to advanced medical technology than it is to public health and sanitation measures which were instituted BEFORE the 1950s. Not to mention that a significant proportion of health care is having to compensate for the effects of industrial wastes and pollutants, externalities which were not addressed by a "growing" economy because making sure wastes are non-toxic and don't pollute the environment isn't "economic." If they had to pay for all the waste, they might not ever make a profit.
3.
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It’s Not Just ‘Ayes’ and ‘Nays’: Obama’s Votes in Illinois Echo
Published: December 20, 2007...Pam Sutherland, president of Illinois Planned Parenthood Council, said Mr. Obama was one of the senators with a strong stand for abortion rights whom the organization approached about using the strategy. Ms. Sutherland said the Republicans were trying to force Democrats from conservative districts to register politically controversial no votes.
Ms. Sutherland said Mr. Obama had initially resisted the strategy because he wanted to vote against the anti-abortion measures.
“He said, ‘I’m opposed to this,’” she recalled.
But the organization argued that a present vote would be difficult for Republicans to use in campaign literature against Democrats from moderate and conservative districts who favored abortion rights.
Lisa Madigan, the Illinois attorney general who was in the Illinois Senate with Mr. Obama from 1998 through 2002, said she and Mr. Obama voted present on the anti-abortion bills.
“It’s just plain wrong to imply that voting present reflected a lack of leadership,” Ms. Madigan said. “In fact, it was the exact opposite.”
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David Mamet on Hillary (from Huffpo)
And what about Hillary’s tearful turnaround?
Well, I only heard something on the radio. I don’t think I’m misquoting her. She said, “I have so many opportunities for America.”* [Long pause.] That’s kind of wonderfully revelatory. It’s not that there are so many opportunities for America, but she has so many opportunities for America.
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rdorgan thx for link to Kucinich site for recount.
Michael is OK if he would just learn how Yanks spell color and favor, etc. LOL
Pat -- we really are all African. I spent $100 to get my DNA done at N'al Geographic and sure enuf that's where my ancient ancestors started out, trekking through the middle East and ending up in the British Isles -- of course you'd have to convince some of the validity of DNA testing.
So is the debate only on MSNBC? I hope O cleans H's clock.
bbl
HOW LONG DOES THE USA HAVE?
This is the most interesting thing I've read in a long time. The sad thing about it, you can see it coming.
I have always heard about this democracy countdown. It is interesting to see it in print. God help us, not that we deserve it.
How Long Do We Have?
About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier:
'A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.'
'A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.'
'From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.'
'The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years'
'During those 200 years, those
nations always progressed through the following sequence:
1. >From bondage to spiritual faith;
2. >From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. >From courage to liberty;
4. >From liberty to abundance;
5. >From abundance to complacency;
6. >From complacency to apathy;
7. >From apathy to dependence;
8. >From dependence back into bondage'
Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000 Presidential election:
Number of States won by:
Gore: 19
Bush: 29
Square miles of land won by:
Gore: 580,000
Bush: 2,427,000
Population of counties won by:
Gore: 127 million
Bush: 143 million
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by:
Gore: 13.2R
Bush: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: 'In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the taxpaying citizens of this great country.
Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off various forms of government welfare...' Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the 'complacency and apathy' phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some forty percent of the nation's population already having reached the 'governmental dependency' phase.
If Congress grants amnesty and citizenship to twenty million criminal invaders called illegal and they vote, then we can say goodbye to the USA in fewer than five years.
Next Article » How Cell Phones are Killing Birds 
Migratory birds are known to use the geomagnetic field as a source of compass information. Scientists have shown that oscillating magnetic fields disrupt the orientation behavior of migratory birds.
Researchers found that robins were disoriented when exposed to a vertically aligned, broadband or a single-frequency field.
According to Alasdair Philips of Powerwatch,
"... medium- and short-wave frequencies have been used since the 1930s with little evidence of any effect on bird behavior. But since the mobile phone networks went up there have been increasing reports of birds, especially homing pigeons, getting lost. Research now needs to look at the effects of base station signals, particularly in view of the disorientating effects of EMR 'noise' reported in this study."
Daniel
How about deleting Federal lands from those western states Bush won and recomputing your republican propoganda?
virtually every single county that touches the Mississippi River voted Democratic in 2006
could it be that a world view of commerce leads one to appreciate Democratic candidates, that the movement of the water prevents stagnation of thought, that the programs of FDR that brought us the lock and dam system that has enabled the US to feed hundreds of millions around the world, gives an appreciation of a government sponsored infrastructure that is the envy of the world, and when Democrats returned to power they funded the water projects
what a fine legacy,
* rdorgan
Tue, 01/15/08
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I would imagine the rhetoric will be toned down quite some tonite.................. would stick to the issues...enough damage has been done on both sides.............edwards appears unscathed in all this................I like his underdog role now.........I think the Obama/Clinton camps have alienated each other and their possible new supporters...........some may seek that 3rd alternative, the "safe" alternative...................
Dont expect any fireworks....................it will be politically corect, although i hope DK ruffles a few feathers..............
Repuplican farmers are the biggest welfare queens of Iowa driving their John Deere green new combines.
From the NYSE ...
Dow Jones Industrial Average
12,550.05 -228.10 / -1.79%
Jan 15 2:08pm ET †
http://money.cnn.com/data/markets/dow/
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DJI, also called the DJIA, Dow 30, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several stock market indices created by nineteenth century Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow. Dow compiled the index as a way to gauge the performance of the industrial component of America's stock markets. It is the oldest continuing U.S. market index, aside from the Dow Jones Transportation Average, which Dow also created.
Today, the averages consists of 30 of the largest and most widely held public companies in the United States. The "industrial" portion of the name is largely historical—many of the 30 modern components have little to do with heavy industry. To compensate for the effects of stock splits and other adjustments, it is currently a scaled average, not the actual average of the prices of its component stocks—the sum of the component prices is divided by a divisor, which changes whenever one of the component stocks has a stock spilt or stock dividend, to generate the value of the index.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_I...
Daniel quoted a "Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota." I wanted to point out my suspicion that Professor Olson teaches at Hamlin, not at its sister school, Hemline, or Whatsamatta U. in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota.
Euro vs USD
http://www.dailyfx.com/currency-rooms/eu...
That's Hamline, not Hamlin. Nothing like replacing one error with another.
The NASDAQ
http://www.nasdaq.com/
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The NASDAQ (acronym of National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange. It is the largest electronic screen-based equity securities trading market in the United States. With approximately 3,200 companies, it lists more companies and on average trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market.[1]
It was founded in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), who divested themselves of it in a series of sales in 2000 and 2001. It is owned and operated by The NASDAQ Stock Market, the stock of which was listed on its own stock exchange in 2002, and is monitored by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ
The "footsie" (FTSE) from London
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http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb...
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FTSE Group is a British provider of stock market indices and associated data services. FTSE operates the well known FTSE 100 Index and FTSE 250 Index as well as over 60,000 other indices, including 600 real-time indices. There are currently six main groups of indices: Global Equity, Regional and Partner, Fixed Income, Alternative Investment, Responsible Investment and Governance, and Non-Market Cap Weighted. Fees from the use of index information and associated services generate the revenues necessary to continue operations. FTSE has offices in London, New York, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, San Francisco, Beijing, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.
The FTSE was created in 1962 as the FTSE All Share-Index. The letters F-T-S-E are no longer an abbreviation although they represent that FTSE is a joint venture between the Financial Times (F-T) and London Stock Exchange (S-E). In 1982 the FTSE 100 was introduced, representing about 80 percent of the London Stock Exchange's value. In 1995 FTSE Group was made an independent company. The first of several overseas offices was opened in New York City in 1999, Paris in early 2000, and Hong Kong, Frankfurt, and San Francisco in 2001. Madrid was opened 2002, and Tokyo in 2003.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTSE_Group
The CAC 40 from Paris ...
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http://money.cnn.com/data/cac40/
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The CAC 40, which takes its name from the Paris Bourse's early automation system Cotation Assistée en Continu (Continuous Assisted Quotation), is a benchmark French stock market index. The index represents a capitalization-weighted measure of the 40 most significant values among the 100 highest market caps on the Paris Bourse (now Euronext Paris). It is one of the main national indices of the pan-European stock exchange group Euronext alongside Brussels' BEL20, Lisbon's PSI-20 and Amsterdam's AEX.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_40
The DAX
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http://deutsche-boerse.com/dbag/dispatch...
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The Frankfurt Stock Exchange (German: FWB® Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse) is a stock exchange located in Frankfurt, Germany.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is one of the biggest and most efficient exchange places in the world. It is owned and operated by Deutsche Börse, which also owns the European futures exchange Eurex and clearing company Clearstream.
The Frankfurt Stock Exchange has over 90 percent of turnover in the German market and a big share in the European market. Here the Frankfurt Stock Exchange floor trading loses, but in fast developing and expanding electronic trading (Xetra trading system) the FSE gains in European and international trade: partner-exchanges adopted the Xetra (trading system) (as the Vienna Stock Exchange in 1999, the Irish Stock Exchange in 2000 and the Budapest Stock Exchange in 2003); consolidation continues.
Mainly through Xetra, the German stock market was opened to foreign investors and market participants. About 47% of the 300 market participants in Frankfurt come from abroad.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_S...
Those are just a few of the many exchanges that will continue to decide the US financial future.
Actually, Tom, I was rather enchanted by the thought of *Hemline* University.
It sent all sorts of visions through my head.
Now gone ... believe it or not, we are once again packing: this time not for a full-scale move, thank God, just some mementoes that we want to spare the prospective heirs from having to deal with international legal successor hassle.
But packing of any sort does get old. Fast.
Unpacking is almost worse.
the old (first generation Latinos) versus the new (second generation Latinos):
http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/early-line/2008/jan/15/hispanic-state-legislator-goes-obama/
Hispanic state legislator goes ObamaBy David McGrath Schwartz · January 15, 2008 · 11:04 AM
Assemblyman Mo Denis, one of only two Hispanic legislators in Nevada, endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama this morning, adding to Obama’s hope that he can cross old racial barriers and win Latino support.
Denis had been supporting New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who withdrew from the race last week. Denis, of Las Vegas, said he made his decision after conversations with the Obama campaign.
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Denis, 46, is less dynamic but watching him last month as he canvassed a working class neighborhood for Richardson showed that he has ample standing among Hispanics. The second-term Assemblyman is also president of the state Parent Teacher Association.
The New York Times has a story today about Obama’s attempt to reach out to Hispanics and bridge a racial divide between the black and Hispanic communities that is more pronounced among older, first-generation Latinos.
Denis said one of his questions for Obama was whether the candidate “would give preference to African Americans compared to other communities. The campaign said no, he wants to work together.”
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Bayh Looks Solid as Running-Mate Material
http://www.collegenews.org/x6474.xml
A Hillary Clinton - Evan Bayh Ticket for 2008?
http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/ar...
12/20/07
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/tags/evan%2...
Is It Too Late for Tom Vilsack?
The Observer blog today prophesies that Hillary will pick former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack as a running mate if she wins the Iowa Caucus (speaking of the Observer blog, have you noticed that the whole paper has suddenly become a blog? Was this somehow inevitable?). But we can't help but disagree. Back in October, we predicted Hillary will choose Evan Bayh instead. Now, we're pretty sure not even Hillary has made up her mind. She's a smart lady and didn't get where she is today by not knowing the advantage of leading a few dudes on at the same time. But if anything, the fickle nature of Hillary's Iowa poll numbers shows that having Vilsack (a campaign co-chair) on her team doesn't guarantee a sure win in the swing state. In which case, he'll seem like a much less potent force in the general election. Sure, we haven't heard as much from Bayh lately, and he's not as much of an attack dog for his mistress, but we say don't count him out. A lot of stuff is going to fall into place in January and February, and the VP pick is going to be upon us before we know it. We're just saying, don't forget about the hot dude.
Vilsack for V.P.? Depends On How The Caucuses Go [Politicker/NYO]
Earlier: In Which We Predict Hill Will Take a Bayh in '08
I wish the MSM would focus upon the anti-choice Congresscritter's misogynistic (DLC Democrats' votes).
...as well as all of the Rethug misogynists who are running for patriarchal fool in thief--and shrub, natch.
Ahem.
There's *nothing* wrong w/Obama's voting record in that regard (I am not a supporter, BTW).
Why any woman in this country would tolerate it is beyond belief--that's akin to slave voting for a slaveowner in an election.
Ask 'em all why caregiving children and elders isn't financially compensated--the same is true of infusing funding into the Family Medical Leave Act; and dismantling welfare deform entirely.
Women lose over $1.5M in just freebie caregiving & loss of bennies over their lifespans, due to freebie labor (which is otherwise hired out).
...for starters.
Oh...and enforcement of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 would be peachy, too.
Yes, I said 1963.
...speaking of "slavery," human rights, & MLK.
Billary hasn't accomplished diddly within the past "35 years," folks.
Thanks to those who've voted for Chellie thus far--she's a feminist pitbull.
Always has been.
Is running against 5 males in her primary (CD#1--which is presently Rep. Tom Allen's Rep. seat--down in 'librul' Maine). Unfortunately, I can't vote for Chellie, but she still has very strong support up here from her '02 Senate race against Collins--and Hannah Pingree (D-North Haven) represents CD#2 in the Maine House of Reps. (Majority Leader).
Tom's attempting to replace complicit & utterly useless Susan Collins.
My ActBlue page for Tom & Chellie.
www.tomallen.org
Chellie's endorsers (Moi twice--that's cool--I don't mind @all)!
McCain is in full voice with his Iraq until ...forever...
I suspect he is helping get our troops and the Iraqis killed.
Al Queda overplayed their hand and angered the Sunnis so much they now hate au Queda more then us. So in our infinite wisdom, we arm the Sunnis to fight al Queda. Of course, when they are done wiping out al Queda, then they will turn their guns (which we gave them) on us.
The two Shitte organizations are lieing low for a while for opposite reasons. The Iran-backed Shiites are cooling to see what the results of the US backed Iran bashing are. The rest of the region is ignoring Iran and Iran is forming new alliances with the neighbors. The US is becoming less and less relevent in the area. The al Sadr Shiites have declared a slow down wehile we have a heavy fist, knowing we really can't keep it very long (regardless of what McCain sez). So while this slow down was going on (the violence is ramping up again), we should have been working to get out of town. Have Bush put on his flight suit, declare "Mission Accomplished", toss the keys up in the air like a bride tossing a bouquet of flowers, and leave.
Now we have McCain saying the force increase is the reason things were so good and more force is needed longer. The Iraqis are probably saying if the US is staying forever, we are fighting forever. So things are ramping back up again. Dems are partly the cause for not reigning in Bush on his budget figuring people dieing is good for Dem votes.
Hemline university? I want to see their brochure.
it's show time:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-de-zengotita/a-defining-moment-for-the_b_81502.html
January 15, 2008
A Defining Moment for The Clintons: The Lawsuit Against Nevada's Culinary Workers Union
Posted January 14, 2008 | 09:11 PM (EST)
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the Clinton campaign is supporting, if not actually inciting, a Nevada State Teachers Association lawsuit against the Culinary Workers Union. The reason? The Culinary Workers Union has arranged for its members to caucus in their workplaces, to cast their votes in the hotels and casinos that support that state's economy instead of taking time off to get to polling places -- at the risk of getting fired.
That lawsuit was filed right after the Culinary Workers Union endorsed Obama.
Gosh. What a coincidence. It's an unfair disadvantage, the teachers union lawsuit says -- they are supporting Hillary -- to let all those maids and bellboys vote while they are on the job.
The caucus is on the 19th. It's a Saturday. I guess the teachers are going to be -- really busy compared to those maids and bellboys?
I don't know this for a fact but my guess is that the Nevada's Teachers Association is more entrenched in the state power hierarchy than the Culinary Workers Union. It's more white, more middle class. I bet the teachers are much more spread out, demographically and geographically, firmly ensconced in tenured security.
The Culinary Workers Union, on the other hand, represents all ... the people who clean hotel rooms in Las Vegas and Reno. Living and working from day to day.
If the Clintons don't repudiate this lawsuit, Obama and Edwards have a giant, gaping opportunity to nail them to the wall of cynical win-at-any price entitlement. There is no way they want to be in this position on the national screen. It's a short term stop-gap, a sign of fear, that they are even doing this. If they don't repudiate this lawsuit, it will be an albatross around their necks that will be dangle like a leaden anchor into super-duper Tuesday on Feb the 5th
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Time for some humour on the blog...........we miss ya, Dennis..................
http://www.nsea-nv.org/contact.htm
Lynn Warne , President
lynn.warne@nsea-nv.org
Terry Hickman, Executive Director
terry.hickman@nsea-nv.org
Debbie Cahill, Deputy Executive Director
debbie.cahill@nsea-nv.org
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I emailed the above this email (filling in the --- with the applicable name and title):
Dear ----- –
My younger brother in Connecticut is a high school teacher. I’ve come to learn to admire and appreciate all the hard work that teachers perform, through seeing the work that he sets out to and accomplishes every day.
That being said, I am writing this letter, in all due respect to yourself (as ---- of the Nevada State Education Association) and all your members, to indicate that I feel that if the NSEA brings a lawsuit to fruition in Nevada this week -- asking that nine polling stations on the casino strip be closed -- that that would be disenfranchising a fellow union's [aka Culinary Workers Union] members from voting. Please look at the big picture and realize that “we are all in this together”, us workers. I respectfully request that the lawsuit be dropped from consideration. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to read this letter. Sincerely,11.
Annilow -
Only on MSNBC on tv, starts 9pm EST tonight.
Watch the Jan. 15th 2008 Democratic Presidential Candidates' Debate — the first debate since the New Hampshire primaries — on MSNBC TV and MSNBC.com to see if your question is asked.
Brian Williams will be the moderator and he will be joined by Tim Russert.Natalie Morales will ask the candidates your questions.
NBC News, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 100 Black Men of America, IMPACTO, the African American Democratic Leadership Council and the College of Southern Nevada will co-sponsor the debate among the Democratic candidates. The debate will take place at the Cashman Center in Las Vegas, Nev., from 6-8 p.m. PST.
The entire mess that the Bush Administration has created in Iraq/Afghanistan is sickening.
Oprah joins Discovery to create her OWN cable channel
By David Lieberman, USA TODAYNEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey's media empire is about to get a lot bigger with the announcement Tuesday of a deal with Discovery Communication (DISCA) for her own cable channel.The cable-and-Internet joint venture will include a network she'll run called OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.
Let's hope Oprah can deliver some straight-forward, honest news on her new channel. If she does, the channel will be sure to be as popular as Olbermann's show is.
The New York Times reported that there have been 121 cases of Iraq /Afghanistan veterans commiting homicide after there return from the war
How would that compare with 300,000 persons in the general population. Is it higher or lower?? Without that knowledge how can you judge that number. What if it was lower. Would that mean they learned to deal with stress better than the normal person. If it was higher does it mean they desensitized to the violence?? Just saying 121 without a reference is just another anti military piece in the NYT and that would be a daily occurrence.
Bayh Looks Solid as Running-Mate Material
http://www.collegenews.org/x6474.xml
A Hillary Clinton - Evan Bayh Ticket for 2008?
http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/ar...
Curious how Bayh is popping up all over the place the past few days -- he was TV earlier promoting Hillary. Are they pre-screening him as VP -- when she's only squeaked to one win -- as a rehash of the old inevitability ploy?
30.
Susan
You're entitled to your opinion, but I wondered if you have noticed that Clinton does not exactly fly high around here.
38. Thanks rdorgan -- I'll try to watch a stream -- COMCAST raised my rate and removed MSNBC. What a great organization.
Dancing, singing or modeling? Hmm. Asked to choose what reality TV program she would prefer to compete on, Hillary Rodham Clinton chose the popular ‘‘Dancing With the Stars.’’
‘‘In my dreams I would be on ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ but in reality I would have to choose my limited talents and of them dancing is better than singing,’’ Clinton said Monday during a taping of ‘‘The Tyra Banks Show.’’ ‘‘You do not want me to sing.’’
That was an apparent reference to her off-key rendition of ‘‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’’ which has made the rounds on YouTube.
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/pe...
Ugh I so dislike Comcast, I don't care how many times you can watch something On Demand.
I have the Dish and they haven't raised my rates in over a year, and then it was only two bucks. I get HBO, Showtime and 120 channels, plus my locals, all for $70 a month.
Might be worth checking out Annilow.
Need more Barry Manilow!! :)
Bayh? Vilsack? You know, I'm liking Huck better and better -- he has a great sense of humor.
Latest Nevada poll...this race is not over by any means!
Monday, January 14, 2008 New Poll: Democratic race in Nevada a dead heat
A new poll by the Reno Gazette-Journal shows a neck-and-neck three-way race among Democrats for Saturday's caucus. On the Republican side, U.S. Sen. John McCain has taken his first lead in Nevada of the election season, and Mitt Romney, who has been working Nevada harder than any other Republican, is trailing in fourth place.
A look at the top line results (more will be posted later this morning):
Barack Obama: 32 percent
Hillary Clinton: 30 percent
John Edwards: 27 percent
12:45 PT and I'm going to get some lunch
55 degrees and overcast
You're entitled to your opinion, but I wondered if you have noticed that Clinton does not exactly fly high around here.
A good way of knowing what kind of propaganda the campaigns are pushing can be gotten from the cut and pastes of their supporters. Looks like Hillary wants to get people used to the idea of Evan Bayh as her "inevitable" VP.
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By Tom Bearse on Jan 15, 2008 12:58 PM ESTToday's "Dean is first" post.