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Prez in a bottle by Juan P. Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK pics here (remarkable pic seen also on olberman's show of bush holding up the american flag --- backwards -- and totally oblivious.) background on presidential relapses here. now we know why one should NEVER take shit off the table (better just not discuss extreme scenarios!) ... as in nancy pelosi preemptively halting any discussion of bush impeachment back in 2006 and now saying "he'll be gone in 100 days". Well, 100 days is a long time to have zero leadership... Juan P. McCain's bigamy, and answering a rhetorical question by Herb Ruhs, MD Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK The chief problem of living in a confidence game environment occurs when people start repeating the lies that they have absorbed either explicitly, as in "We have to strike back over 9/11," or implicitly by unconsciously incorporating the assumptions incorporated in the lies, i.e. "National security is best served by having an invincible military." Herb Ruhs, MD  Sound ruling by Gertrude Q. Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK Judge says UC can deny class credit to Christian school students
Seems like a sound ruling. It's about academic standards, not religious discrimination. Gertrude Q. Smelly elephant by Chris M. Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK Hard times for Hollywood
The major "economic elephant" in the living room and this one is about to keel over and die. When this happens, it will be very hard to ignore as it will then start to stink.
This is such a load of bull crap. There is no such thing as "American culture and values" because there is no such thing as "American roots". Except for the Native Americans and (if you really stretch it) those who can still trace their family back to the pilgrims - everyone else is an immigrant. At best 4th generation. I myself am 3rd generation Finn and 4th generation Scott. (Explains much...don't it But seriously, this is why attempting to get the citizens of this country to all agree on anything is difficult at best and damn near impossible. It's also why the predictions of the populace "rising up" as purported by certain progressives, will never happen. We are a collection of loosely coupled ethnic minorities who back our own group first and the country second (when convenient). Chris M. Something else new and inconsequential for the media to spend a week obsession over. John Edwards' pecker pattern has nothing to do with anything that matters -- it's INSIDE EDITION material, splayed all over every newspaper and newscast. Helen & Harry
Some good news!! by Marie K. Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK (1) STEM CELLS: Turkish scientists are claiming that they are obtaining cells from adults instead of from baby embryos/fetuses or umbilical cords that can be used as stem cells. Their idea is that since the cells in the area of wisdom teeth remain unspecialized for a long time they are candidates for being used as stem cells. So they have taken cells from the wisdom teeth follicles (cavities) and have turned them into stem cells that have the ability to become any type of specialized cell that is needed for tissue repair. This is also a source of stem cells that is less controversial and also more readily available. Thus, each person could store these cells for later use as they age. (2) GEORGIA: As of Aug. 12, 2008 the Russians have decided to end their military operations in Georgia. They are also trying to begin discussions with NATO. Russian troops did NOT enter Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, as was feared. They had entered Gori which is a city close to the South Ossetia area. It has the transportation links that allowed the Georgian troops to gather there. I am assuming that what will happen is that new elections will be called given what is seen as the "miscalculations" made by the current President of Georgia in starting the attacks on South Ossetia. Georgia is NOT a rich country with a lot of natural resources, and unlike other former Soviet Union countries that gained independence and are doing OK, Georgia isn't. Of course, part of Georgia's problem is that given the US contrived "Rose Revolution" it is now in the clutches of the US, the IMF, the World Bank, and neo-liberal economic policies. I assume that Russia will push for the ousting the US backed President of Georgia and for new elections in the hope that someone more to their liking will win. There were protests against the current President in Nov. 2007 accusing him of being corrupt and authoritarian. The 2008 elections were brought forward and the current President won amid accusations of vote rigging. One of the opposition's positions was calling for a foreign policy that was better balanced related to the US and Russia. Maybe Georgian leaders holding such a position is what Russia is hoping to see. Finally, the President of Turkey has stated that no damage to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline occurred. This will mean that the situation can return to normal more quickly. Marie K. P.S Here is a link to an article http:// www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20490.htm by the current President of Georgia. It offers a description of the recent events pretty different from those I have presented. I will be following the story to discover whether I've gotten things wrong or whether this President is just another of the pathological liars that Bush and the neo-cons specialize in. Holy hate by Chris D. Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK Love for one another, unending understanding, and divine forgiveness has been a unifying factor in many religions across the globe. Even godless heathen atheists like myself know the simple value of being kind, loving, understanding, and forgiving. We all forget to be one of these things at one time or another, but we are only human. ... Fred Phelps preaches that we should be none of these things under any circumstances. Chris D. Neanderthals may live again! by Amber Perez Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK This has profound implications for life sciences, and for studies of human intelligence. And, imagine, soon having the complete genome of another intelligent species. In theory a real Neanderthal could be brought to life! That is because right now genetic sequences can be created using machines from computer data, and eventually, in theory, it should be possible to recreate an entire set of chromosomes from computer data. These would then be inserted into a denucleated human egg and the embryo would raised in a vat (or a person!) Roche's 454 Sequencing System Used to Determine the Complete Neanderthal Mitochondrial Genome, Establishing When Humans and Neanderthals Diverged
Amber Perez Makes me think of Gomer Pyle's description of a standard-issue schlock horror movie, where the plotline usually starts with "scientists messing with things best left alone"... Helen & Harry
Chickenhawks by Laurie P. Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK Cheney vows Russian offensive will 'not go unanswered' The Republican chickenhawks like Cheney have never seen a war they didn't want to fight, except, of course, the one that was raging when they were of draft age. Laurie P. Real live children by JR Mooneyham Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK Childhood brain tumor traced to normal stem cells gone bad Republicans trade real live children for imaginary ones, by opposing stem cell research. Proof of insanity. Bush/Cheney, the Pentagon, and CIA were so busy spying on US citizens they missed Russia prepping to invade Georgia.
Neocons also acted this way about states' rights in the US. They repeatedly said the states rather than the federal government should be able to decide lots of issues -- but then turned around the refuted that when states did things like try to legalize marijuana with referendums or legislative changes. JR Mooneyham (www.jrmooneyham.com/) Jesus & the judge by Sherri B. Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK Al-Qaeda shifting focus, general says
"Shifting focus." Yep right into full on world war.
Hee hee, Jesus said they could. Sherri B. When did I get old? by MonkeyMan Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK The fear language seems pervasive. You might get sick, "be afraid." You might get sued, "be afraid." You might be killed by terrorists, "be afraid." Global warming is sending a storm your way, "be afraid." I don't want to be afraid, I want to relax and start working toward retirement. And I am getting very annoyed at the people around me who ARE afraid. MonkeyMan Beyond "al Qaeda"'s ability by Obese Ballerina Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK Russian hackers and botnets attack Georgia's websites Strikes me as smart wartime strategy. Also seems to be a technical accomplishment that's either beyond "al Qaeda"'s ability, or beyond the Bush administration's ability to pull off and blame anti-amewican tewwowists... It would definitely panic the powers that be, if web-surfers couldn't reach google.com or macys.com or whitehouse.gov. Obese Ballerina Unsurprising by Tim M. Wednesday, August 13, 2008 PERMANENT LINK Mukasey won't pursue charges in DoJ politicization In other news, dog bites man. Tim M. |
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