The European Dream is a book that discusses the dying American dream and the rising European one.

Wow... that Gathering of Eagles thing is just about the dumbest most idiotic thing I've ever seen in my life.

WTF.

House of the Rising Sons: Bloggers selling out

I am curious about this...I look to my right, at present, and see "Culture Warrior: A brash and brilliant offensive in the battle for America's HEART & SOUL" By: "Bill O'Reily"

No real feelings here, I merely think it somewhat odd to find conservative advertisements on C&L, especially from Coulter and O'Reily. I don't particularly know how the ads work, that is to say, how certain content finds its way onto websites. Regardless, to everyone at C&L: I don't think we need to see that kind of shit. I come here to read refreshing perspectives pertaining to a very cluttered and confused world. If C&L wants to jump in the fray of clutter and confusion with some of these advertisements, so be it, I guess.

Nicole Belle: That particular ad is a Google Ad, for which we have little control. We've placed filters on the ad to try to deter products that we would not sponsor, but Google places the ad based on keywords, and since Bill O'Reilly figures prominently into our editorials, that's what rotated in yesterday. Other than taking the ad down entirely (and losing a very critical revenue stream to keep the site going), we have little choice until Google rotates the ad out again. Meanwhile, if the Conservative Book Club wants to throw their money away with this kind of scattershot approach that won't get them any sales, that's their prerogative. I personally find the irony pretty delicious.

With regard to the Aristocrats thread: the precinct chair did exactly as she should have, as I point out in the comments. Nothing to see there, folks. Move along.

I know this isn't an open thread, but I just finished reading THE SHOCK DOCTRINE by Naomi Klein.
As your country is starting on an election year I really recomend this book. It is quite an eye opener to the way goverments(NOT JUST THE US GOVERMENT) work in this day and age.

I have to add a PS here.....the chicago school of economics plays a big part.
Sorry

The whole caucus system is still completely broken, whether the chair did what she was supposed to or not.
It's the exact opposite or representative politics. i.e. Me (and others I know) would have liked to vote, but we're out of the state for the holidays. Oh well, guess we don't matter. Great system there guyz.

Andy @ 14:

The whole caucus system is still completely broken, whether the chair did what she was supposed to or not.
It's the exact opposite or representative politics. i.e. Me (and others I know) would have liked to vote, but we're out of the state for the holidays. Oh well, guess we don't matter. Great system there guyz.

That could well be true, but attacking the people running the precinct isn't the way to deal with the problem. At we the precinct level, we just follow the rules (which is why we have no chance of getting jobs in the current Justice Dept).

Here's a question: did the guy who made that post remain to the end and put forward a proposal to scrap the current system? My guess is no. And if my guess is correct, then we have another person bitching about the system and doing nothing (but blogging) about it.

Frankly, I don’t give a shit about winger ads, if they are foolish enough to advertise on a site that despises them, I say great. That’s just less money for them to rope in some other fools. What does desturb me about left blogs is best illustrated by the following email I received several days ago:

Dear john,
In my last email to you, I wrote how your support for our efforts to hold impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney has helped us get some attention from the mainstream media. My editorial was recently published in the Philadelphia Inquirer and newspapers from coast to coast have covered our success. 175,000 supporters have now signed up at WexerWantsHearings.com and the number continues to build.
Over the past weeks, I have put significant financial resources behind this effort, including advertising, multimedia, blog ads, and technical support for WexlerWantsHearings.com. Thank you to the hundreds of people who have already generously supported the cause.
Now, with your help – I want to expand this effort.
With your support I want to make a major Internet advertising buy on Google that will guarantee that for the next two weeks, every person that looks up "Dick Cheney" on Google sees an advertisement for our petition. With your help we can own "Cheney" on the web.
In addition, I want to publish blog ads, such as you see to the right, throughout the web to galvanize Americans in support of our cause. (You may have to right mouse click and select "Download Pictures" to see the ad).
It is time to reach beyond those that are regular readers of the political blogs, and expand the number of people mobilized to help push for impeachment hearings. The truth is that the number of Americans who support our efforts is immense and we need to do everything possible to reach out to them and maximize our strength.
I cannot do this without your support, so click here if you'd like to contribute to our work.
When Congress reconvenes on January 15th I will deliver the hundreds of thousands of names we have collected to my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee and I will do everything I can do to convince them to support immediate impeachment hearings. I will also be entering all of the collected names into the Congressional Record and present them to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
The mainstream media has not done enough to cover this effort but with your help we will force the issue into the national dialogue.
Click here if you'd like to help sponsor this effort.
We must now redouble our efforts to ensure that Vice President Cheney and the Bush Administration are held accountable.
In order to continue funding this effort we need your help. Please consider making a financial contribution to help us expand our advertising advocating impeachment hearings for Vice President Dick Cheney. Your help will go a long way toward stopping the out of control Bush Administration.
Click here if you are willing to contribute today.
Thanks for your help and keep up the fight!
Congressman Robert Wexler

Why is it necessary for Wexler to raise money to take out ads on lefty blogs for impeachment? I will say again what I have commented here and at other sites, “Why has the left abandoned justice?” After all the Hullabaloo (and I use that word advisedly) about darth cheney, all the fang toothed, fat bellied, drifty photoshops, all the rally-the-troops invective, now that justice is at hand,… nada. Has the whole lefty blogosphere decided to drink the fahgetaboutit Pelosi-Aid? Why has cheney-hate gone from a ralling cry to something not mentioned in polite, lefty circles? Why isn’t Wexler’s call for impeachment hearings taken up by the lefty blogs and given the same kind of effort that rallied 500,000 people to email in support of Dodd? Is it because your fave candidate didn’t raise his/her hand when asked if they would support impeachment? Have you all decided to become good little soldiers in the army of change? (and if there is one word I am sick of hearing it is ’change’! What is this, a country or a mess of dirty diapers?)
Anyway, now we see Wexler trying to raise money to get his petition out there, because the so-called lefty blogosphere has lost it’s taste for a fight for justice. Old triangulators, meet the new triangulators.

Jeremias X @ 5:

Former (9/11 Era) FBI AGENT Sibel Edmonds finally LETS THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

Selling Nuclear Secrets, TREASON, HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS in US State Dept.

PLEASE READ THIS STORY. BLOG IT. DIGG IT. Whatever it is you kids "do."

Trouble is, if people try to discuss the weirdness that has happened, on certain blog diary sites, the paid shrills and forum watchers come out in droves and start the 'anti-semitic' cry as a smear tactic.
No matter that indictments, trials and convictions are / have happened, the suppressors do a very good job of suppressing discussion and labeling and branding people who dare to discuss the political ramifications of the various spy stories as CT people.
The irony is that organized spy rings are conspiracies, and yes it is CT and valid.
The issue that assorted groups from various countries have infiltrated and comprised the US governmental system at many levels is scary and horrendous.
We elect Congresscritters to represent us (the people) not lobby groups in the pay of other countries, as I said either here or at DKos, the only legal lobbying by outside gov forces is diplomatic and via MSM adverts, paid infiltrators and lobbyists breaks so many US political and electioneering laws its not funny.

john in california @ 18:

Frankly, I don’t give a shit about winger ads, if they are foolish enough to advertise on a site that despises them, I say great. That’s just less money for them to rope in some other fools. What does desturb me about left blogs is best illustrated by the following email I received several days ago:

Dear john,
In my last email to you, I wrote how your support for our efforts to hold impeachment hearings for Vice President Cheney has helped us get some attention from the mainstream media. My editorial was recently published in the Philadelphia Inquirer and newspapers from coast to coast have covered our success. 175,000 supporters have now signed up at WexerWantsHearings.com and the number continues to build.
Over the past weeks, I have put significant financial resources behind this effort, including advertising, multimedia, blog ads, and technical support for WexlerWantsHearings.com. Thank you to the hundreds of people who have already generously supported the cause.
Now, with your help – I want to expand this effort.
With your support I want to make a major Internet advertising buy on Google that will guarantee that for the next two weeks, every person that looks up "Dick Cheney" on Google sees an advertisement for our petition. With your help we can own "Cheney" on the web.
In addition, I want to publish blog ads, such as you see to the right, throughout the web to galvanize Americans in support of our cause. (You may have to right mouse click and select "Download Pictures" to see the ad).
It is time to reach beyond those that are regular readers of the political blogs, and expand the number of people mobilized to help push for impeachment hearings. The truth is that the number of Americans who support our efforts is immense and we need to do everything possible to reach out to them and maximize our strength.
I cannot do this without your support, so click here if you'd like to contribute to our work.
When Congress reconvenes on January 15th I will deliver the hundreds of thousands of names we have collected to my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee and I will do everything I can do to convince them to support immediate impeachment hearings. I will also be entering all of the collected names into the Congressional Record and present them to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
The mainstream media has not done enough to cover this effort but with your help we will force the issue into the national dialogue.
Click here if you'd like to help sponsor this effort.
We must now redouble our efforts to ensure that Vice President Cheney and the Bush Administration are held accountable.
In order to continue funding this effort we need your help. Please consider making a financial contribution to help us expand our advertising advocating impeachment hearings for Vice President Dick Cheney. Your help will go a long way toward stopping the out of control Bush Administration.
Click here if you are willing to contribute today.
Thanks for your help and keep up the fight!
Congressman Robert Wexler

Why is it necessary for Wexler to raise money to take out ads on lefty blogs for impeachment? I will say again what I have commented here and at other sites, “Why has the left abandoned justice?” After all the Hullabaloo (and I use that word advisedly) about darth cheney, all the fang toothed, fat bellied, drifty photoshops, all the rally-the-troops invective, now that justice is at hand,… nada. Has the whole lefty blogosphere decided to drink the fahgetaboutit Pelosi-Aid? Why has cheney-hate gone from a ralling cry to something not mentioned in polite, lefty circles? Why isn’t Wexler’s call for impeachment hearings taken up by the lefty blogs and given the same kind of effort that rallied 500,000 people to email in support of Dodd? Is it because your fave candidate didn’t raise his/her hand when asked if they would support impeachment? Have you all decided to become good little soldiers in the army of change? (and if there is one word I am sick of hearing it is ’change’! What is this, a country or a mess of dirty diapers?)
Anyway, now we see Wexler trying to raise money to get his petition out there, because the so-called lefty blogosphere has lost it’s taste for a fight for justice. Old triangulators, meet the new triangulators.

While the possibility seems ripe for the ringing-true your analysis of "subscription" to a particular candidate weakening the resolve for justice, consider how influential advertisements and the MSM is on our perceptions of prudence for political change. Perhaps, since MSM doesn't consider impeachment a serious issue, it might if we scatter advertisements about the web. If it changes our collective perception first, maybe then the MSM can consider it significant enough to make it a priority. On the other hand, I share your sentiments for the sudden lack of resolve.
*stands up on soap box*
Why do we have a congress that passively watches the administration carry out its unlawful and unfounded agenda? Why does the constitution take a back seat on the matter? Why does not the Iraq war, complete with its false premises, stir our congressional members to at least, some sort of meaningful action? Non-binding resolutions? Is that really the best we can do? Pathetic. America has lost its backbone, and is, at present, a country out of control and to be feared. Maybe America's loss of backbone is following suit to the decline in objective reporting? At any rate, I doubt this country will see justice in my lifetime, and I'm only 22. Aren't I far too young to have lost hope?
*stands down*

I, for one, donated screen real estate to Representative Wexler's cause. I have the html for the clickable image, and will email it to anyone who wants it for their own site. my email is in my left (of course) sidebar.

Mea mea culpa culpa.

Shoulda left it at my original post. My re-analysis assumed rational rules, but the rules are screwy. The chair did follow said screwy rules and there really is nothing to see here. The 6:3:3 split was correct.

(I need to stop posting.)

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