February 23, 2009 09:30 PM
Open Thread
A cloned mountain goat, from a breed declared extinct in 2000. Scientists saved and froze the DNA before the last one died.
Details at Wee Mousie's. Open thread below.
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I wonder if the scientists had any government funding voted against by conservatives and denounced by fundamentalists. My friends? This goat has no comment....
The goat looks conservative. See the devilish little horns?
the rethug position on cloning, if it comes down to preserving the dna of the last conservative.
"First time an extinct animal species has been cloned" the blog says. And to think Michael Crichton had it figured out a couple of decades ago!
"Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given." --Unknown author, found in Guide to Texas Etiquette by Kinky Friedman
What does it do?
Why save this breed of goat? Just 'cause? Or does it have x-ray vision and superconducting hooves or just fart bannanas?
And who killed the last goat anyway? And whoever did, will they have to kill this one too since it is a clone? And keep killing with each new goat?
We might need to clone a person to take care of that.
People concerned about endangered species were alarmed by this technology. It brought up concerns that you could justifiably eliminate a species because you could reintroduce it with clones.
I was thinking about storing some of my genes to be brought back later in case I kill myself.
Not me. I've had enough of this shit, and it's only going to get worse until we have a complete world breakdown and start over (in about 500 years). Besides, what's so exciting here anyway?
far left loon >.<
...that you find the love of a special person that makes life a celebration.
What a lovely thing to say, Brad. That started my morning off exactly right.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
I'm grateful for your reply.
With so much negative speech these days it was nice to read a kind remark.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Well, thanks. Beleive or not, I'm not miserable or sad. I have had a pretty good life and lots of love, travel, friends, fun, etc., but...
I suppose I'm tired of the politicization of life, there's no sense of class or grace left in most people, and MOSTLY, we have started worshipping money and consumer goods, not the things that really matter.
But thanks for thinking of me.
I think I should have been born in a different time.
far left loon >.<
I, like many people I'm sure, have thought that I should have been born at a different time. (Personally, I wish I could have been older during the late 60s to early 70s).
As I've gotten older though, I really think that things wouldn't have been any "better", as my perspective is really shaped by how I've been able romanticize those times as an "outsider", looking back at those times now.
As wiser people people have convinced me, got to make the best of the times in which we now live.
Good to see you back here. Hang in there, my friend...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Thamks all. No need to "hang in there", it's just a bad case of ennui.
far left loon >.<
in case the world runs low on sarcastic, bald (yet ruggedly handsome) men with slight beer bellies...ya never know...it could happen!
Holy shit LnM! We're twins!
I KNEW IT!!!
Wait until I tell MA!
...holds to that belief -- "that you could justifiably eliminate a species because you could reintroduce it with clones" -- regarding her fight to eliminate polar bears (she is suing the Feds, to block their placing polar bears on the endangered species list) and beluga whales, except...
...she's notably ignorant about science of any kind. Remember her mocking fruit fly research, in one of her campaign speeches? What a dolt.
I can't believe that the neocon sheep believe her long-after-the-fact excuses for her stupid inane responses to questions in interviews (Gibson, Couric), and her stupidity in speeches like that one. And her stupidity in being pranked in a phone call from a fake foreign leader.
Add all the examples like that up together, and the number of ethical and illegal things she's been involved in, in Alaska during her political career, and she's a national disaster hopefully never to happen.
I love it! I'm glad it still exists, even though its dead, and its so cute, even if it ends up being the last thing I see as it gnaws through my skull...
what about genetic diversity within the species? I suspect that offspring (assuming that males and females are cloned and later bred) will have some serious deficiencies, typical of inbreeding.
If they weren't Republicans to begin with, they soon will be.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Interesting 10 page article by James Lieber from the Village Voice on what was the root and cause of the collapse, the seeds were planted in the late 80s.
Use the print article option to see the article as one webpage.
http://www.villagevoice.com/content/printVers...
PLUS the above mentioned article tell about 75% of what one needs to know about what happened...
the doctor would have saved my foreskin, they would have everything they need to clone me.
Parents can have babies cord blood frozen, for potential therapeutic cloning.
Me and one woman could have repopulated the earth.
Madam I'm Adam.
Eve, I'm Steve...
( I know, not a palindrome, but it rhymes)
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money.
I heard they're using them to replace burned eyelids in some of the larger burn centers in the US. It works prettty well, but you do look a little cock-eyed.
I know, I know.
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me-oww!
problem during the campaign, with all that winkin'...
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money.
I've already spawned a lot of comments.
bulge though...
me-oww!
but now we know about the "tears" lol!
have never been seen in the same room together.
I think that they are one and the same.
Some people never learn. Barry is ready to tackle health care reform. Freddie Mac plays the old Fox Guarding the hen-house trick. Give kids guns and they'll use them. The Dow's the lowest in 12 years. I seem to remember a Brit or Aussie Madoff who made that happen back then. Reid doesn't want to use the economic n-word around Obama, even though electoral-vote.com notes that Bush's Daddy bought out the bad banks, too. Hillary begs China not to stop buying our debt. Fertility clinics don't follow the rules. The AP repeats Republican talking points about the stimulus. UBS-Gate's going to take a while to be closed. The Navy and the Pentagon lie about Gitmo. Barry's transportation legacy? Forensic labs need more cash.
i was at the library the other day, and the mailman was talking to the librarian about "jeopardy". he was a long time fan; he'd noticed there were an unusually high number of librarian contestants.
i mentioned, "well, you know, there are also a lot of intelligence analysts on jeopardy, as well."
he sort of scratched his head a bit, and said, "y'know, i never notice them."
i said, "well, you're not supposed to."
i have no idea if that story is as funny in print as it was in person, just thought i'd share it with you.
and, no, i'm no spook. just a CONCERNED CITIZEN.
peace. over'n out.
Great story!
I'm for cloning the wolly mammoth back into existance- there can never be too many elephants.
there could be raptors running free and wild in the streets, oh wait...
They have some of Jesus' DNA on the shroud of Turin, don't they?
Hmmm.
I have a lot of questions for him.
I'd love to see him visit Washington and tell the wingnuts they have perverted his message criminally, and understood nothing he said. And to tell Bush he is in fact going straight to hell (as he has heard it from the very "highest" authority.)
far left loon >.<
I think he would be very confused. The republicans say they are his followers, but the democrats tend to lean closer to his teachings.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
and somehow retained the super powers of the original...the repugs would find a way crucify his liberal ass all over again.
... that anyone who believes that a cosmic Jewish zombie can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magic tree, has to be off their rocker.
And they call us "non-believers" crazy....HA!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q1LF0itMvE
and of course, those keeping the shroud will only allow scientists to analyze the part of the shroud without the "dna" on it.
The shroud, IMHO, is a hoax, almost as old as xtianity itself.
on Wall Street... Why not?
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money.
Bald eagles nesting just east of Ft Lauderdale, right off a busy highway:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/front-page/st...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
After all that DDT business...we almost wiped them out.
It could become the new Thug symbol, since they're prehistoric at this point.
me-oww!
Looks like pork to me.
yum
Would everyone who's insulting the mountain goat quit already? It's a cutie! :P
I had my first of volunteering at the library today. I was working in the children's section. I know this is just a drop in the bucket considering the dumbing down of America, but a young mom came in and inquired at the desk about getting a library card for her four year old daughter who really wants one. Almost brought a tear to my eye. :)
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
Did you remind them, a library card will open an NSA file on the young girl. All those seditious children's books are a real threat to national security. Pity that. She'll never know real freedom.
far left loon >.<
*sigh* :(
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
...librarians are the most important celestial guardians of the galaxy!
Indeed, they have access to wonderful treasures! ;)
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
who are interested in reading still. Glad to hear not every kid is a total sap for TV, etc.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Thank you, and yes, it's so awesome to see that there are plenty of little kids who still love books! :)
"The greatest tyranny is censoring information in order to be better able to control people." - Cristina Saralegui
Could have at least cloned him a buddy.
What was the point if he doesn't have a mate and can't reproduce his own kind? Of course, with identical DNA, I suppose that wouldn't work so well.
... is that a species past the brink of extinction has been regenerated, if only for the life of this animal.
It was brought forth from a mama goat, so it is probably getting the mama-love it needs, if that is a concern. I would imagine it would get along with other goats just fine, but if not, it could feed quite a few researchers.
How's it taste?
But Huffington Post has former Governor of Washington State, Gary Locke, might be named the next new and improved Commerce Secretary...
When I lived in WA, he had bats in his mansion... but I hope he's paid up in taxes...
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money.
Man, dangle a goat in front of your eye and everyone is transfixed. It's an interesting topic but we have a lot of work to do. We need real journalism as well as entertainment, but preferably not a mix between the two.
Just playing, but you know the importance and state of journalism in this country. It needs serious repair. Cheers to all those working on it. Peace.
Even some of the right wingers agree. All of the liberals did. The news media sucks.
They work so well at DKos...
Yeah...the SCLM has sucked long and hard...
BUT...I think maybe...juuuuuust maybe, that real journalism may be making a comeback.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/02212009/postopin...
Cloning could be a path to repairing damage to/regrowing of limbs and organs of people put in harms way. There might be maimed soldiers and civilians who would like to be made whole.
Cloning and advances in reconnecting nervous systems could add up to a lot of health and happiness for the sick and injured.
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http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rove_skips_Hous...
Rove skips House testimony for third time
Jeremy Gantz
Published: Monday February 23, 2009
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Starve the WAR Beast...
... Save the World.
Are now scouring the nursing homes of New England searching for the last few extant liberal Republicans.
. . . and trying to afford COBRA heath plan coverage. The Recovery Act's 65% COBRA premium discount goes into effect next month. The "how to take advantage of this" write up tells you all you need to know:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-...
Confirmed: The white phosphorus used on Gaza was supplied by the U.S.A.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/23/m...
the question remains as to whether israel was using it against international mandate...as a weapon
i have yet to see documentation regarding the mass injuries and death caused by wp
of course, now amnesty is saying that israel has developed a brand new weapon that shoots out metal cubes
of course, they are also saying that hamas committed war crimes by firing on civilian areas
of course, they waited till after the gaza operation to make this finding...despite hamas doing these rocket attacks long before israel retaliated
i thought dr. seuss solved this crap years ago when he wrote "the star-bellied sneeches".
there are massive religious delusions of grandeur on both sides of that conflict.
as surely as we hold fundamentalist christian americans' feet to the fire, dismantling their dogma at every turn through ridicule; we must do the same with the fanatical muslims and the rabid zionists.
as a christian descended from christians, i feel a strong sense of urgency in demolishing christian extremist fundamentalism. i take it very personally that my mother's religion has been hijacked and distorted by lunatics.
i tried to go as long as i could without speaking out; indeed, it's pretty unfashionable on the left to talk about one's faith at all.
but at a certain point, i understood the threshold had been crossed; where silence is no longer golden, it's betrayal.
now, i can't tell you what to do, but i will say that as a jew, you are better equipped to hold the fools in your camp accountable than i am.
especially because, as a german-american, i have to walk that line very carefully.
really wade into those waters....
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"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
You must be one guilty SOB! }:)>
It was funnier in my head...
Sorry if I said something offensive...
...was my interpretation of it too, FWIW.
No offense taken. But lots of good food though...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
I bet, lol!
Ya turned out ok in my book hehehe...
Oh I bet there was plenty of AWESOME food!
And my dad was one of the best Italian cooks I knew. Go figure...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
And he make the best Texas style beef brisket I've ever had...he is also very good at smoking ribs...and don't get me started on his bbq sauce!
"i have yet to see documentation regarding the mass injuries and death caused by wp"
That's easy to find. Google it. There are tons of pictures of kids in Gaza with serious 3rd degree burns from this illegal weapon.
This time, it's Peter Chernin leaving News Corp.
I thought I must be dreaming today. Nora O'Donnell, David Schuster, and Chirs Matthews held their republican guests to the fire. Is the media FINALLY catching on that Republican talking heads are not making sense OR is MSNBC trying to improve their ratings>
ROFLMAO
Like the ABCNNBCBS&FOXPRAVDA of the MSBS got smart overnight...
It's the RATING$!
Starve the WAR Beast...
... Save the World.
the same old same old.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
in the wild wild world of cable news, left is the new right, and if the tide of public sentiment flows to the left, then so will the media...
I do think, however, that Schuster is a pretty damn good journalist, he holds everyones feet to the fire.
I do think they should bring back that Abrams guy...I liked his show.
I thought Abrams did a great job. I thought he would have made a better MTP host than that partisan hack Gregory.
He practically gushes over some of his GOP guests...
I'm glad Gregory's not on my teevee every day though...
And I don't watch news on Sunday...hell..I don't watch news on Saturday either...to busy doin stuff to sit in front of a damn teevee.
Rove skips House testimony third time
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rove_skips_Hous...
Not enough mention or attention in the left press either.
nothing can be done
basically because the dem congress are a bunch of pussys
Reminds me of the air-filled pig floating overhead during Pink Floyd's "Animals" tour...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Someone somewhere, who still believes in justice, and in a position to do something about it, will bring him in to testify.
India fights to protect ancient treatments from western pharmaceutical companies
...After trawling through the records of the global trademark offices, officials found 5,000 patents had been issued - at a cost of at least $150m (£104m) - for "medical plants and traditional systems".
"More than 2,000 of these belong to the Indian systems of medicine ... We began to ask why multinational companies were spending millions of dollars to patent treatments that so many lobbies in Europe deny work at all," said Dr Vinod Kumar Gupta, who heads the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, which lists in encyclopaedic detail the 200,000 treatments...
and i cant stop crying
where have all the tom joads gone?
I'll be all around in the dark - I'll be everywhere. Wherever you can look - wherever there's a fight, so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there's a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there. I'll be in the way guys yell when they're mad. I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's ready, and when the people are eatin' the stuff they raise and livin' in the houses they build - I'll be there, too.
so where the fuck are you now????
Thanks for reminding me of that scene. Great move, better book.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
i think that guys like tom joad died a long time ago , probably after he hopped on some freight train and he was beaten to death by some rail road dick swinging a billy club and then thrown under the trains wheels, or maby he was shot by some factory hired goons protesting the hireing practices of picking out guys who were willing to kick back part of thier meager wages to the hireing bosses , but his spirits still out there somewhere and it wont be back till the masses see the politicians and the corporations are working hand in hand to destroy the real people and the real people arent the rich ,the rich are the enemy they have more then they need and they know thiers more left to steal , like ma said they cant wipe us all out, when americans can see past the bs these politicians pull on us tom will be back but only after every bodys suffering !
a few of these rich thieves and politicians cuffed, jailed, or strung up, as necessary. Just guessin'...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
simply incredible and the options now boggle the mind.
Palindrone throws Murkowski under the bus in an attempt to justify her spending habits. Health care costs $8k per person.
What are the opinions of people who have seen "Fabled Enemies"?
I'll add it to my list.
This is a video from yesterday, Monday, Feb. 23, of Ann Coulter talking to Sean Hannity.
These people are sick.
Watch how Hannity and Coulter conveniently forget that it was the 8 years of the Bush administration, accelerating the failed policies of the Reagan/Bush years, that lead to the economic meltdown we find ourselves in today.
Watch how they criticize the policies of the new administration of only one month; policies just announced, not having had time to kick in and other policies that are still being worked out.
Watch how they giggle as they mock the current U.S. leadership.
Hannity calls his hit piece, “Day 35 of False Hopes and Loose Change.”
I am so sick of this junior high school journalism. I really wish it would stop.
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/...
p.s. Yahoo news seems to like Fox and AP a little too much for my taste.
Rove skips House testimony for third time
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Rove_skips_Hous...
Continues to break the law and No jail cell yet?
Gov. Jindal (R-LA)
Gov. Barbour (R-MS)
Gov. Sanford (R-SC)
What is really going on here is that these governors are willing to put their own political ambitions ahead of the needs of the people of their state. All three of these gentlemen want to run for the Republican nomination in 2012, and they think that they will endear themselves to the GOP base by taking a hard line against the stimulus. If this means twisting the truth and hurting the unemployed in their states, so be it. Their position is based on cold political calculus, which may benefit them with Republicans, but would destroy them if any one of them were lucky enough to become the GOP nominee.
http://www.politicususa.com/en/GOP-Governors-...
The exchange yesterday between President Obama and John McCain over the new presidential helicopter was priceless. McCain sounded as petty as he did during the campaign and President Obama handled it perfectly. Hopefully someone has the clip.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0oex9Rt1to
That was amusing! Hat tip to you, patricia.
I like the goat. I'm happy he exists.
I do have some reservations against cloning, mostly because it can be abused, like everything else the Military Ibductrial Complex and "intelligence" agencies touch.
far left loon >.<
chancellor palpatine says we need to build a clone army, in order to destroy the trade federation, and that we will soon have galactic peace!
How about hundreds of Bushes? Or even one more Dubya? How about an endless line of Dubyas?
far left loon >.<
Gotta wonder who was the genius who planned putting the Morning Joe crew out on the lawn of the white house this morning and allowing them to freeze. What were they thinking? You can tell every one of them is so very cold and for what? I mean what is sitting out in the very cold weather doing for their show? It almost makes you laugh to see them doing that while the sane people stay inside as much as they can.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
I can't imagine what they thinking either. dumb idea....what is the purpose anyway? I did it on 1/20/09 from 4:30am until 1:00pm...and it was WAY colder that day. Anyway, I am sure they have portable heaters or something. Or why didn't they take their portable trailer studio that they had on the mall for the inauguration.
Yeah, but that day you had excitement to keep you a little warmer. Plus you had a great reason to do what you did. They are out there sitting still with nothing but their own hot air to keep them warm. I bet about now they are asking themselves the same questions you and I are asking. I remember my grandmother talking about people who did not have sense enough to come in out of the rain. I think the same thing applies to the frigid cold.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
She said it was VERY Cold. Heh, maybe you saw her. ;)
and POP, too funny: "only their own hot air to keep them warm..."
Only when the last tree has died
and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught
will we realize we cannot eat money.
When are these bailouts going to stop? First the banks, the the car companies, now extinct species. I'm tired of this ;)
Too funny! Joe and Mika just asked whose idea it was to have the show outside this morning. Even they know it looks insane. President Obama should walk out there and yell, Hey you kids, get off my lawn.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Really, who gives a f*ck where the hell Ho and Mika are? Not like Obama is speaking for hours, folks...
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
This has Sabotage written all over it: Nasa global warming satellite fails to reach orbit - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnolo...
The observatory, part of a $280 million (£192) mission, is Nasa's first satellite dedicated to monitoring carbon dioxide emissions on a global scale.
The setback is just the latest in a string of problems Nasa has faced, which have prompted the US space agency to undertake a major review to ensure its future success.
See what happens to Science under Republicans...
New MIT research finds inaction on global warming will cost us 5 degrees Celsius - http://www.desmogblog.com/new-mit-research-fi...
NYT: "President Obama is benefiting from high levels of confidence among Americans about his leadership, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. A majority of people surveyed in both parties said Mr. Obama was striving to work in a bipartisan way, but most Americans faulted Republicans for their response to the president."\
- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/us/politics...
Most Americans said the president was trying to make good on his promise to bridge the partisan divide. About three-quarters, including 6 in 10 Republicans, said Mr. Obama had been trying to work with Republicans. But only 3 in 10 Americans said Republicans were doing the same.
Paul Krugman: Banking on the Brink - NYTimes - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/opinion/23k...
Nationalizing troubled (err..corrupt) banks may be the only answer - http://www.mcclatchydc.com/100/story/62515.html
"Dear President Obama": The President Reads 10 Letters a Day from the Public, With Policy Ramifications - http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/...
Monday through Friday the head of White House Correspondence delivers ten letters to be read by the President, choosing among letters that are broadly representative of the day’s news and issues; ones that are broadly representative of President’s intake of current mail, phone calls to the comment line, and faxes from citizens; and messages that are particularly compelling.
A president 'you can have a beer with' or a president 'that cares enough to read letters you send him'....not a tough choice...
CBS News Pick Claimed Democrats are Bad People - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ira-forman/cbs-...
A decade ago, I debated Ballabon in New York. I represented the Democratic Jewish community while he spoke on behalf of Republican Jews. During the debate, Ballabon claimed that, after his most recent job in Washington, he became convinced that Democrats are inherently bad people and Republicans are fundamentally good people.
Well, I stopped watching them when they setup Dan Rather....and still don't....no one really should, there's no reason to....
ANOTHER FREE MARKET MIRACLE! Another recall: POTATO PRODUCTS - http://www.wbaltv.com/cnn-news/18771991/detai...
When you deregulate, people die or are harmed in the name of profits....its just that simple.
'Liberal talk network Nova M Radio has filed for bankruptcy liquidation, according to the company's co-founders Anita and Sheldon Drobny. Established in 2006, Nova M had been struggling financially since last fall due to a weak ad market. To make matters worse, talk host Randi Rhodes disappeared from the network and its 34 affiliates last month.'
- http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/$rol.exe/headline_id=b11400
Now, for some good news: The calm after the storm - http://ltradio.blogspot.com/2009/02/calm-afte...
Since MSNBC mentioned looking for a 10 p.m. host to follow Rachel Maddow, the LA Times reports that two grass-roots campaigns have been flooding the network — as well as hitting Facebook and YouTube — in order to push liberal talkers Cenk Uygur, of "The Young Turks." and Air America's Sam Seder.
U.S. Eyes Large Stake in Citi, Taxpayers Could Own Up to 40% of Bank's Common Stock, Diluting Value of Shares
- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1235351486188...
Republican hypocrisy: The 'nays' have it - http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/2009...
Ironically, these so-called tax cutters voted against the biggest tax cut in history. It’s typical of their historic partisan behavior of fomenting trouble that eventually requires the Democrats’ rescue. In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt was called to lead the way out of the Depression that began under Republican rule; in the 1990s it took Bill Clinton’s fiscal management to rescue an inherited economy in debt by $290 billion and turn it over to his successor with a $200-billion-plus surplus.
That morphed into a $1 trillion debt under Bush-Cheney, so last November Americans called in the Democratic cavalry.
Newshounds: FOX News Suggests America is Doomed, Civil War May Be Justified - http://www.newshounds.us/2009/02/23/fox_news_...
President Barack Obama is likely to announce former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as his choice for Commerce Secretary this week. Thank God he's a Democrat!
- http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0209/...
Obama slams Bush budget 'dishonesty' - http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/191...
Climate Denial Crock of the Week - "That 1500 Year Thing" - http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/clima...
'Skeptics' Need to Chill About Global Cooling - http://www.desmogblog.com/skeptics-need-chill...
The Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson has been doing yeoman’s work cataloguing the many obvious inaccuracies over the last few days – you can see the latest tally here, courtesy of Think Progress – even going so far as to offer Will’s editors, who have yet to issue an apology or revise the original column, a perfectly acceptable correction.
http://pr.thinkprogress.org/2009/02/pr2009021...
Political Irony: http://politicalirony.com/2009/02/23/remember...
http://politicalirony.com/2009/02/24/born-aga...
We don't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children - Native American proverb
If being cold means there's no such thing as global warming, does being full mean there's no such thing as world hunger?
I've also noticed some glitches here at Miami's 940WINZ-- three hour shows repeating the second hour of the program into the third hour time slots, programs ending 15 min early. Not sure what's up.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
I'd give 'em a few bucks...
So did george bush. Unfortunately, it was only the ten letters on his name tag.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
And that just wears him out too...poor fella...all tuckered out after reading...
Good one.
... those 10 letters obama gets probably have to get through rahm emmanuel.
does the president have total internet access, or is he living in a bubble, like bush, or an old chinese emperor in the forbidden city?
in a bubble....but I'm thinkin Obama's the Alpha in the WH...not Emanuel.
The animal shown in the picture is not the cloned goat.
If you read the article, you'll find out that the cloned animal died shortly after birth due to defects in its lungs.
I think the text of this post is misleading.
a perfected science by any means...
I think that every cloned animal has lived for only a very short time...
in a Spiritual way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv5sR9GDVx4
This is my personal favorite. Almost extinct. :-(
As are these...
http://www.moviecritic.com.au/fainting-goat-y...
This is part of the GOP plan: To clone themselves to prevent extinction. ::(
Exactly. I was going to say that the one reason I'd be against cloning is because it could revitalize the rethug ranks! Eek!
done to Palin again!
God, CNN, quit giving this two-bit pimp airtime, pleeeze!
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
hmmmmm...
http://www.counterpunch.com/patrick02232009.html
The other day I heard a general say that what the war in Iraq will be remembered for, hasn't happened yet.
Oh, that definitely has the ring of truth to it. Did you see where these latest skirmishes are located? Or rather on whose border?
Do tell...
I am kinda out of the loop lately, I can only watch so much news at a sitting....
...., but I'm no expert. Afghanistan and Pakistan are definately going up for grabs this year. I don't trust Obama further than I can throw him. He's one wily dude.
Yes...lets pick on yet another historically tough as nails ME country...WONDERFUL!
The only politician I trust is Kucinich.
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