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The Government’s Naked Scanner Scandal
There's a new scandal about a government agency that has collected naked images from advanced body scanners at airport security points. Details HERE. No wonder the TSA people were pointing and laughing at me as I approached the inspection area on my second trip from San Diego airport this month. In the future I'll just turn the other cheek. Now you can follow Joe … [Read more...] about The Government’s Naked Scanner Scandal
Is the Tea Party Losing Steam?
Is the Tea Party losing steam? CNN's Rick Sanchez (whose Rick's List show is getting better and better) looks at the issue with some guests who raise the issue of whether lower profile means losing steam or just shifting to work with...a somewhat lower profile. Aother question is how the media covers the Tea Party and the accuracy of coverage: Now you can follow Joe … [Read more...] about Is the Tea Party Losing Steam?
Tightrope Dollar
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Coca Cola: No Consumer Could Reasonably Think Vitaminwater Is Healthy
This is so annoying: Coca-Cola is being sued by a non-profit public interest group, on the grounds that the company's vitaminwater products make unwarranted health claims. No surprise there. But how do you think the company is defending itself? In a staggering feat of twisted logic, lawyers for Coca-Cola are defending the lawsuit by asserting that "no consumer could … [Read more...] about Coca Cola: No Consumer Could Reasonably Think Vitaminwater Is Healthy
More Bad Economy News: 131,000 Jobs Lost In July
The economic news continues to be grim on the jobs front -- partially due to the loss of U.S. jobs: With the American economic recovery hanging in the balance, private employers added 71,000 jobs in July, up from a downwardly revised 31,000 in June but below the consensus forecast of 90,000. The unemployment rate stayed steady at 9.5 percent. Over all, the nation lost … [Read more...] about More Bad Economy News: 131,000 Jobs Lost In July
Hitler’s Parents Lose Custody
I can't wait to see what Adolf has to say about this on You Tube: New Jersey parents have lost custody of a son they named Adolf Hitler, as well as daughters Jocelynn Aryan Nation and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie. The Appeals court ruling overturned a family court decision, and found that the parents suffer from unspecified physical and psychological disabilities. Heath and … [Read more...] about Hitler’s Parents Lose Custody
129,864,880 Books in the World
Google Books aims to catalog and make searchable, scan and digitize, all the books in the world. In order to do that first they have to determine what exactly is a “book?” We’re not going to count what library scientists call “works,” those elusive "distinct intellectual or artistic creations.” It makes sense to consider all editions of … [Read more...] about 129,864,880 Books in the World
Olbermann “Interviews” Sharron Angle
I'm not a Keith Olbermann fan, although I do monitor his show and many others on Fox, CNN and MSNBC, but as a former full-time journalist I must say: the segment below is a classic. Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sharron Angle recently said that she wants reporters to be her friends, who'll ask her the questions she wants to answer and let her give out her website address so she … [Read more...] about Olbermann “Interviews” Sharron Angle
Arizona’s History?
I came across this interesting piece at Open Salon. Its title: “Immigration – Another Political Dog and Pony Show” Its opening paragraph: It is Arizona’s history…home of Japanese Internment; site of German and Italian POW camps, and site of the controversial Phoenix Indian School, a government boarding school that suppressed and prohibited Native American culture … [Read more...] about Arizona’s History?
Interview with Saddam’s Former Aide, Tariq Aziz: The Guardian, U.K.
One of the stories we posted today at Worldmeets.US is quite a fascinating interview with the man who was perhaps Saddam Hussein's closest aide, Tariq Aziz. Iraq's former foreign minister and chief spokesman, in his first interview since Baghdad fell, explains to Britain's Guardian the conduct of his government before both Gulf Wars, why Iraq pretended to have weapons of mass … [Read more...] about Interview with Saddam’s Former Aide, Tariq Aziz: The Guardian, U.K.
Big Scale Public Works Projects: History and a Dead as a Doorknob Idea?
Afghanistan
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Inferno
Here in the Pacific Northwest it has been cool this year. Only four days above 90 in July as opposed to 14 last year. My electric meter is happy but my tomatoes aren't. But in the Midwest and Southeast it's been a different story. A dangerous heat wave baked a large swath of the nation Thursday from Texas to New York with high humidity making … [Read more...] about Inferno
Is GOP Getting Some Negative Feedback On Push to Change 14th Amendment?
Is the GOP getting some negative feedback on the growing number of Republicans leaping onto the bandwagon to change the 14th amendment so that children born of illegal immigrant children aren't automatically American citizens? If you look at the top of a room and see a finger raised seeing which way the wind is blowing, it's often Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's -- … [Read more...] about Is GOP Getting Some Negative Feedback On Push to Change 14th Amendment?
When You Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Yourself
I've been hearing and reading a lot these days about one particularly painful symptom of the currently awful economy. It's the fact that many people who long worked hard, earned decent middle class standards of living for themselves and their families, are now not only suffering the pains and anguish of lost jobs and hard times generally, but feeling a loss of self-worth. They … [Read more...] about When You Shouldn’t Feel Bad About Yourself
Sophia Petrillo On Marriage Equality
Want to know why marriage equality is important ? Just ask Sophia … [Read more...] about Sophia Petrillo On Marriage Equality
Jon Stewart Skewers Congress On 9-11 Responder Bill
Jon Stewart describes Congress as "a fetid pool of corruption and stupidity, located at the intersection of Entitlement Avenue and Abject Dereliction of Duty Lane" in a new segment he calls “I Give Up.” The issue: extending health benefits for 9-11 first responders. Although the bill (which was introduced last year) had an overwhelmingly majority in the House, 255-159, it … [Read more...] about Jon Stewart Skewers Congress On 9-11 Responder Bill
Belated Happy Birthday, Mr. President
Wednesday was President Barack Obama's 49th birthday. CNN delivered the birthday equivalent of a sack of coal at Christmas, according to Politico: On President Barack Obama’s birthday, a new CNN/Opinion Research released Wednesday shows 41 percent of Republicans believe Obama was “probably” or “definitely” born in another country. Three-in-10 Americans think Obama was … [Read more...] about Belated Happy Birthday, Mr. President
Elena Kagan Newest Supreme Court Justice
Elena Kagan has been confrmed as the fourth woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Until her confirmation to the Court, Kagan had served as U. S. Solicitor General and is the former Dean of Harvard Law School. She replaces the retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. The overall balance of the Court is not expected to change. The final vote count: 63 - 37. … [Read more...] about Elena Kagan Newest Supreme Court Justice