By Greg Palast
10/25/06 "Yes" -- -- A nasty little secret of American democracy is that, in every national election, ballots cast are simply thrown in the garbage. Most are called "spoiled," supposedly unreadable, damaged, invalid. They just don’t get counted. This “spoilage” has occurred for decades, but it reached unprecedented heights in the last two presidential elections. In the 2004 election, for example, more than three million ballots were never counted...
The more people that vote, and pay attention, the less chance the slimy bastards have of stealing it, right?
Right. I'm not being facetious. I'm serious as a heart attack here. I'm also aware of what those of us who believe in democracy are up against.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Humans will need two Earths
Humans will need two Earths report claims
Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:38:23 -0700
Summary:
Now remove yourself from the delusion that the “worker bee” class will be left to face a future of reduced resources and a return to living in some sort of “middle age” life style.
The current human population, let alone population growth, is not sustainable.
Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:38:23 -0700
Summary:
Now remove yourself from the delusion that the “worker bee” class will be left to face a future of reduced resources and a return to living in some sort of “middle age” life style.
The current human population, let alone population growth, is not sustainable.
Who supports the troops?
Go see what Terry has to say (click on title link).
I've tried twice to post this morning, but I was just too angry. I watched a video of the Busby Bilbray debate from a local newz channel.
Bilbray is my congresswhore . I really hate the guy. I think he's damn liar.
The Military Whistleblower Protection Act of 1995 allows servicemen and women to communicate grievances directly to Congress without the threat of penalty or reprisal.
I've tried twice to post this morning, but I was just too angry. I watched a video of the Busby Bilbray debate from a local newz channel.
Bilbray is my congresswhore . I really hate the guy. I think he's damn liar.
The Military Whistleblower Protection Act of 1995 allows servicemen and women to communicate grievances directly to Congress without the threat of penalty or reprisal.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
DIME weapon
hat tip on Dime weapon to Loopy
Italian probe: Israel used new weapon prototype in Gaza Strip
Last update - 09:18 11/10/2006
By Meron Rapoport, Haaretz Correspondent
Air Force pdf on dime weapon
less collateral damage! (f!&@#*g barf)
Dense Inert Metal Explosive (DIME)
and then I decided to read Richard Dawkins:
Why There Almost Certainly Is No God
Uh....Doc?
I don't think the anti-depressants are working.
Italian probe: Israel used new weapon prototype in Gaza Strip
Last update - 09:18 11/10/2006
By Meron Rapoport, Haaretz Correspondent
Air Force pdf on dime weapon
less collateral damage! (f!&@#*g barf)
Dense Inert Metal Explosive (DIME)
and then I decided to read Richard Dawkins:
Why There Almost Certainly Is No God
Uh....Doc?
I don't think the anti-depressants are working.
Reading Now (Hostile Takeover by David Sirota)
Starting it today.I got so sick of waiting for the library system to actually process the books and let me read a copy, that I bought a copy. Even that required a snide and rude remark at the closest Barnes and Noble. I think the phrase "right-wing bullshit" escaped my lips as I was treated to a clear shot of Annthrax Coulter's latest smear guide for the intellectually impaired behind the cash register. I mentioned Hostile Takeover by David Sirota and the next week I went in and the book was there, so I bought it. I don't think it was the rudeness that prompted the manager to order a copy, I think it might have been the comment that the public was probably leaning more towards the left. The manager said he wanted to be balanced in his offerings. The cynical part of me thinks "Whatever" and the hopeful part of me thinks "Well... maybe things are going to change."
Monday, October 23, 2006
Crabby
Maryland gets crabby over voting tech
10/23/06 issue
Governor, others denounce state’s electronic systems
By Wilson P. Dizard III, GCN Staff
Gee, where have I heard that before?
Diebold makes me crabby
Friday, May 05, 2006
(Oh yeah, I wrote it, and oh yeah, here's more than you want to know about Diebold, and the other voting machines)
This is too funny, I made crab for dinner.
These guys make me effing sick
THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ
Lawmaker Outraged by Sniper Footage on CNN
By Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
October 21, 2006
SAN DIEGO — CNN has become "the publicist for an enemy propaganda film" by broadcasting a video showing an insurgent sniper in Iraq apparently killing an American soldier, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said here Friday.
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-El Cajon) called for the Pentagon to oust any CNN reporter embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq.
"I think Americans like to think we're all in this together," Hunter said. "The average American Marine or soldier has concluded after seeing that film that CNN is not on their side."
CNN said it broadcast the brief video to show the threat that insurgent snipers posed to U.S. troops.
"Whether or not you agree with us in this case, our goal, as always, is to present the unvarnished truth as best we can," CNN producer David Doss wrote in a blog on the network's website.
Tony Snow, President Bush's press secretary, said the insurgents were hoping to "break the will of the American people" by giving the video to CNN.
The footage was shown first on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" program, of which Doss is executive producer, and then on several news shows. It remained on CNN's website Friday.
Doss said CNN Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware received the video after communicating — through intermediaries — with Ibrahim Shammari, a spokesman for the Islamic Army.
Doss said the decision to broadcast the video came after hours of "intense editorial debate."
He said one compromise was made: The moment when the bullet hits the soldier's head is blacked out. The soldier's face and unit patches were not clear, so identifying him was impossible, CNN said.
Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Carlsbad), who with Hunter and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, called the film "nothing short of a terrorist snuff film."
Snow, at his regular news briefing in Washington, said the video was misleading because it made it appear that Americans were "sitting ducks" and that insurgents were winning the war. In truth, he said, insurgents "are dying in much greater numbers and suffering much greater damage."
The Pentagon had no comment on the video.
Embedded reporters sign pledges not to show the faces of dead American troops until their families are notified, but nothing prohibits the use of pictures in which identities are not discernible.
tony.perry@latimes.com
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Our Hunter (voice of SanDiego.org)
By James O. Goldsborough
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006
Duncan Hunter has represented parts of San Diego County in Congress since defeating the redoubtable Lionel Van Deerlin in 1980, thanks mainly to Ronald Reagan's coattails....
..Like George Bush, Hunter believes that the U.S. military should have the right to torture prisoners... Our Hunter
Torture? Oh, yeah, sure, that's ok because his son has been discharged from the army.
I know people who voted for him only because he has an (R) next to his name.
Wonder if they own stock in Defense contractors or they work for one?
Lawmaker Outraged by Sniper Footage on CNN
By Tony Perry, Times Staff Writer
October 21, 2006
SAN DIEGO — CNN has become "the publicist for an enemy propaganda film" by broadcasting a video showing an insurgent sniper in Iraq apparently killing an American soldier, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said here Friday.
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-El Cajon) called for the Pentagon to oust any CNN reporter embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq.
"I think Americans like to think we're all in this together," Hunter said. "The average American Marine or soldier has concluded after seeing that film that CNN is not on their side."
CNN said it broadcast the brief video to show the threat that insurgent snipers posed to U.S. troops.
"Whether or not you agree with us in this case, our goal, as always, is to present the unvarnished truth as best we can," CNN producer David Doss wrote in a blog on the network's website.
Tony Snow, President Bush's press secretary, said the insurgents were hoping to "break the will of the American people" by giving the video to CNN.
The footage was shown first on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360" program, of which Doss is executive producer, and then on several news shows. It remained on CNN's website Friday.
Doss said CNN Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware received the video after communicating — through intermediaries — with Ibrahim Shammari, a spokesman for the Islamic Army.
Doss said the decision to broadcast the video came after hours of "intense editorial debate."
He said one compromise was made: The moment when the bullet hits the soldier's head is blacked out. The soldier's face and unit patches were not clear, so identifying him was impossible, CNN said.
Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Carlsbad), who with Hunter and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista) sent a letter to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, called the film "nothing short of a terrorist snuff film."
Snow, at his regular news briefing in Washington, said the video was misleading because it made it appear that Americans were "sitting ducks" and that insurgents were winning the war. In truth, he said, insurgents "are dying in much greater numbers and suffering much greater damage."
The Pentagon had no comment on the video.
Embedded reporters sign pledges not to show the faces of dead American troops until their families are notified, but nothing prohibits the use of pictures in which identities are not discernible.
tony.perry@latimes.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Our Hunter (voice of SanDiego.org)
By James O. Goldsborough
Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006
Duncan Hunter has represented parts of San Diego County in Congress since defeating the redoubtable Lionel Van Deerlin in 1980, thanks mainly to Ronald Reagan's coattails....
..Like George Bush, Hunter believes that the U.S. military should have the right to torture prisoners... Our Hunter
Torture? Oh, yeah, sure, that's ok because his son has been discharged from the army.
I know people who voted for him only because he has an (R) next to his name.
Wonder if they own stock in Defense contractors or they work for one?
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Monday October 23 last day to register to vote in San Diego
more information from San Diego's Registrar of Voters here
I already have my ballot.
Question.
If we don't put the damn judges there to begin with and most of us don't run in the same social circles (to put it mildly) and Googling them is a waste of time because you have to pay for a Westlaw subscription to find out anthing about them online, why do we have to vote on whether to let them stay there?
Yeesh.
No wonder people don't want to vote, it's kind of a pain, and feels sort of thankless. I don't know why, but voting on judges who fly through and rubber stamp plea bargained (or perhaps pre-ordained) cases makes me think of this reverse Robin Hood shit that we have been subjected to and sucks syphlitic dick.
I'll bet if they gave people a day off to vote a lot of things would change, real quick-like, and people would do their homework (on their civic duty of voting responsibly) without complaint. I would.
I sure as hell don't use the sheeple voter guide brought to you by the bend-over-and-spread-'em fishwrap.
I already have my ballot.
Question.
If we don't put the damn judges there to begin with and most of us don't run in the same social circles (to put it mildly) and Googling them is a waste of time because you have to pay for a Westlaw subscription to find out anthing about them online, why do we have to vote on whether to let them stay there?
Yeesh.
No wonder people don't want to vote, it's kind of a pain, and feels sort of thankless. I don't know why, but voting on judges who fly through and rubber stamp plea bargained (or perhaps pre-ordained) cases makes me think of this reverse Robin Hood shit that we have been subjected to and sucks syphlitic dick.
I'll bet if they gave people a day off to vote a lot of things would change, real quick-like, and people would do their homework (on their civic duty of voting responsibly) without complaint. I would.
I sure as hell don't use the sheeple voter guide brought to you by the bend-over-and-spread-'em fishwrap.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Boo!
Yeah, I know, cheesy website, but one heck of a fun night out.
My kid has to hold my hand every time.
I'm such a wuss-bucket.
Yeah, I know, cheesy website, but one heck of a fun night out.
My kid has to hold my hand every time.
I'm such a wuss-bucket.
Friday, October 20, 2006
Tired, frustrated and depressed, but voting anyway.
I was listening to my favorite morning talk show and a caller said everything that I think and feel. He said (and I'm paraphrasing) he was frustrated, and depressed about the voting machines, tired of getting motivated to go to the polls and have the elections stolen. Then he said he was too old and fat to go throw coktails in the street, and I could relate to that also, I don't want to know what jail is like. There is one on right now who is talking about what they saw on TV last night, and I think he was watching some of the same shows I was. I don't remember which show because I was goofing around on the phone with a friend, but I about threw up when I looked up and saw all the Republican Congressmen from the San Diego area smiling and yukking it up for the cameras. Don't tell me these mofos don't know that Diebold, the mega-churches (about thirty-five thousand idiot sheeple here in San Diego) and Corporate money put them there, because I'll call you a damn liar. These assholes don't give a FUCK about the "people" they are supposed to represent.
Sixteen percent of the country approves of Congress right now, and they look like they're going to throw another party on our dime?
WTF?
Ok, enough bitching. I need to slog through the rest of the stuff on my ballot and send it in and hope that it dosen't hit the circular file.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
SF Chronicle article re: CA Prop 90
This was in my mailbox this morning. It came from someone I have a lot of respect for.
Dear (XXXX) member:
"We had no idea."
You're going to hear that a lot if Proposition 90 passes next month. Millions of people are going to wake up the morning after Election Day and wish they'd read the fine print. Please don't be one of them. Prop 90 is the single most dangerous threat that has ever been leveled at our state's environment. As a native and long-time resident of California, I don't say that lightly. Prop 90 will make it virtually impossible for our state and local governments to do their job of protecting the wildlife, wild lands and other natural resources that make California the special place that it is. The way Prop 90 works is simple. Anytime our government wants to protect some vestige of open space or save an old growth forest or restrict offshore oil drilling, Prop 90 would empower hordes of people to sue the government and collect compensation if they feel their properties or businesses have been compromised. If Prop 90 is enacted, environmental protection will grind to a halt, because we the taxpayers will be unable to afford the billions and billions in payouts. And guess what? Paralyzing government is exactly what Prop 90 aims to do. This cynical ploy is so insidious -- and yet potentially popular -- because it's masquerading as a law that will protect our homes and businesses from government seizure under the power of eminent domain. Well, I'll be first in line to defend private property and protest government seizure. But not if the "cure" is a hundred times worse than the disease! Prop 90 is nothing but a stalking horse for a group of out-of-state, anti-government extremists who would impoverish Californians both environmentally and financially. Don't wake up the morning after Election Day and wish you'd read the fine print. Read it now at http://www.noProp90.com/And make sure your friends, family and colleagues in California read it, too.
Please forward them this email right now.
(XXXX) has joined with a broad coalition of citizen groups who are fighting hard to turn back this unprecedented attack on our environment. (You can see the full list of opponents at http://www.noprop90.com/coalition/index.php)
Please do your part by spreading the word to everyone you know. Tell them to vote "No on 90" on Election Day.
Sincerely,
Robert Redford
P.S. Newspapers across the state are urging a No vote on 90. You can read theireditorials at http://www.noprop90.com/media/articles/?set=article_j6dcq2bwmxw4ax
Freakin Howie Rich wants this thing to pass. Who?
look for video link on this page:
PBS NOW on ballot initiatives, Who is Howie Rich?
When I think of Howie Rich and his ballot initiatives, this song gets stuck in my head: Locals Only
Ok, like yeah, I'm totally dating myself, but like, Oh well.
Dear (XXXX) member:
"We had no idea."
You're going to hear that a lot if Proposition 90 passes next month. Millions of people are going to wake up the morning after Election Day and wish they'd read the fine print. Please don't be one of them. Prop 90 is the single most dangerous threat that has ever been leveled at our state's environment. As a native and long-time resident of California, I don't say that lightly. Prop 90 will make it virtually impossible for our state and local governments to do their job of protecting the wildlife, wild lands and other natural resources that make California the special place that it is. The way Prop 90 works is simple. Anytime our government wants to protect some vestige of open space or save an old growth forest or restrict offshore oil drilling, Prop 90 would empower hordes of people to sue the government and collect compensation if they feel their properties or businesses have been compromised. If Prop 90 is enacted, environmental protection will grind to a halt, because we the taxpayers will be unable to afford the billions and billions in payouts. And guess what? Paralyzing government is exactly what Prop 90 aims to do. This cynical ploy is so insidious -- and yet potentially popular -- because it's masquerading as a law that will protect our homes and businesses from government seizure under the power of eminent domain. Well, I'll be first in line to defend private property and protest government seizure. But not if the "cure" is a hundred times worse than the disease! Prop 90 is nothing but a stalking horse for a group of out-of-state, anti-government extremists who would impoverish Californians both environmentally and financially. Don't wake up the morning after Election Day and wish you'd read the fine print. Read it now at http://www.noProp90.com/And make sure your friends, family and colleagues in California read it, too.
Please forward them this email right now.
(XXXX) has joined with a broad coalition of citizen groups who are fighting hard to turn back this unprecedented attack on our environment. (You can see the full list of opponents at http://www.noprop90.com/coalition/index.php)
Please do your part by spreading the word to everyone you know. Tell them to vote "No on 90" on Election Day.
Sincerely,
Robert Redford
P.S. Newspapers across the state are urging a No vote on 90. You can read theireditorials at http://www.noprop90.com/media/articles/?set=article_j6dcq2bwmxw4ax
Freakin Howie Rich wants this thing to pass. Who?
look for video link on this page:
PBS NOW on ballot initiatives, Who is Howie Rich?
When I think of Howie Rich and his ballot initiatives, this song gets stuck in my head: Locals Only
Ok, like yeah, I'm totally dating myself, but like, Oh well.
Monday, October 16, 2006
California voting information paper ballots
CALIFORNIA SEC. OF STATE DECLARES ALL STATE VOTERS MAY OPT TO VOTE ON A PAPER BALLOT IN MID-TERM ELECTION!
BLOGGED BY Brad ON 10/16/2006 6:35AM
Or if you don't want to mess with the pdf file, here's the text of the memo from Secretary of State Bruce McPherson's office.
"October 3, 2006
To: All County Clerks/Registrars Of Voters/Vendors (06353)
From: Susan Lapsley, Assistant Secretary of State, Elections
As the Secretary of State directed in the November 2005 Special Election and the June 2006 Primary Election any county using a direct recording electronic (DRE) voting system that is certified for use in California with an electronic provisional ballot module may use this module for the casting of provisional ballots in accordance with the adopted procedures of the voting system or, alternatively, may use paper provisional ballots. However, all county elections official shall have an adequate supply of paper ballots, as determined by the elections official, available at the voting locations for use in the event of a temporary loss of the ability to use electronic equipment, or if a voter chooses not to vote on electronic equipment.
Thanks for your cooperation. If you have questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact me as slapsley@ss.ca.gov or (916) 653-724 "
BLOGGED BY Brad ON 10/16/2006 6:35AM
Or if you don't want to mess with the pdf file, here's the text of the memo from Secretary of State Bruce McPherson's office.
"October 3, 2006
To: All County Clerks/Registrars Of Voters/Vendors (06353)
From: Susan Lapsley, Assistant Secretary of State, Elections
As the Secretary of State directed in the November 2005 Special Election and the June 2006 Primary Election any county using a direct recording electronic (DRE) voting system that is certified for use in California with an electronic provisional ballot module may use this module for the casting of provisional ballots in accordance with the adopted procedures of the voting system or, alternatively, may use paper provisional ballots. However,
Thanks for your cooperation. If you have questions or concerns about this, please feel free to contact me as slapsley@ss.ca.gov or (916) 653-724 "
Three hots and a cot
Didn't like that cute little cartoon with the nifty soundtrack?
Here's some evidence that the socialistic programs are broken in the US, but capitalism here also blows.
Here's some evidence that the socialistic programs are broken in the US, but capitalism here also blows.
Communist manifestoon
Communist manifestoon
hat tip Danny
Moyers Weighs In On Net Neutrality
Breaking News
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/13/2006 4:40:00 PM
hat tip Danny
Moyers Weighs In On Net Neutrality
Breaking News
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/13/2006 4:40:00 PM
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Talon?
Documents Shed New Light on Pentagon Surveillance of Peace Activists
(10/12/2006)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: media@aclu.org
Defense Department Tracked Quakers, Student Groups
The name of the database is Talon.
Yep, HotMilitaryStud.com was all over that shit. Remember Talon News ?
(10/12/2006)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: media@aclu.org
Defense Department Tracked Quakers, Student Groups
The name of the database is Talon.
Yep, HotMilitaryStud.com was all over that shit. Remember Talon News ?
Yeah, I know, I'm gross sometimes, and I dont'think there is any real connection, but it is kind of a strange coincidence, don't you think?
Lost in translation
Translation kit to aid US troops in Iraq
Thursday 12 October 2006, 9:59
Makka Time, 6:59 GMT
The device will not be used in combat or conflict situations
The US military may soon be able to communicate better with Iraqis in their own language, thanks to technology developed by IBM that quickly translates spoken English into Iraqi Arabic...
...The IBM technology can translate more than 50,000 English words and 100,000 words in Iraqi Arabic, IBM said.
Eventually, Nahamoo said, the technology could find its way into commercial settings where many languages are spoken, such as banking, aerospace and defence, and law enforcement. Tourists could use the technology as well, he said.
Duz it come in purty colors too?
Cuz yoo know I been planning that vacation to Eye-Rack fer ah while now.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Zoinks!
Army: Recruits doing better in boot camp, now that drill sergeants do not scream so much
The Associated Press
Published: October 10, 2006
Lower standards help Army recruit more
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
Tue Oct 10, 4:38 AM ET
...About 17 percent of the first-time recruits, or about 13,600, were accepted under waivers for various medical, moral or criminal problems, including misdemeanor arrests or drunk driving. That is a slight increase from last year, the Army said...
So, we have kinder, gentler drill sergeants, and lower recruitment standards, including new recruits with possible drug/alcohol problems.
Hey, I know, let's send these people to Afghanistan where the opium poppy growers just had a banner fucking year!!!!
U.S. urges spraying Afghan opium crop
BUT COUNTRY FEARS HAZARDS OF HERBICIDES
Posted on Sun, Oct. 01, 2006
By Jim Krane
Associated Press
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Kissinger- Condor, Condor - Kissinger-- got it?
Part 1 from Buzzflash-- Torture, Murder, Bush, Kissinger and The Mothers of the Disappeared in Argentina: America on the Brink of Horror
Part 2 from Buzzflash on Operation Condor
A condor is in the same family as a vulture by the way....
How appropriate that Henry Kissinger would be behind something called Operation Condor.
Here's some more background on Kissinger:
Video: The Trials of Henry Kissinger: The Making Of A War Criminal:
Monday, October 09, 2006
Israel
In Israel you can critisize Israel.
In America, Jews can't critisize Israel.
Make sense?
Too bad, deal with it unless you want the ADL all over your ass.
from TPM Cafe
More details from Juan Cole at Informed Comment
In America, Jews can't critisize Israel.
Make sense?
Too bad, deal with it unless you want the ADL all over your ass.
from TPM Cafe
More details from Juan Cole at Informed Comment
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Iraq
Every time I read something about the Iraq war my eyes widen in horror and I automatically bring my hand up to cover my mouth.
It's just one bloody, horrible, sickening story after another .
I don't know what the hell the people in charge were thinking. The British couldn't control Iraq.
Oh yeah, that's right, I keep forgetting who's in charge.
It's just one bloody, horrible, sickening story after another .
I don't know what the hell the people in charge were thinking. The British couldn't control Iraq.
Oh yeah, that's right, I keep forgetting who's in charge.
Friday, October 06, 2006
An example of why a Democrat is just an informed Republican
y mas: Required viewing by every patriot!
Hmmm, this has nothing at all to do with the Kucinich footage, but it pissed me off, so here's me going off:
Oh for f#*'s sake, no wonder TBogg calls this guy Special Ed.
Ed, you stupid twit, the Mexicans have better fako papers, why should they work in the fields?
Hmmm, this has nothing at all to do with the Kucinich footage, but it pissed me off, so here's me going off:
Oh for f#*'s sake, no wonder TBogg calls this guy Special Ed.
Ed, you stupid twit, the Mexicans have better fako papers, why should they work in the fields?
TGIF
Republican leadership's immediate reaction to predatorgate:
and that's all I have to say about Foleygate.
I can't connect the following two stories, but they have been the only stories that I've found interesting today.
Tageblatt, Luxembourg
America's Science Empire: It's About Money ... and More
Translated By Sandrine Ageorges
October 4, 2006
According to Peter Bowler, a Professor in the History of Science at the University of Belfast, "The United States constitutes the most powerful scientific economy in the world. They invest more money and probably in a more coherent fashion than anyone else, and in the end, it pays off."
...However the picture in the United States is not completely rosey, where the number of qualified science graduates is dropping, and where public opinion surveys in regard to the sciences reflect a general indifference, if not the suspicion or aversion reflected by fundamentalist religious movements...
...Lastly, the United States is growing concerned with a number of fundamental research projects in Europe that could reverse the trend of American domination, for example into particle physics and atomic fusion...
America's Science Empire: It's About Money ... and More
Y numero dos.
Last night on the local newz one of the stations covers the local World Can't Wait Bush protest and this morning I look for an online link and I can't find it, AND I can't remember which station I was watching. Duh. I wanted a quote because the commentator had said something like 'These people aren't going to get rid of the Bush administration at the polls, they are putting pressure on them to leave office through Nationwide protests .
Of course there was no mention of the GD voting machines, AND the GD Diebold optical scanners on our local newz, which is usually brought to us by the M-I-C.
Y mas from
BradBlog
and that's all I have to say about Foleygate.
I can't connect the following two stories, but they have been the only stories that I've found interesting today.
Tageblatt, Luxembourg
America's Science Empire: It's About Money ... and More
Translated By Sandrine Ageorges
October 4, 2006
According to Peter Bowler, a Professor in the History of Science at the University of Belfast, "The United States constitutes the most powerful scientific economy in the world. They invest more money and probably in a more coherent fashion than anyone else, and in the end, it pays off."
...However the picture in the United States is not completely rosey, where the number of qualified science graduates is dropping, and where public opinion surveys in regard to the sciences reflect a general indifference, if not the suspicion or aversion reflected by fundamentalist religious movements...
...Lastly, the United States is growing concerned with a number of fundamental research projects in Europe that could reverse the trend of American domination, for example into particle physics and atomic fusion...
America's Science Empire: It's About Money ... and More
Y numero dos.
Last night on the local newz one of the stations covers the local World Can't Wait Bush protest and this morning I look for an online link and I can't find it, AND I can't remember which station I was watching. Duh. I wanted a quote because the commentator had said something like 'These people aren't going to get rid of the Bush administration at the polls, they are putting pressure on them to leave office through Nationwide protests .
Of course there was no mention of the GD voting machines, AND the GD Diebold optical scanners on our local newz, which is usually brought to us by the M-I-C.
Y mas from
BradBlog
Thursday, October 05, 2006
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