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Sarah Palin's Church (Wasilla Bible Church) Hosts Anti-Gay Conversion Confe
2008-09-07 20:41:00
Sarah Palin's Church (Wasilla Bible Church) Hosts Anti -Gay Conversion Conference According to this Associated Press story, the church of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is hosting a kind of conference devoted to the "conversion of Gays" -- no kidding. Here's the AP text: ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ? Gov. Sarah Palin's church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer. "You'll be encouraged by the power of God's love and His desire to transform the lives of those impacted by homosexuality," according to the insert in the bulletin of the Wasilla Bible Church, where Palin has prayed since she was a child. Palin's conservative Christian views have energized that part of the GOP electorate, which was lukewarm to John McCain's candidacy before he named her as his vice presidential choice. She is staunchly anti-abortion, opposing exceptions for rape and incest, and opposes gay marriage and spousal rights for gay couples. As I...
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Sarah Palin, To Be Interviewed By ABC In Alaska
2008-09-07 20:31:00
AP - Republican vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin is offering her first televised interview to ABC News in the coming week in Alaska . Remember, these guys did such a lousy debate in the primary season they were excluded from the PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES. Go Figure. read more | digg story

Obama Suppoters Talk About Obama, McCain, Palin - VIDEO
2008-09-07 20:02:00
This video was created at a rally for Barack Obama in Berkeley Thursday that drew 1,000 people. I asked Obama supporters why they backed Obama and what they thought about the GOP VP Candidate Sarah Palin.
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NFL What lies ahead : Ten questions to answer in NFL 2008
2008-09-07 19:38:00
One thing is pretty certain: The NFL's next champion will be crowned on Feb. 1 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, site of Super Bowl XLIII. Beyond that, there are plenty of unanswered possibilities to ponder as the NFL's 89th season begins. USA TODAY tackles 10 questions ? albeit without the help of a crystal ball. read more | digg story
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NFL Opening Day 08 - NFL Kicoff Weekend
2008-09-07 19:37:00
Who is the new NFL powerhouse for the 08/09 season?read more | digg story
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ESPN - Cowboys emerge as Super Bowl favorites - NFL
2008-09-07 19:35:00
ESPN.com's NFL experts predict the division winners, wild cards, award winners and the Super Bowl winner. read more | digg story
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Jon Stewart Obliterates McCain's Acceptance Speech
2008-09-07 18:57:00
This clip clearly illustrates that Candidate McCain is absolutely, undeniably no different than the asshat currently sitting near the red phone waiting to push the button.read more | digg story
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Palin's Speech Didn't Move Undecided or Democratic Women
2008-09-07 18:56:00
McCain's pandering to women improved her standing to women in focus groups in Nevada, but polling data suggests that there is no movement in national polling data, showing women are not stupid like John McCain and Karl Rove think they are. read more | digg story
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Feds Warn Climate Change Could Harm Giant Sequoias
2008-09-07 18:52:00
Federal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan with an eye toward climate change and the impact of a longer, harsher wildfire season.read more | digg story
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Man Kicked Out Of California Bar Comes Back And Shoots 11
2008-09-07 18:50:00
The gunman opened fire early Friday morning after being kicked out, Riverside sheriff's officials say. The incident began after the gunman, along with four friends, was kicked out of Las Copas bar in Mira Loma for causing a disturbance. On his way out, he threatened a security guard, sheriff's officials said.read more | digg story
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Sarah Palin and John McCain?s Shotgun Marriage
2008-09-07 18:49:00
John McCain?s speed-dating of Sarah Palin reaffirmed that his decision-making process is impetuous and, in its Bush-like preference for gut instinct over facts, potentially reckless.read more | digg story
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Post Convention Thoughts
2008-09-01 07:04:00
So I've had a few days to consider my overall impression of the Democratic National Convention . While it was certainly a fantastic experience (excellent networking, exceptional star gazing, fantastic speeches, interesting panels and round tables), I think, for me, it boils down to an almost catastrophic waste of resources. Let me say at the outset that I recognize the need to rile up the base for the election season. I understand that without an energized, hardcore set of volunteers, the party would be sunk. I'm not sure, however, that the party needs to spend the millions of dollars it did to achieve that effect. I sat in the Pepsi Center on Wednesday night watching the multi video screens scrolling text and flashing stars wondering if we really needed all of that? The party spends four years raising money from major donors just so they can spend a chunk of that money to throw lavish parties for said donors at the Convention. It seems a little nuts.Yes, it all looks great o...
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Hurricane Gustav: Twitter "Tweets" of New Orleans Residents Show They're Le
2008-08-31 20:54:00
I just happened to check out the Twitter "tweets" -- messages -- left by New Orleans residents, or at least those who listed as living in that city which seems to be the target of yet another Hurricane , this one called Gustof.  How I did it was by simply typing "New Orleans" in a search on Twitter. Some of the messages are from people who have already departed, like aliciammyers, who reports that she's "Driving towards Nashville. Want eggs so badly. Traffic is non-".  Then sarahmparks writes that she's "keeping an eye on Gustav".   Emmaleigh3 reports that she's "Watching pirates of the carribean and waiting for the storm".   She'd better get out of there!! Twitter's a good way to determine the mood and place of people in a region during a disaster like Gustav.  I'm going to follow the New Orleans people via Twitter in the days to come.  
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Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska In Mini-Skirt
2008-08-31 20:43:00
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska In Skirt , originally uploaded by thisiswar3005.Cementing the perception that Alaska Governor and now Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin is a hottie, we have this photo of her in a mini-skirt.  It's not real; as it turns out, it's photoshopped. But with this, comes another perception: as one who's not ready to be Vice President, let alone President of the United States. For example I present this article that was posted on the "Writers for Obama" web listserv. I don't know who the person is, no one does, but it's worth reading: From a Classmate...the word on the GOP VP Candidate. [I'd feel better publishing this if I knew the author's name, and could verify it, but assuming this is not ghostwritten, it is very telling and very insightful....This came from the most interesting Yahoo! group, Secular Humanist, from the Moderator, Greg Dempsey] Dear classmates - As an Alaskan, I am writing to give all of you some informa...
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Gov. Sarah Palin: "What Does A VP Do"?
2008-08-30 06:33:00
On the show "Kudlow and Company" Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, during an interview with Larry Kudlow, asked what the VP did on a daily basis.  That was a terrible question to ask for someone who eventually placed herself in the position of being Senator John McCain's VP running mate.  It points to a kind of "on the campaign trail" job that the McCain people are undoubtedly doing at this point in time.   That's not what the ideal VP candidate should entail.  It makes me wonder if McCain's people, or McCain himself, ever saw this video or even looked at her from a standpoint of the possibility that she would come off as a real neophyte.   More on this soon. 

Senator Barack Obama Speech at the 2008 DNC Invesco Field
2008-08-30 06:15:00
This was one of the most amazing speeches Senator Obama has given.   But it is the best speech, because it was done before 38 million people.   In this Invesco Field .   On this August Thursday.   Senator Obama made the case for Liberalism and did so better than anyone of our generation. Here's the text from an email by PR Newswire :  Democratic Convention  Thursday, August 28th, 2008  Denver, Colorado  As Prepared for Delivery To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. Let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me on this journey, and especially the one who traveled the farthest -- a champion for working Americans and an inspiration to my daughters and to yours -- Hillary Rodham Clinton.  To President Clinton, who last...
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Matthew Modine, Willie Brown, Delegate On Barack Obama Event
2008-08-29 21:42:00
On the floor of Invesco Field, I asked Actor Matthew Modine, former California Speaker and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown , and a Clinton-now-Obama -delegate for their impressions of the event to that time. Modine said that "this is the place to be. Right here. Right now." Brown remarked that he had "never seen anything like this, and I'm 74 years old."
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Sarah Palin - McCain's VP Pick Accused of Corruption, Enemy Of Open Governm
2008-08-29 17:42:00
Sarah Palin - McCain 's VP Pick Accused of Corruption , Enemy Of Open GovernmentToday, in a weird attempt to steal thunder from Senator Barack Obama's rousing nomination event at Invesco Field in Denver, Senator John McCain will announce  that he's selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his VP pick. (The matter of the fur around her neck will be discussed later.) But it's a risk.  She's painted as "squeeky clean" but there's not just the commonly mentioned investigation of abuse of power, but allegations from "palininvestigated.blogspot.com" tha t she's opposed to open goverment and "leads by Blackberry" working to hide records of communications by using that device. On top of that, there's her interesting college background as a beauty queen, which causes one to want to look in that direction. But the main question is can she be President of The United States?  Can she deal with the complexities of foreign policy?  The simple fact one has to ask th...
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Barack Obama Speech, Joe Biden, Fireworks Show Mark Event - Video
2008-08-29 16:18:00
This video captures the amazing end of the Senator Barack Obama speech, with the emergence of Senator Joe Biden and an unexpected but stirring fireworks show.  More videos to come. 
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Obama fans and delegates enjoyed the afternoon at Invesco Field in Denver
2008-08-29 10:07:00
On the 28th of August, 2008, the Democratic party nominated U.S. Senator Barack Hussein Obama to be their endorsed candidate for President of the United States of America. The 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's "I have a dream..." speech on the mall in Washington D.C. now marks Denver , Colorado as another key site in the long march for racial equality in the U.S. - Senator Obama is bi-racial: his mother was a caucasian woman from Kansas, and his father an African from KenyaIt was a bright, warm, sunny afternoon in Denver. The line for admission streched for miles as excited attendees including the 6,000 conference delegates made their way into Invesco Field, the home of the Denver Broncos, to watch the last day of the Democratic Nominating Convention, culminating in Obama's acceptance speech.First, some volunteers:And no story about August 28th would be complete without comments from delegates. Two Minnesota Delegates took the time to comment on the goings-on, Mira Vat...
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Invesco Field - Obama Speech - Outside
2008-08-29 01:57:00
This is an electric place to be!!
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Howard Dean - Live Video At 4:40 PM - Barack Obama Speech
2008-08-29 00:54:00
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean took time to remind us all that John McCain can't remember the number of houses he owns as he launched into a speech on the Democratic Party's responsiblity to those in America who have less, not more.  It's now 4:40 PM MST as of the making of this video. 
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Invesco Field - Live Video At 3:48 PM - Barack Obama Speech
2008-08-29 00:37:00
This is the second video of the live series created as I sit here at Invesco Field in the Blogger Lounge. 
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Invesco Field Democratic Convention
2008-08-29 00:04:00
This is a blogger eye view of the field.
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Terry McAuliffe On The Clinton Nomination of Barack Obama
2008-08-28 23:13:00
This is a video interview with now-former campaign finance chair Terry McAuliffe who commented on Senator Hillary Clinton 's nomination of Barack Obama as President.  Terry also informs us that he's going "To Dizzyland."  
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Invesco Field Speaking Schedule For Thursday, August 28th (Today)
2008-08-28 22:52:00
From The DNCC via email to me Time Shown as local ? Denver, Colorado MST 3:00 PM ? 5:00 PM (LOCAL) Live Performances (before gavel)  Yonder Mountain String Band Performance Jeff Austin, Adam Aijala, Ben Kaufmann, Dave Johnston Voter Registration Presentation Remarks The Honorable Luis Gutierrez Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois David Plouffe Obama Campaign Manager Ray Rivera Obama State Director, Colorado Call to Order The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention Member and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, California Invocation Rabbi David Saperstein Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism ? Washington, DC Presentation of Colors Disabled American Veterans Pledge of Allegiance Shawn Johnson US Olympic Gymnast National Anthem Jennifer Hudson Academy award-winning singer and Broadway performer Welcome Elbra Wedgeworth  President/Chair, Denver Host Committee Presentation of Resolutions Democrat...
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Rep. John Lewis addresses the GA & AL delegations
2008-08-28 22:05:00
This morning, I had the pleasure of visiting with the AL delegation for their breakfast and celebration of the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have A Dream" speech. Rep. John Lewis , the only man who spoke with Dr. King on that day still living, addressed both the AL and, after a request was received and honored to open the dividing partitions between ballrooms, the GA delegation. Rep. Lewis, currently of GA, but a native son of AL, was amazing, as always. He talked about how far this country has come since he and his comrades marched from Selma to Montgomery saying, "Those of you who tell me nothing has changed, I'd like to tell you to come walk in my shoes." Saying that he had, "cried so many tears in the last two days," he went on to say that he, "never thought (he'd) see last night," the night when Barack Obama, an African American, was nominated for the Presidency.Rep. Lewis was eloquent speaking about the nomination of Barack Obama for the Presidency: "What ...
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Get your one of a kind Obama accessories!
2008-08-28 21:57:00
These beautiful ladies with Shaddai Designs sell handmade Obama purses and jewelry. You can reach Michelle Browder, the graphic artist, at 334-834-0551.
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Joe Biden Speech, Barack Obama Surprise Entrance At DNC
2008-08-28 19:56:00
This is a video of the dramatic entrance of Senator Barack Obama just after Senator Joe Biden finished his acceptance speech.
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Jesse Jackson On Joe Biden; Barack Obama v. John McCain
2008-08-28 19:48:00
This is my interview with The Rev. Jesse Jackson who talked about Senator Joe Biden 's speech, and the impact of Senator Barack Obama 's Presidential Run on America and American History.
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