June 30th, 2008 // comments (0)

Photo Of The Day – 06/30/08

Australian Men’s 470 class team is seen on the boat ‘Dead Calm’ training on a bed of algae at the Olympic sailing venue at Qingdao in China, on June 24. China’s pledge of a “Green Olympics” has taken on a worrying meaning at the sailing-venue city of Qingdao, where an algae bloom has coated the coastline, according to witnesses and Chinese media. (AFP/HO/File)

June 30th, 2008 // comments (0)

The Blind Special Forces Soldier

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — When Capt. Ivan Castro joined the Army, he set goals: to jump out of planes, kick in doors and lead soldiers into combat. He achieved them all. Then the mortar round landed five feet away, blasting away his sight.

“Once you’re blind, you have to set new goals,” Castro said.

He set them higher.

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Not content with just staying in the Army, he is

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June 30th, 2008 // comments (0)

Fox News Sorry For Dead Model Footage

FNC’s Geraldo At Large made the decision last night to show “exclusive” video of model, Ruslana Korshunova, who committed suicide in New York City Saturday. The video included images of her bloody, pale face with the rest of her body covered by a white sheet.

Geraldo Rivera described the video, saying, “These are the last images of her broken body being lifted off the Manhattan sidewalk, where shocked and sickened witnesses watched

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June 30th, 2008 // comments (0)

Obama’s Second General Election Ad

I’m Barack Obama, and I approve this message.

Announcer: He worked his way through college and Harvard Law.

Turned down big money offers, and helped lift neighborhoods stung by job loss. Fought for workers’ rights.

He passed a law to move people from welfare to work, slashed the rolls by eighty percent. Passed tax cuts for workers; health care for kids.

As president, he’ll end tax breaks for companies that export jobs,

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June 30th, 2008 // comments (0)

Clinton To Obama: ‘Kiss My Ass’

Mr Obama is expected to speak to Mr Clinton for the first time since he won the nomination in the next few days, but campaign insiders say that the former president’s future campaign role is a “sticking point” in peace talks with Mrs Clinton’s aides.

The Telegraph has learned that the former president’s rage is still so great that even loyal allies are shocked by his patronising attitude to Mr Obama, and

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June 30th, 2008 // comments (0)

Wesley Clark Is A Complete Moron

Hot Air asks the question, I answer it. Clark is being used by the Obama campaign as a proxy to attack John McCain’s military record. CBS host Bob Schieffer asked him about his criticism of McCain as he called him ‘untried and untested’ and Wesley Clark’s answer was a stunner.

Because in the matters of national security policy making, it’s a matter of understanding risk, it’s a matter of gauging

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June 29th, 2008 // comments (0)

Racist Hillary Fans With Spray-Paint

One of the 60 city vehicles spray-painted by vandals while they were parked across from Orlando city hall late Saturday night June 28, 2008. Investigators say the culprits spray-painted notes such as ‘Obama smokes crack’ and a racial epithet. They even left cards on each vehicle disparaging both Obama and Sen. John McCain but have messages of support for Sen. Hillary Clinton. Police also found that many of the vehicles had open

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June 29th, 2008 // comments (0)

Obama Supporters Take ‘Hussein’

Emily Nordling has never met a Muslim, at least not to her knowledge. But this spring, Ms. Nordling, a 19-year-old student from Fort Thomas, Ky., gave herself a new middle name on Facebook.com, mimicking her boyfriend and shocking her father.

“Emily Hussein Nordling,” her entry now reads.

With her decision, she joined a growing band of supporters of Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, who are expressing solidarity with him

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June 28th, 2008 // comments (0)

News Junkie Radio Show 06-28-08

The News Junkie Radio Show Audio Archive For June 28, 2008:

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June 27th, 2008 // comments (0)

Nevada Gov Busted With Playmate

The photo that accompanies this column is exactly what it appears to be — your governor embracing a woman in a dark parking lot.

For some of you, this photo, taken last Saturday at the Reno Rodeo, is legitimate news because you believe it may call into question the judgment and moral character of Gov. Jim Gibbons, the most public of our public officials. For others it’s the lowest form of

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June 27th, 2008 // comments (0)

Watch This: Black Gold Episode 2

From the creator of Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch comes a one-of-a-kind series about Texas oil men who gamble everything for a chance to strike it rich. Wildcatters risk their life savings and roughnecks risk their lives. Black Gold takes you inside the action as the race for oil heats up.

This series looks really cool and I haven’t been able to catch it yet. Note the obvious racism among…

June 27th, 2008 // comments (0)

Zimbabwe Is The Brand New Iraq

HARARE, Zimbabwe – Widespread voter intimidation and low turnout marked Zimbabwe’s one-candidate presidential runoff Friday, further damaging the vote designed to bolster longtime President Robert Mugabe’s credibility.

Residents said they were forced to vote, threatened by violence, arson or roving bands of government supporters searching for those without an ink-stained finger.

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who withdrew from the runoff citing a campaign of state-sponsored violence, said the results would “reflect only

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June 27th, 2008 // comments (0)

Dems Shift Criticism From Iraq

As the situation continues to improve in Iraq, Democrats continue to aim away from the country that now seems to have a decent future on the horizon. The screaming headline above, from the Huffington Post, is a perfect example of where the argument is heading. Whereas just months ago the entire election was going to be a referendum on Iraq, now it seems to be less of an issue. Do you need…

June 26th, 2008 // comments (0)

Obama And Clinton Meet In Unity

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama told Hillary Rodham Clinton’s top financial backers Thursday that he personally has donated $2,300 to her campaign and more significantly has asked his biggest donors to help pay off her more than $20 million debt.

Obama made the announcement at a meeting with Clinton donors who have been frustrated that the Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting had not done more to help her pay the bills even as they

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June 26th, 2008 // comments (0)

Photo Of The Day – 06/26/08

Riot police officers sleep on a street during a rally demanding the full-scale renegotiation of the U.S. beef import deal and the resignation of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul June 26, 2008. South Korea will allow the resumption of U.S. beef imports starting Thursday, the ruling party said on Wednesday, implementing an unpopular deal that sparked street protests and caused a crisis for the government.
REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA)