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The short answer is: away. Not because anything talked about on this thread was a problem, but because a few moderators - including myself - felt that the picture is inappropriate for this website. In my opinion, that shot is child exploitation when its published and toes the line on legality. Feel free to continue talking about the picture, but don't post it. Thanks.

The Iraqi and Afghani constitution currently guarantee a specific right that the US constitution does not offer. What is it?

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Sep 19, 2006 -> 04:41 PM) That's only because 15 year old boys and 45 year old losers can't sit in their parents basements and jerk it to a CD. If her marketing team was smart, they'd start a rumor that a 'private DVD' of Paris somehow slipped into a few copies of the CD. You'd see that disc suddenly go quadrupile platinum......and every one of you would own one. If they called the album "A Night in Paris" too, imagine the DualDisc possibilities.

I just promoted it to its own thread, thank you. I knew you posted it the whole time.

There has been a long history of people rebelling against empire. Often to establish an empire of its own. I think, in this case, Chavez has a point. American foreign policy since 1991 has very much been to spread its dominion as far as possible throughout the world. Being the only major power left in the world, the policy was in my opinion inevitable. However, not tenable for more than a medium term. Too many powers were ascending, notably China. We have been, knowingly or not, following a policy of empire across the planet partially because our own policies move glacially in worldview. We went from a bipolar world to one that was quickly moving from US hegemony to multipolarity. Our policies have not kept up with world events because our political worldview has also not kept up with world events.

So Bill Frist reads the Preamble to the Constitution on the floor of the Senate Monday and blames the minority Democrats for tying the hands of a Republican Congress from actually doing anything. The Link, with a link to the video. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) respond.

Did I say I'm takin him seriously? It's really an entertaining read.

QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 04:40 PM) If Stevens is the "King of Pork", there isn't an honorific gaudy enough for Byrd. Galactic Emperor of Pork? Isn't "King Of Pork" a reality show on A&E? Or at least, shouldn't it be?

Anybody read Chavez' speech transcript. Can't say I agree with him, but I loves me some oratory! He calls the UN worthless, calls Bush "the devil", complains about the smell of sulphur, cites Noam Chomsky repeatedly!, invites everyone to Venezuela, and talks about how most of his delegation isn't allowed out of the planes that took them to the US. That's some speechifyin! http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2.htm

Truth is, the frontrunner at this time is a prince of Jordan. The next Secretary General will be from the Asian group of nations, of which Jordan is one.

Actually, that's frequently the scenario that the US and France as well as other EU states play when the EU and US have common security goals. Or France is trying to defuse a situation that looks more and more similar to the US drumbeat for a war against Iraq three years ago.

Welcome to the dark side.

He handed Senator Macaca his ass.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 18, 2006 -> 09:28 PM) People called him "electable" because he was moderate and is a solid crusader, along with his war record. Problem is, he came off like a fish flopping around on the bottom of the boat against a brick wall Bush. The Dems looked at the wrong factors, IMO. I said it then. Edwards wins in 2004 if he gets the nomination, even though I'm no fan of his. Kerry was too close to call. Actually, I'm less and less convinced that Edwards would have been a good choice. My pick you still haven't heard from yet. Retired Governor of Virginia Mark Warner. I think Hillary doesn't even formally run.

Dirty.

You don't wanna know what Grimace did with the McRemoulade.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 18, 2006 -> 07:56 PM) I guess I don't see that in him. To me, if you want a candidate to the left of the Dem center with the balls to stand up for their beliefs, I'd go with Kucinich. Feingold has two problems for me. One, reality or not, is national image is that of someone far left. Two, he is a complainer extraordinaire. I mean, they all complain. But Feingold tends to be too strident in his complaints, almost to the point of being corny. He doesn't come off as a President, is what I am trying to say. If we are asking who the best President would be, I'd take Feingold over Hillary, and possibly over John Kerry as well. But Feingold isn't electable is the problem - he'll get stomped on. So I don't want him getting the nomination. Give me a candidate who is NOT one of the big names that are already muddied (Clinton, Kerry, Edwards), who is moderate but somewhat honest (not moderate by way of waffling), and who has a history of ascendent success (not someone who has been in the same political post forever). That, to me, says Evan Bayh or Bill Richardson. Unfortunately, they both need a much bigger national profile than they have now to pull it off. But if they did, I think either one would kick any Republicans rear in the election. We worried about who was electable in 2004. Fat lot of good that did us.

Danish Hot Dog Sauce. Clearly. It's specifically created for the Hot Dog. What are you, savages?

Russ Feingold would be a fine candidate for President in my opinion. A Democrat with balls. And not nearly as radical as many think. I believe, the more that people see him, the more people will be inclined to support him. He votes his conscience more than most.

10 Amazing Pop-ish songs recorded before 1980. Fox - S-s-single Bed The Beatles - I'm A Loser Rose Royce - Ooo Boy Marvin Gaye - When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You? Otis Redding - Just Give Me One More Chance Pilot - Magic Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi Serge Gainsbourg - Le Poinconneur Shorty Long - Function at the Junction Incredible Bongo Band - Apache

Because I like listing em.... another 10+1 1. Ween - Freedom of 76 2. Billy Bragg - Wishin The Days Away 3. Basement Jaxx - U R On My Mind 4. The Clash - Tommy Gun 5. Prince - Black Sweat 6. Belle and Sebastian - Piazza, New York Catcher 7. The Beatles - No Reply 8. Lou Reed - I'm So Free 9. Hard-Fi - Living For The Weekend 10. The Replacements - Merry Go Round The Bonus 11: Marc & Trash Palace Almond/Trash Palace - Boy Toy

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Sep 18, 2006 -> 12:28 AM) I call bulls*** on that. It is commomplaceto put the party affiliation, such as ® or (D) after the names at least the first time they appear in the story. If there was 'oversight', it got past the reporter, and copy editior. And they were 'honest' about it? Calling her a junior staffer isn't quite true. They declined to identify her. The blog entries appeared on "Road Diaries of the Persuasionatrix," http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/pol...-home-headlines (sorry, don't know how to make those neat, little links). Here is a link to her blog. http://politics.wizbangblog.com/docs/Persu...gust%202006.htm Quotes from her own blog. "There are definite perks to starting as senior staff. I show up and everyone listens, I don't have to do the majority of the grunt work or obnoxious calls. I have interns for that." Now, this doesn't imply that she is head of campaigns or anything, but senior staff sure sounds quite different that junior staffer. But yes, he did the right thing and fired her. I just read that her name is Ursula Gruber, a Chicago native who was recently hired by the Cardin campaign, although not sure on the accuracy of that. Just because she said she was senior staff doesn't mean she was. People make stuff up on the Internet all the time. I can say this being the true Sausage King of Chicago. But seriously, so what? I've given up on the media argument because its fake outrage. For every example of media bias on the left, I can give you plenty on the right as well. From the same sources. Media isn't intentionally biased here, they're just damn lazy.

Oh, wahhh. Republicans are so oppressed. So what? It's bad journalism, and most likely an oversight honestly. But it looks here like the Democratic Candidate did the right thing and fire the dumb ass staffer's ass as soon as it was discovered and was honest about the whole thing.

Listening to the new Basement Jaxx album. It's so nice to hear them growing as a band and really getting something more melodic and textured.

Reshuffled. No Artist Repeats in the list. 1. Basement Jaxx - Lights Go Down 2. Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 - Like A Lover 3. Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing 4. Tricky - Au Revoir Emmanuelle 5. Billie Holliday - Lover Come Back to Me 6. Daft Punk - Something About Us 7. Lou Reed - Andy's Chest 8. Bis - What You're Afraid Of 9. Billy Bragg - Blake's Jerusalem 10. Taj Mahal - Chevrolet (My shuffle now features 10% more music!) 11. Beirut - Mount Wroclai