Thursday, October 23, 2008
huge HOPE mural
Obama volunteers are working hard these days, and some are getting creative in their cities.
In Northeastern Pennsylvania, one couple painted a 70x100 feet mural of Barack based on the famous HOPE poster.
They made the mural by drawing in chalk before painting in the colors. The mural is so big that they had to climb a tree on their property to take a picture of their yard.
In Northeastern Pennsylvania, one couple painted a 70x100 feet mural of Barack based on the famous HOPE poster.
They made the mural by drawing in chalk before painting in the colors. The mural is so big that they had to climb a tree on their property to take a picture of their yard.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Unconstitutional psychopath
(WASILLA, Alaska) The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office.
What she didn't tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and per diem fees.
An Associated Press review of the Republican vice presidential candidate's record as mayor and governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious causes, sometimes at taxpayer expense and in ways that blur the line between church and state.
more HERE
What she didn't tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and per diem fees.
An Associated Press review of the Republican vice presidential candidate's record as mayor and governor reveals her use of elected office to promote religious causes, sometimes at taxpayer expense and in ways that blur the line between church and state.
more HERE
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Palin Compromised Public Safety in Bizarre Crusade
Another interesting tidbit from the Branchflower report on Troopergate, from Branchflower's interview with Commissioner of Public Safety Walt Monegan's executive secretary, Cassandra Byrne:
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: And then the last call was in April of 2008. I think you told me earlier that he had just gotten back from a legislative session in Juneau, or something. Tell about that, if you would.
MS. BYRNE: I think that he was disappointed with the legislative decision about budgeting for public safety, and when he came back I asked him how the meetings went, the hearings, et cetera. He said that it was basically very disheartening at the direction that the legislative session had gone because we were not going to receive the funding that we would need.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: And was there mention made of Michael Wooten in the context of this conversation?
MS. BYRNE: Yes.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: What did he tell you?
MS. BYRNE: That because of the fact that we still had Wooten in our employee, that we would continue to have the problems with budgeting.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: That was his feeling?
MS. BYRNE: Yes.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: Did he say that he had been told that, or did you get the feeling that that was just his feeling?
MS. BYRNE: No. He was - I don't know who, whether someone told him directly, but it has always been my feeling that our administration has always been pressured and everything that we've done as far as goals and projects, that it weighed very heavily upon that issue.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: The issue being Mike Wooten being fired?
MS. BYRNE: Yes.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: And the pressure that you're referring to, would that be coming from the Governor or Governor's office?
MS. BYRNE: It was her Administration - not only from the Governor, but
other members.
Yep. So desperate were the Crazy Palins to prosecute their vendetta against their former brother-in-law that when they couldn't get Monegan to break state law and union rules on their behalf, that they decided to "punish" him by denying his budgeting requests for public safety projects.
Women are raped in Alaska at a rate twice the national average, but Sarah Palin cuts the public saftety budget in a desperate bid to score some kind of points in her insane personal crusade against her own family.
Remember this next time she spews her crap about how Democrats would "cut funding for our troops, because the truth is that she cut funding for her Troopers when Alaskans needed them most.
And she did it all for some vague hope of personal satisfaction.
What a psycho.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: And then the last call was in April of 2008. I think you told me earlier that he had just gotten back from a legislative session in Juneau, or something. Tell about that, if you would.
MS. BYRNE: I think that he was disappointed with the legislative decision about budgeting for public safety, and when he came back I asked him how the meetings went, the hearings, et cetera. He said that it was basically very disheartening at the direction that the legislative session had gone because we were not going to receive the funding that we would need.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: And was there mention made of Michael Wooten in the context of this conversation?
MS. BYRNE: Yes.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: What did he tell you?
MS. BYRNE: That because of the fact that we still had Wooten in our employee, that we would continue to have the problems with budgeting.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: That was his feeling?
MS. BYRNE: Yes.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: Did he say that he had been told that, or did you get the feeling that that was just his feeling?
MS. BYRNE: No. He was - I don't know who, whether someone told him directly, but it has always been my feeling that our administration has always been pressured and everything that we've done as far as goals and projects, that it weighed very heavily upon that issue.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: The issue being Mike Wooten being fired?
MS. BYRNE: Yes.
MR. BRANCHFLOWER: And the pressure that you're referring to, would that be coming from the Governor or Governor's office?
MS. BYRNE: It was her Administration - not only from the Governor, but
other members.
Yep. So desperate were the Crazy Palins to prosecute their vendetta against their former brother-in-law that when they couldn't get Monegan to break state law and union rules on their behalf, that they decided to "punish" him by denying his budgeting requests for public safety projects.
Women are raped in Alaska at a rate twice the national average, but Sarah Palin cuts the public saftety budget in a desperate bid to score some kind of points in her insane personal crusade against her own family.
Remember this next time she spews her crap about how Democrats would "cut funding for our troops, because the truth is that she cut funding for her Troopers when Alaskans needed them most.
And she did it all for some vague hope of personal satisfaction.
What a psycho.
Hitchens Eats Another Religious Figure for Lunch
At a lunch event in New York City on September 22, Christopher Hitchens and the Catholic theologian Lorenzo Albacete squared off over the Big Question: "Does science make belief in God obsolete?" The event was jointly sponsored by the Templeton Foundation and On Faith, the online religion forum of the Washington Post and Newsweek. The discussion was moderated by Jon Meacham, the editor of Newsweek, and Sally Quinn of the Washington Post. The event received widespread coverage, in publications ranging from Newsweek and the New York Daily News to Vanity Fair and National Review Online.
WATCH IT HERE.
WATCH IT HERE.
Elizibeth Dole is a Bigot
in a press release on her website HERE, she clearly attacks her opponent for meeting with constituents of non-faith, and seems to forget about a little thing called freedom of religion, and the establishment clause.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Google Battles Drunk-eMailing
Google released a useful new Gmail feature yesterday in its labs, which could help prevent the intoxicated from sending embarrassing late-night emails they might regret in the morning.
When activated, the program will force a user to solve a series of math problems before allowing any message to be sent.
They are not terribly difficult, but do serve as an extra line of defense in what can be a very dangerous habit.
The service is set by default to kick in only on weekend nights, but you can change the settings to apply whenever.
As for drunk dialing and texting, you’re still on your own.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Soon You'll Hear Ambulances and Fire Trucks Hittin' From Like 50 Blocks Away
Take a look around next time you're stuck in rush hour traffic. The woman in the car next to you is putting on makeup. The guy on the other side is yakking on his cell phone. Everywhere you look, distracted motorists are doing everything but paying attention to what's happening around them. It's annoying as hell if you're a commuter, but it can be a matter of life or death if you're a cop or paramedic.
Enter the Rumbler Intersection Clearing System, which can grab the attention of drivers oblivious to the flashing lights and blaring sirens of police cars and ambulances. It generates a low-level vibration all but guaranteed to get the attention of even the most brain-dead motorists so emergency vehicles waste less time slicing through traffic.
"People were cocooning themselves so much inside their vehicles that in some cases, the siren and lights didn't seem to be enough," says Tom Morgan of Federal Signal Corp, which developed the Rumbler. "That increases the risk to an officer or to the citizens in an area where an emergency is occurring."
The technology behind the Rumbler is surprisingly simple and works a lot like those annoying bass-heavy stereos that rattle your windows at 2 a.m.
The system costs $429.99 and features an amplifier, a timer, an electronic siren (mechanical ones don't work) and two subwoofers. When the siren blares, it's output is duplicated at a signal two octaves lower, then amplified and played through the subs. The resulting rumble is enough to shake solid materials, creating a vibration that demands attention. The coffee can-sized speakers can be easily installed in vehicle wheel wells, and the control unit mounts under the hood or in the trunk.
more HERE
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
