Filipinos turn cell phones into virtual wallets - Wireless World - MSNBC.com

Filipinos turn cell phones into virtual wallets - Wireless World - MSNBC.com:

"More than 5.5 million Filipinos now use their cell phones as virtual wallets,
making the Philippines a leader among developing nations in providing financial
transactions over mobile networks."

Why are we behind the technology on this? The Philippines have better technology for cell phones than we do, that says something. We are no longer the high tech leader we imagine ourselves to be. This is just one example. America needs to wake up, invest in education, invest in its own companies and invest in technology.

A Blog For All: Breaking: Taiwan Resolves To Declare Independence

A Blog For All: Breaking: Taiwan Resolves To Declare Independence:

"Taiwan's parliament has taken steps that are sure to piss off the
Communist Chinese. They passed a resolution that asserts the island's
sovereignty and independence from mainland China. The Communists, of course, see
Taiwan as nothing more than a rogue province and has often threatened military
force if an official declaration of independence is made."

This step is either going to lead to increased tension and a chance of war in the region. A war that would involve American troops due to our alliance with Taiwan. Or it is going to lead to a point where China will finally let Taiwan go, give up the fight that it cannot win. I hope that it is the second, that China will see that they cannot prevent Taiwan from being independent. They can fight it, but in the end they are going to lose.

Paris Hilton on Late Show w/ David Letterman 9/28/2007

» Breaking News: Pamela Anderson to Marry Again Bitten and Bound: The Not So Pretty Side of Hollywood

» Breaking News: Pamela Anderson to Marry Again Bitten and Bound: The Not So Pretty Side of Hollywood:

"Pamela Anderson and Rick Solomon applied for and obtained a marriage license in
Las Vegas on Saturday."

This directly links the social circles of the last blonde of Hollywood and the current blonde of Hollywood. It also means that in terms of sexual diagrams - everyone has slept with everyone else in Hollywood.

Gabby Babble: Eva Longoria Sex Tape

Gabby Babble: Eva Longoria Sex Tape:

"Eva Longoria might be the latest celebrity to have a sex tape. Right now, the
sex tape is not on any free download website. But, if it is actually her, I'm
sure it will be available soon. And if she does have a sex tape, you might want
to consider watching it on mute since she has such an annoying voice."

Get the popcorn, this is a tape I could really get into. Hope it is better than that show she is on.

I'm Sure She's Heartbroken | Dlisted

I'm Sure She's Heartbroken Dlisted:

"Kate Hudson probably finally realized she wasn't dating someone at her
fame level. Sources tell OK! Magazine that Kate has dumped Dax Shepard and he
didn't even know it! Dax apparently heard from a friend that Kate was over his
ass. 'Dax got a phone call about it from a friend. He's upset that she didn't
bother to say anything to him.'"

What, we hardly knew him and you are already dumping him. Who is she going to make out with in the produce isle with now. Oh well, I guess he should have known this was coming. He can go hang out with Owen now and they can nurse each others wounded hearts.

Angelina Jolie is Still the Face of St. John

A Socialite's Life: Angelina Jolie is Still the Face of St. John

"'Angelina Jolie embodies so many qualities of what St. John represents,' said
Cohen. 'She is strong, independent and dynamic. She's a mother, actress and a
philanthropist.'"

Have no fear fans, you will still be able to find those great black and white pictures of Angelina in fashion mags.

MISS HORRORFEST '07-Scarlet Rose

Now They Are Considering Newspaper Subsidies | Redstate

Now They Are Considering Newspaper Subsidies Redstate:

"Newspapers are declining in circulation because (a) there are a great many
other different outlets for news other than newspapers and (b) the Internet
makes it possible to access many a newspaper online. I really do wish that the
post would have commented on the . . . er . . . fundamental incongruity of
government trying to subsidize a product for which the market has contracted
considerably."

Is anyone really thinking that this would be a good idea? If non governmental groups want to support papers that don't make money, that is their choice, their money. I don't want my money going to a paper I don't read.

Watching Those We Chose: Katrina: two years on, and the tragedy is still unfolding

Watching Those We Chose: Katrina: two years on, and the tragedy is still unfolding:

"Two years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita ravaged the gulf coast, nearly
67,000 families displaced by the storms are still stuck in FEMA trailers
throughout the region. Alabama and Texas have small FEMA-trailer populations,
and Mississippi has about 16,500 of the trailers still in use; but Louisiana,
hardest hit by the storm, has the greatest number of displaced people in
Katrinaville trailer parks. In Louisiana, nearly 48,000 of the trailers are
still in service."

Why do so many people view the government as their parents. It is probably the same sad lot that couldn't leave the city without help from the government that now can't get out of the trailers. The government was blamed for not getting the people out of the city, which I think the government could have done more. They will probably be blamed for these people still being in the trailers two years later. The government should help people who are helping themselves, when people refused to leave the city, they were not helping themselves. Two years of still being in these trailers makes me think these people are not helping themselves enough.

Bill Maher - New Rules 9/28 - O'Reilly, Health and Drugs

News Hounds: Boulder High Student Responds To Bill O'Reilly's Recent Attack On His School

News Hounds: Boulder High Student Responds To Bill O'Reilly's Recent Attack On His School:

"Let’s start with the basics. Right off the bat, O’Reilly is off in reporting
that Student Worker’s case revolves around the assertion that the phrase “Under
God” is offensive. As I understand it, the core argument presented by Student
Worker is that the pledge disrupts the learning experience and takes away from
class time. This stance requires a bit of explanation, as it has raised a few
eyebrows due to the fact the Student Worker’s protest takes an equal amount of
time. Under Colorado law, the Pledge of Allegiance must be made available for
recitation during school hours. Up until this year, however, the Pledge was
recited before school in the auditorium and could be optionally attended by any
student who felt so inclined. This year, however, the Pledge has been moved to
the beginning of second period. Although participation is still optional,
Student Worker feels that this new policy imposes the Pledge on students who are
opposed to recitation, disagree with the phrase under god, or would simply
rather be studying (I have second period anatomy/physiology, and I can say from
experience that it’s hard to feel patriotic when you’re up to your elbows in a
cat dissection). Student Worker is also worried that the Pledge will be
trivialized in the eyes of those who do wish to recite it by the vast majority
of students who simply ignore the recitation and remain seated. Based on the
above arguments, Student Worker’s goal was to move the pledge from being
broadcasted over the intercom during second period to an optional recitation in
the auditorium during lunch hours, not the removal of the phrase “under god” or
recitation of the pledge itself completely. Of course, O’Reilly failed to
mention any of this. "

Bill O is kind of like an old dog. He gets stuck on things, and doesn't move on. That can be a good thing, but in this case it just seems silly. He has been stuck on the city of Boulder for sometime now. A number of stories from The Factor have featured Boulder, and done so in a biased light. Common Bill, move on.

Iraq: We Want American Security Partnership

Captain's Quarters: Iraq: We Want American Security Partnership

"Iraq plans to propose one final extension to the UN Security Council mandate
for the American deployment, the AP reports this morning. After the end of 2008,
Iraq wants to directly negotiate a bilateral security arrangement with the US
similar to that of Kuwait and Qatar:"

This is a positive sign that the government wants a change in the relationship that it has with American forces. There are people in this country that assume that the Iraqis and their government want the US to stay in an endless battle. That is why they are not taking steps to improve their country. This shows that they want a relationship of equality with the US, that can only happen if we leave Iraq as with honor, honor for Americans and Iraqis.

Media Matters - AP misrepresented context of Limbaugh "phony soldiers" comment

Media Matters - AP misrepresented context of Limbaugh "phony soldiers" comment:

"A September 28 Associated Press article about comments made by Rush
Limbaugh on his September 26 radio show -- in which, as documented by Media
Matters for America, he called service members who advocate U.S. withdrawal from
Iraq "phony soldiers" -- reported: "In a transcript of Thursday's show posted on
his Web site, Limbaugh said the comment followed a discussion of Jesse Macbeth,
who was sentenced to five months in prison earlier this month for collecting
more than $10,00 [sic] in benefits to which he was not entitled." In fact, the
"phony soldiers" comment did not "follow a discussion of Jesse Macbeth";
Limbaugh did not mention MacBeth on the September 26 radio show until 1 minute
and 50 seconds after his "phony soldiers" comment, as Media Matters noted."

This isn't overwhelming evidence, but it is enough to raise the doubt that he was talking about a soldier who was a phony. Not making a statement about all soldiers who disagree with him about the war. I don't know what side to believe in this, and don't believe that it makes much difference.

Gates of Vienna: Letting Idealism Interfere With the Welfare of Your Child

Gates of Vienna: Letting Idealism Interfere With the Welfare of Your Child:

"Cyril’s parents, Laurent and Laura Teissier, deliberately chose to send all
their kids to the ‘black’ primary school “The Circle”. Cyril’s older sisters
(now 15 and 19) went there. “Because of the warm atmosphere, and also because it
is a minority school, which receives a lot of extra financial attention from the
government. That’s why there is always something nice going on there. We never
had any problems with our two older kids.”"

This is meant in now way to justify the actions of a bad group of students. The nature of this paragraph hints that she viewed the school and its occupants and being below herself and her family. Saying that she wanted to go to a minority school to take advantage of the increased money they received.

IGN: A Karate Kid Remake?!

IGN: A Karate Kid Remake?!:

"September 27, 2007 - IGN has been informed by a reliable source that Sony
Pictures is developing a remake of The Karate Kid that will be produced by Will
Smith's Overbook Entertainment and Jerry Weintraub. Weintraub also produced the
1984 film, starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, and its three sequels."

I loved the movies when they came out. They were different than movies today are. I know how old that makes me sound, but it is true. I am excited that they will remake the movie, but worried that they will destroy it.

Nicole Richie and Joel Set a Wedding Date? - TMZ.com

Nicole Richie and Joel Set a Wedding Date? - TMZ.com:

"TMZ has learned that Nicole Richie and baby daddy Joel Madden may have
finally set the date!"

Want to know what Nicole and Joel's family life is going to be like. Watch reruns of the Osbournes reality show.

Access Hollywood | Pamela Anderson & Rick Solomon Granted Marriage License | Celebrity and Hollywood News

Access Hollywood Pamela Anderson & Rick Solomon Granted Marriage License Celebrity and Hollywood News:

"LAS VEGAS, Nevada (September 29, 2007) – Pamela Anderson and Rick Solomon
applied for and were granted a marriage license in Las Vegas on Saturday
afternoon Access Hollywood has learned."

Am I the only one who would not be surprised to see a sex tape come out of this relationship.

Mary Katharine Ham on Red Eye 9/27/07

DAVID HOROWITZ WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD!!!

Deserters leave Myanmar army

'The Fashionista Diaries': Bridget Wets Her Pants - Jezebel

'The Fashionista Diaries': Bridget Wets Her Pants - Jezebel

After watching this clip from the show, I don't think you will view Bridget the same.

Cory Kennedy: Go to the lexicon you sluggard, if you will.

Cory Kennedy: Go to the lexicon you sluggard, if you will.:

"part 4. .... to rush over to the y-3 show. met with olivier z, and caroline g.
it was a large show. very cool... they had water dropping against the walls as
if it were raining, and the music was very chilled out. the models had to cross
the street, i guess that was a part of the runway. very cool. "

I know this is what you were missing. Click on the link to read more.

CelebNewsWire.com - 32-Inch Rise

CelebNewsWire.com - 32-Inch Rise:

"Unlike 90% of the population, we at CelebNewsWire are fans of high-waisted
jeans."

I love that the waist line is moving up again.

Daily Link Dump |

Daily Link Dump

Buzz Foto LLC - Paparazzi Is An Art Form!

Buzz Foto LLC - Paparazzi Is An Art Form!: "Lee Lee Is A Masterpiece"

Hey Leelee, if you lost my number, I can give it to you again.

Buzz Foto LLC - Paparazzi Is An Art Form!

Buzz Foto LLC - Paparazzi Is An Art Form!: "Smile Samantha!"

September 28th, 2007 - Happy Birthday Hilary Duff! | Allie Is Wired - The Entertainment Blog

September 28th, 2007 - Happy Birthday Hilary Duff! Allie Is Wired - The Entertainment Blog:

" Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, pop
singer/Songwriter and entrepreneur. She has an elder sister, Haylie Duff, who is
also an actress/singer."

Happy birthday Hillary...

Jennifer Aniston's a Busy Lady

A Socialite's Life: Jennifer Aniston's a Busy Lady

"Even though she's not making too much news these days in terms of her action on
the dating scene, Jennifer Aniston's still very much on our radar with all the
movies she's been working on. At the moment, she's filming scenes for her
romantic comedy, 'He's Just Not That Into You,' and its just been announced that
she's going to be starring with Aaron Eckhart in the drama, 'Traveling.' The
gist of the film is that Eckhart is a grief coach hosting a seminar at the hotel
where Aniston's character is a floral designer and she teaches him that he's not
really taking any of his own advice."

Jenn has been looking very hot lately, it is good to see that she is getting lots of work. Best of luck with your movies Jenn.

Britney Break

Trying Too Hard

A Socialite's Life: Trying Too Hard

"'I came home and my parents were really shocked when I walked in the house,'
she says. 'My sisters looked at me like, 'What? Your hair!' But everyone, my
parents, loved it.' "

What, that hair is so wrong for her. She can be a cute girl, but that hair makes her head look fat.

Atlas Shrugs: Flight 93 Islamic Crescent Memorial Points to Mecca: Allah FUbar

Atlas Shrugs: Flight 93 Islamic Crescent Memorial Points to Mecca: Allah FUbar

There are groups that are angry because they feel like the monument has been designed in such a way that it points towards Mecca. Why they believe someone would do that I am not sure. The argument from the supporters of the design say that it is focused around the path of the plane when it was crashing. Both could be true. Muslim terrorists knowing that they are going to die, would want to be facing towards Mecca in their death if possible I believe. They could have turned the plane so that the flight path pointed towards Mecca. The need for a blessing would be much greater since they failed on their mission.

Rudy Giuliani Tries To Goose The Election In California - Oliver Willis

Rudy Giuliani Tries To Goose The Election In California - Oliver Willis:

"A close friend and major fundraiser of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has
identified himself as the mystery financer of the proposed California initiative
to apportion the state's 55 electoral votes by congressional district instead of
winner-take-all. "

Now we know who was behind that little trick.

Townhall.com::Video Player

Townhall.com::Video Player:

"Mary Katharine Ham shares her life-changing experience with a balanced diet in
an homage to Alicia Silverstone's nekkid PETA ad."

That Mary Katherine is such a ham.... This is a funny video.

The Campaign Spot on National Review Online

The Campaign Spot on National Review Online:

"“We cannot build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we can
keep incarcerating and keep incarcerating — pretty soon we’re not going to have
a young African-American male population in America. They’re all going to be in
prison or dead. One of the two.”"

This statement is such an over statement it is silly. If a conservative had made a statement like this, they would have been tarred and feathered and hung before the news cameras. This is a clear attempt to play to blacks for their votes. Edwards is not only demeaning the government and whites in this statement, he is demeaning blacks. Claiming that without government help, the whole race of young men can't avoid prison or death.

John McCain on Islam, Mormonism, America as a Christian nation, his move from an Episcopal to Baptist church -- Beliefnet.com

John McCain on Islam, Mormonism, America as a Christian nation, his move from an Episcopal to Baptist church -- Beliefnet.com:

"Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator John McCain discusses the
country's Judeo-Christian roots, explains why the prospect of a Muslim in the
White House makes him uncomfortable, and reveals that he wouldn't undergo a
full-immersion baptism until his presidential campaign is over. "

No, it didn't. It wasn't even written by Christians.

lgf: Illinois Schools Canceling Christmas and Halloween to Avoid Offending Muslims

lgf: Illinois Schools Canceling Christmas and Halloween to Avoid Offending Muslims:

"Another absolutely disgusting example of pre-emptive dhimmitude, in the name of
tolerance and multiculturalism, right here in the US: First Jell-O, now Santa."

How about we go to their countries and demand that they cancel Ramadan. The most disgusting thing about this, is that they are demanding rights in our country. These groups claim that this is about freedom, but this isn't, it is about control. They are abusing the language of freedom to control.

More Dead in Burma protests- pt 1

Robert Byrd Leads The Greek Chorus

Townhall.com::Blog: Robert Byrd Leads The Greek Chorus

"Joining Gates on the panel was John Negroponte, outgoing Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace, and about two dozen Code Pink nutters, who
couldn't, it seems, miss this for the world. If there's one thing you have to
give them credit for, it's attendance. The Code Pink gals have shown up at more
government public meetings as well as think tank meetings than most politicians
over the last few months. In fact, the only place they weren't was at Columbia
University this week. If only these ladies dogged the Iranian
terrorist-in-chief, chanting for him to get out of Iraq, as fervently as they do
to U.S. officials and realist pundits on the war, they actually might have
served a useful purpose in reducing the propaganda gains Ahmadinejad made while
in America this week. "

That would have been a bold step, and a clear message that they are concerned about the fate of Iraq. That they want the war to end, not only American troops taken out of the war. It also would have read as a message to Iran, that the movement against the war, is not a movement to support Iran. It is a shame they didn't do it.

Newt is Running

Townhall.com::Blog:Newt is Running

"Newt would need only 14,000 of his fans to flood the site with $2,300
'pledges' in order to declare a broad public groundswell for his candidacy.
Sound far-fetched? You've seen what Ron Paul supporters do. You think Newt fans
wouldn't do the same if they believed his entry into the race depended on it?
And if Newt's people actually left the system this open -- i.e. didn't require
you to leave a credit card that could then be charged -- I guarantee this hack
would spread like wildfire on the blogs the minute the site went up. "

I don't dislike Newt anymore than I dislike the rest of the Republican field, and only slightly better than I dislike the Democrats. However, do we really need yet another person in this race. Before he joins, he should ask himself what the voters are going to ask. What is he bringing to the table that the other candidates don't have.

Paris Hilton at Club LAX

Firedoglake - Firedoglake weblog » Hillary Clinton’s Iran Vote

Firedoglake - Firedoglake weblog » Hillary Clinton’s Iran Vote:

"Wednesday’s vote on the Lieberman - Kyl resolution, condemning Iran and
allowing the designation of its Revolutionary Guards as a “terrorist” entity,
was a litmus test for candidates seeking the Presidency. The vote separated the
wise from the foolish, and Senator Clinton voted — again — for foolish. "

I agree with every statement here, but the last. Hilary made the right choice. Any other choice would be to back down to Iran, allow them to grow stronger and threaten our troops and our allies.

Daily Kos: Verizon Reverses On Pro-Choice Messages

Daily Kos: Verizon Reverses On Pro-Choice Messages:

"'The decision to not allow text messaging on an important, though sensitive,
public policy issue was incorrect, and we have fixed the process that led to
this isolated incident,' Jeffrey Nelson, a company spokesman, said in a
statement. 'It was an incorrect interpretation of a dusty internal policy,' Mr.
Nelson said. 'That policy, developed before text messaging protections such as
spam filters adequately protected customers from unwanted messages, was designed
to ward against communications such as anonymous hate messaging and adult
materials sent to children.'"

This is clearly the right and the best choice for in accord with the spirit of Free Speech. Regardless of the legal rights that the company has to limit the texts, it violates the spirit of the constitution.

Daily Kos: Grandpa Fred too tired to fundraise

Daily Kos: Grandpa Fred too tired to fundraise:

"In the second quarter, Thompson raised just $3.4 million, but his camp
blamed it on the late entry of his candidacy. So if he clocks in this full
quarter at $6 million, it will be further confirmation that he's not a real
candidate."

It makes me wonder if he even wants to win this race, or is there is some other issue at work here. Does he have a plan to use this publicity for some other purpose.

Suddenly, FOX News Cares About African Americans

Daily Kos: Resolution Condemning Limbaugh to be Introduced on Monday

Daily Kos: Resolution Condemning Limbaugh to be Introduced on Monday:

"It appears that Representative (and Senate candidate) Mark Udall will be
introducing a resolution on Monday which would seek to condemn Rush Limbaugh's
obscene attack on the integrity and patriotism of American service
members."

Is our congress stuck in such a bad place that the only things that can get done is to denounce or attempt to denounce each others speech. It wasn't the right thing when it was in response to the vile ad from MoveOn, and it isn't now.

Crooks and Liars » Fred Thompson, still clueless

Crooks and Liars » Fred Thompson, still clueless:

"Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said Thursday he was unaware
that a federal judge had ruled last week that lethal injection procedures in his
home state were unconstitutional. Thompson also told reporters he was unaware
that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed this week to consider a Kentucky case about
whether lethal injection violates the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual
punishment. Thompson’s support for the death penalty was a major part of his
campaign platform when he first ran for the U.S. Senate in Tennessee in 1994.
Asked for his response to the recent Tennessee and Kentucky cases, Thompson
responded, “I hadn’t heard that. I didn’t know.”"

He is busy running his Hollywood campaign, how is he supposed to know about little things like this. Thompson clearly is a bad choice for president, he says that he isn't as lazy as the rumors say. This doesn't go toward making believe the rumors are just rumors.

American Thinker: A Quiet Triumph May be Brewing

American Thinker: A Quiet Triumph May be Brewing:

"There are signs that the global Islamic jihad movement is splitting apart, in
what would be a tremendous achievement for American strategy. The center of the
action is in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the very territory which is thought to
harbor Usama, and from which Al Qaeda was able to launch 9/11. Capitalizing on
existing splits, a trap was set and closed, and the benefits have only begun to
be evident."

I have no way of knowing the truthfulness of this story. It sounds real, and I want to believe it is real. No I am not silly enough to think that means it is real though - but there is no more reason to believe it isn't.

Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Breaking: White House Faults Rush Limbaugh Over "Phony Soldiers" Comment

Election Central Talking Points Memo Breaking: White House Faults Rush Limbaugh Over "Phony Soldiers" Comment:

"Perino said: 'The President believes that if you are serving in the
military that you have the rights that every American has which is you're free
to express yourself in any way that you want to. And there are some that oppose
the war, and that's okay.' Pressed specifically about Rush's 'phony soldiers'
phrase, she added: 'It's not what the President would have used, no.'"

It is good to see the White House take a solid and reliable stand on the honor of the troops. Even in the face of their own political foot soldiers.

Boy Banned From School Because Of Nut Allergy | Air America Radio

Boy Banned From School Because Of Nut Allergy Air America Radio:

"Four days into his first term at Howden School, George Hall-Lambert
was sent home by teachers because they discovered he had a nut allergy. George’s
mother, Judith Hall-Lambert, 37, said: “I am absolutely appalled. It is a
shambles. The school should be able to deal with children like George. He is
being discriminated against because he has a nut allergy. He is a bright kid and
this could really set back his education.”"

This is a hard case, it is one of those stories where if the school had allowed the child to remain, knowing they didn't have the skills to deal with it. Then something happened to the child, many of the same people would turn around and say to the school that the child should have been sent home. The school has to make sure all its students are safe, not only morally but legally in relationship to its insurance coverage. If a child were to be killed or injured at school, the insurance companies would have to pay out to the parents. Peanuts are everywhere at school, in candy, other children's lunches, and on the good equipment in the lunch room. The article claims that he had been at another school with no problem. Why take chances, when it is a child's life at risk? I support the move by the school.

10 Important Functions Performed by the Federal Reserve that You’ve Never Heard About | Currency Trading.net

10 Important Functions Performed by the Federal Reserve that You’ve Never Heard About Currency Trading.net

1. Standards in new technology
2. Bank examination beyond books and practices
3. Stress testing
4. Promoting economic education
5. Community reinvestment
6. Support of minority-owned institutions
7. Consumer rights protection
8. Local economy monitoring and support
9. Innovating bank protection
10. Economic research

I don't think anyone in the general population understands what the fed does.

A Blog For All: Myanmar Junta Continues Crackdown

A Blog For All: Myanmar Junta Continues Crackdown:

"Soldiers clubbed activists in the streets and fired warning shots Friday,
moving decisively to break up demonstrations in Myanmar before they could gain
momentum. Troops occupied Buddhist monasteries and cut public Internet access,
raising concerns that the crackdown on civilians that has killed at least 10
people was set to intensify. "

When I see the monks walking through the streets, leading the people, I know that the government is losing. It is a simple fact, that the people will follow their religious leaders in almost all cases, against political or government leaders. The monks are leading the march, and the government will fall.

Police: Girl shown in sex tape is safe - CNN.com

Police: Girl shown in sex tape is safe - CNN.com:

"(CNN) -- A girl who was shown on a videotape being sexually assaulted has been
found and is safe, officials in Nye County, Nevada, said Friday."

This is great news that the girl is safe, sadly an animal is still on the loose.

Robot Chicken

'Person of interest' sought in sex video - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com

'Person of interest' sought in sex video - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com:

"LAS VEGAS - Nevada authorities identified a man on Friday who they want to
question as they search for a young girl shown being sexually assaulted in a
homemade videotape. Chester Arthur Stiles, 37, was being called a 'person of
interest' in the search for a girl with haunting eyes who authorities believe
was 4 or 5 years old when she was raped and sexually assaulted in the explicit
video, Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo said."

Another sad story of abuse of a child. How do you find justice for this little girl, who will be scared by this for the rest of her life. This man should be left in a cell until he is put in the ground.

CBS Creates 'EyeLab' To Woo Web Surfers - WSJ.com

CBS Creates 'EyeLab' To Woo Web Surfers - WSJ.com:

"CBS Corp. thinks Web surfers would rather watch a blooper reel from the sitcom
'How I Met Your Mother' than an actual episode of the show. To cater to what it
believes is the short attention span of online audiences, the network today is
launching CBS EyeLab, a digital-production studio that will create and
distribute short clips cut together from the network's most popular shows."

Why bother, people are going to make their own anyways. I think it could undermine the programing, if the writers and the actors are trying to create scenes that will be on the blooper tape.

Crooks and Liars » Ahmadinejad vs. Khrushchev

Crooks and Liars » Ahmadinejad vs. Khrushchev:

"Khrushchev disembarked from his plane at Andrews Air Force Base to a
21-gun salute and a receiving line of 63 officials and bureaucrats, ending with
President Eisenhower. He rode 13 miles with Ike in an open limousine to his
guest quarters across from the White House. Then he met for two hours with Ike
and his foreign policy team. Then came a white-tie state dinner. (The Soviets
then put one on at the embassy for Ike.) […] Had America suddenly succumbed to a
fever of weak-kneed appeasement? Had the general running the country — the man
who had faced down Hitler! — proven himself what the John Birch Society claimed
he was: a conscious agent of the Communist conspiracy? No. Nikita Khrushchev
simply visited a nation that had character. That was mature, well-adjusted. A
nation confident we were great."

Very well put.

Kirsten Dunst's New Hair Style!

Take From The Poor, Give To The Middle Class

Captain's Quarters: Take From The Poor, Give To The Middle Class

"As passed by the House, the State Children's Health Insurance Program,
known as SCHIP, will create a major new middle-class entitlement even as we face
looming national bankruptcy from our $50.5 trillion (yes, you read that number
right) in planned spending under Social Security and Medicare. Today, some 6.6
million kids are covered under SCHIP, at a cost of about $25 billion over five
years. The new bill raises that to 9 million kids covered, at a cost of $60
billion. It pays for it with a 61-cent hike in the tobacco tax. Sounds good,
except that tax will hit the poor hardest. And those it helps are not poor.
Under the new bill, families earning $83,000 a year could be eligible. If this
bill were targeted at the poor, President Bush and the Republicans wouldn't
oppose it. But it isn't. It's a new, radically expanded middle-class
entitlement."

I don't know that I feel like I want to take a stand on this issue. There are a number of parts of this bill that appeal to me. What does not appeal to me though, is the nature of the debate as it has been put forward by the democrats. It is the mean Republicans who don't want to provide health care to children versus the gentle Democrats. The facts are not that simple and clean cut. Another source of funding for this program has been reported to be a cut back in medical spending on the elderly.

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Chairman Chris Van Hollen Condemns Rush Limbaugh's Outrageous Comment that Soldiers Who Support Withdrawing From Iraq Are "Phony Soldiers"

The Stakeholder::: Chairman Chris Van Hollen Condemns Rush Limbaugh's Outrageous Comment that Soldiers Who Support Withdrawing From Iraq Are "Phony Soldiers"

"CALLER: No, it's not, and what's really funny is, they never talk to real
soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out of the blue and talk
to the media. LIMBAUGH: The phony soldiers. CALLER: The phony soldiers. If you
talk to a real soldier, they are proud to serve. They want to be over in Iraq.
They understand their sacrifice, and they're willing to sacrifice for their
country. LIMBAUGH: They joined to be in Iraq. They joined -- CALLER: A lot of
them -- the new kids, yeah. LIMBAUGH: Well, you know where you're going these
days, the last four years, if you signed up. The odds are you're going there or
Afghanistan or somewhere.CALLER: No, it's not, and what's really funny is, they
never talk to real soldiers. They like to pull these soldiers that come up out
of the blue and talk to the media. LIMBAUGH: The phony soldiers. CALLER: The
phony soldiers. If you talk to a real soldier, they are proud to serve. They
want to be over in Iraq. They understand their sacrifice, and they're willing to
sacrifice for their country. LIMBAUGH: They joined to be in Iraq. They joined --
CALLER: A lot of them -- the new kids, yeah. LIMBAUGH: Well, you know where
you're going these days, the last four years, if you signed up. The odds are
you're going there or Afghanistan or somewhere."

Clearly in Limbaugh's view of the world there are two kinds of soldiers. One that accepts the views of the president and the right on the war, and bad soldiers. This is highly insulting to the troops, claiming that if they don't stand the party line when they come home from Iraq, that some how they are not real soldiers. I think the contrary is true, it takes a real solider to come home from a war, and speak what they view to be the truth of that war.

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Glenn Beck CNN Headline News- Ahmedinejad Visit

Just What They Needed: US plans $2.3bn Arms Sale to Iraq | Air America Radio

Just What They Needed: US plans $2.3bn Arms Sale to Iraq Air America Radio:

"In what is seen as a “brilliant” move, the US is ready to sell Iraq up to $2.3
billion of weapons to help the Iraq army grow. The Defence Security Co-operation
Agency (DSCA) statement read, 'This expansion will enable Iraq to equip new
forces to assume the missions currently accomplished by US and coalition forces
and to sustain themselves in their efforts to bring stability to the country.”"

I'm confused, the left want us to leave Iraq. They want Iraq to stand up and defend itself. They just don't want us to to sell them any arms to help them do it. Where does this strained logic come from?

A Tiny Revolution: Hillary Clinton Would Like To Take This Opportunity To Spit In Our Face Just One More Time

A Tiny Revolution: Hillary Clinton Would Like To Take This Opportunity To Spit In Our Face Just One More Time:

"CLINTON: [W]e don't have as much information as we wish we did. But what we
think we know is that with North Korean help, both financial and technical and
material, the Syrians apparently were putting together, and perhaps over some
period of years, a nuclear facility, and the Israelis took it out. I strongly
support that...there was evidence of a North Korea freighter coming in with
supplies. There was intelligence and other kinds of verification."

Hilary makes a strong statement.

"OBAMA: Now, we don't know exactly what happened with respect to Syria . We've
gotten general reports, but we don't know all the specifics. We got general
reports in the run-up to the Iraq war that proved erroneous, and a lot of people
voted for that war as a consequence."

Obama makes a weak one.

MiniMediaGuy » Blog Archive » Nonprofit journalism no panacea for nation of digital idiots; still, see leads to grant $$$ below.

MiniMediaGuy » Blog Archive » Nonprofit journalism no panacea for nation of digital idiots; still, see leads to grant $$$ below.:

"That’s why I want to keep journalism in the marketplace, which provides some
immediate feedback as to whether or not the audience is consuming the knowledge.
To “preserve” journalism in a foundation setting would be to consign it to
irrelevancy. It would not learn the skill of engaging with its time-strapped,
short-attention-span audience. Journalism would become the tree that fell in the
forest but went unheard."

Click on the link, read the whole article. Those who think that journalism can't survive in the market don't understand that it can't survive without a market.

'The View' to Dump Shepherd Over 'Conservative Religious' Views? | NewsBusters.org

'The View' to Dump Shepherd Over 'Conservative Religious' Views? NewsBusters.org:

"While Rosie got well over a year to spout her anti-American, anti-Bush
garbage before the folks at The View finally got motivated to dump her for a new
hostess, it looks like the new gal isn't as lucky. What seems to have disgusted
'The View's' backstage handlers this time is a perceived 'conservative' doubting
of evolution in favor of a religious viewpoint that Sherri Shepherd recently
revealed in one of her early appearances. "

She should be dumped because she is stupid. That has nothing to do with her beliefs, and if they were going to can someone for being conservative, wouldn't Elisabeth be in trouble? No, Sherri just doesn't have what it takes to keep up if you ask me.

Bill Clinton’s ‘Squinting Two-Minutes Hate’ on CNN | NewsBusters.org

Bill Clinton’s ‘Squinting Two-Minutes Hate’ on CNN NewsBusters.org:

"This was classic bait-and-switch.... These Republicans that are all upset about
Petraeus - this is one newspaper ad. These are the people that ran a television
ad in Georgia with Max Cleland, who lost half his body in Vietnam – in the same
ad, with Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. That’s what the Republicans did.'
Clinton also brought up the 'Swift Boat' attack on John Kerry during the 2004
presidential campaign. 'These are the people that funded the Swift Boat Veterans
For Truth. And the President appointed one of the principal funders of the Swift
Boat ads to be an ambassador. But they’re really upset about Petraeus. But it
was ok to question John Kerry’s patriotism on the blatantly dishonest claims by
people that [sic] didn’t what they were talking about.'"

The Republicans do not have the strongest leg to stand on when it comes to these matters.

NPR Rebuffs White House On Bush Talk - washingtonpost.com

NPR Rebuffs White House On Bush Talk - washingtonpost.com:

"'We thought this would be a good opportunity for the president to sit down with
someone and have a broader conversation about race relations,' Perino said. 'The
president has talked with Juan before and we know him well. He's active in
trying to keep good relations with us. . . . We could have done a print
interview, but I felt I wanted people to hear the president's voice.' Williams
called his bosses, who expressed concern that the only interview Bush has
granted NPR during his tenure was also with Williams, in January. "

I understand the concern of NPR, about not giving control of its news function to much over to the news makers. In this case though the balance appears to have been lost, the interview would have been good for the network, and it may have reached an audience that missed it on Fox News. The interview was carried out on Fox News, which was a bonus for Fox, it gets to come off as open to NPR being closed. The network should have allowed the interview.

Verizon Rejects Abortion Rights Group’s Messages - New York Times

Verizon Rejects Abortion Rights Group’s Messages - New York Times:

"Text messaging is a growing political tool in the United States and a
dominant one abroad, and such sign-up programs are used by many political
candidates and advocacy groups to send updates to supporters. But legal experts
said private companies like Verizon probably have the legal right to decide
which messages to carry. The laws that forbid common carriers from interfering
with voice transmissions on ordinary phone lines do not apply to text
messages."

As long as this is a program where the receivers of the messages have to sign up for the messages and are able to stop them, it should be allowed. If the law allows the interference of private messages by cellphone companies, then the law should be changed. I don't think this is the case, but I am strictly against any kind of text-marketing schemes.

Media Matters - CNN's Sanchez: O'Reilly "screamed at the top of his lungs for a very long period of time"

Media Matters - CNN's Sanchez: O'Reilly "screamed at the top of his lungs for a very long period of time":

"Summary: Bill O'Reilly stated that CNN has gone 'over to the dark side' for its
coverage of O'Reilly's recent statement that he was surprised 'there was no
difference between Sylvia's restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City
... even though it's run by blacks.' O'Reilly said he 'talked to CNN last night'
before the controversy was discussed on CNN's Out in the Open and 'explained the
deal.' He added, 'They went ahead with the racist angle anyway.' Out in the Open
host Rick Sanchez responded to O'Reilly's assertion: 'Never once did we utter
the word 'racist' in relation to Bill O'Reilly,' adding that O'Reilly 'screamed
at the top of his lungs for a very long period of time.'Summary: Bill O'Reilly
stated that CNN has gone 'over to the dark side' for its coverage of O'Reilly's
recent statement that he was surprised 'there was no difference between Sylvia's
restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City ... even though it's run by
blacks.' O'Reilly said he 'talked to CNN last night' before the controversy was
discussed on CNN's Out in the Open and 'explained the deal.' He added, 'They
went ahead with the racist angle anyway.' Out in the Open host Rick Sanchez
responded to O'Reilly's assertion: 'Never once did we utter the word 'racist' in
relation to Bill O'Reilly,' adding that O'Reilly 'screamed at the top of his
lungs for a very long period of time.'Summary: Bill O'Reilly stated that CNN has
gone 'over to the dark side' for its coverage of O'Reilly's recent statement
that he was surprised 'there was no difference between Sylvia's restaurant and
any other restaurant in New York City ... even though it's run by blacks.'
O'Reilly said he "

Bill I don't know if the comment you made was misunderstood or not, but you are not doing much for you cause attacking anyone who disagrees with you. Why not come out, and just say that you are sorry for anyone who was hurt by your words. If honestly is something that is just a misunderstanding, come out and talk about it. Stonewalling isn't going to make this go away, and attacking isn't going to make you look better.

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Hot Air » Blog Archive » State Dept and DHS agree: It’s someone else’s responsibility to keep terrorists from getting visas

Hot Air » Blog Archive » State Dept and DHS agree: It’s someone else’s responsibility to keep terrorists from getting visas:

"The State Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) both are
rebutting a Government Accountability Office report released last week that said
the U.S. government is not adequately vetting immigrants, including those from
terrorism-sponsoring countries, who win Diversity Visas (DVs).Both agencies also
disclaimed ultimate responsibility for that vetting process."

Yeah, who's job is it then. I think that the leaders of both those organizations should be fired. A leader who pushes responsibility on to others, is not a leader.

Giuliani flip flops on Gun Control

Daily Kos: Rudy Giuliani and the Tragedy of $9.11

Daily Kos: Rudy Giuliani and the Tragedy of $9.11:

"So some nebulous 'someone' decided that a great house-by-house fundraiser for
Rudy Giuliani would be to ask for contributions in the amount of $9.11. Yes,
that's right: have a fundraiser for Rudy Giuliani in the form of paying him
$9.11 in the memory of, well, 9/11. Presumably, this brilliant idea was because
the campaign's original idea of selling bone fragments from Ground Zero on eBay
was shot down, as was the idea of permanently affixing a bronze full-body
sculpture of Giuliani to that twisted set of steel I-beams that looks remarkably
like a Christian cross."

Blame and denials are flying in every direction in this. It is a sad choice of fund raising ploys, and while it could be that Giuliani isn't behind it. My guess is that him, or someone in his camp is behind it.

Crooks and Liars » Bill O’Reilly Surprised At Civility Of Black Restaurant Patrons

Crooks and Liars » Bill O’Reilly Surprised At Civility Of Black Restaurant Patrons:

"Summary: Discussing his recent dinner with Rev. Al Sharpton at the Harlem
restaurant Sylvia’s, Bill O’Reilly reported that he “couldn’t get over the fact
that there was no difference between Sylvia’s restaurant and any other
restaurant in New York City. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it’s
run by blacks, primarily black patronship.” O’Reilly added: “There wasn’t one
person in Sylvia’s who was screaming, ‘M-Fer, I want more iced tea.’”"

What is funnier than the things he is saying is that he doesn't understand what is wrong with what he is saying. I don't know if he is honest in his intent or not. The language he uses though, is clearly questionable.

Mary Katharine Ham on O'Reilly 9/26/07

NYC Councilman Exposes Hannity's Bigotry Re Gibran School

Focus on the Family lays off 30, moves 15 more to new jobs - AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

Focus on the Family lays off 30, moves 15 more to new jobs - AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth:

"Focus on the Family announced Monday that it is laying off 30 employees and
reassigning 15 others. It also announced that founder James Dobson had been
cleared of accusations that he jeopardized the group's nonprofit status by
endorsing Republican candidates."

Let him and his group endorse the candidate that he feels is best. It is just as likely to harm that candidate as it is to help them anyways.

Mukasey’s Firm Represents Front for Iranian Spies | Air America Radio

Mukasey’s Firm Represents Front for Iranian Spies Air America Radio:

"According to ABC News’ Blotter, “For more than 25 years, U.S. intelligence
and law enforcement authorities say they have suspected the New York-based Alavi
Foundation is a 'front' for Iranian espionage and anti-American activities. For
more than 25 years, court records show the foundation has been publicly defended
and represented by the New York law firm where attorney-general nominee Michael
Mukasey is a partner: Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP.The foundation says
the firm continues to represent it. Mukasey personally handled at least one
matter in court for the foundation. That case, a real estate dispute, began in
1981 when reports first surfaced that the foundation, originally set up by the
Shah, had been taken over by the new Ayatollah and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Mukasey took it to trial in 1984.”"

This is the sort of thing that will anger people on the right. I often have my doubts about talking about lawyers and their pasts. It is most likely the case that every lawyer in the country has some case in their history that could fowl their image. A case that they may have disagreed with, but the legal system unlike the political system doesn't work that way. Lawyers work for clients that they can fight a good case for, not always because they are right, but because they deserve their case to be made.

A Tiny Revolution: Katie Couric, Now And Then

A Tiny Revolution: Katie Couric, Now And Then:

"“Everyone in this room would agree that people in this country were misled in
terms of the rationale of this war...The whole culture of wearing flags on our
lapel and saying ‘we’ when referring to the United States and, even the ‘shock
and awe’ of the initial stages, it was just too jubilant and just a little
uncomfortable. And I remember feeling, when I was anchoring the ‘Today’ show,
this inevitable march towards war and kind of feeling like, ‘Will anybody put
the brakes on this?’ And is this really being properly challenged by the right
people?'"

The problem with much of this talk, and similar talk that blames the government or the media, is who they are. They are the people who created this spirit on patriotism, that allowed a unfortunate war to take place. Who are they, they are us.

A Blog For All: Red Meat Time: Bloomberg Steps In It

A Blog For All: Red Meat Time: Bloomberg Steps In It:

"In his most detailed comments on the Iraq war, Mayor Bloomberg last night
suggested the United States was in the same difficult position as the British in
the Revolutionary War - facing a determined band of insurgents. "

That is true, except Americans are fighting to give Iraqis the same freedoms that we have here. The American force in Iraq is not one of occupation, it is a force of protection against terrorists and other extremists.

TV Squad Daily with Brigitte: 09-25-2007

Worst Person Sept. 25, 2007

Crooks and Liars » Trump On Fox: Bush “Perhaps The Worst President In The History Of This Country”

Crooks and Liars » Trump On Fox: Bush “Perhaps The Worst President In The History Of This Country”:

"Donald Trump, who is no fan of President Bush, gives his unvarnished
opinions on Fox & Friends this morning, which got hosts Steve Doocy and
Brian Kilmeade a little worked up. While it’s clear he’s not considered a
hostile guest, the hosts do their best to push back against his criticisms.
Kilmeade makes sure that Trump isn’t Pro-Saddam and Doocy proclaims the United
Nations hates America!, but The Donald doesn’t miss a beat."

Aren't we past caring about what Donald thinks about Bush?

Crooks and Liars » UAW Workers Strike Against GM

Crooks and Liars » UAW Workers Strike Against GM:

"United Auto Workers (UAW) union members at General Motors (GM) have walked out
on strike after contract talks failed to reach an agreement. It is the first
time that UAW has held a nationwide strike during contract negotiations since
1976. Workers began forming pickets outside five GM plants in the US as a
deadline for a deal passed."

This is a great idea, since they can't get what they want, they are going to put the company out of business. If I were GM, I would sell the shop, close down and re-open the whole company under a different name, completely abandon Detroit. Move domestic production to other states, and foreign countries.

Newt Gingrich: Sabotage Iran's Natural Gas Infrastructure

American Thinker: Muslims, Footbaths and the Common Good

American Thinker: Muslims, Footbaths and the Common Good:

"Foot-washing benches were recently installed at the Kansas City
International Airport. And the Hoosier State has announced plans to construct
foot-washing stations at Indianapolis International. The Indianapolis Star
reports that as part of a $1.07 billion terminal construction project, the
Indianapolis Airport Authority plans to install 'floor-level sinks' in the
restroom adjacent the parking lot frequented by cabdrivers."

These are being created for Muslims, but I love the idea of being able to wash my feet in public. This seems like such a mess over nothing. These are not expensive items, and Muslims pay taxes to. It doesn't harm anyone, and it brings not only benefit to the Muslims but to the community.

Happy Birthday Babbs...

Is Ralph Nader planning to put yet another Republican in the White House? - AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

Is Ralph Nader planning to put yet another Republican in the White House? - AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth:

"Starting to look that way. The man is an egotistical idiot. He has done
more than any man in America to destroy the environment and further corporate
interests at the expense of the individual. Every single crime that Bush-Cheney
have committed is on Ralph Nader's head. And now he may be planning to do it to
us all again."

Run Nader, Run. Run far away from us.

Crooks and Liars » Glenn Beck: “Jesus and Hitler had a lot in common”

Crooks and Liars » Glenn Beck: “Jesus and Hitler had a lot in common”:

"BECK: I think people want somebody who have room for doubt, but also have the
confidence. I think Jesus Christ and Hitler had a lot in common, and that was
they could both look you in the eye and say, “I`ve got an answer for you, follow
me.” One was evil; one was good. But they both could look you in the eye and
have an answer for you. There are very few politicians right now that can look
you in the eye and you believe it."

Beck has a record of saying off the wall things, and I know that he does it on purpose. He is like that boy in the back of the class, the one that could answer the questions right, but doesn't to get attention. This is outrageous though, the point he is making is so diluted by the differences that it is beyond silly. Yes, he has the right to say it, but he looks like a fool for doing so.

A Tiny Revolution: Threatening Lieberman-Kyl Amendment On Iran

A Tiny Revolution: Threatening Lieberman-Kyl Amendment On Iran:

"(3) that it should be the policy of the United States to combat, contain, and
roll back the violent activities and destabilizing influence inside Iraq of the
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, its foreign facilitators such as
Lebanese Hezbollah, and its indigenous Iraqi proxies; (4) to support the prudent
and calibrated use of all instruments of United States national power in Iraq,
including diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military instruments, in
support of the policy described in paragraph (3) with respect to the Government
of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies."

Where is the fire. There are voices on the left that are up in arms about this. What it says is that America will act to defend itself, its interests and allies in Iraq. That shouldn't even need to be stated.

A Blog For All: Myanmar On the Edge

A Blog For All: Myanmar On the Edge:

"Five truckloads of soldiers in Myanmar were seen Tuesday seen heading downtown
in the country's largest city, soon after tens of thousands of people led by
Buddhist monks ended what had been peaceful anti-government protests."

Lets root for democracy, this could be the beginning of the end of one of the most extreme military governments in the world.

A Blog For All: Recapping Ahmadinejad's Columbia Lecture

A Blog For All: Recapping Ahmadinejad's Columbia Lecture:

"Let me recap Ahmadinejad's adventure at Columbia University yesterday.
Bollinger's introduction was certainly not the kind of experience that
Ahmadinejad was used to. Ahmadinejad isn't comfortable in a room unless he knows
full well that his thugs can take anyone who looks at him crosseyes and deal
with them accordingly - preferably never to be seen again. This event was billed
as dialog, but it was nothing of the sort. It was a lecture - a painful one at
that. Ahmadinejad claims to be a professor and lecturer, and yet it was painful
to listen to - notwithstanding the awful translator used. When pressed to answer
direct questions, he refused to do so because the answer would expose Iran's
true intentions, even though he's repeatedly made similar statements in the
media."

This is the magic of freedom of speech. If there is a fool in the town, and no one will let him speak, maybe people will start to wonder what the fool has to say. They will have short secret talks with him, and pass around rumors about his ideas. He will say that the town leaders are afraid, or they would allow him to speak. However, you let the fool stand in the public square, and speak his mind, and everyone in town will see and understand what a fool he is. The town leaders will have allowed him to show himself a fool, and nothing that should be feared.

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Editorial: Time to Pull the Plug on Celebrity Gossip - The Hollywood Gossip

Editorial: Time to Pull the Plug on Celebrity Gossip - The Hollywood Gossip:

"It is one thing to report vigorously on illegal doings by people who happen to
be well known, quite another to troll L.A. streets in hopes of catching
Hollywood gossip or non-ordinary behavior — borrowing $5 from a friend to pay
the valet — and then turn it, with commentary, rancid. It may make even the most
star-crazed among us queasy at times, but stars, for their fame, have sacrificed
the right to complain, according to Mario Lavandeira, the celebrity gossip
blogger better known as Perez Hilton."

What is happening with blogs is the same thing that happened with newspapers when they first started. They were scandalous and intrusive and biased. Sounds a lot like blogs doesn't it. The public got to the point where it had enough, and there was a backlash. The best newspapers survived the backlash, and we able to thrive. I think the same will happen with blogs.

Jezenomics: An Ode To Kombucha, An Alcoholic's Only Healthy Habit. But Why Does It Cost So Much? - Jezebel

Jezenomics: An Ode To Kombucha, An Alcoholic's Only Healthy Habit. But Why Does It Cost So Much? - Jezebel:

"Birthdays are a convenient chance to reflect how one's identity has
manifested itself in one's habits, and until the start of my twenty-eighth year
my habits were numerous and universally awful. Kombucha changed that. Kombucha,
a bacteria rich fermented tea beverage, is for the type of person who thought,
upon taking her first sip of alcohol, 'This tastes awesome!'"

This junk is going to be the new coffee, all you trendsters get used to choking it down now. That way when it is a big trend you can laugh at the other scencesters trying to be as cool drinking it as you are.

Britney Spears reaches out to her mom. FINALLY.

Britney Spears reaches out to her mom. FINALLY.:

"Is it rock bottom for Brit? A desperate Britney Spears reached out to her
mom for help over the weekend. Britney and her mom Lynne reunited Sept. 16 at
Britney’s new Malibu home, reports OK! Magazine. It was the first time they had
faced each other since June 28, nearly three months went by and her life
spiraled out of control."

If this is true, Kevin better watch himself. A mother that is scorned may work against her daughter, but Britney bringing her back into her life could change that. Lynn could turn on Kevin and start defending her child and her right to be a mother to her grandchildren. This alone could lose the case for Kevin.

Zac & Vanessa Still In Puppy Love | POPSUGAR - Celebrity Gossip & News.

Zac & Vanessa Still In Puppy Love POPSUGAR - Celebrity Gossip & News.:

"Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron stayed dry on a rainy LA weekend, grabbing lunch
at the Aroma Cafe this weekend. Vanessa's been laying low over the past few
weeks (other than some unfortunately pre-taped interviews), and showing off some
more adult style for her romantic lunch. At this point, it looks like Zac is
standing by his woman - no matter who those photos were meant for or how many
lawyers want a piece of her wealth. Awwwww. Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron stayed
dry on a rainy LA weekend, grabbing lunch at the Aroma Cafe this weekend.
Vanessa's been laying low over the past few weeks (other than some unfortunately
pre-taped interviews), and showing off some more adult style for her romantic
lunch. At this point, it looks like Zac is standing by his woman - no matter who
those photos were meant for or how many lawyers want a piece of her wealth.
Awwwww. "

The rumor mill had declared them over, could they have been wrong?

Whoopi’s ‘View’ Tops Rosie’s ‘View’--Bumpshack.com

Whoopi’s ‘View’ Tops Rosie’s ‘View’--Bumpshack.com:

"Ratings of the ‘The View‘ with Whoopi Goldberg are topping the ratings from the
same time last year when Rosie O’Donnell was co-hosting the estrogen gala."

People would rather watch Whoopi defend Michael Vick then Rosie defend terrorists.

LEAVE UM ALOHAN - Because I Said So: SAMANTHA VISITS LINDSAY!

LEAVE UM ALOHAN - Because I Said So: SAMANTHA VISITS LINDSAY!:

"Our sources tell us, 'Lindsay was super excited to see Sam and she
shrieked when she walked in! They immediately walked somewhere private to catch
up ..... they were both chain smoking like crazy.... then they would just have
these fits of laughter every five seconds that it made everyone want to know
what was going on! ... Lindsay has been in a great place and I think all of her
friends that have visited have noticed that!'"

I don't know if she is one of her good friends or one of her bad friends at this point. She was with Lindsay around the time of her first melt down. If she is a strong friend that is going to help her, than I am glad that they can visit. If she is bringing her drugs or she is going to be a bad influence, then Lohan should let her go.

Sherri Shepherd Shows Us Her ‘O-Face’ / Jossip

Sherri Shepherd Shows Us Her ‘O-Face’ / Jossip:

"Ever wondered what The View’s Sherri Shepherd looks like when she’s in the
throes of a toe-curling orgasm? Well, fortunately Shepherd (who’s currently
abstinent and hence alarmingly sex-deprived) removes all doubt and shows us
herself! Personally, we liked her better when she was being all philosophical."

This is far closer than I ever wanted to be to Sherri and her O face. I think I need to wash my eyes out for having seen this.

Matthew McConaughey

In Case You Didn’t Know » Zach Braff has a new girl.

In Case You Didn’t Know » Zach Braff has a new girl.:

"Zach Braff was seen out and about with a new female friend, Shiri Appleby of
Rosewell fame. How in the world does this guy get such good looking girls? He is
funny… I do give him that."

It is good to see that he has a new womyn in his life, and she is pretty cute too.

In Case You Didn’t Know » Lohan’s rep is denying Lindsay had anything to do with divorce of fellow rehabber.

In Case You Didn’t Know » Lohan’s rep is denying Lindsay had anything to do with divorce of fellow rehabber.:

"The lawyers do not name Lohan in the actual complaint but they refer to Tony’s
“conduct and relationship with another woman,” and Exhibit ‘A’, which is
attached to the divorce papers, includes articles claiming Lohan, 21, started a
relationship with Tony Allen while they were both being treated at the Utah
rehab clinic. Of course, Lohan’s rep tell US Weekly that this is not true at
all. “It’s unfortunate Stephanie Allen is blaming the demise of her marriage on
Lindsay,” the rep tells Us exclusively. “Stephanie needs to look at her marriage
to determine the reason why things went wrong because it has nothing to do with
Lindsay. Lindsay and Tony are friends and that’s all. They are supporting one
another through a similar experience. This is a friendship based on trust and
mutual support and nothing else.”"

It is probably true that they are not having a relationship, in the terms that Mrs. Allen believes. It is equally true that the friendship between Mr. Allen and Lindsay Lohan probably has no where near the amount of honesty that Lohan is proclaiming.

Evan Rachel Wood on Jimmy Kimmel Live 9-19-07

I’m Not Obsessed - Celebrity Gossip » Ali Larter In Cosmopolitan

I’m Not Obsessed - Celebrity Gossip » Ali Larter In Cosmopolitan:

"Hereos star Ali Larter is on the cover of the October issue of Cosmopolitan
magazine. In the issue, Ali talks about everything from men to dieting and how
she stays fit in Hollywood. Check out some quotes from the magazine below."

Do people really think that this girl is appealing. I just don't see anything attractive to her. She isn't ugly in any measure, she just doesn't have something that pops out at me.

Towering Infernos: The 'Times' In Flames! - Gawker

Towering Infernos: The 'Times' In Flames! - Gawker:

"There was a small fire on the 2nd floor this morning, apparently the
result of someone putting a metal container in the microwave. People nearby were
startled by seeing flames; then someone incorrectly attempted to use water to
douse the fire, something that is clearly dangerous. Signage is going up by all
the microwaves to use paper, ceramic or plastic containers. Building operations
folks asked for a reminder against the use of metal containers."

Are the people that they hire at the Times really such idiots?

Gabby Babble: Jake Gyllenhaal Is Hot In Interview Magazine

Gabby Babble: Jake Gyllenhaal Is Hot In Interview Magazine

Faded Youth Blog » Blog Archive » DITA VON TEESE DOES ‘INSTYLE’

Faded Youth Blog » Blog Archive » DITA VON TEESE DOES ‘INSTYLE’

Faded Youth Blog » Blog Archive » DAMN, SHE’S WHITE!

Faded Youth Blog » Blog Archive » DAMN, SHE’S WHITE!

Faded Youth Blog » Blog Archive » RIHANNA DOES FRENCH ‘FHM’

Faded Youth Blog » Blog Archive » RIHANNA DOES FRENCH ‘FHM’

» Is It Really Meg White? - Celebrity Pictures, Celebrity News, Celebrity Gossip on CelebrityPuke.com

» Is It Really Meg White? - Celebrity Pictures, Celebrity News, Celebrity Gossip on CelebrityPuke.com:

"The Post Chronicle is reporting that Meg White of The White Stripes has a sex
tape. They have posted the naughty clips of the video on there site. The White
Strips cancelled some of there concerts a few weeks ago due to Meg’s acute
anxiety, could it have been do to this video instead?"

Is there really a sex video of Meg White out there. The shots of the video that I have seen don't convince me that it is her. Her reps are denying that it is her in the video as well. I wonder how many people would be interested in such a video. I think she is hot, but I wonder how many others do, she isn't skinny and blonde.

celebrity nation: Rosie cancels all interviews

celebrity nation: Rosie cancels all interviews:

"Rosie O'Donnell is serious about her Celebrity Detox. Despite her upcoming book
release, she has removed herself from all scheduled promotional interviews,
including a sit-down with Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer. But instead of
removing her from the spotlight, the decision seems to have brought even more
attention to the former talk-show host. A rep for GMA said, 'We were looking
forward to having Rosie as a guest on the program. Unfortunately, we were
informed she has decided to cancel all of her interviews.' On her blog,
O'Donnell hinted at the decision, saying, 'i do not feel ready to discuss or
defend the things i shared on those 209 pages.'"

Stars really are just like the rest of us, illogical and crazy. Rosie writes a book, and then cancels all her interviews to promote it. Rosie is trying to be a cult figure, with her website, and that might just work for her. Cult figures never really make it big though.

CelebNewsWire.com - Angelina's Mission of Burma

CelebNewsWire.com - Angelina's Mission of Burma:

"The moon and tide and women all wax and wane on monthly schedules, and so does
CelebNewsWire. Only instead of ocean waves and period blood, we expel a monthly
'Angelina and Brad are adopting again!' rumor. It's time again, so whip out your
tampons and read on. A source told the Daily Mail that the couple are looking to
adopt a girl from Burma: The moon and tide and women all wax and wane on monthly
schedules, and so does CelebNewsWire. Only instead of ocean waves and period
blood, we expel a monthly 'Angelina and Brad are adopting again!' rumor. It's
time again, so whip out your tampons and read on. A source told the Daily Mail
that the couple are looking to adopt a girl from Burma: "

There are a lot of womyn in the celeb blog world, it would be interesting to see if there was a correlation between stories about Brad and Angelina and their personal cycles. Like maybe when they are at the fertile stage in their cycle they will pass around the pregnancy rumors. When they are going through the difficult PMS stages, you get those breakup rumors.

Quote of the Day: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad--Bumpshack.com

Quote of the Day: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad--Bumpshack.com:

"“In Iran we don’t have homosexuals like in your country. In Iran we do not
have this phenomenon. I do not know who has told you we have it.” Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at Columbia University in response to a question
about the recent execution of two gay men there."

In that case then take Senator Craig home with you. You would be shocked at how well they can decorate.

Access Hollywood | Web Sites Get Punked: No Bun In the Oven For Miley Cyrus | Celebrity and Hollywood News

Access Hollywood Web Sites Get Punked: No Bun In the Oven For Miley Cyrus Celebrity and Hollywood News:

"LOS ANGELES, CA (September 24, 2007) – Despite internet rumors, teen
sensation Miley Cyrus is definitely not pregnant, a rep for the star confirmed
to Access Hollywood. The rumors started after a host of celebrity Web sites
picked up a doctored article from J-14 magazine, which claimed the “Hannah
Montana” star was pregnant."

It would have been really sad if it had turned out that she was pregnant. Who ever is behind this trick pulled a fast one on a lot of people. It really looked like the story was real. Thankfully though we still have one decent childhood star left.

Access Hollywood | J. Lo & Marc On The Paparazzi Attention: 'You Feel Like Prey!' | Celebrity and Hollywood News

Access Hollywood J. Lo & Marc On The Paparazzi Attention: 'You Feel Like Prey!' Celebrity and Hollywood News:

"“It feels disgusting,” Marc replied. “It feels disgusting, period! You feel
like prey. You feel like a slab of meet.”"

Thats kind of funny really, because I always though that you looked like a bird of prey Marc.

Access Hollywood | Spears' Fender Bender Victim: 'Britney, Welcome To The Real World' | Celebrity and Hollywood News

Access Hollywood Spears' Fender Bender Victim: 'Britney, Welcome To The Real World' Celebrity and Hollywood News:

"LOS ANGELES, Calif. (September 24, 2007) – On Friday, the LA City’s Attorney’s
Office charged pop star Britney Spears with two criminal misdemeanor counts.
Spears was charged one count of hit and run causing property damage and one
count of driving without a valid California driver’s license."

She may be joining the jail alumni crowd, with Paris and Nicole. Not only did she hit the car, and flee, it turns out that she did not have a licence to drive in California.

Lindsay Lohan, Homewrecker?

A Socialite's Life: Lindsay Lohan, Homewrecker?

"The wife of musician, Tony Allen, is naming Lindsay Lohan as a reason for the
destruction of her marriage. The two met and claim they simply became friends
while both Linds and Tony were staying at the Cirque Lodge treatment facility in
Utah last month. "

I remember when this story was breaking the first time. I never bought that he had any kind of sexual relationship with Lindsay. In fact I think that this shows that he didn't. He didn't think anyone would believe it, he didn't think his wife would believe it. It turns out she did, and he is at the end of the rope now.