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MadCast	Mar 29 2008 10:43 AM Check out The MadCast Vol. 2, Ep. 12: Prank Stories In this episode: Hal has some bad news for Hank, and Quandt, Cowan, and Nate share prank stories.
(more than voting) Worldwide Progressive Movement	Mar 6 2008 11:01 AM We've now had 5 years of lies about Iraq: 9/11, WMD's, freedom. The real reasons were oil, profiteering, fascism. Not just Bush, but the news media, most of congress, and all who remain silent. And now they'll use fear to quash dissent. It's nothing new -- it's been going on for ages. War, poverty, ecocide, arrogant bullying --they're all from greed and fear, which come from ignorance. ♥ But it's not too late -- we can still learn to make peace. Talk with people. Love, Eric
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Mark	Oct 3 2007 5:51 PM Thanks for the add my new friend Peace
Lando van Herzog	Sep 11 2007 12:12 PM Vote for Lando under http://www.radioberlin.de/musik/charts.jsp?activeid=69&noExport=true at radio berlin station place two maalekum salaam thanks ;o)
Florida4Kucinich Demands Cheneys impeachment!!!	Jul 30 2007 1:21 PM Bush puts CIA prisons under Geneva Conventions The new order comes 10 months after the Bush administration was forced to suspend its secret prison system because of a 2006 Supreme Court ruling that cast doubt on its legality. U.S. President George W. Bush, under fire over the treatment of CIA detainees, on June 20 ordered that agency interrogators comply with the Geneva Conventions against torture. Five years after he exempted al Qaeda and Taliban members from the Geneva provisions, Bush signed an executive order requiring the CIA to comply with prohibitions against "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment" as set down in the conventions' Common Article 3. Bush's broad assertions of power in his war on terror have also come under assault from U.S. judges, who have rejected his indefinite imprisonment of enemy combatants and domestic spying program. Bush, who insists the United States does not use torture, has faced pressure at home and abroad over interrogation techniques used on suspected militants held at secret CIA prisons and other locations, including the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Critics have complained the CIA has mistreated prisoners during clandestine flights in and out of countries in Europe. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman John Rockefeller of West Virginia said intelligence officials should tell the panel how Bush's order "will translate into actual conduct by the CIA" and the Justice Department must provide a legal analysis. Amnesty International USA, a human rights group, said that while specific acts including rape and sexual assault were banned, the "deafening silence on other techniques that the CIA may have used, such as waterboarding, the cold room technique and sleep deprivation, speaks volumes." Bush's broad assertions of power in his war on terror have also come under assault from U.S. judges, who have rejected his indefinite imprisonment of enemy combatants and
Lando van Herzog	Jul 29 2007 7:44 AM Zuerst möchte ich mich für Deine Freundschaft bedanken .... Ich weiß dies zu schätzen ++++ Info: Meine Musik ist ab heute weltweit in allen Online-Stores erhältlich ( z.B. Musicload, iTunes, AOL ) ++++ Meine Radio Single Maleekum Salam wird im Sommer/Herbst 2007 auf den angesagten offline Radio Stationen Germany und online Radio Stationen weltweit (http://www.lastfm.de/music/Lando+van+Herzog/_/Maalekum+Salaam) zu hören sein . Presse und TV-Shows folgen ++++ Du kannst meine Musik auch direkt von meiner Myspace Seite herunterladen ++++ Ich wünsche Dir alles Liebe Lando First of All : Thanx for being my friend and friend of my music.... I appreciate it ++++ Info: My music is available in all online music stores (like iTunes, MusicLoad, AOL) ++++ In summer/autumn 2007 my radio single Maleekum Salam will be played on the most popular radio stations in Germany and on online radio stations world-wide (http://www.lastfm.de/music/Lando+van+Herzog/_/Maalekum+Salaam). Press and TV shows will follow ++++ You can also download my music from my Myspacepage ++++ I wish you all the best Lando
Florida4Kucinich Demands Cheneys impeachment!!!	Jul 28 2007 12:00 AM ----------------- Bulletin Message ----------------- From: Health Care For All - NOW - TAKE ACTION Date: Jul 27, 2007 8:23 PM *Please hit REPLY to this comment, cut and paste the content/code, and paste into your own bulletin to share with your friends, as well. And please retain our link so people know where to go to take action. Thanks!* http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/07/26/michael_moore_says_hes_been_served/8497/ Michael Moore Says He's Been Served United Press International Thursday 26 July 2007 Burbank, California - Michael Moore said Thursday that the Bush administration has served him with a subpoena regarding his trip to Cuba during the making of his new film, "Sicko." The Oscar-winning filmmaker, who appeared Thursday on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," said he was notified about the subpoena at the network's studios in Burbank, Calif. "I haven't even told my own family yet," Moore said. "I was just informed when I was back there with Jay that the Bush administration has now issued a subpoena for me." Moore filmed the trip as part of his film comparing the U.S. healthcare system with government healthcare systems in other countries. He took three Sept. 11, 2001, emergency rescue workers to Guantanamo Bay "because I heard the al-Qaida terrorists we have in the camps there, detained, are receiving
Progresswear.com	Jul 26 2007 3:17 PM Hey folks. Hope you're having a great summer. Check out our new Pat Robertson and Believe in Science shirts.
The Fran and Dave Experiment	Jul 24 2007 12:59 PM We appreciate the add and hope you'll stop by our page from time to time! If you see a blue Blazer with a canoe on top, license plate of "SOFTWARE", you've found our house. Come on over and say hi. Fran & Dave (Annabelle and Phoenix say "arf")- somewhere in West Virginia
The Monkey Box	May 8 2007 9:24 AM How will Harry Potter end? Don't wait for the book! The Monkey Box has the story in our latest video!
Fact & Fiction	May 8 2007 8:57 AM Hey There! Just stoppin' by to see how you've been. Sorry for bein' out of touch, but we've been out on the road promotin' the new record. It's available on our website now too, so if you're diggin' the tunes, stop by www.factandfictionmusic.com and snatch one up. We're also helpin' Right Guard to promote a new product of theirs, so check us out on their page at www.rgxlife.com/music/ . I hope all is well and I'll talk to ya soon! -Grant
Paul	Apr 14 2007 7:14 PM After spring showers in Lost Valley.
BornToDoDishes	Apr 12 2007 5:11 AM America: Sweet Freedom
Fact & Fiction	Mar 28 2007 1:12 PM Hey There! Sorry we've been out of touch for awhile, we just finished up our record and things have been a little crazy around here lately. So what's new with you??? -Grant
Cheryl B. Engelhardt	Mar 20 2007 8:30 AM .. okay- TONIGHT's the big night! Tons of NYC musicians getting together to hang out, donate, and jam out for a great cause that is overlooked in our generation- arthritis (yes young people get it too). Come check it out and become part of a great new initiative! It's going to be an awesome night, promise. You'll hear and meet loads of talented peeps. Hope to see you there! The 1st Annual MUSICIANS FOR MOBILITY Concert + Jam!! Benefiting the Arthritis Foundation Tuesday, March 20th at Crash Mansion 7:00 pm tix $25 online, $30 at the door, 21+age BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE!!! (they're cheaper than at the door) if you can't come, no worries, you can still help: click here .. ..
Gary	Mar 17 2007 10:38 AM Announcing a new website that exposes the truth about the human rights violations of psychiatry and big pharma greed. Please visit End Psych Abuse Provided courtesy of The Citizen's Commission on Human Rights of Los Angeles
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Fact & Fiction	Mar 7 2007 12:23 PM Just stoppin' through to see how you're doin. Come by and drop us a line if ya get a chance. Hope All Is well, Keep In Touch!!! -Grant
Fact & Fiction	Feb 24 2007 4:10 PM We'll be playin' this coming Monday the 26th at "The Gig" in L.A. If you are gonna be in the area, we'd love to have ya come out. Talk to ya soon! -Grant
Fact & Fiction	Feb 19 2007 11:07 AM Hey,just stoppin' by to say what's up! Hope All Is Well, Keep In Touch!!! -Grant
Fact & Fiction	Jan 30 2007 10:42 AM Hey There! Just checkin' in on ya, hope you're havin' a GREAT week! Stop by and drop us a line if ya get a chance. Hope All Is Well!!! -Grant
MadCast	Jan 23 2007 1:27 PM MADCAST EPISODE 6 IS OUT!!! CLICK TO LISTEN ON ITUNES: AND THEN VOTE FOR THE THEME SONG HERE: YOU CAN ALSO LISTEN HERE: http://web.mac.com/chriscowan/iWeb/MadCast
Fact & Fiction	Jan 13 2007 11:40 AM Hey! Hope you're havin' a great start to '07. Keep In Touch!!! -Grant
H.R. Pufnstuf c\o Uncle Raoul Duke	Jan 11 2007 2:00 PM See that Bush shrub on the hill over there? I am going to get it - first try!
H.R. Pufnstuf c\o Uncle Raoul Duke	Jan 2 2007 6:52 PM Olbermann: Special comment about ‘sacrifice’ BBC reports Bush will reveal troop surge plan in sacrifice-themed speech SPECIAL COMMENT By Keith Olbermann Anchor, 'Countdown,' MSNBC 1-2-07 [SOURCE: http://countdown.msnbc.com] If in your presence an individual tried to sacrifice an American serviceman or woman, would you intervene? Would you at least protest? What if he had already sacrificed 3,003 of them? What if he had already sacrificed 3,003 of them — and was then to announce his intention to sacrifice hundreds, maybe thousands, more? This is where we stand tonight with the BBC report of President Bush’s “new Iraq strategy,” and his impending speech to the nation, which, according to a quoted senior American official, will be about troop increases and “sacrifice.” The president has delayed, dawdled and deferred for the month since the release of the Iraq Study Group. He has seemingly heard out everybody, and listened to none of them. If the BBC is right — and we can only pray it is not — he has settled on the only solution all the true experts agree cannot possibly work: more American personnel in Iraq, not as trainers for Iraqi troops, but as part of some flabby plan for “sacrifice.” Sacrifice! More American servicemen and women will have their lives risked. More American servicemen and women will have their lives ended. More American families will have to bear the unbearable and rationalize the unforgivable —“sacrifice” — sacrifice now, sacrifice tomorrow, sacrifice forever. And more Americans — more even than the two-thirds who already believe we need fewer troops in Iraq, not more — will have to conclude the president does not have any idea what he’s doing — and that other Americans will have to die for that reason. It must now be branded as propaganda — for even the president cannot truly feel that very many people still believe him to be competent in this area, let alone “the decider.” But from our impeccable reporter at the Pentagon, Jim Miklaszewski, tonight comes confirmation of something called “surge and accelerate” — as many as 20,000 additional troops —f or “political purposes” ... This, in line with what we had previously heard, that this will be proclaimed a short-term measure, for the stated purpose of increasing security in and around Baghdad, and giving an Iraqi government a chance to establish some kind of order. This is palpable nonsense, Mr. Bush. If this is your intention — if the centerpiece of your announcement next week will be “sacrifice” — sacrifice your intention, not more American lives! As Sen. Joseph Biden has pointed out, the new troops might improve the ratio our forces face relative to those living in Baghdad (friend and foe), from 200 to 1, to just 100 to 1. “Sacrifice?” No. A drop in the bucket. The additional men and women you have sentenced to go there, sir, will serve only as targets. They will not be there “short-term,” Mr. Bush; for many it will mean a year or more in death’s shadow. This is not temporary, Mr. Bush. For the Americans who will die because of you, it will be as permanent as it gets. The various rationales for what Mr. Bush will reportedly re-christen “sacrifice” constitute a very thin gruel, indeed. The former labor secretary, Robert Reich, says Sen. John McCain told him that the “surge” would help the “morale” of the troops already in Iraq. If Mr. McCain truly said that, and truly believes it, he has either forgotten completely his own experience in Vietnam ... or he is unaware of the recent Military Times poll indicating only 38 percent of our active military want to see more troops sent ... or Mr. McCain has departed from reality. Then there is the argument that to take any steps toward reducing troop numbers would show weakness to the enemy in Iraq, or to the terrorists around the world. This simplistic logic ignores the inescapable fact that we have indeed already showed weakness to the enemy, and to the terrorists. We have shown them that we will let our own people be killed for no good reason. We have now shown them that we will continue to do so. We have shown them our stupidity. Mr. Bush, your judgment about Iraq — and now about “sacrifice” — is at variance with your people’s, to the point of delusion. Your most respected generals see no value in a “surge” — they could not possibly see it in this madness of “sacrifice.” The Iraq Study Group told you it would be a mistake. Perhaps dozens more have told you it would be a mistake. And you threw their wisdom back, until you finally heard what you wanted to hear, like some child drawing straws and then saying “best two out of three … best three out of five … hundredth one counts.” Your citizens, the people for whom you work, have told you they do not want this, and moreover, they do not want you to do this. Yet once again, sir, you have ignored all of us. Mr. Bush, you do not own this country! To those Republicans who have not broken free from the slavery of partisanship — those bonded still, to this president and this administration, and now bonded to this “sacrifice” —proceed at your own peril. John McCain may still hear the applause of small crowds — he has somehow inured himself to the hypocrisy, and the tragedy, of a man who considers himself the ultimate realist, courting the votes of those who support the government telling visitors to the Grand Canyon that it was caused by the Great Flood. That Mr. McCain is selling himself off to the irrational right, parcel by parcel, like some great landowner facing bankruptcy, seems to be obvious to everybody but himself. Or, maybe it is obvious to him and he simply no longer cares. But to the rest of you in the Republican Party: We need you to speak up, right now, in defense of your country’s most precious assets — the lives of its citizens who are in harm’s way. If you do not, you are not serving this nation’s interests — nor your own. November should have told you this. The opening of the new Congress on Wednesday and Thursday should tell you this. Next time, those missing Republicans will be you. And to the Democrats now yoked to the helm of this sinking ship, you proceed at your own peril, as well. President Bush may not be very good at reality, but he and Mr. Cheney and Mr. Rove are still gifted at letting American troops be killed, and then turning their deaths to their own political advantage. The equation is simple. This country does not want more troops in Iraq. It wants fewer. Go and make it happen, or go and look for other work. Yet you Democrats must assume that even if you take the most obvious of courses, and cut off funding for the war, Mr. Bush will ignore you as long as possible, or will find the money elsewhere, or will spend the money meant to protect the troops, and re-purpose it to keep as many troops there as long as he can keep them there. Because that’s what this is all about, is it not, Mr. Bush? That is what this “sacrifice” has been for. To continue this senseless, endless war. You have dressed it up in the clothing, first of a hunt for weapons of mass destruction, then of liberation ... then of regional imperative ... then of oil prices ... and now in these new terms of “sacrifice” — it’s like a damned game of Colorforms, isn’t it, sir? This senseless, endless war. But — it has not been senseless in two ways. It has succeeded, Mr. Bush, in enabling you to deaden the collective mind of this country to the pointlessness of endless war, against the wrong people, in the wrong place, at the wrong time. It has gotten many of us used to the idea — the virtual “white noise” — of conflict far away, of the deaths of young Americans, of vague “sacrifice” for some fluid cause, too complicated to be interpreted except in terms of the very important-sounding but ultimately meaningless phrase “the war on terror.” And the war’s second accomplishment — your second accomplishment, sir — is to have taken money out of the pockets of every American, even out of the pockets of the dead soldiers on the battlefield, and their families, and to have given that money to the war profiteers. Because if you sell the Army a thousand Humvees, you can’t sell them any more until the first thousand have been destroyed. The service men and women are ancillary to the equation. This is about the planned obsolescence of ordnance, isn’t, Mr. Bush? And the building of detention centers? And the design of a $125 million courtroom complex at Gitmo, complete with restaurants. At least the war profiteers have made their money, sir. And we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. You have insisted, Mr. Bush, that we must not lose in Iraq, that if we don’t fight them there we will fight them here — as if the corollary were somehow true, that if by fighting them there we will not have to fight them here. And yet you have re-made our country, and not re-made it for the better, on the premise that we need to be ready to “fight them here,” anyway, and always. In point of fact even if the civil war in Iraq somehow ended tomorrow, and the risk to Americans there ended with it, we would have already suffered a defeat — not fatal, not world-changing, not, but for the lives lost, of enduring consequence. But this country has already lost in Iraq, sir. Your policy in Iraq has already had its crushing impact on our safety here. You have already fomented new terrorism and new terrorists. You have already stoked paranoia. You have already pitted Americans, one against the other. We ... will have to live with it. We ... will have to live with what — of the fabric of our nation — you have already “sacrificed.” The only object still admissible in this debate is the quickest and safest exit for our people there. But you — and soon, Mr. Bush, it will be you and you alone — still insist otherwise. And our sons and daughters and fathers and mothers will be sacrificed there tonight, sir, so that you can say you did not “lose in Iraq.” Our policy in Iraq has been criticized for being indescribable, for being inscrutable, for being ineffable. But it is all too easily understood now. First we sent Americans to their deaths for your lie, Mr. Bush. Now we are sending them to their deaths for your ego. If what is reported is true — if your decision is made and the “sacrifice” is ordered — take a page instead from the man at whose funeral you so eloquently spoke this morning — Gerald Ford: Put pragmatism and the healing of a nation ahead of some kind of misguided vision. Atone. Sacrifice, Mr. Bush? No, sir, this is not “sacrifice.” This has now become “human sacrifice.” And it must stop. And you can stop it. Next week, make us all look wrong. Our meaningless sacrifice in Iraq must stop. And you must stop it. © 2006 MSNBC Interactive
H.R. Pufnstuf c\o Uncle Raoul Duke	Dec 27 2006 12:14 PM Happy New Year from these hippies to you & yours!
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