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Well hey all you out there on the EENR this fine Friday. It's that time of day for the Countdown to our Liberation from BushCo! This countdown is meant to be a daily reminder of the embarrassment that resides in our taxpayer funded White House and that celebratory feeling we will all hopefully have when Jan 20th finally arrives. This countdown is for everyone who loves to hate BushCo. Come on in and vent!
Today, we remind ourselves what a failure and embarrassment good ol' George W is at being a human being. Because, human beings in decent societies like ours don't torture other human beings; that's one of the reasons for the Geneva Conventions; they're a check on our consciences if we need one. But to good ol' Georgie boy, those Conventions are quaint and not applicable to us. (No conscience in that boy, no sir!)
By now, most of us know not to expect anything close to a straight forward election from the Republicans. Of course, we also know that is true of their staging session called the Republican Convention.
The Beauty of Spring can be found at Filioli Gardens,Woodside, San Mateo County, CA. Just approx 25 miles of San Francisco, the Gardens are managed/owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Christian and I go there at least once a year to wander around the grounds (654 Acres), and have taken the tour of the Estate buildings built circa 1917.
It is a relaxing experience and highly recommended as a Bay Area travel destination to take a break from the frenzy of "The City". Located at the southern end of Crystal Springs Reservoir with a view of the Eastern slope of the Santa Cruz Mountain range, the views are fantastic, as are the grounds.
YANGON (AFP) - Myanmar said Friday it was not ready to let in foreign aid workers, rejecting international pressure to allow experts into the isolated nation where disease and starvation are stalking cyclone survivors.
One week after the devastating storm killed tens of thousands, Myanmar's ruling generals -- deeply suspicious of the outside world -- said the country needed outside aid for those still alive, but would deliver it themselves.
The foreign ministry announcement came as a top UN official warned time was running out to move in disaster experts and supplies to prevent diseases that could claim even more victims.
Instead, the ministry said some relief workers who arrived on an aid flight from Qatar on Wednesday had been deported.
Al Jazeera has an exemplary in-depth analysis of this tragedy, including an extended round table featuring UN Humanitarian Chief John Holmes, Bo Hla Tint, spokesperson for the Burmese Government in Exile and Marie Lall of the Asia Programme at Chatham House:
Cancer afflicted and survivors Elizabeth Edwards, Lance Armstrong, and Steve Case (AOL) testified in front of the one of the Senate Health committees about cancer research today.
Elizabeth told the story of a woman she met on the campaign trail last year who was too embarrassed to say to everyone that she had a lump in her breast:
And she whispered in Elizabeth's ear's someone might be able to help her (even though she ran away back to work), and Elizabeth is now speaking for that woman's ear.
Good evening fellow EENR bloggers and readers. For tonight's artsy edition I'm going to profile Portland folk artist Evan B. Harris. Evan was born in Medford Oregon and never received formal art training. Many of his pieces are painted on wood, which is quite fitting considering he's from the Northwest.
It's time for the daily countdown to our Liberation from Bushco! This countdown is meant to be a daily reminder of the embarrassment that resides in our taypayer funded White House and that celebratory feeling we will all hopefully have when Jan 20th finally arrives.
I love this picture; isn't it apropos? (photo by Jari Carr)
Today, I take you back to election season 2000, back to that fateful week when good ol' George W chose his Veep.
Now, I don't know how many of your remember, but little Dickie Cheney, Georgie's poppy's buddy, was put in charge of finding someone to be a good vice presidential candidate for poor George, who really didn't know much about running anything successfully.
What nobody managed to realize at the time, was that a narcissist like little Dickie wouldn't really be able to find anyone better than himself, so surprise surprise, when it came time to give his recommendation to young Georgie W, little Dickie........wait for it.......recommended himself.
Cheney, who has spent the past several weeks conducting Bush's search for a running mate, emerged as the front-runner for the position late Friday.
I mean, what's a power hungry control freak who's had five heart attacks gonna do; he's never gonna be the prez, but a veep to a compliant idiot king was very doable and his best alternative.
In hind sight, there go those shivers down again. Follow me below for more...
One of the objectives of this diary is to explore 'human' issues that deal with families. Busting myths is another and today we want to talk about the 'myth' that all we need to do is get the 'old coots' off the road so the young folks can drive faster.
And yet the authorities in Burma have put up roadblocks to international assistance, including receiving relief supplies and - more vitally - disaster workers as the situation on the ground deteriorates.
It's time for us, all of us, to start changing the way we do business.
This is Congressional Candidates Wife, I am Sherri and my husband is THE soon to be elected Congressman of Indiana's 6th Congressional District Democratic Candidate Barry Welsh.
Good evening to my fellow night birdies. I'm back again with another installment of the day's ridiculous and interesting news tidbits. Here we go....
Tolerant American families have crowned, "And Tengo Makes Three," the most objectionable book in libraries, the ALA said. The book is about a young penguin named Tango with two fathers. I'm sure peoples' objections to the book have nothing to do with homosexuality, but rather that the kid penguin is named Tango. Who would name their kid Tango? That's so cruel.
Do you eat meat? Cow? Pig? Lamb? Chicken? Snake? Alligator? Did you know that you're under attack? Slate is reporting that there are 10 million scary Vegetarians among us. Be afraid, be very afraid. Pretty soon you'll be eating Tempeh Reubens and Chick'n of the Soy, if you don't watch your back.
I always knew there was a reason to be scared of clowns.
Do you have a big bootie? Have you ever wished you didn't? I'm here to change your mind! A new study was released showing that fat that accumulates around your bootie and hips may be helping fight diabetes! Go big bums!
Want to make an easy $50,000? Help capture Pepie! Don't worry, he won't bite.
By now, most of us know not to expect anything close to a straight forward election from the Republicans. Of course, we also know that is true of their staging session called the Republican Convention.
One of the objectives of this diary is to explore 'human' issues that deal with families. Busting myths is another and today we want to talk about the 'myth' that all we need to do is get the 'old coots' off the road so the young folks can drive faster.
