President Jad (the Iranian nut job) had the pleasure of doing an interview with Spiegal recently and holy crap is my reaction while reading it.
I thought it was an interview with the typical American socialist nut job, but no, it was Pres Jad.
This freak is so far deep down his rabbit hole of hatred and self delusion that repeated statements by the interviewer (a German citizen) that they (the German people) killed six million Jews during WWII were scoffed at.
He says he could give a crap that the German people were outraged by his claim the holocaust never happened, he's confused as to how it's an issue.
Uh.. what the!?!
Oh yea baby, it gets better.
Full Story @ SPIEGEL ONLINE
He then goes on to say "We don't want to confirm or deny the Holocaust. We oppose every type of crime (unless you are the ones doing it) against any people. But we want to know whether this crime actually took place or not. If it did, then those who bear the responsibility for it have to be punished, and not the Palestinians. (dude, what the hell are you smoking??) Why isn't research into a deed that occurred 60 years ago permitted? (HAHAHAHA!!) After all, other historical occurrences, some of which lie several thousand years in the past, are open to research, and even the governments support this."
WOW!
Someone get this guy a gun so he can kill himself now, before it's too late.
New materials are on the U.S. Department of Defense's radar.
Ever since H. G. Wells published The Invisible Man more than a century ago, the prospect of invisibility -- or cloaking -- has been a mainstay of science fiction. But now physicists say they have finally figured out how to make objects invisible, and what's more, they are just months away from putting this theory into practice.
The trick is to find a way to guide light and other types of electromagnetic radiation around an object so that it casts no shadow and produces no reflection. Normally, this kind of manipulation would be a tall order, says John Pendry of Imperial College London, England. But, he adds, the recent development of a new class of materials called "metamaterials" makes it tantalizingly feasible.
Metamaterials are engineered materials whose properties are determined by their physical structure rather than their chemistry, says Pendry. Such properties include the ability to bend light, he says.
Full Text @ Technology Review
Join with us this day to remember,
The Fallen.
Our brothers and friends,
one moment of silence to reflect.
"The most vulnerable part of the Earth's environment is the very thin layer
of air clinging near to the surface of the planet, that we are now so
carelessly filling with gaseous wastes that we are actually altering the
relationship between the Earth and the Sun - by trapping more solar
radiation under this growing blanket of pollution that envelops the entire
world," Vice President Gore told the U.N. Global Warming conference of 159
nations this morning in Koyto, Japan.
In what was one the most dramatic speeches in recent memory, Gore announced
to world leaders: "Whether we recognize it or not, we are now engaged in an
epic battle to right the balance of our Earth, and the tide of this battle
will turn on when the majority of people in the world become sufficiently
aroused by shared sense of urgent danger to join an all-out effort."
Applause filed the halls of the Kyoto International Conference Center. "We
must achieve a safe overall concentration level for greenhouse gases in the
Earth's atmosphere."
and then ...
Gore's plane, a Boeing 707 gas guzzler burns on average 4.1 gallons a mile.
The complete Washington to Florida to Washington to Alaska to Japan and
return to Washington trip calculated from commercial air mileage tables is
just over 16,000 miles total. Gas gallons needed for AIR FORCE II to go
16,000 miles: 65,600. Applying the average price of $2.01 per gallon of
Jet A to the 16,000 mile r/t -- the fuel cost alone passes $131,000.00.
There are 6.7 pounds per gallon of jet fuel. Total pounds of fuel burned on
Gore's Global Warming Express -- 439,500.
Unprecedented Leadership.
Full Report @ DrudgeReportArchives.com
Too funny -Ed
Just an FYI to everyone, the tracker will be back up in a few hours.
Also I lost the 18th and 19th shows. I'm recording the Sunday repeat in hopes it's one of those I lost.
If you have the raw files I'll edit and post them, otherwise they are gone.
Thanks.
Iran eyes badges for Jews
Human rights groups are raising alarms over a new law passed by the Iranian parliament that would require the country's Jews and Christians to wear coloured badges to identify them and other religious minorities as non-Muslims.
"This is reminiscent of the Holocaust," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, the dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. "Iran is moving closer and closer to the ideology of the Nazis."
Iranian expatriates living in Canada yesterday confirmed reports that the Iranian parliament, called the Islamic Majlis, passed a law this week setting a dress code for all Iranians, requiring them to wear almost identical "standard Islamic garments."
The law, which must still be approved by Iran's "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenehi before being put into effect, also establishes special insignia to be worn by non-Muslims.
Full Story @ canada.com network
Someone please hit Iran's WMD buildings, bunkers and whatever else they have with tactical nukes and end this now. -Ed
Just an FYI to everyone who uses the tracker my box crashed hard last night (the kind where you smell burning electronics) and until I figure out what is wrong the tracker will be down.
Virginity pledges, in which young people vow to abstain from sex until marriage, have little staying power among those who take them, a Harvard University study has found.
In fact, more than half the adolescents who make such signed, public promises give up on their pledges within a year, according to the study released last week.
The findings have raised the ire of Concerned Women for America, a conservative organization that endorses adolescent sexual abstinence.
"The Harvard report is wrong," said Janice Crouse, a fellow at a Concerned Women for America think-tank.
Full Story @ Chicago Tribune
I got in a very small discussion the other day with someone who posted this same article on another site. I thought it would be interesting for a little discussion here.
This one guy on the other site stated how these abstinence pledges "really push kids to marry young, even though that sets them up for divorce, usually not too far down the road.". He went on to say that, "The single strongest indicator that a marriage will end in divorce is young age of the couple marrying. And (some) churches provide little support for members who divorce.".
(Just as a side note - I'm happy to say the church muddy and I attend does have a divorce support group that meets weekly)
Quite frankly, I couldn't agree with him more. I think this *does* push young people into marriage at such an age when the majority of them are absolutely NOT ready for it. My thought is this:
If someone WANTS to take that virginity pledge - GREAT! I hope they can pull it off. I think it's a wonderful goal. Virginity is nothing to be ashamed of and everything to be proud of BUT what we these groups need to understand is true reality. It is completely unrealistic to think that the majority of teens and young people will save themselves for marriage. Christian or not. I've said this for quite a while now. There's obviously nothing wrong with encouraging kids to wait for marriage but at the same time, let's also teach them (Christians and non) about birth control, condoms and other forms of protection. -Ed
Due to some screwy things with my Myth box the 19:00 showing of Glenn was not recorded, so I grabbed the 21:00 recording which is currently processing.
However my connection to CNNHN had some digital jitter in it, I'm also going to record the midnight showing to see if it's better.
If not then I'll publish the 21:00 showing in the AM.
Nite all
Quick note before bed.
Had a wicked day at work, got home late and just now processing the video.
Will have it up in the AM.
Keep watching Beck!
It's been long overdue, as I look back over the list of those that have supported us over the year.
Thank you all very much!
Eh, if you know Beck at all it seemed to me to be more Flap Jackson in the morning than Beck. However since it's his first day I'll wait for a bit before giving it a more through judgement. :-)
Here's wishing Glenn and crew the best of luck with the show.
btw.. for the uninformed.
Glenn Beck is on CNN Headline News M-F at 19:00, 21:00 and midnight.
Also..
The torrents may change a bit, trying to lower the file size to 300MB from 350MB.
You need to either PM me on the glenn beck insiders forum or my forum for the user/pass.
Ok kids, get your Mythtv boxes (and tivos for you non-geeks) ready to record Glenn Becks new show at 19:00EST.
I'm hoping to put out torrents of the shows for those interested.
Muddysmind.com has learned that Starbucks may be price gouging, joining the Oil companies on the Federal governments new "you make to much money" (aka. pre-socialism) Hit-list.
Four plus dollars for a horrible cup of coffee is a brilliant move to say the least, then convincing the masses that it tastes good was the cherry on top.
Full Story @ newratings.com
Well, in a few weeks, Muddy and I will be sitting down with our eldest to have a talk abut "the birds and the bees". Oh My! Yep - it be that time.:-)
I'll be honest (and maybe I'm not a normal parent) but this whole "sex talk" isn't bothering nor embarrassing me in the least. For the past few months, Muddy and I have been tossing around exactly what we're going to say and how to say it. After all, a child's attention span isn't the greatest in the world - especially with a long winded mother like me.:-)
We both even talked about who had the talk with us. My mom sat down with me and told me the basics about where babies come from and what girls/women go through. However, she neglected to teach me about protection and birth control. Unfortunately, we went to a church at the time that irresponsibly taught the parents that if you teach a child about protection then they'll just be encouraged to have sex even more. So, all of this has got me curious. Who told you guys about "the birds and the beezzz"? Was it something your parents taught you or did your friends fill you in? Maybe it was both?