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Moby feat. Aynzil and the 419 Squad - Alice (2008)
I really want to downvote this


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II. What is the Philosophical Basis for a Free Market? (Blog Entry by imstellar28)
Not to sound like a broken record, but it falls apart completely after 8 (we've talked about this before).

... why have a point that just defines a term you like (8)? Its very transparent that you're just trying to build up the a little mount to plop #10 on.

... why give a definition of what violates individual freedom at all if its going to be ridiculously widely interpretable? Your just cheating to get to #10 again. Maybe take a look at what the U.S. Constitution did and get back to #9.

You're playing too specific with this whole 'right to life' thing,... really, just take a step away from that and come back to it if you need it later. You're making this more complicated than it need be.


written by bamdrew  | 1 day 13 hours 18 minutes ago | CH
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"Wandering Stars" amazing live beatbox looping (Portishead)
well done


written by bamdrew  | 1 day 13 hours 37 minutes ago | CH
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The Daily Show 10/1/08: Peggy Noonan
smiled at the last 30 seconds... "you should really think of writing this stuff down"


written by bamdrew  | 1 day 20 hours 30 minutes ago | CH
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Amy Winehouse younger, purer, healthier: Stronger than Me
twenty years old, and looking it... not 25 and looking 45.


written by bamdrew  | 1 day 21 hours 2 minutes ago | CH
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I Can't Vote For Obama OR McCain (Blog Entry by swampgirl)
I'm splitting my vote up here; Mitch Daniels for Governor (Republican?!... I know! and I post on the sift!) and Barack Obama for President. (I'm also voting for the new Republican Attorney General of Indiana, but that's a whole 'nother thing... www.z4ag.com)

Obama first really caught my attention when he spoke eloquently about the importance of transparency in where government money is going. But much more important than his speeches, he introduced legislation (with a Republican colleague) to begin doing exactly what he knew was important; use technology to make it easy for everyone to see who is getting what, when and why. (http://pogoblog.typepad.com/pogo/2008/06/shining-a-brigh.html) He's done this 'practice what you preach' thing a few times over, like in pairing up with former Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar to drag us back on track in the very neglected area of destroying stockpiles of Cold War and older missiles just sitting around in other countries (http://obama.senate.gov/press/070111-lugar-obama_non/).

Anyhow, after that I looked through his webpage and what other bills he has supported and read some of his speeches, and it became clear that he's almost too good to be true. I read about him being raised by his mom and his grandparents, and of how his mom dying of cancer making a huge impact on how he saw the Government failing American's in an area that effects everyone. Blah blah blah... I'm way for Obama now.

So I actually went out into the country with a friend recently and did some 'canvasing' for Obama down a lot of gravel roads. I learned there's a lot of indecision out there.


... oh yeah, one more thing I wanted to mention; the McCain campaign loves to point out how liberal Obama's senate voting record is*... the asterisk next to this comment is to remind you he's been in there for four Bush years, four years of voting against completely ridiculous political bullshit that poisoned some otherwise good bills. Obama seems like a guy who loves working towards an agreement, but despises anybody trying to force his tacit approval of bullshit.


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So you thought your hands were clean? (Blog Entry by Doc_M)
damn bacteria. i burn so much time and money trying to maintain sterility during experiments.


written by bamdrew  | 1 day 21 hours 54 minutes ago | CH
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Grandma does keg-stand
never too old for alcoholism! ... I'm just being negative, this looks like its all in good fun.


written by bamdrew  | 1 day 22 hours ago | CH
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Bear Showing Off his Mad Stick Twirlling Skillz
woah!


written by bamdrew  | 1 day 23 hours ago | CH
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MTV Cribs - Gorillaz
Cool. But all pale before Redman's...

http://www.videosift.com/video/Redman-Shows-MTV-His-Fly-Crib


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Dogs greeting their owner, returning after 14 months in Iraq
14 months...


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Late Show: Special Messages From Sarah Palin
end is pretty adorable...


written by bamdrew  | 1 day 23 hours 22 minutes ago | CH
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"Toxic" Main Street is Hurting Wall Street?
Those greedy Wall Streeters. They can't wait to get at our toxic mess.


written by bamdrew  | 3 days 14 hours 37 minutes ago | CH
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imstellar28 (Member Profile)
Hey, so I remembered the title/author of an exceptional book I read back a few years ago... can't recommend it highly enough...

'Reality Isn't What It Used To Be' - Walter Truett Anderson

... also has the worst cover art of a book I have ever purchased, but really has the most amazingly clear descriptions and insightful analysis of society in the post-modern world.


written by bamdrew  | 3 days 14 hours 50 minutes ago | CH
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Biden Chokes Up During Debate
I also thought he was choking-up with emotion, not 'tearing-up' but literally choking-up, where your throat closes for a second when emotion hits you hard.

The people I watched this with thought this rebuttal was MAJOR for Biden, where he finally took offense to Palin's comments enough not to play so soft with his reply, and reminded us in no uncertain terms that he (and Obama) came from a poor family, and he doesn't live in an ivory tower away from other Americans.

(BTW, Biden actually has a lot of debt in the form of mortgages... like hundreds of thousands of dollars).


written by bamdrew  | 3 days 15 hours 20 minutes ago | CH
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