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from Bruce
Who Supports The Troops? Democrats, As It Turns Out... (dailykos.com)
As you'll note, based on the over 300 votes the IAVA used in its calculation, all Senate Democrats have been more supportive of the troops -- when it comes to their actual votes, over the past five years -- than any of the Senate Republicans.
Arianna Huffington: GOP Fear-Mongering Kicks into High Gear (HuffingtonPost.com; Posted on AlterNet.org)
With Republicans' talk of Osama, race-baiting and terror, it's beginning to look a lot like November.
Patrick Barkham: Michael J Fox and the shock jock who accused him of 'acting' (guardian.co.uk)
America's leading rightwing radio show host was incensed that Michael J Fox should dare urge voters to back four Democratic congressional candidates who would support, rather than outlaw, stem-cell research.
Russell Shaw: Vote Democrat-And Save Keith Olbermann's Job (huffingtonpost.com)
I have some very real fears about what happens to this nation if the Democrats fail to capture the Senate and the House.
George Lakoff: Reframing: Words to Reclaim (huffingtonpost.com)
Progressives are now approaching the home stretch of an all-out race to elect representatives that share our values. We know that progressive leaders need our support, and the netroots and grassroots are working overtime for this vital election.
The croc-savvy kid (guardian.co.uk)
It's two months since the death of her father, Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, but already Bindi is filling his shoes as Australia's favourite TV star. Can this really be a healthy role for an eight-year-old? Patrick Barkham reports.
Is Borat offensive? (guardian.co.uk)
Sacha Baron Cohen has managed to insult an entire nation with his latest film. But what would our carefully selected panel make of it?
Hannah Pool: Question time (guardian.co.uk)
Comedian Stephen Merchant on Ricky Gervais, his 'obscene' wealth, and teenagers shouting 'Oi, Office!' at him in the street.
Costco Career Opportunities
Video the Vote 2006 (youtube.com)
Michael J. Fox Political Ad (youtube.com)
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Re: Barak Obama
i agree with the premise of your comment but am not optimistic about
obama's prospects of remaining a progressive in the future. the man
clearly has huge political ambitions and will need busloads of money to
advance them. the money will come from sources similar to the ones that
have swung dollars his way because of his support of ethanol as an
alternative fuel. instead of being obligated to oil producers he is now
indebted to corn growers. ethanol is a pretty safe area for concerns
about emissions because it's relatively without opposition despite the
fact it holds very little hope due to the enormous amounts of fossil fuels
necessary to production.
i realize one must play the game in order to
win, but those with the most to concede are those who show the greatest
hope for change. i would watch this guy carefully for a while and watch
for signs of corporate influence. at the moment he doesn't look as good
as he did just a short time ago and my guess is he will have no choice but
to sell out. i think the last politician who was immune from these
pressures was RFK, the end of whose career was also the end of democracy
which was intentionally destroyed to allow todays coporate control of
america's future.
kitchenrat
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Reader Comment
Re: Punctuation
Hi,
I absolutely love your site, and read it almost everyday.
But...
I caught this in yesterday's edition in the cut about the new show, "Dirty Dancing":
The musical version of iconic 1980s film "Dirty Dancing", set to premiere in London, has shattered advance sales records in the famous West End theatre district.
And wanted to comment that the comma comes BEFORE the quotation marks - with the exception of the way I introduced the cut to you - with a colon (that does come before the Quotation mark).It is such a pet peeve with me, and FYI, EVERYONE seems to do it - especially my friend, BART from "BartCop." (I just love him as well.)
Please, please, don't take this a criticism - I've done a MONTHLY newsletter and know how much work is involved. Just thought you might not be aware.
Peace to all,
Sally P
Thanks, Sally.
While there's a great group who provide material on a daily basis,
putting it all together takes a healthy chunk of time.
On busy days, punctuation is the least of my worries.
But, in the instance you site, if you click on the link, you'll see that's the way it appears in the AP report.
OTOH, if you had mentioned the TV listings, the comma follows the quotation marks intentionally to serve as a visual break between program titles.
And because the comma key is easier for me to reach than the more proper semi-colon.
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Sunny and very warm.
We celebrated the kid's birthday at Buono's, the neighborhood Pizzeria.
Added another new flag - Gibraltar 
Treehouse of Horror
'The Simpsons'
For "The Simpsons," Halloween usually means all things spooky, scary and silly - think wise-cracking zombies, ghouls and ghosts.
But this year, just in time for the mid-November U.S. congressional elections, Homer and the gang are getting political. The "Treehouse of Horror" episode, with a tentative air date of Nov. 5 on Fox-TV and Global, is a takeoff on Orson Welles's famous radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds."
In Springfield, the radio broadcast causes such confusion that it allows Kang and Kodos, the lime-green, one-eyed aliens who show up in every eagerly anticipated "Simpsons" Halloween episode, to stage an actual invasion.
Entitled "The Day the Earth Was Stupid," the segment's parallels to the American occupation of Iraq are surprisingly heavy-handed for the usually sly "Simpsons."
"The Earthlings continue to resent our presence," Kang says at one point to Kodos. "You said we'd be greeted as liberators!"
For more - 'The Simpsons'
Pigboy's Ravings Boomerang
Michael J. Fox
Stark campaign ads featuring actor Michael J. Fox's uncontrollable shaking caused by the medication he takes for Parkinson's disease sparked debate this week, resulting in a rise in support for the stem cell research he endorses.
A poll released late on Wednesday showed that U.S. voters' support for stem cell research jumped 5 percentage points after they viewed a television ad in which Fox -- whose body shook with spasms -- urges them to back candidates who favor the research.
The national poll by HCD Research and Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion surveyed 955 people on Tuesday and Wednesday and found support for stem cell research at 83 percent after viewing the ad, up from 78 percent previously.
It also said the level of concern regarding a candidate's view on the issue rose to 70 percent after the respondents viewed the ad, up from 57 percent.
Michael J. Fox
Blows Off Howard Stern
Pete Townshend
Howard Stern's radio guests expect him to air their dirty laundry and play along. Pete Townshend isn't one of them.
The legendary Who guitarist-songwriter ducked out of his scheduled interview on Stern's Sirius Satellite Radio show on Wednesday upon hearing Stern talk about a touchy subject for him - his 2003 arrest in London on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Townshend was cleared of the charges.
Townshend, along with girlfriend Rachel Fuller and Who bandmate Roger Daltrey, was listening to Stern's New York-based broadcast as he waited in a London studio for his interview to begin. Co-host Robin Quivers brought up the "child pornography stuff" and Townshend's claims that he was abused as a child. "Oh yeah, we could ask him about that," Stern said. Townshend stormed out, leaving Daltrey and Fuller to talk to Stern.
Daltrey weighed in on Townshend's behalf, accusing Stern of "sniffing dirty underpants."
Pete Townshend
'Dancing With the Stars'
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer, gamely carrying the banner for gray-haired hoofers on "Dancing With the Stars," was ready to surrender it after seven weeks.
"Thank you for having me. And thank you for letting me go home," the talk-show host said Wednesday after he received the lowest score from the ABC show's judges and viewers.
Springer, 62, outlasted the likes of younger, fleeter Harry Hamlin and stunner Vivica A. Fox. His tactics included humor - "At my age we don't shake hips, we replace them" - and sentiment, sharing his dream of learning to waltz for his daughter's wedding.
He also had the advantage of a talented and good-natured professional partner, Kym Johnson of Australia, who made the most of their routines. Springer was able to rise to the challenge at times and left on a high note with a graceful ballroom routine Tuesday.
Jerry Springer
Reunite Without Ozzy
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne's bandmates in British heavy metal group Black Sabbath have reunited without the singer for a planned tour early next year, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
The threesome have joined forces with vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who sang in the band during two stints in the 1980s and 1990s after Osbourne was ousted for his prodigious drug abuse, but will bill themselves as "Heaven and Hell."
Lest anyone think that Osbourne has been ostracized again, representatives for the so-called "Prince of Darkness" issued a separate statement, announcing "there is only one Black Sabbath," and that he would join forces with his old Birmingham buddies for a tour and new album late next year.
The members of Heaven and Hell -- Dio, Tony Iommi, bass player Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward -- were not available for comment. The group's spokeswoman said Dio and Iommi were in England writing songs together.
Black Sabbath
40th Anniversary
Engelbert Humperdinck
British crooner Engelbert Humperdinck says he was inspired by Elvis, lucky to have a wife who did not mind women throwing panties at him, and once fired a manager who made him second fiddle to rival Tom Jones.
Next year marks the 40th anniversary of Humperdinck's first hit international single, "Release Me," and the Indian-born British singer is about to issue a new live CD and DVD titled "Totally Amazing" and an autobiography, "What's in a Name."
But despite selling about 150 million records and performing to sell-out audiences for nearly four decades, Humperdinck, 70, still sits uneasy with his popularity.
Engelbert Humperdinck
'Law & Order' Detective's Buffalo Adventure
Jesse L. Martin
TV cop Jesse L. Martin became a real-life crime victim after returning to his hometown to shoot a film.
Martin, who plays Detective Ed Green on the hit NBC series The "Law & Order." was eating breakfast in a restaurant Monday - signing autographs and even offering career advice to the cook, a would-be stand-up comic - when someone broke into a sport utility vehicle and stole his luggage, video iPod and dozens of autographed photos of himself.
Martin flew back to New York City a few hours later with only the clothes on his back and his wallet.
Jesse L. Martin
Contests Sale Of Songs
Hendrix Family
A private bidder paid $15 million for the rights to hit songs by U.S. rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix at an auction on Thursday, but a company owned by the musician's family said it will sue to prove it owns the songs.
The rights, title, and interest to songs including "Hey Joe," "Purple Haze," "Voodoo Child," and "Foxy Lady," were sold over the telephone in New York by the estate of Michael Frank Jeffrey, Hendrix's one-time manager.
Experience Hendrix says it owns all rights to the music, and recordings of the guitarist.
Hendrix Family
Going Private?
Clear Channel
Two private equity consortiums are looking at bidding for Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest U.S. radio company, sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Thursday.
Providence Equity Partners, Blackstone and KKR are in advanced talks to buy Clear Channel, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.
Another group has formed, which includes Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, according to separate sources on Thursday. The Wall Street Journal reported that Texas Pacific Group may also be part of the second consortium.
Shares of Clear Channel surged nearly 10 percent to $35.48 on Thursday, a day after the company responded to reports that it was considering offers to be taken private by saying it had hired Goldman Sachs & Co. to help it evaluate strategic alternatives.
Clear Channel
Sentenced To 'Exile' In Canada Gets Arrested
U.S. Pervert
An American sex offender who was sentenced by a U.S. judge to three years "exile" in Canada was arrested by Canadian border guards on Thursday and faces deportation, an official said.
Federal ministers and legislators had expressed deep unhappiness after a New York state judge allowed former teacher Malcolm Watson -- convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old girl -- to live in Canada on probation rather than spending time in a U.S. jail.
Dave MacKenzie, parliamentary secretary to Public Security Minister Stockwell Day, told Parliament that Watson had been detained by Canadian border guards. Ottawa was now seeking to expel him, he added.
The U.S. judge ruled that Watson could return to the United States only to report to his parole officer.
U.S. Pervert
Ancient Brothel Restored
Pompeii
It was the jewel of Pompeii's libertines: a brothel decorated with frescoes of erotic figures believed to be the most popular in the ancient Roman city.
The Lupanare - which derives its name from the Latin word "lupa," or "prostitute" - was presented to the public again Thursday following a yearlong, $253,000 restoration to clean up its frescoes and fix the structure.
Pompeii was destroyed in A.D. 79 by a cataclysmic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that killed thousands of people - and buried the city in 20 feet of volcanic ash, preserving Pompeii for 1,600 years and providing precious information on what life was like in the ancient world.
Among the buildings was the two-story brothel with 10 rooms - five on each floor - and a latrine. Each room on the ground floor bears a fresco of a different sex scene painted over its door - possibly suggesting the prostitute's specialty.
Pompeii
In Memory
Arthur Hill
Veteran Canadian character actor Arthur Hill, whose dozens of television and movie appearances included the title role in the series "Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law," has died. He was 84.
Hill died Sunday at a Pacific Palisades care facility after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, his friend Walter Seltzer said Thursday.
Hill, who hadn't worked in the motion picture or television business since 1990, was a well-known face on TV, appearing on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Defenders," "Ben Casey," "The Untouchables," "The Nurses," "The FBI," "Mission Impossible," "The Fugitive" and "Marcus Welby, M.D."
Hill also appeared in the films "Harper," "The Ugly American," "The Andromeda Strain" and "A Bridge Too Far."
Born Aug. 1, 1922, in Melfort, Sask., Hill served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and attended the University of British Columbia, where he studied law but was lured to the stage.
Hill made his Broadway debut opposite Ruth Gordon in "The Matchmaker," then went on to star in such stage hits as "Look Homeward Angel."
Hill is survived by his wife Anne-Sophie Taraba, son Douglas, stepdaughter Daryn Sherman and two sisters, Pat and Eunice of Winnipeg.
Arthur Hill
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