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Council Fires on the Upper Ohio. By Randolph C. Downes (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1940. x + 367 pp. $3.00.)
This book is an endeavor to find a more realistic formula for writing Indian history. We have had too much of the concept
of the white man as a bearer of civilization stricken down by treacherous, savage Indians. This interpretation, Mr. Downes
believes, is fallacious. The Indians had a civilization of their own, a way of life, which they were protecting against lawless
invaders. The contest was a clash of two incompatible civilizations.
The basic difficulty was the Indian's conception of property. He did not understand the idea of land ownership which involved
fencing in agricultural areas, cutting down timber and driving off game. To him the forest was the place of sustenance and
when white men came to destroy the forest he saw his livelihood disappearing and he resisted.
The story of Indian warfare in the Upper Ohio valley from 1720 to 1795 is told in these terms. There are in fact two stories,
that of the wars between the Indian and the white man, and also that of Indian internal feuds. The white men were pressing
ever further into Pennsylvania and driving the Indians westward, while the dissensions among the Six Nations and their neighbors
and particularly the position of the Shawnee were likewise causing confusion and bloodshed. The Indians were fighting against
being dispossessed but they were also fighting against being debauched and cheated by the traders of the white men. They were
shrewd enough to capitalize the rivalries of the white men and consequently sought aid from French against British and later
from British against the new government of the United States.
This complicated story is told well, its complexities are ably handled in interesting fashion. The effort of the author to
present the Indians' point of view has been successful and provides a significant contribution to Indian historiography.
Roy F. Nichols
University of Pennsylvania
First Expedition of Vargas into New Mexico, 1692. (Translated, with Introduction and Notes). By J. Manuel Espinosa. Coronado Cuarto Centennial Publications. (Albuquerque:
The University of New Mexico Press, 1940. xv + 307 pp. Index. $400.)
This is Volume X of the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Publications, 1540-1940, under the editorship of Professors George P. Hammond,
University of New Mexico, and Agapito Rey, Indiana University. The series comprise in a comprehensive panorama of scholarly
narratives and numerous documents the activities and achieve-
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ments of the Spanish conquistadores, padres, and settlers in our Southwest.
During a period of almost a century and a half after the expedition of Coronado the Spanish conquerers treated the native
Pueblos shamefully, forcing on them heavy burdens of tribute and personal service, and suppressing their native religion.
By 1680 more than 2500 Spaniards resided in the upper Rio Grande Valley between Isleta and Taos. These were known as the Rio
Arriba settlements, and the lower ones as Rio Abajo. On August 9, 1680, the Pueblos, under the leadership of Pope, a fanatical
native priest, rose in revolt, slew 400 settlers, including 22 missionaries, and drove the other Rio Arriba Spaniards southward
to El Paso, where a new community was established and Governor Otermin set up his seat of administration. In the next year,
he attempted to recover his lost district but was unsuccessful, as were also his successors, Cruzate and Reneros. Indeed,
for fifteen years the Pueblos had control of their own affairs, and it was not until the appointment to the governorship of
Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León in 1691 that a successful reconquest campaign was launched. If one were inclined
to be facetious, one might say that the governor's name intimidated the natives! But he was also long in patience and enterprise.
Wherever possible, De Vargas sought to persuade the natives to accept peacefully their former masters, and was successful
in recovering much of the region without fighting. At San Ildefonso, Taos and elsewhere, however, he was forced to resort
to battle and siege operations. By 1695 it appeared that tranquility had been restored, but a new revolt occurred and another
year of hard fighting was necessary before the natives would submit.
Preceding the De Vargas documents, Professor Espinosa covers in forty-two pages of graphic detail the story of Spanish exploration
and colonization in New Mexico, and adequately buttresses his narrative with numerous citations of authority. Then he submits
the following documents: report of the finance committee of the government of New Spain, Mexico city, May 28, 1692, officially
authorizing Don Diego de Vargas to reconquer Mexico; Vargas' campaign journal and correspondence, August 21 to October 16,
1692; Vargas' campaign journal and correspondence, October 16, 1692 to January 12, 1693; letter from Don Diego de Vargas to
the Conde de Galve, El Paso, January 12, 1693, concerning the settlement of New Mexico; report of the Count de Galve to Don
Diego de Vargas, Mexico city, November 24, 1692; report of the general junta, Mexico city, February 25, 1693; and order of
the Conde de Galve to Don Diego de Vargas, Mexico city, April 18, 1693.
Generally, the narrative flows smoothly and flawlessly. Only occasionally does the author seem to be at fault. He speaks of
Spanish counter-colonization in western Texas (p. 2) when he probably refers to the Massanet mission on the Neches River of
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Texas in 1690. He emphasizes unduly the antecedents of De Vargas (pp. 21-22), and occasionally commits the fault of word repetition,
like "for the time being it was like being" . . . (p. 35). But these are minor faults. The book represents careful scholarship.
Accompanying the interesting narrative and documents is a reproduction of a rare De Vargas portrait, and a satisfactory index.
Carl Coke Rister
University of Oklahoma
Sixty Years of Indian Affairs. By George Dewey Harmon. (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 1941. viii + 428 pp. $5.00.)
This book is almost a parody on the procedures and techniques of historical scholarship; it is so ponderous in its appearance,
so heavily and carefully documented, so meticulous in its balancing of evidence—and so unsatisfactory in its content.
It purports to be a "political, social, and diplomatic" history of Federal Indian administration from 1789 to 1850, but in
the main it is only an arid summary of treaty provisions, with no indication of what lay back of their negotiation and no
investigation of the manner of their fulfilment. In a few instances, notably with the Creeks, the Choctaws, and the Cherokees,
the author, has made an attempt to follow through, but here he is apparently unaware of the competent work already done in
this field by Grant Foreman. The section dealing with trading houses—Chapters IX and X—is the best part of the book; here
the author has done a neat and finished job of research and organization.
In general the literary style is not good. Many of the chapters are simply masses of undigested and overlapping material,
with no beginning and no ending, and no orderly sequence. There is moreover the use of such grotesque wording as "The balance
was to be distributed equally among each individual of the tribe," and "His personal safety was in danger."
There is a bibliography of thirty-one pages arranged with great attention to accepted form. But it is clearly apparent not
only in the footnote citations but in the text itself that the author has not used ten per cent of these titles. In some cases
he even shows that he is unfamiliar with their content.
The book, however, contains much material not previously assembled in one volume; and all this material is easily available
through an excellent index. It should be useful as a guide to future writers in the field of United States Indian policy.
It has the attractive format characteristic of the University of North Carolina Press publications.
Angie Debo
Marshall, Oklahoma
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Malaria and Colonization in the Carolina Low Country, 1526-1696. By St. Julien Ravenel Childs. (Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press, 1940. 292 pp. Bibliography, Map.)
As astounding allegations concerning the effects of diseases on society have been made by historians of the past, the findings
of modern science have made desirable the rewriting of the history of many diseases. Professor Childs has undertaken to determine
the extent to which the colonization of the rice planting region of colonial America was affected by its most characteristic
disease, malaria. The evident care which he has expended in his research and in the writing of each statement inspires confidence
in his conclusions.
Convincing proof is offered that malaria played no part in the failure of French and Spanish settlements of the sixteenth
century in Carolina and that malaria did not become endemic there until at least eight years after the establishment of a
permanent English settlement on Ashley River in 1670. Even this was a mild form of malaria similar to that which occurred
in England. The author credits malaria with having cut short a spurt of immigration in the 1680's, but explains that in doing
so it merely hastened an inevitable event, for no industry capable of supporting a large population had taken root at that
It was not until the eighteenth century, when the extensive cultivation of rice brought a heavy importation of African Negroes,
that the virulent forms of malaria appeared. This, says Professor Childs, demonstrates the influence of society on disease
rather than of disease on society. Pointing to the similarity of malaria-free Barbados and the Carolina Low Country, he concludes
that in the latter region malaria lacked the power to determine social patterns and, more particularly, that it was not a
cause of the establishment of slavery.
Robert W. Barnwell, Jr.
Florence, South Carolina
The Background of the Revolution in Maryland. By Charles Albro Barker, Assistant Professor of History in Stanford University.(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1940.
x + 419 pp. $3.50.)
Maryland as one of the American colonies within the British connection was of course conditioned by the sweep of imperial
currents. It would distort the truth to treat the province primarily from that vantage point and to slight the more important
fact that Maryland was largely a product of independent forces peculiarly her own. This point the study makes clear. It does
not purport to explain the province in the Revolution proper but to interpret the forces and issues which schooled her to
share in the greater movement of American secession. The maturing opposition to proprietary authority was joined in time to
the protest against the extension of arbi-
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trary British power. The chief staple of the background history was the clash of irreconcilable systems of life. Maryland
labored under the weight of proprietary order, alien, self-centered, selfish, dominating the higher councils of government,
controlling the land system, and the beneficiary of financial and ecclesiastial privileges. This semi-feudal order was not
in harmony with the best interests of the colony. It had to face the persistent opposition of a vigorous self-reliant people
breaking hard against fixed institutional molds.
This study does far more than display the anatomy of institutions or to catalogue facts in imposing array. It plumbs the depths
of life in an admirable effort to interpret the varied human forces which molded and directed thought and action. The author
interprets and blends the social, intellectual and economic factors in all their complexity and variety which contributed
to the totality of the movement against the proprietary system. The depression of the tobacco trade gave rise to political
discontent and this created a climate ready to receive the liberal ideas of Coke, Locke and a host of writers whose philosophy
mirrored the gropings to fix limitations upon arbitrary power. Brief space is here our portion making it impossible to review
the many significant contributions of this study. One is impressed with the pages analyzing the money accruing to the proprietary
purse as compared with the cost of provincial government. Again one may point out that the colony was not broadly democratic.
It was controlled by a squirearchy composed of the landed class, secure in their position, affluent, intelligent and well
knit together socially and politically. To them goes the credit for fighting the contest for
home rule.
The author has the gift of clear, thoughtful and forceful style. The wide and careful use of sources is obvious to all who
scan the footnotes and the bibliographical notes. Forged in admirable scholarship, it is a significant addition to colonial
Winfred T. Root
University of Iowa.
Oklahoma: A Guide to the Sooner State; American Guide Series. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. 442 pp. $2.50.)
The Works Projects Administration conceived a number of worthwhile projects devoted to cultural investigation and achievements.
One of them best known to the public at large is the "American Guide Series." The output of this project came to include "Guides"
to all the states of the Union. The last of that series to make its appearance is the "Oklahoma Guide," which is introduced
to the public as a "final state guide in a distinguished series of American Guide books compiled and written by the writers'
program of the Work Projects Administration." Its authors claim the attention of the reader on the score that "the pictures
and text of this book make it an indispensable introduction and guide to those who would like to know Oklahoma, a state where
pioneer days are
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still within living memory. Here in story and picture is a chronicle of a state more closely identified with the Indian than
any other in America."
Sixty-four pages of illustrations, together with maps, and nearly five hundred pages of text describe the history, geography,
industry and people of Oklahoma, from the days of the Spanish explorers, the sixty years of Oklahoma's existence as a veritable
Indian Commonwealth, and its great days of cattle trail herds, to the development of the state's lush oil fields, the mechanization
of its agriculture, and its national defense industries. Here is a state whose established culture owes much to its independent
nations known as the Five Civilized Tribes, settled in Indian Territory in the eighteen-thirties with their schools, printing-presses
and democratic governments.
"This is more than a guide book—it is, like others in the 'American Guide Series,' a veritable library of information; it
contains many road and state maps and suggested tours that will answer your problem of where to go and what to see."
The above, taken from the cover of the book, is a fair statement of its composition, and leaves little to be said to acquaint
the reader with the contents of the book.
This book was compiled under the immediate direction of Dr. Angie Debo, assisted by John M. Oskison. The general plan of the
book is enhanced by a foreword by Dr. W. B. Bizzell, a sketch by Dr. Edward Everett Dale entitled "The Spirit of Oklahoma,"
and other attractive features such as a chapter on "Natural Setting," another chapter on "Early Oklahomans" and a competent,
though necessarily much abridged history of Oklahoma. "Music," "Architecture and Art," "Newspapers," "Land of the Indians,"
"Education," "Sports and Recreation," "Agriculture," "Transportation," "Industry and Literature," "Folklore and Folkways,"
are titles of the divisions of the book that are calculated to provide information to the reader essential to an understanding
of Oklahoma history. The subject of "Literature" is briefly but adequately covered by Kenneth C. Kaufman. In a book of this
character there are necessarily included a vast number of facts and details presented by the authors, and it would be nothing
less than a miracle if an occasional mistake did not creep in. However, mistakes are surprisingly infrequent.
The book is beautifully printed by the University of Oklahoma Press, and is adorned by many excellent illustrations, adding
immeasurably to its interest. It contains ten maps, indispensable to a correct understanding of the text. Most of the book
is incorporated in Part III which is devoted to the description of sixteen tours throughout the state. There is also an appendix,
made up of the chronology, selected reading list, and an extensive index.
Grant Foreman
Muskogee, Oklahoma
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(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama said that the U.S. soldier who reportedly killed 16 Afghanistan civilians will be held fully accountable with the "full force of the law."
"What I've made [known] to President Karzai when I spoke to him is that the United States takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murdered," said Obama in a speech from the Rose Garden on Tuesday. "We're heartbroken over the loss of innocent life. The killing of innocent civilians is outrageous and it's unacceptable. It's not who we are as a country, and it does not represent our military."
The incident on Sunday, Mar. 11, caused an already volatile region to erupt. Nine of the 16 civilians killed in Balandi and Alkozai villages were children and three were women, according to the Afghan Presiden Karzai. Some of their bodies reportedly were burnt after they were killed.
The U.S. military has an Army staff sergeant in custody who is suspected of carrying out Sunday's pre-dawn killings but the military has not released his name.
"I've directed the Pentagon to make sure that we spare no effort in conducting a full investigation," Obama said. "I can assure the American people and the Afghan people that we will follow the facts wherever they lead us, and we will make sure that anybody who was involved is held fully accountable with the full force of the law."
Obama said he met with military commanders from Afghanistan who were now in Washington. He added the 10-plus-year war in Afghanistan is winding down. (The war began on Oct. 7, 2001.)
"[M]ake no mistake, we have a strategy that will allow us to responsibly wind down this war," said Obama. "We're steadily transitioning to the Afghans who are moving into the lead, and that's going to allow us to bring our troops home. Already we're scheduled to remove 23,000 troops by the end of this summer, followed by -- following the 10,000 that we withdrew last year."
"And meanwhile, we will continue the work of devastating al Qaeda's leadership and denying them a safe haven," said the president. "There's no question that we face a difficult challenge in Afghanistan, but I am confident that we can continue the work of meeting our objectives, protecting our country and responsibly bringing this war to a close."
On Mar. 11, President Karzai had said of the killings, "This is an assassination, an intentional killing of innocent civilians and cannot be forgiven."


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JERUSALEM (Sep. 3)
Police Minister Haim Barlev is seeking legal ways for the police to prevent rallies of Rabbi Meir Kahane's extremist Kach Party which incite hatred against Israel's Arab population and frequently lead to violent confrontations. He has asked Attorney General Yitzhak Zamir if there are any.
Existing laws empower the police to break up officially permitted rallies if the speakers are suspected of incitement. The problem is the legal definition of incitement which is a delicate issue.
A government bill specifically outlawing racism as distinguished from less specific incitement, has passed its first reading in the Knesset. It may make it easier for police to break up Kach rallies when it becomes law. But political and legal observers worry that Kahane and his henchmen will tailor their inflammatory remarks to remain just outside the legal definition of racism.
Concern over "Kahanism" has risen since public opinion polls indicate that Kach could win as many as II Knesset seats if elections were held now. Recent Knesset legislation banning racist parties from running for office may keep Kach out of the next Knesset.


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Investigators are looking into the possibility that someone on the missing Malaysian Airlines flight purposely plotted a course that avoided all radar spots, and maybe even landed undetected. A security consultant and former FBI special agent told CNN it's the type of thing we did when we went after Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. However, other experts say flying low to avoid radar for a long period of time is incredibly hard, and landing would have required a long runway and refueling options.
A third person has died as a result of the crash at South by Southwest. 26-year-old Sandy Thuy Le had been in critical condition after she was struck by the car that was fleeing police. Five people are still in hospital.
General Motors is recalling 1.5 million vans, sedans, and SUVS for faulty brakes, air bags and seat belts. This is coming after GM recalled 1.6 million vehicles last month for faulty ignition switches.
Recalled vehicles:
Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans (2009-2014: to rework instrument-panel material)
Cadillac XTS sedans (2013-2014: brake-booster pump could lead to engine-compartment fires, and several sport-utility vehicle models in which the side-impact restraints may not deploy if the Service Air Bag warning light is ignored)
Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia (2008-2013)
Chevrolet Traverse (2009-2013)
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Fashion designer, stylist, and Mick Jagger's partner for over a decade L'Wren Scott was found dead from an apparent suicide. She texted her assistant yesterday morning to "come by," and when the assistant showed up, L'Wren was dead in the living room of her Chelsea apartment. She had styled and designed for Madonna, Christina Hendricks, and Allison Williams, and also designed a more affordable line for Banana Republic. The Rolling Stones have called off their Australian show tomorrow night.
Did you guys catch the Ralph Lauren Friends and Family discount code that was leaked online? It went viral on Twitter. Don't look for it now; it's been deactivated. But not before people ordered, like, $5,700 chandeliers. Those huge orders were canceled, but a source inside the company said if customers selected overnight shipping and their order hasn't yet been canceled, it will probably be delivered.
And a new study is looking to explore whether or not chocolate will soon be prescribed to people to help them live more healthful lives. It's sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and Mars, Inc. It explores the benefits of flavanols in cocoa. (Those are the things that make dark chocolate "good" for you.)
And a pastor in Florida has to pay up after he jokingly offered to pay for church members' tattoos. Pastor Zack Zehnder made an off-hand comment during a sermon that if anyone wanted to get a tattoo of their church's cross logo, he'd fund it. He didn't really think anyone would go for it, but so far, at least a dozen parishioners have gotten tattoos.
And there's a new social media site that helps you avoid people. It's called Cloak, and it syncs up to your Instagram and Foursquare account. Then, it maps out where your friends are based on their most recent check-ins, so you know where NOT to go. Also, you can flag certain people you hate the most, so you get an alert when they're within a certain radius of you. One of the creators, Chris Baker, said, "Personally, I think we've seen the crest of the big social network. Things like Twitter and Facebook are packed elevators where we're all crammed in together … I think anti-social stuff is on the rise. You'll be seeing more and more of these types of projects."


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There's a stretch in every recruiting cycle where the class takes shape.
Last year it can be argued a three-week stretch that began in mid-December and stretched to the first week of January was the key time period, as ESPN 150 targets Gareon Conley, Mike Mitchell, Trey Johnson and ESPN 300 lineman Donovan Munger committed. However, nabbing ESPN 150 targets Dontre Wilson and Vonn Bell in the final week, while holding onto ESPN 150 running back Ezekiel Elliott and nabbing four-star recruits James Clark and Corey Smith, was big for the Buckeyes.
As the 2014 recruiting class nears the halfway point, there's still plenty of time to go. But an eight-day stretch, when ESPN 300 defensive end Jalyn Holmes committed and was followed by quarterback Stephen Collier, wide receiver Terry McLaurin and ESPN 300 offensive tackle Jamarco Jones, could define the 2014 class.
Here's a look at the four commits and what they meant:
Jalyn Holmes (Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor)
Vitals: 6-foot-5, 235 pounds
When he committed: June 20
Why he chose Ohio State: Holmes fell in love with the family aspect, but it was the education he will receive that really won him over. He already has a great relationship with line coach Mike Vrabel and that factored in as well.
Who else was in the mix: Florida State and Clemson
What it means: Life after Noah Spence will be all right. Holmes is being recruited to play the viper role for the Buckeyes and his athleticism and length should transition well to the college game.
Stephen Collier (Leesburg, Ga./Lee County)
Vitals: 6-3, 205
When he committed: June 21
Why he chose Ohio State: Like Holmes, he felt like Ohio State was home. He also believed the coaching staff could push him to new heights. He mentioned the chance to compete for a national championship as playing a role.
Who else was in the mix: Auburn, Cincinnati, Harvard and Wake Forest
What it means: The belief is a quarterback should be taken every year, and Collier is a good one. He's coming out of a spread offense, so the transition should be easy. He's got great size and can run, which helps in the move from high school to college as well. Collier is also very smart and can make quick decisions.
Terry McLaurin (Indianapolis/Cathedral)
Vitals: 6-foot, 180
When he committed: June 23
Why he chose Ohio State: The idea of playing for Urban Meyer and winning a national championship was big. He felt strongly about the Buckeyes as he worked out at the June 9 and June 21 camps and picked up a coveted offer.
Who else was in the mix: Missouri and Purdue
What it means: Fans saw what it meant at The Opening when McLaurin finished second to only Speedy Noil in the SPARQ Championship. Though underrated, McLaurin is as fast as they come, can leap to a high point like no other and has the shiftiness to get open. This was a steal for Ohio State.
Jamarco Jones (Chicago/De La Salle)
Vitals: 6-4, 300
When he committed: June 27
Why he chose Ohio State: Championships and Meyer go a long way with recruits and they did with Jones as well. He also has a great relationship with line coach Ed Warinner that played into his decision.
Who else was in the mix: Michigan and Michigan State
What it means: A ton. With four starters gone after this season and Jones coming in, he could make the depth chart as early as next year. He's not coming in and starting, but Jones' impact could be felt sooner rather than later.


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The man who led Obama's auto task force still thinks saving the auto industry was a good idea, but says the government needs to pick its shots in trying to keep U.S. manufacturing.
Steve Rattner, whose just-published book Overhaul chronicles his five months as Obama's auto czar, makes a that rescuing General Motors and Chrysler has been a success and prevented a total collapse of the U.S. auto industry. But he says such government intervention makers no sense in industries where cheaper labor in other countries leaves U.S. manufacturers unable to succeed.
There's more from my interview with him here.
"If we're facing issues where we can't compete, I think we have to give that some pause," Rattner says. "We should pick the battles we could win."
Rattner says he doesn't think the U.S. should abandon manufacturing, but should help only industries in which the U.S. can be a leader.
-- Sharon Silke Carty/Drive On
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New Delhi (XNA) Mar 10, 2014
India's maiden Mars mission, launched in November last year, is likely to reach the Red Planet in 200 days, the state-owned space agency has said.
"If everything goes as planned, MOM (Mars Orbiter Mission) will get inserted into its Martian orbit around, exactly after 200 days from today," the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said in a posting on its social networking site Facebook page Friday night.
So far, the Mars mission has traveled some 21 million km, after performing six orbit raising maneuvers around the Earth. It is scheduled to reach Red Planet's orbit on Sept. 24 this year.
If the Mars mission reaches its destination, then India would become the world's sixth country after the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and China to achieve such a feat.
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More than 400 family, friends, colleagues and dignitaries paid tribute to Sergio Vieira de Mello before his burial in Geneva's "Cemetery of Kings".
In an emotional ceremony at the Catholic St Paul's church on Thursday, the slain United Nations envoy's divorced wife, Annie, and sons Laurent and Adrien lit a candle and placed it among 22 others to remember all 23 UN staff killed in last week's bomb blast in Baghdad.
"The revolting and incomprehensible attack of August 19 killed our father and many of his colleagues," Laurent said. "But his assassins did not really kill him, because his legacy and ideals of helping people live on in each of us."
Jose Ramos Horta, Foreign Minister of East Timor, one of many hot spots where Mr Vieira de Mello served, had travelled to Geneva to pay respects to the human rights crusader on behalf of his fellow citizens.
"Even if it were not for East Timor I would come anyway as an individual. There is no way I would not come," he said. "The UN will find resources, will mobilise many imaginative and dedicated people, but people like Sergio . . . there are not too many," he added, struggling to hold back tears.
Mr Vieira de Mello was later laid to rest in a private burial alongside the Swiss Protestant leader Jean Calvin and the writers James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges and Rainer Maria Rilke.
The 55-year-old Brazilian, who had served for more than 30 years with the UN and was seen as a future secretary-general, was always approachable, said David Lambo, a friend and former colleague at the UN refugee agency.
Mr Vieira de Mello's body was in Rio de Janeiro for national mourning last weekend. Then it was taken to Geneva, where he had been serving as the UN high commissioner for human rights before his Iraq appointment.
A memorial ceremony was to take place at Geneva's main conference centre. Yesterday there was to be a tribute at the UN's Palais des Nations in Geneva in honour of the dead and wounded.
Meanwhile, in New York, United States diplomats continued to work on a new UN resolution that would enable other nations to contribute troops to the US-led force in Iraq, even as France said it opposed the plan.
France's Foreign Minister, Dominique de Villepin, told a meeting of French ambassadors in Paris on Thursday that the US should essentially relinquish its control in Iraq, and hand its authority to the UN.
He also said the Iraqi Governing Council, which was formed by the US, should be dismantled, and replaced by a "real provisional government whose legitimacy would be reinforced by the United Nations".
But a State Department spokesman, Phillip Reeker, said the US was "looking at ideas, looking at language" for the new UN resolution. US diplomats are believed to be studying UN peacekeeping models - such as the one in Liberia, or the one sent to postwar Bosnia - to see if any would work in Iraq.
In continuing violence in Iraq, a British soldier was killed on Wednesday and another injured when their convoy encountered an angry mob of Iraqis blocking a road in south-eastern Iraq. Eight US soldiers were wounded in two other incidents.
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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – A Chicago native, Edgar Campos, a specialist in the Army became a United States citizen, Aug. 3, 2008, at a naturalization ceremony.
Campos, a motor vehicle operator with the 1844th Transportation Company based out of Quincy, Ill., is originally from Mexico and is currently serving his first deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Like the rest of the service members, Campos was inspired to become a citizen of the country he pledged to protect when he enlisted in the service.
"It's a big accomplishment to now be a citizen," said Campos.
Applicants applying for citizenship of the United States would have to wait at least five years, but as a member of a military service serving the United States, Campos was eligible to apply as soon as his enlistment began.
"It took a lot of paperwork and about eight months for me to get to this point," he said.
During the ceremony, Campos promised to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, as a member of the military; this promise is not far from the oath he took as a recruit when he enlisted in the Illinois National Guard.
"My family will be very proud of this moment, it was a long process but well worth it," he said.
21 service members from 11 different countries representing the United States Army and Navy participated in the naturalization ceremony.
"We are here today to celebrate the induction of new citizens to the United States of America," said Maj. Gen. Charles Anderson, Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Central.
"Since 9/11, more than 36-thousand members of the Armed Forces have become U.S citizens, today you add to the great legacy of the immigrants who have come before you," he said.
"It is an honor for me to share this very special day with you, citizenship is one of the most coveted gifts that the U.S. government can bestow," said Anderson. "I know you are grateful for the opportunities that you have been given, you have earned the privilege of American citizenship."
"With every new citizen who is woven in our national tapestry, our cultural fabric is enriched and our diversity is strengthened, securing America's promise as a nation of immigrants," he said. "Today we welcome you, as the newest members of the American family."


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Hey how's it going everybody!? Oden5150 here bringing you my "Musical Timeline" Spanning from the year of my birth, 1986 to this very moment I write.
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1986 - 1997
I grew up with a lot of Rock, Blues, and Bluegrass influences such as Van Halen, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Elvis Presley, and Ricky Skaggs. Those being my Dad's favorite genre's of music as well as band's and artist. It was always on in the house, in the car, as well playing off the strings of my Dad's acoustic and electric guitars.
My Dad would always sit and play guitar and sing for me when I was little, and as I grew up he always used to use me as a geniea pig of sorts testing out new equipment as well as music and songs he wrote and covers of songs he was practicing. To be honest it was kind of annoying... XD But looking back, there was a lot of good memories and times just sitting listening to my Dad play. :)
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My Dad had lot's of cassets and I listened to Rock radio growing up, so I grew up knowing all these bands as well as most of their music.
Led Zeppelin, Motley Crew, Black Sabbath, The Offspring, Rush, Kiss, Metallica, Sound Garden, Megadeth, Jimmy Hendrix, Stone Temple Pilots, Quite Riot, Ted Nugent, Cream, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Blue Oyster Cult, RATT, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, The Clash, White Zombie, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Genesis, Dio, Nirvana, Smashing Pumkins, Queen's Reich, Scorpions, Autograph, Billy Idol, War, Janis Joplin, Blind Melon, Rollins Stones, Pearl Jam, Guns & Roses, RAMONES, Bad Company, The Beatles, Red Hot Chile Peppers, U2, Green Day, The Doors, Phil Collins, The Godz, Jethro Tull, Heart, Queen, Lynard Skynard, Paul McCartney, Alice Cooper, Faith No More, Pink Floyd, Meat Loaf, Credence Clear Water Revival, George Thorogood, Lenny Cravitz and soo many others..
I grew up listening to all these bands not really getting "into" the music or anything. But this would change later. Most definitely.
Also I listened to pretty much all the "hit's" from the early '90's witch include Pop, Rap, Hip-hop, and Country and all that Jazz (not real Jazz). I really liked that Seal song from the Batman Forever movie called "Kiss from a Rose", and Vanilla Ice's, "Ice Ice Baby". Also "Billy Cirus's "Ache'y Brake'y Heart", Sir Mix'a lot's "Big Butts" and Criss Cross's "Jump jump" . XD
Okay, so in 1997 I was 11 years old. I was just starting to really get into music, my dad had got a kick ass Pioneer Home Theater system and had got a SLEW of CD's to play n it as well. So as you can imagine I was constantly on that thing jamming out to his brand new big and beefy CD collection as well as jamming to the radio. I remember my Dad constantly kicking me off of it to watch TV or watch a movie or play a video game or something, so he finally broke down for Christmas and bought me my own CD player. YES, my OWN CD player... It was so bad ass. An all black AM/FM, CD/Casset RCA CD player. It was glorious.
Also with it I got my first three CD's. Kiss: Destroyer, Scorpions: Pure Instinct and Kiss: Rock'n Roll All Over. And so with that I hit the ground running. I really, really liked Kiss, they were definitely my favorite band at the time. I loved their music so much! Almost every single song they did was AWESOME. I listened to them for hours and hours. It was really cool too because at that time Kiss had this kind of "re-emergence" with the original guitarist Ace Frieghley and drummer, Peter Chris getting back with the band. They were all over place and I was LOVING IT.
Besides Kiss I was really getting into bands such as Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Van Halen, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and Blue Oyster Cult. I was ALL about the 70's Hard Rock. I couldn't get enough of it.
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70's and 80's Hard Rock was pretty much all I listened too at that time. I did't really care for Metal or Rap, Country, Pop, I was only thinking about Classic Rock and that's all that mattered.
2000 - 2004
I like to think of this time as the Napster era, lol. A lot really changed here for me musically. You see all I pretty much listened to was "Classic Rock". But I needed something else, something new. There was a new way to listen to music, MP3's, and it was free(lol). I was in 8th grade and this was the dawn of the new millennium. The dawn of Nu Metal.
I started getting into bands like Disturbed, God Smack, System of a Down, Slipknot, Mushroomhead, Mudvayne, Marlyn Manson, Papa Roach, Kid Rock, Rob Zombie, Korn, Drowning Pool, Static X, Chimera, Seven Dust.
-Rob Zombie-
-Kid Rock-
Okay, so by this time I was "heavily" engrossed with Metal. Lot's of partying, going to shows, throw'n down in the pit, all that good stuff. Also my cousin was "Dj'ing" at the time spinning Techno, I was really into that too. I was into a lot of Hard House, Jungle, and Trance at the time. Truly crazy times that's for sure, but I had a lot fun. Crazy, crazy, crazy times.
-Lamb of God-
I've ALWAYS kept my passion for Classic Rock, as I've always liked Grunge, Progressive, Southern, Garage, and Punk. I'm still all about the Metal be it Doom, Thrash, Grind Core, Death, Black, Groove. As well as some Blugrass now and again. I've always had a respect for all music, be it Rap, Polka, Jazz, Classical, Country, Opera, Hip-Hop, Dance, Soul, Reggae, Pop, everything. It takes extreme talent and dedication as well as heart and soul to do what people do to creating music. And even if I'm not a real "fan" of a certain kind of genre of music, I can always find a reason to enjoy it somehow.
But still, I only buy Rock and Metal albums. XD
-The Black Keys-
-Lacuna Coil-
-Stoned Sour-


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About radarmonkey
Let us not forget the company begging for permission to talk to the public about a massive spying operation INTENTIONALLY kept its own security department in the blind when it had actually implemented one.
Where can I sign up for Unlimited Oreos?!
I'm confused. If this is a 'fairness in game reviews' kinda thing, does that make it "GG vs SJW"? If so, which is which?
Does Digital Tantrum ... er Digital Homicide need a 'safe space'?
I'm gonna keep saying this until TPTB listen:
SECURITY ! *whack!*
IS ! *whack!*
AN ! *whack!*
I.T. ! *whack!*
PROBLEM ! *whack!*
NOT ! *whack!*
A ! *whack!*
LEGAL ! *whack!*
ONE ! *whack!*
Someone needs to get a Clue-by-4 and beat the entire government!
Possibly, if they offer something the originator doesn't ... like TALL sizes. *hint* *hint* #TallPeopleProblems
"Challenge Accepted!"
-- Every Black-Hat in the World
I guess I'm a little confused if the Navy really has nearly a 2:1 computer-to-active-duty-servicemember ratio.
Whether or not CDC wrote the DMCA notice, he spent more time on his response that the person who did write it..... and it makes just about as much sense.
(PS - You'd think after all these years, the man would learn how to paragraph!)
"In a final indignity (at least according to Malibu Media), he withdrew from an ongoing case, forcing it to scramble to find replacement representation "within 21 days." Three weeks might seem like plenty of time, but Malibu's increasingly-poisonous reputation likely preceded it. It failed to obtain a new lawyer in time and the judge awarded a default judgment to the plaintiff -- including nearly $160,000 in legal fees."(emphasis mine)
Has TD ever thought of reaching out to the named 'inventors' of this patent for comment on the absurdity of it? Not GM, but Robert Clements, et al? I could think of a thousand questions beyond the rhetorical "Isn't this obvious?" This would be not to harass, but to really delve into the the 'creative' process that goes into such a 'unique' invention!
.... if you could call it that.
This ruling should put an end to any/all 'Sampling' lawsuits.
I'm going to add a fart sound at the beginning of every song I have!
I was born/raised in California, and I've seen a lot of stupid, knee-jerk reactionary laws passed. We have Proposition 65 warnings that must be posted if a building contains a business that uses chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Nobel enough, right? However, EVERY building uses cleaning agents that contain some chemical that fits the mandated warning. Therefore, EVERY building has the warning, making the warning USELESS.
People have been warning of 'creeps on the internet' for 20+ years, but people will still fall victim to predators. ANY social network that seeks to connect people, from Model Mayhem to LinkedIn, will have to have a warning to satisfy a ruling like this. Every. Single. Website. People will click past them faster than an EULA, rendering the warnings USELESS.
"Police officers face danger every day. They're not perfect, but they lay their lives on the line every day so we can be safe."The original draft of the editorial had the following additional sentence:
"So the next time these brave police officers want to stick their finger up your ass, just submit and shut up."
Completely aside of the this article's intent to focus on the governments obfuscation of the method it used to track the defendants, I find it utterly abhorrent and reprehensible that the FBI ran a child porn website for *ANY* length of time! Everyone involved in this, from the decision makers to the techs, should be brought up on distributions charges. Disgusting!
...Cy Vance's "white paper" on encryption...For all his actual knowledge, it should be just that: a blank piece of white paper.
(open scene: board room with dozen people sitting around table)
CEO: "Alright. Someones written something on the internet we don't like. Have the Legal Department send them a threatening letter!"
SECRETARY: "Who's our Legal Department?"
(all voice but one) : "1-2-3-NOT IT!"
Eduardo Gomez de Diego: "Huh? .... DAMMIT!"
I'm hoping after 10 years of brute force attack they get an "Al Capone's Vault" of pizza delivery phone numbers and Tinder rejections.
So if someone uses the prenomial characterization (i.e., "Idiot") followed by a proper noun (i.e., "LA Superior Court judge Mel Recana"), would that be a linguistic structure widely used to characterize people with shorthand factual information?
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POLICE have accused a Hampshire hotelier of serving vodka to an under-age girl despite telling her: "You look 15."
Officers are calling for Seema Gujral to be stripped of her role as designated premises supervisor (DPS) at the Fountain Court Hotel in Hythe.
The incident is outlined in a 73-page report police have presented to licensing staff at New Forest District Council.
It describes a series of test purchases organised by officers checking to see if the hotel served under-age drinkers.
The report says: "On December 15, 2011 a member of staff served the test purchaser with a lager shandy without asking for ID or challenging them regarding their age, and was subsequently issued with a fixed penalty notice.
"On February 16, 2012 the premises failed another test purchase operation.
"The DPS was heard by officers to say to one of the test purchasers 'You look 15' before serving them a Smirnoff Ice and Coca-Cola.
"It is clear that the DPS considers the persons to be underage yet serves them an alcoholic drink regardless. This is the strongest example yet that the DPS does not support the licensing objectives and is not a suitable designated premises supervisor."
The report also cites earlier concerns raised by police following visits to the hotel in April and July last year.
It adds: "The DPS has been given ample opportunity to rectify the working practices at the premises but has failed to do so.
"It is considered that Seema Gujral is not suitable for the role. An application for a review is therefore submitted, with a view to removing her as DPS."
Mrs Gujral said: "Two girls walked into the pub, one of whom looked very young and was therefore served with a non-alcoholic drink.
"But because she also paid for her friend's Smirnoff it was classified as a sale to someone under-age and we were given a fixed penalty of £80."
Mrs Gujral said staff were now being given extra training.
She also stressed that younger customers were not served alcohol if they were unable to prove they were over 18.
The licensing committee will debate the issue on May 3.


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Ginger Gingerbread Bars
Recipe by MarySC
I couldn't find a recipe for a true ginger bar, so worked out one of my own. This is moist and flavorful with a nice ginger "hot zing". Omit or decrease the crystallized ginger if you prefer a mild ginger flavor! I made my own crystallized ginger with Crystallized Ginger , Ginger Syrup & Ginger Sugar, it's easy and inexpensive.
Top Review by meredith
i've made this twice now (a vegan version) and they are quite tasty - good texture, great flavor. really easy to make - great for a quick holiday potluck snack. my one beef with the recipe is that the batter is really dry and crumbly after all flour is added. i added half a cup of soymilk both times i made these, and they came out perfectly - would suggest this to anyone else who might find their batter dry when making these. also, i suggest adding far more crystallized ginger - i added about 1/2 cup coarsely chopped crystallized ginger.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1⁄4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon ginger powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger (or quantity to taste)
- 3 tablespoons coarse sugar (for topping)
Directions See How It's Made
- Cream butter, sugar, molasses, and egg in large bowl.
- Add all spices and beat until well mixed.
- Add flour and crystallized ginger; beat until flour is incorporated.
- Spread into greased 9X13 pan and sprinkle coarse sugar on top.
- Bake 350 degrees 25-30 minutes until medium brown and risen in the middle. Cool and cut.
- Notes: You can put the crystallized ginger on top along with the coarse sugar; this is helpful if you want to make part of the pan milder for the kids! Looks great with colored coarse sugar.


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June 25, 2008 8:48 pm / Leave a comment
The face of the left shines it's ugly mug towards the camera once again. This is the voice of those who purport to represent you. Do you agree with them? More can be found here at Zombietime as well as photos of the traitors pretending to be interested in what they are goose stepping to. I wish their fathers had held them more as babies. Basically this way of thinking does nothing for their cause. Ignorance is bountiful on the streets of Berkley. '
Today's Summer Solstice showdown featured Move America Forward, the Marines Motorcycle Club, the Patriot Guard Riders and other veterans' and pro-America groups facing off against their traditional adversaries: World Can't Wait, Code Pink, the Revolutionary Communist Party, assorted 9/11 Truthers, far-left activists and their fellow travelers.
Via Hot Air
• Nancy Pelosi & The Democrats: A Study In Cowardice & Ignorance
December 11, 2007 12:12 pm / 2 Comments on • Nancy Pelosi & The Democrats: A Study In Cowardice & Ignorance
It came to light a few weeks ago that the CIA/Men In Black had used water-boarding to extract information from 3 al-Qaeda suspects. Those suspects being Khalid "Shake Shake Shake" Mohamed, Abu Zubaydah and a third as-of-now unnamed suspect. Zubaydah, the first high-ranking al-Qaeda member captured after the September 11 terrorist attacks, broke 35 seconds after he was subjected to the technique, said John Kiriakou, who served as a CIA interrogator in Pakistan. After that Abu Zubaydah began providing interrogators with information that led to the disruption of "maybe dozens" of planned attacks, Mr Kiriakou said.
Mr Kiriakou said he was given a detailed description of the waterboarding by fellow team members. The next day Abu Zubaydah told his captors he would tell them whatever they wanted, Mr Kiriakou said. "He said that Allah had come to him in his cell and told him to co-operate, because it would make things easier for his brothers."
Yeah right. the only thing that came to him in the middle of the night was his yellow streak and it's one thing all of them have in common. They're all cowards. But the real question is who are the people who are publicly chastising the GOP for using these techniques and why now? This is all stemming from the public being told that tapes of these interrogations had been destroyed. This is about 50 blog posts worth of info so I am just going to say this, the CIA had permission from it's lawyers to destroy those tapes and to be honest with you, good for them. The lefty media would have just leaked it and shown our enemies exactly what to expect should they be captured. So burn away. You can go to Hot Air for more details. More importantly who knew about this torture and for how long? I'll tell you who… Congress, specifically, Nancy Pelosi.
In September 2002, four members of Congress met in secret for a first look at a unique CIA program designed to wring vital information from reticent terrorism suspects in U.S. custody. For more than an hour, the bipartisan group, which included current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was given a virtual tour of the CIA's overseas detention sites and the harsh techniques interrogators had devised to try to make their prisoners talk.
Among the techniques described, said two officials present, was waterboarding, a practice that years later would be condemned as torture by Democrats and some Republicans on Capitol Hill. But on that day, no objections were raised. Instead, at least two lawmakers in the room asked the CIA to push harder, two U.S. officials said.
"The briefer was specifically asked if the methods were tough enough," said a U.S. official who witnessed the exchange.
Individual lawmakers' recollections of the early briefings varied dramatically, but officials present during the meetings described the reaction as mostly quiet acquiescence, if not outright support. "Among those being briefed, there was a pretty full understanding of what the CIA was doing," said Goss, who chaired the House intelligence committee from 1997 to 2004 and then served as CIA director from 2004 to 2006. "And the reaction in the room was not just approval, but encouragement."
I highlighted her name, San Fran Gran Nan. She knew about this and had no objection to it. That is until now. Why now? What has happened between then and now? Hmmm… Could it be the new poll numbers show a favorable outlook on Iraq? Naw, they wouldn't do that would they? Damn right they would. Blame Bush is their motto and this is a rather poor attempt to do so in light of the fact the the war is turning around and they are all being made to look like cowards and quitters. So how do you turn your 11% favorability rating around? You use the oldest trick in the book… Nothing up my sleeve, nothing up my other sleeve…
Cowardice & Ignorance is the name of this post and it couldn't be more fitting. You voted them into power and look who's paying the price for it. The lefty's credibility (if they ever had any), our soldiers in the field and politics as a whole. How could you trust these cowards, liars and all around dick-holes? But then again, anybody but Bush right? Because he's a liar right? Yeah right.
• (Video) The left… Disrespecting 9/11…
December 4, 2007 3:26 pm / 5 Comments on • (Video) The left… Disrespecting 9/11…
These are the people who want to take our government over. These are the people the left listens to. These are the people who are allowed to continue living in our great country. I swear if I saw someone treating our flag like this or speaking in front of me like this a violent side of myself that I keep well hidden would slowly come to life. I swear they would meet me in the middle of the night and they would be fed the flag they desecrate. Wake up America. This will be your voice if the left is allowed to come to power more than they are now.
H/T Ace
• Signs you might be a liberal.
November 16, 2007 11:50 am / Leave a comment
25 ways to be a good democrat…
If you're thinking about becoming a democrat – you may want to take this little test to make sure you are going to fit in.
1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand.
2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity.
3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding Americans are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Chinese and North Korean communists.
4. You have to believe that there was no art before Federal funding.
5. You have to believe that global temperatures are less affected by cyclical documented changes in the earth's climate and more affected by soccer moms driving SUV's.
6. You have to believe that gender roles are artificial but being homosexual is natural.
7. You have to believe that the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.
8. You have to believe that the same teacher who can't teach 4th-graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex.
9. You have to believe that hunters don't care about nature, but urban activists who have never been outside of San Francisco do.
10. You have to believe that having self-esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn it.
11. You have to believe that Mel Gibson spent $25 million of his own money to make The Passion Of The Christ for financial gain only.
12. You have to believe the NRA is bad because it supports certain parts of the Constitution, while the ACLU is good because it manipulates certain parts of the Constitution.
13. You have to believe that as long as there is a Republican in the White House, they are responsible for everything from the direction the wind blows to vaccinating the entire world for a flu that 116 people have contracted. If however, a democrat is in the White House – the responsibility no longer exists.
14. You have to believe that Margaret Sanger and Gloria Steinem are more important to American history than Thomas Jefferson, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Thomas Edison.
15. You have to believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial quotas and set-asides are not.
16. You have to believe that Hillary Clinton is normal and is a very nice person.
17. You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked anywhere it's been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.
18. You have to believe conservatives telling the truth belong in jail, but a liar and a sex offender belonged in the White House.
19. You have to believe that homosexual parades displaying drag, transvestites, and bestiality should be constitutionally protected, and manger scenes at Christmas should be illegal.
20. You have to believe that illegal Democratic Party funding by the Chinese government is somehow in the best interest to the United States.
21. You have to believe that John Kerry's Purple Hearts are legitimate, and that a Massachusetts Senator more liberal than Teddy Kennedy can be elected President of the United States.
22. You have to believe that the ACLU knows more about raising your children than you do.
23. You have to believe that signs that bear the statement, "In God We Trust" are offensive, but pornography is not.
24. You have to believe that offending a Muslim, Athiest or Homosexual is absolutely intolerable, but offending a Christian is o.k.
25. You have to believe that this message is a part of a vast, right wing conspiracy.
Thanks to Politically InCorrect Mom
(Video) Hotz Airs Is In UR FAZES
October 27, 2007 2:02 pm / 2 Comments on (Video) Hotz Airs Is In UR FAZES
The leftists who continually slam us on the right have a strong stand, that is until someone asks them a question, ANY question. Watch as these freaks burn themselves but putting their ignorance on film. Best quote of the video…
" … he's a fuc*ing liar, I can't proof of it… "
Thanks to Hot Air (Why Can't I Get A Login?!) I trackback to them all the time, but nothing, nothing at all, not even a "Hey we're opeing registration for 5 minutes on Saturday at 3:00 a.m."? They are my homepage and I check in with them several times a day to get my news, and I have them as my RSS news feed here at Ed Gruberman. All I want is a LOGIN!!!!
(Video) Troofers Get Pwn3t by Bill Maher?
October 20, 2007 12:25 pm / 2 Comments on (Video) Troofers Get Pwn3t by Bill Maher?
Some truthers showed up at the Bill Maher show and started disrupting it. He asks for them to be taken out and have their asses kicked by security. I personally think that there should be a designated place to bring them and have them shot. But that would just add to their government-a-phobia.
Ok, contrast Matthews laughing his ass off with this:
H/T AoSHQ
• (Video) Ron Paul + Pizza = Deliciousness
October 10, 2007 3:09 pm / Leave a comment
WTF video of the month… I think I may go for Paul… I do love pizza… I need someone to convince me otherwise or I'm going to be a PaulHead! Help…
Hat Tip Influence Peddler


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Hidden among the 85 million people and the 7100 islands of the Philippines, are an estimated half a million people who are blind, and many more who are visually impaired to a lesser degree.
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