EVERYTHING BOLD IS NEW AGAIN is a the name of this segment from MSNBC's Thursday broadcast. It details how Obama infuriated his liberal base by "hiding behind" his weak positions on gun control, immigration and gay marriage for his first three years in office. Suddenly in the last year, he has changed his positions and spoken out against assault weapons (after permitting guns to be carried in public parks), wants to reform immigration laws after deporting more people than any president and has come out vaguely in favor of gay marriage.
Ezra Klein, the host, suggests that Obama's sudden bold positions may be designed to attract younger voters, who are in agreement with Obama on these issues. Then they bring out a democratic strategist (ie professional liar) who suggests that Obama is using common sense on at least the gun issue. Well, where the hell was his common sense during his first three years? He's a brilliant man. So here's what I think happened. He abandoned his liberal base for three years and moved to the middle. Now not doing so well in the polls, in year four he switches his positions to bolder ones designed to attract votes. So his hand is out with empty/vague promises only when he needs something. When he needs nothing, he'll happily shun his own base for three years. Am I just bitter or does this strike a chord with anyone else? Or both?
It's difficult to for me to trust MSNBC since GE, which owns it, is a war profiteer which pays 7% of it's $35 corporate tax rate and they want to keep it that way. And one of the segments after this claims that soldiers in charge of overseeing the exit from Iraq, a war which should never have been fought, are getting a hero's welcome home. Heroes? If you're coming home from a war which was based on lies, cost a fortune, bred new generations of terrorists for decades to come making us less safe, and wasted hundreds of 1000s of lives in the process, you don't deserve a hero's welcome. That should go for extreme bravery, not a long overdue clean-up effort. These troops should be crawling home with their tails between their legs. The wars are so unpopular that most big cities aren't doing any large welcome marches because they don't want to call attention to the senselessness of their mission over there.
MSNBC is not liberal news if they are glamorizing unnecessary wars.
So go ahead and laugh at America! While most politicians with brains and/or a conscience (this excludes Romney and Obama) weigh up banning the type of assault rifles used in the recent Aurora, Colorado shooting, here's a Supreme Court justice who isn't sure if the kind of weapon which can take down an aircraft should be legal--since it's hand-hled. Great news for US terrorists!
This morning on Fox News Sunday, Justice Antonin Scalia reiterated just how extremely his Constitutional originalism can be applied. Referring to the recent shooting in Aurora, CO, host Chris Wallace asked the Supreme Court Justice about gun control, and whether the Second Amendment allows for any limitations to gun rights. Scalia admitted there could be, such as “frighting” (carrying a big ax just to scare people), but they would still have to be determined with an 18th-Century perspective in mind. According to his originalism, if a weapon can be hand-held, though, it probably still falls under the right o “bear arms”:
IT'S REALLY DARK TO IMAGINE THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS CONSPIRING AGAINST YOU TO MAKE YOUR FOODS LESS HEALTHY.
But this isn't an undocumented conspiracy theory--it IS happening. In most of the US, you can't even buy non-genetically modified foods. You certainly can't escape them if you eat out in most restaurants. Sadly, organic food is more expensive so it's outside of many folks budgets. Many lower income areas nationwide don't even have a conveniently located grocery store with fresh produce available--so neighborhood residents' can only buy processed foods. Even if they could get to a grocery store with produce to cook their own food--the ingredients would be genetically modified.
One point that's come up in the debate over Chik-Fil-A is if you're going to mobilize against something that bad for you, then stop eating chicken altogether since it full of hormones and who knows what else. Let's not even mention the beef industry--since it's against the law to criticize it, as Oprah found out.
Saddest of all? While Michelle Obama has made her platform healthier eating, her husband has done the opposite by appointing a former Monsanto head as the deputy commissioner to the FDA. A clear case of the fox guarding the henhouse. Look him up if you don't believe me and tell me how you can justify one of Obama's darkest deeds which proves he's in bed with crooks who've no concern for our safety: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_R._Taylor This conspiracy is real--but you won't hear it on the news because the channels would lose the ad $ from foods which use GMOs. And corn or it's derivative corn syrup is in almost every processed food.
So here's a run-down of the top 10 GMOS to avoid. Do with it what you will.
Genetically modified foods have been shown to cause harm to humans, animals, and the environmental, and despite growing opposition, more and more foods continue to be genetically altered. It’s important to note that steering clear from these foods completely may be difficult, and you should merely try finding other sources than your big chain grocer. If produce is certified USDA-organic, it’s non-GMO (or supposed to be!) Also, seek out local farmers and booths at farmer’s markets where you can be ensured the crops aren’t GMO. Even better, if you are so inclined: Start organic gardening and grow them yourself. Until then, here are the top 10 worst GMO foods for your “do not eat” GMO foods list.
TEL AVIV (The Borowitz Report)—The Mitt Romney Gaffe Express pulled into a new station today, leaving its conductor’s hopes of proving himself to be a nimble statesman in tatters.
Mr. Romney’s troubles began in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to whom he presented gifts of a HoneyBaked ham and a wheel of cheddar cheese.
So glad I caught this last night at this gorgeous new venue! Jenifer was sensational and her pal Whoopi Goldberg was in the house to cheer her on. Marc Shaiman accompanied her on piano and his ex (with whom he wrote the music for Hairspray) Scott Wittmann directed. Hysterical and a great singer, Jenifer is truly a diva's diva. Something tells me that this short run was a workshop for a longer run. If you like a to laugh at a truly outrageous diva who will keep you in stitches and then reel it in for an occasional poignant moment, don't miss this nut!
The movie's coming out 8/8, but the music is available to listen to here. A great track from Cee-Lo called I'm a man, with funky drum fills and a very retro feel which several of the songs have. Lots of great harmonies and horn arrangements. Is the movie set in the 70s? A lot of the songs have the same vibe as Solange Knowles' fun hit I Decided. I really like Jordin's voice, I just hate the way she spells her name. I hope this puts her on the map--maybe she already is but I'm not too aware of her. And it's sad to hear Whitney singing her final solo release--a gospel song with all the conviction of a coke fiend who's found God. Very sad, but I look forward to seeing the movie.
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INCLUDING REFUNDS! A short 45 minute concert infuriated hardcore Madge fans who had paid a fortune to see the pop star. Then they called her a whore and rioted! Those outspoken french!
Beating women, awful music and now aggressive homophobia--did you need another reason to hate Chris Brown? Here ya go! There is even video on this link of Chris sicking his cousins on Frank Ocean, who isn't even gay, to chase him in a car and shout anti-gay slurs. Where does this come from? Is Chris Jealous of Ocean's success? PITIFUL!
Prominent Antigay Evangelical Blogger Outed as Gay
Jonathan Merritt, the son of famous evangelist James Merritt, has become a prominent evangelical blogger—and is, reportedly, a deeply conflicted gay man.
I don't know who this is--Cindy Rossi?--but she knows how to put on a show! Embedding isn't allowed but these kids in the audience are screaming from start to finish!
After repeatedly slamming Obama as foreign, Romney is having fundraisers in London in the middle of their financial district! This isn't about Mitt's personal Swiss bank accounts which he uses as tax havens for the wealth he refuses to disclose. This is taking contributions from foreign banks, several of which are involved in the massive LIBOR scandal, which Thom Hartman here calls the biggest banking scandal in the world ever. They're giving him a fortune because they know he'll not only rep crooked US banks, but international financiers as well. At least Obama only associates with corrupt US financiers. It's so reassuring that both candidates are so cosy with the forces which crashed our economy. Obama's staff is full of them. So what change are either going to give us?
After a 20-year absence from the cabaret scene, powerhouse performer Jenifer Lewis has returned to the stage with a captivating and brazen new show, Black Don’t Crack at 54 Below. To judge from her no-holds-barred performance on July 25, not only does Lewis not crack, but she gets better with age. The diva transports her audience back to a time the under-30 crowd has only heard about: when an underground cabaret show could become a can’t-miss event, with crowds willing to tear the place down for one more song.
As a music lover and dj, this is tragic news. I knew something was up but I'm not a musicologist or even someone who reads music. But I am aware that pop music is for the most part, formulaic garbage. It's taken the joy out of djing a lot of the time because I'm forced to play today's hits, which ain't much. And certainly nothing compared to dance music even as recent as the 90s or the disco filtered house of the oughts, since that sample the sophisticated chords of disco played by orchestras. You know how you hear a song like Cee-Lo's Fuck You or Beyonce's Love On Top or Adele's Rolling In The Deep and think "Now that's a great song"? Sadly, these are now the exception. Now entire generations have grown up with garbage pop so they hanker for more. A great loss and I hope there's some way to turn it around. Fascinating article!
(Reuters) - Comforting news for anyone over the age of 35, scientists have worked out that modern pop music really is louder and does all sound the same.
Researchers in Spain used a huge archive known as the Million Song Dataset, which breaks down audio and lyrical content into data that can be crunched, to study pop songs from 1955 to 2010.
A team led by artificial intelligence specialist Joan Serra at the Spanish National Research Council ran music from the last 50 years through some complex algorithms and found that pop songs have become intrinsically louder and more bland in terms of the chords, melodies and types of sound used.
PEOPLE! Why didn't Romney just call Obama the n-word and get it over with? That would cement his racist base. Check out what his campaign said:
GUARDIAN: Mitt Romney's campaign has been forced to deny that it believes the Republican challenger would be better placed than Barack Obama to handle the relationship between the US and the UK because of his "Anglo-Saxon heritage".
As Romney began an international trip with a visit to London, an unnamed campaign advisor was quoted by the Daily Telegraph as saying he "part of an Anglo-Saxon heritage", adding that "the White House didn't fully appreciate the shared history we have".
After the racially tinged comments were condemned by Democrats, Romney's press secretary, Andrea Saul, said they did not represent his views.
"It's not true. If anyone said that, they weren't reflecting the views of Governor Romney or anyone inside the campaign," she told CBS, which said Saul did not comment on what specifically was not true in the remarks.
THESE REMARKS BY AN UNNAMED ADVISOR WERE MADE BEFORE ROMNEY EVEN LEFT FOR THE UK. Upon arriving, the pompous, out-of-touch dunce actually criticized the UK's upcoming Olympics!
YAHOO SPORTS: Romney even called into question whether the British people as a whole were behind the spectacle, saying this would be key their success.
"Do they come together and celebrate the Olympic moment? And that's something which we only find out once the games actually begin," he said.
But this ought to sit well with folks with the UK--the Romney campaign assures them that once in office, Mitt would restore the bust of Winston Churchill which Obama returned. LOSER! Who thinks that Brits are concerned about that bust or if it's in the US? The Romney camp thinks it will symbolically strengthen ties. But don't most brits with brains already want to weaken ties so that the US doesn't drag the UK as a token ally into another crazy war like the one which caused Blair to fall from favor? This is truly pathetic!
See what a turd he looks like when he hits another country in which he hasn't bought tons of ads to craft people's perceptions of him? A doofus! And if this is any indication of his flair for foreign policy, I imagine that he'll head to the next stop on his trip (Israel) declaring war on Iran. A FOOL! As Cenk Ugyur pointed out--this strategy is so ignorant that this blatant racism might turn independents and moderates away from him. But he has no campaign except attack Obama as foreign, since he can't ever discuss his own policies--they're the same as Bush's which sunk us into recession.
SO GLAD THAT MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS TO BE WRECKED FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS THANKS TO BLOOMBERG AND CHRISTINE QUINN. And this is after they closed the hospital on my block, due to-----wait for it--GREED!
(Greenwich Village, NY)- Assemblymember Deborah Glick voiced profound disappointment at the New York City Council's decision to wholeheartedly approve NYU's 2031 Plan with only minor modifications.
"N.Y.U.'s 2031 Plan threatens the character of the Village as we know it, and the City Council's action is akin to handing NYU the keys to a bulldozer that is guaranteed to wreck the Village for the next 20 years," stated Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick.
"The City Council's abdication of their responsibility to act on behalf of average New Yorkers is devastating, considering the hundreds of residents, faculty members and graduate teaching assistants that flooded the City Council hearings on the NYU 2031 Plan. Today's decision once again signals the Council's deaf ear to community concerns about huge development schemes. Sadly, this has been a hallmark of Speaker Quinn's leadership.
"Once again, the tax paying citizens of New York are going to have to use their hard earned money to pay for lawyers, in order to sue to seek the redress that they should have expected from the City Council. It is disgraceful that NYU, even after being given a public owned Brooklyn building valued at $90 Million, came to the negotiating table with next to nothing and has offered the community less than that. The minor changes negotiated by the City Council are insignificant in comparison to NYU's enormously detrimental proposal. I am extremely disappointed that the Council has given its stamp of approval to this egregiously out of scale plan.
"That the Bloomberg Administration thinks the community should thank NYU for their development is one more stunning example of the Mayor's indifference and casual disregard to the people who live in New York and struggle to maintain livable neighborhoods. The Mayor asks New Yorkers to live in 300 square foot apartments but applauds NYU's 2 million square foot land grab. This is a dark day for our community and it is a decision that will no doubt force the community into court."
For all the challenges of being transgender, Cristian said, being brought up in Serbia in the 1990s had bred a certain resilience. “When bombs are falling from the sky and people are at war,” he said, “sexual identity is not your main concern.”
f you love Carol Channing as I do, you'll eat this interview with her Hello, Dolly" co-star up! "Carol's focus, as far as Sondra could see was on the show. She refers to Carol as a unique "cypher". Sondra said she never felt she had a moment where Carol really saw "her". Carol still refers to Sondra as Sandra Dee. Sondra says that she thinks Carol is one of the last of the monstreuse (excentric show girl). of the theatre. She HAD to be in the theatre. She found the right place for herself. Sondra says he doesn't even know who Carol is outside of the "Channing persona". After reading Carol's memoir, "Just Lucky I Guess", she still didn't know who Carol is. She said being with Carol was always as if they were at "Carol's eighth birthday party". It was always the same either on or off stage. Sondra said she was always respectful to Carol because she was the star. Carol was a lot sharper than people give her credit for. Her clothes and tastes were top of the line. Very well thought out. Very well carried. And the two sides of Carol didn't jive. Sondra walked into Carol's dressing room once and she was there without her wig. Sondra was in shock because Carol's hair was brown and it "looked like burlap". Her hair was damaged because of all of the peroxide during Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She would go to sleep with the peroxide on. She eventually sued William Dasher for a grand sum of money. THAT'S why she always wore the wigs. "The hand that went into her bag knew EXACTLY where it was going and what it was TAKING out." The presentation was that she didn't know. THAT was her persona."
The latest poll shows that 63% of Americans view Mitt Romney's business background positively!! How can this be?
They also think that he'd be better than President Obama at managing the economy, even though his tenure at Bain shows just the opposite.
We know that Romney is rich and out of touch, and that he's keeping secrets from the American people. We've been working hard to get the message out—another recent poll shows that 44% of Americans believe that Romney's hidden tax returns would "include damaging information."2
But most Americans still aren't getting it. We need to double our efforts to spread the word that Romney has got something to hide. That's why we put together a list of five things everyone needs to know about Tricky Mitt's tax scandal. If we can share it widely, more people will see that Romney can't be trusted. Can you share the list on Facebook, Twitter, and by email right away?
This morning on Fox News Sunday, Justice Antonin Scalia reiterated just how extremely his Constitutional originalism can be applied. Referring to the 
