Atom Feed from Searchles Fri Nov 06 21:01:01 EST 2009 en-us 747btrfly Sat Feb 21 00:26:07 EST 2009 Just another proof of information that yes, the media is paid inot to reveal certain information. Good Read! Also. another point for Obama's boost for net neutrality. 747btrfly Thu Feb 19 14:32:00 EST 2009 747btrfly Sat Jan 17 16:44:13 EST 2009 FTP:More than a dozen workers seeking $28.50 an hour for a job advertised on Craiglist showed up at a designated site in Monroe, Washington. Most wore, as requested, a "yellow vest, safety goggles, a respirator mask… and, if possible, a blue shirt." 747btrfly Sun Jan 11 20:46:58 EST 2009 Just too funny to describe! 747btrfly Sun Jan 11 16:46:26 EST 2009 A good read, I missed this morning, but I understand that the Dems are getting a little nervous - myself included. 747btrfly Sun Jan 11 05:27:17 EST 2009 FTP:WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush rejected a plea from Israel last year to help it raid Iran's main nuclear complex, opting instead to authorize a new U.S. covert action aimed at sabotaging Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program, The New York Times reported.. 747btrfly Wed Jan 07 13:24:39 EST 2009 FTP:WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Roland Burris will not likely take Barack Obama's Senate seat until a court in Illinois rules on a dispute surrounding his appointment. 747btrfly Wed Jan 07 06:00:23 EST 2009 Assertions by the Obama team that we can both "surge" and negotiate overlook a harsh reality. If Obama's not careful, he could make the crisis worse. 747btrfly Mon Jan 05 07:44:15 EST 2009 FTP:"OTTAWA — Asked shortly after the U.S. election whether he’d like Robert Gates to stay on as Pentagon chief, Defence Minister Peter MacKay said that was like unwrapping a Christmas present: it’s always a happy surprise no matter what’s inside.~~~interesting read from a 747btrfly Mon Jan 05 06:34:25 EST 2009 "LAHORE: United States vice-president-elect Joseph Biden will arrive in Pakistan on a two-day visit this week to defuse the tension between Pakistan and India after the Mumbai terror attacks, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. 747btrfly Mon Jan 05 04:28:06 EST 2009 "The country's financial markets have collapsed, as they tend to do when left without adult supervision, and they're taking our economy with them. With the large banks refusing to make loans after losing billions on worthless subprime derivatives, the government stepped in and agreed to October's financial bailout package." 747btrfly Mon Jan 05 04:17:59 EST 2009 FTP: "President Obama has made a bad mistake: Instead of cracking down on serial looters and complicit regulators, he plans to reward them. 747btrfly Sun Jan 04 23:26:13 EST 2009 FTP:"New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name from consideration as commerce secretary for President-elect Barack Obama, citing an ongoing investigation about business dealings in his state." ~~~~A wise move. Truly a man of integrity not to want to put a blot on Obama's rep. 747btrfly Fri Jan 02 19:23:48 EST 2009 "Think Progress caught a "magic negro" reference during the New Years Eve broadcast on Fox News. Viewers were allowed to text in messages that scrolled across the bottom in lieu of the news. One message read: HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LET'S HOPE THE MAGIC NEGRO DOES A GOOD JOB. LOVE JEN AND JOHN C. WATCH: 747btrfly Wed Dec 31 14:02:21 EST 2008 FTP: "Israel is refusing to allow journalists to cover its blockade of the Gaza Strip. Power to the region has been cut following the Israeli army's decision to shut down the only power plant, while UN food supplies have also been stopped." 747btrfly Wed Dec 17 12:04:43 EST 2008 FTP: "If you are a Demoratic male candidate who is popular with millions of people you are an 'arrogant celebrity'. If you are a popular Republican female candidate you are 'energizing the base'.~~~~~~Interesting example of how media "spin" tries to infuence the world and people around us. 747btrfly Sun Dec 14 14:10:22 EST 2008 (This article was published in the final issue of Radar magazine, which was bought out and shuttered just as this issue went to print. This is the first online publication of this article. It has been updated by the author.) 747btrfly Wed Dec 10 18:02:26 EST 2008 "The journalism profession is in crisis, where every week brings another bleak announcement. The situation looks dire for the mainstream media industry, particularly for newspaper companies. 747btrfly Mon Dec 08 12:01:26 EST 2008 "You know, it's nice that we're spending hundreds of billions of dollars to keep rich people from feeling bad about themselves, but I think I've come up with an even better plan: we take all the money left over in TARP and we set it on fire." ~~~~~Good Read 747btrfly Fri Nov 28 12:06:07 EST 2008 Matthews, we have strong reason to believe, is hiring staff for a run at the Senate, although there have certainly been candidates in the past who have staffed up but subsequently elected not to run. -Nate]