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What is it about that which can be characterized ‘popular culture’ or some sort of phenomena of civilization at any given time and its attraction for the masses? On the internet it may be MySpace or Facebook or Twitter. On TV it may be so-called reality shows like Survivor or Dancing with the Stars or American Idol.

Is it simply that those whose job it is to dream up money making ideas for television find a way to get millions of people to pay attention long enough to sell a great deal of advertising time? The same could be asked of internet geniuses who assemble online infrastructure to handle millions of users for who knows what valid purpose if one exists.

It may be fair to state that sporting or athletic competition in its well known forms of baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, racing, the Olympics and many others have helped strengthen the sense of community shared by those in participating locales. Aside from the periodic falls from grace of various sports stars as with any other celebrity group, role models and the positive outcomes from ordinary folks engaging in athletic training and competition as well as being spectators can encourage personal achievement and the development of enviable human qualities.

So what do these other popular culture phenomena have to offer? Where does MySpace, Facebook or Twitter offer some redeeming social value that trumps its obvious monetary benefit for those who control it? Certainly it is fair to say a handful of people have gained by competing on American Idol each year. And it is also fair to say that aside from the lure of a chance at great wealth they may be pursuing an honest dream to achieve a goal in the performing arts in some way. But where is that avenue for personal development with the others? Sure, you can network on social networking sites and it may possibly lead to assistance in reaching some reasonable goal like landing a job or something similar. But is that why so many are attracted to these current popular culture icons?

One Wiki definition offered for popular culture may expect too much from these ‘human activities’. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance …

Another definition from artconnected DOT org may be viewed as too critical of pop culture. The opposite of high cultural art forms, such as the opera, historic art, classical music, traditional theater or literature; popular culture …

But one from edublogs DOT org may be close. Cultural experiences widely enjoyed by members of various groups within the community.

Those definitions were simply found by using the define search on Google. But none of this answers the question of why some forms of popular culture do not appear to have any really useful value other than generating revenue. The only reason this point is raised on this blog is that it seems all the hype and talk about these current pop culture forms rests solely with the fact they are popular by virtue of the quantity of people attracted to them. How is that a measure of anything other than commercial success? How does it advance the species? How does this make us better? Is there anything about it which indicates a higher goal? Or is it just about money or being cool?

Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com

Many reports have warned the public about the threat of tiered pricing for internet service. It may be falling on deaf ears except those who were exposed to the idea for real by Time Warner.  If you remember the days when AOL was one of the few ISP’s when all was dialup that did not require long distance charges this should get your attention.

AOL is owned by Time Warner.  Many who remember the less than inspiring service from AOL in the dialup days should not be surprised by their parent corp making this move.

Time Warner Cable says it’s trying to charge a small minority of customers for using a large majority of bandwidth on its network, while critics claim the company is restraining broadband Internet usage and trying to boost profits.

“Cable operators know it’s only a matter of time before broadband access reaches the TV set, and that could be a disaster for the industry under its current pricing model,” said Michael Greeson, president of The Diffusion Group, a market research and consulting firm. “Internet usage is skyrocketing, and consumers have grown accustomed to an all-you-can-eat broadband subscription, so the cable companies are looking for a way to put this genie back in the bottle.”

You can argue all day but the simple fact is telecom services whether voice, data or anything else mysteriously have similar pricing and it is all too much.  The single largest problem causing that is the reluctance of consumers to object to excessive pricing.  In this latest story on the topic the public has not been impressed.  That is largely an exception to typical consumer behavior which acquiesces to vendor pricing.

What adds to this insanity is government spending to increase broadband access to rural and other underserved areas.  To subsidize areas of lower population density and in this case lower broadband profit potential with public funding for private enterprise costs is another boon for special interest….top ISPs and telecom companies.

In the past cable companies were reluctant to serve sparsely populated areas for lack of potential subscribers per mile of cable installed.  Voice telecom is moving away from physical plant being wire and pole bound to wireless and cell towers.  The service has become less satisfactory and more expensive.  The same is on the horizon for other telecom services.

Rather than let the buyer beware or let competition set the price the sheep will be led to slaughter (figuratively speaking) as they have lost their way and no not how to influence the market or specially connected interests who control the outcome.

Time Warner’s claim that a few users consume more than their fair share of bandwidth as the excuse for tiered pricing is lame.  If it were true the excessive price charged to the remainder of subscribers would cover costs associated with the few they describe. And cable operators’ form of internet access is markedly different from non-cable ISPs.  Like other items described in the reference above maybe that is Time Warners real problem.

While conservative principles and a free market philosophy are noble ideas even Sean Hannity said on his radio program this week that not all business operators are honest but most are. No argument here but it does fit well in the ending note of this post.

This is one case where there are bandits in the marketplace. Without adequate public complaints all it takes is one vendor to introduce a bad deal and that becomes the standard almost overnight.  Then the option to take your business elsewhere becomes moot. All the prices are then essentially the same and there is no competition.

Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com

related stories:

They’re gone! After outcry, Time Warner uncaps the tubes

Time Warner Scraps Bandwidth Cap Testing

What Price Bandwidth? Time Warner Cable Should Not Back Off

Even after a few days homosexuals may still be offended by a story about Amazon dot com. Depending on who you read or believe the only thing that seems clear is certain books were removed from Amazon’s ranking and/or sales feature and thus more or less fell off the map so to speak. Some (ABC) call the published works ‘gay titles’ and others (CNET) call them ‘adult’ books. And Amazon apologized for what they viewed as their own careless or bungling management of the book listings. Add to that a hacker who is taking credit for the episode.

But if you’re like many people you simply find this to be a humorous account of much ado about nothing. With all the critical issues on the table these days, this story is not one of them but is good for a couple of laughs. That is unless Amazon turns this situation into a policy rather than a glitch. Now that would be an accomplishment.

Ya, go ahead, whine.

Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com

Gay Titles Deep-Sixed at Amazon
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, blamed a computer “glitch” for stripping scores of gay-themed books of their sales ranking, preventing them from appearing on the site’s best-seller lists. But a notorious Internet …

Amazon criticized for deranking ‘adult’ books
by Steven Musil Amazon.com recently delisted from its sales ranking system gay and lesbian book titles that it deemed “adult,” raising the ire of some who characterize the move as online censorship. Author Mark R. Probst wrote on his blog Sunday that …

Hacker Claims Credit For Amazon’s Gay-Themed Book ‘Glitch’
A hacker now claims he was behind the Amazon.com “glitch” that caused hundreds of gay- and lesbian-themed books to lose their sales ranks over the weekend. The hacker, who identifies himself only as “Weev,” posted a confession of sorts within a …

Fractured afternoon

On the network news were to related stories that prompted this brief post. One featured an auction at GM’s Heritage Center where about 100 classic, vintage or otherwise special vehicles were on the block. Granted, the story touched the point that the relatively small revenue to be produced at this event does not even register on the company’s balance sheet Richter scale. But the company said it was the responsible thing to do.

I disagree. Since it won’t make any economic difference to GM’s fate it would be more responsible to keep the vehicles where they have been so they may remain satisfactorily protected and preserved and available to those interested.

But the only way it could be responsible is if GM has decided to go bankrupt and some strange arrangement would require selling these items to vultures far lower prices. And that doesn’t seem plausible; not the bankruptcy but the giveaway to vultures.

It was also noted again that the US government is spending $285 million on about 17,600 cars for use by public employees. That comes out to about $17,000 per vehicle. It’s an average but it could cause you to wonder what type of vehicles they are buying and what, if any, is the discount. Remember, you’re paying for it. If you bought that many items would you not want a discount? And what’s wrong with the cars the government has right now? After all, we’re in an economic ‘crisis’, right?

Wasn’t going to mention this one but here it is. In another report Obama is encouraging people to take advantage of low mortgage rates to refinance their loans. What might occur to you at first glance is an old rule of thumb. If you plan on staying put for some time to come you only consider refinance if the % is at least 2 points below what you are paying now. But even with that Obama either failed to mention that closing costs, etc., put an upfront price tag on the refinance or that these loans are provided with no closing costs. On top of that the reporter pointed out that many who would like to cannot because their house is upside down. Meaning when the bottom fell out of the real estate market their home’s value is now less than the mortgage.

Okay the post isn’t so brief and there’s another late addition to this edition. A search result today ended at the Internet Public Library. This was an accidental reminder of books rather than digital equivalents that led to a thought about Mark Levin’s current bestseller. With the search box staring back at one, what can you do? Entering ‘liberty and tyranny’ brought back a list of results and the first one was strange.

“The monthly lesbian and gay newsmagazine for the state of Kansas.” There is also a separate edition for the Kansas City area.

What does that have to do with liberty and tyranny? Don’t even go there. Fortunately the second search result was more to the point.

“Liberty Unbound is the web site for Liberty magazine, the monthly libertarian (classical liberal, or individualist) review of thought, culture and politics. The Nature of Liberty [magazine]

Posts published on this blog can be chosen spontaneously but that is usually limited to the topic and not the nature of the writing. (or ‘typing’ if you must) But it has happened from time to time and may again.

In most cases the posts here present some information and the blog author’s commentary. And of course readers are allowed to reply with comments. But just throwing out a few ideas or a rant from time to time does provide some pleasure.

Okay, reducing power now to standby to aid in minimizing my carbon footprint until the next post for any liberals who may care to read this. .. …. … . … . .. .

Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com

Illegal file sharing sites is a topic that seems to never go away. The same could be said of malicious hackers and spam. And let’s not forget about those who want to rule the internet or tax it or overcharge for connection to it and use of it. But in terms of the specific story in this post, a writer being fired for illegally accessing a copy of a not yet released movie. What was he thinking?

Writer loses job over Wolverine
(from the BBC)

A US columnist is out of a job after posting an online review of an illegally downloaded copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Roger Friedman, who wrote the piece on his regular column, had worked at the Fox news website for 10 years.

Fox News said that the company’s representatives and Friedman “mutually agreed to part ways immediately”.

Here’s an interesting twist to the story.

Effects company denies leaking ‘Wolverine’
Friday, April 3 2009
By Lara Martin, Entertainment Reporter

An Australian visual effects company has denied leaking an unfinished workprint of X-Men Origins: Wolverine one month before its release.

What always accompanies stories in the main stream media and elsewhere are conflicting reports or widely differing estimates.

‘X-Men’ leak isn’t the real ‘Wolverine’
Tuesday, April 7th 2009
NY Daily News

Since word broke last week that a rough copy of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” was leaked onto the Web, an estimated 75,000 people hoping to see a potential blockbuster early and for free have downloaded Hugh Jackman’s comic-book actioner, set for release May 1.

Aside from the comment that this is ‘not the real movie’ notice the ‘estimated 75,000′ part. It would be fair to assume they mean ‘not the real movie’ to indicate the leaked version is a working copy that will be edited before release.

‘Wolverine’ premiere may be in your town, or on your computer
07:45 AM PT, Apr 5 2009
LA Times

Wow, what is going to happen when “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” hits theaters on May 1?

More than 100,000 downloads of a nearly finished version of the film were snatched off of file-sharing websites this week after a copy of such a version of the 20th Century Fox film was leaked. The FBI is investigating and, believe me, the studio was badly rattled by the theft — this film, on paper, looked like it could be one of the biggest releases of 2009 but it has been encountering considerable turbulence for a movie still sitting on the runway.

You gotta love it. The 100,000 download estimate is from an item dated the fifth while the 75,000 estimate is from the seventh.

Wolverine Movie Bootleg: More than 1 Million Downloads
Monday April 6, 2009
AppScout

That leaked version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine has been online for about a week. And despite 20th Century Fox’s best efforts to curb its spread, the movie has been downloaded by more than one million users via BitTorrent.

But even better is the one million estimate offered on the date in between the other two. It may seem like a small thing and in this case it has the diminished value of who cares? Not so much who cares about the varying, correct or incorrect estimates but who cares about the movie? If you have an appreciation for storytelling or the cinematic experience, whatever that is these days, it is understandable you may be interested in this movie if the genre is your ‘thing’. But no matter what your interests or what you watch or how you fulfill the need to satisfy your personal demand for such leisure pursuits it is tough to argue that Hollywood and other sources for movies rarely fail to disappoint. The hype is also rarely justified after viewing the promoted offering.

To counter that conclusion readers are encouraged to submit their candidates for a list of spectacular examples of fine productions from the movie industry.

Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com

Another report of how enthralled (had to add this, enthralled = beguiled, filled with wonder and delight) consumers are with electronics offerings from manufacturers. This post is another attempt to raise some issues regarding consumer electronics. Some long standing criticism from this blog toward those who market electronics and control the infrastructure on which much of it is used range from how internet access is manipulated between what is available, offered and how it is priced to similar issues living in other telecom areas like wireless communication. Have you noticed how cell phones are marketed and its relationship to the primary function of telephones. That’s right. Voice communication between humans has long been the need filled by telephone service. Text messaging, chocolate phones, camera phones and all manner of other bells and whistles have relegated speaking to another on the phone as an afterthought. Could it be that spending the money necessary to offer reliable and quality voice communication does not present the profit margin desired by the providers? Could it be the public has once again allowed the market to be driven by the easily manipulated younger demographic with all that loose change to spend being ‘cool’? The manufacturers know it. Ignore the more demanding demographic for the one you can manipulate and who may have the most discretionary income with the most liberal criteria for purchasing decisions.

The ridiculous nature of the coming switch from analog to digital broadcasts is a critical tipping point in electronics related markets that should require no explanation for using adjectives like ‘ridiculous.’ The reasonable method for introducing new products and services by offering value in terms of quality, utility, pricing and other factors has been supplanted by collusion between entities within the public and private sectors in the electronics industry just like the examples found in the current ‘financial crisis’ stemming from the subprime mortgage scheme and lack of regulation and oversight from Wall Street to Main Street to the halls of government.

That is all the angst this blog author can withstand for the current post on this topic. It would be gratifying if the consuming public could muster enough discretion over their buying decisions as an aggregate to apply the needed pressure on suppliers to do the right thing. The vendors certainly won’t do it on their own. But then the same could be said about the public reaction to activity in government. And we all know to well how that usually works out.

Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com

Retailers around the country are reporting a slower-than-usual holiday shopping season this year. But 2008 has been a terrific year for those who love consumer electronics - whether they are buying or just looking.

Despite the current economic downturn, large consumer electronics chains like Best Buy are doing brisk business this year

During lunch hour at the Midtown Manhattan outpost of Best Buy, the largest consumer electronics chain in America, the checkout line is 30 people deep and counting. That’s no surprise to Nicholas Thompson, a senior personal technology editor at Wired magazine.

“It’s been a cool year,” says Thompson. “There has been lots of stuff introduced that’s faster, smaller, sleeker, cheaper, better than anything we’ve had before.”

Thompson adds that product design also has improved this year, partly as the result of Apple products.

“Apple makes beautiful things, and these things sell. So now everyone is making beautiful things!”

Wired Magazine editor Nicholas Thompson says that in 2008, the smart money for portable music players is on the Sansa Fuze

One of the new products that Thompson believes deserve high marks for both design and affordability is the Sansa Fuze. It’s one of dozens of handheld digital music players on sale here.

“It’s about $80, which is much less than it would have cost a year ago, [and] you can watch TV shows. You can watch movies. You can listen to music, and you can look at photographs you can put on it, all your little media files.”

Thompson soon heads straight for the camera aisle, where he unhesitatingly picks up a stylish Sony T700. Unlike most digital cameras, which have smallish viewing screens, the entire back portion of the T700 is designed for viewing photos. He says people often put their photographs online, but relatively few people trouble themselves with viewing.

“But if you have a nice screen on your camera, it makes it a lot easier to share your photos with your friends,” he says.

The T700 digital camera has a screen almost as large as a traditional photograph

Another important feature of the Sony T700 Thompson touts is its Smile Shutter technology, which is able to detect when a person the camera is aimed at smiles. It then shoots the photo without the user having to press a button.

Nearby, shoppers are snapping up a surprisingly small and simple looking video camera called the Flip Ultra.

“Video cameras used to cost $300 to $400,” recalls Thompson. “And for a lot of people, all you want to do is take a little video of your dog and stick it on YouTube. And why pay $300 for that?”

In contrast, at $129, the Ultra is relatively inexpensive. It also has what Thompson considers another virtue: almost no buttons.

“Buttons can sometimes be good, but they can also confuse you. This very simple, very nice present for someone.”

“Next in line, please” is a request this cheerful Best Buy cashier calls out hundreds of time a day

Video games are bigger than ever in 2008. Thompson’s favorite this year is the FIFA 09 virtual football game based on the teams in the World Cup.

“For example, say you want to be the United States, or you want to be Brazil,” explains Thompson, “You actually have the simulation of all the soccer players who play on that national team. And if Brazil plays the United States, Brazil wins!”

When this Voice of America reporter asks him just why Brazil is sure to win, Thompson is quick to laughingly opine, “Brazil is better!” He adds that in the football-oriented video games of the past, the players would all look the same

“… and they would kind of run in the same direction, kick as hard, run as fast as each other. Now everybody is an individual,” he says.

Samsung high-end, flat-screen televisions offer images that can be almost too realistic for comfort

Thompson says hard-core couch potatoes who want excitement from their electronic toys without exercise - even of the virtual kind - will love Samsung’s new top-of-the-line, large-screen flat televisions. The store’s demonstration model uses liquid crystal display technology enhanced with light-emitting diodes as backlights.

“The colors are truer. The blacks are a lot better, and it’s much easier to watch for a long time,” Thompson says. “You actually feel like you are in a movie theater even though are just sitting in your own living room.”

Soon, a chase scene from The Dark Knight, the franchise’s most recent Batman film, begins to play on the television monitor. But Thomson says that virtually zooming through the streets of Gotham City at 250 kilometers per hour in the Batmobile - while sitting in one’s own living room at the same time - is only one of the high-tech thrills in store for gadget lovers during the 2008 holiday season.

Online visits and what people search about candidates reveals voter interest. For instance Sarah Palin is present in searches by Obama supporters as well as McCain supporters. Although Obama has more cash to throw around and has a larger online presence McCain videos have been incredibly popular.

The McCain campaign, however, excelled at online video, growing 175 percent in September with 3.2 million total streams. On Obama’s site, streams increased 60 percent to 2 million. Even though unique visitors to Obama’s site outpaced McCain’s in September, the increase percentage was 56 for McCain and 31 for Obama. That increase plus the presence of Sarah Palin in all visitors searches may indicate what people find important in this race.

Sarah Palin has been incredibly popular yet the MSM plays down her role and often asks if she is a negative for McCain. Maybe the negative is more the questions being asked by the media rather than anyone’s opinion of her. McCain’s flare for being the underdog and his monster push in the last week’s of the campaign seem to be drawing more attention to him, increasing his popularity and raising questions in voter’s minds about Barack Obama that have been muted by the press.

Those searching for McCain, for example, have also searched for Sarah Palin, campaign, debate. Those searching for Obama routinely typed in Sarah Palin, president, and vote. And …. For Obama, voters are searching Rezko, plumber, and Wright as much as economy, financial, and reform. It would seem that even while the MSM is giving Obama a pass on his negatives voters are searching for the answers where they can be found.

If Obama is elected voters who supported or opposed him may find the job market leaving them nothing more than a claim of a thousand dollar tax refund from Obama but with no job. And the Obama campaign continues to paint McCain as four more years of President Bush. But it is funny that for all the criticism of Bush we haven’t been attacked since 9/11 under his watch and Biden strongly warned Obama would be tested by our enemies if elected. So within six months of an Obama election we could be attacked and losing our jobs. It is another problem with Obama that his campaign and assistance from the media hopes you won’t notice.

That Obama and the media play down his associations with Ayers, Rezko, Wright, Pfleger, Khalidi, Davis, ACORN and the organizing intimidation of Alinsky and other problems, there are no such questions or problems with John McCain. Something you may want to think about as you head to the polls.

And while critics like to throw mud at Sarah Palin and also suggest she is not ready or capable consider something else the media ignores. As the most popular governor in the country, Sarah Palin does what elected officials are supposed to do. She has successfully represented her constituents which happen to be the citizens of Alaska. She has successfully attended to their needs while also succeeding with marriage and family and supporting core American values. That same devotion, dedication and success would follow her to the Office of Vice-President of the United States.

McCain’s record speaks for itself. His adherence to duty, honor, country and pursuit of reform, prosperity and peace spells success for America along with his running mate Sarah Palin. The Obama/Biden ticket has no such resume’.

Vote McCain/Palin today.

Stanford Matthews
Morewhat.com

YouTube removed McCain campaign videos from their site and the McCain campaign was unsuccessful in convincing the parent, Google, from changing their mind. At issue is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and whether ‘fair use’ has been applied to portions of the videos with copyrighted material included. Or is it? The first question might be to ask how difficult or time consuming would it be to get approval from the copyright owners to use the material and eliminate Google’s ‘expressed’ concern. But then with all the videos on YouTube that include copyrighted material how many have been removed? Google claims the quantity of video available does not allow them to proceed as suggested by the McCain campaign. This has to remind people of the egg on the face Google, Yahoo and others received when outed for assisting China in limiting citizens access to the net. Are they now limiting voters access to the candidates by barring some McCain video ads?

Update: McCain protests YouTube’s removal of his campaign videos
GOP candidate says YouTube acted too quickly to comply with copyright notices that are ‘without merit’

McCain’s campaign sent a letter Monday to YouTube parent company Google Inc., protesting YouTube’s removal of unnamed videos from the site after receiving take-down notices claiming copyright infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The McCain camp goes on to suggest that YouTube set up a special process for reviewing the legal merit of take-down requests for YouTube accounts associated with candidates or their campaigns.

And Google responded with this….

In a letter sent yesterday to the McCain campaign, YouTube said that performing a substantial legal review of every DMCA take-down notice that it receives is not a “viable solution.”
It is not possible because of the scale of YouTube’s operations, the letter said. “Any such review would have to include a determination of whether a particular use is a ‘fair use’ under the law, which is a complex and fact-specific test that requires the subjective balancing of four factors,” the letter said. “No number of lawyers could determine with a reasonable level of certainty whether all the videos for which we receive disputed take-down notices qualify as fair use.”

Since Viacom sued Google last year for copyright infringement over clips shown on YouTube one can understand how this topic would concern the internet giant’s legal and financial teams. The real question may be how is the McCain camp video(s) treatment compared with others who have had their video banned? And an explanation from Google’s legal guru may or may not resolve the issue. The other (major) issue here is that YouTube can’t make accurate fair use decisions anyway, since it doesn’t know most of the key facts about the cases at issue. For instance, YouTube doesn’t know if the DMCA takedown issuer truly does control the rights claimed, and it doesn’t know if the uploader had a contract to use the clips in question. “When two parties disagree,” writes Levine, “we are simply not in a position to verify the veracity of either party’s claims.”

Reviewing a selection of reports on this story finds many expressing the notion that McCain’s campaign is seeking special treatment. Getting back to the question of having approval to use copyrighted content in advance of offering the video on YouTube, it seems that may not even satisfy Google according to their own mouthpiece. While the McCain camp can certainly be accused of pursuing their own best interests the Google/YouTube folks can certainly be accused of having the ability to use DMCA to their advantage while also using it for cover from public opinion.

Google/YouTube enjoys the benefit of serious traffic to their site and one has to wonder if an estimate of over $90 million in ad revenue for 2008 does not provide sufficient resources to better apply the DMCA in a manner similar to that suggested by McCain’s campaign. While you can argue that Google is just covering their butts on this one and should not be criticized for avoiding legal trouble they had to know showing Viacom clips would expose them to the possibility of legal action and went ahead with it anyhow. This seems more a case of selective enforcement than universal treatment.

Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com

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15. Leaning Straight Up Says:
    October 7th, 2008 at 8:19 am eCan the Democrats win without the race card?…Apparently they do not think so.
    I don’t have to replay all the past drops by the Obama campaign and all the other various uses. Prime examples are as in the recent events file.
    One was when Palin took the gloves off and attacked Obama over hi…
16. Democrat=Socialist Says:
    October 7th, 2008 at 2:06 pm eBarack Obama & Raila Odinga…No biggie, just another crazed commie buddy of Obama…Ah the mornings. A time to brew a pot of coffee, get your thoughts together and clear the Digg shouts from your inbox. A small detour and BAM!, an 8 minute video that has most likely ruin…
17. walls of the city Says:
    October 7th, 2008 at 6:14 pm ei do not think that word means what you think it means…Initially, I had to think that this article by Steven Mrozik was some obscure form of parody, and that there would be a cute little “gotcha” right at the end. Unfortunately, I was sadly mistaken, and now we can have……

1. The Socialist Phenomenon « Beagle Scout Says:
   October 1st, 2008 at 5:14 am e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Mark My Words, , Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, The World According to Carl, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, , Wolf Pangloss, Democrat=Socialist, CORSARI D’ITALIA, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
2. Rosemary’s Thoughts Says:
   October 1st, 2008 at 9:35 am eAre We Under Martial Law?…He thinks so…Update: Apparently there is such a thing, but it is an inside Washington DC procedural thing. Who knew?…
3. Adam’s Blog Says:
   October 1st, 2008 at 12:21 pm eThe Bail Out and the McCain Campaign…Podcast Show Notes
   Stories on the Financial Crisis:

   Congressman Robert Johnson (D-Ga.) felt no pressure to support the bill.

   What’s the true state of the crisis?

   House limits constituent e-mail to prevent computer crash.

   Alternative pr…

4. third world county » Condemn Racism: Vote McCain/Palin Says:
   October 1st, 2008 at 1:53 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, The Pink Flamingo, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Wolf Pangloss, Democrat=Socialist, The World According to Carl, and Shadowscope, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
5. Canadian Press Cries for Convicted Terrorist | Wingless Says:
   October 1st, 2008 at 9:28 pm e[…] Canada and the world scored a victory by convicting and throwing this man in prison – even if our largest daily won’t acknowledge the fact. Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Mark My Words, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, , Democrat=Socialist, , Faultline USA, third world county, Political Byline, The World According to Carl, The Pink Flamingo, Wolf Pangloss, CORSARI D’ITALIA, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
6. Gwen Ifill Oughtta be Fired! « Wolf Pangloss Says:
   October 2nd, 2008 at 2:20 am e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, , Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, The World According to Carl, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, , CORSARI D’ITALIA, Democrat=Socialist, Right Voices, and Wingless - Canadian Press Cries For Convicted Terrorist, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
7. Mark My Words Says:
   October 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 pm eAnn Althouse vs. Katie Couric…Sarah Palin and Joe Biden even make an appearance. ……
8. Leaning Straight Up Says:
   October 3rd, 2008 at 7:26 am ePalin scores big in debate victory (link roundup, video and transcript included)…Going into this debate, the luster that had surrounded Sarah Palin had started to fade and her glittering aura a had begun to tarnish due largely to some unflattering interview performances.
   The interviews with Gibson and Couric both featured a Pa…
9. The World According To Carl Says:
   October 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 am eBarney Frank Is Such A Corrupt, Lying, Slimey Putz…A prime example of why I despise politics and have no respect for politicians especially liberals like Barney Frank. The man outright lied when confronted by his own words. O’Reilly was justifiable outraged.
   ……
10. Right Voices Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 10:51 pm eALERT:Barney Frank’s Fannie Buddy Was An Executive at Fannie Mae…As Ace said, “On the plus side, we’re not the only ones this executive has been [deleted because you saw this joke coming six miles beyond the actual horizon, and I refuse to do the cheap stuff.].”
    Unqualified home buyers were not …
11. Democrat=Socialist Says:
    October 4th, 2008 at 3:40 am eWhy Is OJ In Court?…And Congress is literally daring us to “question” them?

    Yeah, he fucked up…
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury began deliberating Friday whether O.J. Simpson and his co-defendant robbed two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a casino h…

12. Bailout Bill to Nowhere: Why we’re still not out of the woods « nn&v Says:
    October 4th, 2008 at 3:52 am e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Perri Nelson’s Website, The Virtuous Republic, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Shadowscope, Leaning Straight Up, Cao’s Blog, , Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, , Faultline USA, third world county, McCain Blogs, Woman Honor Thyself, The World According to Carl, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Wolf Pangloss, CORSARI D’ITALIA, Wingless - Canadian Press Cries For Convicted Terrorist, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)White House defends takeover of mortgage giantsCorrectionBush applauds bailout bill […]
13. walls of the city Says:
    October 4th, 2008 at 3:09 pm ejust a useless piece of paper…I did not watch the Vice-Presidential debate, I admit it. Our apartment simply does not have enough alcohol in it to have made me willing to sit through it. However, in reading up on it today, it seems things fell……

1. Right Truth Says:
   September 27th, 2008 at 5:34 pm eTHE HOUSES THAT RUBES BUILT…THE HOUSES THAT RUBES BUILTBy R.J. Godlewski© September 27, 2008, All Rights Reserved For years during the 1990’s people – friends, relatives, and casual acquaintances – dared to ask why Sara and I were squandering our lives away in small,……
2. Missouri Truth Squads Enlist Prosecutors, Law Enforcement, to Persecute anti-Obama Advertisers « Beagle Scout Says:
   September 27th, 2008 at 6:12 pm e[…] Trackposted to Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Woman Honor Thyself, Right Truth, Walls of the City, The World According to Carl, Shadowscope, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Wingless, and Democrat=Socialist, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
3. Democrat=Socialist Says:
   September 27th, 2008 at 10:42 pm eHow Many Passes Does Obama Get?…Apparently as many as he wants.Governor Blunt meets with Task Force Thunder soldiers while walking in the streets of Gnjilane, Kosovo. (Photo by Sgt. Anthonie Seymour, 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Kosovo)
   If you haven’t heard by now …
4. Rosemary’s Thoughts Says:
   September 28th, 2008 at 12:43 am eSen. McClintock 7, Charlie Brown 0…Sen. McClintock…is a straight shooter, intelligent, a fiscally conservative, pro-immigration/anti-illegal aliens, normal guy who really cares about…we the people. He ran against Arnold during the recall, and all the radio talk shows talked people…..
5. Mark My Words Says:
   September 28th, 2008 at 4:34 am eAs our markets burn the Democrats fiddle…Nancy Pelosi sure knows how to help the situation when she says House Republicans are unpatriotic for not showing up for bail out negotiations ……
6. third world county » And I Thought MCCain-Feingold Was Bad… Says:
   September 28th, 2008 at 5:30 am e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Walls of the City, The World According to Carl, The Pink Flamingo, Wingless, and Democrat=Socialist, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
7. Adam’s Blog Says:
   September 28th, 2008 at 5:36 am eBarack Obama v. Freedom of Speech…Podcast Show Notes
   Another Democrat New Deal problem or Obama tells us about FDR’s imaginary housing bail out.
   Barack Obama threatens TV stations to get them to stop running NRA ads attacking him. (Hat Tip: Hot Air.)
   Missouri Governor Matt Blunt …
8. Faultline USA Says:
   September 28th, 2008 at 9:48 am eObama’s “Truth Squad” Threatens Freedom of Speech…A bold maneuver, unprecedented in American politics, has pitted the Obama campaign against freedom of speech. Missouri authorities will pursue criminal charges against those who speak “falsely” against Barack Obama….
9. No Apology Says:
   September 28th, 2008 at 4:30 pm eBarack Obama Is An Anti-American Pig…Barack Hussein Obama has finally come out of the closet, as he puts together a team of Missouri sheriffs and high-profile prosecutors, dubbed the “TRUTH SQUAD”, whose mandate is to (threaten to) prose……
10. Conservative Cat Says:
    September 28th, 2008 at 6:00 pm eMe and The Girl vs. High School Social Studies…One of the advantages of living with The Girl Who Feeds Me is that I get a view of what goes on in the modern high school through the lens of a healthy skepticism. Earlier this week, her social studies……
11. 4.28 Billion Year Old Rock » Pirate’s Cove — Barracuda Patrol! Says:
    September 28th, 2008 at 8:22 pm e[…] to Carl, Walls of the City, The Pink Flamingo, and Wingless, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Sphere: Related Content If you liked my post, feel free to subscribe to my rss feeds. Don’t forget to BlogrollPirate’s Cove! addthis_pub = ‘wteach’; addthis_logo = ‘http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/wteach/pirate/addthis.jpg’; addthis_logo_background = ‘EFEFFF’; addthis_logo_color = ‘666699′; addthis_brand = ‘Pirate’s Cove’; addthis_options = ‘favorites, email, digg, delicious, fark, newsvine, technorati, facebook, google, live, more’; […]
12. A very interesting video on our Nation’s banking system – Political Byline Says:
    September 28th, 2008 at 8:34 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, Right Truth, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, Leaning Straight Up, Cao’s Blog, Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, , Allie is Wired, Faultline USA, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, The World According to Carl, Walls of the City, Pirate’s Cove, The Pink Flamingo, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Wingless, Dumb Ox Daily News, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
13. Woman Honor Thyself Says:
    September 29th, 2008 at 1:40 am eGeert Wilders: Man of the Hour…If I said it once..I will continue to shout:
    Geert Wilders will perhaps someday be seen as the saviour of not only Europe, but the entire free world.
    ……
14. Leaning Straight Up Says:
    September 29th, 2008 at 6:44 am eStyle versus substance…The title really epitomizes the difference between Obama and McCain, but what it does better is represent the fact that the men are truly opposites on many fronts.
    Take the most obvious. No, not black and white, but young and old. McCain is in his …
15. The World According To Carl Says:
    September 29th, 2008 at 5:23 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Mark My Words, Faultline USA, Political Byline, Right Truth, Walls of the City, Shadowscope, DragonLady’s World, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Wingless, and Democrat=Socialist. Also, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
16. Right Voices Says:
    September 29th, 2008 at 6:36 pm eBreaking:Bailout bill fails…This has to be considered a shocker. The bailout bill failed in the House, and it wasn’t especially close. The final tally was 207-226, with Democrats supporting it 141-94, while Republicans opposed it 66-132.
    Remember when: Democrats insist “n…

1. Democrat=Socialist Says:
   September 23rd, 2008 at 5:37 pm ePalin Syrah Wine Spat Out By San Fransickans…This from a town not known for its “spitting.”Serious Eats tells us:
   Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin might not be fond of San Francisco, but one San Francisco wine bar is fond of Palin Syrah. Or rather, it was.
   “It was…
2. third world county » READ IT! Says:
   September 23rd, 2008 at 6:36 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Leaning Straight Up, A Blog For All, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Allie is Wired, Democrat=Socialist, and Shadowscope, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
3. Oh Look: Voter Fraud In Ohio Thanks To Democrats | Right Voices Says:
   September 23rd, 2008 at 11:00 pm e[…] Trackposted to Diary of the Mad Pigeon, , Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, Right Truth, The World According to Carl, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, WingLeSS, Democrat=Socialist, CORSARI D’ITALIA, NN&V, and StageleftBlog @ MoreWhat.com, Mark My Words, , Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, third world county, Allie is Wired, The World According to Carl, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, and Democrat=Socialist, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
4. Mark My Words Says:
   September 24th, 2008 at 1:17 am eThe abortion experience…It can leave emotional scars with those who have had abortions. This is one resource that can help. ……
5. Don’t Panic: Fix real economic problems « Beagle Scout Says:
   September 24th, 2008 at 5:31 am e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, , Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, third world county, Allie is Wired, The World According to Carl, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Democrat=Socialist, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
6. Leaning Straight Up Says:
   September 24th, 2008 at 8:34 am eRacism and Feminism in America: The sad truth…If you connect the dots between racism, sexism and democrats you end up with one word:
   Hijacked.
   In both cases we had serious social issues. We had serious social revolution. We had real change and social enlightenment.
   And we ended up with both is…
7. Woman Honor Thyself Says:
   September 25th, 2008 at 12:04 am eSarah Palin Disinvited by “JINO’s”…The disgraceful Leftards and JINO’s: Jews in NamE only — are the ones who demanded that Sarah Palin be disinvited to the rally.
   ……
8. The World According To Carl Says:
   September 25th, 2008 at 4:44 am e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Take Our Country Back, Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, third world county, Allie is Wired, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Dumb Ox Daily News, Democrat=Socialist, and Right Voices. Also, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
9. Obama grant being probed « nn&v Says:
   September 25th, 2008 at 4:18 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, A Blog For All, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Democrat=Socialist, , third world county, Allie is Wired, The World According to Carl, The Pink Flamingo, Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker, Dumb Ox Daily News, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)Obama on racism, circa 1990Obama returning to Chicago to monitor Gustav […]
10. Right Truth Says:
    September 25th, 2008 at 10:03 pm ePlacebo and the economy…In medicine, a placebo is a substance or procedure a patient accepts as medicine or therapy, but which has no specific therapeutic activity. Example, a sugar pill or an injection of sterile water, neither of which have any medicine in……
11. Conservative Cat Says:
    September 25th, 2008 at 10:16 pm eThird Annual Chicago Force Golf Tournament…Once a year the Chicago Force women’s tackle football team holds a golf tournament to raise money. This year, 29 teams of roughly four players apiece set out to conquer the Western course of the White Pines Golf Club in……
12. walls of the city Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 2:55 am eout of control misconceptions…In some of my mindless stumbling about the internet today, I happened across this piece by Patrick Dorfer, hosted at We The People Politics. Patrick is a senior at Mount Saint Mary College, and the site was created “to provide……
13. Golfing Facts - Improve your game! » Blog Archive » Comment on Open Trackback Linkfest Haven Tuesday by Conservative Cat Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 10:59 am e[…] Another fellow blogger placed an observative post today on Comment on Open Trackback Linkfest Haven Tuesday by Conservative CatHere’s a quick excerptOnce a year the Chicago Force women’s tackle football team holds a golf tournament to raise money. This year, 29 teams of roughly four players apiece set out to conquer the Western course of the White Pines Golf Club in…… […]
14. Wingless Says:
    September 26th, 2008 at 4:30 pm eMUST SEE: Divest From Israel, Live in a Cave…Pointing out the hypocrisy of the divest from Israel campaign. Besides the ideological issues, divestment is impossible for the nations contributions are everywhere.
    ……
15. Cao’s Blog Says:
    September 27th, 2008 at 12:41 pm eJen Hall, a walking miracle; needs our help…The homeless man ended up kicking Jen viciously and repeatedly in the head. She sustained brain damage, nerve damage, and lost all but four of her teeth. Medical bills have already mounted to over $100,000.

1. Conservative Cat Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 6:34 am eEMAIL Wars: the Terrible Truth About Joe Biden…Fair is fair, and given the depth to which Sarah Palin’s privacy has been invaded, I thought I would take a look at the Democratic V.P. candidate’s emails to see what kind of person will be a heartbeat away from……
2. Peace Thugs Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 8:15 am eObama caught asking Iraq to delay troop pull out…Cross posted from Leaning Straight Up
   OK, I admit that I am no fan of Obama, but that is a matter of policy and ideology.
   Now I have cause to dislike him personally, and I may official upgrade him to scumbag.
   Via Hot Air:Amir Taheri accuses Barack …
3. Leaning Straight Up Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 8:16 am eObama caught asking Iraq to delay troop pull out…OK, I admit that I am no fan of Obama, but that is a matter of policy and ideology.
   Now I have cause to dislike him personally, and I may official upgrade him to scumbag.
   Via Hot Air:1
   Amir Taheri accuses Barack Obama of interfering in the attempt to n…
4. Acorn, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Barack Obama’s Finance Chair-Penny Pritzker, All Tied To The Sub-Prime Meltdown | Right Voices Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 1:33 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Mark My Words, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Shadowscope, DragonLady’s World, Leaning Straight Up, Cao’s Blog, Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, , third world county, The World According to Carl, Walls of the City, The Pink Flamingo, , Wolf Pangloss, and WingLeSS, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
5. Right Truth Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 8:00 pm eA Better Country: Why America Was Right To Confront Iraq - a review…The book A Better Country - Why America Was Right to Confront Iraq, is a must read and I highly recommend it to all my friends. A Better Country is the Right Truth Book Club selection for September. I couldn’t……
6. Rosemary’s Thoughts Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 8:11 pm eMarines turn command outpost into youth center…A virtue of a good guest is to leave things better than you found them. Coalition forces have been working hard since the demilitarization of Command Outpost Ocataw in Anah to refurbish the building back into a building that could be used by the comm…..
7. Rosemary Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 8:16 pm eWhere are you that we are 7 hours apart? London? Oh well. I guess illegal aliens are a problem all over the world. Have a nice day.
8. Is Yemen Our Friend - Questions after Embassy Bombing | Wingless Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 10:45 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Walls of the City, The World According to Carl, , The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Wolf Pangloss, Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
9. Stanford Matthews Says:
   September 19th, 2008 at 2:55 am eRosemary, you are the first person to comment on the time setting for this site. Yes, it is set to London or UTC or GMT. It has nothing to do with my location or that of the site’s server, etc.
10. How do you solve a problem like Maria? « Beagle Scout Says:
    September 19th, 2008 at 3:59 am e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, The World According to Carl, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Wolf Pangloss, WingLeSS, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
11. Take Our Country Back Says:
    September 19th, 2008 at 7:54 am eAmerican Politics and The Whiners On the Left Part…Snooper - It just isn’t fair, dammit! The Democrats were supposed to be winning and here comes along that old white haired dude that is too old to even know what a computer is and that chick from Alaska that no one knows about or has even heard from ….
12. Friday Reading « nn&v Says:
    September 19th, 2008 at 4:43 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, DragonLady’s World, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, , third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, The World According to Carl, Walls of the City, The Pink Flamingo, , WingLeSS, Wolf Pangloss, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
13. Mark My Words Says:
    September 19th, 2008 at 10:53 pm eHoly Gibson…Informative video, to say the least. ……
14. Democrat=Socialist Says:
    September 20th, 2008 at 4:29 pm ePlease Talk To Them Hopechange Man!…Please Hopechange Man, we need you.ISLAMABAD, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A suspected car bomb caused a huge explosion outside the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital on Saturday and the Dawn television station said at least 17 people had been killed.
    A …
15. The World According To Carl Says:
    September 20th, 2008 at 7:54 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Leaning Straight Up, Cao’s Blog, Democrat=Socialist, NN&V, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, Take Our Country Back, third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, The Pink Flamingo, WingLeSS, CORSARI D’ITALIA, Stageleft, and Right Voices. Also, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
16. a day at the range with Rush Limbaugh | D=S VIDEO DUMP Says:
    September 20th, 2008 at 9:31 pm e[…] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, Leaning Straight Up, Cao’s Blog, NN&V, Democrat=Socialist, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, , third world county, Woman Honor Thyself, Walls of the City, The World According to Carl, , The Pink Flamingo, Wolf Pangloss, WingLeSS, CORSARI D’ITALIA, Stageleft, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
17. Woman Honor Thyself Says:
    September 21st, 2008 at 5:16 am ePoor, Lazy People…There’s only only one hitch though. (Don’t tell the Dems but….) the people that are too lazy to work are also too lazy to vote. Ha.
    ……

1. Barack Obama - the 46 Year Old Political Virgin | Wingless Says:
   September 13th, 2008 at 7:31 pm e[…] Trackposted to …. thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
2. Phastidio.net Says:
   September 13th, 2008 at 8:29 pm eItaly in a recession, Confindustria says…Italy’s industrial employers’ association Confindustria said on Friday that the country was already in a recession and that GDP will continue to shrink for the rest of the year.
   Confindustria made its observation after national statisti…
3. Stageleft:. Life on the left side : Idiots Says:
   September 13th, 2008 at 10:11 pm e[…] Trackposted to …. thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.
4. 123beta Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 3:54 am eI Must Live In A Cave #2…I can’t believe I’ve not heard of the Canadian rock group Arcade Fire until today. I really MUST get out more.Making music fun again…I just know John is gonna school me on this one.Via Austin City L……
5. Woman Honor Thyself Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 4:56 am eHussein (I’m not a Muslim) Obama: Narcissist and America HateR…Action speaks louder than words.
   ……
6. Adam’s Blog Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 5:12 am eThe Palin Interview: Charlie and the Propoganda Factory…Podcast Show Notes
   Selective editting in the Palin interview with Charlie Gibson.
   The real Sarah Palin on the Bridge to Nowhere, spending, and earmarks.
   A Canadian abortionist fears that Palin’s election could reduce abortion of downs syndrome b…
7. Leaning Straight Up Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 8:20 am eBiden and Obama like mocking Disabled people!…Hmm. Naw, that may be how the Kos-freaks might treat this, if the same had happened to the conservative candidates of course, but I guess that I, having morals, have to draw the line somewhere.
   The real headline should read “Biden and Obama …
8. The World According To Carl Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 9:23 pm eWoe To The New Orleans Saints…Oh, crap…the Saints lost to the Redskins 24-20. ‘Nuff said. Let me cry in my po’boy and Barq’s.
   ……
9. Obama’s Foreign Donors: The media averts its eyes | Right Voices Says:
   September 14th, 2008 at 10:24 pm e[…] Trackposted to …….. thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
10. Take Our Country Back Says:
    September 15th, 2008 at 6:42 am eHillary Replacing Joe Biden? UPDATED…Snooper - Back in 1972, George McGovern had for his VP choice one Thomas Eagleton but it was soon discovered that he just might be mentally unstable because he had at one time undergone electro-shock therapy for depression. After McGovern stated that…..
11. Democrat=Socialist Says:
    September 16th, 2008 at 9:40 pm eJohn Rambo McCain vs Obama Bin Laden…Who would you vote for?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJITAhT5eAA

    When’s the Joe Hair Plugs Biden and the Sarah Barracuda Palin video coming out?
    Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Mark My Words, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Shadow…

12. Mark My Words Says:
    September 17th, 2008 at 3:16 am eObama, the financial crisis and a pattern…I don’t think this helps Michelle’s kids. ……

The following are trackbacks to this past week’s Open Trackback Linkfest Haven Tuesday. From time to time some adjustments are made to the open trackback events for Blog @ MoreWhat.com. With this display of trackbacks comes the notice that entries this week presented in the special MoreWhat Matters post have been limited to the source blog’s first submission. For one thing some of the lists are getting a little long and unruly. Of course if the open trackback attracted 100 or more entries, fine, let it get unruly. But it is this blog’s understanding that an open trackback invites other blog’s best work for that time period. For encourgement to that end and not knowing which of multiple trackbacks the author thought the best, the first one was selected.

But it is unlikely anyone will read this notice. And that is okay. Blog @ MoreWhat.com does not claim to have the answers. But the attempt is made here to adhere to some kind of standard even if there isn’t one. It is hoped those who contribute will understand the sentiment. It would also be nice if blogs that still exist and remain on the Linkfest Haven Registry would participate and spread their stuff around the blogosphere or this part of it. A regular exchange between the blogs on the registry could be a good thing. And it follows that Conservative Cat (Bruce or Chairman Meow) wouldn’t mind either. The Open Trackback Linkfest Haven Saturday follows this post and in both cases your comments are welcomed and encouraged.

BTW, it appears TTLB has botched the rankings again as this blog’s rank changed several times in one day. It is now back in the cellar.

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1. Democrat=Socialist Says:
   September 9th, 2008 at 4:11 pm News & Opinion Roundup (9 Sept 08)…N Korea’s Kim missing from parade - Word on the street is he had a stroke, I guess his son had better be studying his How to be a Turd Dictator manual pronto.Hurricane Ike Expected Over Cuba Today En Route to Gulf
   Fannie & Freddie: What n…
2. The World According To Carl Says:
   September 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm Uncle Jay Explains The News — September 8, 2008…Uncle Jay’s news word for this week is “distraction.”
3. third world county » About That Per Diem Scandal That Isn’t… Says:
   September 9th, 2008 at 7:08 pm […] Trackposted to …..thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
4. Mark My Words Says:
   September 10th, 2008 at 12:19 am Juan Cole is a liar…Or, just too lazy to do basic research or just so bigoted that he’s both. ……
5. Gulf Coast Hurricane Tracker Says:
   September 10th, 2008 at 1:39 am Welcome to a new blogger…I’d like to welcome a new blogger to our corner of the blogoverse….
6. Adam’s Blog Says:
   September 10th, 2008 at 3:38 am Barack’s Gaffe-O-Matic…photo credit: newyorkblogPodcast Show NotesOn Obama’s “Lipstick on a Pig” gaffe coupled with a subtle question of whether Palin can handle the VP job with five kids.
   Hope and Change, a new post-partisan politics trying to d…
7. Leaning Straight Up Says:
   September 10th, 2008 at 7:29 am What PDS (Palin Derangement Syndrome) really shows Part 1…Desperation.
   Nothing more, and nothing less.
   The democrats have reached a severe point of desperation in the presidential race as they face something they cannot understand, and find to be anathema: A woman who is feminist, successful, and unapolog…
8. Shadowscope Says:
   September 10th, 2008 at 9:26 am Wordless Wednesday: Garden Spider…Trackposted to ……, thanks to Link…
9. Rosemary’s Thoughts Says:
   September 10th, 2008 at 6:04 pm NFL Week 2: 14 Sept 08…When you look at the NFL team schedules, you also can get the channel, tickets, DirectTV, DirectTV HD, Sirius Home and Sirius Away, and Westwood One (radio). I shall provide the names of teams playing, where you can catch it, and at what time they…
10. Are the Minutemen DOA? : The Pink Flamingo Says:
    September 11th, 2008 at 3:42 am […] Among the evidence Campbell personally submitted to federal authorities is a 2006 IRS Form 990-EZ for the Minuteman Foundation, Inc., the MCDC subsidiary formed to raise money for the fence project. It lists only $87,500 in donations for 2006, the same year Campbell alone donated $100,000….” For ages The Pink Flamingo has been telling you that the minutemen, et. al were in serious trouble. One of these days someone is going to do time, I do believe, for their actions and playing fast and loose with money. Trackposted to …..thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Dime con quien andas y te digo quien eres. […]
11. Right Truth Says:
    September 11th, 2008 at 5:20 am PATIENT EVIL - An R.J. Godlewski / Right Truth Blog Exclusive - Chapter Thirty-Six…PATIENT EVIL…
12. Hoping for Change? Part 2 « nn&v Says:
    September 12th, 2008 at 2:02 pm […] WFFOT:Trackposted to ….. thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
13. Right Voices Says:
    September 12th, 2008 at 3:03 pm Battle for Congress Suddenly Looks Competitive — Democrats’ double-digit lead on the “generic ballot” slips to 3 points…Ah, yes, job approval, this is the Most Hated Congress In The 232-Year History Of America.~Don Surber
    The Gallup Poll showed the 11-point lead Democrats enjoyed pre-Palin in the generic congressional poll (which asks if the person will vote Democrat or…
14. Woman Honor Thyself Says:
    September 12th, 2008 at 7:33 pm Governor Sarah Palin is “White TrasH”?…Sorry to disappoint ya Heather hun, Very soon Gov. Sarah Palin will be calling the “shots”…and not a moment too soon.
    ……
15. Wingless Says:
    September 12th, 2008 at 9:13 pm Dissecting Obama’s Iraq Plan: II…Examining Barack Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal Plan. This 2nd part in a series examines how Obama’s Iraq plan addresses (or does not address) American responsibilities to Iraqis, the Region & the World. Discussing possible repercussions of p…