2009-05-26, 17:56 | Link #2701 |
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Well, if its a rightwing source its a code word for "communist" or "uppity serfs" ... if its a left wing source, its a code word for "someone who hasn't sold out to the corporate overlords unlike those Democrats over there".
Another flaky word that means pretty much what one wants it to mean: the happy-sugar meaning is "who who advocates change for the better". The crabby meaning is "o boy, yet more government programs that don't actually work very well". It comes from the Woodrow Wilson era of the early 20th Century: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Era and is primarily promoted by people who believe a strong well-educated middle class is essential for a strong democracy and a successful economic system.
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2009-05-26, 18:45 | Link #2702 |
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Governor general eats seal's heart
This is definitely a very symbolic act that shows support to the seal hunters; it is also a method to protest European bans on seal products of Canada. |
2009-05-26, 19:33 | Link #2703 | |
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That said, I don't think she will pass anyway. I think this is one of those rope-a-dope nominations presidents sometimes use in order to stir up all kinds of consternation about the first nominee. This way when he nominates the second person (his real nominee) people will have no patience to listen to more complaining from the opposition. BTW, why would people complain about the fact that she's a she and also hispanic, do people really think America is just overflowing with misogyny and racism? I don't know, I mean I live in Massachusetts which is considered pretty progressive but, the age when men openly claimed someone as unqualified simply because of gender is pretty long gone. Ditto on race.
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2009-05-26, 22:07 | Link #2704 |
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Ex-NHLer Peter Zezel passes away, Died from a rare blood disorder at the age of 44.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=280002 The man was a class act on and off the ice, my condolences go out to his family, his time came far to early. RIP Peter Zezel.
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2009-05-26, 22:22 | Link #2705 | |
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2009-05-26, 22:29 | Link #2706 | |
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2009-05-26, 23:08 | Link #2707 |
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I think it was a good idea as to what the Governor has chosen to do as that letting the seals live will actually cause a lack of fish and seafood sufficiency as that the seals do eat a lot more fishes than your average human being. More over, the seal can be used both for consumption, medical purposes, and also the skin can be used as raw material for a variety goods. In fact, seals can also be considered as seafood by the Inuits.
7 U.N. members agree to respond to N. Korea 'directly and seriously' Second nuclear test? It looks like Hiroshima will have to reset the peace clock again. |
2009-05-26, 23:21 | Link #2708 | |
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On the subject of the seal hunt:
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2009-05-26, 23:38 | Link #2711 | |
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http://www.naiaonline.org/about/policy_intro.htm Canada threatens to launch a complaint with the WTO when it comes to the ban. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundlan...l-ban-505.html Edit: I put in the wrong link and changed it, and these are just my views so no offense is meant by what I say.
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2009-05-27, 02:13 | Link #2712 | |
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North Korea Threatens Armed Strike, End to Armistice
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2009-05-27, 04:31 | Link #2714 | |
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Who's in for a free, democratic North Korea? Last edited by Thingle; 2009-05-27 at 04:42. |
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2009-05-27, 07:32 | Link #2716 | |
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http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/judge-s...nions-part-ii/ http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/sta...ion-cases.html Oh and a mistake on my part was the 80% claim. It was actually 60% or so. To be fair she's had over 300+ rulings and I think 5 have gone to the supreme court, 3 of which were overturned. So it's not really a good sampling of her work. I'm gonna pull back criticism of her for now hoping that more thorough representations of her works get brought out. I mean, to me supreme court appointees are one of the most important jobs a president has so I try to take it seriously when these nominees get presented to us. That said reading law writings is a major drag.
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2009-05-27, 08:00 | Link #2717 | |
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I did hear something about a comment she made while speaking at Duke University that could effect her chances of nomination though. I didn't hear any details about it though.
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2009-05-27, 09:45 | Link #2718 | |
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It's a pretty short clip so who knows what the context really was, I'm not really gonna try and judge the person by a 40 sec sound byte, even if it does speak to some concerns about her perceptions about what a judge really should be doing. In case anyone is wondering why this would be an issue, let me try and explain (at least this is how I see it). In America we the people are supposed to elect politicians to represent us. This way we can be sure that these representatives will most likely make laws that reflect the wants and needs of there electorate (that is if they want to get re-elected). The problem with judges who try to create social change from the bench is that they are completely unelected and what they might think of as positive social change might be negative social change to somebody else. A lot of people are uncomfortable with that idea...
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Aso, Hatoyama fail to have thorough policy debate
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2009-05-27, 13:53 | Link #2720 |
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Hatoyama and his thug friend Ozawa makes even Aso look like Einstein.
That scandal was a great oppourtunity to get rid of these scums and their ilk from the top chairs of Democratic Party of Japan, I was hoping for a total clean out and a reform of DPJ. Alas, all we got was this idiotic farce that changed nothing, not even the faces. It's terrible when you're a liberal, but can't find any redeeming quality or ability to even put a shred of trust in the democratic party. You're forced to vote for LDP not because of your beliefs, but because DPJ is even more corrupted to the point of absolute lack of confidence. Nor can they define policies that benefits their own nation.
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