Intoxination

Tag: backbone

May 7
2010

Most Jobs Added In Four Years

Economy

There is some mixed news on the jobs front. In April there were 290,000 new jobs created, but unemployment also jumped to 9.9%: More confident employers stepped up job creation in April, expanding payrolls by 290,000, the most in four years. The jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent as people streamed back into the market […]

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Mar 15
2010

We’re #18

Science

This morning on MSNBC Erin Burnett was talking about the FCC releasing their plan this week to increase the nation’s broadband speeds and penetration. During the segment she pointed to a new report stating that we are #18 when it comes to internet speed. Romania even beats us out. Is it any wonder that we […]

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Nov 30
2009

Michael Moore Blasts Obama’s Afghan Decision In A New Letter

Misc

Very powerful, especially this line: With just one speech tomorrow night you will turn a multitude of young people who were the backbone of your campaign into disillusioned cynics I have always broke with the rest of the left on Afghanistan, but I do believe that the situation requires less troops – not more. This […]

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Jul 25
2008

You Get What You Pay For!

Misc

The food industry lobbied Bush for less regulations and got it. What has that yielded? Lower prices? Hell no! Instead we have been plagued with one outbreak after another of food related illnesses. In turn that has cost the food industry millions of dollars in loss revenue. There are a few lessons to take from […]

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Feb 13
2008

Spielberg Pulls His Support Of The Olympics

Misc

Good for him: Steven Spielberg said Tuesday that he was withdrawing as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after almost a year of trying unsuccessfully to prod President Hu Jintao of China to do more to try to end Sudan’s attacks in the Darfur region. Mr. Spielberg’s decision, and the public […]

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Jun 15
2006

Democrats Showing Backbone Today

Misc

The Democrats are pwning the Republicans in the debate over Iraq. Nancy Pelosi is providing videos of it via her YouTube page. In this post is the video of Rep. Louis Slaughters speech, of which I am a big fan, tearing into the Republicans. She is hitting them on the corruption of the contracts and […]

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May 9
2006

Feingold Speaks

Misc

But will they listen? Sen. Russ Feingold (news, bio, voting record), a potential anti-war candidate in the 2008 presidential field, urged fellow Democrats on Monday to show more backbone in challenging President Bush on Iraq. “We must get out of our political foxholes and be willing to clearly and specifically point out what a strategic […]

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Aug 4
2005

CNN suspends Robert Novak

Misc

Via MSNBC He swore and walked off set during a debate with James Carville The Associated Press Updated: 7:34 p.m. ET Aug. 4, 2005 NEW YORK – CNN suspended commentator Robert Novak indefinitely after he swore and walked off the set Thursday during a debate with Democratic operative James Carville. The exchange during CNN’s “Inside […]

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