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Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
These days it seems as if it’s a good time to invest in bicycles (to save gas money) and mattresses (to store your savings). At least, we can drown our sorrows in “hopsicles” and if we forget where we hid our money we can rely on our daily cuppa to refresh our memory. We may be a nation of whiners, but wouldn’t life be a lot simpler if the economy (and certain world leaders and/or those seeking the position) didn’t give us anything to whine about?
1. It’s true, you can’t please all the people all of the time. But, is it possible to abuse the privilege?
23/6 - News: Poll: Who’s Obama gonna piss off next?
With polls showing Obama losing his “glow,” every couple of days we’re finding out about another group who is getting a little pissed off at Barack.
2. Let it never be said that GWB didn’t leave behind a well-remembered presidency (not well-thought of but, definitely well-remembered).
Alternate Brain: Legacy of a Lunatic
From the beginning, Bush surrounded himself with incompetent cronies, yes-men, and sycophants with a lust for influence, and handed out positions of power to people whose blind loyalty was the only measure of their suitability. Qualities like honesty and strength of character were never assessed, and were in fact an obvious hindrance for those who aspired to the inner circle.
3. In other words, there is no end in sight for our already overburdened troops, regardless of who’s elected.
CommonDreams.org: Obama Promises 10,000 More Troops for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama yesterday pledged to increase US troops in Afghanistan by a third if he becomes president, sending 10,000 more to reinforce the 33,000 already there.
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Some days (particularly Mondays) require more than one cuppa. Today is one of those days.
1. Word for the day: transparency
BlackListed News: Kucinich Demands Congress Issue Subpoenas for Continuity of Government Plans
John Conyers has been issuing subpoenas on other issues, which may be important. However, what could be more important for Congress than determining whether or not the Constitution is still the controlling document for our country? What could be more important for Congress than determining whether COG planning documents strip Congress of its power, and give sole power to the executive branch?
2. If we add another battle front (cough-Iran-cough), we will need more “waivers” to fill the ranks…
Huffington Post: Greg Mitchell: Shocker: More than 1 in 10 Army Recruits Now Given “Moral Waivers”
In 2007, almost 10,000 recruits were granted waivers for past misdemeanors. over 2100 for “serious criminal misconduct” — over four times the 2003 rate - -and almost 1500 for drug or alcohol abuse.
3. Just another example of children being trained to be good little sheeple…thankfully, the appeals court did the right thing.
Joanne Jacobs: Strip search violated girl’s rights
To learn if Savana Redding was carrying over-the-counter pain pills such as Advil or Motrin, a school nurse told her to remove her clothes, including her bra, and shake her underwear. A classmate caught with ibuprofen had named Savana as her supplier. No pills were found.
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Thanks to Phil Gramm for reminding me of something I forgot, being a member of a “nation of whiners”, I took some time to do just that (thanks to those wonderful people who took the time to listen). Truthfully, though, I prefer to do my whining via blogging, so what better place to do that than through today’s Ten Post Round-Up (cue the “wah-mbulance”).
1. “The answer to speech you don’t like is always more speech.”
AlterNet: Why Obscenity Laws Must Be Fought
What’s defined as healthy sexuality in this country is narrowly defined and schizophrenic — and the government should not have final say.
2. Just imagine the sales in munchies, alone!
“Relax It And Tax ItThat’s the motto behind a new cannabis initiative that would allow Oregon’s state-controlled liquor stores to legally sell marijuana to adults.Initiative backers said their plan would send 90 percent of the proceeds from the state’s sale of marijuana to Oregon’s General Fund, which could lower Oregonians’ state tax burden.
3. Not. Holding. My. Breath.
The Huffington Post: Pelosi: House Judiciary Committee May Hold Impeachment Hearings
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said this morning that the House Judiciary Committee may hold hearings on an impeachment resolution offered by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio).
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Going through some life changes around here and adapting to a new schedule and still finding time to slack off for my mental health (needed some extra time, yesterday, after the FISA bill passed the Senate), so I have been shirking my Round-Up duties. But, I don’t want to get out of practice (being a slacker is a temporary occupation if I have anything to say about it), so I couldn’t help but offer up today’s Ten Post Round-Up.
1. If you think Obama’s potential First Lady has issues, you should check out the other candidate’s ol’ lady…
23/6 - News: Yoo-hoo, Fox News! We have a juicy story about a potential First Lady for you!
Brave New Films has compiled all of Fox News’ trangressions against Michelle Obama into one horrific video. And while the clips are old, the shock from their sheer volume is new.
2. Just like with drugs, keeping it illegal is not making it go away. But, it does keep people who are hurt by it from coming forward when really bad things happen.
Alternet: Jamaican Health Officials Call for the Legalization of Prostitution
As with most hidden acts, in particular those of a sexual nature, attempts to bring them to light are met with vehement opposition from moralists, who fear the impact that such exposures will have on already “decaying” societies.
3. Something that keeps Dizzy up at night with SSG Dizzy being so close to the likely aftermath of such a thing.
Bring It On!: Here’s Something to Truly Fear
What Gary North and I fear most anymore isn’t terrorists, it isn’t Peak OIl, it isn’t even my own government (though they are high up on the list), it is an Israeli attack on Iran.
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
I admit it. I was playing a bit of hooky, yesterday, and I was too busy (having fun) to put up a post. But, I kinda like you guys, so I decided that it would be kinda fun to put up today’s Ten Post Round-Up.
Gasp! Shocking news: The government and the media lie to the people…again!
1. Alternate Brain: Lies, kidnapping and a mysterious laptop
I don’t pretend to understand the dynamics of inter- and intra-national South American politics, but one thing I do understand is that our government, and in particular Republican administrations, will lie, cheat, and kill, whatever it takes to get oil and the profit therefrom.
Hey! If it walks like a duck, why bother looking to see if it’s actually a duck?
2. BlondeSense: The secret mission to Montreal does not vindicate the bushistas
You probably read in the last few days about the secret mission to deliver uranium from Iraq to Montreal being successful. The yellowcake uranium was not weapons grade, nor could it make a dirty bomb. It will be used to make electricity in Canada. The uranium was accounted for by the IAEA and the UN before we invaded Iraq and was legally controlled, therefore this material did not vindicate the bushistas for their lies.
Oh, my! Stimulate your brain while getting it bashed in. What’s not to love?
3. BuzzFeed: Chess Boxing
This is officially the most awesome sport ever: Five rounds of boxing are interspersed between 6 rounds of chess.
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Hey, hey, it’s Independence Day and I just happen to be feeling a bit of that independence since this is actually the second regular work day that I have off from work. This is abnormal as I work weekends. I am at a loss for what to do with myself, so I decided to blog. It’s not fireworks, but it will have to do, folks!
Without further ado, here is today’s Ten Post Round-Up !
1. The Carpetbagger Report: Bush vows more troops for Afghanistan, but Mullen doesn’t have them
For the second consecutive month, more U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan than in Iraq. Nearly seven years after the war in Afghanistan began, June was the deadliest month for U.S. troops, and our force levels in the country are now at their highest since the war began. All of this, tragically, comes a few years after the president assured Americans that the Taliban “no longer is in existence.”
**No end in sight in Iraq, more troops desperately needed in Afghanistan, and the administration eye-ballin’ Iran. Somebody get my jacket, it’s feeling a might drafty in here…
2. Electronic Frontier Foundation: Court Ruling Will Expose Viewing Habits of YouTube Users
The court’s order grants Viacom’s request and erroneously ignores the protections of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and threatens to expose deeply private information about what videos are watched by YouTube users. The VPPA passed after a newspaper disclosed Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork’s video rental records. As Congress recognized, your selection of videos to watch is deeply personal and deserves the strongest protection.
**Hey, the government’s been invading your privacy since 9/11/2001, what’s one more?
3. Friendly Atheist: I Used to be Christian Before I Kissed a Girl
Here’s the fun twist: Katy Perry used to be Katy Hudson — a Christian singer and daughter of two preachers.
And Christians aren’t too pleased with her recent transition:
**(evil grin) Now I like the song even more now…Sassy!
4. Joanne Jacobs: Rich and rejected in Manhattan
Not a single student at Dalton, an elite Manhattan private school, was accepted at Harvard this year. For $31,200 in tuition a year, parents are peeved, reports the New York Post. Marymount, a private girls school also struck out on Harvard admissions.
**What’s that sound? Oh, excuse me. It’s me playing cry me a &%$@ river on the world’s smallest violin…
5. Just a Girl in short shorts talking about whatever: Shame of the Shrinking Dollar
I don’t mean to be professorial, but for those who do not know how this works, I will give a real oversimplified explanation. When you go to a bank to buy a house, they do not actually have that $200,000 in their vault. By regulation they have to have a small percentage of it, but not the whole thing. So when they cut the borrower a check, they have effectively created or printed money. And that is the way that most money is “printed.”
**It’s about to get ugly up in here…
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Cheeseburgers, tomatoes, and porn! What more could you want to read about in today’s Ten Post Round-Up?
1. Al Dente: Almost (In)Edible Photo: Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburgers
From flickr, via…THE DEVIL. Either that, or it’s from a Google cafeteria in New York. Apparently they serve Krispy Kreme bacon cheeseburgers, a.k.a Luther Burgers.
Since something or everything is going to kill you eventually, you may as well go out with a smile on your face…
2. Crooks and Liars: Feds Use “Terrorist Liaison Officers” in Colorado
Hundreds of police, firefighters, paramedics and even utility workers have been trained and recently dispatched as “Terrorism Liaison Officers” in Colorado and a handful of other states to hunt for “suspicious activity” - and are reporting their findings into secret government databases.
Home, sweet, home…
3. duckplops - Nation Buys Porn With Bush “Stimulus” Money
“An independent market-research firm, AIMRCo (Adult Internet Market Research Company), has discovered that many websites focused on adult or erotic material have experienced an upswing in sales in the recent weeks since checks have appeared in millions of Americans’ mailboxes across the country.
Proof that those checks are stimulating something…
4. Firedoglake:Turning Obama Into A Punchline: How Democrats Can Lose
Once upon a time there was a candidate who was 17 points ahead of his foe. The election, it seemed, was his.
His name was Dukakis, and he lost that election to George Bush, Sr.
Or, more accurately, he lost it to Lee Atwater, Rove’s mentor. By the time Atwater got through with him, Dukakis wasn’t even a respected politician anymore, he was a punchline.
Yes, this race is Obama’s to lose (that Republican mud has a tendency to be very sticky…)
5. InformationWeek: AOL Increasing Dial-Up Fees
Subscribers who are willing to give up phone support can keep the lower rate, but they must notify the company to opt out of a $2 monthly increase.
Ummm…there are still people using dial-up?!?!
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, so long as you got your sunblock, along comes bad news about sunscreen. On the upside, apparently, one of summer’s favorite, fruity, treats; the watermelon, turns out it’s got some very positive qualities most people never think about. Oh, yeah…there’s some other stuff in today’s Ten Post Round-Up , but it’s not nearly as interesting…
1. Clusterf**k Nation: Not Your Grandma’s Depression
The banks have been doing their death dance for an entire year now, pretending that their problems are those of mere “liquidity” (i.e. cash-on-hand) rather than insolvency (no cash either on hand or in the vault and nothing else to sell to raise cash except worthless “creative” securities that nobody would ever buy). But the destruction of money (resulting from loans not paid back) is now so intense that the game of pretend has reached its terminal point. The question for the moment is exactly who and what will be crushed as these institutions roll over and die.
In other words, it’s just about coming on time for the rest of us to bend over and kiss our…umm…assets, good-bye.
2. Free Market News Network: Iran War Resolution May Be Passed
Introduced less than a month ago, Resolution 362, also known as the Iran War Resolution, could be passed by the House as early as next week.
Umm…haven’t we seen this movie already?
3. Friendly Atheist: Barack Obama on Faith Based Initiatives
There are stories making the rounds about how Barack Obama is set to expand George W. Bush’s faith-based programs — and allow groups to hire/fire based on religion:
Personally, I think the program needs to go the way of the dinosaur…
4. The Huffington Post: Is Your Sunscreen Really Working?
ABC News is reporting a new study suggesting that many sunscreens are not actually doing that much screening of the sun.
Sur-prise, sur-prise, sur-prise…
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Some days you gotta laugh and I’m sure that by the end of today’s Ten Post Round-Up, you might find a thing or two to snicker about.
1. Acerbic Politics: Cash Buy’s Friends
On top of the illegal spying, the bill also allows US Telephone companies immunity from prosecution for their part in the illegal spying, should a court case ever be brought up. And now we find out WHY the Democrats are caving in favor of the bill…
Nobody really watching what goes on in Washington is really surprised to hear that Democrats benefited ($$$) from supporting FISA.
2. The Carpetbagger: Report–Note to the religious right: auto-replace is not your friend
Auto-correct can be a very helpful feature of any word-processing program. But when conservatives use it, they run the risk of embarrassing themselves.
Ah, Fundies! They can be an endless source of amusement when they are not out there trying to take away the rights of women, gays or other minorities.
3. Common Dreams: Bottled Water Industry Faces Growing Opposition
Across the country, opposition to bottled water is building, amid growing concerns about the industry’s environmental impact and rising fears about private control of public water supplies.
Of course, it doesn’t help the everybody realizes that “bottled” water is much cheaper if you DIY and, not to mention, probably not much better/worse than the expensive pre-packaged stuff.
4. Counterpunch: Sex Workers is Different from Sex Slavery
The true needs of sex workers are subverted by asinine “studies” full of social scientist babble said Willow, citing a recent, highly publicized report which “didn’t even interview sex workers, just occasional johns called ‘hobbyists.’ Hello?”
Especially ridiculous said Willow is a $1000 “john school” where arrested clients of sex workers are remanded in California to “learn how to not buy sex.”
“I’ll teach them that for $250.”
Despite the dangers, inherent in the illegality, for some people prostitution is a choice and not a matter of force.
5. duckplops: International Monetary Fund To Audit Federal Reserve
No Fed chief in US history has been forced to submit to the kind of humiliation that Ben Bernanke is facing.
How far the mighty US of A, has fallen (as if the war in Iraq was not enough to tarnish our image).
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
1. AMERICAblog: OPEC President–Oil at $150-$170 in near term
The good news is that he doesn’t think $200 oil is coming soon. The cheap dollar position by Bush is coming home to roost.
Well, that’s a relief!
2. BlackListed News: As Bill Evolves, Mortgage Debt Is Snowballing
When Congress started fashioning a sweeping rescue package for struggling homeowners earlier this year, 2.6 million loans were in trouble. But the problem has grown considerably in just six months and is continuing to worsen.
If only they had been on the ball before loan “sharks” had taken advantage of potential homebuyers, in the first place.
3. The Democratic Daily: Increased Covert Regime Change OP’s Approved In Iran
While none of us know the details, there has been a significant approval of funding for increased covert ops in Iran, according to Seymour Hersh in a story published online last Sundy at the The New Yorker Magazine. The news of the article was reported by MSNBC , outlines Hersh’s article and gets reactions from insiders.
The more things change…
4. The Huffington Post: Bush the Pot calls Mugabe the Kettle, “Undemocratic”
As a former advisor to Morgan Tsvangirai, I am compelled to offer the following observations on the recent attempt by President George W. Bush to appear less despotic than the reviled president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.
Hypocrisy, thy initials are GWB…
5. Hypocrisy: California Split on Homosexual Marriage
San Francisco’s gay pride paraders celebrated their newfound freedom to marry as the city’s 38th annual march got under way with a matrimonial touch.
Not everyone believes that homosexuals should have equal rights.
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
You might want to make sure you have the aloe gel handy because in today’s Ten Post Round-Up there is far too much of the stupid (and you know what they say about the stupid? It burns!)…
1: Jus’ sayin’: If Israel is so anxious to go to war with Iran, they should go for it and leave the US out of it…
2: Unfriggin’ believable: Keeping the grocery tab secret until you get to the check-out line?…
Consumer groups worry that item pricing could go away at supermarkets–The Enterprise
3: GWB actually “winning” at game of Limbo…
4: Hey, I’m all for grounding Congress, with no lobbyists’ goodies, and no trips out of town until they clean up the mess they helped make of this country…
Why Congress Treats The Constitution Like A Toy–The Huffington Post
5: Well, when people say that the GWB is full of ^%$#, it wouldn’t be any further from the truth than it is right now…
A Sewage Treatment Plant Possibly to be Named After Dubya: The Ultimate Redundancy?–Pam’s House Blend
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
I believe today’s Ten Post Round-Up will give you a severe case of Shaken Blogger Syndrome (as in, you will shake your head so much from reading some of today’s posts that you may actually turn into a bobble-head doll–without the snazzy grass skirt)…
1: Government putting kids in danger to make a point?…
Children Paying a Heavy Price for ICE’s Showy Immigration Raids–AlterNet
2: If you can’t find me on the internets, it’s because I’m hanging out here…
3: Everyone but the US willing to cut Cuba a break…
4: Sometimes, the cure for what ails ya is a little something some like to call “Ganja”…
What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer — And Isn’t Telling You–The Huffington Post
5: Is it jus’ me or does it feel like conservatives seem determined to get Obama elected?…
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
I realize that this may come as a surprise, but today’s Ten Post Round-Up has very few of them…
1: Frozen dinners gone wild?…
2: Most Americans are religious. They just don’t think their religion is the only way to God…
3: It’s all the rage this summer: Flip-flops!…
Master List of McCain Flip-Flop and Gaffes–Mugsy’s Rap Sheet
4: That’s like working at McDonald’s and refusing to wear your tricked out name-tag!…
5: And, then some people wonder why other people aren’t so keen on helping their cause…
‘Lost’ Amazon tribe a hoax to raise awareness on logging–PerthNow
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
According to today’s Ten Post Round-Up, some of you may be expecting an extra special email. You know who you are.
1: Help Wanted: Mr. Nine-Eleven is looking for a little extra pocket change…
2: Mis-Conception: Despite access to birth control, there still seems to be an awful lot of unwanted pregnancies…
3: WWJD: A chain of birth control denying drugstores coming to your town…
Someone ask John McCain what he thinks of this–Brilliant at Breakfast
4: Reality Check: Today’s fathers really do know best…
5: Support the Troops: Feed them lies…
John McCain Supported, In His Own Words, A Program That Could Be Considered The “Brainwashing” Of Our Military Personnel–Cliff Schecter
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
My apologies that today’s Ten Post Round-Up is not as hot as the weather, these days. But, I can almost guarantee that some of today’s links will burn you up!
1: Government working to make things easier on itself…
Cashless Society: Social Security debit cards debut–BlackListedNews.com
2: Wouldn’t impeachment hearings be a great dessert to go with a generous serving of Scotty McC?…
3: To protect speech or protect children…
Right To Free Speech Does Not Make The Speech Right.–Hypocrisy
4: Proving that you can’t win ‘em all…
Taser International loses first liability lawsuit–Pam’s House Blend
5: Apparently, McCain sucks at being clever…
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Until they invent a robot that can read you the news as you wake up to your morning alarm, you will have to settle for this Ten Post Round-Up. Batteries not included.
1: Before there was Cindy, there was Carol…
2: Do you feel old, yet? (Check out the NKOTB banner ad, as well!)…
Report: New AC/DC Album To Be Wal-Mart Exclusive–Billboard.com
3: Glad I didn’t run out and get the original iPhone. Here’s one I can actually afford!…
4: I can tell you some stories about the kinds of things soldiers do to get out of deployments (far less painful)…
Newsweek: Soldiers Turning To Self-Harm To Avoid Going Back To Iraq–Crooks and Liars
5: Preschool may sound like a good idea in the short term, but there are limited long-term educational benefits…
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
It’s back to business in the Dizzy household. There’s no better way to start a Monday than the usual Ten Post Round-Up.
1: And you thought you had some bad days at work!…
2: Talk about your slippery slopes!…
Anti-gay ballot initiative in California could ban all marriages, straight ones included–AMERICAblog
3: Ned Flanders would think this was just “Oakily-Doakily”!…
4: If it’s a general election year, you know either equal marriage rights are in the Right’s cross-hairs or that women’s reproductive rights are under the gun…
5: American Puppets gone wild!…
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
Some days it just doesn’t pay to get out of bed. But, please read today’s Ten Post Round-Up before crawling back under the covers.
1: Nunn changing stance in bid to be Obama’s VP?…
Sam Nunn wants to revisit the gay ban… just in time to be VP–AMERICAblog
2: Business tips? From “South Park”?…
25 Things I Learned About Business from “South Park”–The Best Article Every day
3: Now that the general election battle has begun, let the skeleton parade begin!…
McCain’s Past Infidelities Come Back To Haunt Him With His Supporters–Crooks and Liars
4: George Takei and Brad Altman announce Fall nuptials…
“Star Trek” Star Takei Plans September Wedding To Partner Of 21 Years–The Huffington Post
5: She changed her mind, yet, National Guard still trying to force 17-yr old to serve (keep in mind, she is not legally able to enter into any contract on her own and she has not yet graduated from high school)…
17-Year-Old Depressed Girl Forced into Slavery–LewRockwell.com