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Your Kid is a Fatty (Steve Hofstetter)

2008-07-25T12:41:02Z

Off Steve Hofstetter's album "Cure for the Cable Guy," here is the reason your kid is a fatty.

Myanmar hints at Suu Kyi release

2008-07-25T12:50:57Z

The Myanmar ruling military has hinted that it might release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in six months time. But critics argue the words are just empty rhetoric.

Al Jazeera's Hannah Belcher reports.

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Voting Myths - Revealed by hot girl

2008-07-25T12:23:32Z

Citizen Kate dispels unusual voting myths to get people to register to vote.

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Salman Rushdie - Machiavelli's Bad Rap

2008-07-25T12:26:31Z

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Award-winning novelist Salman Rushdie discusses Niccolo Machiavelli, arguing that the infamous Italian political philosopher does not deserve the bad reputation he is often given by popular culture.

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Born in Mumbai, India, Salman Rushdie is an outspoken novelist. After a decade working as an ad copywriter, Rushdie had a breakthrough with the publication of his second book, Midnight's Children. The book received critical acclaim and was awarded the Booker Prize in 1981.

His latest novel, The Enchantress of Florence, about a bewitching Moghul princess and her Florentine exploits with such historical characters as Machiavelli, is due out this June - City Arts & Lectures

Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie is an Indian-British novelist and essayist. He first achieved fame with his second novel, Midnight's Children (1981), which won the Booker Prize.Much of his early fiction is set at least partly on the Indian subcontinent. His style is often classified as magical realism, while a dominant theme of his work is the story of the many connections, disruptions, and migrations between the Eastern and Western worlds.

His fourth novel, The Satanic Verses (1988), led to protests from Muslims in several countries, some of which were violent. Faced with death threats and a fatwā (religious edict) issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, then Supreme Leader of Iran, which called for him to be killed, he spent nearly a decade largely underground, appearing in public only sporadically.

In June 2007, Rushdie was appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to literature. In 2007, he began a five-year term as distinguished writer in residence at Emory University.

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6º Gemini

2008-07-18T11:20:10Z

6º GEMINI is an experimental short film about the insatiable drive for the power, wealth and domination of oil. The films' title comes from the Sabian Symbol system, which is a set of 360 images, one for each degree of the celestial circle. The Sabian symbol for 6º GEMINI, an image of grimy workmen drilling for oil, represents the avidity of knowledge, ensuring wealth and power at any cost, even that of human sacrifice.

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Romney on McCain: NBC 07/18/08

2008-07-18T08:42:36Z

Mitt Romney on John McCain
"Today Show" 7:05am
Interview

TOPIC: Europe trip, campaign rally, primary comments, political, germany, afghanistan

TRANSCRIPT:
MITT ROMNEY: As a campaign swing more than a fact-finding tour, it's unfortunate that he developed this policy with regards to the surge before he was actually there 20 see how the surge might be progressing. As a matter of fact, had he been president a year ago he would have said no to the surge, pulled out our troops and we would be in a setting where al qaeda would be planning attacks against us from Iraq. We're fortunate he wasn't president and not doing this tour at a time when it could have shaped his policy with regards to iraq and foreign policy. [...]

ROMNEY: I'm sure he'll be warmly received. People of different political backgrounds are warmly received there. I don't know whether he'll be able to erase the things he's already said. My guess is he'll say don't confuse me with the facts. My mind is already made up. He's already said what he'd do without the benefit of speaking to General Petraeus and leaders on the ground there. John McCain is saying, look, his goal get the troops out by the end of his first term. They're in a combat setting, and get that done but not going to do it based upon some artificial political timetable.

MATT LAUER: [...] Primary races, of course, good news you get to run for president. Bad news, everything you say during that primary race comes back to haunt you in some caes. Here what you said, quote, in January, 'I frankly don't think Senator McCain despite his service and length of experience will be able to stand up to the message that Barack Obama has brought forward. I think Barack Obama would be able to do the John McCain exactly what he was able to do to other senators who are running on the democratic side.' So if that's what you said in January, why do you think John McCain's now the man?

ROMNEY: Well, no question when it comes to Barack Obama you've got a charming person, well spoken. He speaks beautifully. But i think in the final analysis that the sweet talk is going to give way to straight talk. [...] Barack is very tough. No question about that. When I was running in the primary I thought i was the right guy to run against Barack Obama. When it comes to comparison between John McCain and Barack Obama I know who I'd pick, who America should choose and in the final analysis will choose the guy that's been there, has the experience, demonstrated right on the surge, author of it, his work.

LAUER: They worry about John McCain and the economy. Six in ten a poll feel that John McCain will continue basically the policies of our current president George Bush. 54% to 35% in a Washington Post abc poll think Barack Obama will best handle the economy. With the economy being the biggest issue on the minds of voters, that's got to be a real problem for John McCain. Doesn't it?

ROMNEY: It's a big opportunity for John McCain. As they understand Barack Obama's position, the John McCain position, the American people will say, guess what? John McCain is right on the economy. Barack Obama is wrong. Raising taxes, as Barack Obama would do would slow down the economy. He's admitted that as much. His energy policy is critical to the economy. Barack Obama doesn't want additional drilling or nuclear power plants fast tracked, wants to put higher tax on coal and John McCain will bring the cost of energy down. that's the right policy.

LABEL: MR JM NBC 07-18-08 7.05 (LF#18) ACGAa

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Opinion Journalism and the Politics of Language

2008-07-25T12:26:31Z

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Talking Points Memo blogger Josh Marshall discusses the balance an opinion journalist must hold between political advocacy and informative reporting.

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On the 60th anniversary of Orwell's Politics and the English Language, George Orwell described political speech as consisting "largely of euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness." Some six decades later, many symptoms of manipulation and propaganda diagnosed by Orwell persist on the American political landscape, along with new disinformation techniques enabled by modern technology.

Historians, scientists, philosophers, linguists, cognitive experts, journalists, image-makers, and public figures will debate in three separate sessions the current state of political discourse - and journalism's response to it - on the dawn of a bitterly contested presidential campaign - NYPL

Josh Marshall is the publisher of Talking Points Memo, TPMmuckraker, TPM Election Central and TPMCafe. He also writes a weekly column for the Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill. His articles on politics and foreign affairs have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers across the United States as well as abroad, including the American Prospect, the Atlantic Monthly, the Boston Globe, the Financial Times, , the New Republic, the New Yorker, the New York Post, the New York Times, Salon, and Slate. Marshall graduated from Princeton in 1991 and holds a doctorate in American history from Brown. He lives in New York City with his wife Millet, their son Sam, and their dog Simon.

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Citizen Kate: My NBC audition

2008-07-25T12:23:32Z

NBC and MySpace are having a competition to send a Citizen Reporter to the Democratic and Republican Conventions, here's my audition tape - I hope you'll go to myspace.com/decision08 to give me a thumbs up! Help send me to the conventions.

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Are the Olympics Outdated? - Frank Deford

2008-07-25T12:26:32Z

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Acclaimed sportswriter Frank Deford addresses political issues surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and argues that the Olympic Games have become outdated as a cultural concept.

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Frank Deford, senior contributing writer at Sports Illustrated and commentator for National Public Radio, delivers a lecture encompassing a wide swath of the world of sports from the Olympic Games to college athletics.

Frank Deford is a six-time National Sportswriter of the Year, Senior Contributing Editor at Sports Illustrated, commentator on NPR's Morning Edition, and a correspondent on the HBO show RealSports with Bryant Gumbel.

In addition to being the author of more than a dozen books, he has been elected to the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters and has been awarded both an Emmy and a Peabody.

Sporting News describes Deford as the most influential sports voice among members of the print media and GQ simply calls him the world's greatest sportswriter.

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FORA.tv CEO Brian Gruber on the Chautauqua Institution

2008-07-25T12:26:32Z

FORA.tv Founder and CEO Brian Gruber gives a brief history of the Chautauqua Institution, discusses his recent visit to the landmark retreat in upstate New York and comments on its striking line-up of speaker lectures this Summer.

For a full list of Chautauqua programming available from FORA.tv, visit fora.tv

Chautauqua Institution on the web: www.ciweb.org

Chautauqua 2008 schedule: www.ciweb.org

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Harry Harding: Is There a World Community?

2008-07-25T12:26:24Z

Harry Harding argues that there is at least an embryonic world community. But within it there are the equivalent of two fractious, loosely grouped political parties.
This is an excerpt from a Carnegie Council Global Policy Innovations event, "The Rise of the Rest," on July 1, 2008. For the full video, audio, and transcript, go to www.policyinnovations.org or www.carnegiecouncil.org

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What Can Women Candidates Learn from Hillary Clinton?

2008-07-25T12:26:33Z

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Kate Moses, co-founder of Salon.com's daily column Mothers Who Think, vents her frustration over the Hillary Clinton campaign.

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In this novel Wintering, and in her work with Camille Peri on the national bestseller and American Book Award-winning anthology Mothers Who Think: Tales of Real-Life Parenthood, Kate Moses elevates the discussion of motherhood and shows that it gives women more to think about, not less.

Kate Moses, a San Francisco native, worked as an editor at Berkeley's acclaimed North Point Press and as literary director of Intersection for the Arts. In 1997 she teamed up with journalist Camille Peri to found Salon.com's popular daily website "Mothers Who Think" - Grace Cathedral

Kate Moses, a San Francisco native, worked as an editor at Berkeley's acclaimed North Point Press and as literary director of Intersection for the Arts.

In 1997, she teamed up with journalist Camille Peri to found Salon.com's popular daily website, "Mothers Who Think."

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2008-07-25T12:39:04Z

As John McCain tries to re-launch his campaign with a "Jobs First" tour, his first job should be to explain why he is promising four more years of President Bush's failed economic agenda. Like the Bush Economy? Hire John McCain.

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Fun With War Crimes #3 - A Throbbing Surge

2008-07-05T19:06:43Z

The press rolls over like a good dog and everything is "America's" fault -- huh?? Impeach Bush as soon as you can!

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Linguist George Lakoff on Rationality and Politics

2008-07-21T10:50:12Z

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Joe Lieberman Cola? YUCK!!!!

2008-07-25T12:25:47Z

This Joe stuff SUCKS! I'm going for Obama Brand!!! www.britethorn.com Written and Directed by John T. Kramer Voices by Peggy and Ian Kramer.

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Authors@Google: George Lakoff

2008-07-24T16:46:07Z

The Authors@Google program was pleased to welcome author and professor George Lakoff to Google's New York office to discuss his new book, "The Political Mind".

George Lakoff is Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Rockridge Institute, a think tank in Berkeley, CA. He is author of "Don't Think of an Elephant!", "Moral Politics", "Whose Freedom?", and coauthor of "Thinking Points: A Progressive's Handbook", as well as many books and articles on cognitive science and linguistics. In this talk Professor Lakoff speaks about his latest work The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain. In "What's the Matter with Kansas?", Thomas Frank pointed out that a great number of Americans actually vote against their own interests. In "The Political Mind", George Lakoff explains why.

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Riz Khan - Pakistan's political rift - 09 Jun 08 - Part 2

2008-06-14T06:39:18Z

This episode of the Riz Khan show looks at the growing rift in Pakistan's coalition government with guests Ahmed Rashid, a veteran Pakistani journalist and author of Descent into Chaos, and Arsalan Iftikhar, a human rights attorney and Islamica magazine columnist.

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Riz Khan - Pakistan's political rift - 09 Jun 08 - Part 1

2008-06-14T06:39:18Z

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Condoleezza Rice on Diplomatic Challenges to Iran

2008-07-02T14:40:21Z

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses Iran's nuclear ambitions, working with the international community to isolate Iran, and Iran's actions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Lebanon.

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Secretary Condoleezza Rice uses the occasion of Israel's 60th birthday to call for renewed commitment to Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

She stresses the need to isolate Hamas and other terrorist groups while urging Arab nations to embrace the Road Map for peace. - American Jewish Committee

Dr. Condoleezza Rice became Secretary of State on January 26, 2005. Prior to this, she was the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, since January, 2001.

In June 1999, she completed a six year tenure as Stanford University's Provost, during which she was the institution's chief budget and academic officer. As Provost she was responsible for a $1.5 billion annual budget and the academic program involving 1,400 faculty members and 14,000 students.

As professor of political science, Dr. Rice has been on the Stanford faculty since 1981 and has won two of the highest teaching honors -- the 1984 Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 1993 School of Humanities and Sciences Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching.

At Stanford, she has been a member of the Center for International Security and Arms Control, a Senior Fellow of the Institute for International Studies, and a Fellow (by courtesy) of the Hoover Institution. Her books include Germany Unified and Europe Transformed (1995) with Philip Zelikow, The Gorbachev Era (1986) with Alexander Dallin, and Uncertain Allegiance: The Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army (1984).

She also has written numerous articles on Soviet and East European foreign and defense policy, and has addressed audiences in settings ranging from the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Moscow to the Commonwealth Club to the 1992 and 2000 Republican National Conventions.

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Obama too "Slow" on Reverend Wright? - Willie Brown

2008-06-26T14:42:16Z

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Former San Francisco Mayor and influential Democrat Willie Brown criticizes Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama's handling of the Reverend Wright scandal.

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The Former Mayor of San Francisco Willie Brown speaks on the state of politics today.

Willie Brown covers the changes in the Democratic nomination process that was not enacted with minorities and women in mind; compares Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's strategies and relative successes and failures; and examines the role that race and gender will play in the coming 2008 election.

Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. was the 41st mayor of San Francisco, serving from 1996 to 2004. Brown is an American political figure who served over 30 years in the California State Assembly. He was the 58th Speaker of the California State Assembly serving from 1980 to 1995. Brown is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Tatum and Tatham

2008-07-25T12:21:11Z

Tatum O'Neal is busted for trying to buy some crack on the streets and yet Steve Tatham is somehow left free to run amuck in the world of fake news.

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Memorial Day Affair

2008-07-25T12:41:40Z

graveyard golf

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Follow the Son

2008-07-25T12:41:40Z

McCain cartoon

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Eliot Spitzer Needs His Weed

2008-07-25T12:24:33Z

One day you're on top, next day you're a bottom.

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