tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post7993385919610729271..comments2023-12-21T03:31:54.013-07:00Comments on Alternate Reality: Lott-a Love in the GOPcapthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-51229333025386890162006-11-15T17:46:00.000-07:002006-11-15T17:46:00.000-07:00The Democrats should investigate but not confront ...The Democrats should investigate but not confront the Nazi.Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394481186826177509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-1672682936909247712006-11-15T16:21:00.000-07:002006-11-15T16:21:00.000-07:00New thread/post!
(twist - roll - light - smoke -...New thread/post! <br /><br />(twist - roll - light - smoke - repeat as necessary)<br /><br /><br /><br />captcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-29536277657131634412006-11-15T16:08:00.000-07:002006-11-15T16:08:00.000-07:00Gallup: Obama Now Posing Threat to Hillary in 2008...<a HREF="http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003408008"><B>Gallup: Obama Now Posing Threat to Hillary in 2008 -- Giuliani Leads McCain on GOP Side</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>NEW YORK</b> After a whirlwind political campaign and press tour riding a bestselling book, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois now trails Sen. Hillary Clinton by only 12% among Democratic voters (and Democratic-leaning independents) as their choice for president in 2008, in a new Gallup poll. <br /><br />On the GOP side, Sen. John McCain surprisingly trails former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani by 2%. <br /><br />The poll was conducted Nov. 9-12. <br /><br />Clinton leads with 31%, and Obama holds 19%. Former Sen. John Edwards comes in third, with 10%, followed by former Vice President Al Gore (9%) and Sen. John Kerry (7%). Sen. Joseph Biden draws 4%, Gen. Wesley Clark 3% and Sen. Evan Bayh and Gov. Bill Richardson just 2% at this point. <br /><br />Giuliani tops McCain 28% to 26%, with Condoleezza Rice at 13%. Newt Gingrich has 7% and Gov. Mitt Romney 5%. <br /><br />Gallup makes this interesting observation: "None of the four current front-runners across both parties appears to be resonating with a particular political wing of their party, at least at this point. Giuliani and McCain are about tied among conservative Republicans as well as among moderate/liberal Republicans. Similarly, there is relatively little difference in support for Clinton versus Obama between self-described conservative Democrats and moderate/liberal Democrats." <br /><br />Clinton's edge over Obama among women is somewhat greater than the overall tally: it's 38% to 18%. But she also leads among men, 23% to 20%. <br /><br /><br /><a HREF="http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003408008">More HERE</a><br /><br />*****end of clip*****<br /><br />I hope and pray the GOP tries to run McCain or Giuliani as I do not think either will ever be president. <br /><br />Hillary is not the right person either but Barack and Edwards? Both of them gave me goose-bumps when they perorated. They both have some serious negatives but out of the group so far Obama and Edwards are both interesting puissant prospects. (to me)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />captcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-4056887099343574272006-11-15T15:45:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:45:00.000-07:00Any doctrine that will not bear investigation is n...<i>Any doctrine that will not bear investigation is not a fit tenant for the mind of an honest man.</i><br />~ Robert Ingersoll (1833 - 1899)<br /> <br /><i>Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.</i><br />~ Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)<br /> <br /><i>The first duty of a man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.</i><br />~ Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)capthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-22356197559319351092006-11-15T15:42:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:42:00.000-07:00Nanotubes Grow Smaller than a Nanometer
As it ...<a HREF="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleid=E88C5181-E7F2-99DF-31C7264568B6B705"><B>Nanotubes Grow Smaller than a Nanometer </b></a><br /><br /><br /><br />As it is, nanotubes are tiny. But researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a way to make these carbon structures even smaller. The size of the tubes, which are used in mass and chemical sensors as well as transistors and oscillators, imparts properties that allow for more exacting performance--for instance, the ability to oscillate at higher frequencies or improved conductivity. "We now have control of an important nanoscale building block, which we can now incorporate into all kinds of devices," says Tom Yuzvinsky, a condensed matter physics graduate student, who is a co-author of the study.<br /> <br />Previous attempts to shrink nanotubes involved irradiating the tiny structures with electrons. This bombardment would cause defects due to mass loss--turning the smooth pipe effectively into Swiss cheese, Yuzvinsky explains. In the new method, the Berkeley researchers wanted to take advantage of this mass loss, so they heated a tube by "pumping tons of current through it," according to Yuzvinsky, while simultaneously irradiating it. The amount of heat going through the nanotube--its temperature rising to thousands of degrees--nearly melts it into a liquid. Although defects are made in the walls of the structure, the atoms, being in a near-liquid state, rearrange to fill the spaces in a process called annealing. "You're getting to a point when it can rearrange into its most stable shape," Yuzvinsky says, "which is its strongest one." The electrical contacts at either end of the nanotube are fixed and unharmed, and the scientists monitor progress using a transmitting electron microscope.<br /><br /><a HREF="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleid=E88C5181-E7F2-99DF-31C7264568B6B705">More HERE</a><br /><br />*****end of clip*****<br /><br />First, I think <I>nanotechnology</I> will change the world and how we relate to it and interact with it and second, how cool is it that the piece mentions almost in passing that nanotubes are already being used - "<I>the tubes, which are used in mass and chemical sensors as well as transistors and oscillators</I>" - more uses to come. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />captcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-38952787512399958172006-11-15T15:32:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:32:00.000-07:00Investigating, that is...Investigating, that is...David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-23266719628298232162006-11-15T15:27:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:27:00.000-07:00Gerald --- Yes, the time to start is NOW!Gerald --- Yes, the time to start is NOW!David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-36857672614071428612006-11-15T15:26:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:26:00.000-07:00The Nazis can win it all in 2008<a href= "http://www.commondreams.org/views06/1115-33.htm" >The Nazis can win it all in 2008</a>Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394481186826177509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-2741674948521788742006-11-15T15:16:00.000-07:002006-11-15T15:16:00.000-07:00Ten Reasons to Investigate<a href= "http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/111406L.shtml" >Ten Reasons to Investigate</a>Geraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394481186826177509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-42443981350600933122006-11-15T14:48:00.000-07:002006-11-15T14:48:00.000-07:00capt --- We all hope it is not THAT bad! ;-)capt --- We all hope it is not THAT bad! ;-)David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-79853729587786686382006-11-15T14:44:00.000-07:002006-11-15T14:44:00.000-07:00DB,
Maybe more (binary) 1010011010?
HA!
capt...DB,<br /><br />Maybe more (binary) 1010011010?<br /><br /><br />HA! <br /><br /><br />captcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-57988081301243797592006-11-15T14:42:00.000-07:002006-11-15T14:42:00.000-07:00Murtha and the FBI: The Director's Cut
For more...<a HREF="http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10427"><B>Murtha and the FBI: The Director's Cut</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br />For more than 26 years, Congressman John P. "Jack" Murtha (D-Penn.) has not been truthful about his involvement in Abscam, court records and the complete video of his meeting with the FBI show. <br /><br />In recent years, only a 13-second <a href="http://mfile.akamai.com/5020/wmv/rushlimb.download.akamai.com/5020/Video/FBIAbscamMurtha.asx">video</a> of Murtha's videotaped meeting with the FBI agents was publicly available. TAS has obtained a copy of the full, original video from a source close to the Abscam investigation on the condition of anonymity. The court transcript is publicly available at the National Archives. (To see the full video, click <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2131539854655700584&hl=en">here</a>. For a transcript of the meeting, click <a href="http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10426">here</a>.)<br /><br />Murtha has repeatedly maintained his innocence in the Abscam sting operation, even as recently as this year. However, his November 20, 1980 testimony in the trial of Congressmen Frank Thompson (D-N.J.) and John Murphy (D-N.Y.) and the FBI's complete undercover video of his January 7, 1980 meeting with its agent and informant reveal a man showcasing his political influence and apparently tempted to take a $50,000 bribe. On the tape, Murtha appears eager to arrange his own, long-term deal with the supposed representatives of Arab sheiks, and to cut out Thompson and Murphy. His testimony reveals that after his January 7 meeting, he looked into helping the sheiks enter the country, rather than contacting the FBI or the Ethics Committee, of which he was a member. Through the years, Murtha has maintained that he only met with the FBI agents to discuss investments in his district. His testimony, the video, and the cases of other congressmen snared in Abscam suggest that "investments in the district" was a common Abscam defense for those accused of bribery.<br /><br /><a HREF="http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=10427">More HERE</a><br /><br />*****end of clip*****<br /><br />See it for yourself if you're interested. It does not look like a violation of the law. A little sleazy but nothing illegal. <br /><br /><br /><br />captcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-8807809852134900812006-11-15T14:36:00.000-07:002006-11-15T14:36:00.000-07:00Rub a Dub Dub<a href="http://www.proteinwisdom.com/index.php/weblog/entry/21634/">Rub a Dub Dub</a>O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298161341394034059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-48444105460585464532006-11-15T14:33:00.000-07:002006-11-15T14:33:00.000-07:00Crying wolf: A tsunami warning after a magnitude 8...Crying wolf: A tsunami warning after a magnitude 8.1--8.3 earthquake in the Kuril Islands in Japan, Pacific Islands, etc. But there was only a 16 inch wave.<br /><br />I suppose all the evacuees in Japan probably thought it better to be safe.<br /><br />But how can the GOPhers think it is 'safer' with Lott as whip?David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-55077636380676582782006-11-15T12:54:00.000-07:002006-11-15T12:54:00.000-07:00Lott and he's whip. CHILLING!<b>Lott and he's whip. <i>CHILLING!</i></b>O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298161341394034059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-10409481227536571222006-11-15T11:56:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:56:00.000-07:00Binary: 011 = 3. Three strikes and you're out.
Wh...Binary: 011 = 3. Three strikes and you're out.<br /><br />What a horrible move for the GOPhers...David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8529911467686742944.post-59342003341401040442006-11-15T11:18:00.000-07:002006-11-15T11:18:00.000-07:00Mr. David Corn,
No yes yes - no doubt!
Thanks...Mr. David Corn, <br /><br />No yes yes - no doubt! <br /><br /><br />Thanks for all of your work <br /><br /><br /><br />Kirkcapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541180524537586259noreply@blogger.com