tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34440514133266850362024-03-05T22:16:10.091-08:00Thom's Word...The sincere musings of a beautiful mind.Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-65703031312232417542012-04-18T20:23:00.002-07:002012-04-18T20:24:42.807-07:00Small Donors<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp_7n61l6dRPnZmCAk2tLxKlR3vSp0W1mNxNyq8ZDuIkJbR1Nz1WOXLXGwPTiZ0nPEwhLvk3-ZkTI_QZhhPT_uNbB-Ytk9VgWLjmIq19kEoIta0pbSJZhBG_ll1HPcF7rChyphenhyphenWXv8Z5M_H/s1600/100+supporters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp_7n61l6dRPnZmCAk2tLxKlR3vSp0W1mNxNyq8ZDuIkJbR1Nz1WOXLXGwPTiZ0nPEwhLvk3-ZkTI_QZhhPT_uNbB-Ytk9VgWLjmIq19kEoIta0pbSJZhBG_ll1HPcF7rChyphenhyphenWXv8Z5M_H/s400/100+supporters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732947554223588194" border="0" /></a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-21441230761493028502012-03-31T18:07:00.002-07:002012-03-31T18:11:38.154-07:00London Fog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziJLPn8QBDzV__9kemR3YmMzPmRH4oxFhhpu6h45XZq-QXzRaTNSR7U9LmzyCtUuMZvaRZaRNOn1Tx2TOFmSJua989xe4u01EeEmGmdQw-SmmabO4LnagVkWokHjAYw9QuNKHX2Vvu1A9/s1600/fashion+from+logan.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziJLPn8QBDzV__9kemR3YmMzPmRH4oxFhhpu6h45XZq-QXzRaTNSR7U9LmzyCtUuMZvaRZaRNOn1Tx2TOFmSJua989xe4u01EeEmGmdQw-SmmabO4LnagVkWokHjAYw9QuNKHX2Vvu1A9/s400/fashion+from+logan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726233047033556018" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nicole-Miller-Womens-Print-Sleeve/dp/B005XUT0B2/ref=lp_4536802011_1_48?ie=UTF8&qid=1333241040&sr=1-48">http://www.amazon.com/Nicole-Miller-Womens-Print-Sleeve/dp/B005XUT0B2/ref=lp_4536802011_1_48?ie=UTF8&qid=1333241040&sr=1-48</a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-38826578090570857192012-03-28T17:48:00.002-07:002012-04-01T17:52:23.342-07:00Counter Attack of the Pink Slime<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEu8RlvYL2Hsz2p4rOP3TSuHE2Bg9PHc2SKnH7pDjW82GSX3Qg5maj7_Of7sxyxNO_tQGouo5WJAlF_2vDVt7wIYP8fGi7wS3xSPPSidTLtSLDcKAQSK8FRgIpT6TpMtsUzwn1Sporjcye/s1600/pinkslime.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEu8RlvYL2Hsz2p4rOP3TSuHE2Bg9PHc2SKnH7pDjW82GSX3Qg5maj7_Of7sxyxNO_tQGouo5WJAlF_2vDVt7wIYP8fGi7wS3xSPPSidTLtSLDcKAQSK8FRgIpT6TpMtsUzwn1Sporjcye/s400/pinkslime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726599830133419746" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHflo4A8tCFNNmfpQ6FX66Ah8Fj0Sy1C6rN7y7ZUlIkjf4ShNj_yN5Q6_CEXQCBQ-2bjb-Cl85lZThOtJfa6EgjxwsMKsKWLsRW_EOz87CkDmz-dkdZjCifkFGIGDzzggGyIPEvJaoyNd4/s1600/pink+slime+not.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHflo4A8tCFNNmfpQ6FX66Ah8Fj0Sy1C6rN7y7ZUlIkjf4ShNj_yN5Q6_CEXQCBQ-2bjb-Cl85lZThOtJfa6EgjxwsMKsKWLsRW_EOz87CkDmz-dkdZjCifkFGIGDzzggGyIPEvJaoyNd4/s400/pink+slime+not.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726599834117343010" border="0" /></a><br /><h3 class="r"><a href="http://www.opb.org/thinkoutloud/shows/pink-slime/" class="l"><em>Pink Slime</em> or Lean Finely Textured Beef · <em>Think Out Loud</em></a></h3><p><br /></p>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-71994394000324306952010-11-27T10:23:00.000-08:002010-11-27T10:25:36.897-08:00Stop Bitching about High Taxes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1x2YAoDu441qII2vphl6xYnM7bVAxbX6uV5Ap_PrMZtZ6wEvcbGSs48PZT5UUZiCV9-ZE72DyJfRO44v6KiorkRII_ZFeguoETwf-BsKg-Zvg4574dc9xRblq1tTOhor4Xaw0Ero3AO0/s1600/tax+rates+by+President.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwvcil4ef__ntqIjVxHZpS0_xxN23JjIIx2_gW_S1ZgkKw0W7_WRVdS62HK4DsJ4tO-wzHtyf4UtqBc2D4gLaW4ZIzpI5COt-CBEvKOr9_mGc_wMrZooKxKtsZLhs82qT1Hnl5fNE4F4Us/s400/beau+and+joe+unhinged.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428555064996613362" border="0" /></a>Joe "the Pharmacist" (Joseph Emanuele) came trolling in the Yes on 66/77 FB group. His hobbies include the P90X bodybuilding infomercial, yo-yo tricks and insulting his customers at Walgreens in the Salem-Keizer area.<br /><br />"I dispence [sic] drugs to people who do not and never have taken care of themselves."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYabaVsirgektuBtBpp3W-hZ6Sqpndqbh6nfHtPpmSMwezwL9MN5om9-zlKFm8dtWOYJbCknth46hvTwmkIolUY3X8JLfhBvynBEWMFffqO5BLghtbwNIvNrm9jPQBOeMxmllSiUaTsiw7/s1600-h/beau+and+joe+unhinged.jpg"><br /></a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-3595464634062188572010-01-12T15:49:00.000-08:002010-01-14T15:52:18.723-08:00Oleg Taitz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnMb7_QLqdwRaRwqCpnQN8xSJLUrNWqBST_d7W5Ki4gEfnlW_8khBPNSORYk17EDYH3_6o_Xd_iiIedzu_AP_B98Zq6WpagzW0XxbhQoZB6bCCisoaraCwAzSqTznDBQBEjSQptxE6Ad1/s1600-h/oleg-taitz1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnMb7_QLqdwRaRwqCpnQN8xSJLUrNWqBST_d7W5Ki4gEfnlW_8khBPNSORYk17EDYH3_6o_Xd_iiIedzu_AP_B98Zq6WpagzW0XxbhQoZB6bCCisoaraCwAzSqTznDBQBEjSQptxE6Ad1/s400/oleg-taitz1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426747120296653282" border="0" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People%27s_Cube"><br />Oleg Atbashian</a> -Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-386723829949702592009-08-28T14:46:00.001-07:002009-08-28T14:47:57.301-07:00Alley Twat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://twitter.com/allen_alley/statuses/3609070741"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ujY11iQUI1_gZOh1Wh8crR5tXY7EPBXTpqJkR5vXOI2RjoKKMl3ByKETHmwdLQ1XZXdB3ypLVAe3mcgMUNQjur8CtEHgGBA1KaUDr-HRdIFU8bKq7V9I4iSh5JDjW1Sab3B0rtOXVL-E/s400/Alley+Twat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375134546326730818" border="0" /></a><br />Please tell me this is a joke...Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-25536067506485446042009-06-18T17:31:00.000-07:002009-06-18T17:32:50.954-07:00Terrorism hitting the Homeland?<div class="StoryHeadline"> <h1 class="StoryTitle">Explosion, Bomb Scare Force Salem Evacuation</h1> <div class="StoryContributors"> <table><tbody><tr valign="top"> <td> <br />Last Update: 5:03 pm </td> </tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="StoryOptions"> <div class="FloatRight"> <a href="javascript:window.print();">Print Story</a> | <script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=2ed1fde8-6044-4263-8c0c-dbf0d148b709&type=website&buttonText=Share%20this%20Story&embeds=true"></script><span id="sharethis_0"><a st_page="home" href="javascript:void(0)" title="ShareThis via email, AIM, social bookmarking and networking sites, etc." class="stbutton stico_default"><span st_page="home" class="stbuttontext">Share this Story</span></a></span> </div> <div><table class="TextSizeSelect"> <tbody><tr valign="absbottom"> <td><img src="http://www.koinlocal6.com/images/textsize/11N.gif" alt="Set Text Size Small" id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_CommonPage_CommonBody_CommonContent_CommonLeftColumn_Main_V___TextSize_11" /></td><td><img src="http://www.koinlocal6.com/images/textsize/12S.gif" alt="Set Text Size Medium" id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_CommonPage_CommonBody_CommonContent_CommonLeftColumn_Main_V___TextSize_12" /></td><td><img src="http://www.koinlocal6.com/images/textsize/14N.gif" alt="Set Text Size Large" id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_CommonPage_CommonBody_CommonContent_CommonLeftColumn_Main_V___TextSize_14" /></td><td><img src="http://www.koinlocal6.com/images/textsize/16N.gif" alt="Set Text Size X-Large" id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_CommonPage_CommonBody_CommonContent_CommonLeftColumn_Main_V___TextSize_16" /></td> </tr> </tbody></table><script type="text/javascript"> RegTextSizeControl('ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_CommonPage_CommonBody_CommonContent_CommonLeftColumn_Main_V___TextSize',true); </script></div> </div> </div> <div class="MediaBlockRight"> <div class="MediaBorder"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="javascript:IDMStoryPhoto('16b6d789-1c52-47ed-851f-ba3b8d0918bb', 0);"><img src="http://www.koinlocal6.com/media/news/6/d/1/6d19ae09-fe27-4dea-9bc4-842a2c7b3964/Story.jpg" height="180" width="180" /></a> </div> </div> SALEM, Ore. - Last night, a Salem resident reportedly blew his hand apart after a home-made device exploded.<br />Today, police found another device in a car parked at the same home. Wednesday afternoon, they evacuated homes on both sides of Norway, between Capitol and the railroad tracks, and on McCoy between Shipping and Jefferson streets.<br /><br />A police robot detonated that "improvised explosive device", but the evacuation continued - required, say officers, during the removal of "extremely dangerous explosive chemicals" in the vicinity. [<a href="http://www.koinlocal6.com/content/news/topstories/story/Explosion-Bomb-Scare-Force-Salem-Evacuation/ide2FlIc7UeFH7o7jQkYuw.cspx">More...</a>]Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-35782541645333577022009-06-10T12:34:00.001-07:002009-06-10T12:36:24.655-07:00You're fired!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MS7lmh8q5UjEDQFrrsUInBNxoJWgwchl5Z82Iyc9a9OAjPufR1RMjpdkz-edP9BTmbBbr_pFaPQft581ZcYgWTNz9U6jlMMBdkp0AKXwGPNoE9zSWKtZnz2pUK532o9HoAciTMPBhQS-/s1600-h/art.prejean.gi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2MS7lmh8q5UjEDQFrrsUInBNxoJWgwchl5Z82Iyc9a9OAjPufR1RMjpdkz-edP9BTmbBbr_pFaPQft581ZcYgWTNz9U6jlMMBdkp0AKXwGPNoE9zSWKtZnz2pUK532o9HoAciTMPBhQS-/s400/art.prejean.gi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345784758130246850" border="0" /></a><br /><b>LOS ANGELES, California (CNN)</b> -- Carrie Prejean has been dethroned as Miss California USA for "contract violations," including missing official pageant events, state pageant spokesman Roger Neal said Wednesday.<br /><p> Prejean, 22, retained her title last month despite a controversy over topless photos and her statements against same-sex marriage.</p><p> Miss USA pageant owner Donald Trump was involved in the decision to fire Prejean, Neal said. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/06/10/prejean.dethroned/index.html">More...</a>]<br /></p>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-20759112019069400772009-03-03T23:34:00.000-08:002009-03-04T14:45:12.603-08:00When trees strike back<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqx3Kb35cy3RZVadAacy6OpvH0jqpMkYVOAnvW6ae2Jj98Q2kimGdcZ7SeaxEmcw5myxcv0XUDXBpz1P3JCDOcoQ28o4B3TdJsB45HDhiesqX4CzfL3KbfzRIhyfm5WuitkLU5azk6CH7/s1600-h/ents.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqx3Kb35cy3RZVadAacy6OpvH0jqpMkYVOAnvW6ae2Jj98Q2kimGdcZ7SeaxEmcw5myxcv0XUDXBpz1P3JCDOcoQ28o4B3TdJsB45HDhiesqX4CzfL3KbfzRIhyfm5WuitkLU5azk6CH7/s200/ents.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309467183194883074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Portland) </span>"A tree being cut down in the 3800 block of Southeast 114th Avenue fell onto a power meter, driving a live wire into the ground. That electrified plumbing, melting solder in household pipes and flooding a home." [Oh, there's gotta be <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/03/tree_downing_begins_odd_incide.html">more...</a>]Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-2163428446484090962009-02-27T08:23:00.000-08:002009-02-27T08:28:05.705-08:00Wall-Mart employee not laid off, kills self<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Wal-Mart worker burns self to death in parking lot</span><br /><br /><div class="asset-body"> (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Chicago Tribune</span>) - A 58-year-old Wal-Mart employee who said he "couldn't take it anymore" lit himself on fire outside the Bloomingdale store where he worked late Thursday night and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, authorities said this morning. The Carol Stream man, who worked the overnight shift, was in a parking lot of an adjacent sporting goods store in the west suburban strip mall when he set himself on fire with lighter fluid around 10 p.m., said Randy Sater, a watch commander with the Bloomingdale Police Department. [...] A store manager, who identified himself only as Erwin, had no explanation for the suicide. he said the man had not been laid off. [<a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/02/wal-mart-worker-immolates-self-in-parking-lot.html">More...</a>]</div> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-62163391158362139342009-02-27T07:29:00.000-08:002009-02-27T07:34:15.007-08:00You can't put a price on love<span style="font-size:130%;">But I'll sell you these two kids for $2000.</span><br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Woman answers ad for bird by offering kids as payment</span><br /><br /><b>(CNN) </b> -- Trading two children for a bird landed three people in jail in Louisiana, authorities say. [...] Greenwell proposed selling two of the couple's children to the Romeros for $2,000, saying that her job as a truck driver made it hard to take care of the children, said Capt. Keith Dupre of the Evangeline Parrish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana. The parties allegedly negotiated a trade involving the two kids, the bird and $175. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/27/kids.for.bird/index.html">More...</a>] </td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-50665113837825397602009-02-20T23:46:00.000-08:002009-02-26T15:04:51.934-08:00Celsi Dinner 2009<table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw3lsuOWjtINTvdc19CsRQ88Kg-7_obsFi_gd4u4xuHWQ-wxcdyh45cm07Ga0A2lk0oZtbMhkbxCVXqiyFxLdtOqR_GAH533thyphenhyphenUtNks2ur8_Ln5FwGUDE3JjYM6ardWsEx4II_TjUDWj/s1600-h/Freedom+of+Speech+reduced.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw3lsuOWjtINTvdc19CsRQ88Kg-7_obsFi_gd4u4xuHWQ-wxcdyh45cm07Ga0A2lk0oZtbMhkbxCVXqiyFxLdtOqR_GAH533thyphenhyphenUtNks2ur8_Ln5FwGUDE3JjYM6ardWsEx4II_TjUDWj/s400/Freedom+of+Speech+reduced.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307183464654010322" border="0" /></a>Carl Wolfson waits in the wings</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;font-family:times new roman;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">The "Celsi Dinner" is an annual benefit in support for the <b>Multnomah County Democrats</b> which recognizes citizen activist and very active Democrat <b>Dick Celsi</b> as well this year's award recipient in his honor, <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Vandermosten</span>.</span><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"></span></span></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_guooQC7ouCQUYg_3ntpL69Zj28c8Mb_P0ys7dFuEwh6LX2fYZZX9cqf-opbgCNgaTIijs-S_GaxbcpTyBqqK5mFh7_4b4UYbmWC_qU7e0JtTK65VJZ4hK3d01DoiuCavXHJqCO-_ITy/s1600-h/080220a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_guooQC7ouCQUYg_3ntpL69Zj28c8Mb_P0ys7dFuEwh6LX2fYZZX9cqf-opbgCNgaTIijs-S_GaxbcpTyBqqK5mFh7_4b4UYbmWC_qU7e0JtTK65VJZ4hK3d01DoiuCavXHJqCO-_ITy/s400/080220a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307183464973260018" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">3rd District Congressman, Earl Blumenauer took the stage of the Melody Ballroom to welcome the roomful of <span style="font-style: italic;">who's whos</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">who's thats</span>. Reveling in recent Democratic victories, he also spoke of the challenges to come.<br /><br />Progressive activist/writer Karol Collymore gave a rousing call for Democrats to complete decades of unfinished business.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8uh5XXbrqyna55Wi45ZPX7IymLrdBGTJxRtzv3etYTOSnoi3qME5_dRTeSCP0g86t2KOA6iv78CD5X6SKj1gFSJ9xkXOOD6cahXesJjgcipTqNv-khDoGNTH9j9f9wWjP6qMKiIiTrGE/s1600-h/080220b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8uh5XXbrqyna55Wi45ZPX7IymLrdBGTJxRtzv3etYTOSnoi3qME5_dRTeSCP0g86t2KOA6iv78CD5X6SKj1gFSJ9xkXOOD6cahXesJjgcipTqNv-khDoGNTH9j9f9wWjP6qMKiIiTrGE/s200/080220b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307182983580477522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg494UOYz1niaUl-2PYyrM_SVNJXdt82Hcq3BnS5IaL9mqOvYyaIDSZZbyARIHet5Bw9bm8axsHXAWad5xznmPaJUO4vppUB8wZ5VtnCRONRdTKkdY_RrxHnMR5QJ6uBLKOyQliZwgvt4EM/s1600-h/080220c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg494UOYz1niaUl-2PYyrM_SVNJXdt82Hcq3BnS5IaL9mqOvYyaIDSZZbyARIHet5Bw9bm8axsHXAWad5xznmPaJUO4vppUB8wZ5VtnCRONRdTKkdY_RrxHnMR5QJ6uBLKOyQliZwgvt4EM/s200/080220c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307182978226360706" border="0" /></a></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Former US Senate candidate Steve Novick demonstrated his wonkish wit as he played auctioneer. Offsetting high carbon footprint auction items with large contributions seemed like a good idea. Just what is an endangered species worth to <span style="font-style: italic;">you</span>?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhCjOFM4aHLoKZ70-giIxwSYotGRn-QFQWrj1GEE7fDwr-OdOURO0cOM9k5x9VqfD3SyB-EiktnWewfCvopurbVR7zc0lTsiEJ59c8oK0Vw4UvYj2-Izfhu2z7a4c5APDSUZ1GYr5h_oP/s1600-h/080220e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhCjOFM4aHLoKZ70-giIxwSYotGRn-QFQWrj1GEE7fDwr-OdOURO0cOM9k5x9VqfD3SyB-EiktnWewfCvopurbVR7zc0lTsiEJ59c8oK0Vw4UvYj2-Izfhu2z7a4c5APDSUZ1GYr5h_oP/s200/080220e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307182978924588162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKhIMIk_Ty83ioIwHHH8pfs8FBiBBFq89XMo5vzFJt75QaMYMAZP81eQwovOmntEx-oUuHS3m9WYXJ67KnO348-oxFPl3AOhs6xnd8TVVU6qBX3AN0lXGMKuDAmyo3787V26XLLOK90PLQ/s1600-h/080220g.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMBbKpUwjidOdbJdRSQdJ0aD4wuxcHa5Pzbk9iisiqYzGOyeirtKstb-_tyeww4Jaap4DK1zCSsmO05jS628gfho5CD7FmUk6NDbeRFw_0zG0Q_BGC5cVIVdmwAq59Iv-6Fc0fBJKYkjx/s400/celsibuttons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307183464514823474" border="0" /></a><br />Oregon's US Sentors Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley addressed the gathering.<br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WrxqF11Ye7d5Fb7zr3NnTO3NRMszbiPLR1Tc6ibWb_nZ3DaDut_ZEYf68Lub2lC5Gfv_CYlIwUhLRrv9cn5P86-Gl3xjk23jbQQ8ktacG8njG1LT6MUL1Kjb9vuLa1NtxS-LVo_gFYOR/s1600-h/080220h.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WrxqF11Ye7d5Fb7zr3NnTO3NRMszbiPLR1Tc6ibWb_nZ3DaDut_ZEYf68Lub2lC5Gfv_CYlIwUhLRrv9cn5P86-Gl3xjk23jbQQ8ktacG8njG1LT6MUL1Kjb9vuLa1NtxS-LVo_gFYOR/s200/080220h.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307182370750237522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WrxqF11Ye7d5Fb7zr3NnTO3NRMszbiPLR1Tc6ibWb_nZ3DaDut_ZEYf68Lub2lC5Gfv_CYlIwUhLRrv9cn5P86-Gl3xjk23jbQQ8ktacG8njG1LT6MUL1Kjb9vuLa1NtxS-LVo_gFYOR/s1600-h/080220h.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDfdAVwi1ho4DexXxmFV-dHutkVJiuwYOTggAbNOUjnhyphenhyphenmOYoveygEa0XeDDN9P0ljQzGXyUlmiPn8CVTPHZNGESnW0y1sIfsiPBtt2PL2W3f66J-F3vvx-Ja_M3FdRNTkKs31lhVxphE/s200/080220k.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307182366500114034" border="0" /></a><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;">State senator Jackie Dingfelder was also recognized with the McCoy Award.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><br />The keynote speech was delivered by KPOJ's Carl Wolfson. On the radio he combines his comedy shtick with his political acumen giving the audience (which reaches far beyond Portland) some of the best progressive talk radio currently on the dial. Tonight though, apart from his mirthful warm-up with but a few familial anecdotes, we saw Carl's serious side and i began to understand the political journey of this comedian. One of the high points of the evening for me was the tale of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Elliott">Rep. Carl Elliott</a> (D-AL), the father of the bookmobile. Unlike so many Dems in the Old South, Elliott was at home in a Democratic party which promoted racial justice.<br /><br />He was defeated in a 1964 special election required to reduce the size of Alabama's Congressional delegation. He would later cash in his Congressional pension to run for Governor, losing to the wife of George C. Wallace who himself was term-limited. After his defeat, he resumed practicing law and writing and was vindicated only later in life when he became the first recipient of the <span class="mw-redirect">John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award</span> in 1990.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqRAXwt1o0CqVDLyPSJ42kRJgxTAbt21-IlOItfBe3GCEnJNpTOgp8l1GxHUktITxcBUCUqHG7Fd2PLgiVUq4isBdXMCB_jdUIeOEArCxtwilr_Tn-6WsGhG_KtdzIp9g5Rq2ZY-glao5/s1600-h/080220n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqRAXwt1o0CqVDLyPSJ42kRJgxTAbt21-IlOItfBe3GCEnJNpTOgp8l1GxHUktITxcBUCUqHG7Fd2PLgiVUq4isBdXMCB_jdUIeOEArCxtwilr_Tn-6WsGhG_KtdzIp9g5Rq2ZY-glao5/s200/080220n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307182010843715010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_E0117OonvC9ajmNrsXNUI9g_um6A0HrlmiatKEVUMPFvFwV6RTJPvplyqts-itXaPoWJT2_2wk8aTGgKoSVMmlMX182DaB8YfD7TiFPLfgGFKTcSjb-r9KCqKLFMNYhvMEDVKDD_1x4/s1600-h/080220o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_E0117OonvC9ajmNrsXNUI9g_um6A0HrlmiatKEVUMPFvFwV6RTJPvplyqts-itXaPoWJT2_2wk8aTGgKoSVMmlMX182DaB8YfD7TiFPLfgGFKTcSjb-r9KCqKLFMNYhvMEDVKDD_1x4/s200/080220o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307182011956945138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCjNwNUpGpdYZgze68D55mxxPSRQPoGh6pZ76FrFRUi5MOKf8Xjisq_dm1fBtQAFvJ0VGvd1IP5cx9U5vSaIXJaynRDlDMMzoUT-_ptV1hoc9s1gES2w7sYT5q5aNUAn0zlGWo0YCp3xu/s1600-h/080220p.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpCjNwNUpGpdYZgze68D55mxxPSRQPoGh6pZ76FrFRUi5MOKf8Xjisq_dm1fBtQAFvJ0VGvd1IP5cx9U5vSaIXJaynRDlDMMzoUT-_ptV1hoc9s1gES2w7sYT5q5aNUAn0zlGWo0YCp3xu/s200/080220p.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307182006186999346" border="0" /></a><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;">Oregon Attorney General John Kroger was also a featured speaker. For giggles, I'm giving the silver to Steve Novick. But when it comes to comedy gold, the Oscar goes to John Kroger. Who knew the AG could be so funny? But soon enough Kroger got to the serious topic of supporting the Party. It's not only boots on the ground which keeps Oregon blue, it's hands on the wallet.<br /><br />The Celsi dinner is the most significant fundraiser for the Multnomah County Democrats. Thanks to all who gave their support.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRArB7-n7WbMSLzLiheaqGLBuUrH_gazCNaFSEWFy5leNjMhTxA0vBAlQKpA180YcVjXPcadC_h8ylPcycdMXYZV9ofXsdabDx4qQkFFU_ccOBpHCw96ZgG-hCsMk04XJw7zhBAjG59ZPx/s1600-h/080220q.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRArB7-n7WbMSLzLiheaqGLBuUrH_gazCNaFSEWFy5leNjMhTxA0vBAlQKpA180YcVjXPcadC_h8ylPcycdMXYZV9ofXsdabDx4qQkFFU_ccOBpHCw96ZgG-hCsMk04XJw7zhBAjG59ZPx/s200/080220q.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307181701212588594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3ZUA2gZnuSZLzybRggZf2FoIsUvRCJEUStik9UEvegXIGT8WpprYItRL_Q5Bt86KmKvDqWIF0imELG0ELprrDdXyzrwOR-kVR47ZtYIIieRgnoP6F8jVTeIqGtxcCNhyphenhyphenDHnZo8qJO4yE/s1600-h/080220r.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3ZUA2gZnuSZLzybRggZf2FoIsUvRCJEUStik9UEvegXIGT8WpprYItRL_Q5Bt86KmKvDqWIF0imELG0ELprrDdXyzrwOR-kVR47ZtYIIieRgnoP6F8jVTeIqGtxcCNhyphenhyphenDHnZo8qJO4yE/s200/080220r.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307181702481960482" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">J</span><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">ohn Vandermosten</span></span>, <span class="style_15">House District 50 leader, and one of the founding members of East Suburban Democrats was honored by the Multnomah County Democratic Central Committee with the Dick Celsi award. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ12d1tI-dJd-D545N56WgvW276DFX3HldrwvKeoGRq49DbjL_s8ecxix9UzLein5E4bcsPeZ7aVtIJNb-6XnUO5VaePSxhpxmbYEwNePnmkZTJwDXjcMjoA4rHfjzO46WGetn_TeKE7AX/s1600-h/080220v.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ12d1tI-dJd-D545N56WgvW276DFX3HldrwvKeoGRq49DbjL_s8ecxix9UzLein5E4bcsPeZ7aVtIJNb-6XnUO5VaePSxhpxmbYEwNePnmkZTJwDXjcMjoA4rHfjzO46WGetn_TeKE7AX/s400/080220v.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307185548965411506" border="0" /></a><span class="style_15">"MC" (Carla) Hanson</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2psgnteEuNrKBQRkgMTKDco2bXH60Lqhk2MTNo_APaTRBgnvTbPC34U3wtmPF2I9VFIEWX1dLHSXZB_G_VOsFwMlwhpC0MJA_VRazQx26qqMP-rxc48ekG3Vh2A0CqkPYK8KDnSY6M0Qa/s1600-h/080220t.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2psgnteEuNrKBQRkgMTKDco2bXH60Lqhk2MTNo_APaTRBgnvTbPC34U3wtmPF2I9VFIEWX1dLHSXZB_G_VOsFwMlwhpC0MJA_VRazQx26qqMP-rxc48ekG3Vh2A0CqkPYK8KDnSY6M0Qa/s200/080220t.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307181700970201346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3bHmobLi2-FdVW36EAW1dIKmiMJ_YglV1tjffGHodRk4lvXPzsl5njxrkKvWbN7fvlHI2zpv3ILd4i2_WKQ6ssBreA16_8hmP82hRrPy3JjtYG0RsFKqW6vDZIggyzhr8Bak53X56lFf/s1600-h/080220u.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3bHmobLi2-FdVW36EAW1dIKmiMJ_YglV1tjffGHodRk4lvXPzsl5njxrkKvWbN7fvlHI2zpv3ILd4i2_WKQ6ssBreA16_8hmP82hRrPy3JjtYG0RsFKqW6vDZIggyzhr8Bak53X56lFf/s200/080220u.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307181696801128706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9nDiU8fhjgaZjF4Jvgfv0CJALZptP_eW9qZRo0cmpnlk16Z6RglwMop7C5dOKSrUuyZRyg9nRvyogX7MepB3sr1C44rGoMGlxRq-Kny-a37bguqNOUTILiMOUu6G8IFXaEIL7CnSRHa7/s1600-h/080220s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9nDiU8fhjgaZjF4Jvgfv0CJALZptP_eW9qZRo0cmpnlk16Z6RglwMop7C5dOKSrUuyZRyg9nRvyogX7MepB3sr1C44rGoMGlxRq-Kny-a37bguqNOUTILiMOUu6G8IFXaEIL7CnSRHa7/s200/080220s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307181699719744098" border="0" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> I got to sit at the "cool kids' table" (at least for local political wonkery) thanks to my friend Stephanie (seated across from me). She's about the sweetest Greek-American (who doesn't eat eggplant) you'll ever want to meet, and one of the most generous folks i know. <span style="font-style: italic;">Efcharisto!</span><br /><br />Her hubby Mike shares a passion for political buttons with our keynote speaker. Although seated elsewhere (or perhaps standing?), the Wolf man eventually made his way to ours. I suspect he was trying to trace down the high bidder of some button collections he had his eye on. (ok, i scored one of those myself, but i did give the first bid on it!) I was actually seated next to AG Kroger. I had met him first at the 2008 Rebooting Democracy conference. Except for a few pleasantries, i let him eat. When he wasn't on the stage, he was for the most part on the floor and was one of the more sought out personalities of the evening. He was also pretty successful getting several donors for a new HQ for the MultCo D's. Good work, John! (But the next time i see you, i'd like to bend your ear about these pesky phone solicitations i keep getting. I think it's a credit scam...)<br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-51674952263129725562009-02-19T20:48:00.000-08:002010-01-20T10:19:03.390-08:00Kamberg discovers his Jew-Tile<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Question: Would it surprise you to learn that I am 1/8 mighty Choctaw?</span><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z2iL2kxdN8Q&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Z2iL2kxdN8Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Oy-weh!<br /><br />I guess <span style="font-style: italic;">Preemptive's</span> Kevin had to come up with some explanation why he intermittently claims to be Jewish presumably in an attempt to lend authority to his auspicious comments when he waxes on Israel or Palestine<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Willamette Week</span><small><br />I am an American Jew and I am a long-time harsh critic of Likud and the IDF's strategy with all of Israel's neighbors. I've been called an anti-semite by more Jews than I cared to keep track of for daring to point out the self-evident fact that BOTH sides have very bloody hands.<br /><small>4/22/08</small></small><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blue Oregon</span><small><br />1. Josh Marshall is spot on - the ongoing expansion of Jewish settlements is a core issue that's not going to go away no matter how many Palestinians the IDF kills.<br />2. Not that it should matter but... I am Jewish.<br /><small>1/5/09</small></small><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oregonian, Mapes Blog</span><small><br />I'm a liberal Jewish American who also gave more financial support to Merkley than to any other candidate (ever, in fact). I have also written copiously and very critically of Israel's recent micro-war against Gaza and against it's race-based policies towards Palestinians in general, both inside and outside of Israel, on my blog.<br /><small>2/6/09</small></small><br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I just thought it odd since he didn't grow up Jewish and describes himself as "Christian" on his blog <span style="font-style: italic;">Preemptive Karma</span> and "Theist" on <span style="font-style: italic;">Facebook</span>. When i inquired, Kevin got all <a href="http://thomsword.blogspot.com/2009/02/intimidation-is-bad-karma.html">nasty</a> (probably since he misses posting as <a href="http://thomsword.blogspot.com/2009/01/sockpuppetry-is-bad-karma-ii.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">navvoter</span></a>).<br /><br />But now, woven into an artful narrative is Kevin's story of being an "American Jew."<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><small> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Gentile, the Jew and the Astronomer </span><br />I've mentioned before that I am Jewish. But it wasn't always so. Which is to say that I didn't know about my Jewish heritage when I was growing up. And since 2009 is also the International Year of Astronomy I thought I'd address my connection to both issues in one post.<br /><br />I don't remember the exact year but I think it was either 1998 or 1999 when I received a phone call from my mother informing me that she'd just been informed by my maternal grandmother that her mother (my maternal great-grandmother) was a Jew. [Ed. Major snippage of how Great-gramma met Great-grampa...]<br /><br />So, I am a Jew who once thought he was a Gentile. And as you can see I have the all-important maternal line which is how Jews recon these things.<br /><small>Posted by Kevin at February 18, 2009 11:10 AM</small></small></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><br /> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />It was a touching story, especially Gramma Jessie's "psychic breakdown." I cried. I laughed.<br /><br />Kevin, please don't describe yourself as a "Jewish American" in order to boost your credibility. It's <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=meshugana">Meshugana</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNcMgPKcAH7OnooMxJuYv_A_6_bQgVMWNGHitGU2NTlcNMaCHpew8BU9bVmieEZ8ACmdEB97cSQ-CzvbflbrmHBU4QSnhbIa890W2L43cMr5JetOHvCpnzNFdJs5ftaJo_6lIvDrbMpTo/s1600-h/the+preemptive+jerK+reduced.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNcMgPKcAH7OnooMxJuYv_A_6_bQgVMWNGHitGU2NTlcNMaCHpew8BU9bVmieEZ8ACmdEB97cSQ-CzvbflbrmHBU4QSnhbIa890W2L43cMr5JetOHvCpnzNFdJs5ftaJo_6lIvDrbMpTo/s400/the+preemptive+jerK+reduced.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295481116803798210" border="0" /></a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-63209903894472073582009-02-18T09:52:00.000-08:002009-02-18T14:32:33.433-08:00Why media sucksI like to keep my pulse on what passes for "news" for the masses who even follow the news, so i have <span style="font-style: italic;">CNN.com</span> bookmarked on my computer and frequently follow the inner links (and often link to its stories from this forum). Sometimes i swear reporters don't watch or read the news.<br /><br />In the aftermath of the Connecticut chimpanzee attack, this headline on CNN's front page caught my eye:<br /><ul><li> <span class="cnnWOOL">Time: </span> <a style="font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.cnn.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1880229,00.html?cnn=yes" target="new">Why good chimps go bad</a> </li></ul>It was a bit of a bait and switch. This was the actual headline on the target page:<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Why the Stamford Chimp Attacked</span><br /> <small>By <span class="name"><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="javascript:window.open('/time/letters/email_letter.html','letter','width=400,height=420,status=no,scrollbars=yes')">Bryan Walsh</a></span></small></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />I thought we already knew what made the chimp go ape, but i read on for any late breaking details.<br /><br />"The ferocious attack by a chimpanzee of a woman in Stamford, Conn., on Feb. 16 wasn't a question of if, but when," begins the article.<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">The 200-lb. chimp named Travis, whose owner, Sandra Herold, 70, raised as part of her own family, had no history of violence — aside from one incident in 2003 when he escaped and stopped traffic in Stamford for hours. But when Charla Nash, 55, a friend of Herold's, came to visit on Monday afternoon, Travis suddenly lashed out at her. The 14-year-old chimpanzee latched onto Nash's face and tore it apart.<small><span class="name"></span></small></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Maybe i'm picking nits, but Ms. Nash wasn't dropping in to visit. She was called by the pet's owner because "Travis" had escaped and she was unable to control him by herself. (We also learned later that Travis had been given <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alprazolam#Side_effects"><span style="font-style: italic;">Xanax</span></a>, the side effects of which can include "decreased inhibitions, no fear of danger (increased risk taking behavior), rage and hostility.")<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">Herold had called Nash over to her house to help get Travis back inside after he used a key to free himself from the house. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/16/chimp.attack/index.html?iref=newssearch">CNN: Feb. 16</a>]<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />After delving into the gruesome details, the Time/CNN article by Bryan Walsh gets back to its premise as to why this particular attack occurred.<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">But even as investigators try to figure out exactly what triggered Travis's attack (he had been suffering from Lyme disease, which in rare cases is linked to psychotic behavior), the reality is that a chimpanzee living among people is simply a ticking time bomb. No matter how many years it has lived peacefully as a pet, a chimpanzee is not a domesticated animal and can snap without warning.</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Walsh may in fact be correct in his assertion that every chimpanzee is a "ticking time bomb" but he chose a poor example. Travis didn't "snap" because of his inherently aggressive ape nature. He was schizo and on drugs. I wouldn't be surprised to see the same situation in the greatest of apes given similar circumstances.<br /><br />I also thought the article's embedded links rather odd and perhaps computer generated:<br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:arial;">The 14-year-old chimpanzee latched onto Nash's face and tore it apart. (</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1847854,00.html" target="_new">See pictures of animals facing extinction.</a><span style="font-family:arial;">)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">"They are not pets. This is tragic, but it's not surprising." (</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1827333,00.html" target="_new">See pictures of animals in space.</a><span style="font-family:arial;">) </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">"An adult male chimpanzee is a formidable animal. I would not want to be standing next to one." (</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1655147,00.html" target="_new">See pictures of animals with prosthetic limbs.</a><span style="font-family:arial;">) </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">The former NASCAR driver St. James Davis, who raised a chimpanzee as a pet, was attacked by escaped chimps at an animal sanctuary in 2005; he was left with injuries and disfigurement so severe that doctors kept him in a medically induced coma for three months. (</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1713577,00.html" target="_new">See pictures of the 50th running of the Daytona 500.</a><span style="font-family:arial;">) </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;"> In Travis's case, his owner was forced to call 911, then attack and repeatedly stab him — a cherished pet she had reared for years — with a butcher knife in a desperate attempt to save her friend. </span></li></ul><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek" target="_new"></a><blockquote><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek" target="_new">See TIME's Pictures of the Week.</a><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.time.com/time/cartoonsoftheweek" target="_new">See the Cartoons of the Week.</a></blockquote><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.time.com/time/cartoonsoftheweek" target="_new"></a><br />Now this was an example the so-called main stream media simple being sloppy.<br /><br />When the cartoon below appeared in the New York Post today, we witnessed the Fourth Estate being racist, bordering on sedition.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOuSAn3bhTofo7aAVg575U4gZXrw5Zpm2HPOSG4Qypv6x0mQnJi6bQfIbnxAAte5-3FrsxgCq50OFKJgzXhCLNEwTF2n5IyANDfCd8Q0b4P-VXiasfzMPfNpZdDlCG-CfJtbhox3h5yCt/s1600-h/2009-02-18-cartoon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOuSAn3bhTofo7aAVg575U4gZXrw5Zpm2HPOSG4Qypv6x0mQnJi6bQfIbnxAAte5-3FrsxgCq50OFKJgzXhCLNEwTF2n5IyANDfCd8Q0b4P-VXiasfzMPfNpZdDlCG-CfJtbhox3h5yCt/s400/2009-02-18-cartoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304239366873887186" border="0" /></a>The Post is owned by Australian born, media oligarch billionaire, Rupert Murdoch.Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-79314040252098996872009-02-17T16:45:00.000-08:002009-02-18T12:23:48.346-08:00Jobs created and "saved"Jeff Mapes of the Oregonian zeroes in on some interesting wiggle room in the language being used to measure to success anticipated with the passage of the President's stimulus package.<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">This just out from the White House: a <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Recovery_Act_state-by-state_jobs_2-131.pdf">state-by-state listing</a> of the jobs the Obama administration expects to "create or save" as a result of the $787 billion economic stimulus package. [...] Of course, "created or saved" is kind of a nebulous term. How do you define a "saved" job?<br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Mapes identifies one reason the debate will never end as to whether the stimulus "worked" or not, as if it existed in a vacuum, and as if the answer were a simple binary "yes" or "no." <p>Part of the argument is so obvious as to be academic. If Project X doesn't get funded but for the stimulus package and it requires Y number of positions over the course of a year and costs Z dollars, one can rightfully add Y to the total number of jobs created.</p> <p>Where it gets more abstract is to calculate how many jobs were created (or might well have been cut) on account of the tax cuts. This, if you believe in the trickle down theory that if you give rich people more money, they hire more people, (presumably even more than would be hired spending the money on some infrastructure project).</p> <p>Slightly less intangible is the real trickle down effect present when the people [Y above] sink their wages back into the economy. How does one calculate the number of jobs created or saved in other sectors (eateries and other merchants) because these road builders, educators, etc have disposable income as opposed to being unemployed.</p> <p>Fun math. Speaking of which. I am curious how they arrived at the number 44,000 jobs for Oregon, other than simply using a calculator. Which is what I did. 3.5 million total jobs X 1.25%* (Oregon population relative to US proper)</p> <p>= 43,982 jobs for Oregon</p> <p>So we know from the get go that depending on what the stimulus is being spent on, Project X costing Z will yield Y jobs (see above). But not every outlay in the stimulus package will be equally effective.</p> <p>I know that Mapes was asking about a definition, and I swerved into mathematics. But once we get a real breakdown of how much money is going for what in Oregon, we won't even begin to be able to speculate on how many jobs will be created (or saved!)</p><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="vertical-align: top;"><small> *I used 2008 population estimates from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_population"><span style="font-style: italic;">Wikipedia</span></a>.<br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small><br /> </small></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small><br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><small> 305,986,357<br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>: US + territories<br /> </small></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small><br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><small>3,954,037</small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>: Puerto Rico<br /> </small></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small><br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><small>173,456</small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>: Guam<br /> </small></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small><br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><small>108,448</small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>: US Virgin Islands<br /> </small></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small><br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><small>84,546</small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>: Northern Marian Is.<br /> </small></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>Oregon pop.<br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><small>57,291</small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>: American Samoa<br /> </small></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>3,790,060</small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><small>301,608,597<br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>: TOTAL US proper<br /> </small></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small><br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top; text-align: right;"><small>1.2566<br /> </small></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><small>% Oregon<br /> </small></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-32431492660619747212009-02-16T15:17:00.000-08:002009-02-16T15:20:10.907-08:00Phelps walks (swims?) for lack of evidenceI'm assuming said evidence has <span style="font-style: italic;">long </span>since gone up in smoke. Move along! Nothing to see, smell or smoke here...<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">CNN - </span>Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps will not face criminal charges in connection with a party at which he was photographed using a bong, a South Carolina sheriff said today. "We do not believe we have enough evidence to prosecute anyone" who was at the party, Sheriff Leon Lott said, adding that authorities are ending their investigation into Phelps. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/16/michael.phelps/index.html">full story</a> </td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-88787598898791233542009-02-14T12:18:00.000-08:002009-02-16T08:24:40.665-08:00Happy Birthday Oregon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFr9VoiAFih8j5UTxmSn3fcKUbmYKEY7UshtlprsryHVgehKLYClNN2LVpgGKyU9yevgI6wnsFRlJAgOYiEPwiT7Uy0fcvePM-fpLdvQXvok2RMCmikMx9-rXYeoaNPuEFw-n11sE336u/s1600-h/large_150th.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFr9VoiAFih8j5UTxmSn3fcKUbmYKEY7UshtlprsryHVgehKLYClNN2LVpgGKyU9yevgI6wnsFRlJAgOYiEPwiT7Uy0fcvePM-fpLdvQXvok2RMCmikMx9-rXYeoaNPuEFw-n11sE336u/s400/large_150th.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303431845265057762" border="0" /></a><br />Oregon's top pols surround a wax figure of state senate President Peter Courtney and a 400 pound, 7-tier birthday cake in celebration of Oregon's sesquicentennial.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Photo h/t <a href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/02/happy_politicians_on_a_big_bir.html">Jeff Mapes blog</a>)</span>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-36076378464879607712009-02-12T14:44:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:03:41.228-08:00Judd Gregg DropssPraise god and pass the stimulus... the President's Right Wing nominee for Commerce Secretary, Judd Gregg (who once supported abolishing the Department of Commerce) prefers being an obstructionist Senator to serving in the Obama administration. And i couldn't be more pleased.<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><b>WASHINGTON (CNN)</b> -- Republican Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew his nomination as President Barack Obama's commerce secretary Thursday, citing "irresolvable conflicts" over the administration's stimulus bill and the upcoming 2010 census.[<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/12/gregg.nomination/index.html">More...</a>]</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12_HLRNAzLPt87QjVjraG-PW3tKxI_LsnVgUdiUDdtsQqRkfs0ku2492kmDAFsiLn_DecvvZK4zEhHZX8BmtWqMhI5n-LDPRJaG3wtCGZqytmFuIicXc1l0bzE_VQv5SFdiW_keypS0jn/s1600-h/judd+withdraws.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12_HLRNAzLPt87QjVjraG-PW3tKxI_LsnVgUdiUDdtsQqRkfs0ku2492kmDAFsiLn_DecvvZK4zEhHZX8BmtWqMhI5n-LDPRJaG3wtCGZqytmFuIicXc1l0bzE_VQv5SFdiW_keypS0jn/s400/judd+withdraws.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302050220259822370" border="0" /></a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-89888121763744864072009-02-11T06:36:00.000-08:002009-02-18T16:21:23.016-08:00I'll have what he's having<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/txqiwrbYGrs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/txqiwrbYGrs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I think this is hysterical. Whether or not it is ethical is another question, but leave it to the Christian Science Monitor to harsh the buzz.<br /><br /><table style="width: 681px; text-align: left; height: 160px;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><big> ‘David After Dentist’ is viral video gold, but at what price? </big> <br /> <small><span class="name">By Andrew Heining, <span style="font-style: italic;">Christian Science Monitor</span></span></small><br /><br />Could that stack of camcorder videos contain the next YouTube hit waiting to happen?<br />A few recent clips have raised the question – and eyebrows. Take “David After Dentist.” The video of a 7 year-old reacting to the effects of a dental procedure has been viewed just under 6.5 million times since it was posted a little over a week ago. [<a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/02/09/david-after-dentist-is-viral-video-gold-but-at-what-price/">More...</a>] <br /></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reincarnation of Bat Boy!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sQEt_Ka1u7ldEVZT1-j9fZ2Cc3QJ65lC_2lce4bv1UHTscU0lSksNAY_ncDWhsXopX3TfAs9_7-F9oEdsGFYdxtkUnelVnHVOkaX-DfiJidKNC7bJr8tS40JJzIYbS-WjHlMpyuBPQEe/s1600-h/bat+boy+after+dentist.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sQEt_Ka1u7ldEVZT1-j9fZ2Cc3QJ65lC_2lce4bv1UHTscU0lSksNAY_ncDWhsXopX3TfAs9_7-F9oEdsGFYdxtkUnelVnHVOkaX-DfiJidKNC7bJr8tS40JJzIYbS-WjHlMpyuBPQEe/s400/bat+boy+after+dentist.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304218193627817474" border="0" /></a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-91898615915515985982009-02-10T23:32:00.000-08:002009-02-11T16:25:49.161-08:00Is it "Assassination" if they're out of office?Call it the first trial of George the II, South Africa temporarily declared war criminal George W. Bush <span style="font-style: italic;">dead</span>. 'Twas not the case though.<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;">BBC - For three seconds ETV News ran a moving banner headline across the screen saying "George Bush is dead".[<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7880832.stm">More...</a>]</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><br />Just a case of turn about and fair play and what not...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From the time capsule:</span><br /><br /><h2 class="date-header"></h2><blockquote><h2 class="date-header">Thursday, September 20, 2007</h2> <a name="3214296779528604659"></a> <h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://thomsword.blogspot.com/2007/09/bush-kills-mandela.html">Bush kills Mandela</a> </h3> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVQltXWq9nSU3KkA_Qp9BwXMCnbhGDDOKcf1Iu9E9HBfJtJ5f3IG2yzzcztLoYhiYlYG1ekuY3a0LAy0xXYDzxAXOtFodq_bBz7PN_xQbNIC51K2-x_Oc_S26c1efTaf4DU7PlxSGj3fX/s1600-h/bush.podium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVQltXWq9nSU3KkA_Qp9BwXMCnbhGDDOKcf1Iu9E9HBfJtJ5f3IG2yzzcztLoYhiYlYG1ekuY3a0LAy0xXYDzxAXOtFodq_bBz7PN_xQbNIC51K2-x_Oc_S26c1efTaf4DU7PlxSGj3fX/s320/bush.podium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112690363115690130" border="0" /></a>Just when you thought Bush had done everything possible to demonstrate the depths of his stupidity, the Decider held a press conference today and declared that anti-apartheid activist and former South African President Nelson Mandela (who currently lives in Johannesburg) <span style="font-weight: bold;">was dead!</span> [<a href="http://thomsword.blogspot.com/2007/09/bush-kills-mandela.html">More...</a>]</blockquote>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-75923101647572209792009-02-10T16:37:00.000-08:002009-02-19T12:33:10.980-08:00Intimidation is bad karmaWhen i started this blog it wasn't with the intent on manufacturing a persona or for that matter, <span style="font-style: italic;">being </span>anyone. It simply was to be a forum representing the nexus between my former occupation and my main avocation, <span style="font-style: italic;">language</span>. I have always liked to write. I just hated <span style="font-style: italic;">having </span>to write.<br /><br />This began as and remains a hobby. A hobby for which i have all too much time since leaving my last paying job. <span style="font-style: italic;">Thom's Word</span> is a pleasant diversion from the battles of the day. (I've been "working" as an activist, ya know.)<br /><br />There's a difference between being anonymous and writing a pseudonymical blog. That said, the identities behind pseudonyms are can be common knowledge. Some M.bots (e.g. <span style="font-style: italic;">lestatdelc </span>/ "Mitch Gore") routinely connect their real name to his <span style="font-style: italic;">nom de keypad</span>.<br /><br />There was the curious case of Bradley Dunn who in the same cluster of forums morphed his nickname from <span style="font-style: italic;">bradley dunn</span> to <span style="font-style: italic;">bradley </span>to <span style="font-style: italic;">bradleydiscofeet </span>to <span style="font-style: italic;">bdunn </span>(and then complained when people would refer to him as "Brad" or "Bradley"... goofy).<br /><br />I recall <span style="font-style: italic;">Taoiseach </span>who intended to keep his real ID on the QT but loose lips sank that shit when it turned out that this goto blog for anti-Novick hackery was run by a legislative aide to one of Novick's vocal accusers. Given the paid relationships involved between Tom Powers and Rep. Mitch Greenlick and Kari Chisholm and then Rep. Jeff Merkley (Novick's primary challenger) it was both righteous and newsworthy to expose the troll behind the throne.<br /><br />Others seem to have interchangeable, known semi-pseudos such as Kevin Kamberg of Preemptive Karma who goes by <span style="font-style: italic;">kevin kamberg</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">preemptive karma</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">kevin</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">karmaman </span>(and some say, when he's sockpuppeting, <span style="font-style: italic;">navvoter</span>).<br /><br />So when it comes to the "outing" bloggers or commenters or otherwise naming names online, the ethics of the act really depend on <span style="font-style: italic;">who </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">why</span>. When i connected the do<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">l</span>ts<span style="text-decoration: line-through;"></span> between <span style="font-style: italic;">karmaman </span>and <span style="font-style: italic;">navvoter</span>, i found that he was using dual handles to tag team comment, <a href="http://thomsword.blogspot.com/2009/01/sockpuppetry-is-bad-karma-ii.html">classic sockpuppetry</a>.<br /><br />Kamberg doesn't use pseudonyms to protect his privacy. Rather, his multiple <span style="font-style: italic;">noms de plume</span> serve to perpetrate a sort of intelectual fraud. Whether he's freeping the results on reddit or klaiming kweer kred, Kamberg is a consumate suck up. Like his patron, Senator Merkley, Kevin betrayed his shallow peace roots with his Blue0 exclusive, <a href="http://www.blueoregon.com/2008/03/a-marching-we-w.html">A Marching We Will Go...</a>, the heartwarming tale of his first peace demonstration.<br /><br />He's like a modern day Saint Paul. This self described SDA-raised <a href="http://preemptivekarma.com/bio.html">Christian</a>, is a <a href="http://www.eliyah.com/forum/messages/4636.html">gentile</a> to Gentiles and <a href="http://www.blueoregon.com/2009/01/more-than-500-k.html#c144156850">jew-ish</a> to Jews. He is also a loathsome putz. No, not because he down-rates and <a href="http://thomsword.blogspot.com/2009/01/blacklisting-is-bad-karma.html">deletes</a> my comments. Not because he (like several other M.bots) refers to me by my real name as opposed to my blogging nic. But what's the point of dragging my family into thier flame wars?<br /><br /><table style="width: 100%; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td><td style="vertical-align: top; font-family: helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="postedby">Posted by <span class="postedname">karmaman</span> on <span class="postedtime"><a href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/02/jewish_peace_wing_bet_heavily.html#2635421">02/06/09 at 2:01PM</a></span></div> [...] I'm a liberal Jewish American who also gave more financial support to Merkley than to any other candidate (ever, in fact). I have also written copiously and very critically of Israel's recent micro-war against Gaza and against it's race-based policies towards Palestinians in general, both inside and outside of Israel, on my blog.<br /> ---------------------------------------------------------<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span> <div class="comment"> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="postedby">Posted by <span class="postedname">EastBankThom</span> on <span class="postedtime">02/06/09 at 3:30PM</span></div> K-man, I thought you were raised Christian? No matter... Have we seen the last of "Navvoter"? His reddit karma just tanked.<br />---------------------------------------------------------</div> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="postedby">Posted by <span class="postedname">karmaman</span> on <span class="postedtime">02/08/09 at 12:09PM</span></div> I dunno, Hans. Maybe you should ask Rob...</td><td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Face it Kev. You're busted (again). I suppose you and yours think it's intimidating. And to a certain degree it is. I'll take what lumps come to me, but Rob's got nothing to do with this.<br /><br />That is all.<br /><br />See also: <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://thomsword.blogspot.com/2008/06/christ-carla-breaks-out-claws.html">Carla breaks out the claws!</a>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-78644847151042729162009-02-09T18:04:00.000-08:002009-02-10T11:11:42.277-08:00Obama Presser<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_Nx0xJb1-NYlJ9RKu0tib49uh6kL9k3cbA4prUy_aGSkgDyoGt60NO_Ey6pKj-oZoo_nojp637Liqk8BF2m9L_OygMAAhAMOvm9tvAGOR_DV9KwuIWkX46Q-1d73vYlC6o86zc7iS123/s1600-h/presser.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU_Nx0xJb1-NYlJ9RKu0tib49uh6kL9k3cbA4prUy_aGSkgDyoGt60NO_Ey6pKj-oZoo_nojp637Liqk8BF2m9L_OygMAAhAMOvm9tvAGOR_DV9KwuIWkX46Q-1d73vYlC6o86zc7iS123/s400/presser.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300991450881289010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Merkley: "We're gonna have a dificult couple years" ... "maybe a difficult decade"Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-3166282044336132932009-02-09T10:14:00.000-08:002009-02-09T11:57:17.574-08:00Teen terrorist?CNN asks the bold question:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Teenage terrorist or confused kid?</span><br />-- Gitmo's youngest prisoner [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/09/gitmo.omar.khadr/index.html">More at CNN.com...</a>]<br /><br />Several facts seem to be in dispute. Here is what is known.<br /><br /><ul><li><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnQFlihTfnYihcZGJypN5ajGDzoJ8wCxJUqQxTTIIRQeXGRdoeacH9Unf7Vfw58D7KS49v1282tqCbyu0LuwDKJypenv8YUov_13AzuAGqL2BGZgHfUuHY99Nx1P445agBZ81j6haTQr7/s1600-h/Omar_Khadr_getting_battlefield_first_aid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnQFlihTfnYihcZGJypN5ajGDzoJ8wCxJUqQxTTIIRQeXGRdoeacH9Unf7Vfw58D7KS49v1282tqCbyu0LuwDKJypenv8YUov_13AzuAGqL2BGZgHfUuHY99Nx1P445agBZ81j6haTQr7/s200/Omar_Khadr_getting_battlefield_first_aid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300875314284700226" border="0" /></a>Omar Khadr is a Canadian.</li><li>He had nothing to to do with 9/11.</li><li>In the Spring of 2002 after having fled the UN invasion to take down the Taliban government, then 15 year old Omar returned to Afghanistan with his father's blessing to work as a translator.</li><li>In July of 2002, Omar was severely wounded and an American soldier was mortally wounded after a firefight broke out between Omar's employers and US troops.</li><li>Omar is being held as a war criminal.</li><li>A month after his 16th birthday, Omar was transferred to Guantanamo where he remains 6 and a half years later.</li></ul><table style="text-align: left; width: 100%;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Turning the corner, an American soldier shot the lone surviving gunman and then spied the young Canadian teenager with his back to the noise, kneeling in pain against a shrub. Raising his rifle, he fired two shots into Omar's back. [<a href="http://thefacesbehind.net/main/page_the_interviews_omar_khadr.html">More...</a>] </span></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <br /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><br />It is quite possible that Omar was a terrorist in training. It's even more probable he was just a pawn. It's certain that the United States looks more like the old Soviet Union with its present gulag in Guantanamo.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yNCyrFV2G_0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yNCyrFV2G_0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A teenage Omar Khadr sobs uncontrollably as Canadian spy agents question him at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in a brief video excerpt released via the internet </span>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444051413326685036.post-92082393659074116292009-02-07T16:52:00.000-08:002009-02-07T16:58:12.679-08:00Star TrekOne of the best... episodes... evar!!!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dlsad7cL9ec&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dlsad7cL9ec&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/czNHhz6cWPM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/czNHhz6cWPM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Thomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438887135019657810noreply@blogger.com0