Why is it that ultra-conservatives, most of whom claim to embrace Christian values, are the first to chuck their morality once it becomes inconvenient?How do they reconcile this with their Faith? Is it "do unto others and turn the other cheek" unless the others are "filthy Arab t …
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"It's right under our noses!", says a trucker in Tennessee. "We want to expose the liberal taint", cries one Orange County suburban hausfrau.Across America, spurred on by right-wing luminaries like Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, the air is filled with the sweet fragrance of politic …
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It is my privilege and honor to announce the birth of Sagan, our first official Newsvine baby. Sagan was born at 12:15 a.m. on January 12, 2009, weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces, 20 inches long to proud parents and Newsviners WaltD and RWarner.
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Ledra Sullivan-Russell is a very close friend of Troy Anthony Davis, the man who two days ago was less than two hours away from execution, but was granted a temporary stay by the Supreme Court of the United States.
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*SEPTEMBER 8TH UPDATED DISCLAIMER & WARNING* "Why We Fight" in the title of this article refers to a series of propaganda films made by Frank Capra during the Second World War, which you can link to via my Recommendations.
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This is not an intervention, it's a cry for help.
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Every culture has its Apocalypse Myth. The Vikings had Ragnarok, the Christians have Armageddon. We in America have the possible Four to Eight More Years of Republican Idiocy....and don't forget ol' George W.
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The backstory:Our neighbor asked us to tend to her goats and chickens while she was out of town.
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All praise and honor to the late great Hunter S.
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This just popped into my inbox from the publicist of Tom Waits. Apparently it's going to appear on tomwaits.com soon but it's not there now and I want to get it out as fast as I can, so I'm reprinting it.
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The following message was posted to NV in a comment thread by Guido's sister in law. She has agreed to me giving it wider notice here. FYI, Guido passed away in Nairobi last week. He was only 34 years old. Here is a 5/6/08 facebook post from his sister Sandra:
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When I woke up on Sunday, I did a most unusual thing. I said to myself, "this is going to be a good week." I was never more correct.
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Note: As a beloved RAV recipient, Walt D's articles and comments carry 57.3% more weight than yours.Only four short months in and 2008 has seen more nasty little bickerfests than in the first two previous years combined.
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In Patan, Nepal "Is that blood on your face, or just Holi colours?" This morning, there was another attempted demonstration by pro-Tibetan protestors at the UN House in Patan. I didn't make it to the site in time (around 10.30 am).
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This week, I'm putting Diggin' the Crates on hold to write about a recent construction project of mine. I built an instrument called a theremin. For Christmas, I got a kit made by Moog. I finally got around to building it over the weekend. What's a theremin?
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A bomb went off in Iraq today. I can say this with a degree of certainty, because bombs go off every day in Iraq.
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February 28, 2008....a day that will live in infamy.The day when the sanctimonious collective panties of countless Newsvine users were cruelly and irrevocably bunched.Much effort has been made in trying to identify the culprits of this merciless ass-stick removal.
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Some of you have commented, here and there, that Newsvine felt a bit like the Twilight Zone today. A significant number of our users seem to have taken unusual positions on a variety of topics. There has been drama, there has been sympathy, there has been disappointment.
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The very first Election Year AoD will take place here, tonight at 9PM EST with a topic sure to cause dissent even among the ranks of the ideological teams.....
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It was bound to happen.It's an election year and the political stakes are high. Tempers are short. Feelings are fragile. Panties are bunched.Nowhere is this more apparent than on the pages of Newsvine.
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Once upon a time, in a universe existing primarily in the spaces between computers, two stalwart adventurers met on the road. One, an adventurous musician with a weakness for rubber chickens. The other, an idealistic lunatic with a penchant for awkward linguistic constructions.
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Ah, January! That wondrous time of year when we bid "Good Freakin' Riddance" to the previous year and step boldly into the future, hearts and loins overflowing with giddy anticipation.
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In a dark alleyway somewhere in Seattle, behind a very green building overgrown with vines, it was recently decided that Newsvine should have its own match-making/dating/sex service, based on wildly popular demand.
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I'm totally boning Myk. See my Facebook profile for confirmation.
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The Newsvine Team is honored to recognize the contributions from Walt D., by awarding Sir Walt the Random Act of Vineness. Not only has Walt D.
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Walt-Thanx for the friend accept.
I think Pink Floyd Animals is the most underrated Floyd peice ever and Jacob,s ladder might be my favorite movie. Can't believe I actually met someone who even knows about that movie-
Rock-on!
— Geminga
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hi Walt I see you are a fan of Hunter S Thompson
I have tried to match him in telling a story not at all based in reality in any way shape or form (Evil Jewish Super ants) you better hope they stay out of your garden LOL)— kpr37
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Hi! ty for the invitation. Nice hat :)
— April T
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Walt,
Thank you for accepting my invitation of friendship. I really loved the article that you posted "Man with condom on found bitten to death by snake", it has been my favorite article so far. I am very excited to see the many other things that you have written, or posted, and I can't wait to see what else you add in the future. Thanks again, and see ya on the Vine.
Kodebri— Kodebri
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I think I just realized that your bio picture is, in fact, you, and not Steve Buscemi. You look a lot like Steve Buscemi, but without the crazy eyes.
You drink like a @!$%#ing machine.
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'Tis simple, I like the way you think.
— rwarner
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There is only one way to have faith in a Pole. You put your faith in your sword and your sword in the Pole!
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I like your style, Walt.
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The first thing I ever read by Walt D. was his apology for voting for Bush. I stopped for a moment, contemplating the freezing of Hell's fires, took a sip from my flask of Jameson's, and decided... this one bears watching.
o.O
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Walt finds the angle in a story and adds his own twist making his articles and seeds a worthy read. Most importantly, Walt appreciates history and gets the old saying "we should study our past to make better decisions about the future"...okay, maybe it's not an old saying, but he gets it.
— Lufbery
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Walt always manages to find the most interesting articles around. When reading his articles and seeds, I get the feeling he doesn't seed everything he finds - just, as the French would say, la creme de la creme (insert various accents and correct gender issues as necessary). It's always great to read one of his articles - not only do they inform you and make you think, but they also open up the place for some very interesting discussion.
In other words, the guy rocks.
— Ooble
"More of this is true than you would believe," we're told, just a few minutes into the movie version of The Men Who Stare At Goats, which opens today.
Apple has approved an eBook Application of a book written by Hilter including Nazi symbols as the application icon.
Helicopter Shortage: State Department Fumbles Effort to Oust Blackwater from Iraq
Netflix for the PlayStation 3 is almost here. According to a note that arrived in our inbox this morning, the disc is in the mail even now.
Windows 7 is a valuable upgrade delivering an awesome, new user interface, but don't expect any major improvements in security.
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