I’m okay in posting this. In real time, they have not yet announced this category at the Academy Awards.
It’s a miracle: I’ve actually seen two of the documentaries nominated for Oscars this year: An Inconvenient Truth and Jesus Camp. Truth I saw in the theater long ago; Jesus Camp, I watched with Hombre last week. It was eye-opening, the details were sharp and telling, and it had the best camera work of any documentary I’ve seen. It was entertaining: Ted Haggard made an arrogant [...]
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Coffee. Care for a second cup? Go ahead. Really. Maybe a third. Or a fourth.
Well here is some interesting news! Need More Fiber? Try Coffee, Coffee May Be Higher In Soluble Fiber Than Wine Or Orange Juice, Researchers Say,They say coffee has more soluble dietary fiber (the type of fiber that dissolves in water [...]
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Looks like the man from Illinois isn’t slowing down. I’m impressed at the turnout in neighboring Texas –
If Friday’s turnout in Austin, TX is any indication, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) "is gaining huge momentum," KEYE-TV reports. "More than 20,000 supporters filled Auditorium Shores to hear him speak. The crowd shows Obama’s appeal crosses [...]
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Life in Iraq. Read. And remember.
At last my heart and mind are at rest, until tomorrow. I was waiting for a phone call from my daughter to tell me she is home safely. She, like thousands of university students in Iraq, is taking her mid-term [...]
UPDATE: Cross your fingers and say a prayer.
“A suicide bomber struck Sunday outside a college campus in Baghdad, killing at least 41 people and injuring dozens as a string of other blasts and rocket attacks left bloodshed around the city. Most of the victims were students at the college, a business studies annex of Mustansiriyah University that was hit by a series [...]
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Keith Olbermann certainly has been getting some attention since he signed that new multi-year deal with MSNBC. Rolling Stone last week. CBS Sunday Morning today.
CBS Sunday Morning did a profile on Keith Olbermann and Countdown today. The "Rummy Special Comment," was the # 2 political blog post (#3 overall) of 2006 via Nielsen BuzzMetrics. "CBS: If you firmly believe reporters never should share their personal views, Keith Olbmermann is definitely not the newsman for you. "Mr. Bush, the [...]
Oh, by the way, let me remind you that MSBNC posts clips from most Countdown segments online. Enoy.
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I’m tired. Worn out. Left town Friday night for some family stuff. Came back late Saturday. Spent today trying to catch up with chores around the house and and now trying to keep one eye on the Academy Awards while updating my mp3 player. In other words, I’m darned maxed out on multi-tasking! I was also skimming through my bloglines and noticed one of the key stories right now is (surprise!) Iran. AmericaBlog has done most of the heavy lifting, snagging a couple of most interesting reports. –
We can’t win two wars, so let’s have three! These people are seriously nuts. Oh, but the plans are to "just" bomb Iran’s ability to help the insurgents in Iraq. Uh, ok. And what do we do when the Iranians decide to flood across the boarder and hit us back? Of course, this is exactly what Bush wants to have happen – he wants all out war with Iran. The problem is [...]
But, wait. There’s more. The natives are restless.
From the Sunday Times (London): "SOME of America’s most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against Iran, according to highly placed defence and intelligence sources. Tension in the Gulf region has raised fears that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely before [...]
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