Photo: Noserider , CC Okay, so it’s not exactly earth-shattering green political news — but it’s still indicative of the new anti-environment attitude that’s swept into the US House of Representatives. Four years after our nation’s esteemed governing body decided to stop using one of the most destructive, ungreen materials in existence, our lawmakers have decided it’s time to cancel the program that supported biodegradable packaging, and to bring Styrofoam back. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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BROTMAN & SHORT Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP – We No Speak Americano Bass Boost Expose Transgressions and Set Boundaries on Stimulus Packages Rod 2.0:Beta #gay #news #lgbt: GLAAD Files FCC Complaint Against … GLAAD and the National Hispanic Media Coalition have filed a joint complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against Liberman Broadcasting and KRCA. The complaint responds to broadcasts of the popular Spanish-language … Joe. My. God.: GLAAD Files FCC Complaint Against Anti-Gay Spanish … In a joint move with the National Hispanic Coalition, GLAAD announced today that it is filing an FCC complaint against the Spanish-language show, Jose Luis sin Censura, which routinely features anti-LGBT hate speech and has encouraged … Pam's House Blend:: 1PM ET: GLAAD, National Hispanic Media … NOTE: There is an online press conference featuring Presidents of GLAAD and NHMC at 1PM EST. Live video by Ustream Just in: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) today … THE INDEPENDENT FORUM: FCC NPRM – Addressing Unintended Consequences Three Senators Look For USF Changes To Get More Funds For Their States. Rockefeller Pushes D-Block Legislation. Walden May Pursue Incentive Auction Legislation. Retransmission Lobbying Intensifies At FCC Prior To FCC Anticipated … House Republicans Move To Block FCC Internet Regulations With a 244-181 vote, Republican leaders succeeded in attaching an amendment to a sweeping spending bill that would bar the FCC from using government money to implement its new “network neutrality” regulations. … PRIResDev says: . @ethanzuckerman did, too. RT @lrainie : FCC 's Steve Waldman coins term for most important kind of news : “broccoli journalism” – #infoneeds
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NO FLY ZONE MIXTAPE Trailer (4-1-2011 Casini (UDC): Libia, serve una No Fly Zone contro Bombardamenti – SkyTG24 27.02.2011 Shalgam Gaddafi attacks and calls on the UN security Free Libya! Whitehall 1212: Cam's Libya no-fly zone stalled on take-off Making an urgent statement to the Commons on the situation in Libya the Prime Minister punted the notion of enforcing a military no-fly zone over the country to prevent Gaddafi firing on his own citizens in the liberated towns and … Cameron: UK planning for no-fly zone over Libya – Top of the Wire … Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday he’s ordered his top brass to work with Britain’s allies on a plan to establish a military no-fly zone over Libya. ' No fly zone ' plan for Libya – PM | Stock Market News – Business … Britain is working with its allies on a plan to establish a military no-fly zone over Libya, while fewer than 150 British citizens remain there, David Cameron has told MPs.This article is from the BBC News website. Global call for Libya ' no-fly zone ' | London Glossy Magazine Britain has joined growing calls for the possible imposition of no-fly zone over Libya in an effort to prevent further attacks by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi on his own people. David Cameron told the Commons he had ordered the Chief of … Cameron: UK planning for no-fly zone over Libya | The Daily Caller … LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday he’s ordered his top brass to work with Britain’s allies on a plan to establish a military no-fly zone . rebbewright says: Libya crisis: Britain mulling no-fly zone and arms for Al Qaeda rebels, says Cameron (Guardian) http://feedzil.la/ie7Ksx
Continue reading …You don’t need two guns to cause two accidents. Just ask Allen Jones; on Saturday, the Alabama dad was carrying his .40 Glock from his car to the house when he tripped, fell, and accidentally shot himself in the leg, NBC 15 reports. His wife, Aleisha, was inside bathing their…
Continue reading …In a speech House Speaker John Boehner gave to the audience of National Religious Broadcasters, he basically shut down the conservative narrative about shutting down the federal government that has been going on since they took back the House. (forward to the 18 minute mark of the video to spare yourself needless migraine material) LA Times: House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) told a convention of religious broadcasters in Nashville on Sunday evening that a federal government shutdown was not appropriate and not what the electorate wanted. His remarks were the latest sign that congressional leaders were backing away from the brink of a shutdown. “Americans want the government to stay open, and they want it to spend less money,” Boehner said. “We don’t need to shut down the government to accomplish that. We just need to do what the American people are asking of us.” He cited “the moral responsibility” to reduce the federal deficit and cut government largesse while keeping the government open, but he said Congress also had a responsibility to address Social Security and Medicare spending. Clearly these statements will anger his Tea Party base. Are we not people? If words can titillate you, then any mention of not raising the debt limit or holding it hostage to destroy Social Security and Medicare/CAID clearly creates massive orgasms within the Tea Party movement and the FOX Business Network. The fact that Boehner said the American people do not want a federal government shutdown undermines the Bachmann/Palin/Limbaugh/Beck/FOX line of attack and immediately causes unwanted impotence for these hyped-up individuals. I wonder how long it will take him to retract his words or say he was misquoted …
Continue reading …New MSNBC Host Martin Bashir Lashes Out at ‘Disingenuous’ Move by Tea Party Congressman
February 28, 2011 No Comment
On his first day at MSNBC, new host Martin Bashir immediately adopted the network's liberal line, attacking a conservative Congressman for advocating severe spending cuts, deriding it as ” the most disingenuous play on the American people .” Previewing the interview with Representative Joe Walsh of Illinois, Bashir noted that he has refused congressional health care. The anchor solemnly wondered, “Is that his idea of health care for every American?” Bashir, who previously co-anchored ABC's Nightline, offered this loaded question to the Republican: “You're a freshman in this Congress. Are you satisfied that your first significant act in Washington will help bring the government to a standstill?” The cable host closed out this interview and then snidely segueing to his next guest: “And for more on the political ramifications of this budget battle, including, hopefully, a little truth serum, let's bring in NBC news analyst and senior political editor at the Huffington Post, Howard Fineman.” A transcript of the segment, which aired at 3:10pm EST, follows: MARTIN BASHIR: And when we come back, a congressman who refuses health care, even with a wife who has a preexisting condition. Is that his idea of health care for every American? 3:13 BASHIR: Now to the possible government shutdown looming at end of the week. Both parties say they're considering a Republican plan to keep things up and running, but the clock is ticking. Speaker of the House John Boehner says continuing to do the people's work, well, it's a moral issue. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE JOHN BOEHNER: We have a moral responsibility to address the problems that we face and that means working together to cut spending and to rein in government, not shutting it down. BASHIR: Congressman Joe Walsh is a Republican from Illinois and he joins me live from the capitol. Mr. Walsh, good afternoon. REP. JOE WALSH: Good afternoon, Martin. Congrats on the show. BASHIR: Thank you very much. You're a freshman in this Congress. Are you satisfied that your first significant act in Washington will help bring the government to a standstill? WALSH: You know, absolutely. Republicans have been clear that we don't want a shut down government. And I think it's very impressive that we sent a two-week- a two-week budget over to the Democrats in the Senate to try to keep the dialogue going so that we can avoid shutting down government. But, Martin, make no mistake, they sent us here to cut spending, and that's what's in this two-week CR. BASHIR: Let's just sit for a moment on the cutting and spending. Isn't this the most disingenuous play on the American people? Because from Planned Parenthood to collective bargaining in Wisconsin, spending cuts is the excuse. But the real target, well, that's your political opponents. WALSH: No. You know what? Martin, spending cuts are the real truth. That's why 87 Republican freshmen were sent to Washington. The Speaker alluded to it as a moral issue. It is a moral issue. Our country's broke and that's because we're spending too much. We're on a path right now that's going to bankrupt our kids and grand kids and that's morally irresponsible. That's almost criminal to do to future generations. The Republicans are keeping their word, and we're systemically going to go at the spending problem. BASHIR: You've said President Obama ought to be ashamed of himself for not dealing with- for not dealing with entitlements in his budget. You say it's time to raise the retirement age and means test Social Security. But, do you have support from Speaker John Boehner? WALSH: Absolutely. Look at Paul Ryan. Look at Paul Ryan to the north of me in Wisconsin. He has been a leader on this. He stuck his neck out last year and proposed reforms of Medicare and Social Security. Martin, I stand by those words. The President put out a budget and he should be ashamed of himself because he punted on entitlement reform. And everybody in this town knows that you've got to have a serious dialogue about Social Security and Medicare because that's where the bulk of the spending is. The Republicans are not going to be afraid to take the lead on this. And I think the American people are ready for that discussion. BASHIR: Is it true that your own wife has decided to reject any health care insurance at this time? WALSH: I pledged a year ago that, if I were elected, I'd turn down all congressional health care and retirement benefits. I just don't believe, as a member of Congress, you should take those. I don't want to increase the federal footprint, no matter how much it costs. It means a lot to me. And my wife was with me every step of the way. She had a procedure last week, Martin. She did have a preexisting condition and like a lot of Americans
Continue reading …CNN ‘Belief Blog’ Hypes Ad by Liberal Christian Group Asking ‘What Would Jesus Cut?’
February 28, 2011 No Comment
Imagine that Pat Robertson or Dr. James Dobson took out a full-page ad in a mainstream media publication hinting that Jesus himself is squarely behind the Republicans' efforts to curb spending and curtail the size and scope of the federal government. The media would certainly cover the interesting theological and political claims at hand but they'd also be certain to cite apolitical and/or liberal Christian thinkers who would decry the crass and cynical exploitation of Christ for political matters upon which Scripture is silent, such as the U.S. federal budget. Yet when it came to the liberal group Sojourners asking “What Would Jesus Cut” in an ad in today's Politico, CNN's Belief Blog failed to report the objections of concerns that conservative Christians and apolitical Christian theologians would raise From Dan Gilgoff's Feb. 28 CNN.com Belief Blog post (emphasis mine): A coalition of progressive Christian leaders has taken out a full-page ad that asks “What would Jesus cut?” in Monday’s edition of Politico, the opening salvo in what the leaders say will be a broader campaign to prevent cuts for the poor and international aid programs amid the budget battle raging in Washington.
Continue reading …Charlie Sheen interviewed on NBC’s ‘Today Show’ Digital News Report- Charlie Sheen is on a public relations campaign that is not of the typical kind. Sheen was on NBC’s ‘Today Show’ this morning to defend himself from all the scandals that have been brewing in his personal life. They interviewed him inside his home. Charlie Sheen is living with two girlfriends. When asked if he was sober, Sheen said that “Drug tests don’t lie.” He said he closed his eyes and made it so to deal with his addiction to drugs. He did his sobering up in his own home and they labeled his home their own crisis management called, “Sober Valley Lodge” and wouldn’t let Alcoholics Anonymous get involved because they would contaminate it. ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Charlie Sheen ‘Today’ show interview: I’ve got tiger blood, Adonis DNA, and I’m tired of pretending I’m not special Charlie Sheen says he’s a warlock with tiger blood and Adonis DNA who deserves to be making $3 million an episode for “Two and a Half Men.” He says CBS, which shut down production on the show for the remainder of the season after last week’s rants, owes him “a big one, publicly, while licking my feet.” He says he cured his own addiction problems by closing his eyes and making it so. “I’m tired of pretending I’m not special,” he tells NBC’s Jeff Rossen. “You can’t process me with a normal brain.” ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Charlie Sheen: ‘I’m clean and sober’ Charlie Sheen has urged fans not to worry for his health because he is not using drugs. During an interview with Today Show reporter Jeff Rosen, Sheen was questioned as to the last time he indulged in narcotics. “Don’t remember. Don’t care. Drug tests don’t lie,” he retorted. The actor went on to admit that a January hospitalisation that might have been linked to substance abuse was a low point, but he hesitated to brand his behavior as “out of control”. ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Charlie Sheen Today Show Video: Is Charlie Sheen on Drugs Again? Charlie Sheen was on the Today Show this morning, giving a no-holding-back interview. Charlie Sheen was blunt and convinced that he is winning, that CBS and Chuck Lorre are going to regret not working with him any more. But, as you watch the Charlie Sheen Today Show video, it’s hard to believe that he is clean like he claims. Charlie Sheen sees it as “winning” that one day his kids will know about all he has done- even his rampage and downward spiral. ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Charlie Sheen’s Astounding New Interview on “Today Show” (VIDEO) Charlie Sheen has moved from radio rants to a full-scale television blitz, appearing on the “Today Show” to discuss the personal and professional firestorm he’s lit. The (former) “Two and a Half Men” star talks to Jeff Rossen about, well, a lot – including his “war” with CBS, violence against women, being a role model for his children, charges of anti-Semitism, turning his home into a “crisis management center,” and what he plans to do next. ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) WATCH Charlie Sheen’s INSANE Today Show Interview: ‘I’m A Rock Star From Mars’ The Today Show began airing their pre-taped, mulit-segment interview with Charlie Sheen this morning. And yes, it is just as crazy as you thought it was going to be. Sheen, who looks as though he as aged about 20 years since last he appeared on camera, says among other things that he is a “rock star from Mars” and that he is going to return to Two And A Half Men…but expects a raise. Some highlights: ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Charlie Sheen ‘Today’ Show Rant: ‘Men’ Hiatus, Chuck Lorre and Relapsing (VIDEO) Troubled ‘Two and a Half Men’ star Charlie Sheen gave an interview on ‘Today’ (weekdays, 7AM ET on NBC), arguing that CBS had no right to put the sitcom on hiatus, that show co-creator Chuck Lorre is guilty “dictatorial laziness,” and that a relapse isn’t even a remote possibility. When asked if CBS had just cause to end the sitcom’s production early this season, Sheen replied, “No, because … they observed a guy hitting every mark, nailing every line, every joke with a full house, screaming.” ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Charlie Sheen Today Show Interview (WATCH): Fate of Two and a Half Men! Charlie Sheen has been sparking headlines for months and his latest interview with The Today Show this morning is only fueling media interest around the Two and a Half Men star. 12 minutes of the interview can be seen below (I’m not sure if this is the entire interview yet but if I’m missing anything, I’ll definitely add it to this post when it becomes available) and it’s definitely hard to tell if Sheen is sober. While he did pass RadarOnline.com’s drug test this weekend, it’s very clear from the video that he’s still suffering from the effects of the drugs and alcohol. It’s safe to say that Charlie may be clean right now but the long term effects of constant drug use are very evident in his speech. ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Charlie Sheen on ‘Today’: ‘It’s $3 mil an episode, take it or leave it’ The Charlie Sheen Warlock tour kicked off on the Today Show this morning with an interview between the Two and a Half Men star and NBC’s Jeff Rossen. Sheen addressed some of the huge questions surrounding the “war” he has declared against CBS and Men executive producer Chuck Lorre, including his recent self-treatment for what remains a rather ill-defined ailment. Sheen told Rossen he doesn’t remember the last time he did drugs (results of a drug test revealed on GMA this morning also indicate that he is clean), and said he has rejected the “fiction” of Alcoholics Anonymous and its “5 percent success rate.” Instead, he created the Sober Valley Lodge in his own home, he told Rossen, and wouldn’t allow AA to be any part of it. “Their primary client achieved radical success,” Sheen said of Sober Lodge (which, again, is his house). When Rossen asked if relapse was an issue, Sheen replied that relapse was only for “Fools, trolls, weak, defeated — they allowed defeat to be an option. I will not.” ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Charlie Sheen Today Show interview: I’m a warlock Charlie Sheen Today Show interview turns into rant against CBS, Chuck Lorre Elliot Crumpley In a Charlie Sheen Today Show interview, the actor demanded a raise for his return to the halted sitcom “Two and a Half Men,” according to Reuters. The actor who has undergone a highly-public battle with alcoholism and drug abuse, demands a pay rate of $3 million per episode, a million-dollar hike from his current pay rate of $2 million. “I’m underpaid right now,” he insisted in the Charlie Sheen Today Show rant. ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Charlie Sheen Is High on Hubris, If Nothing Else The Charlie Sheen rant express keeps chugging along this morning with an epic Today Show interview. In this latest public appearance, Sheen says that he is a “total rock star from Mars” who is completely sober without the aid of Alcoholics Anonymous. You see, AA is for regular people, Sheen explains, “people who don’t have tiger blood and Adonis DNA,” like he has. Oh and by the way, he says he’s not going back to work on the hit CBS show Two and a Half Men unless he gets $3 million an episode, up from his current salary of $2 million. ( Read Charlie Sheen Today Show more… ) Related Searches : today show, charlie sheen, good morning america, charlie sheen interview, martin sheen Courtesy : Digital News Report , NJ , Digital Spy , Babble , Gossip Cop , Business Insider , TV Squad , Twirlit , EW , College News & Slate
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Anti-Gaddafi protesters camp outside the… – no comment Protesters being exploited: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Raw Video [1/2] Libya – 25 Feb 2011, Gunshots in The Streets of Tripoli, 25/02/2011 Libya Protests: Obama Says Muammar Gaddafi Must 'Leave Now' WASHINGTON — Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan leader to leave power immediately. SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES. Libya Protests: Obama Says Muammar Gaddafi Must 'Leave Now … WASHINGTON — Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan leader to leave power immediately. It was the first time Obama has called for Gadhafi … Libya Protests: Obama Says Muammar Gaddafi Must 'Leave Now … WASHINGTON — Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has lost his legitimacy to rule and urged the Libyan. Muammar Gaddafi's rumoured death has oil prices all messed up … According to Upstream, US official said Washington had no reason to believe the Libyan leader was dead after the rumor swept through oil markets and. Libya Protests: Obama Says Muammar Gaddafi Must 'Leave Now … Libya Protests: Obama Says Muammar Gaddafi Must ‘Leave Now’. Posted on February 27, 2011 by Editor · Subscribe in a reader. WASHINGTON — Ratcheting up the pressure, President Barack Obama on Saturday said Moammar Gadhafi has lost his … javilopez873 says: Hague says 'Col Gaddafi must go': Foreign Secretary William Hague says Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi must step d… http://bbc.in/giiZHY
Continue reading …As Protesters Rally Nationwide to Support Wisconsin Workers CNN Features the Two Year Anniversary of the Tea Party
February 27, 2011 No Comment
Click here to view this media While protesters gather on their state capitals across the country to show their support for the workers in Wisconsin, CNN thought they’d take some time out letting us all know that their astroturf tea party Republican re-branding effort just turned two. Here’s some of what CNN managed to ignore today from TPM — Workers Of America Unite: Pro-Union Rallies Cropping Up Nationwide . And from D-Day at FDL — VIDEO: 100,000-Plus in Madison for Rally for Workers’ Rights . CNN transcript below the fold. TRAVIS (voice-over): Meet the woman who is considered, by many activists, to be the godmother of the Tea Party movement. MARY RAKOVICH, TEA PARTY ACTIVIST: You should know what you believe in and stand up for it. TRAVIS: She’s an anti-abortion rights, pro-environment vegetarian, with two bad hips, cared for Medicare. She may have been the first to publicly protest the stimulus in early February, 2009. It was outside an event in Fort Myers, Florida, where President Barack Obama was promoting his plan. (on camera): Critics might actually blame you, say, hey, this woman, Mary Rakovich, is responsible for the Tea Party movement. RAKOVICH: Well, I think they should look at Rick Santelli instead. TRAVIS (voice-over): He’s the CNBC host who, days after Rakovich, ranted on the president’s plan to help struggling homeowners. RICK SANTELLI, CNBC: How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor’s mortgage that has an extra bathroom and can’t pay their bills? Raise their hand. We’re thinking of having a Chicago Tea Party in July. TRAVIS: That went viral. Then Tea Party groups formed and the protests spread. The movement has seen political success, like helping Republicans take back the House, and setbacks, like being accused of tolerating racism and losing key elections. As we look toward the presidential election and the Tea Party’s impact, Sarah Palin may greatly benefit from her Tea Party ties if she runs. She’s even warned Republicans. (on camera): Governor, what if the Tea Party movement winds up splitting the Republican Party in two? Who will you stand with? SARAH PALIN (R), FMR. ALASKA GOVERNOR: You know, I don’t think that it will, because I think more of the machine within the GOP is going to understand that this “We, the people” message is rising because it’s just so full of common sense and time-tested truths that can put the economy on the right track, that heaven forbid that the GOP machine strays from this message. If so, the GOP is through.
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