Truth Surfer

If you need a reminder of why mainstream media isn't flourishing these days...perhaps it's because they try to be the news, vent the news, create the news...rather than report it fairly. Eric Boehlert makes a good point over at Media Matters .... "Traditionally, candidates who lost and cried foul had a rather short window to prove their case before the media lost patience and started calling the candidate out as petulant and self-involved. Just ask Al Gore, who was hounded in the press by the specter of the "sore loser" label practically from the moment he withdrew his concession in the early morning hours following Election Day. I doubt a day went by during the Florida recount when there wasn't a "sore loser" reference to Gore in the press. (In Nexis, I found nearly 900 "sore loser" press mentions in Gore articles between November and December 2000.) For some reason, Coleman has been able to mostly avoid the dreaded "sore loser"...

Going to take a week off...need to get away from the cold as spring was too late in coming. Going to see graceland...eat BBQ, maybe even wade into the ocean...See ya in a week or so...Maybe by the Senator elect Al Franken will be seated!...maybe...

I'm not Irish...russian gypsy and jewish...it's like the trifecta of loser...which is probably closer to Irish than most... and goes a ways to explain the affinity I have with the Irish and thier poetry/music/beer (hey another trifecta!). RAGLAN ROAD (Patrick Kavanagh) On Raglan Road of an Autumn day I saw her first and knew, That her dark hair would weave a snare That I might someday rue. I saw the danger and I passed Along the enchanted way. And I said,"Let grief be a fallen leaf At the dawning of the day." On Grafton Street in November, we Tripped lightly along the ledge Of a deep ravine where can be seen The worth of passion play. The Queen of Hearts still making tarts And I not making hay; Oh, I loved too much and by such and such Is happiness thrown away. I gave her gifts of the mind, I gave her the secret signs, That's known to the artists who have known The true gods of sound and stone. And her words and tint without stint I gave her poems to say With her ...

Oy vey! Ira Forman, executive director of the National Jewish Democratic Council, is scoffing at NORPAC’s claims that Coleman won the election is proven his case in the recount… “The only ones saying things like this are the most partisan Republicans,” he said. “Anybody looking at the legal process taking place in Minnesota knows it’s been fair and bipartisan. If NORPAC wants to change itself into a Republican entity, I guess that’s up to them.” Typing the Keyboard Loudly! Seems the progressives are pretty much on the same page in regards to the White House economic team’s subservience to Wall Street... Why else would blue collar auto workers have to take pay and benefit cuts while AIG white collar executives get bonuses….Obama but his economic team better start thinking outside of traditional Wall Street-Insider Washington lines….remember…you promised us change, I'm still waiting. ..sigh… You know when ABC News’ Tahman Bradley report starts with “Former Vice President Dick Chen...

I'm drinking the green beer and have a few thoughts...random mind you... I see dead people...well at least one ! Won't be long now. IF they can't reform healthcare by the next election, do they really deserve our vote? Where's Kline and Bachman on this PORK ? Ok I know it's not an irish song but her voice makes me green with envy...and it's of great social importance...lol

Good Luck Charm : My youngest is a ‘Friday the 13th’ baby…and she’s been nothing but good luck for anyone who knows her! So paraskevidekatriaphobia is irrational...at least to me… Judgement Day: How has that self-regulation worked out? Not so well. From 2001 to 2007, corporate, securities and investment fraud cases, have increased of 37%. Why I’m not Religious: This is wrong. Label it for what it is…anti-women…same group In 2007 ordered a 19-year-old gang-rape victim in the Saudi city of Qatif sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison for meeting with an unrelated male. The seven rapists, who abducted the woman and man, received sentences ranging from 10 months to five years in prison Understatement: When almost half of all US bonds are owed by China …this could be a problem…But really? “tip us into a recession”? Haven’t the media been paying attention…things have gone past the recession…can you say depression? Priceless: I won’t be selling Jon Stewart ever…regardless of...

My kids describe me as a 'geeky', I work all day with engineering nerds, I relate socially to the IT guys, and I forgot what life was like before computers...but that doesn't stop me from occasionally assessing technology from a cultural and philosophic point of view...which brings me to a read from Dashiell's blog on techno-hubris: It’s not that technology is bad. Of course it isn ’t. The problem is that human culture has not matured sufficiently to handle the almost god-like powers of modern technology. Instead we’re using them to kill each other and ourselves. The problem that faces us is actually the same that faced the ancient philosophers who puzzled over the problems of political life. How do we foster a civilization based on love, respect, and mutual cooperation, rather than the habitual structures of power, domination, and greed? I relish most technology...look forward with glee to new innovations and applications. I find it all fascinating and stimulating, mi...

I'm so glad I watch this...I need new images to replace the ones the news has implaced in my mind. goto HDFdotCOM and help make a difference...invest in peace.

Mother of Disaster Barbara Bush has a heart ?! Who knew ! I’m sure all the Katrina victims wish her a speedy recovery. Ding Dong Rush The DCCC's Rush Limbaugh apology generator is fun. But needs more punch like a cattle prod...just saying MAD about You We're all mad I tell you! Obama the first 100 hours ! Here's a sampling of their findings… Minutes 1-2 : Round up Michelle and kids, give finger to Bush and Cheney, head to Oval Office Minute 3: Remove stupid flag pin from lapel Minute 25 : Go on Facebook; put out a friend request to Ahmadinejad (with no preconditions) Minute 90 : Pardon Mike Meyers for the Love Guru Read the whole thing here … Super Stewart Stewart hands CNBC their ass…but it left a bad taste in my mouth because as far as I know no one from the network is in jail for the part they played in defrauding America. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c CNBC Gives Financial Advice Daily Show Full Episodes Important Things With Demetri Martin Politica...

So can Cat fly into the U.S.A yet or is he still on the 'we hate you terrorist scum list'? Will I get into trouble posting his songs? Oh well screw it! Tuesdays just seem to affect me oddly...

Note to N.C>Your disrespect of Minnesota's voters is beyond the pale! While the paper said the Norm Coleman has rested his case, he won't. After all, it's no longer about winning but dragging it out sas long as possible so that the duly elected Democrat Al Franken won't gets seated for months. Note to M.S> It's ceased to be Norm's seat when he lost the election! Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, circulated a strongly worded fundraising pitch tonight that says "weve got to stop liberal Democrat comedian Al Franken from stealing Norm Colemans US Senate seat in Minnesota--- Note to N.C's team> The only fatal muddle is your case! In a memo to reporters, the Coleman campaign asserted that "the outcome of this election has become a fatal muddle,” Note to Self> Thank g*d we won Imagine the same folks trying to scuttle the election process because their guy didn't win being in office!...nope...not going to happe...

This is a very odd fight ... So RNC Chairman Steele calls RushLimbaugh an "entertainer" whose show is "incendiary" and "ugly.".... Limbaugh charges Steel with being a "talking head media star."... Wouldn't it be grand if they worked with the American people to resolve the crisis facing most families? Er... guess not? No wonder the Democrats handed their ass to the GOP in the last election...and while I really want to gloat...we have much more pressing issues that ALL OF US should be focusing our attention, resources and skills toward....leave the fighting to kids.