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POPSArmed Services Committee Members Haven't Read General McChrystal's Report “I have not read it,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who is wary of funding another troop increase. Brown would not commit to reading the report before making a decision on supplemental war funding and said he has talked to McChrystal in person. “I’m not going to commit to reading one thing or another.” Leadership aides point out that most of the document had already been leaked to the Washington Post, which posted a redacted version on the Internet. But the classified report includes six additional pages, plus material that was redacted from the leaked version, including the 500,000 troop figure initially reported by NBC’s Andrea Mitchell. “I can’t remember whether I read the classified or the declassified report. I can’t remember,” said Ike Skelton, D-Mo., Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, when I asked him about it last month.
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POPSClimateGate "Scientist" (Laughingstock Fired) "Steps Down" Climate Depot points us to a news report that Dr. Phil Jones, head laughingstock at the East Anglia Climate Research Unit, has "stepped down." In other words, he was asked to leave, not letting the door hit him on the bum on the way out. That's why Jones and the CRU deleted their data files; evaded FOIA requests; and conspired to shut dissenting views out of peer-reviewed journals. Jones isn't a scientist -- he's a hack. It would appear that between 2000 and 2006 Jones was the recipient (or co-recipient) of nearly $20 million worth of grants. But, remember, he was deleting all that data for the children. http://bit.ly/4wh0fW Linked by: Michelle Malkin. Thanks!
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POPSThe real threat to "traditional" marriage: heterosexual couples who don't think the way they're supposed toby
enbar Yesterday 9:54 PM 
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The money quote: "There is a greater expectation that women will work, men will be more involved with their children, and household duties will be more evenly shared... In essence, straight couples are 'queering' heterosexual marriage... If neither partner conforms to his or her 'unique role,' heterosexual marriage starts to look like its same-sex counterpart and illustrates that those 'unique' gendered roles aren't as unique as the bishops claim they are. If in a heterosexual marriage a man can provide nurturing and emotional sensitivity and a woman can provide leadership and effective decision-making skills, could they not bring these traits to a same-sex marriage?"
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POPSReid Bidding Up Votes for Obamacare Obamacare support has been declining among Republicans, Democrats and independents, according to Gallup, "falling by 6 points among Democrats, 8 among independents, and 12 among Republicans ." That data was produced between Nov. 20 and 22, meaning the heavy lobbying earlier in the month by the White House and its special interest allies like AARP and the AMA made no dent in public opposition . Reid's frantic vote buying only fuels this growing opposition as his numerous deals are exposed. As the National Center for Policy Analysis's John Goodman points out, it didn't have to be this way. This unsavory vote-buying spectacle became inevitable at the outset when Obama, Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ignored Republicans in crafting health care reform. That made every potential recalcitrant Democrat's vote ever more valuable. Just ask the $300-million lady from Louisiana.
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POPSDesiree not losing WH gig I really don't care. Like most everything that comes out of this WH the entire episode was full of ineptness. I just hope no SS person gets thrown under the bus to placate the situation so that the WH appears to be concerned. It indeed appears to be one big party time going on there. As one person suggested.... there's very little thought to the repercussions that could have resulted if these weren't just silly socialites.
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POPSBlack Muslim Group Crowns Seattle Cop Killer A 'Black On White' Martyr ........AGAINST WHITE TERRORISTS & RACIST COP REGIME "WHEN I GROW UP, I WANNA BE A PIG," he said in his heart. "As the pig is a despicable animal, Brenton was a despicable man who embraced the values of a despicable system. Certainly he was rewarded with a pig's fate. Can you smell that stench in the air today? A pig's been slaughtered. It smells like something died." Speaking near the location where Brenton was gunned down and addressing more than fifty Seattle Black Foot Soldiers, Shafford condemned the life of officer Brenton, the Seattle Police department, mayor Greg Nickels and all the city's whites.
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POPSI Guess We Need More ‘interfaith-dialogue…’ 
The hero of the gathering was Maurice Clemens, who had shot and killed four police officers at another Forza Coffee House – - this one on a side street in Tacoma, Washington, near the McChord Air Base. Some Black Muslims in response to Issaquah’s query, cried out, “Greg Richards.” Others opted for either Mark Renninger, Tina Griswold, or Ronald Owens. All four Lakewood County police officers had been shot and killed by Maurice Clemmons, an ex-con and alleged member of the Nation of Islam with a long rap sheet of violent crimes. Clemmons, after a long manhunt, was shot and killed by a Seattle cop in a south Seattle neighborhood at 2:45 a.m. this morning. The rally was held by the Black Foot Soldiers Movement, an offshoot of the Nation of Islam, to map out plans for a street penitentiary protest and street party that will be held to disrespect tributes, memorials and funerals whites are expected to have for the terrorists. the last crusade http://bit.ly/64dTnb
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POPSBest Microscopic-life Images of 2009 OK. Tell me, again, that this all just evolved and that there is not an amazingly powerful Creator behind each and every existing creature and formation. All of it didn't 'amplify'...my fault...but the world of the microscopic is as amazing as the vastness of the universe.
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POPSMessage to the Environmental Movement The greenie's not for turning The Independent is telling us that the Boy Cameron is facing "a growing challenge to his authority from senior members of his own party who say they have doubts about the Conservatives' stance on global warming." Leading figures including Peter Lilley, the former cabinet minister, Andrew Tyrie and Ann Widdecombe are openly questioning the political consensus on climate change. David Davis is also warning that the policy of tough targets to cut carbon emissions, supported by the Boy, is "destined to collapse". He criticises "the fixation of the green movement with setting ever tougher targets, in the face of failure to meet earlier promises". He adds: "The ferocious determination to impose hair-shirt policies on the public " taxes on holiday flights, or covering our beautiful countryside with wind turbines that look like props from War of the Worlds " is bound to cause a reaction in any democratic country."
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POPSShiver Me Timbers!!! Pirates with Fur, Feathers and Scales Ahoy Gentlemen o’ fortune! Aye matey!! Our beloved shipmates from worth1000 created these amusin’ images o’ animals dressed as pirates. What? ye dasn’t like ‘t, ye scurvy dog? Listen will ye?!! Enough with yer bilge, ye pox-faced kraken… put down your nasty little knife, it’s the lash that will be applied to your virgin backs…..Shiver me timbers!!! You white laced mother’s children have no business being at sea! Okay, avast this swashbuckler talk an’ view now some cool pictures o’ our shipmates. I hope ye like ‘t me heartys…. yo-ho-ho!
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POPSBecoming too reliant and emotionally attached to your personal computer RAM (Random Access Memory) is an animation about becoming too reliant and emotionally attached to your personal computer. It is an exaggeration of my research on recent trends of dependency and attachment found in children for their PCs, especially in the US and UK. The animation centres on the interaction between two boys, Mark and Tylr, while the technical focus of the piece is on animation, particularly facial animation. The style of the piece is based on Japanese anime, which has already been used for many technological and sci-fi series, and is born from a country famous for its technophilia and tendency to use technology for fun and companionship. The voice actors I used were children I overheard at a comic book store, and while most of the dialogue is scripted, I also made use of excess recordings that were just too lol to not use. Enjoy! XD Caroline Ting
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POPSPink - So What Isn't someone's Friday night tonight? Would that be Sue? Sigh. I love Pink. I think i'd like to Be Pink. Or maybe i'll marry her, lol!
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POPSUnion Calls NBC Grinch....Threatens Strike During Tree Lighting
The union is accusing NBC of growing "increasingly hostile, ignoring the concerns of the union's membership," and it has created a Web site, NBCStoleChristmas.com, to promote its cause. "We can't let the Grinch at NBC steal another Christmas from thousands of honest working people," NABET-CWA Local 11 President Ed McEwan said in a news release. "This charade must stop. Christmas is supposed to be a time of goodwill, but the network's management is trying to hide behind their fancy lights while leaving their employees in the dark." The union says it represents nearly 3,000 of NBC's producers, writers and technicians. NBC Universal fired back at the union in a statement saying the union canceled three days scheduled for negotiations, Nov. 18, 19 and 20, and has not offered alternative dates. "Progress can only be made in labor negotiations when the parties are negotiating," the statement read. "It is unfortunate that the union is resorting to threats as opposed to meeting its