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Back in the saddle again!! Finally finished the loooong move back to Colorado where the sunsets are Bronco orange and where God takes His vacations! My son hooked me up on facebook so look me up there as well!

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How China is taking over Africa...

Politics – ...and why the West should be VERY afraid. It's not just oil, it's diamonds and logging and population. China now has 750,000 nationals living in Africa, and the number is increasing.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:27pm

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PETA Sex Talk - Spay or Neuter

Pets – spay and neuter your animals!!!!

Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:26pm

Susan Estrich:  It Should Be a Democratic Year
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Susan Estrich: It Should Be a Democratic Year

Politics – July polls don't tell you who's going to win in November. Just ask President Dukakis or President Gore, both of whom were well ahead in July and went on to lose in the fall (although Mr. Gore still doesn't quite see it that way).

Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:25pm

Green House Building Sustainable Future Now
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Green House Building Sustainable Future Now

Do No Evil – Our Planet is facing dramatic changes owing to the accelerated rate of human development and indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources. Global warming is just one such warning sign that the delicate global ecosystem is very near the tipping scale.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:24pm

Ohioans Struggle to Buy Food in Uncertain Economy
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Ohioans Struggle to Buy Food in Uncertain Economy

Politics – Two women interviewed by NPR say they are struggling to get a job, or get enough groceries to eat.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:21pm

Has Barack Obama Accomplished Anything in the Senate
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Has Barack Obama Accomplished Anything in the Senate

Politics – Has Barack Obama Accomplished Anything in the Senate. Video from Chris Matthews on CNN, the entire clip. You watch, you decide.

Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:17pm

Barack's Iraq Trip
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Barack's Iraq Trip

News – Barack Obama is headed for the front - including a stop in an Iraq that would look far different had Washington adopted the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's strategic imperatives

Voted for on July 19, 2008 10:16pm

Keep Loaded Guns Out of National Parks
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Keep Loaded Guns Out of National Parks

Do No Evil – The NRA somehow convinced the government that gun owners should be able to bring loaded firearms into parks. Loaded firearms add the threat of accidental discharge, could increase wildlife poaching and are a risk to park visitors.

Sunk on July 18, 2008 03:05pm Commented on 4 times: 1 2 3 4

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Obama Will Not Speak At Brandenburg Gate

Politics – Chancellor Angela Merkel objected to Obama giving an election speech at the Brandenburg Gates. More importantly, a majority of Germans were against the idea. Now Obama will speak at Victory Column

Voted for on July 18, 2008 01:47pm

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The Audacity of Vanity

Politics – He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast -- a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins -- would be a picturesque way to bolster his foreign policy credentials.

Voted for on July 18, 2008 01:44pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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Cast of 300 Advises Obama on Foreign Policy

Politics – Every day around 8 a.m., foreign policy aides at Senator Barack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters send him two e-mails: a briefing on major world developments over the previous 24 hours and a set of questions, accompanied by suggested answers, that the candidate is likely to be asked about international relations during the day.

Voted for on July 18, 2008 11:13am Commented on 7 times: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Myth of Consensus Explodes: APS Opens Global Warming Debate
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Myth of Consensus Explodes: APS Opens Global Warming Debate

Science – The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its members disbelieve in human-induced global warming. The leadership of the society had previously called the evidence for global warming "incontrovertible."

Voted for on July 18, 2008 11:10am

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NY Governor Says Obama Loss Would Be Because of Racism

Politics – In a speech at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's annual convention in Cincinnati, Mr. Paterson also suggested that the defeat of Senator Obama by Senator McCain in the presidential contest would be a victory for racism.

Voted for on July 18, 2008 11:09am Commented on 1 time: 1

Democrats try to spur oil exploration
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Democrats try to spur oil exploration

News – Republicans blocked a Democratic bill to spur exploration in areas where drilling has already been sanctioned. A supermajority was needed. Democrats were calling the bluff of Republicans on their persistent demands for more domestic production. "Drill on the leases you have or let somebody else do it," said Steny H. Hoyer (D-MA).

Voted for on July 18, 2008 11:00am (retracted)

Obama Releases List of Approved Jokes About Himself
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Obama Releases List of Approved Jokes About Himself

Humor – Saying he is "sympathetic to late night comedians' struggle to find jokes to make about me," Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) today issued a list of official campaign-approved Barack Obama jokes.

Voted for on July 17, 2008 05:19pm Commented on 2 times: 1 2