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I am a second generation Norwegian-American (I do not speak the native Norwegian tongue; I had to learn American English). I teach advanced math at a private school.

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 77 votes / 10 sinks

Obama rewrites Iraq plan

Politics – Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) promised primary voters a swift withdrawal from Iraq, in clear language still on his website: "Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months." Not anymore.

View Story Discuss (83) (politico.com) 1 day ago by libsRfunny

Voted for on July 03, 2008 05:48pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks

Praise God For The Scum of The Earth!

Science – Fantastic news on how to solve the energy crisis. This video opens doors to others like it that should give you hope for our energy needs.

View Story Discuss (7) (youtube.com) 23 hours ago by Mutainia

Voted for on July 03, 2008 05:32pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 137 votes / 3 sinks

Fourth of July care packages en route to soldiers

Do No Evil – The effort raised $1.5 million for packages for the tens of thousands of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, which will mean "thousands and thousands" of packages being dispatched so they arrive in time for the 4th of July.

View Story Discuss (119) (wnd.com) 1 day ago by AlphaGnosis

Voted for on July 03, 2008 05:31pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 182 votes / 1 sink

July 4th, 2008 - Proclamation of Independence

Art & Design – To commemorate July 4, 2008, this Spadecaller video features excerpts from John F. Kennedy reciting the Declaration of Independence to the accompaniment of Hans Zimmer's "Born Free," the theme song from "Madagascar." The video poses a haunting question: what will you be celebrating tomorrow?

View Story Discuss (35) (youtube.com) 1 day ago by Spadecaller

Voted for on July 03, 2008 05:29pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 162 votes / 55 sinks

Romney: Obama Shows 'Frightening Naivete'

Politics – Barack Obama's approach to the war on terror shows "frightening naivetÃ;Â©. Even the peaceniks of the last decade have recognized that the pre-911 thinking of the early 1990s was wrong," Romney says.

View Story Discuss (359) (newsmax.com) 2 days ago by AlphaGnosis

Voted for on July 03, 2008 05:27pm Commented on 2 times: 1 2

This story has mostly positive ratings. 165 votes / 2 sinks

Don Loyd's Fastest Ways to Succeed in Real Estate

Real Estate – If you want to succeed in the real estate market there are five things to do and here they are.

View Story Discuss (3) (realestateproarticles.com) 2 days ago by altnrg

Voted for on July 02, 2008 11:06pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks

Big Country-Fragile Thing

Music – Somber song and video with nice lyrics.

View Story Discuss (6) (youtube.com) 1 day ago by jmopinion

Voted for on July 02, 2008 10:55pm Commented on 2 times: 1 2

This story has mostly positive ratings. 38 votes / 9 sinks

Obama, Like Dodd and Conrad, Got Cheap Home Loan

Do No Evil – Presidential nominee Barack Obama joins the list of several other high-profile Democratic Party members who received highly favorable home loans. Obama, D-Ill., reportedly purchased a $1.65 million mansion in Chicago through a "super, super jumbo" loan he received from Northern Trust Bank in Illinois, the Washington Post reports.

View Story Discuss (40) (newsmax.com) 1 day ago by pc25

Voted for on July 02, 2008 09:55pm Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

This story has mostly positive ratings. 44 votes / No sinks

Does Patriotism Matter?

Politics – With the full commission of a global society, many are losing their national identity. Some in Europe blame the EU for what they consider a loss of their history. Is such a thing going on in America? Are we lifted by our history, or held down by it?

View Story Discuss (40) (article.nationalreview.com) 2 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 02, 2008 08:27pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 75 votes / 1 sink

Bush Ratings Complicate McCain's Presidential Fight

Politics – Bush disapproval rating in the Journal poll is particularly striking among a number of key voter blocs for Mr. McCain in the November election: older voters (67%), women (71%) and independents (75%). Sen. McCain is trapped in the president's toxic political shadow.

View Story Discuss (19) (online.wsj.com) 2 days ago by Radiofreeeuropa

Voted for on July 02, 2008 08:24pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 18 votes / 1 sink

Blackberry Curve Just Rocks

Gadgets & Tech – The Blackberry Curve will do nothing to solve your addictions. However, it will do everything you ever wanted to do with multimedia, bluetooth, e-mail, and oh yeah, a phone.

View Story Discuss (6) (laptopmag.com) 2 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 02, 2008 08:23pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 90 votes / 1 sink

Wednesdays Metal - High On Fire - Rumours Of War

Music – A nice little song for humpday.A little adrenalin rush to push us towards the week-end. I love these guy's.Any three piece band that can make this much noise is alright by me!!Turn it up and enjoy!!

View Story Discuss (8) (youtube.com) 2 days ago by baddad59

Voted for on July 02, 2008 08:23pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 25 votes / No sinks

Gallup Poll Finds Lowest Confidence Numbers Ever

Do No Evil – A recent Gallup Poll showed the level of confidence of average people in various groups and institutions. The current Congress finished dead last, and broke the record for the lowest level of confidence ever found.

View Story Discuss (12) (gallup.com) 2 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 01, 2008 10:08pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 97 votes / 1 sink

Conservation Group Condemns Waterboarding As Wasteful

Humor – WASHINGTON - Conservation group National Water Watch, criticized the government's use of waterboarding Monday, calling the practice of immobilizing a detainee and pouring water over his face to simulate drowning "a tragic waste of resources."

View Story Discuss (13) (theonion.com) 2 days ago by ind06

Voted for on July 01, 2008 09:27pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 98 votes / 1 sink

Toe Tapping Tuesday - Ten Years After - I'm Going Home(live)

Music – This is how guitar is played without multiple takes and pro tools,raw,loud,fast,and most importantly,with a ton of feeling.Alvin Lee was an animal on guitar,an inspiration to people like Blackmore and Beck.A true great.Hope you enjoy.

View Story Discuss (43) (youtube.com) 3 days ago by baddad59

Voted for on July 01, 2008 08:40pm Commented on 1 time: 1