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just an ordinary guy,go to work,pay my taxes,served my country ( 8yrs US Army Special Forces).Some folks call me a liberal for believing in such treasonous things as freedom of speech,right to privacy,live and let live,the Golden Rule...I just call it American.

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Sundays Rock - Uriah Heep - Stealin

Music – One of the most popular bands of the time. Just thought I'd put this up...well, just because. Hope you enjoy.

View Story Discuss (8) (youtube.com) 6 hours ago by baddad59

Voted for on July 20, 2008 02:07am

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Whoops! White House Touts Obama News

News – The White House this afternoon accidentally sent to its extensive distribution list a Reuters story headlined "Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan - magazine."

View Story Discuss (0) (blogs.abcnews.com) 15 hours ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on July 19, 2008 05:55pm

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Letter to the National GOP

Politics – We, the undersigned, wish to convey our thoughts to you on the following matter. Most of us feel that the presumptive Presidential Candidate, Senator John McCain, is a fine individual (some of us don't), but he can not and will not win the 2008 race for the Presidency of the United States of America for the following reasons:

View Story Discuss (58) (lettertogop.com) 12 hours ago by ecotourusa

Voted for on July 19, 2008 05:18pm

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Report: Iraqi PM Backs Obama Troop Exit Plan

News – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months.

View Story Discuss (0) (reuters.com) 21 hours ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on July 19, 2008 04:35pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 30 votes / 1 sink

Hannity falsely suggested no oil in areas already available to oil companies for drilling

Politics – Sean Hannity falsely suggested that federal areas legally available for leasing by oil companies contain no oil. In fact, federal agencies have estimated that MORE oil exists on the tens of millions of acres of federal areas currently legally available for drilling than there is in the areas currently off limits to drilling.

View Story Discuss (3) (mediamatters.org) 1 day ago by bubba2

Voted for on July 19, 2008 04:25pm

White House sends press corps al-Maliki's praise for Obama plan
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White House sends press corps al-Maliki's praise for Obama plan

Politics – An embarrassing slip up, when an aide mistakenly sent to the news media a Reuters article saying Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan. Its timing is particularly embarrassing as Bush's "general time horizon" for withdrawing U.S. troops is being cited by some as resembling Obama's redeployment pro

View Story Discuss (103) (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com) 13 hours ago by ybdogsct

Voted for on July 19, 2008 04:02pm

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Wind Energy Viability on Rise

News – This week, global-warming guru Al Gore announced a plan to spend at least a trillion dollars in the next 10 years on renewable energy, including wind, to break the nation's fossil-fuel addiction cold turkey.

View Story Discuss (31) (kansascity.com) 19 hours ago by GWHayduke

Voted for on July 19, 2008 12:59pm Commented on 3 times: 1 2 3

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).

View Story Discuss (230) (realclearpolitics.com) 1 day ago by AlphaGnosis

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Martial Artists: Six Reasons Grabbing Someone Is Foolish!

Sports – Martial Artists: Six Reasons Grabbing Someone Is Foolish!

View Story Discuss (2) (boxing-fighting.info) 19 hours ago by mylovediamonds

Voted for on July 19, 2008 12:08pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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George W. Bush Sewage Treatment Plant renaming qualifies for November ballot.

Politics – The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco has just recently submitted signatures to city election officials "hoping to place on the ballot an initiative that would rechristen the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant as the George W. Bush Sewage Plant."

View Story Discuss (8) (thinkprogress.org) 1 day ago by DiffeeOnline

Voted for on July 19, 2008 11:37am Commented on 1 time: 1

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US, Iraq seek `general time horizon' on troop cuts

News – The United States and Iraq have agreed to seek "a general time horizon" for further withdrawals of American troops from the war.

View Story Discuss (81) (news.yahoo.com) 1 day ago by STONERS

Voted for on July 19, 2008 11:17am Commented on 6 times: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Barack Obama: My Plan for Iraq
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Barack Obama: My Plan for Iraq

Politics – THE call by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki for a timetable for the removal of American troops from Iraq presents an enormous opportunity. We should seize this moment to begin the phased redeployment of combat troops that I have long advocated, and that is needed for long-term success in Iraq and the security interests of the United States.

View Story Discuss (49) (nytimes.com) 5 days ago by Beau7890

Voted for on July 15, 2008 09:18pm

Hannity falsely claimed Obama tax plan would raise taxes on families of 4 making $50,000 a year
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Hannity falsely claimed Obama tax plan would raise taxes on families of 4 making $50,000 a year

Politics – On his radio program, Sean Hannity falsely claimed that Obama's proposal for rescinding the Bush tax cuts would result in families of 4 making $50,000 a year ... paying another $2,000 in taxes a year. In fact, Obama has proposed cutting taxes for middle-class families and rolling back President Bush's tax cuts only on people making over $250,000.

View Story Discuss (421) (mediamatters.org) 6 days ago by bubba2

Voted for on July 14, 2008 10:52am

Earth the Biography
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Earth the Biography

Science – A new series by National Geographic begins airing this evening exploring the biography of the earth. The first part of the series discusses Volcanoes, one of nature's most awesome and destructive forces, but they are also the life force and architect of our planet.

View Story Discuss (52) (channel.nationalgeographic.com) 6 days ago by Eagle Eye

Voted for on July 13, 2008 11:36am Commented on 2 times: 1 2

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McCain slams Obama for missing a vote he also missed

Politics – Following Iran's missile tests this week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) slammed Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) position on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, declaring, "This is the same organization that I voted to condemn as a terrorist organization when an amendment was on the floor of the United States Senate. Senator Obama refused to vote."

View Story Discuss (7) (thinkprogress.org) 8 days ago by Aidenag

Voted for on July 12, 2008 09:36pm

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