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"It was thus the fountains were dancing to the moon in Arabia; it was thus the Nixies shook their white limbs on the haunted banks of the Rhine; it was thus the fairy women flashed their alabaster feet on the fairy hills of Connemara; it was thus the Houris were dancing for Mahomet on the palace floors of Paradise."~ 'The Quest of the Golden Girl' by Richard le Gallienne

Member Since: January 29, 2008

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 86 votes / 20 sinks

DNC Convention Stumbles

Politics – "In some ways, it provides an excellent manifestation of Democratic governance. Underfunded, overspent, and chock-full of unrealistic mandates, the entire enterprise appears on the brink of failure " and Team Obama has six weeks to attempt a rescue"

View Story Discuss (106) (nytimes.com) 2 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 06, 2008 07:56pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 68 votes / 4 sinks

The Wars of Religion Return (by Pat Buchanan)

Religion – Last week's clash between Dr. James Dobson and Barack Obama is but the latest skirmish in a war that dates back to the time of Christ. At issue: What is Christian truth? Does the true Christian put social peace ahead of his duty to make God's Law man's law?

View Story Discuss (88) (creators.com) 3 days ago by SonOfTheMask

Voted for on July 06, 2008 04:40pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 30 votes / No sinks

41 Year-Old Sets Record in Olympic Swimming Trials

Sports – Dana Torres set a record in women's swimming trials, all the more remarkable considering her age of 41.

View Story Discuss (4) (sports.yahoo.com) 3 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 06, 2008 04:40pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 116 votes / 36 sinks

Cheer up. We're winning this War on Terror

Do No Evil – Al-Qaeda and the Taleban are in retreat, the surge has worked in Iraq and Islamism is discredited. Not a bad haul

View Story Discuss (426) (timesonline.co.uk) 2 days ago by libsRfunny

Voted for on July 06, 2008 04:40pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 41 votes / No sinks

Barack Obama's Support Reduced w/Clinton Supporters

Politics – A recent poll shows that the Democratic Party is not coalescing around Barack Obama in the four weeks since Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race.

View Story Discuss (26) (cnn.com) 3 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 06, 2008 04:35pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 23 votes / No sinks

3 Americans Rescued From Colombia

Do No Evil – Americans who were rescued from FARC express their gratitude to the people who rescued them.

View Story Discuss (2) (army.mil) 3 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 06, 2008 04:35pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 24 votes / No sinks

Sailor Gets Medal of Honor Posthumously

Do No Evil – Petty Officer Michael Monsoor was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. Other sailors gave him a fitting sendoff.

View Story Discuss (4) (foxnews.com) 3 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 06, 2008 04:29pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 61 votes / 2 sinks

Mom Turns Daughter into Barbie Lookalike

Women – An ex-model mother spends 300/month on her 11-year-old daughters beauty treatments. Her reasoning is that "all the other girls are doing it".

View Story Discuss (30) (dailymail.co.uk) 3 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 06, 2008 04:23pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 36 votes / 1 sink

Woman who died on hospital floor called 'beautiful person'

News – To people around the world who have seen the video, Esmin Green is a symbol of a health-care system that seems to have failed horribly.

View Story Discuss (20) (cnn.com) 5 days ago by Alexia

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This story has mostly positive ratings. 128 votes / 2 sinks

Greenpeace Releases Dolphins Into Forest

Humor – THE ONION RADIO NEWS With Doyle Redland reporting: In a move intended to rescue dolphins from accidental death at the hands of tuna fishermen, Greenpeace announced the release of over 40 dolphins into Mt. Rainier National Park.

View Story Discuss (42) (theonion.com) 5 days ago by ind06

Voted for on July 04, 2008 11:16am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 110 votes / 6 sinks

Carl Linder Funds Terrorist Group and John McCain

Politics – Carl H. Lindner Jr.,the Cincinnati billionaire businessman and former CEO of Chiquita Brands International who co-hosted of a recent top-dollar fundraiser for Sen. John McCain, oversaw the payment of roughly $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group that is today designated a terrorist organization by

View Story Discuss (74) (thelangreport.com) 5 days ago by langm120

Sunk on July 04, 2008 11:15am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 108 votes / 2 sinks

Pentagon's top investigator to resign

Politics – The Pentagon's inspector general, Claude Kicklighter, is resigning after just over a year in the job and at a time when defense spending has skyrocketed but personnel shortfalls in the oversight office have strained its ability to probe allegations of waste, fraud and abuse.

View Story Discuss (20) (washingtonpost.com) 6 days ago by bubba2

Sunk on July 04, 2008 12:01am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 119 votes / No sinks

Friday July 4th - Ray Charles - America The Beautiful

Music – Happy birthday America. A good day to remember what we have. I had a wise man tell me the secret of life.He said "the secret of a good life is to want what you have more than what you want"..That wise man was my father,a world war two vet that passed away on July 4th 1978.Miss you dad!!! I hope everyone has a great day,please be carefu

View Story Discuss (49) (youtube.com) 5 days ago by baddad59

Voted for on July 03, 2008 11:52pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 188 votes / 27 sinks

FOX News Doctors NY Times Photos

Television – Fox News has sunk to a new low. On Wednesday, the network displayed photos that its editors had doctored of two New York Times employees--reporter Jacques Steinberg, and editor Steven Radcliffe. The before and after photos can be seen here.

View Story Discuss (261) (news.aol.com) 5 days ago by TimALoftis

Sunk on July 03, 2008 11:31pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 146 votes / 5 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 (133) (wnd.com) 5 days ago by AlphaGnosis

Voted for on July 03, 2008 09:56pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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