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the B2Journal: Copenhagen: 1,200 Limos, 140 Private Planes

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:21:11 -0500

Copenhagen: 1,200 Limos, 140 Private Planes – 07 dec – On a normal day, Majken Friss Jorgensen, managing director of Copenhagen’s biggest limousine company, says her firm has twelve vehicles on the road. During the “summit to save the world”, which opens here tomorrow, she will have 200. “We thought [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Swiss Terrorism

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:56:00 -0500

The vote last week in Switzerland to ban the building of more minarets -- even though there were only four in existence already -- was a spasm of intolerance and hatred from a nation we normally think of as boring. After all, when you think of Switzerland, you think [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Remembering Pearl Harbor

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:46:00 -0500

Sixty-eight years later, these veterans still honor those who died at Pearl Harbor. At Pearl Harbor, Jerry Mintz fought back against the Japanese surprise attack by grabbing a 50-caliber machine gun and firing at the planes that strafed the anchored Navy fleet and pulled the U.S. [...]

Bark Bark Woof Woof: Short Takes

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:17:00 -0500

Sunday on the Hill: President Obama went to the Capitol to push the Democrats on the healthcare bill.

Massachusetts holds the primary for the election to fill Ted Kennedy's seat tomorrow.

The U.S. forecasts smaller losses from the bank bailouts than previously thought. That's good.
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Pushing Rope: No Deadline For Afghanistan Withdrawal

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:42:00 -0500

Sec. of Defense Robert Gates and Sec. of State Hillary Clinton told Bob Schieffer there is no absolute deadline to pull troops out of Afghanistan. Gates and Clinton do their best to spin. The fact is President Barack Obama said troops will start pulling out in July of [...]

Pushing Rope: The Pixies - Hey

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:44:00 -0500

The Pixies perform Hey on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. [...]

The South Florida Watershed Journal: Snowy surprise

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:39:00 -0500

Wet season or dry season?

That’s an easy call in south Florida … most years –

Summers are wet and winters dry.

In other areas the distinction is less so,

Leaving weather aficionados to ponder their rains as, say, a baseball [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: SFDB's We Live Here

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

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South Florida Daily Blog: Your Evening Sift

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:47:00 -0500

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Is it over? Yes, I think it's over. What the heck will Miami do without Art Basel tomorrow? How will we ever live without it for another year? Mull it over while you take in your Sunday evening Sift.

A- Mango&Lime samples [...]

Pushing Rope: Joel Award: Charles Krauthammer

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:12:00 -0500

It is time to give out the Joel Award. The award goes any celebrity, pundit, blogger or politician that purposely contradicts himself or herself.

This 2004 comedy gem by Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer is worth revisiting. Krauthammer's neoconservative declares President Bush's Afghanistan invasion a resounding success.

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Florida Cracker: Tiger Woods Voicemail Remix

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:32:00 -0500

Not really my kind of music, but this tune's surprisingly hummable:... [...]

Pushing Rope: Is This Change?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:22:00 -0500

Treasury Sec. Tim Geithner has funneled repaid bailout through AIG to pay Goldman Sach's naked credit default swaps. Repaid bailout money was suppose to be given to community banks to loan out to small businesses.

The President increased the Defense Department budget by 4 percent.
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Bark Bark Woof Woof: Sunday Night at the Movies

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:56:00 -0500

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

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Pushing Rope: Obama Talks to Senate Democrats

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:08:00 -0500

President Barack Obama urged Senate Democrats to finish work on the health care bill. The President met with Democrats near the Senate floor. Obama did not address controversial issues, such as the House Stupak-Pitts anti-abortion amendment or using cloture. Obama's talk was a pep rally speech that [...]

Pushing Rope: A Spy in the House of Love

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:05:00 -0500

Lagniappe:

Comix, comics, comixx, comic strips, editorial cartoons, cartoons, comic books, underground comix, satire, parody, Republicans, political cartoons, John Poindexter, Ollie North, G. Gordon [...]

Pushing Rope: Orrin Hatch Doesn't Like Reading

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:59:00 -0500

Orrin Hatch doesn't like the Senate health care bill because it is too long. Would Hatch be happier if CliffsNotes came out with their edition of the health care bill.

HATCH: It's 2074 pages long! It's enough to make you barf!

I feel the' [...]

Pekin Prattles: Arm-Twisting/Lies/Collusion/Etc.

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:12:00 -0500

The current crop of Reid/Pelosi/Obama leaders are determined....no matter the cost....to have SOME eFORM of healthcare voted upon and approved. They care not a lot about the details. They are sold on the idea that if they do not pass said and same healthcare "reform" they fail with their base. [...]

Pekin Prattles: Obama Bombs Once Again!

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:07:00 -0500

Michael Goodwin states: "Perhaps it was inevitable. A man who voted "present" 130 times in the Illinois Legislature couldn't possibly morph into a savvy and decisive leader of the free world in such a short time.

Yet even the pessimists among us are alarmed by the cloud of uncertainty'" [...]

Pushing Rope: Scott Rothstein: Self-Paid Man

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:18:00 -0500

Scott Rothstein paid himself $35.7 million in 2008. Rothstein was recently indicted for running a Ponzi scheme. Included in the charges are mail fraud, wire fraud, and several charges to money laundering. Rothstein's associates were also rewarded hamesomely for their illegal activities.

• Rothstein, CEO: $35.7 [...]

The Buzz: Dockery calls label SunRail 'billion-dollar boondoggle'

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:05:56 -0500

The soothing voice of state Sen. Paula Dockery of Lakeland, a Republican candidate for governor, is being heard on robo calls across North Florida this weekend. She is urging people to show up for a rally Monday in opposition to rail legislation pending before the Legislature.

Here's part of the script, in which Dockery does [...]

Pekin Prattles: The 12 Days of Copenhagen....

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:05:00 -0500

Sung to the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas....final chorus...liberties taken with the rhyme & meter!!!

1200 Limousines
1100 Caviar
1000 Free Hookers
900 pounds of carbon footprint (each)
8 lonely protesters
700 global warming experts (emails & all)
600 words from Obama
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South Florida Daily Blog: SFDB Post Of The Week

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:57:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1

SFDB selects its Post of the Week by going back and reviewing all the Sifts that we've done over the past 7 days. We find the best post of the week and note the runners ups as we judge them to be.

Art' [...]

Change In Tallahassee: Medicare tall tales

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:23:00 -0500

St. Petersburg Times Editorial:

Arizona Sen. John McCain should know better. So should Florida Sen. George LeMieux and Gov. Charlie Crist. They are among the politicians using tired scare tactics to build opposition to the cuts to Medicare's growth in the health [...]

teachdade.com: ED NEWS, HERE AND EVERYWHERE: A Career Ladder for Dade Teachers by Brian Peterson

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:20:17 -0500

Creating a career ladder which would motivate effective teachers to remain in the classroom is the most important step that we could take to improve the quality of the M-DCPS.

At the present time, large numbers of the best-qualified teachers leave teaching due both to low pay and bad working conditions.

If [...]

The South Florida Watershed Journal: West of Everglades:Naples ...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0500

West of Everglades:Naples Beach [...]

Florida Progressive Coalition: Top Political Influencers in Florida

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:14:59 -0500

What do you think of this list:

Top 10 Republicans

Brian Ballard
Sally Bradshaw
Jeb Bush
Marion Hammer
Ann Herberger
George LeMieux
Connie Mack
Roberto Martinez
Justin Sayfie
John Thrasher

Top 40 Republicans

Rick Baker
Rodney Barreto
Charlie Crist
Allan Bense
Paul Bradshaw
Norman Braman
Wilbur Brewton
Frank Brogan
Kurt Browning
Dean Cannon
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Florida Progressive Coalition: More Perspective

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:10:31 -0500

From Re/Creating Tampa

From this hyper-Libertarian/Free Market perspective all of the following are clear indications of Socialist America:

Public airwaves
Public parks
Public education
Public domain
Streets and highways
bridges
police
teachers
civil servants
the military
the courts
citizenship
Congress
libraries
Universities
NASA
scientific research supported by government grants
fairy tales
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Florida Progressive Coalition: Perspective

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:08:41 -0500

From While You Were Gone:

You are 13 times more likely to die in a railway accident than from a terrorist attack

You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack

You are six times more likely to die from hot weather than from a terrorist [...]

Florida Progressive Coalition: Daily Humor

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:40:20 -0500

Today’s reason to laugh…

Learn To Speak TEABAG!

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FLA Politics: Florida Political News: December 6, 2009

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:45:26 -0500

Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows.

"Big hair and an eager-to-please partisan edge"

Wingnut State Senator Mike "Haridopolos is slated to be officially designated as the 2010-12 Senate president this Tuesday in Tallahassee, but he is already the face of what he" [...]

26th Parallel: Fruit

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:37:00 -0500

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Bay Buzz: Pasco's Mariano

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:46:00 -0500

Does Pasco County Commissioner Jack Mariano go to far when it comes to his hands-on style?

His "governing style ... often wins him praise among his constituents -- but also leaves him vulnerable to criticism that he's overstepped his bounds," writes Times staff writer Jodie Tillman.

Read the story here.

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Bay Buzz: Pasco's Mariano goes too far?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:46:00 -0500

Does Pasco County Commissioner Jack Mariano go too far when it comes to his hands-on style?

His "governing style ... often wins him praise among his constituents -- but also leaves him vulnerable to criticism that he's overstepped his bounds," writes Times staff writer Jodie Tillman.

Read the story here.

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EYE ON MIAMI: My Art Basel Trip. By Geniusofdespair

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:31:00 -0500

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I liked this one, as you might expect from Genius of Despair. Actually, the color in the sky is what got me (hit on the image to see it). Regular readers: You might be happy to note, by these photos, that I got a new cell phone with a decent [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: SFDB Post Of The Month Voting Continues

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Voting is still open for November's SFDB Post of the Month. As usually happens with these things, a couple of nominees have surged forward and are running neck and neck. If you haven't voted yet, click on over and help us decide who the winner' [...]

Florida Progressive Coalition: 10 Companies to Avoid This Holiday Season

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:29:24 -0500

From Change in Tallahassee:

1. Children’s Place: “It gets its products from places with human rights and labor violations and had to pay $1.5 million in a settlement alleging that they violated the Securities Act.

2. Hanes: “…went the extra step to be cited for ‘egregious labor violations.’” Oh, and they [...]

Florida Politics: "Big hair and an eager-to-please partisan edge"

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:26:00 -0500

Wingnut State Senator Mike "Haridopolos is slated to be officially designated as the 2010-12 Senate president this Tuesday in Tallahassee, but he is already the face of what he calls the 'New Senate' — a chamber shifting toward the right thanks in part to term limits.""This is what it's all" [...]

EYE ON MIAMI: Which Billion Dollar Con Artist is Worse: Rothstein or Stanford? By Geniusofdespair

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:02:00 -0500

Number of comments: 6
I think Scott Rothstein is worse than Allen Stanford because Rothstein put money into politics in Florida and that money helped shape our State. Political influence was not a big piece of what Stanford was doing, I couldn't find anything on him in Open Secrets. So Rothstein's taint went into' [...]

South Florida Daily Blog: The Cooler

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:17:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2

It's the last day of Art Basel and, more importantly, Art Basel-related stories in the mainstream media. Whew. Made it through another year. Here's your Sunday morning Cooler.

A- Herald: Basel getting real. One bright spot of the worldwide recession: It seems [...]

The Buzz: Troxler: Smelly rail deal all about helping CSX

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:14:56 -0500

Howard Troxler: Here is the question of the hour, the week, the month and maybe the year in Tallahassee:

Why are our governor and the bosses of our Legislature suddenly all hot and insistent that what Florida needs most is ... commuter rail? Why are we suddenly willing to spend [...]

The Buzz: Did Bill Nelson's great intercourse make him a Google magnet?

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:12:58 -0500

There is no greater political mystery this week than this: Why in the world would Florida's cautious, low-key Bill Nelson be the second-most frequently searched U.S. senator this year on Google, just behind the late Ted Kennedy? Since the New York Times reported that factoid, we've heard all sorts of [...]

Central Florida Political Pulse: Haridopolos could lead a re-shaped 'New Senate'

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:01:42 -0500

GAINESVILLE — In a spacious, glass-enclosed office where an autographed photo of President Barack Obama sits on the coffee table, future state Senate President Mike Haridopolos prepares lesson plans, grades papers — and plots the next conservative movement in Florida....

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