September 2008
Eiffel Tower's Lights Are To Go Out →
The Eiffel tower is to lose its sparkle as thousands of its twinkling light bulbs are cut in a new green initiative, it has emerged.
Iraq and China Sign $3 Billion Oil Contract...... →
Iraq and China signed a $3 billion deal this week to develop a large Iraqi oil field, the first major commercial oil contract here with a foreign company since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
Obama Walks the Walk on Gustav, McCain Not so Much →
Obama plans to activate volunteers and donations through his email list, without parachuting in for a photo op that hinders local operations. Guess which option McCain chose? Same as happened in Iowa…
Collins: Idea that women will vote for any woman... →
“The idea that women are going to race off to vote for any candidate with the same internal plumbing is both offensive and historically wrong. Hillary Clinton didn’t run for president as a symbol but…
Palin Has National Security Experience AK is close... →
First Fox News and now Cindy McCain. Are you kidding me? When has Russia engaged with Alaska in National Security issues and when did Palin have anything to do with it? Is this is the best Cindy…
August 2008
Jet Black Aluminum MacBook Pro Concept....WOW!! →
Mock up by Miguel Suárez
Sarah Palin's pregnancy (#1 vs. #5) →
Comparing the look of Sarah Palin during pregnancy #1 (w/ son Track in 1989) and pregnancy #5 (w/ son Trig in 2007). Both pictures supposedly were taken during Palin’s third trimester.
An Alaskan's Perspective on Sarah Palin →
A down-to-earth description of Sarah Palin’s time as Alaska’s Governor. It’s got background about her executive experience and ethics investigation. The title: “What is McCain Thinking?” pretty much…
Obama, Biden on 60 Minutes: Obama Explains Biden... →
In his first reaction to the choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate, Sen. Barack Obama tells 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft that she is an “up-and-coming public…
Bush quietly seeks to make war powers permanent →
Buried in a recent Administration proposal is a sentence that affirms the United States remains in a state of permanent war with al Qaeda and “associated organizations.” If passed by Congress, it…
Sarah Palin Is NOT The Mother [Photos+Video] →
Yesterday, with the news of Sarah Louise Heath Palin inexplicably being chosen as a Vice-Presidential nominee, the attentive American public was also introduced to her character. Unfortunately for…
How GPS Helped Convict Murderer of Killing 4... →
Eric Hanson’s trial was among recent criminal cases around the country in which authorities used GPS navigation devices to help establish a defendant’s whereabouts; Garmin GPS units, similar to this…
McCain Would Rather Win an Election than Pick a... →
Does John McCain think about actually governing? Or is he merely focused on winning? Because a man of 72 years old with a history of health problems has to consider the possibility that his Vice…
Palin denies global warming is man-made →
In an interview with Newsmax today, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) — Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) newly minted running mate — was asked for her “take on global warming and how is it affecting our country.”…
Palin Ad with Ted Stevens taken down from her... →
But here it is.
Grading Obama's Speech →
Conversational at times, lofty at others - and studiously serious throughout, in an apparent attempt to demonstrate that he possesses the demeanor of a plausible president. Superhumanly poised, he…
McCain Didn't Even Know Palin Before Picking Her... →
John McCain had only met Sarah Palin once or twice before selecting her to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Also, earlier today McCain’s campaign chairman Sen. Lindsay Graham admitted that he…
McCain's VP Wants Creationism Taught in School →
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin wants creationism taught in science classes. In a 2006 gubernatorial debate, the soon-to-be governor of Alaska trotted out the usual creationist…
Sarah Palin: A Champion For Big Oil →
With the choice of Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) as his running mate, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is not backing down from oil drilling. “I beg to disagree with any candidate who would say we can’t drill our…
Sarah Palin plugs Ron Paul, but not McCain, in MTV... →
In this interview, Palin calls controversial Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul “cool.” “He’s a good guy,” she added. “He’s so independent. He’s independent of the party machine. I’m like,…
Sarah Palin On The Environment →
Grist reports that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin strongly opposes the Alaskan gas tax, threw money at Alaskans to quiet their concerns over rising energy costs, and “recently sued the Interior…
Google CEO: Internet spurred Obama's nomination →
“Eric Schmidt fields questions from liberal talk show host Rachel Maddow (and the audience) about politics, online journalism…”
Obama: I'm ready to face John McCain →
Obama compared himself to McCain on domestic and foreign policy in an impassioned speech before a cheering crowd at the Democratic National Convention Thursday.
There Goes the Hillary Votes McCain was Pandering... →
McCain’s choice of VP is obviously an attempt to rein in those disgruntled Hillary supports, and Palin was quick to praise Clinton it her announcement speech this morning. But, I don’t think those…
How Green is Sarah Palin? →
I hate to start any blog involving politics off with a bias note, but in this case it’s nearly impossible to avoid. In all fairness, Alaskans are different then the rest of the country, they hunt,…
ALERT: GM Recalling 944,000 Vehicles →
General Motors Corp. said Friday it was recalling 944,000 vehicles because of a problem with a windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire.
Pat Buchanan LOVED Obama's Convention Speech →
Staunch conservative Pat Buchanan had nothing but love for Barack Obama’s acceptance speech at the 2008 Democratic national convention given before 85,000 people in Denver’s Mile High Stadium. He…
McCain picks Alaska governor as running mate →
Sen. John McCain has picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, CNN has learned. The 44-year-old Palin is the first woman and the youngest person to hold that state’s governor’s post. She…
DIGG Getting Into Local News? →
Digg has always featured local news stories submitted by its users, but they haven’t been organized around location. That may change in 2009.
5 mistakes that will land you in $15,000 of... →
It took the Trim family of Arlington, Texas, three hours to go $15,000 into debt. One evening last spring, Alex Trim was knocked unconscious when a car hit his bike and he slammed into the…
Sarah Palin: Dems Pounce On McCain Pick →
“Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. Governor Palin shares John McCain’s commitment to overturning Roe…
Colbert: The Repo Man Is Gonna Miss Bush →
On last night’s Colbert Report, Stephen cut through all of the doom and gloom of the Democratic Convention by profiling someone who’s flourishing in the current economy: A repo man.
A Black Man, Living in D.C. Dies Younger Than a... →
And he certainly doesn’t live as long as a white man in his hometown. The reasons — just like the reasons that the Japanese and Swedes live longer than the Ukrainians, and why aborigines in Australia…
McCain: Iraq is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country... →
Iraqi government is calling for a deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq even though McCain’s previously stated definition of “victory” — “a peaceful, stable, prosperous democratic state” —…
Cindy McCain's Half-Sister & Her Son: We're Voting... →
Cindy McCain’s half-sister says she won’t help put her famous sibling in the White House. She: “I’m not voting for McCain,” Kathleen Hensley Portalski tells Us. “I’m voting for Obama…” He: “I…
Digg Dialogue Questions get answered by Nancy... →
Digg CEO Jay Adelson asks House Speaker Nancy Pelosi questions sent by iReporters and selected by the Digg community. The questions you guys posed got answered, it seems like she did her best job to…
It's official: Comcast starts 250GB bandwidth caps... →
Comcast has finally announced that it will introduce 250GB per month bandwidth caps for all residential customers this fall. It insists that this is the same policy it always had, but with clearer…
Nvision 08: A Future Of 3D Gaming →
In this day and age, it has been painted loud and clear that videogames have become a widespread epidemic that everyone’s getting in line for. With interactive entertainment becoming more…
Woman Called Yoda Blocked From Facebook →
A woman claims she was blocked from joining Facebook because she has the same name as a famous Star Wars character.
Bloomberg Accidentally Publishes Steve Jobs... →
The Bloomberg financial newswire decided to update its 17-page Steve Jobs obituary today — and inadvertently published it in the process.
Why is Greenland covered in ice? →
There have been many reports in the media about the effects of global warming on the Greenland ice-sheet, but there is still great uncertainty as to why there is an ice-sheet there at all.
ObamaTaxCut.com - What's your Obama Tax Cut? →
53% of Americans think Barack Obama will raise their taxes, which means at least 52% of Americans don’t know anything about his tax policies. In fact, 95% of Americans will see a tax cut from Obama,…
11 Reasons Why Bill O'Reilly Is Completely Insane →
There are more reason than this but it is a good start.
Top 10 Most Endangered Languages in the World →
There are more than 6,900 languages used around the world today, ranging in size from those with hundreds of millions of speakers to those with only one or two. Language experts now estimate that as…
Nvision 08: Audi Navigation →
Audi was present at Nvision 08 and I had a chance to get the scoop on some new gadgetry which should begin to appear in new Audi cars in the near future. One of Audi’s employees…
John McCain Trashes American Workers →
A rare videoclip of John McCain from April 2006, trashing the work ethic of American workers. In it, he doubts that any American would pick lettuce, even if offered $50 per hour.Just another example…
Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 83 Hours, Doubles... →
Defense firm QinetQ has set the unofficial world record for the longest continuous unmanned flight with the Zephyr, a British-built spy plane.
Dennis Kucinich Speaks to the DNC →
Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) addresses the Democratic National Convention.
Fox News flack hides behind anonymity to attack... →
The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz reports that during a gathering with reporters in Denver yesterday, Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripped Fox News, saying the network’s “‘fair and balanced’ slogan is…
Most Amazing Moments of the 2008 Olympics (pics) →