SonOfTheMask

"I often wish that I could rid the world of the tyranny of facts. What are facts but compromises? A fact merely marks the point where we have agreed to let investigation cease." --- Attributed to Bliss Carman; in "On Having Known a Poet," "The Atlantic Monthly," p. 712, May 1906."

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John McCain: "I Hate the Bloggers"

Politics – JOHN MCCAIN: "Now we've got the cables. We've got talk radio. We've got the bloggers. I hate the bloggers. We've got all kinds of sources of information."

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Review: Dungeons and Desktops

Books – Dungeons and Desktops chronicles the rise and fall of the Computer RPG industry, from Akalabeth to Zelda. While the bulk of the book is devoted to the genre's 'Golden Age' in the late '80s and early '90s, author Matt Barton explores the entire history of CRPGs, from their origins in the mid '70s to the very recent past.

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Voted for on July 05, 2008 10:15pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 16 votes / 3 sinks

9/11 Truth Rising

Do No Evil – New 9/11 video

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Sunk on July 05, 2008 07:55pm

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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 (14) (cnn.com) 7 hours ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 05, 2008 07:42pm

Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules
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Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules

Money – Federal officials say they are preparing to propose a series of regulatory changes to enhance American competitiveness overseas, attract foreign investment and give American investors a broader selection of foreign stocks. But critics say the changes appear to be a last-ditch push by appointees of President Bush to dilute securities rules

View Story Discuss (38) (nytimes.com) 22 hours ago by JohnQPublic

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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".

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Voted for on July 05, 2008 06:47pm Commented on 1 time: 1

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A fresh take on America's role in the world

Books – Zakaria's book is serious and insightful. There is a slight tendency among America's critics, at home and abroad, to toy with or even savor the idea that America in 2008 is Rome in 476, China in 1430, the Ottomans in 1683 or Great Britain in 1899..

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Voted for on July 05, 2008 02:01pm Commented on 1 time: 1

Jesse Helms: American Garbage
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Jesse Helms: American Garbage

Politics – What does it say about modern American politics that a proponent of racism and repression at home, and defender of fascist and military dictatorship abroad, should play such a major role? Like scum on a stagnant pond, the rottenest elements in American society rose to the top of the political system during the last quarter of the twentieth century.

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Don't Attack the Patriotism of our Patriots

Do No Evil – I have no idea when reverence fled these shores. That it did, however, seems obvious.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 05, 2008 12:04pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 80 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 (90) (politico.com) 2 days ago by libsRfunny

Voted for on July 03, 2008 05:25pm Commented on 1 time: 1

Fourth of July care packages en route to soldiers
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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 (124) (wnd.com) 2 days ago by AlphaGnosis

Voted for on July 03, 2008 03:29pm

Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki, "Never Again"

Do No Evil – "Terror struck me, and I felt that I had to go home. The place around the Tsurumi bridge was crowded with many injured people. They held their arms aloft in front of them. Their hair stood on end. They were groaning and cursing. With pain in their eyes and furious looks on their faces, they were crying out for their mothers to help them."

View Story Discuss (170) (wagingpeace.org) 2 days ago by RickyDawkins

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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 (44) (newsmax.com) 3 days ago by pc25

Voted for on July 03, 2008 10:40am

Romney: Obama Shows 'Frightening Naivete'
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Romney: Obama Shows 'Frightening Naivete'

Politics – Barack Obama's approach to the war on terror shows "frightening naivetÃ;©. 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) 3 days ago by AlphaGnosis

Voted for on July 02, 2008 06:19pm Commented on 6 times: 1 2 3 4 5 6

This story has mostly positive ratings. 26 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) 4 days ago by bigurn

Voted for on July 02, 2008 06:13pm