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Actually there might be one person, the lady McCain took the mike away from who kept saying Obama was a Arab.

The added upside she might actually make Palin look semi-intelligent.

 ....   and it would be the final FU to McCain for not winning then dying from Palin.

I was going to try to think of someone, but I can't top that!

In reply to "a pretty f*up culture", please watch this:

A Friend from Japan has Sent this Very Beautiful Song

* I have already told you about all the beautiful songs written in honor of the Green Movement toward a full-fledged democracy in Iran. I would like to open this window with one of my favorites - because it is not about the cruelties that have happened but about hope. It is called "zemestun sar umad" which means "The winter has ended." It is a new arrangement of an old and popular song. The images you see on the clip are from Mr. Mousavi's campaign, his visits to the war front during the eight-year Iran/Iraq war, and some earlier images from the 1979 revolution. One of the goals of the clip is to demonstrate Mr. Mousavi's deep roots in the Iranian social and political tradition. Enjoy!

The source is here ... and there's more here.

And here's a few other links well worth following:

first, a very sad blog: Iran Body Count

NIAC

Iran News

Tehran Bureau

Awesome.  You are so right.

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher.

Well, I watched the whole speech and despite the fact that Sarah Palin said several times that she had given the reasons for her resignation, I did not discern them although I heard some pretty nifty allusions to basketball point guards and their mission as well as when an audible should be called in a football game. Folks, what will our friends overseas think about this rambling wreck of a speech from the recent Republican candidate for the vice presidency?

Is there something in the Alaska waters that turns people irredeemably stupid? This is a verbal mess indicating that (1) the speaker is covering her ass big time, and (2)the Republican Party is in deeper trouble than almost anyone of us ever realized. The corruption seems to have no limit and the near and intermediate political horizons for the GOP are looking worse and worse.  All the ugly ducklings are coming home to roost.  Guess it's quack, quack time for Republican hopefuls.  Good riddance to the lot of them.

Okay.  Let's play this game.  Who could Palin pick as a running mate that wouldn't threaten her gravitas?

Aw, what a pity. I was so looking forward to seeing Obama eviscerate her during the next round of presidential debates.

Meh.  They push the envelope over there.  

Over at Brad Blog there's a story that the fed investigation about embezzling while she was mayor of Wasilla is about to break.

The damn blogarrazzi caught me out walking.

The few images I see are absolutely stunning, 'Head.
Still waiting for others to load.

Someday soon I'm gonna re-write No Exit, the Sartre play about souls in prison & call it No Broadband.

Sarah Palin is Jar Jar Binks on a good day or any of the interchangeable Sith the rest of the time.

TV show??

Miss O & AndiF: much appreciation, again, for the great photos you've shared with us.
This week, the 'long perspective' shots are my favorites & do seem like a pair, addressing something fundamental about natural life..

I think the theme has caught up with me.
Wheeewww!!
I will start out though, by wishing you all a great & safe weekend on this Independence Day, & open with a thematic image.

CHARGE

ZOAS BOUQUET

LITTLE BEGGAR

VARIOUS VEINS

SCREAMING FOWL

GLADIOLA SUNSET

TORN SPACE

COLOR BLIND

GRASPING FOR THE FUTURE

RED WHITE & BLUE
(mirror)

MARIONETTE

SIGNAL CHECK

GLIDER ON THE GREEN

GRASS

PRIVATE OBSERVATORY

DISTORTED DANCER

FIELD OF DREAMS

HANGOVER

GALAXIA TENTACLES
(SMALL GREEN ONES)

FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS
(A painting by a very nice friend, since deceased)

DFH

NIGHT LIGHT

ANDIF`S BLENNY

TOP SHELF

3D SUNSET

FLOWER SCULPTURE

EEGSTRAPOLATERS

GO AWAY!!

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

LAVA LAMP

MY BEACH

Together, these create a really nice mood. Birds are always quite a fine subject.
How lucky you are to have cardinals!
The backlit photo is my favorite. You truly have a gift for these types of compositions.

These are great, Bob! Each one's a completely different aspect of alien character.
:-)

Oh, God -- the American Id revealed. Poor you!

Beautiful shot, dada!

You remind me that my home town is frequently deeply lovely.