Celebrity broadcaster Glenn Beck got Al Sharpton to show up on the mall with tens of thousands of people to counter rally showman's Beck's own rally. for personal publicity for Glen Beck and his various profit making enterprises, though he billed it as a civil rights rally, then a religious rally.

Mr. Beck didn't get the numbers that he and his Tea Party pals promised. No serious person would have believed. they would, though the Beck rally featured Fox media star Sarah the half governor Palin. I wonder how much he paid her for her appearance.

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Do you have a big interview, or perhaps a social event that requires being well dressed (wedding, funeral, court appearance)? Well you are in luck because you can get the Executive 2 Button Sportcoat- Light Olive Tic Check for only $39.50 at JoS. A. BANK. This clearance Sportcoat features a smart 2-Button appearance, is fully lined, with soft shoulders and center vent and is 100% Wool. This is a "fancy" Dry Clean only item (that you should not wash) and it was imported (from where I don't know). As of this posting there are sizes 40 - 48 (long and regular) available. The original cost for this Sportcoat was $395 - so this clearance item is a real bargain - it is like 90% off! I have ties that are more expensive!

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You are a hip, trendy, and urban individual who deserves free shipping - and that is what Urban Outfitters is offering using code FALLFORIT with every order you place. There appears to be no minimum purchase to qualify for this - and it is a pretty sweet deal. You need only to keep the following terms in mind: Valid 8/24/10-09/30/10. Free Standard shipping. No minimum purchase required. Excludes Bikes and Print Shop. Web Only. U.S. Only. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

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Sarah Taking Them For All She Can Get

Remember earlier this year, when college students found in the trash part of Sarah Palin's contract to speak at their university? And the secret contract showed Ms Palin demanding big bucks to speak and rock star treatment? Remember that Ms Palin mocked the disclosure, saying those demands weren't true? Well, it looks like Ms. Palin wasn't telling the truth. Because, finally, after a court order, America got to see how expensive it was for a public institution to invited Ms, Sarah Palin to deliver one of her Palin whines.

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I sure am glad Obama got rid of those horrible National Security Letters!  I mean that was really scary back when Bush was around, no more 4th amendment and all am I right!  Wait... What...  Really... Oh dear that's not goooood...

The supporters of building the Islamic center, the Cordoba House, near New York's Ground Zero have put out a web video that links Democrats, who have questioned; the near ground zero location for a mosque, thus wavering on First Amendment and property rights for American Muslims, and that links Republican Islamaphobic zealots, who have stirred and served to the American public a hateful brew -- links members of both major parties with the horrific stabbing of the New York City Muslim cabbie by a hate crazed bigot.

"Hate begets hate, "is one message of the video. Another is that enablers are just as guilty as perpetrators. Prominent Democratic politicians, with their eyes on the public opinion polls and not on the U.S. Constitution, are aiding the bigots, just as are the anti-American Muslim Republican rabble.

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Money.

The root of all evil. The bane of my existence. What to do? If I stay here, work, and go to school, then I am poor. Poverty-stricken in a city minutes away from the likes of Bill Gates whose toothbrush probably costs more than my car. But if I succuumb to the temptation to travel, to leave the city, or pursue a different life then I am stuck at the end even broker than I was before, regretting my decisions, and unsure of what has happened.


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Seattle, Washington is by all accounts a fabulous place to live. We have some of the lowest crime rates (among cities of similar size), a relatively affluent and well educated population, and for about 3 months of the year - fabulous weather (seriously - it is like perfect). As with every place one lives there are positive and negative aspects - but here in Seattle the negatives are few - in fact, I think if you were to do a poll, you would likely only hear about either the 9 months of gray, mild, weather or the "Seattle Chill" - which actually has to do with social custom rather than the temperature outside.

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Stem cells. If anyone ever wants to know what compelled me to run for any national elected office, be it the Senate or the White House, that's my answer. Stem cells. A lot of folks noticed that one of the first things I did when I got into office was to lift Bush's ridiculous ban on stem cell research. I had every intention of continuing to relax the laws prohibiting further research once all the other hot-button issues settled down. That was a rookie mistake, I guess. When you're President, things never settle down. One issue gets immediately replaced by another and nobody ever gives you any slack. Before you know it some jerk federal judge sneaks up on you and kicks you right in the scientific progress initiative.

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Here's something that makes me lose all faith in humanity.  Recently in the Congo, "rape capital of the world," 200 women and four baby boys were gang raped over the course of four days within miles of a United Nations peacekeeping base.  

It's easy sometimes, being a woman living in the west, to get caught up in the minutia of everyday life.  In discussions over what is and is not misogynist, over problems like the sorry state of women in the high tech world.  Why aren't there more women in tech?  Why do girls suddenly start losing interest in math and science at around age 11?


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