Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
stolen stats
FROM YAHOO! NEWS:
By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer Frazier Moore, Ap Television Writer – Sun Sep 27, 8:01 pm ET
NEW YORK – Half the respondents of a new poll say taxing the richest Americans by at least 50 percent is a great idea, while more than a third consider Twitter a fad that will likely fade.
Those are among the findings of a new "60 Minutes"-Vanity Fair Poll released Sunday.
Nearly half of the respondents chose Wal-Mart as the institution that best symbolizes America today, leaving in the dust runners-up Google, Microsoft, the NFL, and the banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs.
Dining out was chosen most often by respondents as a luxury they hate sacrificing in these tough economic times. And 5 percent thought the best way to fight obesity among patrons of fast-food chains is to equip each restaurant with scales for them to weigh themselves.
A politician taking bribes is considered by far the greater sin (chosen by 37 percent of the respondents) when stacked against extramarital affairs (just 2 percent).
President Barack Obama has set a time table for a troop pullout in Iraq by 2011. But one-third of poll respondents predicted he won't be setting a time table for removing troops from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, 31 percent said he would time it to the beginning of the next presidential campaign, and 25 percent chose "in about a year."
Obama was edged out by George Clooney (24 percent to 26 percent) among respondents choosing "which man they would most like to trade places with for a week," followed by Tom Brady and Bruce Springsteen.
But among woman, First Lady Michelle Obama was the favorite, chosen by 26 percent, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton picked by 16 percent, actress Angelina Jolie by 13 percent and singer Beyonce selected by 12 percent.
The poll is based on a random sample of 1,097 respondents nationwide. It was conducted by phone between Aug. 27 and 31 by CBS News.
By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer Frazier Moore, Ap Television Writer – Sun Sep 27, 8:01 pm ET
NEW YORK – Half the respondents of a new poll say taxing the richest Americans by at least 50 percent is a great idea, while more than a third consider Twitter a fad that will likely fade.
Those are among the findings of a new "60 Minutes"-Vanity Fair Poll released Sunday.
Nearly half of the respondents chose Wal-Mart as the institution that best symbolizes America today, leaving in the dust runners-up Google, Microsoft, the NFL, and the banking and securities firm Goldman Sachs.
Dining out was chosen most often by respondents as a luxury they hate sacrificing in these tough economic times. And 5 percent thought the best way to fight obesity among patrons of fast-food chains is to equip each restaurant with scales for them to weigh themselves.
A politician taking bribes is considered by far the greater sin (chosen by 37 percent of the respondents) when stacked against extramarital affairs (just 2 percent).
President Barack Obama has set a time table for a troop pullout in Iraq by 2011. But one-third of poll respondents predicted he won't be setting a time table for removing troops from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, 31 percent said he would time it to the beginning of the next presidential campaign, and 25 percent chose "in about a year."
Obama was edged out by George Clooney (24 percent to 26 percent) among respondents choosing "which man they would most like to trade places with for a week," followed by Tom Brady and Bruce Springsteen.
But among woman, First Lady Michelle Obama was the favorite, chosen by 26 percent, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton picked by 16 percent, actress Angelina Jolie by 13 percent and singer Beyonce selected by 12 percent.
The poll is based on a random sample of 1,097 respondents nationwide. It was conducted by phone between Aug. 27 and 31 by CBS News.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Flair and Blanched.
last night i saw by chance a comedy bit by Mr. Sean Hannity (i'm glad you're here sean...). its not as if anyone doesn't know who cares, but fox news is becoming a very odd place. more and more do they manufacture a truth according to their own needs. the video i've posted below is pretty good but better is when he interviewed 3 politicians: two republicans and one democrat. during this portion it very much seemed like the crowd was queued to boo the democrat and cheer anything and everything the republicans said. also, hannity his self would allow the booing (to a point that you couldn't even hear what the man was saying) and then shush the crowd when it was the republicans turn to speak. also, the highly notable stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place uncomfortable look the republican fellow in the middle (i wish i had names!) had going was priceless.
how is the governments decision to stop the removal of water from the canal the source of the drought? i mean, if this valley was so fucking fertile, why do they need the water from this man-made and man-contained water system? isn't california in a drought already, aside from the governments decision?
i'll say, i think its a little crazy what the government is doing. but even crazier is how the food production and distribution systems work in the United States. maybe the problems we face are much, much bigger and farther back, only coming to haunt us now in a way that forces us to pay attention.
anyway, here is the video with paul rodriguez and Inga Barks(?). not as good as the portion of the show i am referring to but it will do for now. when the rest of the show is posted i will put it up here:
Saturday, September 12, 2009
The Camera (copy/paste)
http://www.sling.com/video/show/136294/60/Clarence-Special-Report-on-Compelli
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Wonder Showzen
this is a show that, because of the name, seemed better when ignored...until now. what do you know? here is something sesame street didn't have going for it.
Poacher Diaries
i have to say that there has not been a day like today. rare it is the day where there is time, and moreover place, to be consumed by the internet. arthurmag.com has been a sort of cyber home of mine today. just now i finished watching a youtube video series posted there of an "interview" with Peter Lamborn Wilson (aka Hakim Bey). inspiring. and in the honor of these videos (as well as his phrase "Techno-Gaze") and of my attempt to re-start a decent blog on the websites, i would like to post these videos here:
also, in honor of something that is either less or more serious (i don't claim to know) i would like to direct your attention here for a sample of some musical delights soon to come.
New/Used
Some good videos to kick this off (again)>>>
Magik Markers - "The Lighter Side of...Hippies":
Six Organs of Admittance - “Anesthesia":
Corsano Flower Duo – live:
Fire on the Mountain:
Trailer for “A Man Within”:
Credit given where credit is due: check out the outstanding Arthur Mag Blog
Magik Markers - "The Lighter Side of...Hippies":
Six Organs of Admittance - “Anesthesia":
Corsano Flower Duo – live:
Fire on the Mountain:
Station FireTime: Sunset at JPL Time Lapse #4 from Dan Finnerty on Vimeo.
Trailer for “A Man Within”:
Credit given where credit is due: check out the outstanding Arthur Mag Blog
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