photos
See photos from Saturday.
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Monday, November 22, 2004
Sunday, November 21, 2004
site traffic
So, I was looking at my site stats, and found a couple of interesting hostnames that were used to access something at jiffener.com.
Rojo is a new blogging type tool that seems neat, but it's in beta right now and only available by invitation. No, I haven't received an invitation. But I did sign up for the waiting list.
I'm not sure what to say about Method Studios . They've done some really impressive work, much of it incorporating time-lapse effects--commercials, music videos, and who knows what else. You can see examples of their work by following the "portfolio" link. Extremely cool.
Rojo is a new blogging type tool that seems neat, but it's in beta right now and only available by invitation. No, I haven't received an invitation. But I did sign up for the waiting list.
I'm not sure what to say about Method Studios . They've done some really impressive work, much of it incorporating time-lapse effects--commercials, music videos, and who knows what else. You can see examples of their work by following the "portfolio" link. Extremely cool.
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Saturday, November 20, 2004
another better-late-than-never post
at this site you can find Barack Obama's speech from the Democratic National Convention.
He wasn't running for President, but his speech was by far the most inspirational public speaking of the year. I have shamelessly quoted the entire thing below in case the link wears out some day:
State Senator Barack Obama
On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, land of Lincoln, let me express my deep gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father, my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic servant.
But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place; America which stood as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before. While studying here, my father met my mother. She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. The day after Pearl Harbor he signed up for duty, joined Patton's army and marched across Europe. Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. After the war, they studied on the GI Bill, bought a house through FHA, and moved west in search of opportunity.
And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter, a common dream, born of two continents. My parents shared not only an improbable love; they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or "blessed," believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your
potential. They are both passed away now. Yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with pride.
I stand here today, grateful for the diversity of my heritage, aware that my parents' dreams live on in my precious daughters. I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that, in no other country on earth, is my story even possible. Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation, not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can tuck in our children at night and know they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. That we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door. That we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe or hiring somebody's son. That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted--or at least, most of the time.
This year, in this election, we are called to reaffirm our values and commitments, to hold them against a hard reality and see how we are measuring up, to the legacy of our forbearers, and the promise of future generations. And fellow Americans--Democrats, Republicans, Independents--I say to you tonight: we have more work to do. More to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Illinois, who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. More to do for
the father I met who was losing his job and choking back tears, wondering how he would pay $4,500 a month for the drugs his son needs without the health benefits he counted on. More to do for the young woman in East St. Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn't have the money to go to college.
Don't get me wrong. The people I meet in small towns and big cities, in diners and office parks, they don't expect government to solve all their problems. They know they have to work hard to get ahead and they want to. Go into the collar counties around Chicago, and people will tell you they don't want their tax money wasted by a welfare agency or the Pentagon. Go into any inner city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government alone can't teach kids to learn. They know that parents
have to parent, that children can't achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. No, people don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the
doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better. And they want that choice.
In this election, we offer that choice. Our party has chosen a man to lead us who embodies the best this country has to offer. That man is John Kerry. John Kerry understands the ideals of community, faith, and sacrifice, because they've defined his life. From his heroic service in Vietnam to his years as prosecutor and lieutenant governor, through two decades in the United States Senate, he has devoted himself to this country. Again and again, we've seen him make tough choices when easier ones were available. His values and his record affirm what is best in us.
John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded. So instead of offering tax breaks to companies shipping jobs overseas, he'll offer them to companies creating jobs here at home. John Kerry believes in an America where all Americans can afford the same health coverage our politicians in Washington have for themselves. John Kerry believes in energy independence, so we aren't held hostage to the profits of oil companies or the sabotage of foreign oil fields. John Kerry believes in the constitutional freedoms that have made our country the envy of the world, and he will never sacrifice our basic liberties nor use faith as a wedge to divide us. And John Kerry believes that in a dangerous world, war must be an option, but it should never be the first option.
A while back, I met a young man named Shamus at the VFW Hall in East Moline, Illinois. He was a good-looking kid, six-two or six-three, clear eyed, with an easy smile. He told me he'd joined the Marines and was heading to Iraq the following week. As I listened to him explain why he'd enlisted, his absolute faith in our country and its leaders, his devotion to duty and service, I thought this young man was all any of us might hope for in a child. But then I asked myself: Are we serving Shamus as well as he was serving us? I thought of more than 900 service men and women, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and neighbors, who will not be returning to their hometowns. I thought of families I had met who were struggling to get by without a loved one's full income, or whose loved ones had returned with a limb missing or with nerves shattered, but who still lacked long-term health benefits because they were reservists. When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.
Now let me be clear. We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated. John Kerry knows this. And just as Lieutenant Kerry did not hesitate to risk his life to protect the men who served with him in Vietnam, President Kerry will not hesitate one moment to use our military might to keep America safe and secure. John Kerry believes in America. And he knows it's not enough for just some of us to prosper. For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga.
A belief that we are connected as one people. If there's a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my child. If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for her prescription and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandmother. If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties. It's that fundamental belief--I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper--that makes this country work. It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams, yet still come together as a single American family. "E pluribus unum." Out of many, one.
Yet even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America--there's the United States of America. There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America. The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them,
too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported it. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.
In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? John Kerry calls on us to hope. John Edwards calls on us to hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism here--the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't talk about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. No, I'm talking about something more substantial. It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs; the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds; the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. The audacity of hope!
In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation; the belief in things not seen; the belief that there are better days ahead. I believe we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity. I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless, homes to the homeless, and reclaim young people in cities across America from violence and despair. I believe that as we stand on the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices, and meet the challenges that face us. America!
Tonight, if you feel the same energy I do, the same urgency I do, the same passion I do, the same hopefulness I do--if we do what we must do, then I have no doubt that all across the country, from Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine, the people will rise up in November, and John Kerry will be sworn in as president, and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president, and this country will reclaim its promise, and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come. Thank you and God bless you.
By the way, this speech is copyright by the Democratic National Committee...as in, Copyright 2004 Democratic National Convention Committee, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
I'm requesting written permission, but even if I don't get it, I really doubt anything bad will happen to me or my blog for quoting the speech. Because it's like free advertising.
Heck, Six Flags ought to put me on their payroll. Note to self: remember to suggest Six Flags as site of next major political convention.
He wasn't running for President, but his speech was by far the most inspirational public speaking of the year. I have shamelessly quoted the entire thing below in case the link wears out some day:
State Senator Barack Obama
On behalf of the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, land of Lincoln, let me express my deep gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention. Tonight is a particular honor for me because, let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. My father was a foreign student, born and raised in a small village in Kenya. He grew up herding goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack. His father, my grandfather, was a cook, a domestic servant.
But my grandfather had larger dreams for his son. Through hard work and perseverance my father got a scholarship to study in a magical place; America which stood as a beacon of freedom and opportunity to so many who had come before. While studying here, my father met my mother. She was born in a town on the other side of the world, in Kansas. Her father worked on oil rigs and farms through most of the Depression. The day after Pearl Harbor he signed up for duty, joined Patton's army and marched across Europe. Back home, my grandmother raised their baby and went to work on a bomber assembly line. After the war, they studied on the GI Bill, bought a house through FHA, and moved west in search of opportunity.
And they, too, had big dreams for their daughter, a common dream, born of two continents. My parents shared not only an improbable love; they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or "blessed," believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. They imagined me going to the best schools in the land, even though they weren't rich, because in a generous America you don't have to be rich to achieve your
potential. They are both passed away now. Yet, I know that, on this night, they look down on me with pride.
I stand here today, grateful for the diversity of my heritage, aware that my parents' dreams live on in my precious daughters. I stand here knowing that my story is part of the larger American story, that I owe a debt to all of those who came before me, and that, in no other country on earth, is my story even possible. Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation, not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. That among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
That is the true genius of America, a faith in the simple dreams of its people, the insistence on small miracles. That we can tuck in our children at night and know they are fed and clothed and safe from harm. That we can say what we think, write what we think, without hearing a sudden knock on the door. That we can have an idea and start our own business without paying a bribe or hiring somebody's son. That we can participate in the political process without fear of retribution, and that our votes will be counted--or at least, most of the time.
This year, in this election, we are called to reaffirm our values and commitments, to hold them against a hard reality and see how we are measuring up, to the legacy of our forbearers, and the promise of future generations. And fellow Americans--Democrats, Republicans, Independents--I say to you tonight: we have more work to do. More to do for the workers I met in Galesburg, Illinois, who are losing their union jobs at the Maytag plant that's moving to Mexico, and now are having to compete with their own children for jobs that pay seven bucks an hour. More to do for
the father I met who was losing his job and choking back tears, wondering how he would pay $4,500 a month for the drugs his son needs without the health benefits he counted on. More to do for the young woman in East St. Louis, and thousands more like her, who has the grades, has the drive, has the will, but doesn't have the money to go to college.
Don't get me wrong. The people I meet in small towns and big cities, in diners and office parks, they don't expect government to solve all their problems. They know they have to work hard to get ahead and they want to. Go into the collar counties around Chicago, and people will tell you they don't want their tax money wasted by a welfare agency or the Pentagon. Go into any inner city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government alone can't teach kids to learn. They know that parents
have to parent, that children can't achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white. No, people don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the
doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better. And they want that choice.
In this election, we offer that choice. Our party has chosen a man to lead us who embodies the best this country has to offer. That man is John Kerry. John Kerry understands the ideals of community, faith, and sacrifice, because they've defined his life. From his heroic service in Vietnam to his years as prosecutor and lieutenant governor, through two decades in the United States Senate, he has devoted himself to this country. Again and again, we've seen him make tough choices when easier ones were available. His values and his record affirm what is best in us.
John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded. So instead of offering tax breaks to companies shipping jobs overseas, he'll offer them to companies creating jobs here at home. John Kerry believes in an America where all Americans can afford the same health coverage our politicians in Washington have for themselves. John Kerry believes in energy independence, so we aren't held hostage to the profits of oil companies or the sabotage of foreign oil fields. John Kerry believes in the constitutional freedoms that have made our country the envy of the world, and he will never sacrifice our basic liberties nor use faith as a wedge to divide us. And John Kerry believes that in a dangerous world, war must be an option, but it should never be the first option.
A while back, I met a young man named Shamus at the VFW Hall in East Moline, Illinois. He was a good-looking kid, six-two or six-three, clear eyed, with an easy smile. He told me he'd joined the Marines and was heading to Iraq the following week. As I listened to him explain why he'd enlisted, his absolute faith in our country and its leaders, his devotion to duty and service, I thought this young man was all any of us might hope for in a child. But then I asked myself: Are we serving Shamus as well as he was serving us? I thought of more than 900 service men and women, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and neighbors, who will not be returning to their hometowns. I thought of families I had met who were struggling to get by without a loved one's full income, or whose loved ones had returned with a limb missing or with nerves shattered, but who still lacked long-term health benefits because they were reservists. When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.
Now let me be clear. We have real enemies in the world. These enemies must be found. They must be pursued and they must be defeated. John Kerry knows this. And just as Lieutenant Kerry did not hesitate to risk his life to protect the men who served with him in Vietnam, President Kerry will not hesitate one moment to use our military might to keep America safe and secure. John Kerry believes in America. And he knows it's not enough for just some of us to prosper. For alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga.
A belief that we are connected as one people. If there's a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, even if it's not my child. If there's a senior citizen somewhere who can't pay for her prescription and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes my life poorer, even if it's not my grandmother. If there's an Arab American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due process, that threatens my civil liberties. It's that fundamental belief--I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper--that makes this country work. It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams, yet still come together as a single American family. "E pluribus unum." Out of many, one.
Yet even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America--there's the United States of America. There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America. The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them,
too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and have gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported it. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.
In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? John Kerry calls on us to hope. John Edwards calls on us to hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism here--the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't talk about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. No, I'm talking about something more substantial. It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs; the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds; the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. The audacity of hope!
In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation; the belief in things not seen; the belief that there are better days ahead. I believe we can give our middle class relief and provide working families with a road to opportunity. I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless, homes to the homeless, and reclaim young people in cities across America from violence and despair. I believe that as we stand on the crossroads of history, we can make the right choices, and meet the challenges that face us. America!
Tonight, if you feel the same energy I do, the same urgency I do, the same passion I do, the same hopefulness I do--if we do what we must do, then I have no doubt that all across the country, from Florida to Oregon, from Washington to Maine, the people will rise up in November, and John Kerry will be sworn in as president, and John Edwards will be sworn in as vice president, and this country will reclaim its promise, and out of this long political darkness a brighter day will come. Thank you and God bless you.
By the way, this speech is copyright by the Democratic National Committee...as in, Copyright 2004 Democratic National Convention Committee, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
I'm requesting written permission, but even if I don't get it, I really doubt anything bad will happen to me or my blog for quoting the speech. Because it's like free advertising.
Heck, Six Flags ought to put me on their payroll. Note to self: remember to suggest Six Flags as site of next major political convention.
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some things just need to be immortalized
elephants yeah
never underestimate the power of... well... elephants yeah!!
Just don't look at other stuff on that site with children around.
The good stuff is really really good, but some of it is not only stupid,
but offensive and stupid, or perhaps offensively stupid.
The nearest rival for sheer bliss incitment is perhaps the six flags guy. Man,
I've GOT to get that song.
Consider that a Christmas list request.
never underestimate the power of... well... elephants yeah!!
Just don't look at other stuff on that site with children around.
The good stuff is really really good, but some of it is not only stupid,
but offensive and stupid, or perhaps offensively stupid.
The nearest rival for sheer bliss incitment is perhaps the six flags guy. Man,
I've GOT to get that song.
Consider that a Christmas list request.
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sickening (yet oddly fascinating)
Although it sickens me to send traffic to their site, the articles are interesting, in an "I can't believe they really think this, they must be baiting me" kind of way (I mean, really, are they serious? are they seriously so paranoid they see EVERYTHING as being anti-conservative?):
[no_one_in_particular] would like you to visit this link at www.MRC.org:
http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2004/cyb20041108.asp
Tired of liberal media bias? Check out the Media Research Center, the nation's largest and most respected conservative media watchdog organization. The Media Research Center has demonstrated how a liberal ideology pervades and dominates the news media and through our research, publications, website and newswire has fostered a national market demand for more balanced news.
[no_one_in_particular] would like you to visit this link at www.MRC.org:
http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2004/cyb20041108.asp
Tired of liberal media bias? Check out the Media Research Center, the nation's largest and most respected conservative media watchdog organization. The Media Research Center has demonstrated how a liberal ideology pervades and dominates the news media and through our research, publications, website and newswire has fostered a national market demand for more balanced news.
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What's Al Sharpton Up To?
Or should that be "To What is Al Sharpton Up?"
Perhaps "Up To What is Al Sharpton?"
In any case, my quest to find the transcript of the Daily Show's
"Indecision 2004" coverage of the election, and particularly the
exchanges among Jon Stewart, former Massachusetts governor William Weld,
and, well, Al Sharpton, a man who needs no introduction but receives
them nonetheless, turned up this link which is related, and some other links, that are not exactly what I want, but interesting nonetheless.
Here is what I found out from the Orlando Sentinel:
First, emailing yourself the story results in the text of the story
being emailed to you in the body of the message.
First and a half, an item that I hope my Canadian friend will notice.
Second, the story, from OrlandoSentinel.com:
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Hate your job? Tell the preacher
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By David Kronke
Los Angeles Times
November 11, 2004
This has to qualify as one of the most whipsaw career moves in history. The Rev. Al Sharpton, in less than a week, went from being a former Democratic Party presidential candidate and political pundit arguing for his nation's future on cable news networks to shilling for his basic-cable reality program, Spike TV's I Hate My Job.
Sharpton, who delivered a speech at July's Democratic National Convention has modified his original intentions of improving the life of every American. Now, he's going to improve the life of one, or maybe two, participants on I Hate My Job, by offering them a career opportunity they might not otherwise have attained. The show airs at 9 p.m. Tuesdays.
Question: Is it odd going so immediately from discussing our nation's future on network news stages to discussing your reality show?
Sharpton: Not really. This type of show is a motivational show, in which people chase their real destiny. It's not that different politically.
Q: What was the appeal of the show for you?
Sharpton: I was always committed to the idea of what people want to do, what they want to be, and helping them achieve that through developmental change. You better yourself through endurance and commitment. It's challenging.
Q: On the show, you describe working with James Brown. Obviously, you didn't hate that job -- how hard was leaving it?
Sharpton: With James, I didn't hate the job, but I did not like the fact that I wasn't doing what I was born to do. . . . There were 50 reasons a day to say, I should just stay and get a check with Mr. Brown. But I didn't.
Q: Are you thinking about 2008 yet?
Sharpton: The media may have attempted to marginalize me, but at the convention we broke through -- it's obvious that we'll play a major role. I've grown in stature, so in 2008, you have to think of me in terms of someone who may not win, but you cannot think that I will not be a factor.
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Perhaps "Up To What is Al Sharpton?"
In any case, my quest to find the transcript of the Daily Show's
"Indecision 2004" coverage of the election, and particularly the
exchanges among Jon Stewart, former Massachusetts governor William Weld,
and, well, Al Sharpton, a man who needs no introduction but receives
them nonetheless, turned up this link which is related, and some other links, that are not exactly what I want, but interesting nonetheless.
Here is what I found out from the Orlando Sentinel:
First, emailing yourself the story results in the text of the story
being emailed to you in the body of the message.
First and a half, an item that I hope my Canadian friend will notice.
Second, the story, from OrlandoSentinel.com:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
This story was sent to you by: jiffener@jiffener.com
--------------------
Hate your job? Tell the preacher
--------------------
By David Kronke
Los Angeles Times
November 11, 2004
This has to qualify as one of the most whipsaw career moves in history. The Rev. Al Sharpton, in less than a week, went from being a former Democratic Party presidential candidate and political pundit arguing for his nation's future on cable news networks to shilling for his basic-cable reality program, Spike TV's I Hate My Job.
Sharpton, who delivered a speech at July's Democratic National Convention has modified his original intentions of improving the life of every American. Now, he's going to improve the life of one, or maybe two, participants on I Hate My Job, by offering them a career opportunity they might not otherwise have attained. The show airs at 9 p.m. Tuesdays.
Question: Is it odd going so immediately from discussing our nation's future on network news stages to discussing your reality show?
Sharpton: Not really. This type of show is a motivational show, in which people chase their real destiny. It's not that different politically.
Q: What was the appeal of the show for you?
Sharpton: I was always committed to the idea of what people want to do, what they want to be, and helping them achieve that through developmental change. You better yourself through endurance and commitment. It's challenging.
Q: On the show, you describe working with James Brown. Obviously, you didn't hate that job -- how hard was leaving it?
Sharpton: With James, I didn't hate the job, but I did not like the fact that I wasn't doing what I was born to do. . . . There were 50 reasons a day to say, I should just stay and get a check with Mr. Brown. But I didn't.
Q: Are you thinking about 2008 yet?
Sharpton: The media may have attempted to marginalize me, but at the convention we broke through -- it's obvious that we'll play a major role. I've grown in stature, so in 2008, you have to think of me in terms of someone who may not win, but you cannot think that I will not be a factor.
Get home delivery - up to 50% off
Visit OrlandoSentinel.com
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look what I found Nov 4
I thought this entry from the Urban Legends Reference Pages
at snopes.com might interest you:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/secret.asp
www.snopes.com debunks the kerry security email
at snopes.com might interest you:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/kerry/secret.asp
www.snopes.com debunks the kerry security email
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Thursday, November 11, 2004
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
Halloween Photoblog
 sigmund on the board  |  sigmund on the lawn |
 ninja |  fairy |
 fairy and ninja |  sigmund with ninja, fairy, and mini-me |
 mini-me and dr. evil |  mini-me and dr. evil (including feet) |
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