Secular Humanism

Bleak jobs report keeps voter focus on economy

peaceman — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:40:32 EDT

A sharp and surprising jump in the unemployment rate reported Friday makes it likely the economy will remain front and center in a hotly contested presidential campaign just entering its final stage.
The unemployment rate in August jumped to 6.1 percent, the highest level in five years, from 5.7 percent in July, the government reported. Businesses cut 84,000 jobs â€" the eighth month in a row of shrinking payrolls.
The economy already was the No. 1 issue for voters, but the increase in the psychologically important jobless rate ensures both Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama will have to continue to address the nation's economic troubles as they stump for votes over the next two months.

Democrats attack Lieberman, saying he lied to delegates

peaceman — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:11:41 EDT

Democrats accused former colleague Sen. Joe Lieberman of misleading the Republican National Convention when he addressed them in a speech Tuesday night.
Joe Lieberman felt the brunt of Democratic attacks after he said Barack Obama didn't reach across party lines.
A senior Barack Obama campaign adviser said Lieberman flat-out lied when he told delegates that Obama never successfully reached across party lines.
"Joe Lieberman ought to be ashamed of himself for some of the things he said tonight, not as a Democrat but as an American," adviser Robert Gibbs said on "Larry King Live."

Last Night

Someonewhocares — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:19:38 EDT

Last night I had the honor of watching the last of a dynasty that has shaped our country, our society, our history, our party.

Democrats turn to renewing America on second day

peaceman — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:37:36 EDT

For six hours and with at least 60 speakers, Democrats will focus Tuesday on a theme of "Renewing America's Promise" at their national convention.Sen. Hillary Clinton will address the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night. The headliners -- Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner -- will deliver full-length addresses. But most of those appearing at the podium will have four minutes or less to get their message across to a sometimes less-than-attentive crowd.

The Truth About Obama's Birth Cirtificate

peaceman — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:57:50 EDT

FactCheck.org staffers have now seen, touched, examined and photographed the original birth certificate. We conclude that it meets all of the requirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship. Claims that the document lacks a raised seal or a signature are false... Obama was born in the U.S.A. just as he has always said.
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Newsweek_The_Truth_About_Obama_s_Birth_Cirtificate

Kennedy plans return to public eye at convention

peaceman — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:11:13 EDT

Sen. Edward Kennedy is preparing to make a dramatic appearance Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, his office said, marking only his second time in the public spotlight since brain surgery in June.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, who endorsed Sen. Barack Obama in January, is "itching to go," a source says.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/25/dnc.main/index.html

News update about holding facility

Someonewhocares — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:03:20 EDT

Here is a look inside the "holding" facility here in denver during the Dem ConventionWatch the video after you go to the link

Ohio Rep. Tubbs Jones dies after aneurysm

peaceman — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:12:04 EDT

Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives, died Wednesday after suffering brain hemorrhaging caused by an aneurysm, medical officials said.
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, D-Ohio, suffered an aneurysm Tuesday evening.
Tubbs Jones, a 58-year-old Democrat in her fifth term representing parts of Cleveland and its suburbs, suffered the aneurysm Tuesday evening while driving in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, her staff said.
She was rushed to East Cleveland's Huron Hospital, where a team of doctors determined Wednesday morning that she had "very limited brain function," said Dr. Gus Kious, the hospital's chief of staff.
Wednesday afternoon, before Tubbs Jones died, Kious said that the aneurysm was in "an inaccessible part of her brain" and that she was in critical condition.
She died at 6:12 p.m. ET Wednesday after her condition declined "throughout the course of the day and into this evening," according to a joint statement from her family, Huron Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic.

Obama camp announces major weekend event in home state

peaceman — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:34:12 EDT

Barack Obama's campaign confirms that the Illinois senator will hold an event in his home state Saturday, kicking off the "roll into the convention" â€" but would not confirm or deny reports that he might be joined on stage by a running mate.

The event will be held in the Old State Capitol in Springfield â€" where Obama first launched his presidential bid a year and a half ago.

I think we can all agree

Someonewhocares — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:44:42 EDT

This is very alarming. Reguardless of who you support or what you want. Anyone who has ever been involved in a civil rights demonstration sometimes you do not have to do anything wrong to be one of those who get hauled in with a group who was acting up. Correct me if I am wrong.... this has never happened before.
Here is the story those who are intrested in others thoughts please follow the link and read the comments below.

LMFAO OMG REALLY!?!?!?!

Someonewhocares — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:02:11 EDT

http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2008/0807/spray_on_condom_0731.jpg

Spray-On Condoms: Still a Hard Sell Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008 By CALLIE LEFEVRE Spray-on condoms Tyne News / WENN Edison had his lightbulb, Ford had his Model T, and Jan Vinzenz Krause has his spray-on condom. Inspired by the mechanics of a drive-through car wash, the German sexual-health educator designed a custom-fitting male contraceptive using liquid latex and some materials from a hardware store. "I felt a little like MacGyver," he says of building the contraption.

List of what not to bring at convention

Someonewhocares — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:57:48 EDT

LMAO ok sorry but yeah some of this was duh a given!!
#6 seems odd to me but whatever

Green is good!

Someonewhocares — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:50:18 EDT

Oh yeah woohoo Finally green jobs will boom!!
Anyone know what exactly sort of field you need to have experiance in to get one of these jobs?

1 of the impacts the convention has on Denver

Someonewhocares — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:16:27 EDT

Saw this on the local news website thought I would share. If you follow the link and read the comments it is not going over well. This will cut thru the heart of Downtown. link

Hope I do not get banned for this

Someonewhocares — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:19:15 EDT

Intresting articl I found.

Some Clinton backers won't go quietly at convention

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Still sore from an epic primary battle, some of Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters aren't buying the unity theme planned for the Democratic National Convention.

Kerry launches site to fight Obama rumors

peaceman — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:48:19 EDT

Four years after finding himself the target of a scathing campaign-year book from a conservative author during his own campaign, former Democratic presidential contender John Kerry is launching a Web site to discredit the writer’s latest work, which takes aim at 2008 presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama.

The move comes amid news “Obama Nation,” the latest book by author Jerome Corsi, has secured a berth atop New York Times best-seller list. Corsi previously co-wrote “Unfit for Command,” a book highly critical of Kerry’s military record during the Vietnam War.

Kerry’s new Web site, “Truth Fights Back” â€" which will be funded by the Massachusetts senator’s political action committee â€" resembles the “Fight the Smears” site Obama’s campaign launched earlier this year, and uses similar methods: a list of responses to existing rumors about the presumptive Democratic nominee, a form to report new attacks, and a request for supporters to add their names to an e-mail listserv that will direct activists on rapid response to future attacks on Obama and other Democratic candidates
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/kerry-launches-site-to-fight-o

REPOST (MOD PLEASE READ INCASE YOU MISSED)

Someonewhocares — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:46:42 EDT

Mr Ortega

I posted a blog earlier please read and respond

Link

Mr. Ortega

Someonewhocares — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:05:48 EDT

Ok I am wondering if you could lay out the rules of PB and what standards you must hit to be banned. In the past it has always been a question as to what are the rules and what will and will not get someone banned. Vague statments like "anything used by the gop will not be tolerated" is not good enough. One could argue anyone who does not agree with Obama and his stance on lets pick.... um energy and they say they do not agree then that leaves them open for someone to say that is a gop thing. So please can you lay out some rules???

Oh and another question and I mean no harm but only asking. How many pro Obama people have been banned for their insults? Also what of those dems who have worked hard to elect dems in other areas of goverment.... are they no longer needed here?
Why can people be banned for speaking about Obama but other dems can be slammed?

N.Y. senator tells Nevada crowd she wants them to back former rival, too

peaceman — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:12:07 EDT

Hillary Rodham Clinton told an exuberant crowd Friday she wants Barack Obama to win the White House, even though he dashed her own presidential dreams â€" and she wants her supporters to vote that way, too.

“Anyone who voted for me or caucused for me has so much more in common with Sen. Obama than Sen. McCain,” Clinton told her cheering audience in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson. “Remember who we were fighting for in my campaign.”

Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama get prime time spots

peaceman — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:56:45 EDT

The Democratic National Convention announced its “headline” speakers Sunday, with Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama each getting a starring role in prime time.

As CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux and Candy Crowley reported last month, Clinton will speak on Tuesday night. That day, August 26th, will be the 88th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.

A statement from the convention called Clinton a “champion for working families and one of the most effective and empathetic voices in the country today.”

Michelle Obama will address the convention in the headline spot on Monday night.