DudeAsInCool

Gabriel Young's cover of Lanterna's West Side Highway

I think Russell Simmons has talent..

Right. And for him to call Clinton's speech a masterpiece, says something... Ratings were way down. Its a shame the public wasnt listening. The speech's were really terrific and outlined just why the Bush Administration is the worst outfit in American history bar none.

Fox News is a joke... like I'm going to believe their opinions about someone's speech rather than watch it myself and forumlate my own :reallymad: Fair and balanced my ass

Dick Morris called Clinton's speech a masterpiece: Facing a national consensus that terror, Iraq and homeland security are the key issues, Bill Clinton dragged America back to the domestic issues on which Democrats retain a strong edge. Long after Clinton's recitation of his own achievements has faded, his effort to reinject health care, Social Security, Medicare, drug prices, education and crime into the national debate may endure. By reminding voters how much they would support the Democratic agenda were it not for Bush's strong stance in fighting the War on Terror, he opens the door for a major shift of national issues to those on which Kerry has a clear edge. Can John Kerry walk through the door that Bill Clinton has opened? Will he realize that he can't win on terrorism and focus on the domestic agenda on which Democrats can win? By framing the issues as he did, Clinton articulated the differences between Democrats and Republicans without bashing Bush by name. By avoiding the four-letter word B-U-S-H and speaking instead of party positioning on key issues, he avoided the backlash that comes against any candidate who spends his convention time bashing his opponent. But, at the same time, he attacked Bush all the same by articulating the opposition in programmatic and partisan, rather than personal terms. How odd that it took Clinton, the draft dodger, to make the case for Kerry the war hero. By speaking of "sailing the ship," Clinton has given Kerry a metaphor he can use for the rest of the campaign. But one other four-letter word was almost entirely absent: I-R-A-Q. Clinton raised the possibility that a Democrat can again win not just by maximizing the domestic issues that dominated our attention before 9/11, but also by minimizing the war we are now in. Rallying his constituency and his program once again, he worked to roll back the clock to the simpler times in which we once lived. But there is still a reality out there. Al Qaeda will be heard in this election. The date is not Sept. 10, 2001. The War on Terror is unavoidable. It will intrude into this contest and remind us of why we need Bush. But for one night, in the thrall of the master's voice, we recognize the beat of the drummer to which we once marched. And what of the contrast between Bill's speech and Hillary's introduction? How could one witness the modulated, varied, emotional delivery of the former president and not realize that the would-be president's delivery was flat, shrill and one-dimensional? The now brown-eyed lady from New York couldn't stand on the same platform with her husband. http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/28228.htm

I think the prosecutor in this case is a total publicity hound. Jackson's no angel, but I think the case this time is a bunch of bs.. (No sooner had I written this, I came across the charges while surfing the Drudge Report--what a bunch of bunk!) Michael Jackson Accused of Imprisoning Boy 24 minutes ago By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A prosecutor said Tuesday that pop star Michael Jackson (news) enticed a young boy, then imprisoned him and his family at his Neverland Ranch and forced them to make a video absolving him of molestation claims. AP Photo Reuters Slideshow: Michael Jackson The fiery court presentation by Deputy District Attorney Gordon Auchincloss disclosed for the first time the prosecution's theory of its conspiracy case against Jackson, claiming he panicked after a television show threatened to destroy his career by linking him with an obsession with young boys. Auchincloss made his allegation at a hearing about a defense motion to dismiss the case. "The fact that Mr. Jackson rationalized this behavior on national television was his downfall," Auchincloss said. "It represented the complete and utter ruin of his empire. ... It made him an international object of loathing and scorn." Defense attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. derided the entire prosecution case as "absurd on its face" and demanded dismissal of all charges. Jackson, 45, is charged with committing a lewd act upon a child, administering an intoxicating agent and conspiring to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. He is free on $3 million bail and scheduled to stand trial Sept. 13. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=...on_13&printer=1

Courtney is interesting. In some ways, she's the last of the rock and roll divas...

Pathetic...

:good job:

Cellphones, Say Hello to iTunes By THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: July 27, 2004 y The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO, July 26 - Starting next year, users of Apple Computer's iTunes music service will be able to play songs on some Motorola cellphones, the companies said late Monday. The agreement is the first for the cellular phone industry, which is eager to add functions to phones to bring in additional revenue. For Apple, the deal could help it keep the lead in the online music market, which promises to get even more competitive later this year with the arrival of Microsoft. Customers of iTunes will be able to transfer possibly a dozen to a few dozen songs from their PC or Mac to their phone over a cable or wireless connection, said Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive. The new cellphones will ship with new Apple software, called iTunes Mobile Music. Mr. Jobs said he called Motorola's chief executive, Edward J. Zander, soon after Mr. Zander took over in January to suggest that the two companies work together on the project. The new music phones are just one example of next-generation phones Mr. Zander said the company has planned. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/27/technology/27music.html

Rumor has it she drinks like a fish and thats not all

Yes. Lots of media publishing whores like Mellon-Scaife and greedy liberal publishers who like to make money. If so, it would be bad, and she thinks she's being truthful Forget the polticial substance, which there is absolutely none--Coulter is one of the worst political writers in history---strike that, she cant even write... (Im actually a member an I hate Ann Coulter website--shes despicable...)

Boo: "Excuse me!"

Here is the Coulter columnt that USA decided not to print: Put the speakers in a cage Posted: July 26, 2004 4:15 p.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Here at the Spawn of Satan convention in Boston, conservatives are deploying a series of covert signals to identify one another, much like gay men do. My allies are the ones wearing crosses or American flags. The people sporting shirts emblazoned with the "F-word" are my opponents. Also, as always, the pretty girls and cops are on my side, most of them barely able to conceal their eye-rolling. Democrats are constantly suing and slandering police as violent, fascist racists – with the exception of Boston's police, who'll be lauded as national heroes right up until the Democrats pack up and leave town on Friday, whereupon they'll revert to their natural state of being fascist, racist pigs. Build a Better America with the RNC You can be a part of the team working with President Bush and a Republican Congress to fully enact their compassionate conservative agenda. Learn how you can help promote our message today. A speaker at the Democratic National Convention this year, Al Sharpton, accused white police officers of raping and defacing Tawana Brawley in 1987, lunatic charges that eventually led to a defamation lawsuit against Sharpton, and even more eventually to Sharpton paying a jury award to the defamed plaintiff Steve Pagones. So it's a real mystery why cops wouldn't like Democrats. As for the pretty girls, I can only guess that it's because liberal boys never try to make a move on you without the U.N. Security Council's approval. Plus, it's no fun riding around in those dinky little hybrid cars. My pretty-girl allies stick out like a sore thumb amongst the corn-fed, no make-up, natural fiber, no-bra needing, sandal-wearing, hirsute, somewhat fragrant hippie-chick pie wagons they call "women" at the Democratic National Convention. Apparently, the nuts at the Democratic National Convention are going to be put in cages outside the convention hall. Sadly, they won't be fighting to the death as is done in W.W.F. caged matches. They're calling this the "protestor's area," although I suppose a better name would be the "truth-free zone." I thought this was a great idea until I realized the "nut" category did not include Sharpton, Al Gore, Bill Clinton and Teddy Kennedy – all featured speakers at the convention. I'd say the actual policy is only untelegenic nuts get the cages, but little Dennis Kucinich is speaking at the Convention, too. So it must be cages for "nuts who have not run for president as serious candidates for the Democratic Party." Looking at the line-up of speakers at the Convention, I have developed the 7-11 challenge: I will quit making fun of, for example, Dennis Kucinich, if he can prove he can run a 7-11 properly for 8 hours. We'll even let him have an hour or so of preparation before we open up. Within 8 hours, the money will be gone, the store will be empty, and he'll be explaining how three 11-year olds came in and asked for the money and he gave it to them. For 20 years, the Democrats wouldn't let Jimmy Carter within 100 miles of a Convention podium. The fact that Carter is now their most respectable speaker tells you where that party is today. Maybe they just want to remind Americans who got us into this Middle East mess in the first place. We've got millions of fanatical Muslims trying to slaughter Americans while shouting "Allah Akbar!" Yeah, let's turn the nation over to these guys. With any luck, Gore will uncork his speech comparing Republicans to Nazis. Just a few weeks ago, Gore gave a speech accusing the Bush administration of deploying "digital Brown Shirts" to intimidate journalists and pressure the media into writing good things about Bush – in case you were wondering where all those glowing articles about Bush were coming from. The last former government official to slake his thirst so deeply with the Kool-Aid and become a far-left peacenik was Ramsey Clarke and it took him a few years to really blossom. Clinton must have done some number on Gore. Then again, with his yen for earth tones in a man's wardrobe, maybe Gore's references to "Brown Shirts" was intended as a compliment. Only one major newspaper – the Boston Herald – reported Gore's "Brown Shirt" comment, though a Bush campaign spokesman's statement quoting the "Brown Shirt" line made it into the very last sentence of a Los Angeles Times article. The New York Times responded with an article criticizing "both" Republicans and Democrats for using Nazi imagery. Democrats call Republicans Nazis, the Republicans quote the Democrats calling Republicans Nazis and "both" are using Nazi imagery. (It's a cycle of violence!) The nuts in the cages are virtual Bertrand Russells compared to the official speakers at the Democratic Convention. On the basis of their placards, I gather the caged-nut position is that they love the troops so much, they don't want them to get hurt defending America from terrorist attack. "Support the troops," the signs say, "bring them home." That's my new position on all government workers, except the 5 percent who aren't useless, which is to say cops, prosecutors, firemen and U.S. servicemen. I love bureaucrats at the National Endowment of the Arts funding crucifixes submerged in urine so much – I think they should go home. I love public school teachers punishing any mention of God and banning Christmas songs so much – I think they should go home. Walking back from the convention site, I chatted with a normal Bostonian for several blocks – who must have identified me through our covert system of signals. He was mostly bemused by the Democrats' primetime speakers and told me he used to be an independent, but for the last 20 years found himself voting mostly Republican. Then he corrected himself and said he votes for the "American." I'd say I love all these Democrats in Boston so much I want them to go home, but I don't. I want Americans to get a good long look at the French Party and keep the 7-11 challenge in mind.

As It Goes Public, Google Says It Is Worth Up to $36 Billion By SAUL HANSELL and GARY RIVLIN Published: July 27, 2004 Amid a stock market sagging in summer doldrums, Google gave a bullish assessment of its worth yesterday. The popular Internet search company, which is attempting to sell shares to the public in an unconventional auction, said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday that it expected its shares to sell for $108 to $135 each. That would value the company at $29 billion to $36 billion, putting its market value just below the $38 billion value of Yahoo, a larger and far more mature Internet company. The most valuable Internet company, eBay, is worth $49 billion. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/27/technolo...azBzKo1HdMObf9g

Im watching MSNBC, and Russell Simmons, who has two new tv shows mentioned on our front page, is in Boston pushing a Hip Hip get out the vote drive. While there were a sprinking of Republicans in the youth crowd assembled, what's noticeable is that the rap crowd was a melting pot of young people from all income and ethnic stratas. Simmons countered the image of Hip Hop, saying it was a message of reality and hope...

Google it up...

Like them or not, there's no question they are popular...

Clinton was mezmerizing as usual. He suggested that Kerry was the man to steer the ship in troubled waters, using Kerry's bg in VietNam as an example. He also made a terrific jab at Bush by saying "strength and wisdom" are not opposing qualities...

Gore's biggest applause was a slam at the Bush Administration for losing the cooperation of the rest of the world...

Bush is about as phony as they come. He's adopted this good ole boy, lets have a beer and eat some chow, when the reality is he was raised on a silver spoon in an East Coast establishment family with a Yale education. He's as phony as his election..

Jimmy Carter spared nothing in attacking the Bush administration, saying they have not been truthful to either the American people or the rest of the word, focusing on John Kerry's honorable military record, and strengthening his pt by saying when it came to military service, "George wasn't there..." He accused Bush of extremism and of generating public panic unnecessarily, in not admitting their mistakes, and in making American weaker...

Wrong. Real Americans love to be loved, dont hate anyone, and have a long history of being there for Europeans when the chips were down. The Bush administration doesnt give a shit... Method, you hung with the wrong folks in America...

Im not worried about you. Im worried about the perception the the Bush Administration has sent to the rest of the world that is clouding the view about the real America and real Americans

The new Al Gore is a very good speaker and he brought the audience at the convention to its feet. He drove home the pt that every vote counts even when you win the popular vote. Key questions were asked of Republicans and Independents: Did they American people get the compassionate conservative President they voted for? Are we going after the right terrorists by dividing our attention in Iraq? Is the country more or less divided with this President? Has the current administration brought us closer to the rest of the world's leadership? Has the current leadership added or lost more jobs for Americans?