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A Birth Date Plea; Presidential Power in a Democracy

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by: Betsy L. Angert

Mon Aug 02, 2010 at 01:10:00 AM EDT

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Cornel West discusses President Obama's administration on Real Time With Bill Maher

copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert.  BeThink.org

On the eve of President Obama's birth date, thoughts turn to his time in office.  As a man, countless admire the person, Barack Obama, and yet, feel that they cannot fully celebrate his performance.  Hope has all but disappeared.  Audacity appears vanquished.  Still, some are sure that there is reason to believe. People ponder potentials not fully realized.  Prospects for change loom large.  Several may be shared in the sentiments offered on this auspicious occasion.  

Dreams have yet to die.  The desire to write to the President on the anniversary of his birth or converse with him personally is strong.  Most will only be able to meet Mister Obama circuitously. Nonetheless, millions will try to talk to the man in the White House.  People, such as esteemed Educator, Doctor Cornel West has addressed the President profoundly though the airwaves.  "One of America's most provocative public intellectuals," West speaks of what is needed for a genuine success.  The Princeton Professor ponders aloud; if only President Obama advanced classlessness.

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A call for action

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by: Kathleen

Sun Feb 21, 2010 at 18:22:01 PM EST

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Food, Inc. Pictures, Images and Photos

One of my favorite things about the Oscar nominations is the new list of documentaries to see, on this list this year is Food INC.

Watching Oprah interview Michael Pollan, http://www.michaelpollan.com/ the other day talking about the Oscar nominated documentary Food INC. which he narrated, I was so intrigued I ordered the movie and watched it today.

For the sake of you and your families health, for the sake of the health of the planet, for the sake of the soul of the human race please I beg you to watch this documentary. You can get it through amazon for 10 bucks here: http://www.amazon.com/Food-Inc...

It is priceless in terms of what you get and you can pass it on to everyone you know.  Yes it is that important!

You know how you get little snippets of what is going on and you think you know but this documentary pulls it all together starting with the seed all the way to the plate and the grave.

It is gripping and had me shaking just like you do when you are cold.  I kid you not this film of where we are is like a cold splash of reality.  The bottom line message is we vote for this every time we buy something to eat.  If everyone saw this movie and we changed our buying habits the change would be powerful and swift.

Enough about the movie you just have to see it and get back to me.

More about this amazing man Michael Pollan after the jump....... talk about heroes this guy is way up there on the list!

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out of whack

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by: pfiore8

Sun Feb 21, 2010 at 16:08:58 PM EST

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                 IRS Pictures, Images and Photos

A guy whacks his plane into an IRS building. Another guy whacks his home to ground with a bulldozer.

and I'm thinking...   the American Dream's thinning veneer is starting to show its cracks.

cross posted at Daily Kos and at docudharma

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by: RiaD

Sat Feb 20, 2010 at 09:33:20 AM EST

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Medical studies show cannabis effective for treating pain, spasms
With the results of a medical study summarized by a new report delivered to the California state legislature, the California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) claims it has established scientific proof that inhaled cannabis holds medical value at or above the level of conventional prescription medicines used for a variety of ailments.

"As a result of the vision and foresight of the California State Legislature Medical Marijuana Research Act
(SB847), the CMCR has successfully conducted the first clinical trials of smoked cannabis in the United
States in more than 20 years," the group said in the study's conclusion summary. "As a result of this program of systematic research, we now have reasonable evidence that cannabis is a promising treatment in selected pain syndromes caused by injury or diseases of the nervous system, and possibly for painful muscle spasticity due to multiple sclerosis."

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New Electric Car Pays For Itself

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by: Timbuk3

Fri Feb 19, 2010 at 23:32:33 PM EST

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Hi RiaD. Nice place. I wanted to make a post to support your efforts, here. Sorry it's not "opinion intensive", but I think it's interesting.

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U.S. researchers unveiled a vehicle Thursday that earns money for its driver instead of guzzling it up in gasoline and maintenance costs.
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278 years later... and still indispensable

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by: pfiore8

Tue Feb 16, 2010 at 14:31:09 PM EST

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