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The latest viral appears to be some folks from Earth First! engaging in some serious empathy with their beloved.

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Leave Britney Alone!!!

I suppose I can see how any affiliation with a party that runs contrary to the term “United States of America” would harm one’s chance at becoming VP.

But on the other hand, as an Albertan, I can understand how any resource-rich territory, province or state would feel resentful towards federal powers.

ushistory.org

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

AIP Goals:

The platform of the AIP is, as one would expect, centered on Alaskan issues. Although it is widely thought to be a secessionist movement, the Party makes great effort to emphasize that its primary goal is merely a vote on secession, something that Party advocates say Alaskans were denied during the founding of the state. A plebiscite was, in fact, held in Alaska at the state’s inception in 1958, but AIP members argue that voting was corrupt and that residents were not given the proper choice between statehood, commonwealth status, or complete separation — something they say has been granted to other U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico.

Mises.org:

Unlike revolution, secession seeks only separation from rule, preferably through non-violent means. It is based on the moral idea, articulated by Ludwig von Mises in 1919, that “no people and no part of a people shall be held against its will in a political association that it does not want.”

These important essays–which cover philosophy, history, economics, and law–argue that the threat of secession should be revived as a bulwark against government encroachment on individual liberty and private property rights, as a guarantor of international free trade, and as protection against attempts to curb the freedom of association.

I have only just learned of this inter-governmental body. I wonder if this mishmash of western states and provinces was factored in when McCain chose Palin as his VP running mate.

The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) is the only regional planning and facilitation organization set up in statute by the border states and provinces to deal with transboundary policy and planning in the Pacific Northwest.

Delegate Council:

Alaska
Governor Sarah Palin
Sen. Fred Dyson
Sen. Lesil McGuire
Rep. John Coghill
Rep. Bryce Edgmon

Alternates:
Sen. Charlie Huggins
Rep. Andrea Doll
Rep. Peggy Wilson

Alberta
Premier Ed Stelmach
Alana Delong, MLA
Kyle Fawcett, MLA
Hon. Mel Knight
Richard Marz, MLA
Len Mitzel, MLA

British Columbia
Premier Gordon Campbell
Harry Bains, MLA
Hon. Joan McIntyre
Hon. Mary Polak
Michael Sather, MLA
Hon. John van Dongen

“The news stops with making bucks”

Right on, Mr. Rather.

Check it out.

The bloggers are all over it.

The Washington Times (Moonie Publication - click here for everything Moonie) has covered it.

If the Washington Times has covered it, and if they are actively pushing the story, it’s going to surface one way or another. Frivolous as it may be, it seems everyone is avoiding coverage of this lawsuit. What’s it about? Obama’s birth certificate.

Reverend Moon, eminent leader of the Moonies has just narrowly escaped a helicopter crash.

Washington Times

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The Council for National Policy: What It Is

In-depth biographies of CNP founders and past/present officers and some members reveal that many are or have been directly affiliated with, or part of, such organizations as the Knights of Malta, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Unification Church of Sun Myung Moon, the Church of Scientology, Freemasonry, the CIA, Nazis, the Church Universal & Triumphant, the Ku Klux Klan, Templeton Foundation, Racists and other cults and organizations.

The Council For National Policy Meets In Minn, Vets Palin

Last week, while the media focused almost obsessively on the DNC’s spectacle in Denver, the country’s most influential conservatives met quietly at a hotel in downtown Minneapolis to get to know Sarah Palin. The assembled were members of the Council for National Policy, an ultra-secretive cabal that networks wealthy right-wing donors together with top conservative operatives to plan long-term movement strategy.

CNP members have included Tony Perkins, James Dobson, Grover Norquist, Tim LaHaye and Paul Weyrich. At a secret 2000 meeting of the CNP, George W. Bush promised to nominate only pro-life judges; in 2004, then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist told the group, “The destiny of the nation is on the shoulders of the conservative movement.” This year, thanks to Sarah Palin’s selection, the movement may have finally aligned itself behind the campaign of John McCain.

This is about the most assnine thing I have ever heard of.

I suppose he could have gotten around it by combining his car wash with an open-air, rain-diverting swimming pool.

Idiocy. Pure idiocy.

Potty language alert!!

The scene in Clerks II, where Jay puts on his Lypsyl contains a song by Q Lazarus entitled “Goodbye Horses”. According to some random commenter on Youtube:

“horses” are symbolic/representative of the 5 senses - the things that keep us tied to the physical/material plane of existence. When you can transcend the limitations of these senses and achieve a higher level of consciousness, you are leaving the “horses” behind - “flying over them.” The song is about someone who was so affected by (A loss? A breakup?) they decide to give up the things that keep them tied to this world by emotion.

When Jay retorts whether or not you would f*ck him, he’s referring to a scene in Silence of the Lambs, where the serial killer, Buffalo Bill acts out this sick bit of drama. The song has spawned at least one good parody of the scene, at least one decent re-hashing of the song, and a great mashup featuring Bettie Page. and another mashup with Booka Shade. Oh, and there’s another epic Goodbye Horses FAIL.

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Electro-goth band Psyche on the story of Goodbye Horses

Psyche’s MySpace (it says they’re from Edmonton! wtf)

Psyche are an enduring legend of independent electronic pop music. From cold harsh industrial, through warm synthpop, dancefloor minimal, dark wave, and beyond. From “The Brain Collapses”, and “Unveiling The Secret” through to “Goodbye Horses”, “Sanctuary” and “15 Minutes”. It all started at the end of 1982 as brothers Darrin and Stephen Huss together with Dwayne Goettel performed for the first time in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada under the name PSYCHE. A combination of horror and electronics that in the area of Western Canada was completely unheard of and would continue to be quite shocking for some time. 1985 saw their debut album “Insomnia Theatre” unleashed worldwide through their own label and licensed to New Rose Records out of Paris, France.

Appearing on BoingBoing is a blog entry from Smashing Telly showing a video of a worship service at Sarah Palin’s church in Wasilla, AK. The wild-eyed lefties see a bunch of crazy people writhing in Holy-Ghost ecstasy as they sputter weird things in tongues. I’m having a hard time finding these people in the video.

Wasilla Assembly of God Clip

Watch the video, and you’ll be shocked by the displays of . . . a bunch of people singing. In all reality, this is pretty average for an evangelical church, and looks more like a John Denver concert. Not everyone is going to understand the different forms of Christian worship, and this is pretty benign stuff.

Here are a few more for your comparison.

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