President Obama's Marxist Agenda

Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:47 AM EDT

John McCain said during the election: "Obama is farther left than another senator who calls himself a socialist." What is farther left than a socialist?

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politics, obama, healthcare, obamacare

There Will Be a Public Option Because its Really a Tax

Sat Sep 5, 2009 3:32 PM EDT

There will be a public option in the Healthcare legislation. This will not happen because the government wants to protect the uninsured or provide quality healthcare for all, but because the public option is really a huge new tax on the American taxpayer.

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politics, healthcare, public-option, obamacare

Organizing for America Labels Healthcare Protesters "Right Wing Domestic Terrorists"

Sat Sep 5, 2009 10:51 AM EDT

'Organizing for America', a project of the Democratic National Committee, is calling for all of it's members to take action on Patriot day by making 2 telephone calls to their states senators, asking them to support the proposed healthcare legislation.

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politics, obama, healthcare, hr-3200, senate, 9-11, pesident, patriot-day, ofa

Georgia School System Delays Obama's Speech, Allows Children to Opt-Out

Fri Sep 4, 2009 5:48 PM EDT

In an unprecedented move, one Georgia school system has delayed the planned back to school address by President Obama on September 8th because the noon start time conflicts with their lunch schedule. Instead, the system will show the speech the next day.

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politics, obama, president, speech, address, sept-8, school

Burning 1 Gallon of Gasoline Produces 20 Pounds of CO2

Wed Sep 2, 2009 10:34 AM EDT

You may have read about the cap and trade legislation which the US House of Representatives passed in June of this year. The US Senate is due to begin work on their version of this legislation in September.

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politics, epa, climate, climate-change, hr-2454, us, usa, un, undp, united-nations

Political Dissent, Grass Roots Activism, and Violence.

Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:11 PM EDT

During this month's town hall meetings held by members of Congress, activists have protested while displaying pictures depicting President Obama as the Joker or as Hitler, wearing guns openly to the protests, and advocating violence in furtherance of political objectives.

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politics, obama, washington, republican, 2008, violence, protest, healthcare, fbi, activism

Why 'Cash for Clunkers' is bad for America

Sun Aug 9, 2009 12:11 PM EDT

Washington's latest bright idea, the economic stimulus program Cash for Clunkers, is a prime example of why I do not want the Federal government meddling in areas where they have no constitutional mandate to do so.

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politics, cash-for-clunkers, obama, america, usa, federal-reserve

Timeline of Anarchist Actions at the Republican National Convention

Mon Sep 8, 2008 12:31 AM EDT

Now that the violence of the street protests at the Republican National Convention is behind us, I thought it might be informative to take a look back at the protests which occurred at the convention, as well as the events preceding and subsequent to them. Pre-Convention

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Text of Jesse Ventura's Speech at Ron Paul's Rally For the Republic, September 2, 2008

Wed Sep 3, 2008 5:06 AM EDT

I thought they were going to play some music, but I guess we kind of preempted it, but anyway. hello everybody, great to be here. I uh .. I haven't given a political speech for quite some time now, and but I felt that this was the occasion to come out of retirement.

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Jesse Ventura Says He May Run For President in 2012

Tue Sep 2, 2008 6:00 PM EDT

At Ron Paul's Rally for the Republic Convention in St Paul Minnesota, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, in a fiery oratory decrying the loss of liberty, 9/11 cover up, Patriot Act, and march toward totalitarianism we are experiencing in this country, stated that if in the …

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Ark. man finds 4.42-carat diamond at state park

Fri Aug 15, 2008 2:51 PM EDT

By Associated Press (Clipped by blinkin)

A local diamond hunter found a 4.42-carat stone Friday after about a 30-minute search at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, a park official announced.

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FISA VS Freedom And Liberty in the USA

Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:06 PM EDT

"Learn as much by writing as by reading". - Lord Acton Liberty's light no longer shines O'er amber waves of grain. A thousand points of light snuffed one by one, this land no longer free. A grand experiment in democracy fails, as a Nation laments in Darkness.

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USA Supercomputer Splurge

Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:36 PM EDT

"Its exciting to think that we can get the best brains from super-computing and from mass computing and bring those together and make great progress in the decade ahead." - Bill Gates, at the Super-Computing 2005 Conference in Seattle.

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Lost: 11 Reasons Richard Alpert is Howard Hughes

Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:59 AM EDT

I have been thinking about the just ended season of 'Lost'. The best theory I've developed to explain part of what we've seen so far is that Richard Alpert is actually Howard Hughes.

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Our Energy Future

Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:09 PM EDT

Our world faces many struggles in the years ahead due to the rising cost of energy. From the bedroom to the boardroom, and everywhere in between, we heavily depend on energy for almost every aspect of our lives.

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Satire: Is Howard Hughes a Time Traveller?

Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:00 PM EDT

Simple typographical error, or Howard Hughes moving through time for the betterment of mankind? Today, Howard Hughes Medical Institute released a press statement on Chemical messengers in the brain. This press release is dated June 13, 2008. Today's date is June 12, 2008.

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Satire: If Obama Doesn't Want Her, Would Hillary Consider Switching Parties And Be McCain's VP?

Fri Jun 6, 2008 3:48 AM EDT

What I'm calling for is a historic, nation's first 'Bi Partisan ticket' to defeat the equally historic 'first black' candidate Barak Obama, whom I believe will harm this country with his limited National Experience.

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politics, hillary-clinton, john-mccain, obama, president, vice-president, party, switch, election, satire

Dear Newsvine and AP: Is This Picture Appropriate?

Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:44 AM EDT

Seriously, this visual information is making me uncomfortable. I think I may be traumatized for a while. Do you feel this is appropriate for Newsvine's homepage? What will the kids say?

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Government Totalitarianism or Martial Law Theories are Just Like 9/11 Truth: Treacherous and Traitorous

Wed Jun 4, 2008 10:27 PM EDT

This article is a response to another article, National Security Presidential Directive 51 – The Last Step Toward Dictatorship. Please take a moment to peruse it before proceeding with this article.

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politics, us, united-states, world, earth, un, democracy, freedom, liberty, fascism

Odd McDonald's Ads From Japan

Wed Jun 4, 2008 3:17 AM EDT

Allweird things.com is reporting that McDonalds in Japan has developed some rather strange new Mcdonald's ads.

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The Hubble Space Telescope: Shock and Awe From Space

Tue Jun 3, 2008 2:26 AM EDT

5 Years Remain in Hubble's Mission "Hubble has shown man his proper place in the universe" - Newsvine User Ravinder Makhaik

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How The Internet was Invented

Mon Jun 2, 2008 1:00 PM EDT

The man generally recognized as a "Father of the Internet", Vinton Cerf is the co-designer with Robert Kahn of TCP/IP protocols and the basic architecture of the Internet. Vinton G. Cerf is currently vice president and Chief Internet Evangelist for Google.

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What's in Your Disaster Kit?

Sat May 31, 2008 5:35 AM EDT

Blinkin is not affiliated in any way with Yoder's or MREDepot.com.

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What would the flag look like if Washington, DC became a state?

Fri May 30, 2008 6:25 PM EDT

The United States is composed of 50 states. We also have one Federal District, the District of Columbia. We have two commonwealths, Puerto Rico and The Northern Mariana Islands. Further, we have two organized territories, Guam and The US Virgin Islands.

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