Perhaps it's time to realize we're pulling on the wrong pant leg.
A look at Finland's attitude toward schools and teachers. A world apart from views here.
Who is your favourite author? Mine right now is Mordecai Richler. I loved Solomon Gursky Was Here.
This Squeaky Wheel And I Are Pulling An All-Nighter
Funny how weather is forecast.
feels like heaven - fiction factory
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it be good
Miley Cyrus knows how to SMOKE the competition...
4wh4y i4s m4y compu4ter 4throwi4n4g in 44's?44
So many unfamiliar faces here these days but I'll post my rant anyway
Every blue moon or so, I forget if I've already taken my sleep meds..
No wonder the children izn't learnin' ................
Parents bought HP laptop, have to return it battery wouldn't lock in to place.
It's a balmy 28 degrees out there - who's up for a walk?
Battling Terminal Cancer, Robin Rogers Gives Thanks
I swear to you I have the craziest cat on the planet.
ok new game..post the video who's vibe best describes you
I won a Wii in my company's holiday raffle
At times like this, I wish I was on Twitter
SRV w/ Johnny Copeland, "Look At Little Sister," Live @ Montreux 1985
One hundred year old Frankenstein movie
Bowie snarls his way through "Fashion," live @ 1997 GQ Awards...Reeves Gabrels SMOKES on guitar.
Why don't cannibals like clowns?
"That's what I call a fuckin show!"...Yes, that's right, it's Salma Hayek in "From Dusk Till Dawn."
I'm noticing A LOT of Banks and Credit Unions are closed on Dec 24th
Sandra Lee's MSNBC Holiday Appetizer Party: chocolate vodka and what appears to be cat food on toast
Um, what's up with GrovelBot? Hasn't been around much since the Wazee street massacre in Denver
OK - I am going to buy a stove smoker - what kind should I get?
Anyone live (or have lived) in the Southern Hemisphere?
"OOOOOOOOOH...a funnel. That'll be great for funneling."
I have a few gold colored Coins that I can't Identify( Could you?)
Not only do we have Bernie Sanders, we've got Grace Potter
Christmas Vacation is on at 7 tonight
Funniest thing I've read in a long while.
DU BBQ CHEFS: Does it piss you off when people armchair quarterback your grilling skills?
LZ III is my favorite LZ album. All others are sick imiators, or preversions of their 'thingy'
It is a sad day - it's Elizabeth Edwards - DUer's Funeral today
I just showed the kids "Star Wars Holiday Special"
Your life -- as depicted by bottles.
Cat vs. Internet (this is my life)
I think everyone in here would enjoy a little menage-a-tortrois...
Sometimes it's a fine line between a "celebrity" and a "manatee."
Ring them bells, ye heathen, from the city that dreams
Of COURSE not, honey!! Your butt makes that branch look SMALL!!
Bernard Allison - "Voodoo Child," live @ Skipper's Smokehouse (Tampa), Nov 6, 2009
So how many Football games are going to be effected by the weather tomorrow?
I would like to thank everyone who's posted in the Lounge tonight.
Helmet - Jon Stewart Show 1994 - "Wilma's Rainbow"
Journal 11 Dec 2010 Columbia river gorge.
Game: make the connections between these 4 actors
"Hangman, hangman, hold it a little while, I think I see my brother coming, riding a many mile. "
I finished my Christmas shopping today.
I challenge you to read this Free Republic post and tell me you don't support eugenics
Have you ever actually seen "folks dressed up like eskimos"?
How to make your cat decide once and for all to plot your painful demise:
"Rock Stars Then & Now" (slide show)
Merry Christmas from the Family (Robert Earl Keen)
Anyone here know how trustworthy gold nugget dealers online are?
I was the victim of a very strange car accident this afternoon
Hey All You Former And Current, Don't Trust Anybody Over 30er's
Figured this thread was worth a cross post.
Seriously. Has anyone ever asked the hamburger if that stuff is really helping it
I just won the 2010 End of Year Dutch National Lottery
Should I bring my cat to the vet?
Getting in the Christmas tree in - let the banging and swearing ensue!
Free Christmas music downlaods
Have you ever been in love with someone you barely had anything in common with?
Does anyone here have any experience with Restaurant.com?
Married man in sexless marriage isn’t happy
Does your banana have a thick skin?
Profound questions about "Roadhouse"
Hey Yankees! Question about lake effect snow.
Help my cat has pancreatitus. Anyone else ever experienced this with their pets?
How do you discipline your cat? I had a cat I used to use a water pistol with. Got to the point
Revealed: US State Dept. republished WikiLeaks document from Feb 2009
Police arrest boy of 16 over WikiLeaks attacks
WikiLeaks cables: Vatican refused to engage with child sex abuse inquiry
NYT NEWS ALERT: Madoff Son Found Dead of Apparent Suicide, New York Police Say
Poll: Obama's losing support; Romney would beat him now
Holbrooke Is in Critical Condition.
Vatican Bank mired in laundering scandal
Probe after student hurt by truncheon blow
Petreaus' top NCO pushes for repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
Bernie Madoff's Son Mark Reported Dead [Updated](Suicide)
Explosions in Stockholm kill 1, injure 2
Planned Parenthood affiliates sign contract for merger
Dutch Arrest Man for Attack on Prosecutor's Website
U.S. Special Envoy Holbrooke in Intensive Care After Falling Ill at Office
Cancun delegates reach climate change deal
Failed Suicide bombs in central Stockholm caused panic among Christmas shoppers, 1 terrorist dead
UN Guards Beat Reuters Photographer At Cancún Climate Talks
Global climate talks approve new package, fund
Global climate talks approve new package, fund
Violence Flares Anew in Southern Afghanistan
Iran state TV broadcasts new stoning woman 'confession'
Once Again US Says the End of Visas for Brazilians Is Near
Pastor who threatened to burn Qur'an plans to address far-right English Defence League in February
Wikileaks protests in Spain over Julian Assange arrest
Julian Assange supporters plan protests worldwide
Julian Assange supporters plan protests worldwide
Uribe proposed capturing guerrillas in Venezuela
Gunbattle kills 11 in western Mexican town
Governor Paterson issues executive order on hydraulic fracturing
Bernie Madoff's evil twin Sonja Kohn is hit with $19.6B claim tied to scam
Elizabeth Edwards Eulogized as Defender of Her Family
Cult status, fundraising effort for Sanders
WikiLeaks cables: US proposed counter-terrorism centre in Barcelona
WikiLeaks cables: Russia 'was tracking killers of Alexander Litvinenko but UK warned it off'
Chavez seeks decree powers in Venezuela in response to floods
Anonymous donors spent $132M on 2010 campaign ads-Study aimed to measure impact of Citizens United
State Dept. spokesman heavily uses Twitter to battle WikiLeaks fallout
Storm Hits Midwest; Plows Ordered Off Minn. Roads
Twitter Sensation in the Senate, Despite Using Slightly More Than 140 Characters
Afghan police crisis threatens British withdrawal as thousands quit force
China's Inflation Tops 5%, Adding Pressure for Wen to Raise Interest Rates
Infant's life-saving surgery is OK'd by providers
Custer's "Last Flag" sells for $2.2 million
Obama calls WikiLeaks' "deplorable" - White House
Planned N.Y. Fire Dept. Fees Criticized
A Secretive Banking Elite Rules Trading in Derivatives
Official: Madoff son found dead in NYC apartment
Theresa May pressed to halt visit by anti-Muslim US preacher
'One dead' after Stockholm blasts
Karzai, regional leaders agree to pipeline project through Taliban territory in Afghanistan
Bill Clinton, at the invitation of Obama, made a push for Obama's tax plan/compromise.
A maxim worth noting : You lose voters trust
"It's a deficit to government but it's not a deficit to people who get to keep their money".
Ponder. If all was reversed and Obama was a Republican, how would his base feel and react,
A gamble Republicans were willing to take (because they don't care)
Unemployment benefits were never a priority for Obama
How many here have completely given up on President Obama and will NOT vote for him in 2012?
Good riddance to BashthePresident Underground...
Now that I have had time to digest the situation
Clinton Refuses to Leave White House
Why should I trust Obama not to support extending the tax cuts for the wealthy in two years?
FINRA Foundation Releases Nation's First State-by-State Financial Capability Survey
If Obama had a sinister touch, he could use the GOPama-tax cuts to bury the GOP
Obama defended his Public Option compromise. Hear this....
Accused of a right wing viewpoint!?**
Finally Sent Letter To Pesident Obama Today
Cause to congratulate the President
For Obama fans, why are you defending the tax cut deal when....
Well, he did it. It took taking a helluva hit to his own political capital, but he did it.
What Do You Think The Unemployment Rate Will Be In March 012
We already have a payroll tax holiday on the books
This is getting so predictable
Exclusive: ‘The Fourth Estate is dead,’ former CIA analyst declares
What do you most want from Obama?
David Brooks (NYT): A very good week for Obama and Democrats
time for the healers to step up
X-mas Card from the White House
President Bill Clinton on B*sh Tax Cuts For the Rich - 2004 Democratic Convention
How sad it is that we seem to be legitimizing Bush's presidency
Republicans blocked unemployment for a couple of months and killed some stimulus benefits
Nouriel Roubini supported a payroll tax holiday (September)
'Payroll Tax Holiday' came into Obama's Tax Plan via Republicans
Obama compromise projects 8.7% vs 9.9% jobless with just middle tax cuts
I, for one, welcome Bill Clinton's return as the Respite President
Full Congressional Record Transcript of Sanders Filibuster
We couldn't even get a lame duck Feingold to dump "tax cuts for the rich".
AARP Signs Off On Key Obama Tax Cut Provision
I didn't like it when they called Obama "arrogant"
Sen. Sanders is living in Fantasyland.
Social Security was only for widows and orphans. FDR irresponsible: sat and spun for six months
Real economists agree -- It's a sh*tty deal...
Ishmael Reed: What Progressives Don’t Understand About Obama
The Abstract World Vs. The Real World
If Laura Ingraham can see it...why can't some liberals?
It's happening: Obama is making a bee-line for Social Security and Medicare
How about some Holiday Music in here!
Tax Debate Timeline - How the Right wouldn't budge, and the Left Blamed one man!
“The truth is,the President got a lot of things here we've been fighting for"
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Soham Baba, Lessons in Manipulating the Indigenous - COP16
Youth Delegations Ejected from COP16
Deck the Halls With Fairer Taxes
L.A. museum whitewashes commissioned mural: Across from VA, caskets draped in dollar bills
God Bless You Very Wealthy Men
Grandma Got Molested at the Airport
Weird Liberal Head Show #246: Liberals, Keep up the Great Work!
Bill Clinton Meets with Obama (satire)
Be careful of trolls sowing dissent...
Bolivian Pres. Evo Morales WikiLeaks Cables Reveal 'Diplomacy of Empire'
Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura: BP Oil Disaster pt1
A Mother's Plea: WikiLeaks Founder No Criminal
Citizens United v. FEC and the 2010 Election - Take Back Talking Points
Stockholm suicide bomb Swedish news report
Weekly Address: Protecting the Middle Class & the Economy
Citizens United v. FEC and the 2010 Election - Take Back Talking Points
Young Turks: Sarah Palin WikiLeaks Attack
TYT: Ron Paul Defends Wikileaks
Barack Obama Leaves Bill Clinton In Charge
Bernie Madoff's son found dead after Apparent Suicide In New York
Pin the Bailout On the Donkey - 2010 Election Analysis
The White House: Press Briefing with President Obama and President Clinton [32:10]
TDPS: EPIC FAIL: Fox News does "troop treatment" story without a SINGLE mention of wars
TYT: Bill Clinton Dominates Obama Press Conference
Young Turks: Obama's Poker Strategy
AC360 - Anderson Cooper talks with organizers of counter-protest at Elizabeth Edwards' funeral
Failed Suicide bombs in central Stockholm caused panic among Christmas shoppers, 1 terrorist dead
Daniel Ellsberg on Wikileaks and Julian Assange on Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Obama never said that he was a progressive?
Is President Obama setting Rs up for a historic KNOCKOUT in 2012, using 'ROPE-A-DOPE' strategies
Chris Busby PhD explains why uranium is bad for you (extremely genotoxic)
President Obama is the only one to grab the moral high ground on this issue.
Western Civilization Has Shed Its Values (WIKILEAKS AND HILLARY)
The FCC's Guide to Losing Net Neutrality Without Really Trying
NY Times: Civil Rights in California
Lawn Guyland Is America’s Future -- Krugman
Espionage Act: How the Government Can Engage in Serious Aggression Against the People of the US
House Dems Wary of Obama's Negotiations With Extraterrestrials
Social Security's Humble Origins (Washington Monthly)
Peter Baker, NYT: "If Bill Clinton Were President"
An Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders
The Bush Tax Cuts - Nothing But Blood
Why did I back Julian Assange? It's about justice and fairness
The Nation:Tax Cuts Forever? by Christopher Hayes
A disappointed Democrat? You bet
At this point do we have to be hoping for a revolution?
The Rise of the Wall Street Ruling Class
Phone Companies' $100 Billion Rip-off -- Where Is That Hidden $6 a Month Going in Our Phone Bills?
John Pilger: Why are wars not being reported honestly?
Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura: BP Oil Disaster pt2
The Plot to Destroy Social Security
Delays of EPA rules anger environmentalists
Wikileaks Copenhagen Climate Cables Rich In Anger, Pessimism
Spencer, Monckton Admit Anthropogenic Warming Is Real At Thinly-Attended Skeptics' Press Event
Science - Breakthrough In Cloud Modeling Suggests Negative Climate Feedback "Very Unlikely"
Shark finning continues despite EU ban, says report (BBC)
Using Waste, Swedish City Cuts Its Fossil Fuel Use (NY Times)
Police:Woman wrests gun, kills teen robber
Tasers effectiveness as self-defense
Colombia allegedly pushes US to grant Uribe immunity
Brazil gay couples entitled to pension benefits
In search of Colombia's disappeared
Thom Hartmann RT BigPicture Green report w/ Amy Goodman (wikileaks, & Lat Am)
Once Again US Says the End of Visas for Brazilians Is Near
Human rights group PROVEA demands scrutiny of Venezuelan police force
Ecuador's president to make aid trip to Colombia
Hillary's "special interest" in Dilma
Venezuela hits absolute bottom as most corrupt country in Latin America
More fence-mending in Argentina by hil and company
Photos and videos of Day 5 of Protest to protect the Conococha Lake - Huaraz, Ancash, Peru
WikiLeaks Embassy cables reveal Venezuela's healthcare system collapsing
Florida tabs Texas' Muschamp as football team's next head coach.
NY Giants stuck in KC on their way to play the Vikings.
does college football need a 'Rooney rule'?
113,411 - new record for a crowd at a hockey game
Dumbass UK QB will not play again.
If Bill Cowher is available, Jason Garrett's Cowboys resume loses luster
Football Writers Association Should be Ashamed of Themselves
Snowstorm pushes Super Bowl XLVIII to Monday night
Petraeus Aide Marvin Hill: If Troops Can't Deal With DADT Repeal, They Should Leave The Service
Leading rabbi denounces colleagues' edict against renting homes to non-Jews
Barak backs Jerusalem partition plan
'Mossad, CIA, MI6 behind Tehran attacks'
Pa. couple who only prayed for dying tot convicted
Nature's Coming Attraction: Geminid Meteor Shower
the Lego Antikythera Mechanism (video)
8,000 year old human bones found in Argentina
If the repubs get their way on Science Education....
Help me decide for the white contest
Anyone have any strong opinions on which potential entry I should use?
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