veteran's day creo sundae

perfect crap for the perfect day

Changing of the Israeli death squads on the apartied wall

Israel calls this 30+ foot apartied wall a "FENCE" and those around the world who have not seen it believe this load of garbage.














sadness sinks down no drain

Israel forces fear and terror into children so that they grow up not to resist the occupation.
Israeli soldiers point weapons at children to scare them.





No country in the world could get away with using their military in this form, but somehow Israel does and has been for 60 years and getting away with it.




MADE IN USA: A bomb dropped by Israeli on a Palestinian occupied area. Israel has used the most advanced form of weaponry against innocent people, that has no army or any form of defense for the past 60 years.













Israeli soldier fling teargas at innocent Palestinian children on their way home from school.
















A Palestinian Child against an Israeli tank. His name is Faris Odeh, he was 12 years old, and was shot in the head and killed by Israeli soldiers 3 days after this photo was taken .

Had he been a child of any other country, shot and killed by any other soldier, it would've made headlines around the world, but Israel has been getting away with such war crimes against humanity for 60 years and nobody seems to notice.

veteran's day salad and pancakes

a sentimental moment



news craps

The Midnight Deregulation Express
by: Matthew Blake, The Washington Independent

In Final Days, Bush Pushes for Iraq's Oil
by: Maya Schenwar, t r u t h o u t | Report

Fed Defies Transparency in $2 Trillion Loans
by: Mark Pittman, Bob Ivry and Alison Fitzgerald, Bloomberg

Legality of Same-Sex Marriage Ban Challenged
by: Ashley Surdin, The Washington Post

a sad moment

Hello All My Friends,

This morning, the decision was made to let PW go after a cancerous bile duct tumor was discovered during exploratory surgery. Even if we had decided to remove the tumor, liver cancer would have returned within 6 months, as apparently it always does. Her future was grim.

The ever cranky PW was sweet and loving towards me right before her surgery, allowing me to kiss her multiple times on the head and scratch under her chin. Of course, she hiss and spit at the vet tech and doctor!

I am happy that she went before any pain and suffering had occurred, but I am sad that she had to leave at the young age of 10.

Just wanted to keep everyone updated....

Love and Purrs

sunday afternoon delight

usual craps


The Obama Agenda

by: Paul Krugman, The New York Times

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

by: Bill Ayers, In These Times

Bill Ayers speaks out. (Photo/right: Chris Walker / The Chicago Tribune)

Anti-Prop 8 demonstrators protest near Mormon temple

Inside Bay Area

• Prop. 8 protests block S.F. streets
  Inside Bay Area

sf protest photos below:
Standing above the gathered crowd at Church and 18th street in San Francisco, Amber Allred, 27, center and Jessica Bell, 21 right led the group of supporters in a chant for equal rights Friday night November 7, 2008. (Julie Remensperger)






my crap of the day

marriage is a civil right issue, which is carrying more weight than a mere personal choice or a third party's opinion, or beliefs.


if you don't agree to the same-sex marriage, do marry one.


government and churches should get the fuck out of people's bedrooms and their pants.


it is not supposed to be a political issue in the first place, let alone a church's mandate.

international craps

Obama win sparks push to end racism in France

PARIS - Inspired by Barack Obama, the French first lady and other leading figures say it's high time for France to stamp out racism and shake up a white political and social elite that smacks of colonial times.

Doctors fight cholera oubreak in eastern Congo

KIBATI, Congo - Doctors are struggling to contain an outbreak of cholera in a sprawling refugee camp near Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma, as renewed fighting ignited fears that patients could scatter and launch an epidemic.

Israelis, Palestinians reaffirm peace commitment

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - Israeli, Palestinian and international negotiators pledged Sunday to continue peace talks launched last year by President Bush, even though the quest for peace will certainly outlast his administration.

real indian joke

Ann Little Running Deer is the MASTER when it comes to finding humorous tid- bits to share for our enjoyment. Take a look at her latest contribution. Do you answer yes to any of the following questions? Then you just might be…

…an Indian If:

Someone asks you your stance on immigration, and you just laugh .

You use commodity can labels for your art collage project.

You get hit in the head with an old piece of fry bread you see bluebirds.

Your car starts with a screw driver.

In your every day life you unintentionally seem to be breaking taboos.

All the people in the community or town you live in are your cousins! ( cousin- broth er/ cousin- sister)

You don' t understand the purpose for storage lockers or their high rental costs . Why, the cars parked in your front yard store just as much stuff , plus it's free.

Your head automatically turns at the sound of " shhhh hhhht " .

As a young child, learning your ABC's was hard because you wondered what the joke was every time you heard "A" ( AAAYE ) .

You attend a General Custer memorial dinner, and you wear an Arrow shirt .

Someone at a picnic yells " Hey, you with the blanket, over here. " , and you think it's an invitation for romance.

You're dancing to "Running Bear" at your local bar and it begins to rain.

You put a "Free Peltier" sticker on your truck , and the FBI wiretaps your house.

You get into a verbal fight with the waiter at your local Mexican restaurant over— - Sopapilla, or is it Fry Bread?

Someone inadvertently points out directions with his lips and you know exactly where he is talking about .

You see a cute and chubby puppy and your lips begin to water . ( Probably NOT a Comanche! )

During a night out on the town, you announce you're going home and then you drive over five hours to get there .

You have had a dog named Bear.

You are wearing your drum group jacket and some woman looks at your jacket and says "Is that a band?" and your first thought is, "Wait a minute, do I have my tribal/ rez jacket on?" Then you realize what she is talking about and when you tell her, "No, it's a Native American drum" , she just looks at you with this blank stare and says, "Oh…"

Your travel luggage is designer black Hefty Cinch Sacks !

You think that the Basic Food Groups are Spam, commod cheese, fry bread , and Pepsi .

Your dance outfit is in a suitcase held together by duct tape and pow- wow bumper stickers.

You drive over 25mph and the paint peels off your rez truck . You tell your friends that you are letting Mother Nature sand it for you before you get a paint job.

Your friend gives you a bike "for free" but you hafta pay him $20 for him to tell you where NOT to ride it.

You watch an old western with some friends, you are the only one that notices that the Indians in the movie are actually Italians!

A photographer is taking a family picture, and he says " CHEESE" , every one lines up.

Your relative gets a nice jacket that you wish you had so say, " Geez Hey, I REEEA AALLLY like that Jacket. " (and he gives it to you)

Your car starts with a screw driver, and a sticker that says "This is not an abandoned car."

You wake up after your 18th birthday with a wrecked truck , a hickey and bus ticket to Haskell .

You should turn your head while all about you are turning theirs and blaming it on you.

You prepare a conference for the Navajos and Lakota to meet on policy issues and the main course for the banquet is sheep dog.

You tell an ignorant individual (dictionary definition) that you are Native American and he/ she asks if you live in a tipi.

sleeping thru a rainy saturday

craps from the crypt

California's passage of Proposition 8, which bans the marriage of same-sex couples, has set off a series of protests and lawsuits challenging the Proposition. (Photo/left: Robert Gauthier / Loses) Angeles Tim

domestic craps
After the Imperial Presidency
http://www.truthout.org/110808A
Jonathan Mahler, The New York Times: "As it turned out, the power of the president soared to new heights under Bush. Many of the administration's most aggressive moves came in the realm of national security and the war on terror in particular. The Bush administration claimed the authority to deny captured combatants - US citizens and aliens alike - such basic due-process rights as access to a lawyer. It created a detention facility on Guantanamo Bay that it declared was outside the jurisdiction of the federal courts and built a new legal system - without any input from Congress - to try enemy combatants."

Can Barack Obama Undo Bush's Tangled Legal Legacy?
http://www.truthout.org/110808B
Marisa Taylor and Michael Doyle, McClatchy Newspapers: "When Barack Obama becomes president in January, he'll confront the controversial legal legacy of the Bush administration. From expansive executive privilege to hard-line tactics in the war on terrorism, Obama must decide what he'll undo and what he'll embrace. The stakes couldn't be higher."

Will Obama Administration Signal Return to Rule of Law?
http://www.truthout.org/110708E
Brian Baxter, Law.com: "Foremost among the pressing issues he faces: rebuilding America's reputation in the international arena, says Philippe Sands, author of 'Torture Team: Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values.' The book, excerpts of which appeared in a May 2008 Vanity Fair feature story, examines how U.S. lawyers abandoned the Geneva Conventions and other international protocols after the 9/11 attacks."

Julie Mertus | Letter to President Obama on Human Rights
http://www.truthout.org/110708N
Julie Mertus, Foreign Policy In Focus: "Dear President Obama: The Bush administration had eight years to run our country's reputation on human rights into the ground. It succeeded not only in tarnishing America's image, but also in derailing the entire international human rights movement. As a professor of human rights who has studied the opportunities and challenges for the White House in transition periods, I know that the window of opportunity for distinguishing yourself from your predecessor is open now, but you must act quickly and decisively if you are to get human rights back on track.

Right Tears Itself Apart in Pinning Blame for McCain's Defeat
http://www.truthout.org/110808D
Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian UK: "As the implosion of the defeated Republican campaign continued yesterday, the landscape of American conservatism was dotted with signs that these were very strange times indeed. Rush Limbaugh, behemoth of rightwing radio, took to the airwaves to declare war on two enemies: Barack Obama and the Republican party. Bloggers at FreeRepublic.com, an internet hub for conservatives, announced a boycott of Fox News and John McCain's aides fell over one another to leak embarrassing details about the campaign to the press."

foreign craps

Thousands of frightened civilians fled fighting near a refugee camp in eastern Congo Friday. (Photo/left: Karel Prinsloo / AP)

Refugees Flee Latest Fighting in East Congo
http://www.truthout.org/110708S
Emmanuel Braun and Hereward Holland, Reuters: "Thousands of frightened civilians fled fighting near a refugee camp in eastern Congo on Friday, as renewed clashes between rebels and government troops added urgency to a regional peace summit being held in Kenya."

Georgian soldiers hand coffins to gravediggers during a military funeral for fellow fighters killed battling Russian forces in Tbilisi. Independent military observers are saying that Georgia acted offensively instead of defensively when it attacked the isolated capital of Tskhinvali with rocket fire. (Photo/right: Chris Hondros / Getty Images)

Georgia Claims on Russia War Called Into Question
http://www.truthout.org/110708T
C. J. Chivers and Ellen Barry, The New York Times: "Newly available accounts by independent military observers of the beginning of the war between Georgia and Russia this summer call into question the longstanding Georgian assertion that it was acting defensively against separatist and Russian aggression."

eco craps

The California Sacramento Delta. (Photo: Adrian Mendoza)

Dan Bacher | Canal Controversy Continues
http://www.truthout.org/110708EA
Dan Bacher, Truthout: "If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gets his way, a peripheral canal may someday siphon off more water from the Sacramento Delta. Last month, a special task force appointed by the governor released a controversial strategic plan recommending construction of more dams and an updated version of the peripheral canal to address the "co-equal" goals of water supply and ecosystem restoration."

A valley filled with rubble and debris from a mountaintop-removal coal mining operation. Among the environmental protections the Bush administration is seeking to remove before leaving office is a Department of Interior rule that bans mining within 100 feet of a stream and would allow companies to dump the rubble from mountaintops into valleys and streams. (Photo/below: Giles Ashford)


Bush Officials Plan to Dial Back Environmental Protections
http://www.truthout.org/110708K
Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers: "In the next few weeks, the Bush administration is expected to relax environmental-protection rules on power plants near national parks, uranium mining near the Grand Canyon and more mountaintop-removal coal mining in Appalachia."

wha-kindof-crap?!

Iraqis Seek More "Withdrawal" Talks; US Says They're Over

by: Leila Fadel, Nancy A. Youssef and Warren P. Strobel, McClatchy Newspapers

good craps

The rapper Jay-Z elegantly expressed the Obama campaign's connection to the long struggle for equality, along with the enthusiasm that it generated: "Rosa Parks sat so that Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so that Obama could run. Obama's running so that we all can fly."

french craps

French and US supporters on the streets of Paris cheered Mr. Obama's victory. (Photo/right: Olivier Laban-mattei / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images)
Robert Sole | Sorry, We Can't
http://www.truthout.org/110608V
Sorry. No column today. The keyboard is not responding. History is a page being turned. Three words on the screen: "Yes we can." While it is impossible to joke with genocide or disaster, it is equally impossible to joke with an event that makes you weep for joy. The first worldwide good news since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 needs more than a pirouette or an amused wink. At this moment - but for how long ? - we can say with far more conviction than on 11 September 2001: we are all Americans.

news craps as usual

On Tuesday voters dealt what may be a fatal blow to America's longest-running and least-discussed war - the war on marijuana. (Photo/right: Ben Margot / AP)

• Pot Wins in a Landslide

  by: Rob Kampia, AlterNet

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) used proposed drastic cuts of State Water Project (SWP) deliveries to agribusiness and cities as yet another opportunity to push for a peripheral canal and more dams. (Photo/left: The Los Angeles Times )

• California Uses Announcement of Proposed Water Cuts to Push Canal and Dams

  by: Dan Bacher, t r u t h o u t | Report

Mark Weisbrot | After Four Decades, Finally, the Beginning of the End
http://www.truthout.org/110608A
Mark Weisbrot, Truthout: "The nation's capital came alive after 11 PM on election eve, as thousands poured into the streets to celebrate a victory that everyone was calling historic. Car horns blaring, whooping and shouting, high fives all around, multi-racial crowds celebrating joyously. Historic it is, most obviously in the election of an African-American president, in a country where millions of black people could not even vote when the new president-elect was born. But there is another sense in which this election will likely turn out to be historic."

What Obama's Election Means Abroad
http://www.truthout.org/110608K
Scott Baldauf, The Christian Science Monitor: "The world, which has tracked this American election like no other, sees Barack Hussein Obama as their president, their choice. And they see him through their own geographical and cultural prisms. To many, he represents the restoration of faith in American democratic ideals, of equality. The global euphoria over the election of the first black US president is also partly an expression of a populace that wants to believe that the same principles can apply to their lives, too."

Obama Considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for EPA
http://www.truthout.org/110608L
Mike Allen, The Politico: "President-elect Barack Obama is strongly considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a Cabinet post, Democratic officials told Politico. Obama's transition planners are weighing several other celebrity-level political stars for Cabinet posts, including retired Gen. Colin L. Powell for secretary of defense or education, the officials said."

Labor Wants Obama to Take On Big Fight
http://www.truthout.org/110608LA
Kris Maher, The Wall Street Journal: "Organized labor sees a historic opportunity with Tuesday's election and is counting on the incoming Obama administration to back its agenda in what promises to be a landmark battle with business."

Dangerous Masquerade
http://www.truthout.org/110608WA
Elizabeth Zwerling, Ms. Magazine: "When Nina Lopez, 19, a student at Santa Monica College in California, learned that her school routinely referred students concerned about possible pregnancies to a 'pregnancy resource center,' or 'crisis pregnancy center' (CPC), she was concerned."

Federal probe focused on those from Muslim nations, newly released documents show

Inside Bay Area

cheers and sorrows

we did it - yes! on prop. 2

Twenty million farm animals will soon be free from the cruelest factory farm abuses -- and they have you to thank.
Yesterday, Californians voted YES! on Prop 2 -- securing the single most important piece of legislation for farm animals in U.S. history. Proposition 2 will mandate a higher standard for the treatment of animals raised for food, a measure that is sure to lead to similar reforms nationwide.
You made this victory happen. Whether you donated to keep our TV ads on the air, spent your nights phone banking for Prop 2, hit the pavement with leaflets, or engaged your friends and family in California -- you helped show millions of California voters what Prop 2 would mean for animals and people.
How animals are treated is so important to all of us -- and even more important to the animals suffering every day in factory farms. Together, we fought for the humane treatment of animals, and we won. We have changed the lives of so many animals, and we have made history.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Fearing
Manager
YES! on Prop 2

the passage of prop. 8 denies basic human right





KTVU.com

1. Slideshow: Vigil At SF's City Hall
http://www.ktvu.com/slideshow/17914900/detail.html?taf=fran

2. News Report
Thousands Attend Vigil Protesting Passage Of Prop. 8
Wednesday night, some 2,000 supporters of same-sex marriage gathered at San Francisco's City Hall to renew their fight for equal rights following the narrow election night victory of Proposition 8. More Details

SF Mayor Hopeful Same-Sex Marriage Will Prevail

KRON 4

Battle over ban not over

The Ashland Daily Tidings

other craps

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III | America's Struggle in Context
http://www.truthout.org/110508S
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III, Truthout: "As I think about President-elect Obama and this historic event, my thoughts go to Mt. Vernon, Virginia, the home of the first president of the United States of America, George Washington. I wonder what it must have been like to live at Mt. Vernon in the 18th century. Not in Mt. Vernon as George or Martha, but at Mt. Vernon as one of their slaves. I don't think about the owner of Mt. Vernon; I think about the owned."

Seymour Hersh: The Man Who Knows Too Much
http://www.truthout.org/110508T
Rachel Cooke, The Guardian UK: "He exposed the My Lai massacre, revealed Nixon's secret bombing of Cambodia and has hounded Bush and Cheney over the abuse of prisoners in Abu Ghraib ... No wonder the Republicans describe Seymour Hersh as 'the closest thing American journalism has to a terrorist.' Rachel Cooke meets the most-feared investigative reporter in Washington."

"Near Perfect" Absorption of Sunlight, From All Angles
http://www.truthout.org/110508EA
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: "Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, the research team has moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power."

In Many States, Voters Reject Anti-Choice Ballot Initiatives
http://www.truthout.org/110508WA
Emily Douglas, RH Reality Check: "In state after state today, voters rejected the opportunity to put the government squarely between individual Americans and their own private life decisions on issues at the beginning and end of life. In South Dakota and California, voters affirmed the rights of women and teens to make their own health care decisions. In Colorado, voters rejected the notion that fertilized eggs should have individual human rights. In Washington State, voters extended the right to make end-of-life decisions to those struggling with terminal illnesses. In Michigan, a ballot measure to permit funding for embryonic stem cell research was approved by voters."

Justice Department Investigates Drugmakers' Marketing
http://www.truthout.org/110508HA
Linda A. Johnson, The Associated Press: "Lawsuits against Merck & Co. and partner Schering-Plough Corp. related to their marketing of cholesterol drug Vytorin are piling up, and the US Department of Justice has begun investigating the drugmakers' conduct, according to a regulatory filing. The Justice Department's Civil Division notified Merck in a September 10 letter that the department is investigating whether the drugmakers' promotion of Vytorin resulted in false claims to federal health care programs ..."

Diebold Faces GPL Infringement Lawsuit Over Voting Machines
http://www.truthout.org/110508VA
Ryan Paul, Ars Technica: "Artifex Software, the company behind the open source Ghostscript PDF processing software, has filed a lawsuit against voting machine vendor Diebold and its subsidiary Premier Election Solutions. Artifex says that Diebold violated the GPL by incorporating Ghostscript into commercial electronic voting machine systems."

crappy joke

MEN NEVER LISTEN
In a Chicago Hospital , a gentleman had made several attempts to get into the men ' s restroom, but it had always been occupied.

A nurse noticed his predicament.

Sir, she said ' You may use the ladies room if you promise not to touch any of the buttons on the wall. '

He did what he needed to, and as he sat there he noticed the buttons he had promised not to touch.

Each button was identified by letters: WW , WA , PP20and a red one labeled ATR.Who would know if he touched them? He couldn't resist.. He pushed WW. warm water was sprayed gently upon his bottom.

What a nice feeling, he thought. Men's restrooms don't have nice things like this.

Anticipating greater pleasure, he pushed the WA button. Warm air replaced the warm water, gently drying his underside.

When this stopped, he pushed the PP button. A large powder puff caressed his bottom adding a fragile scent of spring flower to this unbelievable pleasure. The ladies restroom was more than a restroom, it is tender loving pleasure.

When the powder puff completed its pleasure, he couldn't wait to push the ATR button which he knew would be supreme ecstasy.

Next thing he knew he opened his eyes, he was in a hospital bed, and a nurse was staring down at him.

'What happened?' he exclaimed. The last thing I remember was pushing the ATR button.

'The button ATR is an Automatic Tampon Remover. Your penis is under your pillow.'

OMG! it really happened!!

email from the crypt

truthout

From: messenger@truthout.org
Subject: BREAKING | President Obama
Date: November 4, 2008 7:55:28 PM PST

BREAKING | President Obama
http://www.truthout.org/PresidentObama
Obama wins.

From: Barack Obama
Date: November 4, 2008 8:32:29 PM PST
Subject: How this happened

I'm about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first.

We just made history.

And I don't want you to forget how we did it.

You made history every single day during this campaign -- every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about why you believe it's time for change.

I want to thank all of you who gave your time, talent, and passion to this campaign.

We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next.

But I want to be very clear about one thing...

All of this happened because of you.

Thank you,

Barack

code pink

From: codepink@mail.democracyinaction.org
Subject: Obama Wins! We Win!
Date: November 4, 2008 10:16:29 PM PST
November 5, 2008

Dear Friend,

"Today we become the nation we dream of being, a place where everyone can rise to the level of their true worth, with no false barriers. Today truth triumphs over lies, hope over fear. Today we become the people who can do the great things that are needed to restore health and balance and abundance for all. Today we take the dream and make it real." --Starhawk

An Obama victory is a victory for the peace movement. It sends a message to the political establishment that being against war is the winning position. War is SO Over. American voters have recognized the costs-lives lost, international cooperation thwarted, and tax dollars squandered-and chosen the candidate who promised to end the Iraq war and to use diplomacy first.

We should all take a moment-or a few days or even a week-to relish a job well done. We worked hard for this victory and should celebrate. But we can't stop now: an Obama administration will need our help to live up to its promises.

What do we want from an Obama Administration and a Democratic-controlled Congress? We want an end to the occupation of Iraq and reparations for its people. We don't want the troops from Iraq shipped straight to another losing war in Afghanistan. We want a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan. We want a diplomatic solution to the conflict with Iran. We want the restoration of our civil liberties and the protection of our environment. We want money to bail out homeowners who are in foreclosure because of predatory lenders. We want a NEW New Deal for America: jobs, housing, universal health care, education, roads, public transportation….We want a government that puts the needs of people ahead of the profits of banks and corporations.

Will we get all these things? Not without continuing our feisty, vibrant and sometimes LOUD agitation. We thank you for all the phone calls you made, the doors you knocked on, the money you donated, and the letters your wrote. So breathe a sigh of relief, kick back for a few days, and then let's get back to work.

Special Congratulations to our pledge winners Kelli, Buddy and Noelle- our grand prize winner and 2 runners up! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard, in so many ways, to truly embody being a Voter for Peace this election!

Thank you for giving peace a vote and a voice!
Dana, Deidra, Desiree, Farida, Gael, Gayle, Jean, Jodie, Liz, Lori, Medea, Nancy, and Rae


P.S. Read our new Call to Action: Time for a 21st Century Green America! If you'd like to work with us on this campaign contact info[at]codepinkalert.org

my crap, today

we've waited, and waited, and waited. for the past 40 plus fucking damned years!

i have never thought this would happen in america, not in MY life time! but lord, behold! it just happened right before my eyes, and in fact, i have seen it happening right under my nose!

we haven't celebrated any thing other than new year's eves since year 2000... what for? while the country's been run down (not to mention the world) by an moron and his neo-con nuts!

but tonight, we opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate, for not only the historic moment but also, herewith, the promising future of the united states of america and hopefully the whole world, that we, the people, as americans, have finally elected a black president of the united states of america -- after 500 hundred years of white-greatness of self-righteousness, white-supremacy, empire-building, and pseudo democracy.

as a black and a minority president elect, we hope he has learned and stored in his heart and mind the knowledge and acknowledgment that not only the america and americans but the whole world, planet and all beings beyond need to realize that peace and love are desperately in demand! for the well-beings of us all!!

we hope he is not only a black president of america, but a green president of the planet, as well.

news of new kind of craps

Record Turnout Expected in Battleground States
http://www.truthout.org/110408R
Brendan Sasso and Kevin Bogardus, The Hill: "Record voter turnout is anticipated in battleground states across the country, as supporters of Barack Obama and John McCain head to the polls to elect a new president. Ohio, Virginia and Florida, three states President Bush won in 2004, are all expecting high turnouts."

At the Polls: Lines, Glitches and Enthusiasm
http://www.truthout.org/110408S
Ian Urbina, The New York Times: "Voting experts predicted a record turnout of 130 million voters, which would be the highest percentage turnout in a century. It could shatter the previous record of 123.5 million who cast ballots four years ago. If 64 percent of registered voters make their way to the polls, as some predict, it would be the highest percentage since 1908."

Eugene Robinson | A New Kind of Pride
http://www.truthout.org/110408T
Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post: "For African-Americans, at least those of us old enough to have lived through the civil rights movement, this is nothing short of mind-blowing. It's disorienting, and it makes me see this nation in a different light."

World Hopes for "Less Arrogant America"
http://www.truthout.org/110408C
William J. Kole and Matt Moore, The Associated Press: "The world was riveted by the election drama unfolding Tuesday in the United States, inspired by the hope embodied by Barack Obama or simply relieved that - whoever wins - an administration that spawned Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay was coming to an end."

Nation Watches as a Divided California Prepares to Decide on Same-Sex Marriage
http://www.truthout.org/110408D
Jessica Garrison, The Los Angeles Times: "After the most expensive campaign in state history over a social issue, Californians are poised to begin voting Tuesday on the divisive and deeply emotional issue of same-sex marriage. Proposition 8, which would amend the California Constitution to ban gay marriage, has been extremely close in recent polling, with the Field Poll last week showing 49% against and 44% in favor of the measure, with 7% undecided. Along with the presidential race, the fight over gay marriage is among nation's most closely watched contests."

Beena Sarwar | "New US President Must Review Pakistan Policy"
http://www.truthout.org/110408E
Beena Sarwar, Inter Press Service: "Tensions between the United States and Pakistan -- on the eve of the keenly-watched U.S. Presidential elections -- accompanying a visit by U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus over unabated air strikes into Pakistani territory bode ill for peace in the region say analysts."

Le Monde | Why Obama
http://www.truthout.org/110408F
Editorialists at Le Monde and Liberation evaluate the United States's presidential race in its final hours.

Congressional Democrats Look Ahead to a New Era
http://www.truthout.org/110408L
Aaron Blake, The Hill: "Democrats are within reach of their magic number this election - a 60 percent majority in both chambers of Congress. In the Senate, they could secure a filibuster-proof majority, which would set the seal on a new epoch of one-party domination. It still appears unlikely that Senate Democrats will quite hit that mark, but the party also beat similar odds two years ago when it won three of four key races to take a bare majority. All eyes Tuesday night will be on three Southern states - Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi - with Democrats needing at least one to reach their prize."

Bob Herbert | Beyond Election Day
http://www.truthout.org/110408M
Bob Herbert, The New York Times: "Conservative commentators had a lot of fun mocking Barack Obama's use of the phrase, 'the fierce urgency of now.' Noting that it had originated with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Senator Obama made it a cornerstone of his early campaign speeches. Conservatives kicked the phrase around like a soccer ball. 'The fierce urgency of now,' they would say, giggling. What does it mean? Well, if your house is on fire and your family is still inside, that's an example of the fierce urgency of now."

Suemedha Sood | Youth + Environment = Turnout
http://www.truthout.org/110408N
Suemedha Sood, The Washington Independent: "It's becoming apparent that the youth vote could be a key component of Tuesday's electorate. Americans age 18 to 30 are expected to turn out in record numbers. This is what the Obama campaign has long been focusing on, since Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, does well with voters under 30, according to national polls. If young voters meet these expectations and turn out to vote, their preferences could influence the electorate. That's why political organizers and pollsters have been trying to determine exactly what those preferences are."