Daredevil surfer Kerby Brown Tackles a 41' Wave at a secret location off Western Australia. Kerby says he wiped out after the wave and is lucky to be alive! Source: i.dailymail.co.uk
Why would anyone want to do this? It must be the rush that you get at the end of the ride knowing that you're still alive!!
I don't know if you were able catch these young people on CNN before the election but now that the results are in and Barack Obama has been elected the next President of the United States I thought these videos are a perfect example of what this country should be all about. The future is in these children's hands. We should raise them, treat them and educate them as if they were precious jewels....... because they are!!!
Obama on the left McCain on the right We can talk politics all night And you can vote however you like You can vote however you like, yeah
Democratic left Republican right November 4th we decide And you can vote however you like You can vote however you like, yeah
(McCain supporters) McCain is the man Fought for us in Vietnam You know if anyone can Help our country he can Taxes droppin low Dont you know oils gonna flow Drill it low I'll show our economy will grow
McCain's the best candidate With Palin as his running mate They'll fight for gun rights, pro life, The conservative right Our future is bright Better economy in site And all the world will feel our military might
(Obama supporters) But McCain and Bush are real close right They vote alike and keep it tight Obama's new, he's younger too The Middle Class he will help you He'll bring a change, he's got the brains McCain and Bush are just the same You are to blame, Iraq's a shame Four more years would be insane
Lower your Taxes - you know Obama Won't PROTECT THE LOWER CLASS - You know McCain won't! Have enough experience - you know that they don't STOP GLOBAL WARMING - you know that you won't
I want Obama FORGET OBAMA Stick with McCain and you're going to have some drama We need it HE'LL BRING IT He'll be it YOU'LL SEE IT We'll do it GET TO IT Let's move it DO IT!
Obama on the left McCain on the right We can talk politics all night And you can vote however you like You can vote however you like, yeah
Democratic left Republican right November 4th we decide And you can vote however you like, I said You can vote however you like, yeah
I'm talking big pipe lines, and low gas prices Below $2.00 that would be nice
But to do it right we gotta start today Finding renewable ways that are here to stay
I want Obama FORGET OBAMA, Stick wit McCain you gone have some drama MORE WAR IN IRAQ Iran he will attack CAN'T BRING OUR TROOPS BACK We gotta vote Barack!
Obama on the left McCain on the right We can talk politics all night And you can vote however you like, I said You can vote however you like, yeah
Democratic left Republican right November 4th we decide And you can vote however you like, I said You can vote however you like, yeah Ron Clark Academy
The town of Sturgis, South Dakota will witness, on Monday, the rare fusion of drunken debauchery, public stripteasing, motorcycle rallying, a live performance by Kid Rock, and - last but not least - a veterans-themed speech by presidential candidate John McCain. Seriously.
As the presumptive nominee takes the stage, the "Ringin' Wet & Wild" women's wrestling event will be taking place on the main amphitheater. Two hours before then, the "Miss Buffalo Chip Beauty Pageant - Bikinis on the Beach" will be staged at a different venue. That affair is described by ESPN's Jim Caple as "essentially a topless beauty pageant. And occasionally bottomless, too."
A monkey smokes a cigarette as part of a street performance in Xian, northern China's Shaanxi province. A French association of animal lovers recently launched a petition aimed at encouraging China to ban, by the Summer Olympics, the killing of dogs for food, as they claimed the practice of preparing canines for the pot often involves slow and brutal methods in which the animal is beaten to death, boiled alive or hung up to bleed while still breathing. (AFP / Getty Images / STR / March 25, 2008)
Just a few of the things the Chinese will be trying to hide during the Olympics in August. God knows they can't hide the pollution.
Are there Pumas in the pack that are being thrown overboard? Are they starting to eat their young as they did in the Democratic Convention on "West Wing".
"Yes we are a family and should stick together at all times. However this family has a way too much sibling rivalry for me. I come, I read, then I have to leave. I think our mama needs to step in, take a few cubs by the back of the neck and put them in a time out till then can behave like adults".
Anti-Obama? Pro-Hillary? Puma Thugs? What's the message here? How would you like these guys campaigning for your candidate. Somehow they don't look like they could convince me to vote for Hillary or they're that interested in American democracy. Happy Happy Joy Joy.
UPDATE: Is it possible those sly nasty Pumas photo-shopped a pic that wasn't theirs? What if these young people are really Obama supporters? I think they'd be pissed.
Former Australian Army officer David Kilcullen, who helped Gen. David Petraeus “design his 2007 counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq,” is currently an adviser to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In a recent interview with Spencer Ackerman, Kilcullen, the main author of an upcoming handbook on counterinsurgency for senior policy-makers, said he tells them they should “think very, very carefully before intervening” in other countries. As an example, Kilcullen called the invasion of Iraq “f*cking stupid“:
More bluntly, Kilcullen, who helped Petraeus design his 2007 counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq, called the decision to invade Iraq “stupid” — in fact, he said “f*cking stupid” — and suggested that if policy-makers apply the manual’s lessons, similar wars can be avoided in the future.
“The biggest stupid idea,” Kilcullen said, “was to invade Iraq in the first place.” Think Progress
I have HAD it with these disrespectful responses from our elected officials.
You will receive an email stating this but want it out there in PUMAville NOW:
I want a copy of EVERY SINGLE response we have received from delegates, superdelegates, and any other person we have contacted and received a response from - even the “I can’t reply because you are not in my state” bahloney. Don’t care if they’re nice or mean. This needs publicity - PERIOD. These people have NO basis on which to speak to us in the manner they have. I want dates, times, and which PROWL they are responding to.
If you look closely, you'll see a ruddy shadow right in the middle of the water curtain. That spot is a swimmer. And yes...he was nailed by the wave. Poor guy. The crowd on the beach went "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" when the wave hit him in the face. Endless seconds after that, he managed to get out of the water, straightening his shorts, trying to get rid of the huge amount of sand that certainly filled up his ass like a camel butt on the desert, attempting to catch his breath and pretending to all the people on the beach that nothing happened.
Murphy, Great show! To me one of the more telling comments concerned *61’s decision to move his speech to Mile High Stadium without consulting the party. Firebelle Puma has been writing about his wasteful ways and how economically he would be a disaster for our country. When you put into context his campaign, the questionable bundler donations, his political track record in Illinois, and now the Mid-East & European tour, he is a train wreck waiting to happen. I can’t say this enough, *61 does not represent the best interests of this country or its citizens. Ask yourselves, how does anyone function under a boss, family member, or friend that is pompous or arrogant? These are not the characteristics that I want in our next President. This movement has so many levels to it, and I’m glad that we are fighting back and taking a stand.
The Honorable - and that's highly questionable - James Manning reads a few of the emails he receives at his Temple Hour Of Prayer. Now Mr. Hung Low is clearly rude as is Pastor Manning's response but Mr. Eugene Simpson of Rowan University takes on Pastor Manning for his ignorance and crassness towards Michelle Obama who Manning calls ugly and with a big behind. Pastor Manning has what my mother would say, "a screw loose."
Two dozen Hillary Clinton supporters showed up to greet Howard Dean and his traveling Register For Change bus tour in Charlotte North Carolina. Representing Charlotte Front And Center they tried to shout down Dean with chants of PUMA and demands that Clinton be placed on the ballot at the Democratic Convention in August.
Dean later responded on his bus, "I'm not sure all of them are Clinton supporters," he said. "I think some of them are having fun at the Democrats' expense. I think shouting through somebody's speech is low-class."
"After spending the last 24 hrs with Bandit and watching him decline hour by hour, I have decided that I must make this God awful decision today. I had planned to take him this a.m., but he has always been so scared in thunderstorms that I am not taking him until this storm has passed. I do not want him to be scared....I'm scared enough for both of us. We snuggled all day yesterday and last nite, we both fell asleep with me scritching his tummy. Please light a candle to help light my beautiful boy's way to the Bridge."
With love and puppy kisses from Katie and Spike
Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high And the dreams that you dream of Once in a lullaby Oh, somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly And the dreams that you dream of Dreams really do come true
Someday I wish upon a star Wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney tops it's where you'll find me, oh Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly And the dream that you dare to, for why, oh why can't I? I........
Well I see trees of green and red roses too, I'll watch them bloom for me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white And the brightness of day I like the dark and I think to myself What a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people passing by I see friends shaking hands Singing, "How do you do?" They're really saying, I...I love you I hear babies cry and I watch them grow, They'll learn much more Than we'll know And I think to myself What a wonderful world, world....
Someday I'll wish upon a star, Wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where trouble melts like lemon drops High above the chimney top that's where, you'll find me Oh, somewhere over the rainbow way up high And the dream that you dare to, why, oh why can't I? I........
Bandit June 2002 - July 25, 2008 and for all the special ones waiting for us. Until we get there......
This undated photo provided by the Pausch family shows Jai and Randy Pausch, and their children Logan, front left, Dylan and Chloe. The computer scientist died early Friday, July 25, 2008, at his home in Virginia. He was 47. (AP Photo/The Pausch family collection)
PUMA PAC ladies are getting their bloomers in a bunch over Barack Obama's speech in Germany. They are demanding to their legislators or anyone who will hear them that he is in violation of some obscure law called The Logan Act. The Logan Act is a United States federal law that forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments. It was passed in 1799 and last amended in 1994. Violation of the Logan Act is a felony, punishable under federal law with imprisonment of up to three years. I wasn't aware that speaking with foreign dignitaries and making speeches was negotiating. These women are loons. The Logan Act @ Wikipedia
writer4starz on 07.24.08 at 11:17 am "Even if Hillary should publicly – in person – denounce all 527s who are trying to get her nominated and elected, we can’t give throw in the towel. Clearly, the Chicago political mafia is strong-arming her to disown us. These people will stop at nothing to get Obama elected; hence, all the threats we, ourselves, have been getting lately. I say that this should make us stronger. Because such a speech coming from her would mean that even HER right to free speech was being taken away. Go back and watch her video, when she suspended her campaign, and she thanked us from the bottom of her heart. This lady loves her supporters. She is sincere in that. And if words come out of her mouth that say otherwise, you have to know that she is being strong-armed to say them. What a shame. The Democratic Party that I love is no more. One positive note: Bill doesn’t seem to be giving Barack much support, if any. The thugs have not strong-armed him. Not yet. Be brave, PUMAs."
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., momentarily holds his microphone upside-down during a campaign stop at the Rochester Opera House in Rochester, N.H., Tuesday, July 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
This video is about a woman named Lis' Kristof who had fought cancer for 8 years and was given 3 weeks to live on this earth. She left the hospital to run her dog Diva just one more time. Against impossible odds, not only did she stay on her feet for the whole run, but also she got the last qualification necessary to win Diva's Agility Dog Championship title! On the evening of May 6,2008, Lis' Kristof left this "wonderful earth". Surrounded by her mother, dearest friends, and beloved Chinese Cresteds.
Mary Beth613 Well, have been sending emails to S.D. regarding the information about BO interfearing with talking as if he is the POTUS in Iraq and Afghanistan. I’m sooooooooooo tired of this egomaniac!! I don’t feel like being nice anymore.. We have to be big..loud..and to the point..no more hearts and flowers.. I don’t want BO to be anything ,because I don’t believe he’s the right person to be leading this country!! Simple! Wake up Congress!! Wake up Super Delegates!! and wake up America!! This man is a sham..and speaks out of both sides of his mouth at the same time!! Throw him out!! And give us back Hillary!!
prowlland I want BLOOD……if he is using that plane with tax payers money…..and has his addy on it….I say we sue him. MountainSong Isn’t ‘barack’ that noise people make when they puke? DancesWithPumas Unfortunately, even if Obama was a bonafide nominee, as his campaign continues, it is apparent that he doesn’t stand for anything, he contradicts himself at every turn, blames others for criticisms directed at him, is disloyal to his allies, doesn’t have any firm policies or basic moral foundation. The boy’s endgame is to sit in the Oval office, nothing more. Power and greed and for the sake of power and greed.
The people with whom he allies himself as friends, business partners, political and spiritual counselors, do not reflect positively upon him. Stances and attitudes trickle down, his general population of thugs, goons, frat boys with serious mother issues, media with serious oedipal issues, misogynist, vile supporters are yet another poor reflection of their candidate. notfollowinthepiedpiper DancesWithPumas, I agree w/ you. The powers-that-be wanted an empty suit they could use for a puppet, he wants nothing more than the ultimate ego trip, so they made a good match. Unfortunately it will be the undoing of this country if they succeed.
Just about everyone ganged up on poor Hillary Clinton. Looks to me like she can dish it out about as much as she can take it. Too bad her supporters can't. They can't take her loss and are looking to any excuse to justify their bad behavior, something that's no more than a toddlers temper tantrum.
Digital Prints by Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, part of their "Line Up" series.
We are lawyers in the United States of America. As such, we have all taken an oath obligating us to defend the Constitution and the rule of law…. We believe the Bush administration has committed numerous offenses against the Constitution and may have violated federal laws…. Moreover, the administration has blatantly defied congressional subpoenas, obstructing constitutional oversight …. Thus, we call on House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy to launch hearings into the possibility that crimes have been committed by this administration in violation of the Constitution…. We call for the investigations to go where they must, including into the offices of the President and the Vice President. -- American Lawyers Defending the Constitution
Over one thousand lawyers – including former Governor Mario Cuomo and former Reagan administration official Bruce Fein – have signed onto the above statement demanding wide-ranging investigative hearings into unconstitutional and potentially criminal activity by the Bush administration.
Nobody ever said it better than did Aaron Sorkin in his script for the movie “The American President”:
“Whatever your particular problem is, friend, I promise you, Bob Rumson (and for Bob Rumson, read “John McCain”) is not the least bit interested in solving it. He is interested in two things and two things only: Making you afraid of it, and telling you who’s to blame for it.”
My husband loves the writing of Aaron Sorkin. The American President, Sports Night, The West Wing and Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip are all on his list of DVD favorites to watch over and over.
michelle47 says: "This man makes me ill, speeches, speeches and more speeches, where is the action, where are the solutions? I guarantee this speech will go down in history, just like all the others(according to the media). The only historic thing Obama has done…. He turned the democratic party on it’s head and divided it’s members. Nothing he says will ever sway me and I mean NOTHING! Empty suit, empty promises and empty head. We need a real patriot and HE IS NOT IT!"
Political Action Committee originally started by disgruntled Democrats and called "Party Unity My Ass". Most are Hillary Clinton for President supporters that claim to be disenfranchised by the Democratic Party process. They hide behind claims of race-baiting, sexism, illegal voting in caucuses and the taking away of delegates from Hillary by the rules and bylaws committee. They are out to change the Democratic Party with "People United Means Action".
Mr. Vande Velde, front right, trains for tight conditions. Franca Pedrazzetti for The New York Times NYTimes.com The 2008 Tour de France starts on Saturday, July 5th.
Beloved children's book illustrator, doll maker and gardener Tasha Tudor died on Wednesday at her home in Marlboro, Vt. She was 92. NYTimes.com Tasha Tudor's home and beautiful garden in Vermont. When I lived on my three small acres in Virginia I always dreamed of a life like Tasha's. It wouldn't have been an easy life to follow, as she milked goats, spun wool and cotton. and hand dipped her candles for her home, but it would have been full. She will be missed by her family, friends, and most of all her readers and all the admirers of her life.
MOVING FAST Lance Armstrong, with Kate Hudson on the handlebars, and, from left, Tory Burch, Ashley Olsen and Sheryl Crow. Illustration by Stephen Kroninger; Photographs, From Left, by Charley Gallay/Getty Images; Peter Kramer/Associated Press; Chris Pizzello/Associated Press; Lucas Jackson/Reuters; Dave Hogan/Getty Images
Larry Johnson's anti-Obama blog. This blog recycles more Barack Obama rumors and posts than my town garbage company. Someone must be very paranoid about a Barack Obama Presidency. I wouldn't leave a comment there but it is fun to see them get their panties all in a bunch over so called Obamabots and trolls comments. It would be a laugh riot if it wasn't so sad. The bloggers there should try to have more to do in life.
Not that there's anything wrong with being any of those, except maybe the drug dealing gangster, they are just internet rumors. Christopher Beam at Slate provides the Obama Campaign a counter rumor e-mail. Spread the word.
From: [Redacted] To: [Redacted] Subject: WHO IS BARACK OBAMA?
There are many things people do not know about BARACK OBAMA. It is every American's duty to read this message and pass it along to all of their friends and loved ones.
Barack Obama wears a FLAG PIN at all times. Even in the shower.
Barack Obama says the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE every time he sees an American flag. He also ends every sentence by saying, "WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL." Click here for video of Obama quietly mouthing the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE in his sleep.
A tape exists of Michelle Obama saying the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE at a conference on PATRIOTISM.
Every weekend, Barack and Michelle take their daughters HUNTING.
Barack Obama is a PATRIOTIC AMERICAN. He has one HAND over his HEART at all times. He occasionally switches when one arm gets tired, which is almost never because he is STRONG.
Barack Obama has the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE tattooed on his stomach. It's upside-down, so he can read it while doing sit-ups.
There's only one artist on Barack Obama's iPod: FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
Barack Obama is a DEVOUT CHRISTIAN. His favorite book is the BIBLE, which he has memorized. His name means HE WHO LOVES JESUS in the ancient language of Aramaic. He is PROUD that Jesus was an American.
Barack Obama goes to church every morning. He goes to church every afternoon. He goes to church every evening. He is IN CHURCH RIGHT NOW.
Barack Obama's new airplane includes a conference room, a kitchen, and a MEGACHURCH.
Barack Obama's skin is the color of AMERICAN SOIL.
Barack Obama buys AMERICAN STUFF. He owns a FORD, a BASEBALL TEAM, and a COMPUTER HE BUILT HIMSELF FROM AMERICAN PARTS. He travels mostly by FORKLIFT.
Barack Obama says that Americans cling to GUNS and RELIGION because they are AWESOME.
Now you know off shore drilling is not going to lower your gas prices in the immediate future. Why drill in such environmentally risky places when we as a country are not even conserving enough natural resources now?
The Royal Air force Red Arrows perform during the Quebec City air show Saturday June 14, 2008 at the Jean Lesage Airport. (AP Photo/ The Canadian Press, Jacques Boissinot)
"My babies Daddy" is a big difference than Fox News calling Michelle Obama, Barack's baby momma. How insulting. I'm sure someone at Fox knows that's street slang for a single mother of some low life who didn't man-up and take responsibility by working a few jobs so that his baby and momma aren't living in some housing project somewhere.
I'm sorry but this women sounds like a big whiner. A real Democrat would never vote for John McCain. The Democratic Party's ideas and goals are still the same. This is all because their woman candidate was challenged by a young, inexperienced-their word, black man that should have waited his turn at the back of the bus. They're jealous that men, women, blacks, whites, Asians, young and old wanted something new and not the same old politics that the Clinton campaign threw out. They spew out misinformation like popular vote and big states and turn everything upside down about Michigan and Florida and don't even have the ability to be gracious in defeat. A true bunch of sorry poor losers who want to pick up their toys and go home. Only they have no home to go to because they're so unreasonable they've left the Democratic Party for the foolishness that is John McCain
You just never know what is going to come out of an anchor's mouth over at Fox News.
President George H. W. Bush and Anna Kournikova share a terrorist fist bump. Secret Service covers George and I'm sure Michael Chertoff of Homeland Security is all over Anna.
Rep. Dan Boren, the sole Democrat in Oklahoma's Congressional delegation says that he won't be publicly endorsing Obama. Boren joins Florida Rep. Tim Mahoney in not endorsing Obama. Talking Points Memo
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) President Cecile Richards is a leader in national progressive politics with more than 20 years of experience working on behalf of reproductive freedom and social justice.
She writes, "It's our time to put a president in the White House who cares about women's health, take back our country, and move once again with progress and commitment to the future. That's what Hillary Clinton said when she suspended her presidential campaign and that's what my mother Ann Richards would say if she were alive today.
That's why if she were still around she would suit up and campaign for Senator Obama in the farthest corner of the farthest state. Mom would see in him a leader with a long and consistent record for standing up for women's health care, a man raised by a single mother, a father of two daughters, and a husband who supports women's rights 100 percent". Cecile Richards, What Would Ann Do?
A Chihuahua pup named Zachary from Cundy's Harbor, Maine ,snuggles,Wednesday, May 28, 2008, with one of three orphaned squirrels that his mother is raising along with her own two puppies.(AP Photo / The Times Record, Troy R. Bennett)
Hillary Clinton Releases Her Delegates Hillary Clinton on Monday asked Democratic primary delegates who would have supported her in her presidential bid to back her former rival Barack Obama.
"She wants us to unite behind Obama and help him," said Mr. Mayberry, who chairs his party's minority caucus on the county board.
Update II: Multiple Democratic sources say that Sen. Hillary Clinton, in a series of private conversations and conference calls, continues to urge her pledged delegates to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention. Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic