No?

I went over to dKos, expecting them to be salivating over the (non) release of Romney's tax returns, with lots of diaries exposing this that or other nsty little scheme or evasion.

But...nada. Or next to

Romney is now so irrelevant they can't even be bothered to give a smackdown to his pathetic tax release.

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nick Clegg has promised that the LibDems will see through their role in Govt.

I think we've all seen though their role in Govt

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Received the CA voters guide in the mail today ... about 1/2 cm. thick. 11 propositions in all and I have NO interest in reading all the details. What to do ,,, what to do.  Look to who/what organization is for or against each one. For example, you NEVER see anyone with Republican in it ... Repubs are so unpopular in CA that they don't have the nerve/stupidity to identify themselves. So they go under codewords of "Chamber of Commerce" and "Taxpayer Watchdogs" hoping the rest of us are as stoooooooopid as they are. Fat chance! So it took me about 15 minutes to sift through all that bullshit ... not a problem. Anything with "Nurses" or "Teachers" in it is usually a go. Someone wants to repeal the death penalty in CA ... I want to extend it to all Repubs but who listens to me!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wp4O7v5320

Films For Action Presents: The Top 100 Documentaries Inspiring the Shift to a Sustainable Paradigm

Film offers us a powerful tool to shift awareness and inspire action. It offers a method to break our dependence on the mainstream media and become the media ourselves. We don't need to wait for anyone or anything.

Just imagine what could become possible if an entire city had seen just one of the documentaries below. Just imagine what would be possible if everyone in the country was aware of how unhealthy the mainstream media was for our future and started turning to independent sources in droves.

Creating a better world really does start with an informed citizenry, and there's lots of subject matter to cover. Our country has to come to terms with the true history of Western civilization. It has to learn about basic ecology. It needs to understand some basic truths about peak oil and the monetary system, the truth about capitalism and governments.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

CBTV STUDENT FEST: "Snail Trail" by Philipp Artus | Cartoon Brew

Today is bittersweet because we are presenting the final film in our 2012 Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival. But we are delighted that this film is an extraordinarily unique achievement in computer animation.

Snail Trail comes to us from Germany, where it was made by Philipp Artus at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. The film draws an ingenious link between two disparate things: the spiral of a snail shell and the concept of exponential acceleration (don't worry, we had to look up the latter one too).

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Romney Disrespects Teacher, Tells Her `I Didn't Ask You A Question' (VIDEO) (September 23, 2012)

When I was asked to speak with Mitt Romney it seemed like a very important thing to me, and I wanted to put a lot of careful thought into what I would say. So, I went to the round table discussion very optimistic and interested in hearing what he had to say.

When he sat down, one of the first questions he asked was, he said "I understand there is a teacher here today, which one of you is a teacher?"

So, I raised my hand, thinking that's a good thing, he's interested in education, but it wasn't a good thing. I felt like his view was a little old-fashioned and I was surprised by it. He went on to kind of lecture me about schools and how bad they are. He talked bad about the teacher's union. He was talking about the importance of private schools and voucher systems.

At one point, I said to him, "I have an answer for that." And he said, "I didn't ask you a question."

"Know your fucking place, you fucking pleb!"

I distribute. You re-distribute. He gives your hard-earned money to lazy scroungers. -- JakeS

And so finally, the Hillsborough inquiries turn on that scuzzy filthbag Jack Straw's, Tony Blair's home secretary and rendition flight denier, involvement.

Independent - Revealed - the critical role of Jack Straw

Jack Straw was embroiled in a fresh row over the Hillsborough disaster yesterday after new documents revealed he had made up his mind within five weeks of coming to power that there was no need for a fresh inquiry into the tragedy.

A "restricted" memo to Tony Blair in June 1997 outlined Mr Straw's fears that the public would refuse to accept that verdict from the Government - and said that it had to come from an independent source instead.

Mr Straw wrote to the then Attorney-General, John Morris: "I am certain that continuing public concern will not be allayed with a reassurance from the Home Office that there is no new evidence. I therefore propose that there should be an independent examination of the alleged new evidence by a senior legal figure." At the end of June 1997, he met Lord Justice Stuart-Smith, appointed to lead the review. He told him that his officials had already looked at the case and concluded that "there was not sufficient evidence to justify a new inquiry".

The skepticism conveyed to the judge before he had even started his inquiry contrasted with Mr Straw's statements to the House of Commons on the disaster at the time. He told MPs: "I am determined to go as far as I can to ensure that no matter of significance is overlooked and that we do not reach a final conclusion without a full and independent examination of the evidence."

Naturally, when asked, he sought to turn the blame on the judge for obeying his instructions

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The dirty tricks reminders must be showing up on the Republican Party calendars this weekend...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/23/1135637/-A-County-Clerk-in-Florida-Seeks-Only-Republican-Vo ter-Registrations

(Not sure why it says "Florida," it's Colorado Springs.)