Tuesday edition - October 14, 2008

"If [Sarah Palin] wins, I’m done. I can’t do that for four years. And by ‘I’m done,’ I mean I’m leaving Earth." - Tina Fey tells TV Guide

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without Saddam

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4182 The Associated Press

• 3 NATO soldiers, 16 Afghans killed in bomb blasts AP

• Official: Afghanistan suffering from Iraqi gains AP -

• Iraq calmer but copycat kidnappings spread AP

• Iraq strives to move beyond body count Reuters

• Still no security pact, so US, Iraq study options Minneapolis Star Tribune 

• Iraq's Kurds to meet Turkish delegation in Baghdad International Herald Tribune

• North Korea to resume nuclear dismantlement The Associated Press

• Army blocks soldier from bringing puppy back The Associated Press 

Journalists Are Leaving Iraq

The number of foreign journalists in Baghdad is declining sharply, a media withdrawal that reflects Iraq's growing stability and the financial strains faced by some news organizations.
In a stark indication of the changing media focus here, the number of journalists traveling with American forces in Iraq has plummeted in the past year. U.S. military officials say they "embedded" journalists 219 times in September 2007. Last month, the number shrank to 39.
 

"The question [Sarah Palin] keeps asking at all of the rallies is, 'Who is Barack Obama?' You know what, genius, maybe if you'd picked up a newspaper in the last year you'd know. He's the guy who's kicking your ass." --Bill Maher
 

Disturbing News

• Deadly LA wildfires forcing evacuations CNN

• 3 tourists apparently drown in Hawaii's high surf The Associated Press

• Detroit boy abandoned in Nebraska Detroit Free Press

• Mafia wants "Gomorra" author dead by Christmas Reuters

Pirate Update

Relatives of crew members on a seized Ukrainian ship have urged Ukraine to pay a multi-million ransom to pirates holding the vessel off Somalia's coast.

"If more people read Kitty Kelly's book about the Bush dynasty we might not be in the stew we are in right now." - James Cromwell, the actor who portrays George H W Bush in the Oliver Stone movie "W"

Palin poem

By Catherine McGuire

Rapidly, vapidly, Sarah Sue Palin
had fired up her base, citing Chapter and Verse;
launching her sleazy attacks evangelically -
who knew, after Bush, there could be someone worse?

Winkingly, stinkingly, sugar-tipped poison darts
shoot from the lipsticked pitbull in a suit.
Evasive, persuasive, the smears pile like cowpats
and it's clear this Alaskan is a Karl Rove recruit!

Republican-Shenanigans News

• The Republican voter fraud hoax guardian.co.uk

• McCain vows fight-back on economy BBC News

• Texas GOP throws its weight to bottom of ballot Houston Chronicle

• For Bush, last 100 days to feature 'no letting up' The Associated Press

• Stevens' wife becoming key in corruption trial AP

• RNC eyes $5M bailout for GOP senators Politico

To Have A Legitimate Baby Or Not

The teenage pregnant daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her boyfriend are considering a summer wedding.

Bristol Palin, 17, and Levi Johnston, 18, haven't set a wedding date yet, his mother, Sherry Johnston, said Thursday.

The two have been considering getting married next summer, "but that could change," she said during a short interview outside her Wasilla home. The baby is due in late December.
 

"A town in Upstate New York is being accused of being biased 'cause they sent out absentee ballots that say 'Barack Osama.' Today they apologized and printed new ballots that say 'Barack Hussein Osama.'" --Conan O'Brien

Rock-The-Voter News

• Obama Could Win 364 Electoral Votes, Traders Say

• Judge Says Mich. Policy Violated Voting Law Washington Post

• Sen. Clinton says new White House run is unlikely AP

Must See! Too Funny!

Effin News - Debates and Bailouts

"I voted for Bush, father and son, but this time I'll vote for Obama." - Dennis Hopper, actor

Film Delayed Till After the Election

If Sen. John McCain has more to say publicly about his time in a North Vietnamese prison before next month's election, it will not be with help from Warner Brothers.

The studio moved quietly over the last few weeks to block any promotional showing of an interview — tied to the release of the first DVD version of the 1987 film Hanoi Hilton — in which McCain spoke of his imprisonment in the Hoa Lo prison during the Vietnam War. The studio is concerned that any pre-election showing might embroil the project in electoral politics.

Vote for Obama. McCain lacks the character and temperament to be president. And Palin is simply a disgrace. - Christopher Hitchens

Biz-Tech News

• Oil rises to above $83 as financial panic eases The Associated Press

• Asia stocks soar after US rally; Nikkei up 14 pct The Associated Press

• Dow industrials jump 300 in 1st minute of trading The Associated Press 

• Paulson Urges Banks to Deploy Capital to Spur Economy (Update2) Bloomberg

• Bush reveals new steps to steady banking industry AP

• Boeing, Machinists break off talks Bizjournals.com

• PepsiCo to cut 3,300 jobs as profit falls 10 pct AP

Congressman Calls For Investigation of Himself!

 Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, married with a child, declined to say Monday whether he had carried on an affair with a former aide and paid to keep her quiet, then called for an investigation by the House ethics committee into his own conduct.

I don't know which Depression is Greater: mine or the Country's.  - Grant Gerver

Email

Subject: Manchurian candidate

Lisa:

I'm sure you and your readers remember the movie "The Manchurian Candidate" in which a prisoner in North Korea was brain washed into doing a dirty deed when shown a particular card. John McCain was held prisoner, tortured and probably brainwashed while in captivity.

It could have happened. Hopefully we'll never find out.

Bob in North Canton

McCain has obviously suffered from all those years of torture. He has a hair trigger temper and a nasty mouth -- not qualifications for the kind of president I want to lead this country.

Plus he and his wife's family were up to their necks with Charles Keating. The last thing this country needs is another banking crisis under a Republican president who cavorts with criminals.

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• United States. Guantanamo trials reveal 'creeping rot' Ottawa Citizen

Mexicans Turn On Police

 An angry crowd in central Mexico attacked police and helped nearly three dozen illegal Central American immigrants escape from custody after hearing that officers had allegedly sold the migrants to human smugglers, officials said Monday.

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Have lunch with Cheney at Ozinga fundraiser Joliet Herald News

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Odd News

• Review: Don't misunderestimate Stone's 'W.' San Jose Mercury News

• Star Jones says ‘View’ co-hosts were ‘hateful’ MSNBC 

• India gets its first female saint Telegraph.co.uk

• Web site lets kids report school bullies incognito AP

• Missouri grandmother's curiosity squashes scam AP

• Cops: Man tries to pay for fast food meal with pot AP

Robotic suits named HAL, or 'hybrid assistive limb,' are shown by Yoshiyuki Sankai, a University of Tsukuba professor and new company Cyberdyne chief executive who designed HAL, explains during a press conference at the headquarters of Cyberdyne in Tsukuba, outside Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. HAL, that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems, will be available to rent in Japan for US$2,200 for both legs and $1,500 for a one leg a month starting Friday — an invention that may have far-reaching benefits for the disabled and elderly.
 Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)

Peace.