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The OSU cartoon and comic archive, the world’s largest such collection, will be renamed the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library, in recognition for a $7 million donation from one of Ireland’s relatives. The donation will go to the renovation of an historic building on the OSU campus, Sullivant Hall, which will house the cartoon collection once renovations are complete.The OSU cartoon and comic archive, the world’s largest such collection, will be... more
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BERLIN — Germany defended itself Monday against international criticism of a devastating NATO airstrike that German forces in Afghanistan had requested last week, while the chancellor, Angela Merkel, announced that she would address Parliament on Tuesday about the episode.
The Japanese publisher East Press has sold 45,000 copies of the manga version of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's manifesto Mein Kampf, amid renewed calls to drop the manifesto's ban in Germany. It has been illegal to publish Mein Kampf in Germany since 1945, and the government enforces the ban through an unusual application of copyright laws.
Since the German state of Bavaria inherited the printing rights upon Hitler's suicide towards the end of World War II, the copyright holder (which is currently the Bavarian Finance Ministry) can prevent others from publishing the book in Germany. However, since the copyrights are set to expire in 2015 (the 70th anniversary of Hitler's death), some government and Jewish figures have called for publication under controlled conditions.
German Jewish author Rafael Seligmann called for its publication as early as 2004. In June, the Bavarian minister of science and research advocated a “decently prepared and well-grounded critical edition” to counter “charlatans and neo-Nazis" who "could seize this disgraceful work when Bavaria's rights run out.” Stephan Kramer, general secretary of the Central Council of Jews in Germany endorsed the possibility of an annotated edition on August 5 “to prevent neo-Nazis from profiting from it” and to “remove many of its false, persistent myths.”
However, Bavaria upheld the ban last month and rejected the Munich-based Institute of Contemporary History's request to publish the book. Bavarian Finance Ministry spokesperson Horst Wolf said, “Scholarly as the aims of the institute are, we won't lift the ban as it may play straight into the hands of the far-right." On the separate matter of the manga version, the ministry told the Asahi Shimbun paper, "We have trouble considering manga as an appropriate medium for critically presenting this problematic material."
Kōsuke Maruo, a 32-year-old editor at East Press, explained why his company produced the manga version of Mein Kampf: "It is a famous book, but there are few who have read it. I think it is [studying] material for knowing Hitler, a man synonymous with 'devil,' and what sort of thinking created that level of tragedy." While his company had no expectations on the manga's sales, it has sold 45,000 copies since last November. That is above the 35,000-copy average of the other books in the Manga de Dokuha series from East Press.
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Built in 2509 Mr. Ecenbarger gives the report on the replica of the U.S. Capitol building.
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Is this the way we're really going down ? lol
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LOS ANGELES - Miley Cyrus for VP in 2012? Ridiculous? Not so, says Fox News anchor/RNC liason Chirpy Furnace.
“She’s the extreme makeover that the Republican Party needs. She’s youthful, she’s positive, she’s popular and she’s always smiling! Yes she can!” Furnace said in a prepared statement.
Miley Cyrus Early Front-Runner For 2012 GOP VP Candidate
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LOS ANGELES - Miley Cyrus for VP in 2012? Ridiculous? Not so, says Fox News anchor/RNC liason Chirpy Furnace.
“She’s the extreme makeover that the Republican Party needs. She’s youthful, she’s positive, she’s popular and she’s always smiling! Yes she can!” Furnace said in a prepared statement.
Miley Cyrus For President!
“She’s also tight with Jesus. Heck, she could even sing her speeches,” the soon to be canceled ‘news’ show host added, “That’d be totally awesome!”
Cyrus, whose current schedule includes the upcoming “Hannah Montana: The Movie” and a guest appearance on “To Catch a Predator”, could not be reached in person, but did text us the following response:
OMG! VP? How kewl!
Just like that Tina Palin!
Go USA! LOL
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are all admonished not to make judgments or dire predictions. Yet enough has been done so that, without fear that history will someday mock me, I can state that Nancy Pelosi is off to one hell of a start. The president, alas, is a different story.
The tale of two political figures was written one day last week when Pelosi went down into the well of the House and pitched the bill to heavily tax the bad people at AIG who received big bonuses. Using the tax code to exact punishment for political reasons is both bad policy and bad law — why not put gun-shop owners and cigarette manufacturers in the 100 percent bracket? — but it hurtled through Pelosi’s branch of the government with nary a hearing and few discouraging words, and only the mildest suggestion from the president that the bill was really a dumb idea.
The pressure for the legislation was great. In just a day, Charlie Rangel, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, went from opposing the idea to introducing the very bill he had earlier denounced. Rangel had all the stock phrases ready — stuff about shattered dreams and greedy executives, which is all true enough — but he was right when he first said that the tax code should not be used as a “political weapon.” With such an about-face, it’s a miracle he did not wind up in traction.
As for Obama, around the time this extremely ill-considered piece of legislation was flying through Congress and Pelosi was waxing very hot indeed on television, the cool president went on the Jay Leno show. His appearance was historic, we were solemnly told, but it also turned out to be useful for him to get out of town. The most toxic asset in Washington was fast becoming Congress, where the Democratic leadership was threatening to send him an awful bill that could be very hard to veto. With friends like these . . .
Earlier in the administration, the White House allowed Congress to write the $787 billion stimulus bill. It was bad enough that the candidate who promised change had no choice but to prop up some of the country’s most reviled or antiquated institutions — financial firms, auto manufacturers, etc. — but what’s worse is that the bill came blinged with extra spending. That allowed Republicans to pose as longtime and passionate opponents of pork, producing a noxious cloud of hypocrisy that drifted from the Capitol to the White House. This was not the fresh air of change but the stale air of business as usual.are all admonished not to make judgments or dire predictions. Yet enough has been done... more
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Usually nice and moderate American actress, performance artist, activist,(sri lankan-american actress) Thushari Jayasekera turns trouble maker on youtube as she gives a piece of her mind to FOX chairman Peter Chernin who has made a statement that there will be no residuals & no fair negotiations on healthcare & pension for SAG. This is support of all the SAG members who are rallying. She attended the Wed. March 4th, 2009 rally organized by actor Scott Wilson, along with the Hollywood Wild Bunch, Dan Kelpine, Ed Asner & others and saw a sign that intensified her upset which was false advertising by FOX which read "FOX Gives" in philanthropy' well then actors will line up to get some of what they are giving.
On early Wed. 4th, she called the studio and Mr. Chernin directly to campaign for a fair deal as an effort to create awareness for actor's plight but she was routed to a message machine and she left a polite and pleasant message expressing her views and concerns as new media-internet was also a broadcast platform and residual agreements should follow for studio generated shows going online.
On the youtube clip, she takes a different turn because "hey its youtube and you can't be just nice on youtube" but keeping true to her range of style she manages to keep some humor in because "well i never met the chairman but saw a picture of him for the first time on a picket later that day- he seems kinda cute."Usually nice and moderate American actress, performance artist, activist,(sri... more
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Although a solid majority of America favors President Barack Obama his popularity has taken a hit since taking office, according to the latest Quinnipiac University national poll.
The survey of 2,573 American voters found 59 percent approve of the job Obama has done in his first six weeks in office while 25 percent disapprove. While not precisely comparable, Obama’s popularity has slipped from polls taken prior to his inauguration.
“The lofty numbers he enjoyed after his election are leveling off, largely because of declining support from Republicans,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Brown blamed the drop in Republican support for Obama on his approach to resolving the nation’s economic crisis. His political philosophy does not sit as well with Republicans, who tend to be wealthier and older than Democrats.
Overall, voters approve of the way Obama is handling the economy, 57-33 percent, but that support is strongest among younger and less affluent voters. The wealthy - those living with household incomes above $250,000 - disapprove of the way Obama is handling the economy by a 51-39 percent margin.
So far, Obama is still viewed very favorably by swing voters - those who voted for Bush in 2004 but turned to him in 2008. Those swing voters approve of the way Obama is handling the economy by a margin of 74-10 percent.
Brown said that the swing voters could swing the other way if the economy doesn’t improve particularly since they tend to align themselves more with Republican economic policy values.”It’s a potential problem for him if he doesn’t deliver,” Brown said.
Obama, however, has the advantage of low expectations. About two thirds of voters polled do not expect the economic crisis will be fixed in two years.
Half of the 2,573 voters surveyed were asked: “Do you believe the federal government will be able to fix the economic crisis in two years?” Voters said no 68 — 26 percent.
Separately, the other half were asked: “Do you believe President Obama will be able to fix the economic crisis in two years?” These voters said no 64 — 28 percent.
“They know this is a tough problem and don’t expect to be back where we were in two years but history tells us they want progress and that will be the key going into the 2010 elections,” Brown said.
The poll also found that voters support Obama’s $75 billion mortgage rescue plan even though two thirds of them believe it is unfair to those who pay their mortgage on time. They believe 55 — 37 percent that the plan will stabilize home prices as the White House contends, Brown said.
Among other findings:
- Voters blame lenders more than borrowers for the mortgage crisis, 62-25 percent.
- Obama’s $800 billion economic stimulus package wins 55 — 39 percent support from American voters.
- Voters oppose helping automakers avoid bankruptcy, 65-31 percent.
- And, voters don’t believe the government should help banks avoid failure, 59-34 percent.
The survey of 2,573 American voters was conducted from Feb. 25 through March 2 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.Although a solid majority of America favors President Barack Obama his popularity has... more
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YES, THEY WALK AND LIVE AMONG US....A LITTLE SCARY
A DC airport ticket agent offers some examples:
1. I had a New Hampshire Congresswoman ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!)
2. I got a call from a candidate's staffer, who wanted to go to Capetown. While I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, she interrupted me with, '' I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts " Without trying to make her look stupid, I calmly explained, '' Cape Cod is in Massachusetts , Capetown is in Africa ''
Her response - click .
3. A senior Vermont Congressman called, furious about a Florida package we did. I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando . He said he was expecting an ocean-view room . I tried to explain that is not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state. He replied, ' Don't lie to me, I looked on the map and Florida is a very thin state! '' (20 OMG's)
4. I got a call from a lawmaker's wife who asked, '' Is it possible to see England from Canada ? '' I said, '' No. '' She said, '' But they look so close on the map. (OMG, again!)
Read More at the URLYES, THEY WALK AND LIVE AMONG US....A LITTLE SCARY
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The White Rabbit Cult has recently uncovered two of the original “Barack and The Wailers” albums!
President Barack Obama was original with a small reggae group called “Barack and The Wailers”…. styled after the classic Jamaican reggae sensastion… Bob Marley. After graduating university, “Barack and The Wailers” had middling success.
Upon graduating college, he moved to Jamaica, Obama became a member of the Rastafari movement, and started to wear his trademark dreadlocks .
The Wailers’ first album, Catch a Fire, was released worldwide in 1973, and sold well. It was followed a year later by Burnin’, which included the songs “We Need Change,Change It Up Up” and “YES We Can”. Eric Clapton made a hit cover of “YES We Can” in 1974, raising Obama’s international profile.
The Wailers broke up in 1974 with each of the three main members going on to pursue solo careers. The reason for the breakup is shrouded in conjecture; some believe that there were disagreements amongst Hunny, Peiter, and Bobo concerning performances, while others claim that Hunny and Peiter simply preferred solo work.
Obama went on to work for ACORN, and thus entering the political arena.The White Rabbit Cult has recently uncovered two of the original “Barack and The... more
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WHITE RABBIT EXCLUSIVE:
Evil Puppet President Barack Obama speaks and uses profanity! The political geniuses from the White Rabbit Cult spent countless hours modeling our very own Barack Obama Puppet!
This is our President Obama speaking in his own voice! This was not altered!WHITE RABBIT EXCLUSIVE:
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First Lady Michelle Obama is to feature on the cover of the March edition of US Playboy wearing a sleeveless nightie from Victoria Secret, as she smiles seductively, wearing “FM” pumps, and not much else.
The glossy’s website, playboy.com, previews the appearance by Obama, only the second First Lady to make the cover after Hillary Clinton.
All other first ladies - except for Harry Truman’s wife Bess - have been featured in the US edition of the mens magazine, although not on the cover.
“It’s a cover about her warmth, which comes from within, it’s not about her being a fashion icon,” he said. “We’re not trying to put her on a pedestal and make her into a fashionista.
In an interview with CNN television, Playboy editor-at-large Andre Seon Malley said the magazine had sought to portray the “real Michelle Obama.”
“The cover expresses the hope and the optimism that comes with the Obama administration and a new era,” Malley told CNN.
Asked about the Playboy cover at the daily press briefing, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said “I think many people, myself included, are enormously proud of the First Lady.
“Obviously the President is and we’re enormously proud of who she is and what she represents and the issues that she’s going to continue to be involved in - chief among them, as a mother,” he added.First Lady Michelle Obama is to feature on the cover of the March edition of US... more
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Breaking News - Jonas Bros. take over government in bloodless coup; install Hannah Montana as Secretary of State!!!
She watched every minute she could of the Barack Obama inauguration festivities - the parades, the ceremonies and the balls. Then Pam Petty spent much of the next day reading newspaper stories about everything she had seen hours before.
“I guess I turned into a groupie,” Petty said.
The election of Obama has turned many into obsessive fans who follow the president the way teenagers might follow the Jonas Brothers or sports fans follow star athletes.
But this time, fanaticism has substance. We are interested in the leader of the free world, after all.
“It’s a healthy obsession,” Petty said.
Petty did take brief pauses from the blanket Obama coverage on Inauguration Day. Like when she had to get into a gown for an inaugural ball held at a friend’s house in Chandler. Everyone was in tuxedos and gowns to watch the festivities on television.
“It was fun to be dressed up,” she said.
Obama came into the White House riding hopes as high as any president in modern times, said Brooks Simpson, a presidential historian who teaches at Arizona State University. And the public seems more interested in his life than they have with past presidents.
“Not just because of the modern media or anything like that,” he said. “No one has had this sort of microscopic attention paid to such minutiae.”
Obama’s inauguration brought crowds to bars and movie theaters and public gathering places. HBO and ABC broadcast concerts and balls. ESPN stopped televising sports and broadcast the inauguration ceremony.
Obama started a book club of sorts, after he said in interviews that he was reading books about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. Sales spiked for the thick history tomes.
Obama’s daughter held up a camera and the brand became instantly popular. The J.Crew Web site shut down as people tried to look for the coats the Obama girls were wearing.
But, Simpson said, it will be interesting to see how long the sheen lasts. Other popular presidents have taken a tumble as they started work.
Gerald Ford was a refreshing break from Richard Nixon and considered a breath of fresh air, Simpson said. That feeling lasted until Ford pardoned Nixon.
The public was similarly “enraptured” with Jimmy Carter, Simpson said. But he left office after one term, turned out by a disappointed electorate.
And Ulysses S. Grant, who was the general who preserved the Union in the Civil War, rode a tremendous wave of popularity and hope into the Oval Office. But that also didn’t last.
“We fall in love with these people,” Simpson said. “We pretend we know them. And they disappoint us.”
Sherry Williams doesn’t expect to be disappointed. She said she tunes in frequently for Obama updates because she’s fueled by hope in the new administration.
“They’re real, they’re friendly and they’re new,” she said of the first family. “People are tired of business as usual.”
Williams, who works as a receptionist at the Arizona Democratic Party headquarters, said she has heard from Republicans who are closely following Obama and like what they’re hearing.
“There’s substance,” she said.
Rep. Ed Ableser, who represents a Tempe district in the Arizona Legislature, also thinks the Obama obsession is based on reality.Breaking News - Jonas Bros. take over government in bloodless coup; install Hannah... more
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Settimana di alta strategia politica per il pd, che prendendo spunto dagli stupri di Roma elbora un piano di riconquista dell’elettorato. O almeno ci prova
Una settimana da…” Perché passare sette interi giorni nei panni della nostra nazione potrebbe essere più faticoso di quanto pensiate.
LUNEDI’ - Villari non ci sta: dopo aver fatto ricorso al Tar, alla Corte Costituzionale e all’assemblea di condominio, decide di rivolgersi alla Corte europea dei diritti dell’uomo ma anche li’ gli ridono in faccia. Intanto nella sede del Pd romano c’e’ gran fermento: dopo l’ennesimo stupro, a qualcuno viene in mente che si puo’ sfruttare l’argomento per la campagna elettorale. Dopo ore e ore di conciliabolo, due litri di vino e dodici partite a scopa Veltroni zittisce tutti: “potremmo proporre una tassa sui rumeni che stuprano!” Ma l’idea viene scartata perche’ razzista.
MARTEDI’......Settimana di alta strategia politica per il pd, che prendendo spunto dagli stupri di... more
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Le testimonianze di Salvatore Borsellino, le accuse di Ciancimino jr, i vuoti di Mancino, un cambio repentino di Ministri, le carte dei processi. Dietro una data si nasconde uno dei più grandi misteri italiani degli ultimi decenni
“Escludo in maniera netta e categorica che lo Stato abbia trattato con esponenti della mafia: nessuno dei vertici delle Forze di Polizia me ne parlò nè chiese il mio parere, che sarebbe stato decisamente negativo, sull’apertura di una trattativa con la malavita organizzata, che negli anni Novanta era pericolosa, violenta e stragista”.Le testimonianze di Salvatore Borsellino, le accuse di Ciancimino jr, i vuoti di... more
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introducing Live Jellys new segment:ObscenViews hosted by original recipe Sasha Biachchi.
This unique mixed show question, comment, satirize, situations, events, & world news through humor, sketch, parody & other means. The 1st segment focus on a situation in the island country of Sri Lanka. Currently prominence is given to events of two groups(1 majority & 1 terrorist faction) two symbols that represent two groups are much publicized so...wat happen to other ethnic groups?
You might find humor in this piece if you know the political situation in Lanka.
(sri lanka has lion on flag they are called the lion people(flag has other symbols that represent other groups, currently there are many other ethnic groups who live there in peace including sinhalese, tamil, moors-muslim, veddha, burgher(descendants of dutch, portugues, & english colonizers & chinese traders r there) but an aggressive terrorist group ltte use guerilla tactics to keep many in fear because they want their separate nation in small island size of maryland-(can travel one end of island to other end in one day)many want 1 nation & unity.
Official national langs of lanka:1.sinhala spoken by majority & 78% of sinhalese, 2.tamil (spoken by minority sri lankan tamils 13% some muslims speak it too), & 3. english spoken by many in addition to the other two. To make the total population:5 % moors, 4% other round up the numbers. (Many culd be mixed & they all range from dark to light no matter the ethnicity). in religion a majority are practicing Buddhists(74%-Theravada), some r Hindus(10%), Islam(6%), other 10% r Christian, Catholic, Anglican, Bahai, Sai Baba, various other beliefs.
This segment is also give a glimpse that sometimes both complain like whiney baby lions & tigers wah wah(pictured) sometimes concerns are legitimate but we just trying to make light & we never believe in PC-political correctness. we hope to incorporate graphics to symbolize & add on humor.
My dream: Always wanted to submit & do a lil sidekick bit to John Stewart of the Daily show or a sketch segment for Colbert report.i lov deadpan comedy(i really tried to becom Steven Colberts brown friend this last year or Sri Lankan friend but I didnt submit my sketches, I only wrote to him on his myspace & facebook asking if I can be his brown friend-) I admire style of Carlos Mencia & even Chelsea Handler. I love old style comedy of Andy Kaufman or even a Jerry Lewis. I love boldness of Michael Moore in questioning the system.
Thought to do a small 3-5 minute online sketch segment with a Sri Lankan-American Flavor because that is my background. I was born in Lanka but came to the US with my parents when I was eight and grew up here. So my humor, style, & attitude is like 90% American, but I keep good values from both cultures. Even on my best dirty days, i can never be too dirty or evil dirty, always end up somewhat sweet, now what the F#*#& is that all about? some seem to think thats funny :-(
well this next election let us work together to get polyandry on the ballot. Thank you!
like to tell it like it is .
So enjoy these ObscenViews. :-) :-P
(c) LJEI 2008
written by sri lankan-american actress T
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