GOP Gov. Scott Walker had a really, really, REALLY bad week. The only way things could get worse for him is if: 1. He's actually convicted of the malfeasance he's being investigated for. 2. He's recalled. 3. The Koch brothers and other sugar daddies wise up, see they are backing …
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Mike Daisey, the performer forced to admit that he made up parts of his one-man show that purported to expose horrific working conditions in Chinese factories where iPads and iPhones are assembled, isn't exactly slinking away.
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We can’t win without them.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she saw it coming, even before the public scolding last weekend at Alaska's Iditarod dog sled race. Siding with Republican leaders on a contentious contraceptives vote was a mistake.
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Gay marriage proponents urged their supporters not to become complacent following news the Legislature has enough votes to make Washington the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Oi...
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It sounds like a horror movie: Biting ants invade by the millions. A camper's metal walls bulge from the pressure of ants nesting behind them. A circle of poison stops them for only a day, and then a fresh horde shows up, bringing babies. Stand in the yard, and in seconds ants cover your shoes.
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I knew it was only a matter of time before these liberal apologists showed their true colors.
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In the first ruling by a federal appeals court on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a panel in Cincinnati handed the administration a victory Wednesday by agreeing that the government can require a minimum amount of insurance for Americans.
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Many obstacles still lie ahead for supporters of same-sex marriage, and eventually they will need Congress or the Supreme Court to embrace their goal. For the moment, though, they are jubilantly channeling the lyrics of "New York, New York."
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When barbecue research is second-guessed in Texas, the turmoil in higher education must be getting serious.
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Colin Powell told graduates of South Carolina's premier historically black university that they were graduating during a tumultuous time that saw a royal wedding, a pope's beatification and a U.S. military assault that killed Osama bin Laden, "the worst person on earth."
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Two years after Texas became one of the last states to allow transgendered people to use proof of their sex change to get a marriage license, Republican lawmakers are trying to roll back the clock.
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Now that Spring is upon us, I find myself wanting to make salads more and more and soups less and less.
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Update (3/21/2011 10:51 PM CDT): Lendle has posted a fuller response to the shutdown. Update (3/22/2011 11:13 PM CDT): From a Twitter update by Lendle developer Jeff Croft, Lendle is back up.
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This year I'll be attending my first SXSW Interactive (SXSWi) Conference in Austin, TX. The interactive portion of SXSW runs from this coming Friday, March 11th, through the following Tuesday, March 15th.
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Word that the world's largest military power will allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military brought strong and swift reaction Saturday, with supporters declaring a civil rights milestone and detractors insisting it would weaken and divide the armed forces.
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You've decided to post an article to Newsvine, only to be confronted with a text editor and a lot of confusing buttons. This is the Microsoft Word of Newsvine, the interface you'll need to use to publish the brilliant idea that is brewing in your head.
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From the Code of Honor: Newsvine's primary purpose is to provide a place for people to share and discuss topics relating to the news.
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I'm sure most of the people reading this article have seen "A Beautiful Mind" the story of mathemetician John Nash.
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Four years ago I wrote A Newsvine Primer because I thought it would be helpful to new members who were wary about jumping into the deep end of the social-news pool.
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A man who refused a body scan and pat-down search at a San Diego airport has become an Internet sensation in the debate weighing fliers' security versus their privacy.
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A DNA test on a strand of hair has cast doubt on the guilt of a Texas man who was executed 10 years ago during George W. Bush's final months as governor for a liquor-store robbery and murder.
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An internal Pentagon study has found that most U.S. troops and their families don't care whether gays are allowed to serve openly and think the policy of "don't ask, don't tell" could be done away with, according to officials familiar with its findings.
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Don't make me pull this car over, I'm warning you. If you kids don't stop this half-assed, knee-jerk, loudmouth petty bickering about Juan Williams you're grounded for a week, you hear me? But Mom. Don't you "But Mom" me.
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thanks for the FrReq. where'd you see me on the 'Vine to prompt the invite? :)
Happy New Year!
— McSpocky
I was just looking through your seeds and comments, they are good ones.
Keep up the good work...— McSpocky
Spiffie...are you avoiding the mainstream convos these days? Come out and play!!! There's plenty of tea party glutes to be kicked!!!
Contrary to the public opinion on here, I agree with almost everything spiffie has to say, and just reading the comments of people who he has apparently virtually gotten under the skin of gives me the hoots and giggles for endless hours. Keep pumpin' out the good stuff!
— L(a)T
Yuriy thinks he's swell.
— Chasing
I almost never agree with you on your leftist agenda, but I do respect you as a human bean.
— schnoo
I may not agree with most of your posts but I see you are a good person. Keep up the good work.
— k9kline
Highly intelligent, very detailed in his debates. And a wicked sense of humor. And a Texan. ;)
I read somewhere "As it was in Sodom & gomorah, so shall it be at the coming of the Son of Man" Less and less "humans" are believing that. BUT look at the corruption in our society
OK Spiffie here are some resources to chew on if you got the brain cells to do it
Moreland has authored or co-authored numerous publications, including:* Scaling the Secular City: A Defense of Christianity (1987) * Christianity and the Nature of Science: A Philosophical Examination (1989) * The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Time (with Norman Geisler, 1990) * Does God Exist?: The Debate Between Atheists and Theists (with Kai Nielsen, 1990) * The Creation Hypothesis: Scientific Evidence for An Intelligent Designer (1994) * Love Your God With All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul (1997) * Body and Soul: Human Nature and the Crisis of Ethics (with Scott Rae, 2000) * Naturalism: A Critical Analysis (co-editor with William Lane Craig, 2000) * Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview (with William Lane Craig, 2003) * Kingdom Triangle: Recover the Christian Mind, Renovate the Soul, Restore the Spirit's Power (2007)
Spiffie is, well...spiffie. Calm. Even tempered. Smart. He is an anchor at Newsvine. I'm really glad he's here. : )
— lauhal
Even when Spiffie takes a picture he's a bit too far to the left.
man with the eyes to see what's right before his face. A man of another caliber.
He's like some kind of atheist prophet.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney had a heart transplant Saturday and is recovering at a Virginia hospital, his office said.
Penn State police were warned Jerry Sandusky fit the profile of a pedophile in 1998, an internal memo has revealed. The memo, published by NBC News, was written by Alycia Chambers, who was a psychologist for an 11-year-old boy who knew Sandusky through his charity for troub …
Jon Corzine has crashed and burned before: ousted as head of Goldman Sachs in 1999, bounced as New Jersey governor a decade later, even literally shattered in a near-fatal car accident in 2007. But the $40 billion implosion of his brokerage firm, MF Global—with $1.2 billi …
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Margaux Matter is one in a million. Or rather, according to ESPN’s NCAA tournament bracket rankings, 29 out of 6.5 million. Whether Matter, an aide for retiring Rep. Jerry Lewis (Calif.), holds on to her ranking after this weekend’s games, she has lifetime bragging …
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