World Affairs
Politics & OpinionsBy Dajjal
2 months ago
The optimists will say that the General Assembly vote trend on Defamation of Religions resolutions favors freedom. I am not so optimistic. Only eight votes swung in our favor between '08 & '09 and the abstention trend was flat. The slope of the yes vote line seems flatter this year compared to the previous decline. The quantitative growth has been in abstentions, not negations. Abstentions have no effect on the outcome. Unfortunately, a plurality still supports the resolutions, voting against freedom of religion and expression.
2005 101 53 20
2006 111 54 18 Wikipedia
2007 108 51 25
2008 86 53 42
2009 80 61 42* ACLJ * ACLJ shows 42 abstentions, the UN tally shows 43.
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Home & LivingPetsBy KEckerle
5 months ago
I seldom do this, but I am asking for donations ($5.00 each) for Jackson (#086) in the IMOM Calendar Contest. Voting ends today.
Originally Jackson was a rescue through the organization I founded, Southern California Giant Schnauzer Rescue, Inc. We placed him in a good home in Arizona. Unfortunately Jackson developed serious health problems which were impossible for a single Mom of 4 to handle. Jackson was given medical treatment by Dr. Suzanne Higgins who owns |
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World AffairsPolitics & OpinionsBy Anna
7 months ago
The Early Word: Sotomayor VoteBy JANIE LORBERWhile the Senate vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday afternoon holds out little suspense, the lines drawn along party lines have for weeks offered a road map for obstacles that the next nominee will face. With just eight or so Republicans voting along with Democrats for her expected confirmation, the tally will likely show less support for her than for Chief Justice John Roberts. As we also wrote a few weeks ago, the Republican bloc voting against her represents an effort to dissuade President Obama from choosing a more liberal candidate the next time around. Going into the vote today, Judge Sotomayor has eight Republican supportersin her corner — many of whom seem to feel freed from partisan pressure as they prepare to retire from public office. Senator Judd Gregg, the retiring Republican from New Hampshire, announced he would vote for her Wednesday night, leaving just one Republican undecided — another retiring senator, George Voinovich of Ohio. |
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World AffairsPolitics & OpinionsBy RandomRambling
9 months ago
Watching events unfold in Iran should remind us of all that we take for granted. · The right to vote & participate in our government: We may not always do either but we can. When I was in college I had a poster by my desk in the student government. It showed a demonstration that turned violent and had the caption that read, ‘People would give their lives for something you can cross the street to do.’ We can also protest our government without the fear that they will shoot us (anymore). The same cannot be said about Iran. Yes, they can vote but the speed with which they announced the winner might make one wonder how accurate the count could have been. Moreover, eight people were killed by the police on Monday night and more injured in protests. http://www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.shtml The argument can be made that the US government may not always listen to demonstrators but we still can do it. · A free press: I suspect most people here don’t trust the press. While everyone seems to want to hate the media, they are an essential part of our republic. Thomas Jefferson said “Democracy depends on an informed populace.” It was so vital that it was put in the First Amendment (http://www.constitution.org/) When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
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EntertainmentHumorBy myqute
10 months ago
Okie let me tell you ar....I blog with proprietary analysis techniques you know? I blog using Quantitative and qualitative data you know?
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Hey - all the more reason for you to vote me now. So may be I stand a chance to be vice-chairman of Bloggersbase. And may be you get a chance to be one of the committee members or legal counsel too. So vote me now!
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