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    <title>Progressivism-Is-Cancer</title>
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    <published>2010-03-19T15:04:43Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-19T15:11:48Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Jon Stewart Lampoons Glenn Beck The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cIntro - Progressivism Is Cancerwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cConservative Libertarianwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform(tip to Ollie)...</summary>
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        <name>Norm</name>
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        Jon Stewart Lampoons Glenn Beck The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cIntro - Progressivism Is Cancerwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cConservative Libertarianwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform(tip to Ollie)...
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<entry>
    <title>Links With Your Coffee - Friday</title>
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    <published>2010-03-19T14:54:50Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-19T14:56:22Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[ Protecting Israel&rsquo;s Lawlessness with Spying and Smear Campaign by Naomi KleinA while ago, the Reut Institute, arguably Israel's most influential think tank, published a very controversial report about "hubs of delegitimization." It attempted to equate tactics of non-violent resistance&mdash;like the growing movement to use Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) to force Israel to comply with international law&mdash;with a military campaign to destroy the state of Israel. Most worrying, the report explicitly urged Israeli intelligence agencies like Mossad to take unspecified action against peace activists using entirely legal methods: "Neither changing policy nor improving public relations will suffice...Faced with a potentially existential threat, Israel must treat it as such by focusing its intelligence agencies on this challenge; allocating appropriate resources; developing new knowledge; designing a strategy, executing it.&rdquo; The think tank also called on the Israeli government to &ldquo;sabotage network catalysts&rdquo; &#8211; defined as key players in the &ldquo;delegitimization network.&rdquo; Nonbelieving ClergyImagine being forced to go to work every day and, as part of the job, profess something that you absolutely don&rsquo;t believe. More than that: at least once a week you have to publicly profess it, and also counsel other people on the explicit premise that you share the beliefs you reject. In other words, you&rsquo;re forced to live a lie. Will Health Care Reform Cause Physicians to Flee The story behind part of the right-wing's scare tactics. Chill Out Climate scientists are getting a little too angry for their own good. What We're Up Against Religion and Politics Lyrics by Scott Beach (tip to Steve) Un-Gay (Mark Fiore animation) Who's Scarier: Heath Ledger's Joker or Glenn Beck?...]]></summary>
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        <![CDATA[ Protecting Israel&rsquo;s Lawlessness with Spying and Smear Campaign by Naomi KleinA while ago, the Reut Institute, arguably Israel's most influential think tank, published a very controversial report about "hubs of delegitimization." It attempted to equate tactics of non-violent resistance&mdash;like the growing movement to use Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) to force Israel to comply with international law&mdash;with a military campaign to destroy the state of Israel. Most worrying, the report explicitly urged Israeli intelligence agencies like Mossad to take unspecified action against peace activists using entirely legal methods: "Neither changing policy nor improving public relations will suffice...Faced with a potentially existential threat, Israel must treat it as such by focusing its intelligence agencies on this challenge; allocating appropriate resources; developing new knowledge; designing a strategy, executing it.&rdquo; The think tank also called on the Israeli government to &ldquo;sabotage network catalysts&rdquo; &#8211; defined as key players in the &ldquo;delegitimization network.&rdquo; Nonbelieving ClergyImagine being forced to go to work every day and, as part of the job, profess something that you absolutely don&rsquo;t believe. More than that: at least once a week you have to publicly profess it, and also counsel other people on the explicit premise that you share the beliefs you reject. In other words, you&rsquo;re forced to live a lie. Will Health Care Reform Cause Physicians to Flee The story behind part of the right-wing's scare tactics. Chill Out Climate scientists are getting a little too angry for their own good. What We're Up Against Religion and Politics Lyrics by Scott Beach (tip to Steve) Un-Gay (Mark Fiore animation) Who's Scarier: Heath Ledger's Joker or Glenn Beck?...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Links With Your Coffee - Thursday</title>
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    <published>2010-03-18T16:33:38Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-19T04:41:00Z</updated>
    
    <summary> I just called my representative, Jim Blue Dog Matheson, I told his staffer that if Jim didn&apos;t vote for the healthcare bill I&apos;d be voting for his opponent in the next election. He said that he was hearing that from both sides. &quot;Really,&quot; I said, &quot;Yes,&quot; he replied. Well then it looks like the congressman has a choice, he can either leave office as a Republican or as a Democrat. Yes, I&apos;m in favor of this flawed, piece of shit, legislation. Today&apos;s the day to make a call, lets make it happen. You can click on the sidebar ad if you haven&apos;t memorized your congressman&apos;s number. Religion and Politics Weekly Ezine for Democrats Steven Pinker a Brief History of Violence (video) Scumbag Insurance Companies Why I&apos;m Voting Yes by Dennis Kucinich God Damned Unambitious Young People Make Me Furious His fortune polishes atheists&apos; reputation (tip to Jim)...</summary>
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        <name>Norm</name>
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         I just called my representative, Jim Blue Dog Matheson, I told his staffer that if Jim didn&apos;t vote for the healthcare bill I&apos;d be voting for his opponent in the next election. He said that he was hearing that from both sides. &quot;Really,&quot; I said, &quot;Yes,&quot; he replied. Well then it looks like the congressman has a choice, he can either leave office as a Republican or as a Democrat. Yes, I&apos;m in favor of this flawed, piece of shit, legislation. Today&apos;s the day to make a call, lets make it happen. You can click on the sidebar ad if you haven&apos;t memorized your congressman&apos;s number. Religion and Politics Weekly Ezine for Democrats Steven Pinker a Brief History of Violence (video) Scumbag Insurance Companies Why I&apos;m Voting Yes by Dennis Kucinich God Damned Unambitious Young People Make Me Furious His fortune polishes atheists&apos; reputation (tip to Jim)...
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<entry>
    <title>Health-Con1 - The Mediscarening</title>
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    <published>2010-03-18T16:13:47Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-18T16:13:48Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cHealth-Con1 - The Mediscareningwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform...</summary>
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        <name>Norm</name>
        <uri>http://onegoodmove.org/1gm</uri>
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        The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cHealth-Con1 - The Mediscareningwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform...
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<entry>
    <title>Jude Law</title>
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    <published>2010-03-17T22:14:37Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-17T22:14:38Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cJude Lawwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform...</summary>
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        <name>Norm</name>
        <uri>http://onegoodmove.org/1gm</uri>
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        The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cJude Lawwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform...
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<entry>
    <title>In Dodd We Trust</title>
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    <published>2010-03-17T21:57:50Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-17T21:57:52Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cIn Dodd We Trustwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Norm</name>
        <uri>http://onegoodmove.org/1gm</uri>
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        The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cIn Dodd We Trustwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform...
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<entry>
    <title>Happy St Patty&apos;s</title>
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    <published>2010-03-17T21:39:48Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-17T21:42:29Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Here is one of my favorite Irish folky artists. I cought him live in some obscure Pittsburgh locations several years running before I moved out west. He does a great version of Dirty Old Town that I can&apos;t get him to post online....</summary>
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        Here is one of my favorite Irish folky artists. I cought him live in some obscure Pittsburgh locations several years running before I moved out west. He does a great version of Dirty Old Town that I can&apos;t get him to post online....
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<entry>
    <title>Relativity In the Morning</title>
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    <published>2010-03-17T15:27:33Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-17T15:31:56Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Glen Beck leaves me craving science. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4...</summary>
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        Glen Beck leaves me craving science. Part 2 Part 3 Part 4...
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<entry>
    <title>Links With Your Coffee - Wednesday</title>
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    <link rel="service.edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://onegoodmove.org/movabletype/mt-atom.cgi/weblog/blog_id=1/entry_id=7888" title="Links With Your Coffee - Wednesday" />
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    <published>2010-03-17T14:19:17Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-17T16:50:20Z</updated>
    
    <summary> Class War This is by a new blog and promises Frank&apos;s unadulterated opinions. If Frank says it, I most likely agree, and you should too. Look up in the sky, it&apos;s a bird, it&apos;s a plane, it&apos;s a spider? The trouble with trusting complex scienceThere is no simple way to battle public hostility to climate research. As the psychologists show, facts barely sway us anyway Diagnosis, Therapy and EvidenceWhen Dr. Novella recently wrote about plausibility in science-based medicine, one of our most assiduous commenters, Daedalus2u, added a very important point. The data are always right, but the explanations may be wrong. The idea of treating ulcers with antibiotics was not incompatible with any of the data about ulcers; it was only incompatible with the idea that ulcers were caused by too much acid. Even scientists tend to think on the level of the explanations rather than on the level of the data that led to those explanations. Shocking, just Shocking Why I&apos;m Not a Humanist Help, I&apos;m Being Repressed...</summary>
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        <name>Norm</name>
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         Class War This is by a new blog and promises Frank&apos;s unadulterated opinions. If Frank says it, I most likely agree, and you should too. Look up in the sky, it&apos;s a bird, it&apos;s a plane, it&apos;s a spider? The trouble with trusting complex scienceThere is no simple way to battle public hostility to climate research. As the psychologists show, facts barely sway us anyway Diagnosis, Therapy and EvidenceWhen Dr. Novella recently wrote about plausibility in science-based medicine, one of our most assiduous commenters, Daedalus2u, added a very important point. The data are always right, but the explanations may be wrong. The idea of treating ulcers with antibiotics was not incompatible with any of the data about ulcers; it was only incompatible with the idea that ulcers were caused by too much acid. Even scientists tend to think on the level of the explanations rather than on the level of the data that led to those explanations. Shocking, just Shocking Why I&apos;m Not a Humanist Help, I&apos;m Being Repressed...
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<entry>
    <title>&quot;Now, am I advising people to leave their church? Yes!&quot;- Glen Beck</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2010/03/now_am_i_advisi.html" />
    <link rel="service.edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://onegoodmove.org/movabletype/mt-atom.cgi/weblog/blog_id=1/entry_id=7887" title="&quot;Now, am I advising people to leave their church? Yes!&quot;- Glen Beck" />
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    <published>2010-03-17T03:28:45Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-17T03:38:29Z</updated>
    
    <summary> There isn&apos;t much room to be surprised by Beck. The man is unstable and if he started seeing smurfs in the middle of his show, I would say, &quot;It was only a matter of time.&quot; and then I would wonder if he is only doing it for ratings. This latest gaff points out just how reckless he is. He essentially brands Christians Nazi/communists for wanting social justice. I was reading about this on Roger Ebert&apos;s blog. i have been really enjoying his movie reviews and his blog entries. &quot;Jesus was a Nazi. So&apos;s your preacher&quot; By Roger Ebert...</summary>
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         There isn&apos;t much room to be surprised by Beck. The man is unstable and if he started seeing smurfs in the middle of his show, I would say, &quot;It was only a matter of time.&quot; and then I would wonder if he is only doing it for ratings. This latest gaff points out just how reckless he is. He essentially brands Christians Nazi/communists for wanting social justice. I was reading about this on Roger Ebert&apos;s blog. i have been really enjoying his movie reviews and his blog entries. &quot;Jesus was a Nazi. So&apos;s your preacher&quot; By Roger Ebert...
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<entry>
    <title>Links With Your Coffee - Tuesday</title>
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    <published>2010-03-16T16:40:33Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-16T17:52:11Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[ Richard Dawkins debunks Noah's Ark Project Reason Video Contest Finalists Mark Roth: Suspended AnimationMark Roth studies suspended animation: the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It's wild stuff, but it's not science fiction. Induced by careful use of an otherwise toxic gas, suspended animation can potentially help trauma and heart attack victims survive long enough to be treated. Coffee Inhaler Quote of the Day I have a solution to your time theory: what if the earth is billions of years old but God didn&rsquo;t create time until 6,000 years ago?...]]></summary>
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        <name>Norm</name>
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        <![CDATA[ Richard Dawkins debunks Noah's Ark Project Reason Video Contest Finalists Mark Roth: Suspended AnimationMark Roth studies suspended animation: the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It's wild stuff, but it's not science fiction. Induced by careful use of an otherwise toxic gas, suspended animation can potentially help trauma and heart attack victims survive long enough to be treated. Coffee Inhaler Quote of the Day I have a solution to your time theory: what if the earth is billions of years old but God didn&rsquo;t create time until 6,000 years ago?...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>The Big Short</title>
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    <published>2010-03-16T16:35:38Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-16T16:35:40Z</updated>
    
    <summary>Michael Lewis talks about a one-eyed man with Asperger&apos;s syndrome who made money by betting against the subprime mortgage market.The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cMichael Lewiswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform...</summary>
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        <name>Norm</name>
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        Michael Lewis talks about a one-eyed man with Asperger&apos;s syndrome who made money by betting against the subprime mortgage market.The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cMichael Lewiswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform...
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<entry>
    <title>Crumbums and Fatcats</title>
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    <link rel="service.edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://onegoodmove.org/movabletype/mt-atom.cgi/weblog/blog_id=1/entry_id=7884" title="Crumbums and Fatcats" />
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    <published>2010-03-16T16:33:14Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-16T16:33:16Z</updated>
    
    <summary>The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cCrumbums &amp; Fatcatswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorHealth Care Reform...</summary>
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        <name>Norm</name>
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<entry>
    <title>The &apos;Life of Brian&apos; Debate</title>
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    <published>2010-03-16T04:22:26Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-16T04:23:48Z</updated>
    
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<entry>
    <title>Capitalism 101 </title>
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    <link rel="service.edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://onegoodmove.org/movabletype/mt-atom.cgi/weblog/blog_id=1/entry_id=7881" title="Capitalism 101 " />
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    <published>2010-03-14T18:13:29Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-15T15:50:44Z</updated>
    
    <summary><![CDATA[Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.&mdash;John Maynard Keynes You may recall my recent encounter with black ice and solid objects. I've written a bit more about it here. What I didn't write about was dealing with my insurance company. Don't get me wrong they were helpful throughout and paid the claim promptly, and I consider the settlement fair. But, oh yes there is always a but isn't there? When I called a towing company, I asked how much it would cost for the tow. They quoted $75.00 a reasonable price; they didn't know it would be covered by insurance. When they discovered they would be reimbursed by insurance they increased the amount to $115.00. I only became aware of it when they failed to charge my credit card the $75.00 I'd agreed to. I stopped by the lot where my car had been towed to inquire and asked for a copy of the bill. They gave me the copy and informed me that the Insurance company had already paid it when they had it towed to the salvage yard. When I looked at the bill, I discovered the higher amount. Later when I arrived at the insurance company for my settlement check I informed them of the increased charge for the towing. The fellow, not my agent didn't seem concerned. I told him I understood that it wasn't much but that unnecessary payments such as that resulted in higher premiums for everyone. He made sympathetic sounds, but it was clear he didn't care.He did have my agent call, and he was just as much an apologist for the way they did things as his fellow employee. "It's not an unreasonable charge," he said. "It's standard in the industry ," he said. "It's only $40.00," he said. Perhaps I should have pushed harder, asked to speak with his boss, but would it have made a difference? It was only $40.00, right?...]]></summary>
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        <name>Norm</name>
        <uri>http://onegoodmove.org/1gm</uri>
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        <![CDATA[Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.&mdash;John Maynard Keynes You may recall my recent encounter with black ice and solid objects. I've written a bit more about it here. What I didn't write about was dealing with my insurance company. Don't get me wrong they were helpful throughout and paid the claim promptly, and I consider the settlement fair. But, oh yes there is always a but isn't there? When I called a towing company, I asked how much it would cost for the tow. They quoted $75.00 a reasonable price; they didn't know it would be covered by insurance. When they discovered they would be reimbursed by insurance they increased the amount to $115.00. I only became aware of it when they failed to charge my credit card the $75.00 I'd agreed to. I stopped by the lot where my car had been towed to inquire and asked for a copy of the bill. They gave me the copy and informed me that the Insurance company had already paid it when they had it towed to the salvage yard. When I looked at the bill, I discovered the higher amount. Later when I arrived at the insurance company for my settlement check I informed them of the increased charge for the towing. The fellow, not my agent didn't seem concerned. I told him I understood that it wasn't much but that unnecessary payments such as that resulted in higher premiums for everyone. He made sympathetic sounds, but it was clear he didn't care.He did have my agent call, and he was just as much an apologist for the way they did things as his fellow employee. "It's not an unreasonable charge," he said. "It's standard in the industry ," he said. "It's only $40.00," he said. Perhaps I should have pushed harder, asked to speak with his boss, but would it have made a difference? It was only $40.00, right?...]]>
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