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    <title>BrklynLiberal's Journal - Democratic Underground</title>
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	Here is link to Mother Jones article about professional astroturfers
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	<description>
	http://www.newsweek.com//frameset.aspx/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.motherjones.com%2Fpolitics%2F1997%2F11%2Fhello-im-calling-evening-mislead-you%3Fpage%3D1<br />
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and another Newsweek bit about astroturfing.<br />
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http://www.newsweek.com/id/212934...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/75
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	Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:10:30
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	I think it is a great commercial..and that voice, I believe is a young lady from MAD TV named
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	<description>
	Stephanie Weir.<br />
http://improvoker.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/StephanieWeir.jpg<br />
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/madtv_viper/MADtv_Viper02/7amCondoPic.jpg<br />
http://users.planetmadtv.com/elscorcho/characters/leonacampbell.gif<br />
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She is very , very funny..<br />
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/74
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:07:54
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	NEWSEUM....very cool
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	<description>
	[b]Just put your mouse on a city anywhere in the world and the newspaper headlines pop up...  <br />
<br />
Double click and the page gets larger....you can read the entire paper<br />
on some if you click on the right place. You can spend forever here.[/b]<br />
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                http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpage...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/73
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:06:12
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	Did you catch the toon he created for Christmas..?  Amazing
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	<description>
	http://russellsteapot.com/images/comics/2007/xmas.jpg<br />
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and there is this..<br />
http://russellsteapot.com/images/knowyourbible/full/Jeremiah10-2.jpg<br />
...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/72
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:28:00
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	The Pope?
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	<description>
	i think there will be many who would disagree.<br />
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http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Shared_ASP_Files/UploadedFiles/9DEAAAC4-15CF-4AE3-8EC2-7BE78A344F01_relgions.gif<br />
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http://kishcom.com/the_golden_rule.jpg<br />
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http://www.indiabuzzing.com/wp-content/uploads/religions-in-india1.jpg<br />
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http://www.bible-ar...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/71
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:32:00
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	The most incredible pictures of Redwood Rainforest..from National Geographic..
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	<description>
	http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/video/player#/?titleID=nichols-redwoods-gatefold&amp;catID=1...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/70
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:26:00
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	It surre is puzzling that something that seems so obvious should be a matter of discussion.
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	<description>
	Our health care sucks..and it is primarily due to the practices of Insurance Companies and Big Pharma.<br />
Health care should NOT BE AN INDUSTRY!!!  It should be a service of the govt and a right of every citizen.<br />
<br />
Why the hell do the very people who suffer the most feel that they are doing the right...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/69
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:02:38
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	That is the song that came to my mind first........
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	<description>
	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVbkz_3lO3c&amp;feature=related<br />
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Sarah and Josh Groban singing it<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZHrbjhwKik&amp;feature=related<br />
<br />
Sarah and Sheryl Crow singing it<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UVPEPv-Qlg&amp;feature=related<br />
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<br />
Another live performance by Sarah<br />
http://ww...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/68
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:47:05
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	<title>
	Sadly, you are correct.
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	<description>
	...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/67
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:11:27
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	Other Voices: Californian-Canadian troubled by health care lies
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	[div class = excerpt]<br />
As a Canadian citizen and longtime resident of California, I have been watching the health care debate with equal parts fascination and horror. [b]That much information transmitted regarding Canadian health care is incorrect is irksome, to say the least.[/b]<br />
<br />
Some elucidatio...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/66
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:46:03
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	Holy Crap!!  Frank Schaeffer is breathing fire on Rachel Maddow's Show.
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	<description>
	He called the Fundamentalists the &quot;Village Idiot&quot; of this country and there is no way to deal with them.  We have to go past them.  A village does not reorganize to suit the needs of the village idiot... WOW!!!   He is pissed!!!...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/65
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:13:28
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	Robert Reich on Universal Health care.  He says the public wants it..why isn't it being done?
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	<description>
	2009 ·  President Obama has scheduled a town hall meeting to promote his health care overhaul plan this week. He's been on the stump, pushing his plan in different forums: in press conferences, town hall meetings and discussions with several governors. But will he be able to achieve health care for ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/64
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:19:36
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	A video called &quot;Transformation&quot; shows the changes in MJ.  
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	<description>
	Hard to believe...if you had not actually seen it happening.<br />
<br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkDOSM8bDN4&amp;feature=related...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/63
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:28:42
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	I stood up at my computer and applauded your post..   Thank you.
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	<description>
	Well said, and well felt.  I agree with all you said. Any reminder of our mortality is bound to affect us<br />
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<br />
:yourock: :fistbump: :pals: :hug: :loveya: :hi: :thumbsup: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: <br />
<br />
We should all remember John Donne's Meditation XVII<br />
[div cl...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/62
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:32:22
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	Does it seem that the Iranians are fighting harder and protesting more vociferously 
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	<description>
	than Americans did after the stolen elections of 2000 and 2004 in the USA?  There were no rioting crowds of hundreds of thousands of people in the streets after either of those election farces.<br />
It seems that when it comes to the actual down and dirty part of retaining our rights, the Iranians, and ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/61
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:10:43
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	DOMESTIC DISTRUBANCES/Dr. Tiller’s Important Job
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	<description>
	After reading the full article, which is superb, check out the comments, as well.  The vast majority are excellent.<br />
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<br />
[div class = excerpt]<br />
[b]The 9-year-old girl had been raped by her father. She was 18 weeks pregnant. Carrying the baby to term, going through labor and delivery, would have ripp...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/60
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:06:05
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	How about Consitutional Law Professor Jonathan Turley for Special Investigator into 
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	<description>
	Bush admin torture behavior?...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/59
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 07 May 2009 21:48:02
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	<title>
	Jesus killed Mohammed: The crusade for a Christian military by Jeff Sharlet
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	<description>
	original at:<br />
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/05/0082488<br />
http://killingthebuddha.com/wp-content/articleimages/crosstank.jpg<br />
<br />
Need to register to read it.  Here is the location of an excerpt you do not need to register to read:<br />
http://killingthebuddha.com/mag/dogma/jesus-killed-mohammed/<br />
[di...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/58
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 04 May 2009 17:45:19
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	It is part of what is called the &quot;mirror Gene&quot;.  Dogs have it. Some cats have it.  Some people   
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	<description>
	have it..but I guess not all of them.<br />
Perhaps if one does not have the predisposition for empathy it cannot be taught to you.<br />
<br />
<br />
[div class = excerpt][b]<br />
Born to be kind, study identifies empathy gene[/b]<br />
<br />
February 12, 2009<br />
<br />
[font color = red]The ability to empathize with others is partially...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/57
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	<pubDate>
	Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:43:22
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	I got chills reading that.  It is a masterpiece.
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	<description>
	I think it ranks right up there with Pastor Niemoller's words and those of Rudyard Kipling.<br />
I think it would not be inappropriate to define 'man' as used here to mean <br />
&quot;A person of courage and principle..whether you actually are a man or a woman.&quot;<br />
<br />
                             IF<br />
<br />
        If y...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/56
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:13:38
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	That is exactly what all of us pro-choicers say..  It is not an easy decision.
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	<description>
	We would all opt for fewer and fewer abortions, better sex education, contraception, even morning after pills.  It is the fanatics who are against any sort of choice who tend to see this issue as black and white; good vs evil. These folks whose main concern is the life and soul of the &quot;unborn child&quot;...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/55
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:24:05
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	<title>
	November 22, 1963.  Where were you when you heard JFK had been shot?
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	<description>
	I was in school and heard someone say it, and told them that I thought that was a terrible joke!!!!<br />
<br />
It was my first experience with what I would call tragedy......
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/54
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:54:46
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	<title>
	Shiba-Inu pups are up..and playing with someone outside the crate.
	</title>
	<description>
	http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shiba-inu-puppy-cam...
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/53
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	<pubDate>
	Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:50:40
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	This was actually supposed to have been seen on the day before Election Day
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	<description>
	but I just received the link  It is still very meaningful...<br />
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<br />
http://www.7-west.org/2008/11/03/one-day-more/...
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	<link>
	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/52
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:00:00
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	<title>
	Pretty sad and horrible...All the greatest people have said that animals are to be respected.
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	<description>
	&quot;Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things,<br />
 man will not himself find peace.&quot;<br />
       - Albert Schweitzer<br />
<br />
“The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them,<br />
  but to be indifferent to them: that’s the essence of inhumanity.”<br />
        — George Bernard S...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/BrklynLiberal/51
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:02:39
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