I was away from the tubes trying desperately to avoid ! And she graciously posted this Friday's Food Bank Thread (with a little bit about Eunice Shriver!). Thank you, EFerrari! :toast: :yourock:

... and usually on Fridays I post a "Most Important News Story of the Week" thread. But, since I've been gone, can anyone fill me in on what I've been missing? What do you think was the most important news story for the past week (August 8-14,2009)? Thanks!

We need to reframe the healthcare debate. We know that the people screaming at the townhall meetings are funded by the insurance syndicates. So, when they claim to be against any real reform, why not call them what they really are? Anti-healthcare. Think about it:Health insurance revolves around profits. Healthcare, on the other hand, revolves around health. Health insurance decisions are made by accountants, who, more often than not, have never met the patient, has never spoken with the p...

I've decided I'm going to call the astroturf, corporate-funded, GOP-controlled-media darlings the "anti-healthcare" movement. They don't care about healthcare, they're only concerned about profit-making. And not even their own profits! The turfer sleeper cells are yelling and screaming not to protect or better their own situation, but to line the pockets of ! They don't care if people die or are ; they are anti-healthcare. And they can go fuck themselves.

Food in the news * Senate Boosts Food Stamps ... 17 vote against increase * Hunger hits Detroit Why is this posted every week? Many media outlets are that many food banks across the country are running out of food. Nearly 1 in 6 Americans are receiving food assistance in a given year () Needs your immediate attention ... The people at the are asking for donations. Please check out their link to see how you can help. The Tundra Drums begins their . Please click on the link and help out ...

Most important news story of the week ending August 7, 2009 A: Ahmedinejad officially sworn in as President of Iran for a second term B: Senate confirms Judge Sonia Sotomayor as the newest Supreme Court justice C: Bill Clinton successfully negotiates release of two U.S. journalists held in North Korea D: LAPD chief announces his resignation, after only serving two years of a five-year term to head a private security force E: The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals restores 'roadless rule' in...

How can you work anti-insurance syndicate phrases into your everyday language?

This poll has been inspired by . Would a single-payer healthcare option help small businesses? Would a public healthcare option help small businesses?

(Link) (If you have other suggestions, or are looking for ideas, )

I have a few. Make sure the fire marshal and police are called Many of these videos show over-packed rooms, which, once the turfers are escorted out for disrupting, will probably meet local occupancy standards. If you are not allowed entry due to the limit, simply wait outside for all the turfers to be removed. Do not enter unless given permission by the fire marshal. Help them expose themselves. This will take two people: one with copies of the "disruptor memo" and another with a camera....

How would you use those videos to fight the insurance syndicates?

More to follow ... (Link)

If the person(s) behind "Shirley" is ever revealed, what should happen? Should "Shirley" be rewarded? A day named in "her" honor? What if "Shirley" cashed the check? Should "she" be punished? What if "Shirley" were merely paid to create a fake birth certificate, instead of perpetrating the greatest RL troll evah? What do you think DU, if "Shirley" ever identifies her/his/themselves, how should the world react?

Pick the best name for ... A.* "Operation Swaddling Clothes" (Muslin, of course) from or * "Operation Woven Muslin" from B.* "Operation Thin Air" from C.* "Operation Monkey warfare" from D.* "Operation Chaos" from E.* "Operation Certificatefiably Insane" from F.* "Project G" from (and ) G.* "BIRTHER CONTROL" from H. Other

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Regarding the "Kenyan birth certificate" (found ), a fellow made an excellent suggestion:cliffordu Sun Aug-02-09 03:43 PM 20. We need to create THOUSANDS of them and ship them all over the fucking place. bury the fuckers in precise fakes, all just a little different from each other. I wanna see heads explode. I wanna see people drooling from the breakdowns. Won't you please help? Also, for anyone else (who doesn't have Photoshop) we will need a name for this operation.

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Some communist was able to fill Wikiality.com with bears and other assorted abominations! I was able to get a temporary tube set up through the factonistas at Wikip*dia. The temporary tube is: (Link) Please make a note in case you want to add any truthiness to any of your favorite tubes: , or even ! Everything else is the same! Thank you for your time.

... what tool could the status quo use to lull everyone into believing the way things are now is the way they ought to stay? Why, the new Fall TV Season, of course! According to , broadcast TV has three (count 'em, 1, 2, 3--and possibly four by the start of next year--4!) new one-hour medical dramas scheduled to begin airing in September when the new season begins:* (on NBC, new-Mondays @ 9:00pm; repeats-Saturdays @ 9:00pm) * (on NBC, Wednesdays @ 8:00pm) * (on CBS, Sundays @ 9:00pm) Gos...

Hoping to expand the appeal of the Emmy Awards, producers of the Sept. 20 telecast plan to truncate the presentation of many of the movie and miniseries awards in order to spotlight more popular television programming. The winners of eight Emmy categories will be named approximately 45 minutes before the broadcast begins at 5 p.m. PDT, allowing producers to air edited versions of their acceptance speeches later in the program. That will free up time in the telecast to highlight shows such as “A...

From the Los Angeles Times MOVIE REVIEW 'The Cove' documents shocking dolphin slaughter Filmmakers assemble a team of experts to surreptitiously capture the events. By KENNETH TURAN Film Critic July 31, 2009(...) The film follows a group of determined environmental commandos as it attempts to document what goes on in a deceptively tranquil lagoon. The leader of the group, and hands down the most compelling person in the film, is Ric O'Barry, who became famous decades ago as the man who both cap...

... by pushing the prevalence of "blue dog" Dems? I've seen several stories in today's paper about "liberal" Democrats and "moderate" blue dogs. Anyone else suspicious about the media's coverage of Democrats?

From the Los Angeles Times Opinion 'Birthers' must be stopped No matter how dumb, the people who are questioning whether Obama was born in the U.S. could eventually cause real problems. By Bill Maher July 31, 2009Never underestimate the ability of a tiny fringe group of losers to ruin everything. For the last couple of weeks, we've all been laughing heartily at the wacky antics of the "birthers" -- the far-right goofballs who claim Barack Obama wasn't really born in Hawaii and therefore the job...

Why is this posted every week? (Image) Many media outlets are that many food banks across the country are running out of food. Nearly 1 in 6 Americans are receiving food assistance in a given year () Needs your immediate attention ... The people at the are asking for donations. Please check out their link to see how you can help. The Tundra Drums begins their . Please click on the link and help out in any way you can. Here is their for donations. If you know of any other community tha...

Most important news story of the week ending July 31, 2009 A: Who the hell is running the government news: details about the Presidential motorcade, a Secret Service safe house and unclassified information about every nuclear facility in the US have been leaked to the tubes via P2P; someone decided it would be a good idea to put a research facility for highly infectious pathogens in a tornado-prone section of Kansas B: protests continue in and ; violence continues in and C: CA budget cuts...

Sample programs for each network:The Learning Channel "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant" "Toddlers & Tiaras" "Say Yes to the Dress" "Clean Sweep" "Bringing Home Baby" "Jon & Kate Plus 8" History Channel "MonsterQuest" "Ice Road Truckers" "Extreme Trains" "The Most" "American Eats" "Gangland" Discovery Channel "Extreme Loggers" "Verminators" "Some Assembly Required" "Cash Cab" "Wrecks to Riches" "Deadliest Catch"

... didn't the VA run Walter Reed? Do we want the horrors of Walter Reed throughout our healthcare system? I know this crap is coming and can't think of a sufficient counter argument. Help me DU!

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