A very festy Thompson on Today

Doesn't the MSM get it that a candidate would be stupid to say that they plan to exist the race in the near future? How would they raise any money? Would you give money to Thompson knowing that he plans to leave the race after SC? Why bother?

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Frank Luntz's focus group does not have good news for Hillary

Oh boy! This does not bode well for Tuesday:

Hillary at the Democrat debate: "I'm running on 35 years of change"

I don't think she sounds as shrill as others think she did. She did sound angry but not over the top (she didn't sound like she was ready to fling an ash tray at Obama :-).

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92 year old stopped mugger by telling him "Jesus was in the car"

She reminds me of my 90 year old grandma! This sounds like something she would have done.

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NBC rejects ad thanking the troops for their service

Because of the inclusion of Freedom's Watch's website address:

NBC has nixed holiday advertisements meant to thank troops for serving overseas in opposition to the inclusion of a non-profit's Web address

The ads, paid for by the non-profit Freedom's Watch, are a simple thank you, the group says, with people shown paying gratitude to members of the military and the final frame showing the group's Web address, www.freedomswatch.org.

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NBC is refusing to air the ads as long as the address is included, according to an e-mail exchange between NBC and the group, which Freedom's Watch provided to FOX News.

"Per my previous email, the www.freedomswatch.org website will have to be redacted from the commercials for approval. This comes from Alan Wurtzel and Rick Cotton," according to one of the notes.

Wurtzel is president of research at NBC. Rick Cotton is general counsel for NBC Universal.

What a shame they won't make an exception to their policy for these ads because they really are quite lovely. See for yourself:

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The Prince Caspian Movie Trailer

Here. It looks really good! But you'll have wait awhile to see the movie, it doesn't come out until May 16.

Jack Murtha acknowledges that the surge is working

Bwahahahahahahahaha:

U.S. Rep. John Murtha today said he saw signs of military progress during a brief trip to Iraq last week, but he warned that Iraqis need to play a larger role in providing their own security and the Bush administration still must develop an exit strategy.

"I think the 'surge' is working," the Democrat said in a videoconference from his Johnstown office, describing the president's decision to commit more than 20,000 additional combat troops this year. But the Iraqis "have got to take care of themselves."

Violence has dropped significantly in recent months, but Mr. Murtha said he was most encouraged by changes in the once-volatile Anbar province, where locals have started working closely with U.S. forces to isolate insurgents linked to Al Qaeda.

Here's a blast from the past where he's caught on tape video saying that the progress was an "illusion" (btw, while you're there check out the bunny snuff film -- I think it went on too long).

But of course the borg would never allow him to get away with that:

War critic Rep. John Murtha on Friday clarified an earlier statement that seemingly expressed optimism about President Bush's plan that increased troops in Iraq. Murtha emphasized that he still thinks the war should end.

After making a trip to Iraq last week, Murtha, D-Pa., told reporters Thursday, "I think the surge is working." But he said that was just one element and the United States was still failing diplomatically in the country.

William Shatner Plugs World of Warcraft

Evangelism Linebacker

He motivates Christians to share the gospel:

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It's sad that we are so fearful about sharing the gospel. It is one of the most important messages known to man and yet we fear offending others. We don't have faith in our faith. I guess we don't really believe in the power of the gospel:

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

And we must not be very impressed with the uniqueness of our message:

The Christian faith is the most exciting drama that ever staggered the imagination of man—and the dogma is the drama.

Polaroid Animation

I saw this on I-CAUGHT tonight, pretty cool!

Matalin on why Thompson chose Leno over the Fox debate

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The Nine Inch Nails Song I Like

I was going through my old emails (I now have over 400 unread emails) and I noticed that a commenter had problems accessing the video I linked to and wanted to know what was the Nine Inch Nails song I liked and guessed "Hurt" (that would be surprising). No, that's not it. It's "Only" (warning: unedited version). You think that's weird? Here's another song I like (warning: language).

AFL-CIO Debate: Kucinich on China

Kucinich states that we should never have made them a favored nation and I agree with him (shocking that I agree with him on anything but he's right on this).

AFL-CIO Debate: Obama's Pakistan comment debated

Clinton makes a good point but is booed by the audience. Goes to show you how far off the deep end the party is right now. She is brilliant not to play to the far left wing of the base because she probably won't be nominated if she strays too far from the middle ground. She certainly wouldn't be elected president if she did.

BTW, I think Obama is shifting his position a little bit in the response to both Dodd and Clinton thinking he's a nut to threaten to invade Pakistan.

CNN/YouTube Debate Video: Kucinich as President?

Science of human relationships? Diplomacy? International agreements and treaties? How does that work with al-Qaeda? When they take over Iraq, are we going to sign a treaty with them?

CNN/YouTube Debate Video:God and Guns

The atheist YouTuber lived up to the snotty attitude one associates with atheists but he does ask a good question: will you pay lip service to the religious and snub the secular voters. I guess he wants the candidates to give equal time to the concerns of atheist. Maybe he wants them to pander to him the way they pander to the Christians. Edwards obliged. He said that he wouldn't let his faith get in the way of making decisions that effect all Americans. That's a good trick if you could pull it off. And you must not have much of a faith if you can put it on the shelf while you lead the country (maybe he'll promise to put it in a lock box next). Obama gave a much more honest answer and I thought it was pretty good. He believes in the separation of church and state which benefits both the state and the church but he did admit that faith informs his decisions. That answer is honest because everyone's belief in whatever they believe guides their actions.

I already addressed Bidens' response to the question on guns here. I think Richards gave an interesting answer to the question: the problem is not the guns it is the people who own them who shouldn't and we should address the underlying problems of gun violence like poverty. Not a bad response and much better than Biden.

A Good Question for the CNN/YouTube Democrat Debate

Bryan at Hot Air slogged through the debate questions and posted "some of the best and worst" including this one which is an excellent question that deserves to be answered (for the dialup people: what do you say to the 16 million who don't want to pay for health care who will not only have to pay for their own health care but other's health care as well):

(BTW, this kid should think about going into TV, he looks a lot like the kids on the Disney channel).

I doubt if it will make it into the debate (I bet they'll include the "what kind of tree would best describe you" type of questions) but this type of question is really necessary and should be answered but is never asked by the Matthews and the Brian Williams and all the other MSMers who run these debates.

Another good question would be: since the richest 1% of Americans now pay 35% of all income taxes and the top 10% pay more taxes than the bottom 60%, what do you consider is the "fair share" that the rich should pay? I want them to answer that question but I'm certainly not going to make a video.

There were a couple of other good questions on Iraq and gun control and a wacky alien question, so go check them out. I couldn't resist including this one here. It is soooo funny.