US TV 'focused on health anger' Source: BBC News
US President Barack Obama has accused the media of focusing on healthcare forums only when "tempers flare".
"What you haven't seen on TV and what makes me proud are the many constructive meetings going on all over the country," he said.

When did it become acceptable to show your naked butt in public? I must be missing something here.

First, let me say that this news conference convinced me that not only do we have a vastly superior intellect in the White House in the history of the Presidency, not only do we have the most gifted orator in its history, we also may have the most honest.

A Pagan's Incantation
Spirit of the land
arise in Justice
and shine.
Your time has yet to come.
Spirit of the Land
arise in Peace
and shine.
Your time will be one day.
Spirit of the Land
arise again in Beauty
and shine.
Your children will make amend.

As we now know, from Tuesdays headlines, the people of the United States of America were taken advantage by the European Union.
Without firing a shot, The E.U.
2009 Will Be a Year of PanicSource: seedmagazine.com
I'm always impressed by people's behavior during massive panics. They rarely believe or admit that they are panicked. Instead they assure one another that at last the wool has been lifted from their eyes. They are seeing the clear daylight of rationality after years of delusion.

"Peace is freedom in tranquility." ~ Cicero
The Obama DividendSource: The New York Times
"We Americans have periodically betrayed that idea of equality and opportunity, but on Tuesday evening we powerfully revitalized it.
US superpower status is shakenSource: BBC News
The financial crisis is likely to diminish the status of the United States as the world's only superpower.
On the practical level, the US is already stretched militarily, in Afghanistan and Iraq, and is now stretched financially.
The end of US bipartisanship?Source: AL JAZEERA
Al Jazeera has a bit of analysis in its "take" on the moribund US Bailout.
"What we are witnessing is the final collapse of the US tradition of bipartisanship in the face of national crisis.
Op-Ed Columnist - Roger Cohen - Palin's American ExceptionSource: The New York Times
On the Democratic side you have a guy whose campaign has been based on the Internet, who believes America may have something to learn from other countries (like universal health care) and who's unafraid in 2008 to say he's a "proud citizen of the United States and a fellow …
Who's More Realistic: McCain or Obama?Source: The Washington Post
Yet there's clearly a fundamental difference between the two that might
best be captured by asking a simple question: What kind of world do we live
in? Neither candidate has been asked this, and I doubt either would answer
as frankly as I am suggesting, but here's my guess -- …

So as we all stay tuned to the next episode, lets all take a deep breath and breathe a minute to reflect on our planet as a whole.
Choice of Biden as VP candidate praised overseas Source: Yahoo! News
ACCRA, Ghana - From confronting Russia to dealing with climate change, Barack Obama's selection of Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential candidate Saturday was seen abroad as adding weight and depth to the foreign policy of a potential Obama administration.

I think Jesus had an Afro that was probably much like mine. Mine is big with full large curls. It's hot and dusty were I live and sometimes when I ride on my patrols through these grimy streets, it looks ashen gray and brittle.
Iran-bashing in the US reaches fever pitchSource: atimes.com
In the run-up to Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's visit to the United Nations in New York next week, the Iran-bashing sentiment in the US media has escalated to new, unprecedented levels, with presidential hopefuls such as former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and the form …
Putin attacks 'very dangerous' USSource: BBC News
Russian President Vladimir Putin has attacked the United States for what he said was its "almost uncontained" use of force around the world.
America's "very dangerous" approach to global relations was fuelling a nuclear arms race, he told a security summit.
Wake Up America - We can do bloody well without you!Source: axisoflogic.com
Wake up America. We've had enough of you and your arrogance. We've had enough of you and your self-centered souls. You are not the only country where you can go from rags to riches. You are not the only country where front-line scientists are created.
Worldview QuizSource: commongood.org
Welcome to the Worldview Quiz sponsored by Reason for the Common Good. Take a few minutes to give it a try. The quiz covers two largely separate areas.

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Who's the extremist?Source: Information Clearing House
Tony Blair's speech to the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles was revealing. His definition of the "arc of extremism" applies to himself perfectly. He "has an ideology, a world-view, deep conviction and the determination of the fanatic".