Posted on February 8th, 2008 by
from Tom Harper
Sometimes it seems like government and industry are so closely intertwined that it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. In one of the most blatant examples of this, some state governments have teamed up with Monsanto to PREVENT food companies from labeling their ingredients accurately.
Ben & Jerry’s has been advertising that their ice cream doesn’t contain the synthetic bovine growth hormone made by Monsanto. This hormone was approved by the FDA in the 1990s in the United States. Canada, Japan and the European Union have never approved the drug because of safety concerns.
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Posted on January 2nd, 2008 by
from Jet Netwal
I’m not much for resolutions for the sake of tradition. If you’re going to make a change in your life, July 23 is just as good as January 1. The point is to begin, and to do your damndest to stick the landing. I do like to take stock over New Years though. It’s a good time to grab a few introspectiv e moments, and think about the big things, and where I am in that cosmic slush.
I drove three of my visiting sister-in-la ws to downtown Orlando to hit the clubs last weekend (yeah, we are all in our 40’s, shut up). On the way we listened to a cd my brother-in-l aw made, containing everything from that bear song by Lyle Lovett to Pink Floyd. Then a live recording of The Moody Blues, I’m Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band, came on, and the car was suddenly a chorus of “people who are scorching the earth”.
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Posted on October 6th, 2007 by
from Mat
For the record I kind of like Senator Joe Biden for a couple of reasons for President. He isn’t afraid to put his neck out on the line on any issue and he backs his stance up with the facts needed to do so. There isn’t an “Um, um, (cough, little bit of throw up there in the back of the throat) when he speaks when asked about any topic. His recall of facts immediately come forth and he tells the voters why he has the position he has and then follows up why the voter should have the same thought process.
Of all of the Democrat’s running for President I would have to favor Senator Biden over all of them when it comes to foreign policy. Unlike a former beauty pageant contestant, Joe Biden seems to know all there is about the world conflicts and he does not need a map to know where they are. I tend to doubt that the rest of the candidates other than Bill Richardson could go toe to toe with him on issues to do with conflict around the world.
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Posted on September 12th, 2007 by
from Jet Netwal
Within two years, technology will enable campaigns to customize their advertising to individual TV viewers simultaneous ly. That’s right, the ad you’ll see on your TV and the ad your different color, gender or sexual orientation neighbor next door sees will not be the same ad. Basically, it’s a license to play with the electorate, minimizing their collective power by dividing them further.
For example, do you think an immigration ad coming into a white republican home and a Hispanic home will impart the same message? Can the elected candidate meet both promises? Do you believe, once in office, they care? Why should they? There’s no onus of responsibili ty when there’s no common interpretati on of a candidate’s positions.
But the technology could also allow candidates to make more subtle adjustments to their mannerisms, speech patterns and appearance. In theory, a voter originally from the South could hear a candidate speak with a hint of a drawl. A dog owner could be shown a glimpse of the candidate’s family with their pet. — AP
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