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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/6/2013 9:46:55 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Respond to of 224759

apparently he is a neocon. nothing says that republicans can't be progressive. Many are. And they are just as wrong as the liberal progressives.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/7/2013 9:36:41 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	5 Recommendations Recommended By dave rose Justin C rayrohn Thehammer TideGlider Respond to of 224759

Word progressive is a misnomer when applied to Democrats. Their political beliefs were proven faulty and unworkable with the collapse of the USSR and many other socialist states. Regressive Liberals is a more accurate term for today's Democrats.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/7/2013 10:19:54 AM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Recommended By jlallen locogringo Thehammer TideGlider Respond to of 224759

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/7/2013 10:26:22 AM
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/7/2013 10:29:21 AM
From: longnshort	4 Recommendations Recommended By dave rose locogringo Sedohr Nod TideGlider Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224759

Breaking: Several Anti-War Celebrities Apparently Kidnapped! by RICK MORAN Bio September 7, 2013 - 5:43 am [iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1378258117.html#_=1378564087704&count=horizontal&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fpjmedia.com%2Ftatler%2F2013%2F09%2F07%2Fbreaking-several-anti-war-celebrities-apparently-kidnapped%2F&size=m&text=Breaking%3A%20Several%20Anti-War%20Celebrities%20Apparently%20Kidnapped!&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpjmedia.com%2Ftatler%2F2013%2F09%2F07%2Fbreaking-several-anti-war-celebrities-apparently-kidnapped%2F&via=PJMedia_com" class="twitter-share-button twitter-count-horizontal" title="Twitter Tweet Button" data-twttr-rendered="true" style="width: 107px; height: 20px;"][/iframe] [iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/09/07/breaking-several-anti-war-celebrities-apparently-kidnapped/&send=true&layout=button_count&width=200&show_faces=false&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=21&appId=149848758413844" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" style="border-style: none; overflow: hidden; width: 200px; height: 20px;"][/iframe] BuzzFeed has breaking news about several prominent, “principled” anti-war activists who have gone missing — almost all of them since 2009. There has been discussions about putting their faces on packages of brie cheese and bottles of red wine in order to generate leads but police believe that may only enrage the kidnappers. After all, everyone knows you eat brie with white wine — a nice Riesling is the usual companion beverage. [iframe id="google_ads_iframe_/1011927/PJM_300_by_250_middle_0" name="google_ads_iframe_/1011927/PJM_300_by_250_middle_0" width="300" height="250" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0" style="border-width: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"][/iframe] Most of the celebrities were last seen attending an anti-war demonstration. Authorities said they would love to search for them at other anti-war venues, but admit such events have been few and far between in recent years. A group calling itself “The World Can’t Wait…To Rid Itself of Idiotic Celebrities” is claiming responsibility but the FBI says they have no such group in their terrorist database, although the NSA told PJ Media on deep background the organization is based in Texas and run out of the basement of Bryan Preston’s home. Have you seen any of these deep thinking anti-war activists? LAST KNOWN PRE-2009 COMMUNICATION: “I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.” — Sheryl Crow LAST KNOWN PRE-2009 COMMUNICATION: “But I am equally against the death penalty or war — anywhere people are sacrificed for some end justifying a means.” — Martin Sheen LAST KNOWN PRE-2009 COMMUNICATION: “I also think that there is a strong streak of racism, and whenever we engage in foreign adventures. Our whole history in regime change has been of people of different color.” — Ed Asner LAST KNOWN PRE-2009 COMMUNICATION: “You can’t beat your enemy anymore through wars; instead you create an entire generation of people revenge-seeking.” — George Clooney LAST KNOWN PRE-2009 COMMUNICATION: “American people always have to be tricked into going to war, they always have to be cajoled. I mean, there’s a long history of being lied to, of having things described in a particular way, in order to get them out of their sort of isolationist… prosperity mode and go to war.” - Jackson Brown LAST KNOWN PRE-2009 COMMUNICATION: “Let’s talk for a minute about these masters of war, these same men that are sending our sons and our daughters, our brothers and sisters, our mothers and fathers to fight an undeclared and unconstitutional and unwinnable war for them.” — Jessica Lange LAST KNOWN PRE-2009 COMMUNICATION: “You know, really good artists have a way of being relevant in their time – but great artists are relevant at any time. So, in the words of William Shakespeare, ‘Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor.” - Barbra Streisand LAST KNOWN PRE-2009 COMMUNICATION: “Let us resist this war. Let us hate war in all its forms, whether the weapon used is a missile or an airplane.” — Susan Sarandon Federal authorities believe that several different organizations are involved in the kidnappings. They base this theory on the idea that no one group could keep their sanity being around so many loud mouthed, self important, ignorant, glory hounds.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/7/2013 2:14:34 PM
From: locogringo	Respond to of 224759

yo troll, what time will Sharpton and Jackson hold a news conference on this story? Suspect Vowed to Attack 'Next White Person Who Walks By'... NYPD: Man Brain-Dead Following Random Rampage In Union Square

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)

9/7/2013 2:40:35 PM

From: TideGlider

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North West Passage blocked with ice - yachts caught

'North West Passage - showing ice blockages'

The Northwest Passage after decades of so-called global warming has a dramatic 60% more Arctic ice this year than at the same time last year. The future dreams of dozens of adventurous sailors are now threatened. A scattering of yachts attempting the legendary Passage are caught by the ice, which has now become blocked at both ends and the transit season may be ending early. Douglas Pohl tells the story:

The Passage has become blocked with 5/10 concentrated drifting sea ice at both the eastern and at the western ends of Canada’s Arctic Archipelago. At least 22 yachts and other vessels are in the Arctic at the moment. Some who were less advanced have retreated and others have abandoned their vessels along the way. Still others are caught in the ice in an unfolding, unresolved drama.

The real question is if and when the Canadian Coast Guard(CCG) decides to take early action to help the yachts exit the Arctic before freeze-up... or will they wait until it becomes an emergency rescue operation?

The first blockage area is at Prince Regent Inlet in position 73.7880535N, -89.2529297W which became blocked on 27th August with 5/10 ice concentration with 7/10 ice pushing.

This effectively closes the 2013 Northwest Passage without Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker escorts for transit. The alternative is a very technical and risky southern navigation through Fury & Hecla Strait mostly blocked with sea ice.

Currently there is a commercial cruise ship on a west to east passage which will reach Prince Regent Inlet in another day. It is unknown if there is a CCG icebreaker in the area to provide assistance since government ships do not provide Automatic Identification Service (AIS) to public AIS websites.

Since one of the Canadian Coast Guard’s prime missions is to provide icebreaking for commercial shipping it will be interesting to see if Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Government views this as an opportunity for good public relations to help recreational yachts transiting the Northwest Passage.

Another choke-point stopping marine traffic is on the western Canadian Arctic at Cape Bathurst in position 70.6672443N, -128.2763672W which became blocked on 26th August with 2/10 ice concentration and quickly filled with 5/10 ice on 27th August and today has 8/10 ice pushing towards Cape Bathurst. Latest word is the ice is retreating at an agonizing 1 nautical mile per day northward.

There are a number of yachts known to be in the Cambridge Bay area heading west: ACALEPHE (CA), ISATIS (NEW CALEDONIA), LA BELLE EPOQUE (DE), LIBELLULE (CHE), NOEME (FRA), and TRAVERSAY III (CA). PAS PERDU LE NORD (DE) was ahead by 10 days and has already gone on to Arctic Alaska waters. While BALTHAZAR (CA) departed from Inuvik a month ago and is now on the hard in Nome Alaska.

The following yachts are enroute from the west to the east: ANNA (?), rowboat ARCTIC JOULE (CA), DODO'S DELIGHT (GBR), EMPIRICUS (USA). rowboat FAIRMONT's PASSION (USA), tandem-kayak IKIMAYIA (CA), in Russian sea ice is LADY DANA (POL), POLAR BOUND (GBR), rowboat ROWING ICE (FRA), in Russian sea ice is TARA (FRA), and a group of jetskis known as DANGEROUS WATERS (USA) reported east of Gjoa Haven.

Several updates on known others:
LE MANGUIER (FRA) is wintering over in the ice at Paulatuk. Motor Yacht Lady M II (Marshal Islands) was escorted by CCGS icebreaker HENRY LARSEN through Bellot Strait eastbound on 20130824. ARCTIC TERN (GBR) and TOOLUKA (NED) retreated to the east towards Greenland/Newfoundland away from Bellot Strait on 20130822 with the opinion that the Arctic ice was finished melting and freeze-up would prevent them from reaching the Northwest Passage finish line at the Arctic Circle in the Bering Strait.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/7/2013 3:45:45 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Recommended By Sedohr Nod Thehammer Respond to of 224759

Australia's New Prime Minister Wants To Immediately Dismantle His Country's Fight Against Climate Change Read more: businessinsider.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/7/2013 5:43:42 PM
From: locogringo	Respond to of 224759

Can I sue Obama for breach of promise and for failure to provide minimum services to which I am entitled as a tax paying citizen of the Past United States of America?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/8/2013 10:26:21 AM
From: locogringo	3 Recommendations Recommended By TideGlider Wayners Woody_Nickels Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224759

Here's more Hope-n-Change for you, SUCKER................ Obama administration had restrictions on NSA reversed in 2011...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/8/2013 11:32:22 AM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Recommended By TideGlider tonto Respond to of 224759

Madison, Wisconsin mayor trying to deal with the CHICKENS! ….Coming home to ROOST! Hey, remember all those sweetheart under-the-wire deals that Wisconsin public sector unions negotiated with Wisconsin Democrats, just after collective bargaining and public union reform got passed by Walker and the Wisconsin state legislature? Basically, they loaded up in 2011 for the foreseeable future… if you define ‘foreseeable future’ as ‘three years;’ to be fair, most Democratic politicians do. Anyway. Welcome to the World of Tomorrow! Mayor Paul Soglin is delivering bad news to thousands of city employees. He either wants to cut their pay or delay pay raises that were previously negotiated in union contracts. [snip] Soglin blamed his predecessor, former Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, along with members of the Common Council, for negotiating contracts during the tumult over Act 10 in 2011 that resulted in small pay increases for many city employees. Contracts the council rushed through in March of that year — while Democratic state senators were still camped out in Illinois to prevent passage of Act 10 — authorized a two percent pay raise at the end of that year, a two percent raise at the end of 2012 and a three percent pay raise at the end of 2013. “No one asked, no one calculated what that cost would be in 2014,” said Soglin, who accused Council members of grandstanding in support of organized labor instead of assessing the numbers. No one? Ahem. It was and is trivially easy to extrapolate what happened in Madison by simply looking at what happened in the Wisconsin school system: schools that decided to renegotiate under the new rules managed to largely avoid the layoffs and service cuts that schools that chose to not renegotiate. Teachers unions are not impossibly different from other kinds of public sector unions; I feel legitimately bad for Paul Soglin holding the bag on this one, but not too bad. After all, he’s a Democrat and only as conservative as you can be in Madison and still get elected, which means that he’s a hardcore liberal. Besides, presumably Soglin knew that this day would come; contra his statements, everybody else did.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/8/2013 3:01:27 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224759

Bush was feared, Obama is barely noticed 8 hayom

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (159328)	9/8/2013 3:03:28 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Recommended By Wayners Respond to of 224759

Syrian Children Kidnapped By Rebels Identified As Gas Victims By Obama Administration (Video) by Steve Foley on September 8, 2013 By Susan Duclos The horrifying pictures of dead children being used by the Obama administration to justify an attack on Syria, with the claim that the Assad regime carried out the chemical attacks that killed those children, while emotionally heartbreaking, do not tell the story of those children and do not tell you the main point the Obama administration is trying to coverup. Those children were kidnapped over a week earlier, before they were slaughtered……. by the Obama backed Syrian rebels. August 11, 2013 a report discussed the rebels attacking the Latakia village and Sheikh Mohammed Reda Hatem, an Alawite religious leader in Latakia said ”Until now 150 Alawites from the villages have been kidnapped. There are women and children among them. We have lost all contact with them.” Some of those children were found less than two weeks later, in Ghouta, photos below: The wide distribution of satellite channel images of victims allowed Alawite families near Latakia to recognize their children who had been abducted two weeks prior by the “rebels.” This identification was long in coming because there are few survivors of the massacre by the allies of the United States, the United Kingdom and France in loyalist villages where more than a thousand bodies of civilians were discovered in mass graves. The children do not correspond to a sample of the population: they are all almost of the same age and have light hair. They are not accompanied by their grieving families. They are in fact children who were abducted by jihadists two weeks before in Alawite villages in the surroundings of Latakia, 200km away from Ghouta. Barack Obama’s narrative is unraveling as the truth of who murdered these children is being exposed. The Obama backed Syrian rebels are slaughtering these children, pretending it was Assad that did it, so Obama can claim justification in attacking the Assad regime.