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McCain Defends GOP Lack of Diversity By Ignoring It

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/07/face-the-nation-mccain-defends-gop-lack-of-diversity-by-ignoring-the-question/What is it about McCain ignoring the actual questions and answering questions never asked? And of course, Bush golfing buddy Bob Schieffer never points out that he didn't actually answer question about why there are so few African-Americans in the Republican Party and how that might affect the long term outlook on his party but lets him instead go on a five minute, rambling non-sequitur about education vouchers. SCHIEFFER: I want to ask you about the composition of the...of the convention. There were 36 African American delegates out of 2300 plus delegates there. How can you survive as a party if you become just the party of white people? McCAIN: We can't. We can't. I saw a bit of information the other day that by, I forgot, I think...don't hold me to it, 2042 or something like that, white Americans will be in the minority in the population of this country. We can't. We've got to reach out; we gotta do a better job. We have to have the Hispanic as well as the African American voters. I've traveled all over this country. I've been to places where there were literally no Republican votes. I have to convince them I'll be the president of everybody. And the Republican party has a job to do. And frankly, it's a job that also spills over into other issues. You've seen the generic ballot difference that we have...[..] SCHIEFFER: So what are you going to do about that? McCAIN: Oh, education, economy, small business, create jobs....education, as I mentioned, civil rights issue of this century. Now everyone has equal access to a school. But what's the point of access to a failed school, or a failing school? We've got to give them more choice, more opportunity, all Americans. Because we know in low income America, the schools are failing, with the exception of NYC, now New Orleans and some others. But so, a quality education is really the dream of every parent. As you know in Washington DC, they have an experimental voucher system. Huge number of parents want to take advantage of that, thousands more than they have room for. So we got to provide the kinds of opportunities in education, one of the keys to it, help for small businesses, and get the economy back on its feet, don't raise the taxes, get it going again. Americans are hurting in a way that they have not hurt for a long time. I would probably argue to you that the 65 appearances - I hate to keep bringing that up - that we probably--you and I-never had a conversation when our economy was in greater difficulty than it is today.Okay, McSame...obviously continuing Bush's policies will change the economy and the minorities' outlook on the GOP how? Here's a helpful hint from someone who hopes you never step foot in the Oval Office: if you really want to attract minorities to the GOP, you have to address these issues.

Author: heartofdrakn
Keywords: fox news msnbc olbermann o'reilly hannity cnn cbs nbc bush iraq iran clinton obama mccain sex funny war crimes racism
Added: September 7, 2008

C.W. McCall ~ Wolf Creek Pass

C.W. McCall is William Dale Fries, Jr. (born November 15, 1928, Audubon, Iowa, United States).In 1973, while working as a creative director for Bozell & Jacobs, an Omaha, Nebraska advertising agency, Fries created a Clio Award-winning [1974] television advertising campaign for the Metz Baking Company. The ads featured a truck driver named C.W. McCall, who was played by Dallas, Texas actor, Jim Finlayson. The commercial's success led to songs such as "Old Home Filler-Up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Café", "Wolf Creek Pass", and "Black Bear Road". Fries sang and wrote the lyrics, and Chip Davis, later of Mannheim Steamroller, wrote the music.McCall is best known for the 1976 #1 hit song "Convoy", which came at the peak of the CB fad in the United States. Far from a one-hit wonder, McCall first charted the song "Wolf Creek Pass", which hit #40 on the U.S. pop top 40 in 1975. At least three other songs hit Billboard's pop Hot 100, including "Old Home Filler-Up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe", "'Round the World with the Rubber Duck" (a pirate-flavored sequel to "Convoy"), as well as the environmentally-oriented "There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock 'n' Roll)". A dozen McCall songs hit Billboard's country singles chart, including the sentimental "Roses For Mama" (1977).In 1978, the movie Convoy was released, based on the C.W. McCall song. The film starred Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young and Ernest Borgnine and was directed by Sam Peckinpah. It featured a new version of the song, written specifically for the film.In addition to the "original six" McCall albums released between 1975 and 1979, two rare singles exist. "Kidnap America" was a politically/socially-conscious track released in 1980 during the Iran hostage crisis, while "Pine Tar Wars" referred to an event that actually happened in a New York Yankees-Kansas City Royals baseball game in 1983.In 1986, McCall (William Fries) was elected mayor of the town of Ouray, Colorado, ultimately serving for six years.In 1990, American Gramaphone Records issued a CD containing a number of old McCall tracks re-recorded for the digital CD age, plus a new song, "Comin' Back For More", which was inspired by Alferd Packer, an alleged cannibal from the 19th century.Wolf Creek Pass is an album by country musician C. W. McCall, released in 1975 on MGM Records. It was recorded following the success of a song from the album, "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe", which was used in a popular television commercial that helped kickstart McCall's career. McCall himself was the pseudonym of Bill Fries and was convened by Fries along with Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller fame. The album concentrated predominantly on themes related to trucking, with many of them based on events in Fries' life. The album also contained the eponymous song "Wolf Creek Pass", which helped popularize the pass itself. The actual "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe" was located in Pisgah, Iowa.

Author: DeliveryDad
Keywords: C.W. McCall Wolf Creek Pass Pop Country Comedy Humor Parody Music 1975
Added: September 7, 2008

Video Sampler 7

This is a demo reel of video productions completed for a variety of late 20th Century business clients. This reel was used as a sales tool to demonstrate the quality level of our productions.

Author: larryevaughn
Keywords: video production demo reel movie TV commercial B2B Larry Vaughn
Added: September 7, 2008

Move Over Darling 11/11

1963 remake of the 1940 screwball comedy My Favorite Wife. Staring Doris Day, James Garner, and Polly Bergen. Five years to the day after his wife Ellen disappeared in the sea after a plane crash, lawyer husband Nicholas has her declared legally dead, remarries and sets off to Monterey with new wife Bianca. The same morning, Ellen arrives home after being rescued by the Navy from a desert island and follows to try and prevent the honeymoon developing further. Nick, still in love with Ellen, is delighted to see her but finds he still can't break the news to Bianca, while Ellen equally hasn't got round to telling the children she is their mother. Things Could get complicated. Part 11

Author: ClassicalGals
Keywords: Move Over Darling Doris Day James Garner Polly Bergen Comedy Romance 1963 20th Century Fox full movie
Added: September 7, 2008

Move Over Darling 11/11

1963 remake of the 1940 screwball comedy My Favorite Wife. Staring Doris Day, James Garner, and Polly Bergen. Five years to the day after his wife Ellen disappeared in the sea after a plane crash, lawyer husband Nicholas has her declared legally dead, remarries and sets off to Monterey with new wife Bianca. The same morning, Ellen arrives home after being rescued by the Navy from a desert island and follows to try and prevent the honeymoon developing further. Nick, still in love with Ellen, is delighted to see her but finds he still can't break the news to Bianca, while Ellen equally hasn't got round to telling the children she is their mother. Things Could get complicated. Part 11

Author: ClassicalGals
Keywords: Move Over Darling Doris Day James Garner Polly Bergen Comedy Romance 1963 20th Century Fox full movie
Added: September 7, 2008

Move Over Darling 11/11

1963 remake of the 1940 screwball comedy My Favorite Wife. Staring Doris Day, James Garner, and Polly Bergen. Five years to the day after his wife Ellen disappeared in the sea after a plane crash, lawyer husband Nicholas has her declared legally dead, remarries and sets off to Monterey with new wife Bianca. The same morning, Ellen arrives home after being rescued by the Navy from a desert island and follows to try and prevent the honeymoon developing further. Nick, still in love with Ellen, is delighted to see her but finds he still can't break the news to Bianca, while Ellen equally hasn't got round to telling the children she is their mother. Things Could get complicated. Part 11

Author: ClassicalGals
Keywords: Move Over Darling Doris Day James Garner Polly Bergen Comedy Romance 1963 20th Century Fox full movie
Added: September 7, 2008

Move Over Darling 11/11

1963 remake of the 1940 screwball comedy My Favorite Wife. Staring Doris Day, James Garner, and Polly Bergen. Five years to the day after his wife Ellen disappeared in the sea after a plane crash, lawyer husband Nicholas has her declared legally dead, remarries and sets off to Monterey with new wife Bianca. The same morning, Ellen arrives home after being rescued by the Navy from a desert island and follows to try and prevent the honeymoon developing further. Nick, still in love with Ellen, is delighted to see her but finds he still can't break the news to Bianca, while Ellen equally hasn't got round to telling the children she is their mother. Things Could get complicated. Part 11

Author: ClassicalGals
Keywords: Move Over Darling Doris Day James Garner Polly Bergen Comedy Romance 1963 20th Century Fox full movie
Added: September 7, 2008

German recreation - An affinity for rules?
Germany has a grip on the business of inventing brainy new board-games - To serious gamers Puerto Rico is German territory, not American. They assemble in groups of 3 to 5 to plant crops, ship goods and raise edifices, compressing into a cheerful hour or 2 the wheeling and dealing that consumed the careers of 16th-century colonists in the Caribbean
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How to Use Elements of French Country Decor
France has a design heritage with furniture that is unsurpassed. The French court was bound up in luxury, and the nobility of the time created magnificent homes that served as the impetus for beautiful furniture design and production. During the rule of Louis XIII, in the early part of the seventeenth century, furniture resembled what was found in
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Anatomy Of A Smear
Given that we’re more than halfway to the century mark in Palin smears, I think it’s time to take another brief look at the left’s method of smear dissemination. Yesterday on a blog hosted by the prestigious magazine the Atlantic, a post popped up at 11:49 a.m. with the breathless title, “Here We Go.” The post read in its entirety, “Todd Palin's "f
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Anatomy_Of_A_Smear_3

Fango Healing Volcanic Ash Clay – A Rediscovered Treasure.
The healing and beautifying effects of fango, a mud or clay rich in minerals, has been well known for centuries. This all-natural healing compound has been rediscovered and is treasured by many worldwide for its numerous beneficial health effects.
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Taoism and Anarchism - A history
Argues that while anarchism is generally considered a recent, Western phenomenon, its roots reach deep into Eastern philosophy. The first clear expression of an anarchist sensibility may be traced back to the Taoists in ancient China from about the sixth century BC.
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When we were orphans -Life in imperial Shanghai
“When we were orphans” is a book that oozes gloom and depression like many others by Kasuo Ishigro. The book, which is set in the third decade of the twentieth century hops between Shanghai and London. And is set in the inter war years between World War I and II. It captures the pomp of imperialism as well as the decline of the British Empire very
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So Far, It Just Isn't Looking Like Asia's Century
The countries of the East won't be banding together to replace the West as the seat of global power -- at least not anytime soon.
http://digg.com/world_news/So_Far_It_Just_Isn_t_Looking_Like_Asia_s_Century

Neoclassical house plan | Neoclassical house style
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, both as a reaction against the Rococo .........learning about neoclassical architecture, to know neoclassical house style ...
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Vanishing Barns Signal a Changing Iowa
The barn, a building whose purpose shifted, then faded away, tells a story of how farming has changed markedly. In rural Iowa, citizens are now scrambling to save the old barns thar are hallmarks of their culture, many of which date back a century or more and were described in travel guides published by the WPA.
http://digg.com/travel_places/Vanishing_Barns_Signal_a_Changing_Iowa

Single, Divorced and Widowed Women in America
Women who are unmarried comprise 26 percent of the electorate, more than one in four of all voters. However, now in the 21st century, they still make less money, have fewer assets, less access to health care and face more job insecurity than other Americans.
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