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Donations to faith-based aid groups are soaring and believers get a great deal of just credit for stepping up to help in Haiti. Now unbelievers want the world to know they’re just as caring.
The champion of unbelief Richard Dawkins, Britain’s star atheist scientist, has announced he’ll personally cover the PayPal fees (up to $10,000) for donations to two non-religious relief groups — Doctors without Borders and the Red Cross — through a newly established site called Unbelievers Giving Aid.
The twin goals at the site are are first, to help Haiti, and second to “counter the scandalous myth that only the religious care about their fellow-humans.”
While others debate if it’s God or the devil that caused the quake, the atheists and skeptics here say the natural world is…
via Atheist Richard Dawkins aids Haiti, touts God-free giving – USATODAY.com.
Colbert: “Sarah Palin Is A F–king Retard” (VIDEO)
Using Sarah Palin’s defense of Rush Limbaugh against her, last night Stephen Colbert proudly pronounced that “Sarah Palin is a f–king retard.”
Remembering The ‘Murthquake’: When John Murtha Took On The Iraq War
The passing of Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.) on Monday from gall bladder surgery complications brought to an end one of the most dynamic careers of the political generation that emerged from the Vietnam War.
The 77-year-old lawmaker and warrior, who remained an officer in the Marine Reserves for the first eight of his 18 terms in office, was a classic blue-collar Democrat. He was a consistent and effective advocate of local working-class issues, as well as a supporter of gun rights and an opponent of abortion rights. His extraordinary talent for bringing home the pork made him legendary among insiders — and landed him in ethical hot water.
But the Johnstown native forever cemented his legacy during a mid-November afternoon in 2005 when he went public with his skepticism about the course of the Iraq War.
“The war in Iraq is not going as advertised,” he declared in a speech. “It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion. The American public is way ahead of us. The United States and coalition troops have done all they can in Iraq, but it is time for a change in direction. Our military is suffering. The future of our country is at risk. We can not continue on the present course.”
via Remembering The ‘Murthquake’: When John Murtha Took On The Iraq War.
StarKist reportedly 102nd sponsor to drop Beck
From a StarKist statement posted on StopBeck.com, accessed February 8:
Our television media purchases are dictated by our marketing plan and are chosen based on time of day, such as early morning (6:00 – 10:00 a.m.) or primetime (8:00 to 11:00 p.m.); channel (ABC, Lifetime, ESPN, etc.) and audience demographics.
We do not dictate what program is on when our commercial airs. But we do frequently evaluate our media purchases to ensure that the programs we choose match our brand’s target demographics and overall advertising plan. In doing so, we have chosen to not air our commercial during Glenn Beck’s program going forward given a number of alternatives that meet our advertising plan’s criteria.
Thanks again for your inquiry.
StarKist Consumer Affairs
consumeraffairs@starkist.com
StarKist reportedly 102nd sponsor to drop Beck
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New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts – Recap – February 07, 2010 – ESPN
WHO DAT?!
Associated Press
MIAMI, Fla. — Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that’s who.
Ain’t kidding.
Put away those paper bags forever: Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night in one of pro football’s most thrilling title games.
Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32 completions, the last a 2-yard slant to Jeremy Shockey for the winning points with 5:42 remaining. The Pro Bowl quarterback was chosen Super Bowl MVP.
New Orleans’ lowly ranked defense made several key stops, an onside kick sparked their second-half comeback, and Tracy Porter’s 74-yard interception return on a pass from Manning, of all people, clinched it.
via New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts – Recap – February 07, 2010 – ESPN.
Palin’s tea party speech full of false and misleading national security claims
During her address before the National Tea Party Convention, Fox News contributor Sarah Palin made numerous false and misleading claims about national security and foreign policy, including suggesting that the Obama administration doesn’t use the word ”war,” that interrogators didn’t ask alleged Christmas Day bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab about his training and future al Qaeda plots, and that Abdulmutallab has not provided information since he ”lawyered up and invoked our U.S. constitutional right to remain silent.”
Palin’s tea party speech full of false and misleading national security claims
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SNL spoofs Fox News; Rahm’s apology
The Saturday Night Live cast tackled politics in a few sketches last night — from the Fox News cold open to Andy Sandberg giving a proper Rahm Emanuel apology.
StopBeck.com: Best Western latest to drop Beck
From StopBeck.com, accessed February 5:
Best Western is the latest sponsor to drop Glenn Beck. Of note: they also dropped Glenn Beck in record time – less than 24 hours. Best Western ads first appeared yesterday (Feb. 4). After participants in the StopBeck effort reached out to them, Best Western sent along word this morning that they were pulling their ads.
This brings the total number of Glenn Beck’s dropped sponsors to 101.
Best Western’s statement (emphasis added):
Thank you for contacting us regarding our advertising programming. When purchasing our advertising, we typically purchase at a network level and not on specific television programs. We do not endorse a particular viewpoint and respect the different views of all of our valued customers. We have since made adjustments to our advertising buy and our ads will not run during this program.
Thank you again, for sharing your feedback and we hope to have an opportunity to serve your lodging needs in the near future.
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