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Miley Cyrus? Barack Obama? John McCain hits the comedy circuit with the Toolbelt comics. Yee haw!

John McCain hits the comedy circuit with the Toolbelt comics. Yee haw! Author: barelypolitical Keywords: barack obama miley cyrus john mccain toolbelt comics standup satire dub parody newsweek nuts Added: July 14, 2008

Today, you'll hear a torrent of new evidence that's just come out which further details the Bush administration's torture regime. You'll learn about the self-styled "War Council," Bush's use of Communist Chinese torture techniques, vehement protests by the military's own lawyers, hiding the abuse from the Red Cross, and, recent medical findings of marks of torture on detainee's bodies. In a concluding QuickBlast, you'll hear Dick Morris serially lie about Democratic tax plans, and learn how to respond to any right-winger spouting similar nonsense. (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) #127 Transcript #127 Transcript as a Word document #127 Sources

Jace interviews major gaming journalists, including the editors of GamePro, Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley, and Newsweek’s N’Gai Croal. Shared by : Jace Hall On: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Views: 343Tags: Jace hall major File time trailer next upload including gaming editors Spike Newsweek Geoff ftp gai journalists kaw companions dfd IIB show interviews

Jeffrey has a fun filled conversation with artist and writer Margot Datz whose prolific works appear in many places, both in private homes and public community landmarks such as the steamship terminal in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts where her fabulous mural serves as a greeting and a goodbye for visitors and residents alike. With her diverse talent, Margot has crated scenes from Tuscany, gnome tableau s, dreams of whaling days departed, and fancies that rival the delights of Hieronymus Bosch, Shaker borders, a faux tool shed and most things in between on walls in private homes whose owners define the various permutations of fame, fortune and talent. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Rolling Stone, Newsweek, and on the airwaves of National Public Radio, PBS, and CNN. Her work is also in the corporate collections of Xerox and Amoco Oil, and as an 80 foot mural at Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Margot has been living off her art since she was 21, and even though her formal education came from New York’s SUNY university system, Margot s artists eye was more schooled traipsing around New Orleans during Mardi Gras than paying attention in lecture halls at school. Margot has always loved costumes and anything that was exotic, and it shows up in her work whose spirit captures the fanciful, sweet and provocatively revealing. Margot has also owned two art galleries, and has functioned as an interior designer. She lives a prodigious art filled mermaid life on Martha’s Vineyard. Margot s book, A Survival Guide for the Land Locked Mermaid - a collection of her wisdom and fantastic art, focuses on the the importance of feminine solidarity, and personal expression balanced with discretion. Margot feels that The Landlocked Mermaid is a symbol of the contemporary woman, trapped in a paradoxical dilemma of being part worldly and domesticated, and part untamable and intuitive. Margot s writing and art unlock the she-nymph struggling to emerge from within, in a swirl of whimsical and witty wisdom that lovingly offers tips for today s world of dating, mating, and beyond. Margot s whimsical and loving hearted art is a true reflection of her own warmth, wit and adventurous spirit. I think you will find my conversation with Margot full of delightfully creative insights and observations and a great introduction to a lovely artist and writer who has followed her own unique path to make a life fulled with beauty. The Omni Art Salon theme music, When Angels Smile, is provided courtesy of Back To Earth

Penn responds to the criticism over his answer of "I don't know" at The Amazing Meeting. Shared by : Penn Says On: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 Views: 1545Tags: File know Vegas Don Amazing upload answer says blog religion meeting las Uncensored Rant responds Newsweek Tam ftp criticism PEnn Teller

Today, you'll hear how the multinational oil companies have taken another step towards stealing Iraq's oil. The very companies Iraq took the oil back from 36 years ago, are now being invited back in, by the US-propped-up Iraqi government. In the second segment, you'll get some great public opinion stats on the hottest issues, guaranteed to demoralize your right-wing friends and acquaintances. The June Rasmussen poll of the top ten issues on the electorate's mind, found that the Democrats are trusted more than the Republicans on every single one. Every single one. Listen to the podcast for details on both stories. (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) #126 Transcript #126 Transcript as a Word document #126 Sources

Author: anticipaation Added: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:41:48 -0800 Duration: 359http://www.yourweek.org http://www.reddit.com/r/yourweek/ YOUR WEEK is the beta version of a planned interactive public television and internet show from WETA Washington, D.C., and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Hosted by Michelle Cottle and Rich Lowry and powered by Reddit, YOUR WEEK covers politics, arts, international, science, tech, social, sports, and pop culture. The Web feeds the show, the show feeds the Web, and anyone who wishes can get involved at any time to view, vote, rate, tag, comment, contribute, and learn.

Today you'll hear how right-wing opposition to universal health care kills cancer patients. Actually, right-wing health care policies kill thousands of Americans every year, according to study after study. Also: I'll give you some great news about economic justice for farm workers. The question to right-wingers here is: shouldn't the people whose back-breaking labor puts the food on your plate, earn enough to live at least a minimally decent life, out of poverty? (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) #125 Transcript #125 Transcript as a Word document #125 Sources

Author: gamemeup Added: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:16:16 -0800 Duration: 18Jce interviews the game reviewers for Spike and Newsweek. He discusses getting laid.

Author: gamemeup Added: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:16:16 -0800 Duration: 18Jce interviews the game reviewers for Spike and Newsweek. He discusses getting laid.

Filed under: Independent, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers, New Releases, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Steven Spielberg, Interviews, Comic/Superhero/Geek He goes by "Night," but it's hard to dispute his sunny disposition. Just a few minutes into a conversation with M. Night Shyamalan in a New York City hotel room yesterday, it was obvious to me that the director has managed to occupy such a unique niche in the Hollywood landscape because he's immediately likable. Of course, a little movie released in 1999 called The Sixth Sense didn't hurt, either. After landing two Oscar nominations and international acclaim for his masterful ghost story, Shyamalan continued to market himself as a brand. Since then, the results have been mixed. Signs was an indisputable hit. Unbreakable has its supporters. Lady in the Water? Not so much. But that failure hasn't prevented the filmmaker from dealing with audacious material: His latest movie, The Happening, finds a married couple (Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel) thrust into a world where people inexplicably become suicidal after getting struck by an ominous, unseen toxin. Forces of evil usually remain unseen in Shyamalan's films, and The Happening is no exception to that rule. I spoke to the 37-year-old Philadelphia resident about the personal philosophies guiding his career choices, the polarized reactions to his work, and what the future will bring.Continue reading Interview: M. Night Shyamalan Permalink | Email this | Comments

Today you're going to hear an unbelievable, yet-every-fact-is-true scenario. It's about how it came to pass that dozens of meetings were held in the White House to decide the most effective ways to torture War On Terror prisoners. Also, be sure to stay around for my closing comments. You'll learn about Blast The Right transcripts, as well as about some listeners going the activist route. And there's also a new tune to close the show with. Every week it seems, there's a new revelation, even more hard to believe than the last one, about the Bush administration's lust for war and torture. I don't know about you, but after a point, do you start to just file them away mentally, saying to yourself, I'll think about that later? It's almost too much to accept as reality, as something that you have to deal with. I've picked some highlights here. Every fact you're about to hear is true. If it was presented as a movie script, no one would believe it. In fact, let's imagine I'm pitching such a script to a producer. How might the script open? How about this scene: You see a meeting room, and from what's visible through the window, it could be within the White House. You can't make out who's talking, but it sounds like they're discussing... What?! Whether they can combine water-boarding with stress positions for a prisoner named Muhammad? Who are these people? Low level operatives sneaking in a meeting at, could it really be, the White House? About an illegal subject? But before you can find out more, you leave that scene and enter a long series of flashbacks, which show how this maybe-in-the-White-House cabal came to meet... You first see a bunch of right-wingers of the neocon variety openly plotting for US world domination. In 1997, neocons like Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Jeb Bush and others sign the founding charter for an organization called the Project for a New American Century, PNAC for short... For the rest of the script, please listen to the podcast! (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) #124 Transcript #124 Transcript as a Word document #124 Sources

Is America declining or is every other country on the rise? Fareed Zakaria, the editor of Newsweek International, talks about America's decline since 9/11. He calls it the post American world: one where America is no longer a superpower. Is China or India the next global behemoth? What does the U.S. need to do to remain a major power player? Tomorrow on Weekday: How the Symphony Orchestra Shaped Hollywood Movie Making

In today's podcast, you'll hear how right-wingers are lying about Democratic tax plans. You'll be treated to clips of Monica Crowley, Sean Hannity, John McCain. The results of a recent poll about taxing the wealthy may astound you. And what does Martin Luther King, Jr. have to do with all this? Just listen to today's show, and find out! (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!)

Two podcasts ago you heard about how: --in the financial markets, ill intentions by some, and incompetence by others, has led to big problems --to solve these problems, a strong government regulatory effort is needed. Right-wing ideology does nothing in the way of prevention, and offers nothing in the way of a cure. Now today, please shift your focus to medicines: same picture. Right wing ideology has led to big problems, and offers no solutions. So far, 81 deaths in the United States have been linked to fatal allergic reactions to contaminated batches of the blood thinner heparin. Several hundred more patients have had severe adverse reactions to the drug. Right-wing ideology, which wholesale opposes government regulation of business, stands in the way of a solution. Indeed, the Bush administration has been systematically taking apart the Food and Drug Administration, not strengthening it. Also: --You'll hear about some unbelievable ideology-driven behavior from another head of a Bush agency. The Senate wanted to give the Consumer Product Safety Commission more money and authority. But guess what? The head of the agency objected! --I blow apart the right-wing myth about the establishment of federal regulatory agencies. Look behind the story of the creation of virtually any government regulatory body, and you'll find the same thing: a crucial, urgent need that only government action could meet. Ever heard of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle? --I undertake maybe a mission impossible: trying to get inside the right-winger head about all this. Remember Jim Jones, who told his followers to drink the poisonous Kool-Aid, and they did? They had a religious belief in Jones, and would blindly obey his every dictate. I guess that's what it is with these right-wingers. Their right wing ideology must be followed no matter what, like a fundamentalist religion. No matter the consequences to self and others. Go ahead, kill my pet, kill my kid, even kill me - but don't let the evil government be involved, because that would be -- against my religious belief in small, ineffective, do-nothing government! I think right-wingers can aptly be called, Jim Jones conservatives. In the podcast, you'll also hear clips of Rush Limbaugh and Ronald Reagan spouting their usual inanity (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!)

I don't know if you caught the following stories recently: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Jubilee Act providing debt relief for Third World nations. Progressive Mexican legislators occupied both their houses of Congress in protest of a proposed oil law. Starving people rioted all over the world in protest of rapidly rising food prices Did you see the mainstream media tie all those stories together? Of course not. Do you know what all those stories have in common? I'm going to tell you, tie them all together for you here today. Hint: It just may have something to do with right-wing ideology and policies. (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) Programming note: Until May, there will most likely not be live shows on alternate weeks. Link promised in podcast: Jubilee USA website

Here's the road map for your journey today: --Background you need to know --What caused the current crisis --What needs to be done to fix things up --Exposing the phony right-wing solution --And, the death of the "free market" Along the way, you'll learn about the "shadow banking system," and hear clips of Rush Limbaugh, Ronald Reagan, Treasury Secretary Paulson, and...a famous comedy team or two. Huh? Stay tuned! (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) Programming note: Until May, there will most likely not be live shows on alternate weeks.

Today, to start off, you'll hear about yet more right-wing policies that increase human misery, suffering, pain and death, this time concerning the air you breathe. The Bush Environmental Protection Administration weakened two recommendations of its own advisory board on the allowable amount of ozone in the air. Next up, you'll listen to Sean Hannity use a nasty propaganda technique that I'll analyze for you. In short, Hannity lied about Michelle Obama. In the last segment, you'll get some useful tips on responding to right-wingers when they claim the earth is flat, or make similarly far-fetched claims in the economic arena. It seems today's right-wingers don't even have the common sense and basic human decency of their own icon, Adam Smith, the founder of conservative economics. (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) Programming note: Until April, there will most likely not be live shows on alternate weeks.

Magazine editors talk about their personal struggles in choosing a candidate.

According to Newsweek (June 7, 2004), the average American loses 55 minutes EVERY day searching for things they can t find. We thought that particularly appropriate as we prepare to spring forward this weekend, here in the U.S. We ll lose an hour this weekend, but you can get it back every day! Clutter can cost you more than time. You may have to pay late fees if your bills don t get paid on time. If you miss appointments, relationships can be damaged. In some places, clutter is so pervasive that people have been injured when they tripped over it! 4 clutter-busters to save you time and money! #1 Use it or lose it. If in doubt, throw it out! Many people do the opposite they keep it unless they know they won t use it. Apply the six-month rule. Have you used it in the last six months? Do you KNOW that you ll use it in the next six months? If the answer is no to both of those questions, then lose it! If it s a document that you need to maintain, consider scanning it. Electronic storage takes up a lot less space! #2 Make a place for everything and keep everything in its place. After the first tip, you should have a lot less to put away now. Find a place for everything you keep. Once you ve put it there, keep it there. When you use something, put it back immediately after you re done with it. Make it a habit. #3 Call on a pro. You may not be the do-it-yourself type. Or maybe you just don t have a knack for organization. Check out the National Association of Professional Organizers. You can search for organizers in your area and find some great tips on hiring a specialist. #4 Once you get uncluttered, make sure you don t re-clutter. Daily maintenance is the key. Create a system for handling incoming items like your mail, newspapers, and periodicals. For example, you may open your mail over your shredder. Sort any mail you save by action date and file it appropriately. When today s newspaper is here, yesterday s is gone. Same with magazines. Clutter may be a symptom of a bigger problem. There s one final note we wanted to make about clutter clutter may not be the problem. It may be a symptom of this bigger problem You re TOO busy! If you find yourself diving right into your next project immediately after finishing your last project because you re up against yet another tight deadline, you re too busy! Start living on human time. Stop expecting too much from yourself. Slow down so you can catch up! Being clutter-free is good for your well-being. It helps you think more clearly. It can save you an hour a day! So schedule some time to attack the clutter and prevent it from coming back! Do you have some de-cluttering tips to share? Leave us a Comment. We ll gladly accept your help! Our bigg quote today comes from educator and author, Dr. Laurence J. Peter: If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk? We d like to come up with a witty comment about our bigg quote, but our mind s blank! Next time, we ll interview a business networking expert who will share his 3 keys to effective networking. Until then, here s to your bigg success! Subscribe to the Bigg Success feed Subscribe to The Bigg Success Show in iTunes. (Image by PPDIGITAL, CC 2.0) ShareThis

Ralph Nader recently announced he's running yet again this year for President. I originally thought a segment on that would be a QuickBlast, maybe 2 or 3 minutes. But the more I thought about it, the more things I realized I had to say. And the more important I realized the subject was. What you're about to hear has a wider applicability than just Ralph Nader, and a more durable shelf-life than just this year's election. It applies to everyone thinking of third party voting in '08, and beyond; to everyone who denigrates electoral politics, this year and thereafter; to everyone who is contemptuous of strategic voting when worldwide life and death issues are at stake, now and in the future. Discussing the Nader candidacy also provides you and me the opportunity to review what 8 years of right-wing rule has actually meant, not just in theory, but to flesh and blood humans. And hence to establish the stratosphere-high stakes in the '08 elections. If a runaway train is heading towards you, all you want first thing, is it to be stopped. You don't care if the person stopping it is a great person, you don't care whether they'll reverse the train, if they understand how to prevent runaway trains, or if they'll improve our national rail system. First and foremost, right now, you just want the damn train stopped in its tracks. You and I are facing a runaway train, the right-wing project to transform this country into a system of economic feudalism and soft fascism. Another 8 years of right-wing control of the reins of government, and we may well be past the point of no return. So the mantra today is, stop the runaway train! Cast a vote that will serve to eject the right-wing from control of our government. Stopping the runaway train is job #1 now, without which we may well be unable to do any other job. Voting for Nader doesn't accomplish that, and could produce the exact opposite result. Persuading Nader voters to vote Democratic may well be one of the most direct, effective ways to Blast The Right in the next 8 months... In the podcast, I'll give you cold hard polling numbers from 2000 that prove Nader cost Gore the election. You'll hear why supporting Nader is completely illogical. I'll sketch for you some of the real policy differences between right-wingers and Democrats, not least of which is what will happen to the Supreme Court. And, I'll let you know in no uncertain terms what gets me the most furious at Nader supporters who say they don’t care if their actions wind up electing a right-winger: It's their cavalier attitude towards the suffering of others. I'll detail for you some of the additional human misery, suffering, pain and death that will be inflicted on the innocent in a continuation of right-wing rule, compared to even an admittedly-flawed Democratic administration. A bonus: I've included in this feed, the "Ralf Na'dir" strip by my friend, syndicated cartoonist Matt Bors. (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) Programming note: Until April, there will most likely not be live shows on alternate weeks.

Today you'll hear three segments, touching on: --Haitian women and children so hungry and desperate they eat cookies made of dirt. What's that got to do with you and me? If we're largely to blame, what can we do to remedy the situation? (Here are the two links promised in the podcast: Bipartisan Letter on Haiti House/Senate Jubilee Act) --Right-wingers so callous and vicious they blame victims of natural disasters for their own fate. Listen to Neil Boortz make Bill O'Reilly seem statesmanlike by comparison! --And, in a change of pace, some campaign '08 strategy suggestions from yours truly, including the necessity to re-define John McCain. You'll also hear how George Bush has been like a man throwing a lit cigarette into a tinder dry woods, and how that analogy can help defeat Republicans in November. (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) Programming note: Until March, there will most likely not be live shows on alternate weeks.

This election season has been a been a powerful force in driving online consumption of news. Michael Learmonth at the Silicon Alley Insider, reported a few days ago on the historic online viewership numbers and video streams at CNN.com for Super Tuesday.The folks at Newsweek and their sister publication The Washington Post have been producing a great deal of online video about the the primary. This includes reports from the campaign trail as well as webcasts.On Super Tuesday, editors and reporters from Newsweek and the Washington Post collaborated on a Webcast with analysis and reporting. Newsweek's editor Jon Meacham anchored. A spokesperson for the Washington Post Newsweek Interactive declined to provide traffic numbers.Tomorrow, for the so called "Potomac Primary," for the primary races in the region, will feature a second webcast hosted by Meacham. According to spokesperson, joining Meacham will be "Dan Balz, Chris Cillizza, Marc Fisher, Sally Quinn, Colbert King, Jon Cohen among other journalists, plus political figures including Elizabeth Cheney and Steve McMahon, offering the latest results and analysis from those that know the Potomac political environment best."

Today I've definitely got a full smorgasbord for you, with five tasty dishes, the kind you like best: How federal government discriminatory home loan practices worsened the Black-White wealth gap Audio clips of Bush and Hannity lying about taxes, plus Hannity lying about Ronald Reagan's record A physician listener corrects a mistake I made on health care, and a Canadian listener can't understand what's wrong with us in the U.S. American Revolutionary War...Commies? Bet you didn't know this about Thomas Paine And, Good news on the electronic voting fraud front -- touch screen machines are on the way out nationwide. And how you can help achieve that goal. (PS: Right-wingers, if you want to write in to me, fine, but at least do me the courtesy of listening to the podcast first. Please don't respond just on the basis of the brief preview above. Thanks!!) Programming note: Until March, there will most likely not be live shows on alternate weeks.

A look at some of the signholders and supporters who have helped Mitt Romney make it to Super Tuesday (Video: Jon Groat)