Downtown's Comments (52)

“Just got back from checking it out... don't buy the hype, there were only 5-7,000 people there, that was the best Glenn Beck and Faux News could do despite all their trying. A sad lot, actually, utterly unable to articulate their viewpoints and frequently unable to even spell the words on their signs correctly.­..”

“part I

Where does it say that? Oh, must be the part about "Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict"

U.N. Security Council Resolution 242
November 22, 1967

The Security Council,

Expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the Middle East,

Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every State in the area can live in security,

Emphasizing further that all Member States in their acceptance of the Charter of the United Nations have undertaken a commitment to act in accordance with Article 2 of the Charter,”

“part II

1. Affirms that the fulfillment of Charter principles requires the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include the application of both the following principles:

* Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict;
* Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;

2. Affirms further the necessity

* For guaranteeing freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area;
* For achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem;
* For guaranteeing the territorial inviolability and political independence of every State in the area, through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones;

3. Requests the Secretary General to designate a Special Representative to proceed to the Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with the States concerned in order to promote agreement and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles in this resolution;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the progress of the efforts of the Special Representative as soon as possible.

source: http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace+Process/Guide+to+the+Peace+Process/UN+Security+Council+Resolution+242.htm”

“Correction:

Has already proven repeatedly.

Imitation being the highest form of flattery..­. love your post, MemoryAlpha, you're always dead-on!”

“And they all go into the same bin as kiddie's letters to Santa... and are equally effective.­..”

“Just made it home from downtown DC... I was a train or two behind the ones that collided, got offloaded at NY Ave and snagged a ride up to Silver Spring... its a massive wreck, lots of helicopters and emergency crews all over in Takoma Park around the site of the collision.”

“"An important message from Free Speech Coalition Chairman Roger Hedgecock.

ABC News has reportedly agreed to broadcast its news June 24 from the Blue Room of the White House, virtually turning over news programming that night to the Obama Government.

ABC also plans a prime time special, "Prescription for America", again broadcast from the White House. This "Special" will feature Obama Government officials promoting the President's proposal for Government health care. No opposing views are allowed on the program.

As Chair of the Free Speech Coalition donttouchmydial.comm), I call on ABC to include all points of view on this most important issue. As more Americans become familiar with the complexities of the health care system and the various proposals to "reform" it, it is the responsibility of the "News" to let all voices be heard.

ABC News is in danger of becoming a propaganda organ for the Obama Government.

Our Coalition was formed to fight restrictions on Free Speech in the Media, particularly the "Fairness Doctrine" and its evil offshoots "localism" and "media ownership diversity" --policies now being considered for the purpose of censoring conservative talk radio by the Obama FCC.

For ABC News to present only the Obama Government side of this important issue would betray the public interest in a free press. "

They've obviously never heard of Fox News. Or, I suspect, the concept of irony...

www.pbradio.net”

“This whole Fairness Doctrine thing is a perfect microcosm of the insanity that's now pervading the wingnut/ne­ocon/Refus­enican Party... They've built an entire industry around this boogeyman of theirs - books, websites, etc.

I attended a talk-radio industry conference a couple weeks ago and it was the hot topic, despite being completely fictional.­. For kicks, I signed up for one of the wingnut mailing lists about this topic and the other day received their latest screed in which, i sh%# you not, in their faux-outrage over the ABC special to be broadcast from the White House, they themselves call for the imposition of very Fairness Doctrine-like measures to counter ABC's exclusive. See if you can spot the contradict­ion/hypocr­isy/insani­ty (cont'd in next post due to lenght):”

“but she licked a** like she was 9!!!!”

“Don't know about the "veteran radio source," there's nothing in this article that a casual follower of the talk radio industry or a reader of Talkers Magazine wouldn't already know.

That said, the same follower and/or reader would also know that the radio industry itself knows that its days are numbered, Clear Channel's days are numbered, because the entire terrestrial broadcast paradigm is in the process of tanking. It simply can not compete with the Internet as a means of delivery, as more localities roll out city-wide wifi, cell phones get apps to receive 'net radio, and internet radio devices begin to hit the market (some are out there already). I can listen to 'net radio in my car now via a laptop and broadband modem - admittedly a bit of a kludge solution but it's only going to get exponentially easier to do so. Terrestrial broadcast is finished, and with it the stranglehold that the "stick" owners have over what we listen to.

The answer is to support 'net radio!!! Feel free to start here: www.pbradio.net”

“If it were only that simple... It takes a hell of a lot more than a "few servers"..­. LiveNation, who'd you'd expect would have the technical infrastructure to actually support the sales of the tickets for shows they have, is constantly and perpetually plagued by server crashes on on-sale dates. If they can't get it together enough to keep their servers running i doubt that any band could or would take on the task.

and don't forget that there's now integration between the ticket sellers and the venue owners, in many cases pretty much the same entity. PJ tried to sell its own tickets and found that it was getting shut out of the bigger venues that were run by the companies they were no longer using to sell tickets.

it starts with the venues, really.”

“I knew the second day that Morning Joe was on that America was less smart for it being on the air...”

“that conclusion is idiocy in action. congrats.”

“I'm a UCSB alum (who actually graduated!) and I apologize for KCSB being the birthplace of Hannity on the radio!

Four years ago, in an attempt to fight back against the right's monopoly of talk radio, some folks here in DC started Progressive Blend Radio www.pbradio.nett), a progressive-talk internet radio station.

Joe, I'd love to have you as a guest on my show any time! ;)”

“Unfortunately, sounds like there's still a bit of denial going on.. "My band had broken up"

You broke it up, Trey... Never forget "Mike said no!"”

“Perhaps. We'll have to wait to see how his writing post-dryout is. the TAB stuff isn't too promising, but we'll see...

But he wasn't playing his best at Hampton. Wasn't the worst, but not the best. Can't wait for Phenway to see if he's improving.­..”

“Uh, you must have missed the very existence of the Hampton run. they OPENED with Fluffhead! :)”

“Couldn't agree more, but progressive talk has been in the doldurms (at best) for years now. That's why started Progressive Blend Radio www.pbradio.nett) four years ago - to try to put truly progressive voices out there. We welcome all the new 'net-broadcasters but until we can get into people's car radios like Hanoi Rush and the rest, it's going to be an uphill fight at best.”

“Great choice of background music too!!! ;)

Chalkdust Torture = education under a Pres. McCain!”

“I always thought Benny was just trying to damn hard.

"Burning Bush" can easily be a translated variant of "Small plant the color of fire"

ie, Amanita Muscaria, the ancient world's Old Reliable for entheogenic experiences. Ayahuasca requires significant preparation involving multiple ingredients. An analog would more than likely also require similar preparation and there's not a lot of evidence of that. But hearing the Voice of God (tm) from a small plant the color of fire was old news by the time Moses got around to giving it a shot.”

“Wake up, fascists. If we 'give' corporate bailouts like Bear Stearns, etc, who's going to be paying for it? EVERYBODY. That includes 11Xray. You will not only be paying YOUR mortgage, but every other person's mortgage..­.regardles­s of what kind of unhealthy or illegal loan was foisted upon them. Are you daft?”

“Did one of those fingers have "Bristol" tattooed on it? ;)”

“And getting yourself shot down over enemy territory is not a qualification to lead the country.”

“You couldn't be more wrong. I've interviewed Kokesh and he is the real deal. That was anything but a Repube ploy.”

“No episode of either Pinky or B&B was ever THAT bad!”