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I agree with this blogger and since I wasn't able to post my own note for some reason I'm adding this comment in: Great idea John. I'm sorry there are people commenting who feel the need to criticize your efforts. You may not be an expert but you are certainly well-spoken and eloquent in all of your interviews. I can't wait to see the film. Best of luck.

Cheers,
julie posted 05/16/2008 at 13:38:41

We need to get you that $10 in another capacity. This scheme will do more damage than good. In fact we need to get you and me for that matter a lot more support when it comes to food, but this is clearly not the way. It's not even a quick fix. Read the post below from standforpeace to get the bigger picture. We are subsidizing the wrong crops and for the wrong reasons....primarily junk food. By the way, milk does more damage than good. Grow your own vegetables and get all the protein and calcium you need to thrive. Much, much cheaper and better for the environment and for your body. A healthier body leads to a healthier mind and the ability to think clearer which can lead to better ideas to help you get out of poverty. posted 05/05/2008 at 13:00:59

We knew this would be the outcome. Petreaus wasn't going to budge. Anything but this decision would have been completely unexpected. And guess what, it's only going to get worse. We as journalists, citizens and pro-peace activists and believers have to figure out how we can change the course. Something has to to crack somewhere. We have to regain our energy (eat real food) and reinvigorate this movement. It obviously has to come from the people. Obama I believe is playing it safe until he gets elected. Not sure why? Maybe we could encourage him to go for the gusto and set himself apart from the pack. posted 04/09/2008 at 13:05:43

To be honest..I'm not that impressed with this seasons contestants. Jason Castro stood out. His voice, flawless and inflections, perfect.

Michael Jons appears to be a lovely person, but if you are going to present yourself as a rocker and make it, your voice has to be distinctive like, Freddy Mercury, Eddie Veder even Kurt Cobain.

SYESHA definitely has star quality. I see her crossing over. Her voice needs some fine tuning. Her song choices are holding her back.

KRISTY - I'd like to see her stick around as she is getting progressively better. Definitely lacking in the confidence and performance department. But remember Carrie Underwood. She wasn't that good either in the performance department, even when she won.

David has had some amazing performances but his voice is not overly unique. He also has to write an original song that shines. Compared to Daughtry, he falls short of something called an edge.

Carly appears to be a lovely girl but everything from her song choices to her voice to her appearance, is not up to par. Her vibrato is all over the place as is her phrasing.

David A has had some great moments but his youth shows. He is a young John Mayer and needs to develop his talents more. There is not enough time on AI for this transition to occur.

Brook has a nice quality to her, but her vocal ability is again not up to the level it should be for AI. posted 04/09/2008 at 14:08:43

You're right Mike Du. As a journalist on a major national news program, she should be not only informing us of what we need to know but also contributing to making the decisions based on what the program chooses to present to its viewers. Our news programs for the most part have become so watered down and stylized. It's too bad that our news programming has to be a commercial entity.

I think America's obsession with her personal life rather than hard news is because the media caters to the publics lack of focus by giving them more of the same similar to giving more candy to a screaming child instead of discipline. It's the easy way out. It's also like a doctor prescribing drugs rather than helping the patient re-direct their lifestyle. We need a long term media strategy to this problem just like we need long term strategies to our nation's problems. posted 04/08/2008 at 12:25:59

Who Killed The Electric Car? Where are all the electric cars? Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We don't need to be using as much petrol as we do.

Cheers and Be Well
Julie Gengo posted 04/04/2008 at 17:13:41

My sentiments exactly. We need to stop worrying about who we are going to nominate as that will take care of itself but rather what our message is. It needs to be clear and concise just like the McCain message. I realize that this is a complex matter and as complex as this story about what we need to do is, however we can simplify the message. The media needs to be focused and stop ranting but rather supporting. Talk to the candidates and figure out what the plan is and then report this in a positive way. Stop bashing and start working strategically.

Let's start talking about electric cars again. If we are ever going to get away from fossil fuels we need to change how we consume. Electric cars will be in demand if we start talking about them again, often!

Let's also talk about the toxic food supply this is indeed comprised of petroleum-based ingredients. Artificial colors are made out of coal-tar...this is only one example.

Stop talking about what is wrong but rather what is right and what is going right and what is feasible to implement to lead us away from oil.

Cheers and Be Well!
Julie posted 03/31/2008 at 14:06:55

As per your final note...I believe that too many of us are focusing our energy on complaining. STOP COMPLAINING. By complaining about the media and their treatment of the candidates and the biases, etc, you are putting yourself in the same category as the reporters on let's just say Fox News. Use your complaining energy and support your favorite candidate. Only write about what their plans are and what they are doing. Showcase how great they are. Leave the attacking and negative complaining stuff to the other guys. We are better than that in that our positive approach will actually accomplish something good. Get it?

Be well,
Julie posted 03/27/2008 at 15:25:14

Why don't we call the movement pro-peace instead of anti-war which will probably manifest into more war? It's all about the law of attraction. When we refer to the candidates let's change our verbiage and stray away from words like "attacking" and "fighting." There are plenty of other ways of describing the interaction between the candidates. I'm personally tired of listening to media and how ugly everything is. Everything is not ugly. I honestly don't want to protest. I want to hold peace vigils. Change the way you phrase what you discuss to a more positive light and see what happens. posted 03/26/2008 at 23:40:14

Bill Maher you always seem to nail it and I like the fact that you always keep it light! As you've said in the past there is no one left in Iraq to quell. They are either dead, displaced or have fled. And what is up with the media in this countrie's ass? Why is the battle between Obama and Clinton such a negative thing? Because we choose to call it a "battle." Why can't we refer to this neck and neck situation as a something that is still be figured out? It's a work in progress.

Be well and keep making me laugh! posted 03/27/2008 at 14:23:38