Haver Blog:- 'Is Andrew Sullivan a Conservative?'

Source:Haver Blog- Conservative columnist Andrew Sullivan, speaking at Harvard University, about being conservative.

“I wanted to talk tonight about some things that appear to be contradictions—religions, political philosophies, that are thought to be in conflict, but are not in conflict… I want to try and argue that our politics have been too simplified and polarized, that our culture is too divided, that we need to accept the complexity and flawed nature of being human… [I want to do it] in a semi-autobiographical way, in covering three things about myself that I have been told for years cannot coexist… I want to come out tonight as a Christian. I want to come out tonight as a conservative, and I want to come out tonight—in a much less controversial way—as a homosexual. Certainly, I think Haverford would view the latter as the least provocative identity to grasp, but that’s because you haven’t heard me talk about what I believe Christianity and conservatism really are.” 

From Haver Blog 

"Andrew Sullivan, blogger and political commentator with The Daily Beast was at the JFK Jr. Forum on November 17, 2011 to deliver the annual Theodore H. White Lecture. Mr. Sullivanís remarks focused on his definition of Conservatism. Mr. Sullivan highlighted the need for Conservatism in today's society, saying, "Now more than ever, Conservatism is needed to rescue our world." 

Source:Harvard University- Conservative columnist Andrew Sullivan, speaking at Harvard University.

From Harvard University

"Absolutely. I wrote a book on my conservatism, 'The Conservative Soul.' But in so far as the word has been hijacked by religious fundamentalists and emotionally arrested Randians, I am not one of them. I'd fit easily into a conservative party in any other western democracy. But the GOP is a rogue in the western world - the most extremist right-wing party in any modern democracy by a mile. Banning all abortion and all gay marriages? Denying climate change science?" 

From Politico 

Andrew Sullivan is exactly what a Conservative should be in a political sense. He represents exactly what conservatism actually is and not how it's been stereotyped. 

The fact is Andrew Sullivan is a Conservative but the Christian-Right populist Tea Party GOP today is not conservative. (At least in the political sense) Not so sure about that anymore and I guess since they've combined their religious views with their political views, they believe they can credibly call themselves Conservatives.

But the GOP aren't and here's why: a political Conservative is someone who believes in conserving individual freedom. Thats how Barry Goldwater and Ron Reagan built the Republican party that remained intact up until the early 1990s when Bill Clinton became President and the GOP went theocratic and statist. And not just that a Liberal Democrat from the South was now President of the United States of all things.

Everything that President Clinton essentially represents, now came to power as well, someone who was from the 1960s generation and was looking to progress America past the 1950s and that generation and wanted to make America more inclusive for all Americans. 

The Far-Right Confederates were fairly quiet during President Reagan's and President Bush's tenure, but once Liberal Democrats came to power, they made their voices known and the GOP and conservatism has been going downhill ever since.

Ayesha Omer: Riding a Motorcycle

Source:Daily Motion- Pakistani actress Ayesha Omer, getting on a motorcycle.

"Ayesha Omer riding a motorcycle."

From Daily Motion 

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Source:Daily Motion- Pakistani actress Ayesha Omer, getting on a motorcycle.

From Anderson Sons  

This photo is from someone or some group that calls itself Pakistani First. But the video is not currently available online right now.

Source:Anderson Sons- Pakistani actress Ayesha Omer riding a motorcycle.

I’ll be honest and say that I have no idea who the hell Ayesha Omer is. If someone told me that they were shooting their girlfriend in Miami, Florida and she is a local school teacher in Cleveland or some place, I would believe him. I mean why wouldn’t I, because again I have no idea who Ayesha Omer is.

When I saw this video I looked her up on Google to get a better idea who she is. And all I really saw was several photos of her and that she is from Pakistan and is a Pakistani actress. But from just seeing her in this video wants me to see more of her. Because she looks like someone who would make a very sexy beautiful biker chick and perhaps could do a lot more. So hopefully I’ll get to see more of her in the future.  

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CFL: CFL 2012- WSF Recap- Regina 30, Calgary 36

Source:CFL- The Calgary Stampeders vs the Regina Roughriders (as call them) .

"Drew Tate hooked up with Romby Bryant for a 68-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter as the Calgary Stampeders hung on to defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Semi-Final."

From CFL

One of the best playoff games I've ever seen in any league with no one able to sustain enough momentum long enough in the game to put it away until the end, with three touchdowns scored and two lead changes in the last few minutes.

Tomo News Funnies: 'Marijuana Legalization 2012- Colorado, Oregon, & Washington Vote'

Source:Tomo News Funnies- Holy smokes, Batman! We may finally be able to smoke marijuana legally! LOL

"Marijuana legalization 2012: On November 6, citizens in Colorado will vote on Amendment 64 (the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act), citizens in Washington state will vote on Initiative 502, and citizens in Oregon will vote on Measure 80 (the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act).

This isn't Trojan horse-style medical marijuana legalization. Each of these measures would permit citizens to possess a defined amount of marijuana, without a doctor's permit.

Polls show strong support for Amendment 64 in Colorado. Opponents, however, worry about motorists driving under the influence of marijuana. Governor John Hickenlooper has argued that legalization would send the message to kids that drugs are OK. Backers of legalization in Oregon said marijuana could increase tourism, much like the wine industry has increased tourism."

From Tomo News Funnies

Hopefully the next step for marijuana legalization in America will be marijuana legalization, but state by state with a federalist approach. Not the Obama Administration trying to legalize marijuana through executive order, not that they would do that anyway. But instead Uncle Sam backing off and allowing for the states and localities, to make their own decisions on marijuana. And no longer arresting people for simply possession or usage of marijuana, if they're 21 or over. Because even though marijuana may be legal in one jurisdiction, it is not legal nationally.

And I'm not being optimistic on this, because I haven't seen any evidence of this happening yet, but hopefully the Obama Administration, will take a wait and see approach and see how marijuana legalization is working in Colorado and Washington State and see how it works there. 

President Obama was overwhelmingly reelected in the Electoral College by Liberal Democrats such as myself, who want to see marijuana legalization nationwide and take a states rights approach. And say: "Look, we aren't going to legalize marijuana nationwide, but if states want to do this, then that's their decision as long as they are taxing and regulating it. And that it will up to the states to regulate this while the Federal Government won't endorse or interfere with it." But they are responsible for the consequences of it as well. 

And let's see five years from now how marijuana legalization is doing in America. Is tax revenue up in the states, is crime less, more, or about the same, does our criminal justice system have fewer offenders, or not, etc. And then go from there.

Russia Today: The Big Picture With Thom Hartmann- David Frum: 'What Was Conservative Like Before Fox News'

Source:Russia Today- David Frum: columnist and editor of The Atlantic Magazine.

"RT (formerly Russia Today) is a state-controlled international television network funded by the Russian federal tax budget.[5][6] It operates pay television channels directed to audiences outside of Russia, as well as providing Internet content in English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, and Russian.

RT operates as a multilingual service with conventional channels in five languages: the original English-language channel was launched in 2005, the Arabic-language channel in 2007, Spanish in 2009, German in 2014 and French in 2017. RT America (since 2010),[7] RT UK (since 2014) and other regional channels also offer some locally based content." 

From Wikipedia 

"David Frum, contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast and a CNN contributor. He is the author of seven books, including most recently, his first novel Patriots published in April 2012. In 2001-2002, he served as speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush. What was Conservative America like before Fox News and Rush Limbaugh came to town - and how have they helped to create an alternate reality in American politics? We'll pose that question and more to David Frum in tonight's Conversations with Great Minds...

From The Big Picture RT

There are several problems with the GOP right now and I'm not going to try to make the case that the GOP is dead or something and will be an indefinite opposition party or minority party in the Senate or lose their majority in the House in two years to never retake the majority again. This just in: I'm not a political commentator for Salon, The Nation, or MSNBC.

That is what happened in 2008 when people were predicting the death of the GOP and looked strong again, in large parts to the Democratic party by late 2009, when they picked up a couple of governorships. But it's not so much right now or perhaps even in the next two years that the Republican Party is in danger of becoming an indefinite opposition party as well as minority party in Congress. (Both House and Senate) But within four years if they stay on current course and not able to reach out to their limited base of support right now across the country, they'll continue to lose most of the big states in the union and struggle to even win Senate seats that are in normally safe states for them.

The Republican Party has two major problems and either one of them could put them in position of becoming a minor third party if not addressed, where we would see another party take its place. 

Problem one- they are two small, they rely mostly on Anglo-Saxon, male, Evangelical, older rural voters, while the rest of the county that lives in major metropolitan areas vote Democratic. Roughly 40% of Caucasians, 60% of all women, over 70% of  Latin and Asian Americans and 90% of African Americans who are still about 13% of the population, that Democrats never have to worry about losing.

The other problem for the GOP is that they have an information gap: not enough people who actually know what's going on, politics or otherwise and too many people they rely on to just tell them what they want to here instead, something positive about the Republican cause and so-forth, Fox News being a perfect example of this.

The demographic gap is huge for the GOP, because it's not only so limited, but it's also getting smaller and older. As America is moving to becoming a racially and ethnically minority and majority country. Which means for the GOP to remain competitive in the future, they are going to have to broaden their base. And the information gap is critical as well, because not enough Republicans, especially professional Republicans actually knows what's going on.

So we see like with election last Tuesday where only Fox News is finding polling that suggests that Mitt Romney would either win or can win. Which is why we saw all of those Republicans who were shocked to find that President Obama was reelected Tuesday night because there weren't enough Republicans who had that information themselves.

The GOP doesn't have to die or become an indefinite opposition minority party, which they are in danger of happening to them within the next four years. But to prevent this, they do have to broaden their base and bring in new voters and get better information, people who actually report what's going on, so Republicans can actually respond to what's happening. Rather than what they want to happen that benefits them.

CBC Sports: NHL 1976- Stanley Cup Finals- Game 3- Montreal Canadians @ Philadelphia Flyers: Short Video

Source:NHL Network- The 1976 NHL Stanley Cup Finals.

"Flyers Montreal # 4 1976" 

From NHL Network

The Canadians take down the Broad Street Bullies.

Lou Dobbs: 'Consequences Of A Second Obama Administration'

Source:Lou Dobbs- talking about President Barack Obama's 2nd term.

"Lou explains how millions of Americans will see their taxes go up despite the president's pledge that the middle class will be spared new tax hikes." 

From Lou Dobbs 

Isn't Lou Dobbs suppose to be a leader in the Independent political movement, a Leader of so called Independent America? Oh wait, I forgot, Lou Dobbs works for Fox News. (If you want to call that news, more like right-wing spin)  

Lou Dobbs might be officially and Independent (meaning he's not the member of a political party) but all he really does is repeat the same right wing spin of the Tea Party-Nationalist Republicans with that small 1950s view of America. 

To correct Mr. Dobbs record: the so called fiscal cliff came out of negotiation. With the President, Republican House and Democratic Senate, because those three sides couldn't come up with a long-term agreement on deficit reduction. This agreement had across the board tax hikes and budget cuts that would go into place if the President and Congress couldn't reach an agreement on deficit reduction by January, 2013.

What Republicans including Lou Dobbs likes to do (even though Mr. Dobbs might not be an official Republican) is act as if President Obama wrote and passed the 2011 Budget Control Act on his own and made it law himself. As if he was some type of dictator or something, even though these same Republicans who are now against the 2011 BCA voted for it in the House and Senate. 

Lou Dobbs is not much more than a member of the right-wing spin machine, courtesy of Fox News.