It's been quite a while since I updated this blog, but felt like enough has happened recently that an update is due. I've been busy following all the recent events with the economy and of course I watch Obama's speeches when they happen. This past one inspired me to not only create some stuff around the whole "nobody messes with Joe" slogan, but also made me start a new blog devoted to all the products that end up being created when events like that happen.
My most recent blog is about another seemingly popular topic that comes around this time of year. I remember last year, Irish Obama stuff was all over the place during St. Patrick's Day. I don't see things slowing down in regards to this love of both green beer and Obama, so I wrote an article on Barack Obama's St. patrick's Day t-shirts. It's interesting that on the site I use for all my designs, "Obama Irish t-shirts" are the very first thing you see on their St Patricks Day t-shirts page. He's got to be poplular if he's getting that much attention. It makes me with I had designed some shamrock'ed out designs myself. Maybe next year :/
In other news, I think Obama's first 4 days of being in office were sensational. There were so many reversals of Bush's laws that happened in such a short period of time that it was amazing to witness. The fact that he jumped in and changed things right off the bat makes me think more and more that he's got an idea of the direction he wants to take things toward. I think Bush not only lacked direction, but with what direction he had, he was poorly misguided.
Obama's Change.gov is also another major shift in the way of government. There's something truly beneficial to having all the expenses of government in the close scrutiny of the eyes of its citizens. My only hope is that not only do they keep the information public, but that they also make a way to comment and/or submit feedback on various expenses. I have a feeling the large US population will be able to spot waste more efficiently than a handful of people in the whitehouse.
I'm going to try to update this more often as I get the time, but until then, I wish everyone who reads this the best in these crazy times.
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Things have been pretty busy lately (needless to say) but I wanted to take a quick moment to give you an update about some interesting facts and stories from the past week or so.
Voter Registration: The Obama-Biden campaign is committed to enabling as many people as possible to exercise their fundamental right to vote. But you have to registered in order to vote, and the campaign has been very successful in ensuring that every eligible voter is on the rolls.
Taking Virginia as an example, just a week ago a group of committed HS students travelled down to Virginia from Maryland where they knocked on an astounding 12,000 doors in a single weekend.
It's this kind of hard work that has resulted in the numbers described below.
Virginia now has more than five million registered voters, a new record, as of the deadline for registration for the fall election closed on Oct. 6th, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections. The total number of registered voters in Virginia is now 5,021,933. Since January, Virginia, a swing state this cycle, has experienced a net gain of 436,000 new voters, including what they call an "onslaught" of new voters in the last week of registration. Nearly 40 percent of the newly registered voters across the state are under the age of 25. Trends show that, regardless of age, females represent the majority of new registered voters. Source: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/15/1549807.aspx
Virginia now has more than five million registered voters, a new record, as of the deadline for registration for the fall election closed on Oct. 6th, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections.
The total number of registered voters in Virginia is now 5,021,933.
Since January, Virginia, a swing state this cycle, has experienced a net gain of 436,000 new voters, including what they call an "onslaught" of new voters in the last week of registration.
Nearly 40 percent of the newly registered voters across the state are under the age of 25. Trends show that, regardless of age, females represent the majority of new registered voters.
Source: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/15/1549807.aspx
VoteforChange.com
One of the key components of our voter registration efforts has been www.voteforchange.com
This website is a one-stop shop for voter registration.
This website also will allow you to request an absentee ballot, check your registration status, and even find your polling location for election day.
You can check it out on Facebook as well at http://apps.facebook.com/obama/
Debate
Near the very end of the final presidential debate last Wednesday night, Obama stated:
"I also have to disagree on Sen. McCain's record when it comes to college accessibility and affordability."Recently his key economic adviser was asked about why he didn't seem to have some specific programs to help young people go to college and the response was, well, you know, we can't give money to every interest group that comes along."I don't think America's youth are interest groups, I think they're our future."
"I also have to disagree on Sen. McCain's record when it comes to college accessibility and affordability.
"Recently his key economic adviser was asked about why he didn't seem to have some specific programs to help young people go to college and the response was, well, you know, we can't give money to every interest group that comes along.
"I don't think America's youth are interest groups, I think they're our future."
From Day 1 through the present, Senator Obama has understood that investing in young people is an investment in our future. As President, he will follow through on his promises to make college accessible and affordable to all Americans.
Campaign Is Putting Their Money Where Their Mouths Are
In addition to our strong field outreach, our campaign has been doing a variety of innovative advertising designed to reach out to younger voters and make sure we don't leave anyone out. We're continuing this commitment through the end, and are excited to see the initial result of our efforts both on the ground and on the air on Election Day. You may have read recently that the Obama-Biden campaign is the first presidential campaign to take out virtual advertisements in video games.
The Talk
The campaign recently unveiled this website about having "The Talk" with your parents and grandparents. This may not be "The Talk" you're thinking about though...instead it's about talking to your parents and grandparents about supporting Senator Obama. While intimidating for many young people to initiate, I think we've already seen the impact of these cross-generational conversations. You can check out the whole website here at: my.barackobama.com/thetalk
Blog
Finally, I'm very proud of the blog we have up and running at students.barackobama.com, it's being constantly updated with stories and anecdotes relevant to youth on the campaign trail, I hope all of you continue to regularly check it out.
find it here: http://chartjunk.karmanaut.com/taxplans/
Tax Plans (that’s one for you, nineteen for me).
There’s a graph that Obama supporters are sending around, showing the differences between the Republican and Democrat tax cut proposals. It shows that Obama is not in fact planning to raise taxes - he’s planning to cut them for all but the very, very rich. I couldn’t help but notice though - the graph is still massively weighted towards the interests of the super-rich. For example, the bottom two-thirds of the population are given only a third of the space on the graph, while the top 0.1% of the population - one in a thousand people - gets almost 10%. What’s more, an “average tax cut” is then given, which seems to have been derived from taking a total of the nine income brackets shown and dividing it by nine. Journalists should really volunteer to take remedial arithmetic, you know. Once again, this ignores that one of the brackets represents one thousandth of the population.
I was reading about various states purging vote registration rolls and it reminded me of a story I read about earlier this year where 10,000 names were purged from the rolls in one district in Madison county: http://missthirddistrict.blogspot.com/2008/03/madison-voter-purge.html This one person actually had the power to act on her own to do this, and even purged a candidate and his wife! That is ridiculous.
I also found a story that I missed in July about a plan for a massive two-year purge of inactive voters in the county. It was to have been conducted by mail, and the plan was scrapped because it may not be legal. http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080722/NEWS/807220372/1001/news
Rather than focus on the Sarah Palin soap opera, it's probably more constructive for us to focus on voter registration. Please make sure that your voter registration info is current with your correct name (if you got married or divorced) and your correct address. And if you haven't voted in a while, make sure that you haven't been purged already. You can verify your voter registration information here: https://www.voteforchange.com
Please spread the word.
Campaign Update
On Thursday night, Barack really hit it out of the park – or the football stadium, to be exact. Americans from all walks of life, in Denver and in living rooms across Minnesota, were energized as Senator Obama laid out a specific, detailed agenda for the future.
One thing is clear: Minnesotans are focused, united, and ready to get to work electing Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Since Thursday, we have seen a surge of people coming in to get lawn signs, buttons and t-shirts. But more importantly, people are coming in to sign-up to volunteer. I’ve been involved in many campaigns, but I’ve never seen something like this.
These are regular, everyday Minnesotans who are eager to answer Senator Obama’s challenge to knock on doors, make phone calls, stuff envelopes, anything to help spread his message of change directly to their friends and neighbors. If you're ready to answer the call, sign up to volunteer and your local field organizer will contact you about ways to get involved.
We are running the largest grassroots campaign this state has ever seen because people win elections – not commercials, buttons, lawn signs or bumper stickers – and based on the conversations we’re having with people across the state and with the help of our grassroots volunteers, I feel confident that we will win in Minnesota and send Barack Obama and Joe Biden to Washington to bring the change this country so desperately needs.
Camp Obama and the Republican National Convention
While the Republicans spend four days talking to themselves about eight years of George Bush’s failed economic and foreign policies, we’ll be out talking to voters about Barack Obama’s plan to keep the American promise alive. We need you to sign up to doorknock in your neighborhood during the RNC, to counter the Republican spin and spread Barack's message of change.
On Monday, the first day of the RNC, we will host Camp Obama. Hundreds of Minnesotans have signed up to attend and learn the strategies and techniques that have driven this campaign and prepare them to lead our efforts between now and Election Day.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, while the Republicans trot out the same stale tactics to scare voters while offering nothing but an agenda that has made us less secure and less safe, we’ll be sending thousands of volunteers out across the state to talk to Minnesotans about Barack Obama’s plans to get our economy working again and put the middle class first for a change.
Click here to find an RNC Week of Action canvass in your neighborhood.
McCain and Palin, Still More of the Same
When the Republicans come to town next week they will be accompanied by John McCain’s new running mate, Alaska’s first-term Governor Sarah Palin. While we all congratulate Gov. Palin and her family on her designation as the Republican nominee for vice president, her addition to the ticket does not change the fact that the Republicans are offering more of the same failed Bush policies of the past.
Thank you all for your continuing support and commitment to this campaign.
Jeff BlodgettMinnesota State DirectorObama for America
Hey Now Kidz,
Have you packed up and are you ready?
This is your chance to shine!
Last minute update to last E-News Flash: ReCreate '68
1. Public Enemy Free Concert
The Re-create 68 Alliance has announced that in addition to free shows by Dead Prez, Rebel Diaz and Blue Scholars, and 22 other influential bands, the historic and legendary political hip-hop band Public Enemy (The original line-up) will be playing a free concert at Civic Center Park on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 2pm which is expected to draw thousands (no tickets necessary).
2. Cindy Sheehan Joins Us in Denver
The Re-create 68 Alliance also announced that anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente will be joining their historic line-up of speakers who include Ida Audeh, Kathleen Cleaver, Ward Churchill, Mark Cohen, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., Larry Hales, Larry Holmes, Ron Kovic, Glenn Spagnuolo, Pamela Africa, King Downing, Jenny Esquiveo, Mumia Abu Jamal - Current Political Prisoner (Recorded from Death Row for the DNC), Gloria Estela La Riva, Ricardo Romero, Natsu Saito, Ann Erika White Bird, and others.
3. March and Street Theater in the Freedom Cage
Monday August 25 at 9am, Re-create will be staging a street theater demo at the Freedom Cages. We need your assistants and can explain the details when you arrive. We will be starting at Skyline Park on the 16th Street Mall and head to the Freedom Cages at the Pepsi Center. If you cherish your civil liberties, than you should be apart of this event!
For more information on other speakers and bands, go to www.recreate68.org
4. Last Working Meeting
R-68 will be having their last working meeting this Thursday at 6:30pm at Lincoln Park in front of the State Capitol Building.
5. New Convergence Center
R-68 will be utilizing Civic Center Park as the base of their operations, but we have partnered with Unconventional Action to offer you a convergence center during your stay, the center is open to all and is located at 4301 Brighton Avenue in Denver.
For more information on bands and events please go to www.recreate68.org.
Come Up To Denver Update Too....
Please copy and redistribute this announcement.For a graphical version with VIDEO and PHOTOS, click here:http://www.coloradolegaleagles.org/DNC Police Riot Preview?Activists Declare Zero Tolerance for Poorly-trained and Rogue FederalAgentsContact:Colorado Legal Eagleshttp://www.coloradolegaleagles.org/info@coloradolegaleagles.org[Denver, CO] -- Was the July federal attack on Rainbow peace activists apreview for DNC police riots? Colorado activists are asking Denverofficials to adopt a zero tolerance policy for poorly-trained and roguefederal law enforcement officers who will be providing security at theDemocratic National Convention (DNC) in downtown Denver from Aug. 24through Aug. 28. The Colorado Legal Eagles, a local civil rights group, isasking Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter tobegin an investigation into brutal and violent tactics used on July 3 byfederal agents in Wyoming against peace activists in the National Forest,in the hopes of preventing those same tactics from being used against peaceactivists at the DNC. The violent tactics, which injured several adults andchildren, include the shooting of pepper bullets into crowds of women andchildren, pointing semi-automatic rifles at children, and repeatedlytasering a man who was handcuffed.http://www.coloradolegaleagles.org/rainbow/2008/pr1.htmlAttendees of the annual Rainbow Gathering meet every year on the July 4holiday in the national forest to camp, commune with nature, and pray forpeace. This year's Gathering was in southwestern Wyoming near Big Sandy andwas attended by about 6,000 campers. Every year, the U.S. Forest Service(USFS) increases its attempts to disrupt and cause violence at the RainbowFamily's peaceful gatherings. This year's Gathering was no exception andwas almost certainly used by the feds as a training exercise for the DNC.The pathetic examples of crowd control exhibited by these federal agents iseither extremely poor training or done intentionally to provoke the crowd.One incident occurred on July 3 in the Kid Village area of the Gathering,where all the children in the campground play. The incident began whentwelve to twenty federal agents stormed into Kid Village, brandishinghandguns, rifles, shotguns, tasers and pepper bullet guns with the intentto arrest one person for what was later said to be suspicion of marijuanapossession.Panic and terror ensued as the feds stormed Kid Village, which was crowdedwith dozens of campers and children. One woman who tried to ask the agentswhat was going on was brutally thrown to the ground and also arrested. Noone knew why the camp had suddenly been invaded by armed federal agentsSeveral videos posted on the internet show what happened next in detail.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5aed3FHiNchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iinwBq1zxL4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1SL58BHBSc The hundreds of Rainbows in Kid Village try to dispel the tense situationby chanting "Om" (a type of meditation chant with calming effects.).Rainbow cries of "We love you" and "We mean you no harm" directed at thefederal agents are heard.Without any warning whatsoever, several USFS federal agents open fire intothe crowd. Instead of trying to communicate with the crowd and control it,they started firing their guns at close range and at random, using what wasdetermined later to be hard plastic pepper bullets. As the feds retreatedwith the two people they had arrested, they repeatedly opened fire withoutwarning into the crowd, injuring both adults and children, and hitting oneman in the face. There are also reports that the feds used rubber bulletsand that one federal agent pointed his gun at several children and a baby.http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2008/07/05/news/wyoming/b6f13c1e812604148725747d0005a3c0.txtThe agents had no bullhorn and did not try to communicate with the crowd inany way, causing questions on whether or not they intentionally tried toincite the crowd to get angry and violent. Instead, they instantly formed adefensive posture, with guns pointed outward. The only ones who tried tocontrol the crowd were several Rainbow peace activists. Shouts of "Stayback. Stay where you are" are heard from the Rainbows. Several peaceactivists who tried to help by standing as buffers between the federalagents and campers were shot repeatedly with pepper bullets in the back.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvhSGb4AFaUPolice say these relatively new non-lethal weapons are similar to paintballs, however, they are not that innocuous. Photos of injuries caused bythe pepper bullets show just how deadly these weapons are:http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/sites/wym08/leos/photos.html"In the days when cops only had guns and shooting people would kill them,they were a lot more careful about using weapons," says Rob Savoye,Colorado Legal Eagles. "Now that they have less than lethal weaponry, thereis nothing to stop them from shooting at people. In fact, because theseweapons are supposedly 'less than lethal', law enforcement is actuallyencouraged to start shooting at people. These weapons are extremely lethal,and the cops need to understand that."Savoye continued, "These videos show the feds weren't sufficiently trainedto deal with the stress of dealing with large crowds of people. They goteasily upset in situations where they shouldn't have. I hope the DNCsecurity force has a lot better training. Like the Rainbows, the DNCprotesters are just people exercising their First Amendment rights andthere is no reason to start shooting at them."Joseph Vigorito, another member of the Colorado Legal Eagles, says, "It'sclear they went in there to inflict pain and hurt people. There was no oneposing any threat whatsoever. The feds were just looking to incite aresponse from the crowd."This is likely to be a preview of what crowd control will look like at theDNC. The USFS federal agents presumably received the same training as thefederal agents who will be controlling the crowds at the DNC. The DNCsecurity is being lead by the Secret Service, with help from the NationalGuard and other federal agencies.At the DNC, federal agents are likely to find themselves in instances wherethey must make an arrest in a crowd of people. Will they handle it the sameheavy-handed way they did in Wyoming, storming into the crowd and shootingat random? Or will they come equipped with bullhorns to communicate withthe crowd and a better tactic to arrest one person in the midst ofthousands?Denver received a $50 million dollar grant for security during the DNC. Ifthe training of the federal agents in Wyoming is any indication of howwell-trained the agents will be during the DNC, we may be in store for arepeat of the "police riots" of the 1968 DNC in Chicago.We are urging concerned citizens to contact Mayor Hickenlooper and GovernorRitter and urge them to have zero tolerance for any police "overreaction"during the DNC:Denver Mayor John HickenlooperPhone: 720-865-9000 (Denver 311)Ask for the Mayor's OfficeE-mail: MileHighMayor@ci.denver.co.us Website: www.denvergov.org/mayorColorado Governor Bill RitterPhone: (303) 866-2471Fax: (303) 866-2003Online feedback formhttp://www.colorado.gov/apps/oit/governor/citizen/assistanceUtility/welcome.jsf---------------------------------------------For more information:http://www.coloradolegaleagles.org/http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/sites/wym08/leos/###---Provided as a public service by the:Come Up to Denver Coalition"No one else can take your place!"Check out our video of Crosby, Stills and Nash playing "Denver"http://www.comeuptodenver.org/Email: info@comeuptodenver.org
We are all outlaws in the eyes of Amerika,
Wayward Amerika aka Wayward Bill
http://heynowunitedstates.spaces.live.com/
720.982.7310
ps: Did I mention that the Democratic National Convention is also taking place. Sounds kinda boring eh! This is your Woodstock and your chance to define your future......
The clock is ticking.
Winding down to the Greatest Show on Earth!
The Democratic National Convention & The Festival of Democracy!
are almost here. One more week!
*** LEGAL OBSERVING *** There are several Legal Observing sessions coming up. Please check ourcalendar for a schedule and locations.http://www.comeuptodenver.org/calendar/
*** ACLU FORMS *** The ACLU is encouraging anyone attending a DNC protest or demonstration todownload an online form to bring with to the event. The forms will protectyour rights to see an attorney and make telephone calls if you arearrested. Please follow the instructions in the packet:http://www.aclu-co.org/dnc/DNC%20KYR%20Page/info.attorney.visit.pdf
The ACLU has also all the information you need to protect your FirstAmendment rights during the DNC:http://www.aclu-co.org/dnc/knowyourrights.html*** DNC PEOPLE'S LAW PROJECT STAFF TRAINING ***
To be a volunteer member of the office staff you must attend one of thebelow trainings.People's Law Project Legal Office Staff TrainingTues., Aug. 19, 2008
3:00pm AND 7:00pm
PLP Office, 1280 Sherman Street, Suite 206, DenverRSVP: To Shannon at Shannon@dnc-plp.orghttp://www.dnc-plp.org/
*** SEND EVENT INFO TO ACLU *** The ACLU of Colorado and the People's Law Project of the National LawyersGuild (Brian Vicente, Executive Director of the PLP) are asking groups withpre-planned events during the DNC, such as parades, marches,demonstrations, rallies, vigils, street theatre, etc., to provide us withinformation on their events.We realize that some events may be spontaneous, not publicly advertised, orthat you might be reluctant or otherwise unable to provide some info priorto the DNC. To the extent that you are able to share this information withus in advance, however, it will greatly assist our efforts to help protectyour rights by allowing us to anticipate how we may need to dispatch PLPLegal Observers and/or ACLU staff to events, and to formulate plans andallocate resources for the potential need for legal assistance.
If you can provide any of the following, please send an email regardingyour event(s), including the following:1) date2) time3) location4) cell phone # and name for event contact5) brief description of the activity and expected number of participants to Taylor Pendergrass at <tpendergrass@aclu-co.org>, or leave the same infoon my voicemail at 303-777-5482 x104.Any information you provide about events will be used only for the purposeof planning and coordinating legal observers and legal assistance, and willnot be shared outside of the ACLU of Colorado and the People's Law Project.
Taylor PendergrassStaff AttorneyACLU of Colorado400 Corona St.Denver, CO 80218Ph: 303-777-5482 x104Fax: 303-777-1773*** UPDATES ***Check our website for frequent updates and for more information on theseevents. As the DNC draws nearer, more and more information is being put on the website.
So kidz,There is the legal skinny.I am already a member of the Colorado American Liberties Union
& I spoke with Brian Vincente yesterday about my participation with The DNC People's Law Project so hopefully if any of you are going to participate in either of these worthy organizations defending you and the U.S. Constitution you just might get to meet me.
Wayward Amerika ps; Read more at http://heynowunitedstates.spaces.love.com/ or call me 720.982.7310!
Are you currently wondering what's it all about? Do you need to connect with people your same age?
Your "Woodstock" is here! It's called the "Democratic National Convention."August 24 ~ August 28 Come to the "Festival of Democracy!" Age Suitability: None Specified
Open to the public. The Festival of Democracy will include free music and performing arts, free food, and free institution building and political training.The Festival of Democracy will be a five day event running in conjunction with the DNC Convention. The purpose will be to share some fun and to work towards the development of programs and networks that will address our community problems ourselves, without relying on the two party capitalist system. We will also be offering a 24 hour free medical clinic for all community members to receive free health care.
Carpool, take the bus or AMTRAK, hitchike! Just get here.
We are not offering you 3 days of peace and music. We are offering you 4 days of
Peace, Phun
Protests, & Possibilities For A Better Amerika! So my challenge to you the Youth of Amerika! My generation shut down the New State Thruway!
We had 500,000! Can you shut down I70 from the East amd West of Denver?
I bet there are over a million of you looking for the one event that will be define "your generation!" and "your future!" Well can't you hear the call, Come Up To Denver,No one else can take your place...... See ya on our streets, don't be late.....
Oh yeah, there will be music too!Announced today, Rage Against The Machine for free via ticket lottery that requires you be here in Denver to sign up for. Check out press release:http://heynowunitedstates.spaces.live.com/
I didn’t procrastinate. I got my application in five days before the deadline. Then it was announced that the application period had been extended for the Obama Organizing Fellows. I quickly got over it but looked forward to some news on May 16. Today is May 16.
The temperatures have been hovering in the sixties this week. It’s been damp and rainy and side roads have been wormy. Today, though, the clouds have made way for some of that mid-spring sun to reach my spot in the Midwest. It felt really good being outside today. The sun was warm. A turkey vulture had dropped a feather next to the raspberry shrubs for me to find, a particularly rare gift.
My mobile rang. I didn’t know the number, but heard a familiar phrase when I answered, “This is Spencer with the Barack Obama Campaign. You applied for the Obama Organizing Fellows? If you have time right now, I’d like to conduct a preliminary interview.”
In addition to asking the questions that were on the application, I was asked if I would be able to commit to 30 hours or more for six weeks this summer through the end of July. We discussed a few finer points including would I be able to take direction from someone who is, on average, 24 years old? Hmm… Our conversation concluded with the suggestion that I should be hearing from the Campaign within the next week.
If accepted, training will take place in Columbus on June 14 and 15. It would seem as if I passed the second step, so the reference calls may start soon.
We often talk about the media's ability and penchant to mislead the sycophants and willing innocents alike. Very rarely in recorded history have we been able to put such an identifiably fine point on that argument as we are today.
The amazing advance of technology, i.e., the Internet, has given rise to a new sort of citizen-journalist and journalism. I implore you to follow the link below and spend the 10 minutes to watch the wiley and pernicious ways of the media and the great power that ignorance can weild.
CLICK HERE** The TRUTH shall set you FREE! **CLICK HERE
If you need to stay on top of the newest News... and you aren't already using news.google.com well you know what a job you have in front of you. Scrolling blogs is great but you often get directed to the same article multiple times from different people.
This : http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=obama&ie=UTF-8&scoring=n
not only sorts the news giving you the freshest stuff but also indicates a wide breadth of sources.
It requires someone a bit tough though... since credible sources are next to non-credible sources and articles that are little more than someone's flight of fancy are next to real news.
Still for those who are wanting to offer cutting edge response in their blogs or discussions, it is INVALUABLE!
