Things I am interested in:-Sports --Football: 49ers, hate the broncos --Baseball: Braves, hate the Yanks-Photography --I love taking pictures of landscapes --Check out my flickr album:-Politics --Diehard libertarian, constantly fighting for limited government and pointing out those threaten our freedom.
Burton's new snowboards Posted: 1 day ago by JoshSF49
Are Burton's new line of snowboards tasteful? or rude? Would you be OK seeing these boards on the slopes?
Boards
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Senate passes bill to hurt the taxpayers Posted: 5 days ago by JoshSF49
Senate voted 74-25 to pass a *slightly* different bill than the house voted down.
Yay! [/sarcasm]
Vote Record
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Ron Paul: Buying bad debt is the wrong solution Posted: 5 days ago by JoshSF49
Two days after the failed house vote and before the Senate vote, Ron Paul gives his opinion on the bailout again.
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Stocks Bouncing Back Up Posted: 6 days ago by JoshSF49
After a record loss yesterday, the stocks are bouncing back up quite nicely.
Oh yeah, I called it
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Money As Debt Posted: 7 days ago by JoshSF49
A video series (5) about the banking system and the economy.
Very Relevant. Parts 2, 3, 4, and 5 in the comments.
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Why the Bailout is a Bad Idea Posted: 7 days ago by JoshSF49
By Senior Economics Lecturer at Harvard University, Jeffrey Miron.
" The right view of the financial mess is that an enormous fraction of subprime lending should never have occurred in the first place. Someone has to pay for that. That someone should not be, and does not need to be, the U.S. taxpayer."
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Sarah Palin interview with Katie Couric - SNL style Posted: 1 week ago by JoshSF49
Tina Fey returns as Sarah Palin again
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Supreme Court Halts Execution Posted: 2 weeks ago by JoshSF49
Update to This
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Clay Aiken: Yes, I'm Gay Posted: 2 weeks ago by JoshSF49
Clay officially comes out of the closet in the new People magazine.
From Perez Hilton, because People.com won't put the interview on until 7:00 am EDT. I will update this when they do, though.
Update: Not the official interview, but more information Here
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Biden Disapproves of: Obama's Ad! Posted: 2 weeks ago by JoshSF49
He calls it "terrible"
Ad in comments
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Mario rescues Princess Posted: 2 weeks ago by JoshSF49
See the drama behind the scenes
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The Truth About Earmarks Posted: 3 weeks ago by JoshSF49
Many people seem to be confused about earmarks, so I thought I'd give this handy little article.
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Sarah Palin: Obama backers politicizing Alaska investigation Posted: 3 weeks ago by JoshSF49
Palin will not cooperate with "that investigation so long as it remained tainted and run by partisan individuals who have a predetermined conclusion."
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Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld Take 2 Posted: 4 weeks ago by JoshSF49
Um. yeah.
Second installment of Windows' new marketing thing.
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Clinton Surplus? Posted: 4 weeks ago by JoshSF49
I was talking with someone today, and they mentioned Bill Clinton's budget surplus. When I went to go find more information on it, I was shocked.
This information is good to know. Warning: No pictures.
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Green Jobs by John Stossel Posted: 4 weeks ago by JoshSF49
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has a great twofer pitch: "green jobs." It sounds like a winner. In one fell swoop he can promise to end unemployment and fix and save the planet from climate change.
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Why are school-aged boys struggling? Posted: 4 weeks ago by JoshSF49
A new study says parents are right to worry about their sons.
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USA Today: McCain up by 10% among likely voters Posted: 4 weeks ago by JoshSF49
John McCain up 54% to 44% among likely voters according to a new USA Today poll.
Sarah Palin effect? Maybe?
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Olbermann and Matthews out! MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat Posted: 4 weeks ago by JoshSF49
According to the NYTimes Keith Olbermann and Chris Mathews have been dropped from their anchor positions during the election coverage.
After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between MSNBC and its parent network NBC, the channel decided... David Gregory would anchor news coverage of the coming debates and election night.
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Texas Ballot: No Obama or McCain? Posted: 1 month ago by JoshSF49
Section 192.031 of the Texas election code says that political parties must certify their presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the November ballot no later than 70 days before the general election.
Neither the Democrats or Republicans have filed, and the deadline has passed.
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Troops out by 2012? Posted: 2 months ago by JoshSF49
The Iraq War may become a non-issue very quickly if the deal to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq is agreed upon in the coming weeks.
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Beijing Olympic Village -- with Playing Cards Posted: 2 months ago by JoshSF49
Bryan Berg creates an amazing replica of the Beijing Olympic Village...with playing cards
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This girl is not real. I swear. Posted: 2 months ago by JoshSF49
Facial animation technology has become waaaaaay too advanced in my opinion.
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Woman may hold secret to AIDS Vaccine Posted: 2 months ago by JoshSF49
Good news! Hopefully...interesting read.
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Blue Screen of Death -- Olympic Opening Ceremony Posted: 2 months ago by JoshSF49
Leave it to Windows to ruin part of the Opening Ceremony
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