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20:11:13 02/08/12
Ask Dr. Veronica - To Paula Deen: Man Vs. Food
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As a doctor, I am always telling people to eat fruits and vegetables (these end up replacing sugar for the most part), move to sea salt, get excited about eating quality whole grains and turn to good fats like avocados, nuts or olive oil. I'm human though and of course there are times when I want to have some sugar. That's when making the choice to have raw (turbinado) sugar or stevia makes sense. Sea salt naturally helps your release excess water -- who needs water retention -- AND it has higher mineral content. Quinoa is a food that is so undervalued yet it has amazing properties. Not only does it taste great, but it is high in protein so when you have pasta made from quinoa, you end up loading up on the healthiest of proteins while scaling back on all the white, processed junk from typical white flour or rice pasta. Good fats like those that come from coconut or olive oil, nuts and avocados actually taste better than lard, which should only be used as a skin moisturizer and not as a food, mind you. Here's what I have to say to Paula: We all love tasty food. In fact, I enjoy comfort food whenever I end up having it -- probably once a year around Thanksgiving. But take it from someone that has a lot of color in her life; make the simple switch to natural products. You need to get out of that southern mentality at least when it comes to the ingredients in your delicious southern foods -- and start infusing a LOT more color into them. I feel bad that Paula is sitting on top of worldwide scrutiny after signing on with a drug company as their spokesperson almost days after revealing to the world she has diabetes. But how much of this is really her fault? What could be worse than having to share your personal plight with a totally preventable disease, than to have an international pharmaceutical company pounce all over you while only considering what's in it for them? Shame on the selfish company Novo Nordisk (the maker of the diabetes drug Victoza) for taking advantage of Paula at a time like this! -- http://www.AskDrVeronica.com/ http://www.blogtalkradio.com/WellnessForTheRealWorld http://www.facebook.com/DrVeronicaAnderson http://www.facebook.com/DrVeronicaEyeMD http://www.twitter.com/DrVeronicaEyeMD http://www.linkedin.com/in/DrVeronicaAnderson http://www.youtube.com/user/WeLLness4REALWorld http://www.DrVeronica.com/blog
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16:18:42 02/06/12
Syrian Conflict Could Get Worse Before It Gets Better
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Syrian Conflict Could Get Worse Before It Gets Better
The Russia-China veto of a security council resolution calling on President Assad to step aside is likely to catapult the 11 month uprising into a bloodier phase, as Syria's opposition turns increasingly to armed struggle now that any hopes for a political resolution have been dashed. Assad, meanwhile, emboldened by the support from Russia and China, looks set to ramp up efforts to quash the rebellion. The deadly shelling of Homs on Saturday morning may be a taste of what's to come. Other countries in the region, such as Turkey, Iran, and Gulf states are also likely to step up support for different parties to the conflict as they struggle to tip the battle in favor of their allies. From: WSJDigitalNetwork Views: 59 1 ratings Time: 03:45 More in News & Politics
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02:59:43 02/01/12
Wheel of Drunken Fortune
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Actress Demi Moore was rushed to a hospital after allegedly becoming semi-consciousness as a result of inhaling whip-its. Whip-its Demi? You’re like 50 years-old. You’re not a teenager anymore, and doing the drugs of a teenager still wont make Ashton Kutcher come back to you.
Everywhere I turn, people are freaking out about Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak discussing the fact that he and co-host Vanna White would down a few margaritas between tapings of their show back in the 80s. Why wouldn’t they? Is Pat Sajak’s job so taxing that he can’t be a little lubed up? Think about it. Pat Sajak says three phrases; Welcome to Wheel of Fortune, Spin the wheel, Would you like to buy a vowel?. That’s it. And Vanna, she just had to walk to the white box that lit up. Even Demi Moore on whip-its could handle that?
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20:35:16 01/29/12
"Fear Factor" Is Nasty
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Actress Demi Moore was rushed to a hospital after allegedly becoming semi-consciousness as a result of inhaling whip-its. Whip-its Demi? You’re like 50 years-old. You’re not a teenager anymore, and doing the drugs of a teenager still wont make Ashton Kutcher come back to you.
Everywhere I turn, people are freaking out about Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak discussing the fact that he and co-host Vanna White would down a few margaritas between tapings of their show back in the 80s . Why wouldn’t they? Is Pat Sajak’s job so taxing that he can’t be a little lubed up? Think about it. Pat Sajak says three phrases; Welcome to Wheel of Fortune, Spin the wheel, Would you like to buy a vowel?. That’s it. And Vanna, she just had to walk to the white box that lit up. Even Demi Moore on whip-its could handle that?
There are reports that NBC executives are now potentially balking at airing an episode of Fear Factor that involves contestants drinking donkey goo. I’ve never understood Fear Factory. Seriously, what fear involves drinking a glass of donkey goo? I’m deathly afraid of being at the center of a donkey party. One final question, who was responsible for getting the donkey goo?
Update: NBC has officially taken the "donkey goo " episode off the schedule.
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08:10:00 01/23/12
NAMM 2012 Noë & Seymour
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NAMM_2012-Noe%Seymour_73•• , a photo by Doctor Noe on Flickr. Copyright © 2012 Noë Gold
This is Seymour Duncan , a legend in his own right. After covering just about all the square footage at the NAMM show and imbibing of as many free hors d'oeuvres and shots as I could bear, I bumped into Seymour, the legendary maker of pickups and other sound-refracting devices for the likes of Jeff Beck, Yngwie Malmsteen and my beloved compadre Roy Buchanan ... This one's Roy Buchanan in the glory days with pickup-meister Seymour Duncan. Seymour made his luthier's bones via the apprentice route in Leo Fender's factory in Fullerton. He later applied his craft secrets to the mojo of Tele-masters like Roy Buchanan and Jeff Beck. Seymour will be featured in the full-on "director's cut" documentary version of "Roy Buchanan Telly Talk."
The photo is featured in Noe the G's teaser trailer for the Roy Buchanan Telly Talk DVD here ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ggDm3wh3IM
I joined Seymour as he was setting out to sample the Tennesee soul stew of ...
… Legendary Roots/Blues Guitarist, Grammy Award-winning Producer Pete Anderson, who was holding forth at the lobby of the Hilton Hotel across the way.
You could do worse than to check out my little Youtube report here:
Copyright © 2012 Noë Gold
Meandering at NAMM 2012 - Pete Anderson Live
Pete performs "Blue Guitar" in this buzz clip.
Do check out these links for some highly entertaining and elucidating footage about Seymour:
Seymour Intvw Pt. 1
Seymour Intvw Pt. 2
Seymour Intvw Pt. 3
Seymour Intvw Pt. 4
OK, a lot of groovy coincidences at the NAMM Show in Anaheim yesterday. I'm meandering around the floor, as is my wont, checking out various and sundry devices, maestros, hucksters and weirdos. The usual menagerie of sound and bupkiss.
Back in the day when I was the editor of a national guitar rag, this was a bi-yearly perambulation – summertime they used to hold them in Chicago, but the perk-like excursion for a New York City boy was mos' def the one in January.
So in the spirit of old times I embarked once more into the Orange County breech.
On the advice of Seymour, I went to check out Legendary Roots/Blues Guitarist, Grammy Award-winning Producer Pete Anderson, who was holding forth at the lobby of the Hilton Hotel across the way.
Copyright © 2012 Noë Gold
So I went and indulged. What a show this was! I was overwhelmed and blown away. And while I was thus occupied, I also rubbed elbows with just about every other amigo in the Guitar World I had hoped to see.
So by and large it was a swell day.
Oh yeah, one more thing. Seymour gave me a CD of his music, pointing out that one of the cuts, " OK Roy," was dedicated to Roy Buchanan. You can check out Seymour's music here:
Seymour Duncan Top Albums
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21:35:14 01/18/12
Celebs With Bad Makeup!
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Celebs With Bad Makeup!
PHOTOS: Kelly Osbourne gets an overdose of stage makeup, Cameron Diaz uses her cosmetics as a distraction and Ellen give Sofia Vergara a hilarious makeover! I WANT MY LIPSTICK TO BE DRAWN IN A BIG CIRCLE. ELLEN AND SOFIA AREN'T THE ONLY ONES GOING A LITTLE OVERBOARD WITH THEIR MAKEUP LATELY, CHECK OUT THE OTHER CELEBS WE CAUGHT GETTING HEAVY-HANDED.. EXHIBIT A: KELLY OSBOURNE. NOPE, SHE NOT GOING TO A COSTUME PARTY DRESSED AS A WIZARD OF OZ CHARACTER, E!'S FASHION POLICE HOST ACTUALLY SHOWED UP TO A CHARITY GALA LOOKING LIKE THIS! THE GRAY HAIR IS BAD ENOUGH%mdashPAIRED WITH OVERDONE STAGE MAKEUP%mdashEVEN WORSE!!!! BUT THEN THERE ARE TIMES WHEN MAKEUP CAN BE A GIRLS BEST FRIEND! TAKE CAMERON DIAZ%mdashHER NEW "JUST ROLLED OUTTA BED" HAIRSTYLE WASN'T GONNA FLY FOR A GOLDEN GLOBES AFTER PARTY, SO SHE DID THE BEST SHE COULD TAKING ATTENTION AWAY FROM HER "BED-HEAD BOB" WITH HER MAKEUP -- PROBLEM IS IT DIDN'T WORK! TOO MUCH PARTYING CAM? BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME LADIES From: CelebTV Views: 1903 25 ratings Time: 02:06 More in Entertainment
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21:35:14 01/18/12
Celebs With Bad Makeup!
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Celebs With Bad Makeup!
PHOTOS: Kelly Osbourne gets an overdose of stage makeup, Cameron Diaz uses her cosmetics as a distraction and Ellen give Sofia Vergara a hilarious makeover! I WANT MY LIPSTICK TO BE DRAWN IN A BIG CIRCLE. ELLEN AND SOFIA AREN'T THE ONLY ONES GOING A LITTLE OVERBOARD WITH THEIR MAKEUP LATELY, CHECK OUT THE OTHER CELEBS WE CAUGHT GETTING HEAVY-HANDED.. EXHIBIT A: KELLY OSBOURNE. NOPE, SHE NOT GOING TO A COSTUME PARTY DRESSED AS A WIZARD OF OZ CHARACTER, E!'S FASHION POLICE HOST ACTUALLY SHOWED UP TO A CHARITY GALA LOOKING LIKE THIS! THE GRAY HAIR IS BAD ENOUGH%mdashPAIRED WITH OVERDONE STAGE MAKEUP%mdashEVEN WORSE!!!! BUT THEN THERE ARE TIMES WHEN MAKEUP CAN BE A GIRLS BEST FRIEND! TAKE CAMERON DIAZ%mdashHER NEW "JUST ROLLED OUTTA BED" HAIRSTYLE WASN'T GONNA FLY FOR A GOLDEN GLOBES AFTER PARTY, SO SHE DID THE BEST SHE COULD TAKING ATTENTION AWAY FROM HER "BED-HEAD BOB" WITH HER MAKEUP -- PROBLEM IS IT DIDN'T WORK! TOO MUCH PARTYING CAM? BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME LADIES From: CelebTV Views: 1903 25 ratings Time: 02:06 More in Entertainment
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21:52:30 01/13/12
Health Reform: Changing the Game for Pediatric Cancer Patients?
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Health Reform: Changing the Game for Pediatric Cancer Patients?
For the full story, visit: www.pbs.org/newshour It looked like someone was hurting Cooper Cochran. The bruises seemed to be everywhere when Cherie Trout picked up her two-year-old from daycare one day. Then came the fevers and distended stomach. And finally, test results: He had acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Acute because the cancer cells were packed tightly into his spinal column with a direct pathway to his brain. The call from the hospital ended with more news -- Cooper's condition was so bad that Cherie would need to drive him to the UC Cancer Center in Sacramento within an hour for his first round of chemotherapy. And so it began. The single mother of three spent the next 14 months and juggling Cooper's hospital appointments and a job that kept the family afloat and -- critically -- covered by health insurance. "We were already a paycheck-to-paycheck family so the financial burden has been huge," she said. "I've met many families since Cooper's diagnosis where they lose up to 40 percent of their income. As have I." But it could have been worse, according to the bipartisan Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy -- especially before 2010 and the passage of some key provisions in the health care reform law. To be certain, in the eyes of many politicians, academics and regular Americans, the health reform law doesn't look like the right solution to what ails the health care system. And some of those critics who think the Affordable Care Act is too intrusive have their own ... From: PBSNewsHour Views: 375 3 ratings Time: 02:12 More in News & Politics
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21:52:30 01/13/12
Health Reform: Changing the Game for Pediatric Cancer Patients?
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Health Reform: Changing the Game for Pediatric Cancer Patients?
For the full story, visit: www.pbs.org/newshour It looked like someone was hurting Cooper Cochran. The bruises seemed to be everywhere when Cherie Trout picked up her two-year-old from daycare one day. Then came the fevers and distended stomach. And finally, test results: He had acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Acute because the cancer cells were packed tightly into his spinal column with a direct pathway to his brain. The call from the hospital ended with more news -- Cooper's condition was so bad that Cherie would need to drive him to the UC Cancer Center in Sacramento within an hour for his first round of chemotherapy. And so it began. The single mother of three spent the next 14 months and juggling Cooper's hospital appointments and a job that kept the family afloat and -- critically -- covered by health insurance. "We were already a paycheck-to-paycheck family so the financial burden has been huge," she said. "I've met many families since Cooper's diagnosis where they lose up to 40 percent of their income. As have I." But it could have been worse, according to the bipartisan Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy -- especially before 2010 and the passage of some key provisions in the health care reform law. To be certain, in the eyes of many politicians, academics and regular Americans, the health reform law doesn't look like the right solution to what ails the health care system. And some of those critics who think the Affordable Care Act is too intrusive have their own ... From: PBSNewsHour Views: 375 3 ratings Time: 02:12 More in News & Politics
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14:45:48 01/11/12
Get Off Me Lion, I’m A Boss!
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Welcome to another episode at ICBW.tv
The biggest celebrity news over the past couple of weeks is the divorce of Russell Brand and Katy Perry .
Reports are that Brand was getting tired of Perry’s constant partying and lack of desire to start a family.
Other reports claim that Perry just got tired of his act, like most of America.
Have you seen this video of lion trying to attack a little girl while its behind protective glass at a zoo.
This lion is totally domesticated. Look at those weak-ass punches against the glass. Like the cowardly lion in Wizard of Oz . Ah, put them up.
And how tough is this little girl, barely flinching. She’s like what’s up lion...like a boss.
Did you see Snoop Dogg was arrested for possession of marijuana? Are these cops lazy or what? Whoa guys, don’t hurt yourself with all that investigation. I’m pretty sure I could walk up to Snoop Dogg’s house right now, and there’s weed there.
Jay-Z and Beyonce welcomed their baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter into the world this past week. Yipee, all we need is another celebrity over-achieving child like Will Smith’s kid to make me feel bad about myself. Awesome
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21:17:21 01/06/12
Chinese Local Government Debt "Serious:" Local Debt Expert
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Chinese Local Government Debt "Serious:" Local Debt Expert
For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me China's economy fared reasonably well during the world financial crisis, but also has economic issues that could potentially trigger a crisis in the world's second largest economy. The director of the Guangdong Social Sciences Association has researched local government debt in China and says it could become a serious problem in 2012. While the recent financial crisis in the West was triggered by the US sub-prime mortgage market, many analysts believe that in China it's local government debt that could trigger a future financial crisis in the world's second largest economy. China's audit office has uncovered over $80-billion of irregularities in local government debt, yet the problem may be even worse than what statistics show. [Yang Zhenghu, Director, Guangdong Social Sciences Association]: "Of the several cities I have surveyed, the problem is far more serious than what has been revealed. The statistics bureau, when summing up this data, has a certain amount of freedom to exaggerate, they can adjust the statistics according to political preference. The longer this goes on, when we research, the data we find shows an even more difficult situation." While the usual sources of income for local governments are decreasing, they're spending is increasing. Yang Zhenghu says this debt based spending will eventually cause problems. [Yang Zhenghu, Director, Guangdong ... From: NTDTV Views: 239 14 ratings Time: 02:18 More in News & Politics
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17:22:18 01/04/12
Nick Cannon Hospitalized For Kidney Failure
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Nick Cannon Hospitalized For Kidney Failure
Mariah Carey shared a pic of her husband in the hospital after he was admitted for kidney failure. SCARY NEWS FOR MARIAH CAREY AND NICK CANNON -- THE AMERICA'S GOT TALENT HOST HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN ASPEN, FOR "KIDNEY FAILURE." MARIAH BROKE THE NEWS ON TWITTER WEDNESDAY MORNING, SAYING, "Please pray for Nick as he's fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure." AND SHE POSTED THIS PIC, AND HE DOES NOT LOOK HAPPY. LATER, SHE POSTED THIS UPDATE ON HER WEBSITE, "This is us in the hospital - role reversal; Last year it was me attached to the machines (after having dembabies) and Nick was there with me through it, and now here we are. We're trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but please keep Nick in your thoughts because this is very painful. They tried to kick me out of the hospital but here I am pon de bed with Mr. C. We're doing OK but we're "straaaaaanded in Aspen". #DramaticDivaPlace (I know, we could be in a lot worse places) but the truth is as long as we're together, we're OK. I'm not trying to make light out of the situation because it's a serious moment that's very tough on all of us so please keep us and our family in your prayers. LYM. WE HOPE YOUR BACK ON YOUR FEET SOON NICK! From: CelebTV Views: 3137 10 ratings Time: 01:07 More in Entertainment
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17:22:18 01/04/12
Nick Cannon Hospitalized For Kidney Failure
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Nick Cannon Hospitalized For Kidney Failure
Mariah Carey shared a pic of her husband in the hospital after he was admitted for kidney failure. SCARY NEWS FOR MARIAH CAREY AND NICK CANNON -- THE AMERICA'S GOT TALENT HOST HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN ASPEN, FOR "KIDNEY FAILURE." MARIAH BROKE THE NEWS ON TWITTER WEDNESDAY MORNING, SAYING, "Please pray for Nick as he's fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure." AND SHE POSTED THIS PIC, AND HE DOES NOT LOOK HAPPY. LATER, SHE POSTED THIS UPDATE ON HER WEBSITE, "This is us in the hospital - role reversal; Last year it was me attached to the machines (after having dembabies) and Nick was there with me through it, and now here we are. We're trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but please keep Nick in your thoughts because this is very painful. They tried to kick me out of the hospital but here I am pon de bed with Mr. C. We're doing OK but we're "straaaaaanded in Aspen". #DramaticDivaPlace (I know, we could be in a lot worse places) but the truth is as long as we're together, we're OK. I'm not trying to make light out of the situation because it's a serious moment that's very tough on all of us so please keep us and our family in your prayers. LYM. WE HOPE YOUR BACK ON YOUR FEET SOON NICK! From: CelebTV Views: 3137 10 ratings Time: 01:07 More in Entertainment
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16:00:56 12/29/11
Mitt Romney's Big Promises - and Bigger Lies
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In the election of 1928, the Republican Party of Herbert Hoover promised voters "a chicken in every pot and a car in every backyard." (We all know how that turned out.) Now, Mitt Romney is pledging that "If I'm President" every college graduate will be guaranteed a job, Iran will have no nuclear weapons and the United States will dominate the 21st century. And when Romney isn't making fantastic promises about what he'll do when he gets to the White House, he's slandering the current occupant , Barack Obama.
"I Won't Let Iran Get Nukes"
Governor Romney's guarantees start with Iran and its nuclear program . In a November 10, 2011 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Romney pledged, " I won't let Iran get nukes ." Or as he put it 10 days earlier during a GOP national security debate : >
"If we re-elect Barack Obama, Iran will have a nuclear weapon. If you elect me as president, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon."
As to how he'll ensure that outcome, Romney explained that "If you want peace, prepare for war." And despite occasionally acknowledging the complexity of a strike against Iran and even the questionable possibility of success, Romney told the Wall Street Journal this weekend how he would get it done: >
So what would he do about it? "I do not have a top secret security clearance at this stage to be able to define precisely what kinds of actions we could take." But he adds that "the range includes something of a blockade nature, to something of a surgical strike nature, to something of a decapitate the regime nature, to eliminate the military threat of Iran altogether."
No U.S. Decline in Romney's "American Century"
Romney's promise to "eliminate the military threat of Iran altogether" is just part of his larger assurance that the 21st century will be another " American Century ." Pretending that the rise of India, China and Brazil doesn't inevitably entail the relative loss of U.S. power and influence, Romney announced in his October address at The Citadel : >
"This century must be an American Century. In an American Century, America has the strongest economy and the strongest military in the world. In an American Century, America leads the free world and the free world leads the entire world...As President of the United States, I will devote myself to an American Century. And I will never, ever apologize for America."
Not content to rest there, Romney accused President Obama of "waving the white flag of surrender": >
"An eloquently justified surrender of world leadership is still surrender. >
I will not surrender America's role in the world. This is very simple: If you do not want America to be the strongest nation on Earth, I am not your President. >
You have that President today."
Two months later, Mitt Romney repackaged his promise and his slander at the December 15 Republican debate in Sioux City, Iowa: >
"Our president thinks America is in decline. It is if he's president. It's not if I'm president. This is going to be an American century."
As for Romney's charge that President Obama "went around the world and apologized for America," the Washington Post Fact Checker deemed it a Four-Pinocchio lie .
A Job for Every College Graduate
At an event in New Hampshire last week, Governor Romney's pandering went from the sublime to the ridiculous. There, Mitt pledged President Romney would deliver full-employment for all American college graduates: >
"What I can promise you is this -- when you get out of college, if I'm president you'll have a job. If President Obama is reelected, you will not be able to get a job. That's the reason I will hopefully get young people who are in college is to say, You know what, I understand what it takes to get jobs in America."
As the record shows , not so much. After all, as the Los Angeles Times recently documented, Romney's "Bain Capital often maximized profits in part by firing workers." That's why FactCheck.org , the Washington Post Fact Checker and Fortune all refused to vouch for Romney's claim that "In those hundreds of businesses we invested in, tens of thousands of jobs net-net were created."
Obama "Has Not Created Any New Jobs"
If Mitt Romney can't prove his boasts about his own job creation record, neither can he justify his blatant lie about President Obama's : >
"25 million people are out of work because of Barack Obama. And so I'll compare my experience in the private sector where, net-net, we created over 100,000 jobs." >
"I'll compare that record with his record, where he has not created any new jobs."
Sadly for Mitt Romney, the Bush recession began in December 2007. As ThinkProgress rightly noted, "The private sector has added 2.3 million new jobs since March 2010, and it took the Obama economy one year to create more jobs than the economy under President Bush did in eight." As The Economist explained earlier, the recession was not at its deepest just as Barack Obama was entering office, but far worse than official statistics revealed at the time. Romney might also want to check with former McCain economic adviser Mark Zandi as well as the non-partisan CBO , who concluded that the Obama stimulus program "added up to 0.9 million jobs in 2009, 3.3 million jobs in 2010 and 2.6 million jobs in 2011."
Obama's Debt Exceeds All Previous Presidents Combined
Mitt Romney didn't just lie about Barack Obama's jobs record. At the Sioux City debate, he got President Obama's contribution to the federal debt all wrong as well: >
"We all understand that the spending crisis is extraordinary, with $15 trillion now in debt, with a president that's racked up as much debt as almost all of the other presidents combined."
Of course, we don't all understand that, because it's not true . After Ronald Reagan tripled the gross national debt and George W. Bush doubled it again, Uncle Sam's red ink totaled almost $11 trillion when Barack Obama took the oath of office.
Obama is "Taking over 100 Percent" of Health Care
In his desperate quest to win over conservative Republican primary voters, Mitt Romney has turned his back on his signature achievement which he once boasted was a health care model for the nation. And to do it, Romney has been lying for months by telling voters "Obamacare is about taking over 100 percent of the people's insurance in this country."
In a September 15, 2011 interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer , Romney made the same charge: >
"The Massachusetts plan was crafted for Massachusetts, for the needs of 8 percent of our population that didn't have insurance, not for the 92 percent that did. Obamacare is a plan that takes over 100 percent of the people in the country and their health care, and that's one of the reasons why people don't want it."
Sadly for Mitt Romney, repetition of a lie doesn't make it any more true.
The Affordable Care Act passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in the spring of 2010 targets the 17 percent of people (over 50 million people) who are uninsured . As Politifact explained in deeming Romney's fraud another "Pants on Fire" lie: >
According to the Census Bureau, the percentage of Americans without health insurance nationally was slightly under 17 percent in 2009, the year Obama began pushing for the bill. According to a Congressional Budget Office estimate, the number was about the same in 2010, when the measure was signed into law. Other estimates have pegged the national number at about 15 percent.
As Henry Aaron, a senior fellow with the centrist-to-liberal Brookings Institution right noted, comparing 8 percent to 17 percent "would have been apples to apples" when it comes to the impact of the individual mandate at the center of both the Massachusetts and national plans. Sadly, Politifact concluded, Romney was guilty of "a felony case of comparing apples and oranges."
Romney "Will Reverse President Obama's Massive Defense Cuts"
During that same "American Century" speech in October, Governor Romney pledged: >
"I will reverse President Obama's massive defense cuts. Time and again, we have seen that attempts to balance the budget by weakening our military only lead to a far higher price, not only in treasure, but in blood."
Sadly for Romney, as Steve Benen pointed out, defense spending has not only gone up every year of the Obama presidency . It is higher than it ever was when George W. Bush sat in the Oval Office.
Of course, Romney's confusion over matters of war and peace are hardly new. In an April op-ed for the Manchester Union Leader, Mitt forgot about the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan as he denounced President Obama for "one of the biggest peacetime spending binges in American history."
Obama's "Equal Outcomes" and "Entitlement Society"
Last week, the Romney campaign rolled out what may well become the meta-theme and meta-lie for the 2012 general election race.
After President Obama declared in his Osawatomie, Kansas address that Republican trickle down economics "never worked," Romney struck back. Just not with the truth: >
"Just a couple of weeks ago in Kansas, President Obama lectured us about Teddy Roosevelt's philosophy of government. But he failed to mention the important difference between Teddy Roosevelt and Barack Obama. Roosevelt believed that government should level the playing field to create equal opportunities. President Obama believes that government should create equal outcomes. >
"In an entitlement society, everyone receives the same or similar rewards, regardless of education, effort, and willingness to take risk. That which is earned by some is redistributed to the others. And the only people who truly enjoy any real rewards are those who do the redistributing -- the government. >
"The truth is that everyone may get the same rewards, but virtually everyone will be worse off."
By raising the mythical red menace of communism and falsely attributing it to Barack Obama, Romney in the words of Paul Krugman had introduced " The Big Lie " into his " Post-Truth Campaign ." While Andrew Sullivan announced "Mitt Romney is a big, fat liar," Steve Benen lamented that "Romney, allegedly the responsible one in the Republican field, has been reduced to lying uncontrollably." And while Greg Sargent in the past had expressed amazement at "Mitt Romney's casual, effortless falsehoods," New York Magazine's Jonathan Chait explained that Romney's red scare rose to a whole new level of duplicity: >
"This isn't just a casual line. In eight sentences, Romney asserts over and over again that Obama wants to create "equal outcomes" and give everybody the "same rewards." This is nuts, Glenn Beck-level insane. Restoring Clinton-era taxes is not a plan to equalize outcomes, or even close. It's not even a plan to stop rising inequality. Obama's America will continue to be the most unequal society in the advanced world -- only slightly less so. The alternative proposals accelerate inequality even further."
Of course, as the proliferating profiles from the Wall Street Journal , the New York Times , the Washington Post and others show, Mitt Romney is no stranger to inequality. Legendarily cheap and analytical , as a Harvard Business School student Romney gave a presentation to his classmates that "proved the value of family time based not on emotion but on yield." Two Romney quotes - " I love business " and " I love data " - seem to sum up the man.
As for loving the truth, that for Mitt Romney is apparently another matter altogether.
(This piece also appears at Perrspectives .)
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13:27:14 12/28/11
It Could Be Worse...Best of 2011
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Welcome to the Best of It Could Be Worse...2011 on ICBW.tv
We take pride on this show to finding all of the people and celebrities in this world that have embarrassing moments as a way to prove to us common folks that life Could Be Worse...
Let’s take a look back onto some of best moments caught on tape from 2011.
* Reporter Serene Branson at the Grammys not making any sense
* Charlie Sheen Meltdown with the Bi-Winning Song
* Fox 5 News Jetpack Epic FAIL
* Doug Hutchison and Courtney Stodden marriage explaination
* The Seize Testicles Defense
* How the London Riots got started
* Miley Cyrus Stoner Birthday Party
* Lady Gaga falls on stage
The star of 2011 hands down was Kim Kardashian , from her 30th birthday party to her wedding than to her quick divorce she was a main punching bag on It Could Be Worse...
* Kim Kardashian's 30th Birthday Keg Stand
* Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian tie the knot
* Kim and Kourtney Kardashian made fun of on live TV by news anchor
* Defending the Kim Kardashian wedding and divorce
Let's take a few more moments to look back on our favorite stories of 2011
* Stephanie Seymour getting real awkward with her son
* The Condom Dance
* William Shatner 's head looks like it will explode
* World's Fattest Four Year Old
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14:19:16 12/20/11
Joe Jonas Rushed to the Hospital
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Breaking news from Hollywood - Joe Jonas from the famous Jonas Brothers was rushed to a L.A. hospital because of severe stomach pains. No word yet on if the tummy aches are anyway connected to his vagina.
Chaz Bono and his fiancee, Jennifer , have called off their engagement. The official reason for the break-up is unknown at this time. Those close to the couple say that things started downhill, when Chaz started growing more chins than facial hair. Look at those cheeks, she makes King Kong Bundy look like a middleweight.
James Cameron is being sued for over $2 billion for allegedly stealing the idea for Avatar . Accuser Bryant Moore, writer of such non-epics like “Aquatica” and “Descendants: The Pollination” was able to give us some comments. (that you'll have to watch to see)
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