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02:01:26 05/25/12
Myth McConnell
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In the wake of the debt-ceiling crisis he helped manufacture last summer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell boasted it was "a hostage that's worth ransoming" which "also is a new template" for the future. As it turns out, those threats were among the few true words McConnell has uttered. Because while he's promising once again to blackmail the White House over the debt ceiling, the Kentucky Republican claimed it's because "we'd like to do something about the nation's biggest problem, spending and debt, which of course is the reason for this economic malaise." Of course, as the data show, it's the very austerity policies here and in Europe which are costing jobs and hurting growth.
But Mitch McConnell's myth-making hardly ends there. On the economy, taxes, deficits, health care and so much else, virtually all of McConnell's talking points are tried - and untrue.
( Click a link to jump to the details for each below ):
* "Obama Made the Economy Worse"
* "No Evidence Whatsoever That the Bush Tax Cuts Actually Diminished Revenue"
* "Punishing Job Creators"
* "We Look a Lot Like Greece Already"
* Public Sector Layoffs Are a "Local" Problem
* 47 Million Uninsured Americans "Don't Go Without Health Care"
* The Public Option "May Cost You Your Life"
* Democrats Are "Sticking It to Seniors with Cuts to Medicare"
"Obama Made the Economy Worse"
For months, Mitch McConnell (for example, here , here and here ) regurgitated the GOP talking point that President Obama " made the economy worse ." Sadly for the trickle-down mythmakers of the Republican Party , the facts and the overwhelming consensus of economists - including John McCain's 2008 brain trust - prove otherwise. President Obama not only did not make the American economy worse; no thanks to obstructionist Republicans in Congress he saved the United States from "Great Depression 2.0" and put the nation on the path to recovery.
Start, for example, with the conclusions of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Despite Republican mythmaking that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) "created zero jobs," in November the CBO reported that the stimulus added up to 2.4 million jobs and boosted GDP by as much as 1.9 points in the previous quarter. As The Hill explained, the CBO has found that "President Obama's 2009 stimulus package continues to benefit the struggling economy": >
The agency said the measure raised gross domestic product by between 0.3 and 1.9 percent in the third quarter of 2011, which ended Sept. 30. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that GDP in that quarter was only 2 percent total...
By CBO's numbers, the $800 billion stimulus added up to 0.9 million jobs in 2009, 3.3 million jobs in 2010 and 2.6 million jobs in 2011.
Mark Zandi , an adviser to John McCain in 2008, was adamant on positive role of the stimulus. Federal intervention, he and Princeton economist Alan Blinder argued in August 2010, literally saved the United States from a second Great Depression. In " How the Great Recession Was Brought to an End ," Blinder and Zandi's models confirmed the impact of the Obama recovery program and other federal interventions dating back to 2008, concluding that "laissez faire was not an option": >
We find that its effects on real GDP, jobs, and inflation are huge, and probably averted what could have been called Great Depression 2.0. For example, we estimate that, without the government's response, GDP in 2010 would be about 11.5% lower, payroll employment would be less by some 8½ million jobs, and the nation would now be experiencing deflation.
"No Evidence Whatsoever That the Bush Tax Cuts Actually Diminished Revenue"
In his version of the Republican myth that " tax cuts pay for themselves ," President Bush confidently proclaimed, "You cut taxes and the tax revenues increase." As it turned out, not so much.
After Ronald Reagan tripled the national debt with his supply-side tax cuts, George W. Bush doubled it again with his own. (Reagan's performance would have been much worse, had he not raised taxes 11 times to help make up the shocking shortfall.) As a share of American GDP, tax revenues peaked in 2000; that is, before the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003. As the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities concluded, the Bush tax cuts accounted for half of the deficits during his tenure, and if made permanent , over the next decade would cost the U.S. Treasury more than Iraq, Afghanistan, the recession, TARP and the stimulus - combined .
Nevertheless, as the Republican Party waged its all-out attack in 2010 to preserve the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy , the GOP's number two man in the Senate provided the talking point to help sell the $70 billion annual giveaway to America's rich. "You should never," Arizona's Jon Kyl declared, "have to offset the cost of a deliberate decision to reduce tax rates on Americans." For his part, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell rushed to defend Kyl's fuzzy math: >
"There's no evidence whatsoever that the Bush tax cuts actually diminished revenue. They increased revenue because of the vibrancy of these tax cuts in the economy. So I think what Senator Kyl was expressing was the view of virtually every Republican on that subject."
That may have been a view universally shared by virtually every Republican, but it happens to be wrong.
"Punishing Job Creators"
For years, Senator McConnell has been among the legions of Republicans wrongly arguing that even the slightest increase in taxes for the wealthiest Americans is tantamount to " punishing job creators ." As his colleague John Boehner put it: >
"The top one percent of wage earners in the United States...pay forty percent of the income taxes...The people he's [President Obama] is talking about taxing are the very people that we expect to reinvest in our economy."
If so, those expectations were sadly unmet under George W. Bush. After all, the last time the top tax rate was 39.6 percent during the Clinton administration , the United States enjoyed rising incomes, 23 million new jobs and budget surpluses. Under Bush? Not so much.
On January 9, 2009, the Republican-friendly Wall Street Journal summed it up with an article titled simply, " Bush on Jobs: the Worst Track Record on Record ." (The Journal's interactive table quantifies his staggering failure relative to every post-World War II president.) The meager one million jobs created under President Bush didn't merely pale in comparison to the 23 million produced during Bill Clinton's tenure. In September 2009, the Congressional Joint Economic Committee charted Bush's job creation disaster, the worst since Hoover.
That dismal performance prompted David Leonhardt of the New York Times to ask last fall, "Why should we believe that extending the Bush tax cuts will provide a big lift to growth?" His answer was unambiguous: >
Those tax cuts passed in 2001 amid big promises about what they would do for the economy. What followed? The decade with the slowest average annual growth since World War II. Amazingly, that statement is true even if you forget about the Great Recession and simply look at 2001-7... >
Is there good evidence the tax cuts persuaded more people to join the work force (because they would be able to keep more of their income)? Not really. The labor-force participation rate fell in the years after 2001 and has never again approached its record in the year 2000. >
Is there evidence that the tax cuts led to a lot of entrepreneurship and innovation? Again, no. The rate at which start-up businesses created jobs fell during the past decade.
The data are clear: lower taxes for America's so called job-creators don't mean either faster economic growth or more jobs for Americans .
As Jared Bernstein aptly put it earlier this month: >
"Tax cuts and job growth? They're just not that into each other."
"We Look a Lot Like Greece Already"
As their last round of hostage-taking of the debt heated up last summer, Republicans including Mitch McConnell warned, "We look a lot like Greece."
hile FactCheck.org was quick to conclude that "whatever it 'looks like' through Sen. McConnell's eyes -- the fact is that the U.S. is not yet a fiscal wreck of Greek proportions," its analysis hardly does justice to the scale of the Republican myth-making. The Washington Monthly's Steve Benen summed it up quite succinctly: >
New rule: every time a confused Republican lawmakers compare the United States' fiscal conditions to that of Greece, an angel loses its wings.
Look, the very idea is just crazy. The U.S. has extremely low interest rates and foreign investor are happy to loan us money; Greece has extremely high interest rates and no one is eager to loan the country money. The U.S. has our own currency; Greece has the Euro. We have a great credit rating (for now); Greece has an awful credit rating. We have a manageable debt; Greece has a debt crisis. We're a large country with an enormous economy; Greece is a small country with a small economy. We have one of the world's most stable systems of government (at least until six months ago); Greece's government structure is a little shaky.
For his part, Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has been decrying the " Hellenization of economic discourse " for months. "Greece -- with a long history of fiscal irresponsibility, very high public debt, and a country without a currency -- doesn't bear much resemblance even to the other peripheral Europeans, let alone the United States."
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Here's debt levels (if you ask me the IMF projections for Greece are too optimistic). >
Plus there's the having your own currency thing, and the fact that the interest rate on US 10-year bonds is 3.11 percent, on Greek bonds 16.82 percent. >
Otherwise we're exactly the same.
Public Sector Layoffs a "Local" Problem
Last fall, Minority Leader McConnell led the GOP opposition to President Obama's proposed $400 billion American Jobs Act. The loss of hundreds of thousands of police, firefighter, teacher and other public sector jobs, he insisted, was a "local" problem.
As it turns out, the 600,000 state and local government jobs already lost since December 2008 is very much a national issue. That " anti-stimulus ," it turns out, has added a full point to America's unemployment rate .
Last month, the Economic Policy Institute noted that the private sector had gained 2.8 million jobs while federal, state and local governments shed 584,000 just since June 2009. EPI concluded that the public sector job losses constituted "an unprecedented drag on the recovery": >
"The current recovery is the only one that has seen public-sector losses over its first 31 months."
Back in March, Paul Krugman expressed the same point , but with some inconvenient historical context for the Party of Reagan. "In fact, if it weren't for this destructive fiscal austerity," Krugman explained, "Our unemployment rate would almost certainly be lower now than it was at a comparable stage of the 'Morning in America' recovery during the Reagan era." >
We're talking big numbers here. If government employment under Mr. Obama had grown at Reagan-era rates, 1.3 million more Americans would be working as schoolteachers, firefighters, police officers, etc., than are currently employed in such jobs. >
And once you take the effects of public spending on private employment into account, a rough estimate is that the unemployment rate would be 1.5 percentage points lower than it is, or below 7 percent -- significantly better than the Reagan economy at this stage.
47 Million Uninsured Americans "Don't Go Without Health Care"
McConnell the " strict obstructionist " was naturally in the forefront of the all-out Republican effort to block health care reform at any cost. As he repeatedly put it in June 2009 , "all of us want reform, but not reform that denies, delays, or rations health care." To prove his point, McConnell didn't merely trot out a Canadian patient who came to the U.S. for special treatment, but insisted to NBC's David Gregory that no American does without health care now. >
GREGORY: Do you think it's a moral issue that 47 million Americans go without health insurance? >
McCONNELL: Well, they don't go without health care. It's not the most efficient way to provide it. As we know, the doctors in the hospitals are sworn to provide health care. We all agree it is not the most efficient way to provide health care to find somebody only in the emergency room and then pass those costs on to those who are paying for insurance. So it is important, I think, to reduce the number of uninsured. The question is, what is the best way to do that?
That President George W. Bush, Tom Delay and Paul Broun among other Republicans also claimed "people have access to health care in America...after all, you just go to an emergency room" doesn't make it any more true. As the numbers show -- 50 million uninsured, another 25 million uninsured, 45,000 unnecessary deaths, one in five Americans "self-rationing" care and 62 percent of all personal bankruptcies being related to medical bills -- the crisis is far worse than the one Mitch McConnell pretends doesn't exist.
The Public Option "May Cost You Your Life"
While Mitch McConnell insisted that the lack of insurance doesn't prevent anyone from getting health care, in 2009 he suggested having coverage could prove fatal . Months before the passage of the Affordable Care Act without the so-called "public option," Minority Leader McConnell said it would be deadly.
That irresponsible fear-mongering came during an appearance on Dennis Miller's radio show in October 2009. Blasting the "opt-out" version of the public option then being considered in the Senate bill, the Senator from the state ranked 45th in health care performance insisted access to coverage could kill you : >
MCCONNELL: Well, it doesn't make any difference frankly whether you opt-in or you opt-out, it's still a government plan. You know, Medicaid, the program for the poor now, states can opt-out of that, but none of them have. I think if you have any kind of government insurance program, you're going to be stuck with it and it will lead us in the direction of the European style, you know, sort of British-style, single payer, government run system. And those systems are known for delays, denial of care and, you know, if your particular malady doesn't fit the government regulation, you don't get the medication. >
MILLER: Right. >
MCCONNELL: And it may cost you your life. I mean, we don't want to go down that path.
As a Harvard Medical School study found, each year the path of no health insurance leads 45,000 Americans to the grave.
Democrats Are "Sticking It to Seniors with Cuts to Medicare"
For two years running, Mitch McConnell has been among the 40 GOP Senator voting for Paul Ryan's House budget plan to privatize and inevitably ration Medicare now used by 46 million American seniors. In the late 1990's, McConnell joined in Newt Gingrich's effort to slash almost 15 percent from the Medicare budget so that the program would "wither on the vine." But when the Affordable Care Act called for savings from the private Medicare Advantage program used by only 15 percent of elderly beneficiaries, it was Mitch McConnell who warned seniors about the mythical danger.
In July 2009, McConnell tried to scare America's 46 million Medicare beneficiaries by declaring, "The administration plans to use Medicare cuts to fund yet another new government program." Hoping to build on the momentum of the GOP's disgusting and demonstrably false " euthanasia " talking point, McConnell cautioned: >
"Some in Congress seem to be in such a rush to pass just any reform, rather than the right reform, that they're looking everywhere for the money to pay for it -- even if it means sticking it to seniors with cuts to Medicare."
That salvo comes just two weeks after McConnell promised to defeat health care reform in the Senate, warning America's highest turnout voting block: >
"They are going to pay for this plan by cutting Medicare, that is cutting seniors."
Those claims, the New York Times pointed out the day after the Republicans' overwhelming triumph in the 2010 midterms elections were misleading at best and false at worst. But, sadly, they worked .
And so it goes.
As Joshua Green documented last year in the Atlantic , "Mitch McConnell is a master manipulator and strategist" whose "relentless tactics have made his party victorious." But that doesn't make him a truth-teller, except on those rare occasions when he reveals his true motivations. During the debt ceiling stand-off last summer , McConnell briefly got weak in the knees at the prospect of U.S. sovereign default not because it would be a disaster for the nation, but because it could damage his Republican Party : >
"I refuse to help Barack Obama get re-elected by marching Republicans into a position where we have co-ownership of a bad economy. ... If we go into default, he will say that Republicans are making the economy worse and try to convince the public -- maybe with some merit, if people stop getting their Social Security checks and military families start getting letters saying service people overseas don't get paid. It's an argument he could have a good chance of winning, and all of the sudden we have co-ownership of a bad economy," he said. "That is very bad positioning going into an election."
Especially an election which marks the culmination of Mitch McConnell's work over the past three and a half years: >
"The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president."
(This piece also appears at Perrspectives .)
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18:00:22 05/24/12
Colorado 'Birther' Congressman Backtracks
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What do you do when you say something foolish just to excite your base (and loosen their wallets) but it's caught on tape so what you said gets you in even more trouble in what was once a very "red district" that has recently become much bluer through redistricting? Well, if you're Republican Mike Coffman you make yourself look even more ridiculous.
via 9News in Denver : >
DENVER - Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado) repeatedly answered with a one-line talking point when asked by 9NEWS about his recent comments questioning President Barack Obama's birthplace and whether he's really an American at heart.
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Coffman reiterated that he misspoke and apologized, but would not elaborate. Coffman offered the same one-line explanation to every question asked, including when he was asked if he would answer any question with a different response.
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"I don't know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States of America. I don't know that," Coffman told donors. "But I do know this, that in his heart, he's not an American. He's just not an American."
Informed that the comments were recorded, the Coffman campaign issued a written statement.
"I misspoke and I apologize. I have confidence in President Obama's citizenship and legitimacy as President of the United States," the statement read. "I don't believe the President shares my belief in American Exceptionalism. His policies reflect a philosophy that America is but one nation among many equals," the statement read. "As a Marine, I believe America is unique and based on a core set of principles that make it superior to other nations."
Coffman knows he stepped in it with his idiotic remarks and is now just trying to lay low till this blows over. The lingering stink will stay with him though through the election.
If you live in Colorado's 6th district you do have a far better choice in Joe Miklosi .
Partial transcript below. >
KYLE CLARK: Let me ask you, after your comments about the President, do you feel voters are owed a better explanation than just, I misspoke?
REP. COFFMAN: I think that... Umm... I stand by my statement that I misspoke and I apologize.
KYLE CLARK: OK. And who were you apologizing to?
REP. COFFMAN: You know, I stand by my statement that I misspoke and I apologize.
KYLE CLARK: I apologize, we talk to you all the time, you're a very forthcoming guy. Who's telling you not to talk and to handle it like this?
REP. COFFMAN: I stand by my statement, that I wrote, that you have, and I misspoke and I apologize.
KYLE CLARK: Was it that you thought it would go over well in Elbert County where folks are very conservative and you'd never say something like that in the suburbs?
REP. COFFMAN: I stand by my statement that I misspoke and I apologize.
KYLE CLARK: Is there anything I can ask you that you'll answer differently?
REP. COFFMAN: You know, I stand by my statement that I misspoke and I apologize.
KYLE CLARK: Thank you, congressman.
REP. COFFMAN: Thank you.
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16:36:01 05/04/12
Google Buys Earth and Nugent Song - NTN #123
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GOOGLE: RESISTANCE IS FUTILE… ALSO SEARCHABLE
Cap News is reporting that Google has agreed in principle to acquire the planet Earth for a record $590.6 billion in cash and assets.
"With the completion of our Google Earth project, we have analyzed every square mile of this beautiful planet and are poised to take Google to a whole new level," says a Google spokesperson. "The world at large will not be able to sneeze without Google knowing about it, and we believe that's a good thing."
http://crystalair.com/story.php?id=200704014
GOP: BRANDING EXTREMISM FOR YOUR FUTURE
Now that President Obama has unveiled his 2012 campaign slogan “Forward,” the GOP has come out with its own motto.
“We’re going with “Yeah, but he’s black!” a Republican strategist told NTN. “It covers all of Obama’s successes with a simple rebuttal – he killed Bin Laden? Yeah, but he’s black. He got rid of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell? Yeah, but he’s black. He saved the American automotive industry? Well, you can see where we’re going with this one.”
And finally…
TED NUGENT: WANGO TANG-OH-OH
Controversial bow hunter and rock star Ted Nugent says despite complaints from “commies, gays and homos,” his new song isn’t meant to be taken literally.
Nugent is well known for calling Hillary Clinton a worthless bitch and threatening to kill the president. But he insists his new song “Kill The President and that Bitch Hillary,” is an allegory.
“That’s a word, right? Allegory?” he recently told NTN. “Yeah, go with that. Freedom!”
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22:14:00 05/03/12
Money from Video Games
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"http://www.lockergnome.com/news/2012/04/20/how-gamers-make-real-money-from-vi... - There is a popular saying out there that if you can do what you love for a living, you're rich no matter how much money you actually make. I'm a believer in this philosophy, though the idea of playing video games for real money has always sounded rather strange. I mean, really. Who would pay you to play a video game? How could you turn your time spent playing into a paycheck? Well, there are actually quite a few people out there who make a considerable living from doing that just. Here are some ways gamers are (or potentially will) make money doing exactly what they love to do. You can watch the entire live TLDR episode here: http://youtu.be/b29WqpgSxww http://www.gnomies.com http://go.tagjag.com/spread http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo"
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19:28:57 05/03/12
Tom Hiddleston Talks Loki In 'Thor 2'
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Tom Hiddleston Talks Loki In 'Thor 2'
bit.ly - The Avengers Clevver U! bit.ly - The Avengers Trailer! bit.ly - Click to Subscribe! Facebook.com - Become a Fan! Twitter.com - Follow Us! Is Loki plunging deeper into the dark side? Tom Hiddleston talks about his character in the upcoming Thor sequel, and Clevver Movies has the story. As if efforts to destroy humanity weren't low enough for the bad guy, Hiddleston wants to take the character even lower. He sat down with MTV to discuss the depths of his character and what's in store for him in 'Thor 2'. Hiddleston isn't afraid of taking the character rock bottom. He says, "I'd like to see him yield, essentially, to his darkest instincts. Then, having hit rock bottom, maybe come back up." Hiddleston hopes that the character will go through a full arc of destruction and redemption in the films. If they take a note from the comic books, Loki could even join the good side. Hiddleston states, "I think the fascination for me about playing Loki is that, in the history of the mythology and the comic books and the Scandinavian myths, is he's constantly dancing on this fault line of the dark side and redemption." Loki's transformation to good guy would certainly be a new approach for Marvel. Rarely do we see villains long enough to explore their psyche. Are you ready to see Loki in a whole new light? Do you believe he can join sides with The Avengers? Sound off in the comments below. I'm Tatiana Carrier, and you're watching Clevver Movies, the #1 source for movie news. From: ClevverMovies Views: 7871 111 ratings Time: 01:24 More in Film & Animation
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18:48:08 04/27/12
For The Foxes - Easy Way
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For The Foxes - Easy Way
Buy the EP on iTunes here: smarturl.it Buy the EP from Hopeless Records here: hopel.es More from For The Foxes: hopel.es More from Hopeless Records: hopel.es Lyrics: all the things weʼve done itʼs like were living on the run we never took the easy way Iʼll tell you that this life aint free why canʼt we just eat and drink like kings we never took a like to fancy things we never took the easy way our guns are feeling hot today why cant we just say the things we wanna say oh I can never let you go donʼt you ever let me go weʼre close I can feel it oh I can never let this go nothingʼs ever set in stone weʼre stuck on believing all the ships weʼve sunk well is closer close enough we never took the easy way weʼre moving like a hurricane why canʼt we just oh youʼre living in the city and it shows weʼre eating like an alley cat it stays the same if we reset this stage will we start to grow oh I can never let you go donʼt you ever let me go weʼre far from the ceiling oh I can never let this go nothingʼs ever set in stone weʼre stuck on believing oh weʼre having a real good time oh am I ever gonna see the only place Iʼll ever wanna be is here I donʼt know where the birds have flown but I think weʼll stay here weʼll call you out on the radio so clear and all the things weʼve done no weʼre never gonna run there never was an easy way weʼre gonna break your heart some day some day oh I can never let you go, donʼt you ever let me go weʼre far from the ceiling I can feel it now the only ... From: HopelessRecords Views: 2317 65 ratings Time: 04:28 More in Music
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03:46:20 04/20/12
MM247: Best iPad Accessories - Bamboo Stylus, Aluminum Keyboard Case
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What are the newest and moxiest iPad accessories? Check out the Moxie Mo's 2 most favorite accessories that will change the way you use your iPad forever. Check out Wacom's new Bamboo Stylus pen and the Aluminum Keyboard Buddy Case!
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Wacom's Bamboo Stylus for the iPad
The Moxie Mo just got his very own Bamboo Stylus and I must say, it's changed my life! Never again will I need paper to write down notes, jot down meeting "to do's" or draw sketches, graphs and charts. As we discussed in episode 245 , the moxiest iPad app Paper will work BEAUTIFULLY with the best iPad "pen" you can ever own. Details inside this episode!
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23:52:49 04/17/12
Hulu is going to pitch advertisers on something really new – original programming.
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Believe it or not, Hulu has been around for five years. But the big news is that its $8-a-month Hulu Plus service just topped 2 million subscribers. This week, Hulu is going to pitch advertisers on something really new – original programming. You know Hulu from its humble beginnings as the best place to watch network television content on the Internet, but now Hulu is going to try its hand at the most difficult game in town – selling a new series that will only premier on Hulu online. Jason Kilar, Hulu’s CEO recently said, “If we’re really on our game, people will look back on it and will say, ‘Wow, I can’t believe TV was like that in 2007’.” Of course, he is referring to the online experience he helped create. And, Jason’s right, Hulu is a great place to watch network tv content online. But, will Hulu’s original content be equally great? Can Hulu compete in a world with Comcast Xfinity, Netflix and dozens of other online video competitors?
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17:08:44 04/15/12
euronews reporter - French elections: what's Y got to do with it?
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euronews reporter - French elections: what's Y got to do with it?
www.euronews.com They are young, they are French and they are part of what is known as Generation Y. A generation less than 30 years old, they are said to number 13 million in France, or about one fifth of the population. They are also called digital natives - raised on the internet - they are connected, they are informed but they are also feeling increasingly sidelined by an older generation which they say does not help them when it comes to finding work, housing and overall responsibility. Ophelie Latil is 28 years old. She is about to finish a short-term work contract with little prospects of being hired full time. She also belongs to a movement called 'Generation Precaire' meaning "precarious generation". A generation she says is being increasingly sacrificed; paying not only for the economic crisis but for a retiring baby boom generation. "There's a sort of humiliation. The idea that we've studied, we've invested a lot, we've asked others to invest in us both financially and emotionally and we really believed what we were told in school or during our internships," said Ophelie. "They say 'You'll see, you will earn 40000 euros per year. A glorious future awaits you'. And it's only at the end that you realise that you're in debt, that you can't find somewhere to live, you can't find work and the only offers are internships, not even short-term contracts. The problem is that no one tells you that in France less than 10 percent of internships end up with a full work ... From: Euronews Views: 844 18 ratings Time: 08:23 More in Shows
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17:08:44 04/15/12
euronews reporter - French elections: what's Y got to do with it?
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euronews reporter - French elections: what's Y got to do with it?
www.euronews.com They are young, they are French and they are part of what is known as Generation Y. A generation less than 30 years old, they are said to number 13 million in France, or about one fifth of the population. They are also called digital natives - raised on the internet - they are connected, they are informed but they are also feeling increasingly sidelined by an older generation which they say does not help them when it comes to finding work, housing and overall responsibility. Ophelie Latil is 28 years old. She is about to finish a short-term work contract with little prospects of being hired full time. She also belongs to a movement called 'Generation Precaire' meaning "precarious generation". A generation she says is being increasingly sacrificed; paying not only for the economic crisis but for a retiring baby boom generation. "There's a sort of humiliation. The idea that we've studied, we've invested a lot, we've asked others to invest in us both financially and emotionally and we really believed what we were told in school or during our internships," said Ophelie. "They say 'You'll see, you will earn 40000 euros per year. A glorious future awaits you'. And it's only at the end that you realise that you're in debt, that you can't find somewhere to live, you can't find work and the only offers are internships, not even short-term contracts. The problem is that no one tells you that in France less than 10 percent of internships end up with a full work ... From: Euronews Views: 899 18 ratings Time: 08:23 More in Shows
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17:33:51 04/10/12
The Used - Moving On
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The Used - Moving On
Buy the album on iTunes: hopel.es Buy the album and merch from Hopeless here: hopel.es More from the Used: hopel.es More from Hopeless Records: hopel.es Lyrics: i might have so far to go and the moments left behind i started gasping for air got that, i'm still breathing swallow the pain, i thought i didn't need it, didn't need it at all when i watch the cut heal, i know my heart is still beating it's safe to say that nothing lasts forever just like i can not escape tomorrow we'll keep moving on we'll feel the start until we see what we've become when that's the left for us to follow we'll keep moving on might not have so far to go just to leave the me%scarons behind (leave the mess behind) i see the sun coming up i know it's worth believing have you lost my mind? have you lost the feeling? it's been there all along it makes me feel strong to know my heart's still beating it's safe to say that nothing lasts forever just like i can not escape tomorrow we'll keep moving on we'll feel the start until we see what we've become when that's the left for us to follow we'll keep moving on we'll keep moving on feel the beat of my broken heart feel the beat as we're moving on feel the beat of my broken heart feel the beat as we're moving on it's getting awkward, faith will survive so feel the beat of my broken heart it's getting old we've been here for so long so feel the beat of my broken heart it's safe to say that nothing la%scaronts forever just like i can not escape tomorrow we'll keep ... From: HopelessRecords Views: 16516 203 ratings Time: 04:02 More in Music
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17:29:34 04/08/12
Driveshaft 102 - Remove Universal Joints
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Driveshaft 102 - Remove Universal Joints
This is how I prefer to press out U-joints. I don't have a bearing press yet, but you don't have to have one to do this. There are many ways to do this job, and some work better than others. Each method comes with a different set of advantages and disadvantages; however, I am from the school that teaches not to beat on your driveshaft with a hammer. I've seen so many people banging and pounding on their u-joints with a hammer and to me it just doesn't make any sense. I really don't believe that's the best way to do it. Maybe they like the sound of banging on steel pipes? Maybe they hate their neighbors? Maybe they just can't shake a certain ex girlfriend from their thoughts and it brings them some relief? I say, why risk damaging the saddles and ruining the part? Why bang on a brand new universal joint with 4 sets of needle bearings in it? To save time? I refuse to beat on my driveshaft. So you're going to see a different method than the mainstream. If you can press it out, why on earth would you bang on it if you have other tools that can do a better job. Since the 2-jaw puller is needed to do other parts of this job, might as well put 'er to good use and get 'er done. From: Jafromobile Views: 1190 34 ratings Time: 07:34 More in Autos & Vehicles
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18:28:31 03/28/12
Candice Swanepoel's Sexy British GQ Shoot
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Candice Swanepoel's Sexy British GQ Shoot
VIDEO: The Victoria's Secret angel poses for some super hot pictures in May's GQ, plus talks about being awkward in high school in behind-the-scenes video! ALL THE GUYS ACROSS THE POND ARE GETTING QUITE AN EYEFUL OF SEXY SUPERMODEL CANDICE SWANEPOEL IN BRITISH GQ... BUT THANKS TO THE WONDERS OF THE INTERNET NOW YOU CAN TOO... THE VICTORIA'S SECRET ANGEL COULD NOT LOOK HOTTER IN THIS STEAMY PHOTO SHOOT FOR GQ UK... THAT PERFECT BODY... SEXY BEDROOM EYES...NEED WE SAY MORE??? BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, LIFE WASN'T ALWAYS A BEACH FOR CANDICE... "In high school I was really awkward looking." SO AWKWARD IN FACT, THAT SHE WAS BULLIED! SHE TELLS THE MAG, "At school, I got teased because I was so thin and awkward-looking." SO THE SOUTH AFRICAN BEAUTY SPENT LOTS OF TIME AFTER SCHOOL WATCHING FASHION TV. SHE SAYS, "I would say to my mom, 'The girls at school are teasing me, but I look like those girls on TV.' A year later, someone took me to an agency and that's it...I put my head down and worked my ass off. And look where it got me." AND IN THIS CASE, REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED -- HOT. "I know it sounds terrible," CANDICE SAYS, "but it does feel good to show those people." WE BET IT DOES... AND WHENEVER SHE NEEDS CHEERING UP, SHE CAN JUST LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND ON THE INTERNET. "Whenever you feel down, you can check on Twitter and feel better about yourself, because it's only people who like you." WE'RE THINKIN THAT'S PROBABLY EASY FOR YOU TO SAY! AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT A WHOLE LOT ... From: CelebTV Views: 804 6 ratings Time: 01:25 More in Entertainment
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01:33:57 03/28/12
Independent Lens | You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't | Clip 3 | PBS
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Independent Lens | You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't | Clip 3 | PBS
www.pbs.org Premiering March 29, 2012. Check local listings: www.pbs.org In this clip from the film, feisty Alzheimer's patient Lee Gorewitz pinches a box of cereal from the staff and teases her fellow patients as a way to combat caginess in the care unit. For Lee Gorewitz, life is an odyssey. From the moment she wakes up, Lee wanders to the boundaries of the unit. Along her route, she gazes through windows, examines other residents' rooms, and strains to see beyond the front entrance. An enigmatic outsider, Lee is on a quest for something that she can neither articulate nor comprehend; she is interested only in where her instincts guide her. Drawn to family photographs scattered throughout her bedroom, Lee is unable to identify herself in the pictures. Combing through the items in her closet, she mistakes an everyday outfit for her wedding dress. Seeking answers elsewhere, Lee finds a birthday card but cannot recognize that she is the "Mom" to whom the card is addressed. Exasperated and missing her children, Lee embraces a make believe family of stuffed animals. Although she lacks the ability to grasp memories, Lee's attempts at recollection demonstrate unusual and poetic candor. Reflecting on her birthplace, she says, "Brooklyn, it's right behind you." Regarding her deceased husband, she professes, "How do I even say it? The air ... was very good." Considering love, she intones, "That's a damn good thing to work with." With a past that is out of reach, Lee turns her ... From: PBS Views: 466 5 ratings Time: 01:13 More in Film & Animation
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01:30:10 03/28/12
Independent Lens | You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't | Clip 2 | PBS
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Independent Lens | You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't | Clip 2 | PBS
www.pbs.org Premiering March 29, 2012. Check local listings: www.pbs.org Lee Gorewitz is a feisty, opinionated woman given to philosophical ruminations on the nature of things, even as she struggles to navigate the increasingly confused and confusing landscape of Alzheimer's disease. In this clip, she makes mischief during the activity period in the Alzheimer's care facility where she lives. For Lee Gorewitz, life is an odyssey. From the moment she wakes up, Lee wanders to the boundaries of the unit. Along her route, she gazes through windows, examines other residents' rooms, and strains to see beyond the front entrance. An enigmatic outsider, Lee is on a quest for something that she can neither articulate nor comprehend; she is interested only in where her instincts guide her. Drawn to family photographs scattered throughout her bedroom, Lee is unable to identify herself in the pictures. Combing through the items in her closet, she mistakes an everyday outfit for her wedding dress. Seeking answers elsewhere, Lee finds a birthday card but cannot recognize that she is the "Mom" to whom the card is addressed. Exasperated and missing her children, Lee embraces a make believe family of stuffed animals. Although she lacks the ability to grasp memories, Lee's attempts at recollection demonstrate unusual and poetic candor. Reflecting on her birthplace, she says, "Brooklyn, it's right behind you." Regarding her deceased husband, she professes, "How do I even say it? The air ... From: PBS Views: 461 10 ratings Time: 00:51 More in Film & Animation
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01:28:54 03/28/12
Independent Lens | You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't | Clip 1 | PBS
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Independent Lens | You're Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don't | Clip 1 | PBS
www.pbs.org Premiering March 29, 2012. Check local listings: www.pbs.org Lee finds a birthday card but cannot recognize that she is the "Mom" to whom the card is addressed. Exasperated and missing her children, Lee embraces a make believe family of stuffed animals. For Lee Gorewitz, life is an odyssey. From the moment she wakes up, Lee wanders to the boundaries of the unit. Along her route, she gazes through windows, examines other residents' rooms, and strains to see beyond the front entrance. An enigmatic outsider, Lee is on a quest for something that she can neither articulate nor comprehend; she is interested only in where her instincts guide her. Drawn to family photographs scattered throughout her bedroom, Lee is unable to identify herself in the pictures. Combing through the items in her closet, she mistakes an everyday outfit for her wedding dress. Seeking answers elsewhere, Lee finds a birthday card but cannot recognize that she is the "Mom" to whom the card is addressed. Exasperated and missing her children, Lee embraces a make believe family of stuffed animals. Although she lacks the ability to grasp memories, Lee's attempts at recollection demonstrate unusual and poetic candor. Reflecting on her birthplace, she says, "Brooklyn, it's right behind you." Regarding her deceased husband, she professes, "How do I even say it? The air ... was very good." Considering love, she intones, "That's a damn good thing to work with." With a past that is out of reach, Lee ... From: PBS Views: 460 5 ratings Time: 01:05 More in Film & Animation
