Academy Award Open Thread

80th Annual Academy Awards

Oscar.com

5 PT/8 ET ABC. Jon Stewart hosts.

People are walking down the red carpet. It's raining, but there's a huge canopy over the carpet. People look wonderful, darling.

Open thread. Enjoy the Oscars.

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The Forgotten War

Geez, You have to read the NY Times piece that Gray pointed out.

As I went to get some hot chocolate in the dining tent, the peaceful night was shattered by mortars, rockets and machine-gun fire banging and bursting around us. It was a coordinated attack on all the fire bases. It didn’t take long to understand why so many soldiers were taking antidepressants. The soldiers were on a 15-month tour that included just 18 days off. Many of them were “stop-lossed,” meaning their contracts were extended because the army is stretched so thin. You are not allowed to refuse these extensions. And they felt eclipsed by Iraq. As Sgt. Erick Gallardo put it: “We don’t get supplies, assets. We scrounge for everything and live a lot more rugged. But we know the war is here. --nytimes.com

What a complete disaster to lose a war. Bush is losing two.

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More Japanese Music

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Fun Fact

50%

of the top 10 fiction books in Japan were written on a cell phone. (2007)

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John McCain, No Integrity

I've never done any favors for anybody -- lobbyists or special interest group," he continued. "That's a clear 24-year record. I do find the timing of this whole issue very interesting, and we're not going to stand for what happened to us in 2000.

We're getting close to the primaries. These allegations are coming out at a very interesting time and I have never ever done a favor for any lobbyist or special interest group. And that's the opinion of all who have dealt with me. -- Senator John McCain, Maverick!

Rick Davis, Campaign Manager *Lobbyist*
Charles Black, Senior Campaign Advisor *Lobbyist*
Steve Schmidt, Senior Campaign Advisor *Lobbyist*
Marc McKinnon, Top Campaign Aide *Lobbyist*
Mark Buse, Senate Chief of Staff *Lobbyist*
Tom Loeffler, Top Fundraiser *Lobbyist*
Wayne Berman, Campaign Fundraiser *Lobbyist*
Rick Renzi, Co-Chair Arizona *Indicted*

(Okay Renzi is not a lobbyist, but he is a crook, so whats the diff!)

This guy is bought and paid for by Corporate America®

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