Are Roger Ailes' Fox News Freaks Inadvertently Helping Democrats?

This is a very good commentary on Fox News and the hole that it is digging itself.  The further to the extreme right they go, they more they alienate the center and independent voters in the country.

We're #1 - Ten Depressing Ways America is Exceptional

"The central tenet of that culture is a celebration of the "me" and an aversion to the "we". When Harris pollsters asked US citizens aged 18 and older what it means to be an American the answers surprised no one. Nearly 60 percent used the word freedom.

Your Favorite Newspaper Comics

I was talking with my wife last night, and we got on the subject of comic strips. This got me thinking about all the comics that I used to read and love when I was a kid.

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Florida Pastor Calls Off Koran Burning

Looks like the Saturday burning is off. Also something about the NYC mosque being moved and the pastor going to NYC to visit the Imam. Not much info in the article, but I saw all this on the local news here in Orlando.

Bill Maher - New Rules 10/09/09

I've always enjoyed the "New Rules" segment of Real Time with Bill Maher, but I particularly liked this one, especially his new name for Toby Keith.

TV's Funniest Commercial Characters

What are your favorites, past or present?

Is Reality TV Reality?

I'm not exactly sure when the reality TV craze started, or with what program. Thinking back, I'm guessing it is between the "Real World" on MTV and "Survivor". Ever since those shows, there has been an exponential rise in the number of reality shows that have hit the airwaves.

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A Journey to Madagascar - Pt. 6: The Drive to Toliara and the Paradisier Hotel

We woke on New Years Day just as it was getting light. Today was the day that we would drive back to Toliara, and then to Ifaty for a one night stay at the Paradisier Hotel. After we packed, we all gathered in the bar area with our gear for the trip back.

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Kids Are Not for Everyone

Recently, I've seen and heard a lot about how great it is to have kids. I see women on TV shows say that their life wasn't complete until they have kids. I see posts by friends who gush about their kids and all their accomplishments.

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"Breakfast Club" Director John Hughes dies of Heart Attack at 59

I've seen all his movies, a must if you grew up during the 80's. Going to go watch some of his flicks.

A Journey to Madagascar - Pt. 5: The Plateau and Our Wedding in Itampolo

It was a beautiful morning when we woke up on the beach on New Years' Eve. The sky was clear blue and the temperature had still not crept into the triple digits. We crawled out of our tents and began looking around our campsite, as we hadn't seen it in daylight yet.

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Scientists Not So Sure "Doomsday" Machine Won't Destroy the World

More on the Large Hadron Collider and black holes.

20 of the Hottest Album Covers from the 80's

What are some of your favorites?

All U.S. airports to have family screening lanes

Airports across the United States will have designated security lanes for families to move through preflight inspections at their own pace, just in time for the busy U.S. holiday travel season.

Reflections on the Presidential Election

Now that the McCain concession and Obama victory speeches have been given, I would like to give my perspective on the presidential race. First, I would like to say that I have followed this race with great interest.

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An Unbiased Political Poll

OK, I don't know if anything like this has been posted here already, but I have been reading a lot of the political seeds and articles here recently and would like to take a poll.

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When Cartoons Taught Us Something

When I was just a young lad, I loved Saturday mornings. I would always get up early, my mom or dad would make me a good breakfast, and I'd plop myself down in front of the tv for a few hours of cartoons.

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A Journey to Madagascar - Pt. 4: The Southern Spiny Desert and Itampolo

We awoke at 5:30 am. I slept quite well considering that I have always had a problem sleeping when I'm hot. I guess we were all so tired from our first day that everyone slept well. It gets light very early in Madagascar during the summer.

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Cop Says Superiors Ordered Him to Have Sex With Prostitute

Apparently, this cop says he was asked to take one for the team, but that it was a lot of work.

Fay, Fay, Go Away, Come Again Another Day....

So, here I am again, in the midst of another major Florida storm. Tropical storm Fay has been trolling around Florida for about 4 days now, and it looks like it may be here through the weekend. The amount of rain she has dumped on the Central Florida area has been epic.

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A Journey to Madagascar - Pt. 3: Toliara and the Start of Our Trip South

When we landed in Toliara, we were greeted by more members of our local tour group, Klaus (a different Klaus) and a young Malagasy named Dimy, who was probably in his mid-teens.

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A Journey to Madagascar - Pt. 2: Our Arrival in Antananarivo

I woke up at about 5 am in our hotel room in Paris on the day we were leaving for Madagascar. My stomach was turning tricks and I ended up spending the next several hours in the bathroom. It must have been that salmon I ate last night.

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A Journey to Madagascar - Pt. 1: An Introduction

Ever since I joined Newsvine, I've been thinking about writing a story about my honeymoon in Madagascar.

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Family's Weight Eyed in Ride Spill at Water Park

Another possible avoidance of personal responsibility, if the family ends up filing a lawsuit.

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