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POPSDEAD MAN VOTING And all those dead voters add up. To run for public office, one must first collect signatures from 5 percent of the district's registered voters. That thousands of dead voters are still included in the count makes that much more difficult, especially for newcomers challenging incumbents. "The Board of Elections likes that -- because it is controlled by the party leaders and they don't want to see any challengers," said information-technology expert Bob McFeeley, an adviser to Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro. Meanwhile, the Board of Elections and the city Campaign Finance Board often send mail -- including ballots -- to the deceased. The latter spent $5.4 million to send its voter guide to 7 million homes in 2009. Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/dead_celebs_still_on_voting_roll_v2ywJvsj8hl45D9A2XFXKK#ixzz1ItCXbYja
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POPS10 life lessons plus one
1. Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. ~ Albert Einstein 2. Those who have succeeded at anything and don’t mention luck are kidding themselves. ~ Larry King 3. Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. ~ William James 4. It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable. ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 5. Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles. ~ Walter Cronkite 6. There is no success but your own success.~ Leslie Grimutter 7. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom. ~ George Smith Patton 8. It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. ~ Krishnamurti 9. We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities. ~ Oscar Wilde 10. Truth is what stands the test of experience. ~ Albert Einstein @LINK | http://bit.ly/b4xYCK Am
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POPSTop 25 Censored Stories for 2009/10 "Project censored is one of the organizations that we should listen to, to be assured that our newspapers and our broadcast outlets are practicing thorough and ethical journalism." — Walter Cronkite
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POPS"Drug War" Does More Harm Than Marijuana Another essay from J.H.. More below: " and so are today's leaders (from the White House to nearly all local governments), who are keeping us mired in the longest, most costly, and most futile war in U.S. history: the drug war. As one adamant opponent of this ongoing madness put it, "I cannot help but wonder how many more lives, and how much more money, will be wasted before another Robert McNamara admits what is plain for all to see: the War on Drugs is a failure. Americans are paying too high a price in lives and liberty for a failing War on Drugs, about which our leaders have lost all sense of proportion." That was no ex-hippie stoner expressing himself through a haze of herbal smoke. It was America's "Uncle Walter," the journalistic icon Walter Cronkite, calling earlier this year for a new truthfulness and sanity in American drug policy.
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POPSPresident Obama Had Better Learn That Being Allergic To The Word “Victory” Has Serious Consequences
Since American soldiers are doing the vast majority of the dirty work, their per-capita death rate is still 1-1/2 to two times that of their counterparts in Iraq.) President Obama had better learn that being allergic to the word “victory” has serious consequences " and quickly. __________________________________________ Joseph Curl at the Washington Times recites some of the “distractions” that are apparently keeping Obama from paying proper attention to Afghanistan and carrying out his primary role as Commander in Chief: In the past month, the president has found the time to play golf " four times. He’s had links legend Arnold Palmer and other top golfers over to the White House. He’s shot some hoops with friends and yukked it up with hockey’s Pittsburgh Penguins. He’s celebrated Ramadan at the White House, eulogized newsman Walter Cronkite in New York City, attended several fundraisers (including Thursday afternoon’s luncheon), appeared on David Letterman's . . .
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POPSWalter Cronkite Memorial: Presidents Obama & Clinton Speak More: … We also remember and celebrate the journalism that Walter practiced — a standard of honesty and integrity and responsibility to which so many of you have committed your careers. It’s a standard that’s a little bit harder to find today. We know that this is a difficult time for journalism. Even as appetites for news and information grow, newsrooms are closing. Despite the big stories of our era, serious journalists find themselves all too often without a beat. Just as the news cycle has shrunk, so has the bottom line. And too often, we fill that void with instant commentary and celebrity gossip and the softer stories that Walter disdained, rather than the hard news and investigative journalism he championed. “What happened today?” is replaced with “Who won today?” The public debate cheapens. The public trust falters.
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POPSJon Stewart: America's Most Trusted Newsman in Time Poll As Cronkite said, "And that's the way it is". The implications on the MSM are enormous. The poll is called unscientific, but yet the Time article link reveals results for every state. Couric should find another career. The MSM always seem to walk lockstep on the subject of war, usually in support, ever since Cronkite opposed Viet Nam. It is clear they have played a major role in propaganda.
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POPSSome beautiful tributes re Walter Cronkite i clipped a few of the quotes from other celebs/news reporters that i thought were so incredibily heartfelt about Walter Cronkite, and his passing. Must be amazing to have that much influence over so many people...
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