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Scott Beale posted an entry on Laughing Squid

La Princess by La Machine, A 50ft Spider Invades Liverpool

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Mark Dorgan, Chris Nixon, Sgt. Pepper, Ron and Phill Price liked this

oh. my. word - Phill Price

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Justin on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Yesterday Justin Korn and I found this amazing old 10 story abandoned concrete Navy barracks structure down at the Hunter's Point Shipyard. I thought the long lit hallways were perfect for making some silhouttes and this is one I made of Justin. This was the first time to the Hunter's Point Shipyard for both of us but I'm sure we'll be going back lots more, so much amazing abandoned stuff down there. Can't wait to shoot this place at night some time. - Thomas Hawk via Bookmarklet

Hope you do go back and keep up the great photo posting - Cecil Sandus

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not sure how important this is for you but it may affect your workflow and exif data (i am considering LR and submissions here). The date on your camera is off (year 2000). awesome silhouette, btw. - Carlos Ayala

You have Korn on your blog. - Yolanda

Carlos, yeah, the date is off in the EXIF data. My 5D's internal battery is dead at this point so it defaults back to 2000 whenever I switch batteries. I changed the date manually using lightroom with the other shots from this shoot. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way to change the 5D's internal battery on your own and I'm not ready to be without it for a few weeks to send it in for service. - Thomas Hawk

really cool! :) - Tim Hoeck

Child(ren) of the Korn! - Josh Haley

really? I never knew that. I guess it's the same, or worse on the xti. I'll have to research this later. - Carlos Ayala

Brandon posted a message

“Real or Shopped?”

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without any shadow of a doubt - photoshopped. - Zee at WeDoCreative

Real - up in Geordie land. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M... - Toby Graham

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When did Newcastle become Geordie land? - Duncan Riley

It's real, sat there long enough too - Mo Kargas

no questions asked, photoshopped. - Tibor Holoda

Damn wrong Newcastle sorry Duncan. I forget that everywhere steals British place names, I prefer it when New is added but I guess Newnewcastle sounds a bit odd. - Toby Graham

Elevation can do weird things to scale on the coast. I drive down a hill on my way to work. Halfway down the hill the ships look massive, by the time I get to the beach the just look normal. - Chris Nixon

Absolutely Real--here is the video of the salvage attempt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... - Andrew Leyden

I'm seeing more and more of these amazing photos that you would swear were Photoshopped and yet aren't. I hope in future I am not made more gullible because of this. :-) - David Muir

you are kidding...unbelievable. - Zee at WeDoCreative

are there any sites that have top questionable photoshopped images? - Travis Parsons

Was on the news everyday for aaages while it sat on the beach. - Tai

Chris Nixon posted a message

“Here's something i only just realised about the US: Red states are Republican and blue states are Democratic. I had always assumed it was the opposite way round. In the UK the (broadly) right wing Conservatives are blue and the (barely) left wing Labour Party are red.”

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Dave Roth liked this

I can't believe I never noticed that before! I studied politics for goodness sake! - Chris Nixon

You'd think the left wing would be red. Maybe just remember R: Red, Republican - Dave Roth

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Thomas Hawk posted a message on Twitter

“had a great lunch time shoot today out at Hunter's Point with Justin Korn.”

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Lisa L. Seifert, Chris Nixon, Justin Korn, Akiva Moskovitz and John Worthington liked this

Jealous!! - asiriusgeek

Had a great time too buddy! Hope to do it again soon...if only work didn't get in the way as often :) - Justin Korn

Mathias Pastwa published photos on Zooomr

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The Final Scene

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farbod, Akiva Moskovitz, Evangeline, Mahdi Ebrahimi and 3 other people liked this

I took a series of shots of the wee one and processed them to look like they were from an old fashioned horror movie. The project got stopped by the wife (and by opinion on here) because some of the shots looked a wee bit creepy. This was always my favourite of the lot though! - Chris Nixon via Bookmarklet

whoa the eyes. you can put the Vertigo image in it. http://my.spill.com/photo/phot... - Alan Le

Bill Scherer posted a message on Twitter

“Woot! I entered three photos in the photo contest at a local grange fair. I won a second place, a first place, and a best in class! http ...”

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congrats! - Tad - just Tad

congratulations! you must be a really good photographer - faboo mama

Phill Price published a photo on Zooomr

Casting a beady eye on proceedings

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Phill, doesn't it get old posting to 3 places? I post everything to Flickr, and use SmugMug for photo that will be printed. - Trevor Carpenter

PictureSync is a great tool. Set and forget. - Chris Nixon

Hi Trevor, Chris. I manually upload it to four site (although will look into PictureSync. I ask here quite a lot if people want me to remove any but I don't get an answer and as SmugMug, iPernity nor Zooomr have stats I can't see if they get clicks (flickr and phillprice.com do get a lot of FF clicks). Still they all get aroudn the same number of hits on each site a day so unless its the same person hitting them all, it's all eyes. - Phill Price

Gotcha, I understand wanting more hits. Just curious. - Trevor Carpenter

SmugMug has stats, but they aren't very useful since they are just hits per gallery. Definitely a feature I would like to see improved. - Ben Bailey

PictureSync looks interesting. I might give it a whirl if the rain keeps me indoors at the weekend. Though if I'm posting the same thing to other places as well as Flickr I'm not sure I'd have all of the instances linked back to here. Steve - CdL Creative

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Piper Palin Puts Trig's Hair in Place

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You can't script this. Simply adorable! - Jim Ierley via Bookmarklet

Did you see how many "related videos", that are exactly the same piece? Shows how many people caught it. - Trevor Carpenter

I saw another bit, where she looked like she was trying to open his eyes, when he was sleeping. For all the parents, with more than one, I'm sure you've seen that. - Trevor Carpenter

Cute - Chris Nixon

Mona N. posted a link

'I Park Like An Idiot' Bumper Stickers at iparklikeanidiot.com

Wednesday at 5:03 pm - Link

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hahaha - Anna Haro

ha ha ha . . . I am totally getting some of these - Lindsey Smith

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Did you expand for the action shots? LOL - Mona N.

but a lot of those pics are totally photoshopped :( - Lindsey Smith

More like MS Paint'd hahhahahahhahaha! - Mona N.

Love this one! - Goofy2

Closely associated with this site: http://youparklikeanasshole.co... - Jason Shultz via twhirl

I made a bunch of those, left them on cars, and blogged about it, Jason lol - Mona N.

If I made these, I'd use the toughest glue I could find. These losers would have to sand them off. - Harvey Simmons

+1 they figured out how to monetize their start up ;) - Michael W. May

I did in California. I haven't here in Arizona yet. Maybe because of the concealed carry laws, or maybe just because I haven't found the need to as much yet. I should make up a handful and put them in my car though. I have been tempted a few times. - Jason Shultz via twhirl

I could not love these more. Not possible. I need to get these for my sis. :D - Ayşe E.

I hear its illegal. Probably one reason the site Jason linked is better :) - Lindsey Smith

oh and +1 for MS Paint - Lindsey Smith

who parks a delorean next to a lamborghini? (right 2 cars). for reals. - Matt Musgrave

Love this. I'd go broke buying 'em up and putting them on cars that "park" on campus. - David Price

Need the magnetic kind. You're less likely to get in trouble - klecu

shared on goofy2.com - Goofy2

i'm glad you liked it :) - Mona N.

Patricia, I see people park this ALL the time in the SF Bay Area. :) - Mona N.

ehehehehheheh - fotographic

my dear ,, where do you find all this funny stuff - fotographic

Google! :D (not Chrome) - Mona N.

Can we get some "I Drive Like And Idiot" stickers for our 'friends'? - Kate Kapetanakis

Try being an Asian driver, Kate. We get yelled at!!! ;) - Mona N.

I need to buy a bunch of those and put them on peoples cars'. - Justin Yost

i need a box of these, just dealt w/ a benz that did this to me today - had to crawl through my passenger door to get in - always tempted to do petty damage but never have, this would be fitting and humorous ;) - mike "glemak" dunn

Between these and those cell phone business cards I am going to be baning friends all over the place... - J. Abdul-Qahhar

This one was always my favorite, Mickey Mouse flipping the bird, http://www.civicforums.com/for... - Pete Delucchi

Thank you Pete! That is *so* going in my WTF files. That's awesome. - Kamilah Gill

I've been using http://www.youparklikeanasshol... for, seems like, a few years. - ·[•_•]·

Ya, this post's kind of a goldmine. I wanna 'like' it, for the links everyone's leaving. :) - Mona N.

Can someone work up a sticker for Hummers? I parked next to one this weekend and was desperately trying to figure out how to write "You're an effing tool" on it. - Carla Thompson

Phill Price posted a message

“would like to know your recommendations for galleries that have UK printing. SmugMug set up for US, but I want something close to home too!”

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Chris Nixon liked this

I have been using Photobox, which was brilliant until recently...now...very bad. I'm looking for recs too! - Chris Nixon

Dave Cohen favorited a photo on Flickr

The Final Scene

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10 great rail journeys - Telegraph

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Mark Trapp, BeeLing, 9000, Chris Nixon and 2 other people liked this

"On the Tokyo to Kyoto Bullet Train trip, the adrenaline rush is the train itself, rather than the rather featureless countryside." - silpol via Bookmarklet

Даа! Been there, done it. ^___^ - turboteapot

Thomas Hawk posted a link

Sarah Palin vs. Joe Biden Web 2.0 Style

yesterday at 6:35 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"I took the transcript from Sarah Palin's VP acceptance speech at last night's Republican convention (top) and compared it to the VP acceptance transcript given by Joe Biden from the Democratic convention (bottom) using wordle." - Thomas Hawk via Bookmarklet

view large here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/t... - Thomas Hawk

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great idea - Nick Munson

very insightful. though it could be argued considering the forum, that talk is cheap. (that goes for both sides of the camp) - Carlos Ayala

Biden seemed to talk alot about international stuff, Afganistan, Iran, Russia, Georgia, are all in his wordle. Palin's doesn't have any international stuff. More feel good sort of stuff: family, hockey, moms, with a smattering of words having to do with special interests and reform. Palin says Thanks and USA alot, Biden says change a lot. Biden mentions Bush and McCain alot, Palin doesn't mention Obama very prominently. - Thomas Hawk

indeed Carlos, most of what comes out in these speeches are very carefully crafted by political operatives and pollsters. Cheap indeed and I doubt very genuine on either's part. - Thomas Hawk

Palin also would appear to use the words American, America, Country and USA much more than Biden does. - Thomas Hawk

What's interesting is that Biden seems to be one of the very few people, other than his wife, who calls him "Barack" more than "Obama." - Ryan Brenizer

Thomas - cool stuff, would love to see how it looks if you removed the Top 10 words from each... my hunch is very similar... :) - Jeremy Toeman

Very interesting how much of Biden's speach is devoted to Barack Obama and "John." It's as if he was there to plug the other guy. - Vincent Ferrari

Thomas, no way to filter out "laughter" and "applause" from the transcript? - Avelino Maestas

Vincent... the John word is skewed. he also mentioned John Kennedy several times as well as John Kerry. - Jeff Jones

Does she mention her own name more than Obama's? Weird. I'd be interested to see the same for the presidential candidates - Chris Nixon

Thomas: fascinating! - Sally Church

Chris Nixon - Thomas did do one for the presidential candidates as well...can't find the link yet.... - Justin Korn

Funny: USA vs Change - Igor Poltavskiy

Palin's speech had a complete lack of policy discussion. - Eric

@Justin: Isn't McCain speaking tonight? - Vincent Ferrari

I like "Boos." Also "boos." - Steve Lawson

awesome use of Wordle. - Stephanie•CogSciLibrarian

here's the one I did a while back comparing a few McCain vs. Obama speeches: http://www.flickr.com/photos/t... - Thomas Hawk

love this - Andrew Hyde

A picture is worth a thousand words.....interesting to compare the focus of both talks - Shane Pearson

This is a good way to analyze the debates. - Russellreno

Palin's image is misleading. it's obvious to see if you actually heard the speech - Rahsheen(isSoAwesome)

Chris Nixon posted a message

“As an outsider, it looks to me like politics and religion are inextricably linked in the US. Is this actually the case for the people that live and work there?”

yesterday at 5:34 am - Link

Russellreno, Kol Tregaskes, Billy Warhol, Ruth Ferguson and 26 other people liked this

+1 (I have the same question) - Yuvi

For many people who go to Evangelical Churches, yes. (I went to one for more than a decade). They see it as their duty to get involved in politics to protect their world view. Particularly on things like abortion (which they view as murder equivilent with killing an adult). For those of us who aren't in churches, or who are in more non-political churches, no, it doesn't get linked. For me this is a frightening trend since many of our families moved here to get away from countries that have a strong political/religious tie (my wife was moved here from Iran for exactly that reason by her family). - Robert Scoble

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great question. - Michael J Cohen

Yes, very much so. Unfortunately living in this country that is supposed to embrace all religions, religion is a very big part of our government, which, by the Constitution should be separated. It's stupid really.... - Paula Hawk

You can tell that the politicians aren't willing to piss off religious folks because they always end their speeches with "God Bless America." The religious voting blocks are very important. Did you miss that CNN and both of the Presidential Candidates visited Saddleback Church for a little "conversation?" And Saddleback is a pretty laid back church with a very nice and intelligent pastor (I interviewed him earlier this year) compared with a church like the one I used to attend. - Robert Scoble

Look at the Palin videos from when she spoke at her church and you'll see the kind of ties that she sees between religion and politics. She calls things "God's will" like getting a pipeline or going to war. That kind of language was exactly what I heard in church every Sunday. - Robert Scoble

After he left office Tony Blair started to talk much more about his faith, and admitted that he hadn't done so while in office because he was worried that UK voters would think he was a whack-job. I always find this an interesting contrast to US politics. - Graeme Shaw

No, they're not inextricably linked. In fact, that was the whole point of "the American experiment". - Craig Eddy

Yes and it sux. - orionstarr

Craig: really? Why does our money say "in God we trust?" Seems like religion plays a HUGE role in our politics. - Robert Scoble

That's my observation too, though I think it's similar all over the world - Mo Kargas

Haha! Goes to show you that there are many varying opinions on this! :) - Paula Hawk

Ahhh, OK, working without coffee, need to clarify my first comment - Christianity plays a huge part in our government - not all religion. :( - Paula Hawk

And if religion was not intertwined with politics, there would not be so many passionate debates about gay marriage and abortion. - Trish R

whoever says they're not linked is in denial. religion and politics are practically one in the same for a large population of the american public. let's be honest, folks - Cee Bee

Not at all. The reality is that religion plays a large part int he decisions of... the religious but is not deeply ingrained in our structures. Obviously religious folks will use those believes to make decisions like who to vote for or what to support - but every human makes decisions according to their belief systems. Its impact comes from these personal choices not from institutional power though obviously in a democracy all those individual choices do matter. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

There's a long history of intermingling religion and politics in America that dates to before the revolution. It's part of our national heritage. Read Bernard Bailyn's 'The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution' for a very good treatment of the subject. http://tinyurl.com/5f229t - Peter Simard

@Graeme It's very true, in the UK, politicians wouldn't touch religion with a barge pole. It does seem very different in the US, but that's just a feeling I get from the media. - Chris Nixon

I just find it interesting that our ancestors came here for religious freedom, yet religion plays such a key role in everything here. - Trish R

Soulhuntre - I won't deny that, but we are talking about politics here - all the politicians speak of God in some way, God's will, God bless America, etc - Remember all the hoopla because people thought Obama was Muslim? A non-Christian would never get voted into the Presidency in this day.... Perhaps one day but not today. - Paula Hawk

@Robert Scoble - even at its most extreme modern American churches have NOTHING like the power that those in many other places do - especially the middle east. While there IS concern here (I am an atheist myself) lets not confuse even the extremism of someone like Rev. Wright with hardcore Muslim honor stonings - for example. - Soulhuntre

Coming from the UK where they are less obviously linked (virtually separate) one of the things that struck me most about the US is how much they are interwined, especially from a Christian standpoint. People here view the US as one nation under (Christian) God, except that religious tolerance is probably less than any other country I have visited. A lot of my friends are nervous of Obama precisely because he is Muslim not a Christian, for me, faith is irrelevant - people are people wherever you go. - Sally Church

I agree with you, Trish R - that is why I called it stupid :) - Paula Hawk

Soulhuntre: true, we're far better off here than in Iran, for instance, but that doesn't mean we don't need to be vigilant. We've all seen what happens to societies that aren't vigilant against this kind of stuff. - Robert Scoble

Our money says In God we Trust, but we also have this separation of church and state in our roots, there to create an environment which is welcoming to all religions. Concern of many with the evangelical Christians is they believe the first part God we Trust trumps separation ... I don't - Lorraine Ball

@Paula Hawk - you might be right and while that is a bummer for me (again, I'm an atheist) the reality is that in a democracy the strong believes of a large group of citizens will have an impact. That is kind of the point of a democracy. The beauty is that in the US the constitution is a strong moderating influence. - Soulhuntre

Sally Church - He isn't Muslim - go to http://www.snopes.com/politics... and send the link to your friends. - Paula Hawk

Sally: Obama is a Christian and attended a Christian church. You do realize that, don't you? - Robert Scoble

@Trish R - don't forget they came her to be free to practice a religion - not to be free from religion. As an atheist I face no day to day persecution because I don't support a church. I am pretty much free to live as I want - and so are they. Religious freedom also includes the freedom to practice one. - Soulhuntre

So assuming they are linked...why are they linked? Is it because religious leaders want political power too, or is it because political leaders want religious funding and votes? Or both? Or something else? - Chris Nixon

In some elections more than others. 1976 was of course the huge year, but 1980 was big too. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

Lorraine: it is true we have separation of church and state in our governing structures, which is good and is a huge part of why it's great to live here instead of, say, Iran where they are intermixed. But religion controls our public debate. Instead of discussing science, technology, innovation, and education we talk about whether a candidate is for or against abortion way too often. That hurts us as a nation overall in a big way. - Robert Scoble

@Robert Scoble - absolutely. Vigilance is called for and for the most part well entrenched, as an example legal challenges to most church / state violations often come swiftly and almost always work out the right way. I keep one wary eye on it all the time - but in general we do well here. - Soulhuntre

Chris: it's intermixed because of all those factors. Funding is a HUGE part of it (that's why politicians visited our local church, which was a pretty rich one in San Jose). It's also part of our culture. Many of us, when we get together with friends and family, would rather talk about stuff that interests us than more important "heady" issues like how to get a better educational system. Journalists even cover those issues a lot more because they know it leads to more traffic/sales of media. - Robert Scoble

@Chris Nixon - it is because many, many voters are deeply religious. Since they do vote - they get to have a large impact. That is democracy for you... voters having an impact. - Soulhuntre

@Robert Scoble - I think these questions head of large political debates because as a nation we don't expect science to be the governments thing... we almost always get much better innovation, science and advancement from our private sector. Thus issues of constitutional law and defense and taxes will always dominate the presidential debates because for the most part those are the things we depend on the fed for. - Soulhuntre

When I lived in the US I got the impression religion was used as a way of suporting / driving political agendas rather than from any religious sentiment per se. Rendering unto caesar (and mammon) what is God's as it were. - Broadstuff via Alert Thingy

In America, religion and politics are strongly linked, but not inextricably. The strength of religious political organizations waxes and wanes inversely with uncertainty. While some hold to religion for it's uplifting of the sanctity of life, others are driven away from it by stubborn positions on Creationism. Time and education may do for religion in America what it did for geocentrism everywhere. Ptolemy's view of the Earth as the center of the universe was pretty and easy to believe - it was just wrong. - Phil Yanov

FREEDOM of religion as what is important.. you can believe what you want as long as it doesn't affect me, and i can believe whatever i want as long as it doesn't hinder your religious freedom... religion = man's bastardization of faith - paisley via twhirl

"Protect my family and me. Forgive my sins, and help me guard against pride and despair. Give me the wisdom to do what is right and just. And make me an instrument of your will." -- @Robert - any guesses who said this? Any different than Palin's videos? If any, I'd say a bit stronger language and meaning, especially the part about "instrument of your will". - Ron Emrick

@Paisley Love the bastardization of faith line! - Chris Nixon

Paula, Robert: Yes I did, but get exasperated trying to explain that one to friends here and send them links to no avail. I don't know where they got the idea from, unless they made a bigoted judgment about the name. Should have put ' ' round Muslim for clarity. - Sally Church

When I started this conversation I thought that some evangelist leaders involved themselves in politics to show their political strength, after this chat I leaning more towards 'politicians will say what it takes to get elected'. - Chris Nixon

Well, yes and no - the religious constituency has a stranglehold on American politicians because they actually go out and vote en masse. Unfortunately, many others don't. We are all driven to look for someone with the same belief system that we have; however with a country as vast asa ours, esp. with the large rural and suburban populations that are disproportionately religious, that belief system tends toward the religion for many. It's too large a constituency to ignore. I wish it were otherwise - Your belief system can be in line with an agnostic or an atheist if you look at the real issues. But for some, belief in god trumps all else. - Lorita (Ba) Vannah via twhirl

It's interesting that in the UK there is no official separation of church and state - the Queen is the head of state, and also the head of the Church of England, until July this year Christianity was the only religion that had a legal protection from blasphemy - but in practice religion plays almost no role in the politics and governance of the UK. In contrast, church and state in the US are officially separate, but in practice religious issues seem to dominate political debate. - Graeme Shaw

I should also point out that a christian minister in the UK is rarely going to touch on party politics. This will only piss off half the congregation. They tend to partake in non-partisan 'issue politics' but nothing more. - Chris Nixon

@Chris Nixon - if a politician in a democracy wants to get votes he needs to convince those holding the votes he will act in their interests. That is the same world over. - Soulhuntre

That may have sounded arrogant...it wasn't meant to. Just highlighting a difference as I see it. - Chris Nixon

It didn't at all. The thing is, it IS the same. Whether a politician is promoting his religeous views or promising to cut the work week to 4 days he is doign the same thing - trying to show voters that they can count on him on the issues they care about. This is no different in Europe. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

@Chris We have a large amount of religious extremists in the us (something like 30% iirc). If you don't pretend to believe in god you can't get elected to higher office in many cases due to the very even split between our right and left wings. this being said, most politicians just pander to religion without actually working to support their causes. - Sam Levine

+2 (the same question here) - Ronald

Well, sadly they are connected, though I don't think they should be. Too many believe this is a Christian government. It is not. Yes, a large % of the populace is Christian and there are *some* balances. Yet, I fear that the future could be in proselytizing and conversion to enact change instead of campaigning on the issues. - AJ Kohn

graeme: Don't forget that the Church of England has a contingent of bishops in the House of Lords (the UK equivalent of the Senate, sort of). - Roberto Bonini

I think religion (both personal faith and the organized group activities that support that faith) *does* and *should* play a role in politics. One's worldview and values should influence how one votes and how one seeks to shape the society we live in. This doesn't preclude a belief in religious freedom and the right to choose. In fact, Christianity has a strong belief in personal free-will -- God gave you the freedom to make your own decisions! - Elliott Ng

Obama is the first Democratic candidate in recent history to be truly proud of his faith and to speak of it in a way that connects with people of faith. This could be a turning point for the Dems to reengage in how faith leads to the policy positions that Dems have -- anti-poverty, social justice, engagement with the World, etc. - Elliott Ng

God is an American. That is why we are winning the war on drugs, the war on poverty, the war in Iraq, and why we have national healthcare, a strong dollar, a balanced budget, and neutral balance of trade, no death penalty, and so few citizens in the prison-industrial complex... - Steve Follmer via twhirl

there's constant interplay between religion and politics. they're linked because of how we view the nature of our laws. the constitution is said to embody a law that transcends the people elected to lead the government. this notion of transcendent law is itself a sort of religious view of where the law comes from - that there are rights and obligations that arise apart from the government and society. this creates a sort of civic religion that is often expressed - for better or worse - in sectarian terms. - Derek Karchner

unfortunately that is the case... voting based on one's religious beliefs is one thing but many appear to want religion to play a part in state policy, something that is prohibited under the Constitution... for some reason, people just can't accept that - Shawn Duffy via twhirl

The big story: .Judeo-Christian fascism in contemporary American politics [topics] Abrahamic cults, AIPAC, Chabad-Lubavitch, Christian Armageddonism, Christian Zionism, Clash of Civilizations, CUFI (Christians United for Israel), George W. Bush, Global War on Terror, Jerusalem, John Hagee, Joseph Lieberman, Judeo-Christian fascism, neoconservatism, Noachide Laws, Old Testament cultism, religious Zionism, Third Temple, World War IV, Zionism - Sean McBride

Bush + his Brainwashed Flock are thee Scariest Clowns on the Planet! I can't believe how Idiotic Religious Taliban-like Fundamentalism has Gripped America!! Completely Insane* Separation of Church + State is a Faded Memory* + Jerry Falwell Control the Supreme Court + take away People's Right to Choice! U Don't base Laws on Phony Religious Beliefs - Keep dat Crap in da Closet* It's 2008 People Wake Up! READ Richard Dawkins God Delusion + Hitchens god is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything!! Peace* - Billy Warhol

Or as the Australians say "Bloody glad we got the convicts and they got the Puritans"... - Steve Follmer via twhirl

@Sam Levine - So you're saying that 30% of the people in the US will murder or commit acts of violence against those who don't believe because it is sanctioned by god? Or are you referring to born-again Christians and evangelists who see God as the most important part of their life and dedicate themselves to educating others about that? - Chris Mayer

To me they are very separate. Only in the 50's did religion become more closely tied in with politics here. McCarthyism got "In God We Trust" in as the country motto in direct response to fear about Communism. Separation of Church and State is a common debate in legal circles and a common rally point with evangelicals. Most like the separation. Extremists do not. - Jim Goldstein

every country has a tie-in between religion and politics , and the common denominator is belief in something unreal as real. - Gregory Lent

Helen Is SOOO Not Of Troy posted an entry on Thoughts, Raves & Outright Beatings

“Awww…someone called me a hateful asshole…poor me”

Wednesday at 4:09 pm - Link

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maybe we should start a club... - Anna Haro

The Hateful Assholes club. Yeah That's the ticket! Or has there already been an FF room set up for one? - Helen Is SOOO Not Of Troy

I can relate. I friend all in the political spectrum. I understand blocking is sometimes part of the game... but I will make ur life a living hell if u r not patient with me. by the way... no I will not COEXIST. I'm not afraid to kill. - Noah David Simon

and no that isn't a threat to you - Noah David Simon

You might need to make your Parental Advisory your siggy or avatar around the net ;) - Michael W. May

Michael, that may not be a bad idea. ;) - Helen Is SOOO Not Of Troy

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“holly crap, killed by a 100ft tall creature in Spore. No hope in beating it”

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"We’re getting closer to going to a public beta. This means that soon we’ll be opening up. Over the past month since our launch we have been busy re-architecting our backend to support ~10 billion people recording video simultaneously. To test our load, we’re going to give everyone unlimited invites for 4 days (Thur-Sun)." - Jan Tißler via Mento

I'm a big fan of the 12 - Chris Nixon

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The $50 Camera Project

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“I love how Friendfeed Beta blends right into Chrome as if they were one...coincidence?”

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“I'm coughing my brains out, I can't sleep, and I'm listening to The Smiths. This can't end well.”

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Oh dear Lord. It's the 90's all over again...it means nothing, William...(sorry - really couldn't resist!) - WorldofHiglet

Well at least you're not listening to Joy Division. Then I'd really worry about you :) - Jim Goldstein