Jim Goldstein

+1 Sean - jeneane 'the wink' sessum

Thank you, Sean. People were circulating it and I told them all to quit. Alleyinsider's headline: "Apple's Steve Jobs Rushed To ER After Heart Attack, Says CNN Citizen Journalist" ftl!! http://friendfeed.com/search?q... The site IS owned by CNN but not CNN. (LOL @ Alleyinsider removing that headline from the Top Stories haha) - Mona N.

if this is the case then they should start issuing arrest warrants for people like Bill O'Reilly and any other MSM journalists who has been fact checked and found to have lied .. - Steven Hodson

The ethics surrounding "citizen journalism" and traditional journalists is like night and day. I've been saying for a while that iReport was asking for trouble with photojournalism, but if you read their terms of use CNN absolves themselves of any responsibility. CNN likely does very little to check the accuracy of what is submitted and this is an example of the impact of that. - Jim Goldstein

He wrote about Fake Steve Jobs? I thought he phased out his blog. - Jesse Stay

If the fake post was a deliberate attempt at market manipulation then you better believe there will be jail time. - Kevin D. White

bloggers have libel protection - since 2003. wonder if that counts. http://allied.blogspot.com/200... - jeneane 'the wink' sessum

Highly irresponsible stunt...stupid - Susan Beebe

Kudos to whomever the first to translate this concept to a new media was. - Dave Roth

Hell yeah! - jeneane 'the wink' sessum

hillarious - Jim Goldstein

:/ - Anna Haro

You two should do a photo like that. (: - Mladen Srdić

im french - sean percival

at least she wouldn't send the rape victim who had an abortion to jail. :/ such garbage. - Bren

Vile. When will this so-called "culture of life" value the life and basic human dignity of the woman who may not consider herself a baby-making vessel? - Ayşe E.

the best part is: she is ok with the death penalty (as so many so-called 'pro-life' people are). Make sure the baby is born, then provide minimal support for the raising of the child, and when he messes up badly enough, kill him. - Bren

so... she won't put you in jail if you... get an abortion? Because there are repurcussions to making abortions illegal, which she seems to forget. She's too young to remember life before Roe vs. Wade but a lot of American women aren't. - anna

+1 Bren - Jim Goldstein

Mladen..HAHAHAHAHA - Anna Haro

Christ. I'm guessing her 'culture of life' doesn't extend as far as, say, public healthcare? - Alexander Carlill

Alexander: oh hell no. why would we want that? - Bren

If I'm ever raped I'm NOT carrying my rapist's baby. I guess Sarah Palin would rather see the woman try to kill herself, because that's the only way should would abort the baby. - Molly, the Muse

She's not reading the newspapers, but she knows a lot about this stuff! - Larry Hudson

What a fucking piece of work she is!! How could you possibly expect a woman to carry and deliver a baby that is the product of RAPE or INCEST!!?? - Jeff P. Henderson

Personally, if someone is "pro-life", then they should be against abortion even in the case of incest and rape. I respect her opinion more than someone who allows for politically expedient provisos. Also, if a woman is impregnated in the course of rape, then the baby is not her "rapist's baby". It is, biologically, "her" baby as well. I'm not a woman and would not presume to take a stance that I do not have a complete stake in, but...honestly: I respect Palin for taking the "pro-life" in genuine fashion. - Chester

@Molly, She is pro capital punishment AND pro life, go figure!?!? I guess it would be OK to kill the rapest, but not OK to abort your rape baby.... - Jeff P. Henderson

+1 Bren - Duncan Riley

The woman's a fuckwit. - Brad Brooks

and by "like", i do mean not like her at all. too bad she didnt eat shit tonight. what a bummer - Melissa Maskevich

I love the way you say it so nonchalantly. HAHA - Mona N.

I'll take one! andre.maltais@gmail.com - Andre Maltais

sure I'm game jimgoldstein <at> gmail.com - Jim Goldstein

Btw, don't tell the invite room lol - Mona N.

Got a chimp. Thanks - Charlie Anzman

Any left? shaun76@gmail.com - shaun mclane

Ok, I'm out. I just asked for more, so I'll let you guys know what I get some. :) - Mona N.

Mona - you're the BEST! Now go answer my FF poll. :) - shaun mclane

Thanks Mona! You rock! - Andre Maltais

THANK YOU MONA!!! <3 - Mavericks of Troy, NV!

Susan: the next batch I get I will definitely send you one first! :) You're welcome you guys! - Mona N.

For those using chi.mp: is it worth checking out? I've read some mixed emotions and figured I'd just be lazy and ask =D - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Thanks Mona... I'm happy with my semi-creative URL. JimJu.mp - Jim Goldstein

if there's an extra one around i'd love one - Morgan

Jim: I love that! haha Mine's pixeldu.mp LOL! @Tina: Like every service, it's what you get out of it. :) Go check out LG's write-uo. Myself and a few others left feedback from both sides (Yay and Nay) :D - Mona N.

thank you Mona!! :))) <3 - Susan Beebe

I'll take a look... If there happens to be a spare invite floating around, I'll take one so I can give it a test drive - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Did you guys get yours? @Tina: it's basically an online Vcard, not a Social Network. :) - Mona N.

@Mona PixelDu.mp is great. Thanks again. I'll keep an eye out for invites for others that did not get one - Jim Goldstein

i didn't get one :( morganb(at)gmail(dot)com for any kind soul - Morgan

YEAH MONA - thank you! i got the invite! :) very cool app... loading it up now with services - Susan Beebe

You're welcome, Susan. :) Everyone, please remember this is NOT a social networking site but more so an online v-card. :) @Morgan: When I get more, I'll send you one. :) - Mona N.

man... im sure this is gone already... - SoN9ne

You could send me one. when you get more. :) - Amani

I *could* send you one. Whether I choose to or not is a different story. :) - Mona N.

Hi Mona, can you send me one sirishkumar(at)gmail(dot)com - sirish

I'm foomandoonian.mp, BTW. I'm a bit bummed, because geoff.mp was available when I wanted to join, but by the time my invite turned up it was gone :( - Foomandoonian

Lhasashisapoo! - l0ckergn0me

Greyhound, Samoid and Golden Retriever. - Nir Ben Yona via twhirl

My dog, Chewbacca the Yellow Lab! :) - Jericho

Maltese. I had two. One passed away recently. - michael parks via twhirl

Boxer - Carmen

Boxer - Jeff Quinton

old English sheep dog - Baard Overgaard Hansen

Pug, French Bulldog, or Bull Terrier. Something with a weird nose. - Steve Lynch via twhirl

Hot Dog - Owen via twhirl

Shihtzu. :) - Lindsay Donaghe

Black Lab but Yellow tastes good too. - Andrew Smith

my late australian cattle dog RIP http://tinyurl.com/4wsb68 - J450N

beagle! - Alisha★

Lab. - Kevin Pedraja

Old English Sheepdog. Bearded Collie. Corgi. Oh, and I suppose the Welsh Terrier. - Nine (pedestrian wolf)

Jack Russell - shaun mclane

Golden Retriever, great family pet! - Kol Tregaskes

Brittney Spaniel - Diane Ensey

black lab - lisa-k

"someone else's" - Josh Haley

+1 Josh, lol - Alex "Maverick" Scoble

Top - todd

Rotweiller - Steven Perez

Rhodesian Ridgeback - Andre Maltais

Beagle! - Louis Gray

Cairn Terrier - Benjamin Golub

beagle - Gary Burd

Dachshund - George The Writer

Shih Tzu - Chris Rivait

Rottweiler - Chris Baskind

Pomeranian - Erica Baker

Living - Jim Goldstein

Sheltie - Bob

Cocker spaniel! - Timothy Griffin

Those grey Canon lenses just stand out too much for my liking. - Andrew Smith

F14 and no USM or IS? I pass... :) Oh, I guess the rails underneath might help with IS, but still... - Holger Eilhard

You need a sawhorse for a tripod. - Chris Rivait

"Is that a 5200mm lens in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?" (I get that ALL the time) - Chris Baskind

Holy crap - Ambar Pansari

That's one serious rig of a lens! Now how would you take that to the next star gazing party? hmmm - Susan Beebe

I'll take it! - Jim Goldstein

What size is the camera that fits on to it? - Kol Tregaskes

Sweet mother of god. - Kevin Bondelli

You know what they say about guys with a big camera lens... "Damn, he got a big ol lens" - Outsanity

"mounted to a DSLR" - ummm... seems backwards, no? - Kevin Johnson

Holy optical cannon, Batman! - Denton Gentry

Apparently you can use any standard manhole cover as a lens cap! - Mark VandenBerg

Holy Shizzle?! - Rahsheen™

wait this is like the big truck/penis theory ...isn't it... - Caroline

Mark, very funny. - Kol Tregaskes

Connect a 5dmkII to take HD video from 30 miles away. You could literally see Putin's head from Alaska. - Matthew Davidson via twhirl

Yeah, but does it have VR? - Trevor Carpenter

Well you could call it virtual-reality, it can't be real. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

Color me crazy, but I actually wanna try Windows 7... - l0ckergn0me

I beta test their products every time I use them. - Jim Goldstein

I've beta tested a few. It's cool but no big deal. - Lindsay Donaghe

Light or dark crazy Chris? :P - John Worthington

There is certainly something wrong with the picture. :D - Daniel Schildt

Thats not a fake image at all! Why don't people pay attention when they put these together? - Mathew Ballard

Isn't it actually possible to run Windows Vista on that hardware? - Alex "Maverick" Scoble

I'll take a toxic Mac Pro over a non-toxic PC. :) - l0ckergn0me

HAHAHAHA - Anna Haro

Some of the titles for this have been hilarious: Impalin' Palin, Sarah Bare A Cooter, Erection Day, Veep Throat, Oval Orifice, Not Without My Daughter, Drilling the Alaskan Pipeline, Drill Here Drill Now, Nailin' Palin .... You get the picture. ;) - Kevin Hessel

messed up - Cee Bee

Kevin: This is extremely NWS but: http://impalinpalin.com - Clint Ecker

+1 Cee Bee - Michael Tefft

You betcha. Pew pew pew! - bob corrigan

both my eyebrows went up like i was going down a roll coaster - Caroline

"Looking for someone to work with a straight shooter" They missed including that. - Jim Goldstein

Ron Paul will play himself to get the publicity. - Ontario Emperor

Indian gems. - Mladen Srdić

Just wait til I find that Japanese Spiderman clip. - Steven Perez

here it is. classic stuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... - Cee Bee

LOL Cee Bee & Steven...it definitely is...classic stuff.. :) - Zee from WeDoCreative

This is going to cause upward pressure on the price of bacon :-( - <wink>reechard</wink>

Go Ron! He's been talking about this for years. The market will correct this. Government should just be there with money to help protect the people that are going to get hurt. - d[▪_▪]b ♫

I find it interesting when people like to isolate systems and stand them up independently. Saying that free markets, when left "alone", do not influence, modify, meddle with government is an idealistic fantasy. Even though I'm a "free market guy" I'm leery of anyone who ideologically espouses "pure free markets" or "unfettered free markets" because they lose sight of the fact that they do not exist in a vacuum. Markets and Govt's are fundamentally connected and influence each other in myriad ways. - Michael Kowalchik

I really wish this was my party's candidate. - Brian Norwood

free markets are transparent. the current interbanking shadow financial system is NOT transparent - ray

ray, we deal with the messy reality of markets. Perfect free markets assume perfect transparency AND perfect information on the part of all participants. Neither reflects reality. It's analogous to the old Churchill quote, it's a terrible system, except when compared to all the others. - Michael Kowalchik

ron paul - a real libertarian calling out the majority & minority - while mccain plays blame game ... where is obama? biden? time for presidentiality to meet truthiness (credit to colbert) - Scott Moskowitz

thks for the aide memoir :) add immoral and irrational to messy too. my real point was - it is an ideal (this may sound strange) but ideals are essential for design and serve as a tool for razor sharp strategy. my experience is limited to cds markets, but if this particular market had a clearing house (which is difficult practically - but not impossible - an ideal) - a lot of the problems regarding this particular market may not have not have happened - ray

Market fundamentalists are as vicious as religious fundamentalists. That said, the market needs to resolve this issues. The government will just make things worse by stepping in with a massive bailout. - d[▪_▪]b ♫

+1 Michael - Alexander Carlill

Ron Paul is one of the few who sees the big picture and follows the money all the way back to the root cause. Unfortunately not enough people listened to him when he predicted all this years ago, but maybe more will now. - Alan Cheslow

Shame he's generally completely insane, isn't it? - Alexander Carlill

Ron Paul is hardly insane. Libertarian views, in my opinion, just won't work. It's an ideal but will fail practically. The only chance people will listen to Paul about this is if we don't get a bailout. If the bailout eventually happens, we're simply propping up failures effectively saying let's keep practicing the same crappy economics that got us into this situation in the first place. We need to tackle the hard problems and top just putting on more band aids. - d[▪_▪]b ♫

little more than messy imho. when the next step in the panic could be a be the mother of all bank runs - as it may now happen - a total meltdown of the US financial system could occur. - ray

sure, ray, which is why they are trying to do this in 700 billion dollar chunks, instead of the whole 60 trillion at once - Gregory Lent

The decline of our economy, the restrictions on our freedoms, and the increase of dictatorial centralized government policies are proving that the principles which Libertarianism opposes have failed. Why would you say that Libertarian views don't work when they have exactly predicted the state we're in today? - Alan Cheslow

@Alan, there's never been a truly free market anywhere in the world to validate the libertarian claims either. But in principle at least, we should strive to minimize government except where needed to protect individuals and to protect the commons. - £ogical €xtremes

perfect capitalism = no profits (best price, service, selection not profitable) / libertarianism depends on how you define the network of one - you - legally & in terms of the law how/when it conflicts with the commons - again, political capital is the most *expensive* kind - pick your definition of "expensive" vis-a-vis individuals &/or society - age old & unanswerable - perhaps - Scott Moskowitz

neither old skool or hip-hop - John Cozen

Tried yesterday to hit the web site and it was down. Fenagled the email from the state web site. - Eric @ CS Techcast

Eric, you can share it with the FriendFeeders :) - Nir Ben Yona

I'm proud that people are taking the time to write their representatives. "The House of Representatives is currently experiencing an extraordinarily high amount of email traffic. The Write Your Representative function is therefore intermittently available. While we realize communicating to your Members of Congress is critical, we suggest attempting to do so at a later time, when demand is not so high. System engineers are working to resolve this issue and we appreciate your patience." - Jeff Beckham

FYI, the reason the web form is the preferred (and sometimes only) way to contact via email is because it generates output that dovetails with the most popular software for constituent communication management, making life for staff (slightly) easier. - Andrew Feinberg

The more the people will show involvement, the faster the solution will be orchestrated. - Nir Ben Yona

AmigaOS. I hear the video toaster rocks! - Jim Goldstein

XP is definitely better for gaming. Vista bogs everything down. - Jason Huebel

Xbox 360. - Alex "Maverick" Scoble

+1 Alex - Alexander Carlill

XP SP3. Vista is still slower. - Nathan Chase