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Vincent Bugliosi: Hearing on Limits of Executive Power, WMD

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:15:31 -0700

(5 votes - 0 comments - 46 views)
Nationally-renowned criminal prosecutor and published author, Vincent Bugliosi, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing on the Constitutional limits of Executive Power. He managed to keep his statements simple, explaining the lies on the WMD’s, and why they didn’t even matter. What mattered is whether a country is an imminent threat, and the CIA said even with WMD’s, Saddam was not.

(Playlist isn't embedding, so here's Bugliosi responding to the WMDs)

Paul Saffo - "Our Coming Robotic Society"

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:41:21 -0700

(10 votes - 5 comments - 188 views)
Futurist author Paul Saffo thinks that just as Japan will transition to a robotic society, so too will the United States and the rest of the world. He predicts the transition over here will be “more messy” and that a booming robotic manufacturing industry could potentially devastate the economy and remaining human workforce. via

Naomi Klein Debunks Bush's offshore drilling plans

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:40:55 -0700

(26 votes - 6 comments - 417 views)
Fox Business Channel has an “after-the-market-closes” show, called Happy Hour, which appears to exist in a surreal space of unreality: bar setting, complete with a bartender and business men with their brewskis in the background, host Rebecca Gomez looking like she’s ready to hook up and whose only research before interviewing Naomi Klein appears to be skimming the reviews of The Shock Doctrine on Amazon, and to top it off, guest host Eric Bolling admits to not only being an oil trader, but never looking at the book! That’s respect, I’ll tell you, for the collective intelligence of their viewers as well as Naomi.

Still, with all the obstacles FBC places in the way of having an intelligent discussion, Klein manages to get in some great points that leave the embarrassingly ill-informed Faux hosts with little to do but sputter inanities like “Naomi, do you like capitalism?”

Fresnel Solar Stirling Engine - Sun Power Alternative Energy

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:55:34 -0700

(13 votes - 0 comments - 453 views)
http://www.greenpowerscience.com/

Class Dismissed: How Television Frames The Working Class

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:31:28 -0700

(12 votes - 5 comments - 362 views)
Class Dismissed is based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows.

Narrated by Ed Asner and featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV's disturbing depictions of working class people as either clowns or social deviants -- stereotypical portrayals that reinforce the myth of meritocracy.

Class Dismissed breaks important new ground in exploring the ways in which race, gender, and sexuality intersect with class, offering a more complex reading of television's often one-dimensional representations. The video also links television portrayals to negative cultural attitudes and public policies that directly affect the lives of working class people.

George Carlin - It's Bad For Ya!

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:17:10 -0700

(20 votes - 2 comments - 684 views)
George Carlin in Sonoma, CA for his annual hour-long HBO special, "It's Bad For Ya."

RIP (1937-2008)

Crazy Russian Grandmas

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:11:02 -0700

(14 votes - 5 comments - 552 views)
In Soviet Russia … babushkas aren’t afraid to settle their differences with violence. Old lady violence, that is.

I hesitated to include the worldaffairs and videogame tags (as I'm sure this would make an awesome RPG).

Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:26:35 -0700

(13 votes - 0 comments - 377 views)
Jeff Lynne and ELO performing the classic "Strange Magic" during the PBS concert in 2001.

Rachmaninov plays Chopin Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:24:10 -0700

(13 votes - 3 comments - 504 views)
Frederic Chopin's Nocturne In E-Flat, Op. 9, No. 2
played by Sergei Rachmaninov, historic piano performance

John McCain on Social Security

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:17:44 -0700

(18 votes - 2 comments - 326 views)
Transcript:
"But I'm not for quote privatizing Social Security, I never have been, I never will be." [New Hampshire Town Hall, 06/12/08]
. . .
"Without privatization, I don't see how you can possibly, over time, make sure that young Americans are able to receive Social Security benefits." [C-Span Road to the White House, 11/18/2004]
. . .
In a recent poll, the younger the voter, the more likely s/he was to be a supporter of Barrack Obama. The only age group in which McCain excelled was with those over the age of 65 (who prefered McCain to Obama @ 48% to 41%). I wonder how Obama might win over the older voters. Perhaps McCain's position on Social Security might help.