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McCain Can't Recall Iran-Contra

Wow.

Undoubtedly, no one in the press will pick this up or follow-through.

In his book, 1984, George Orwell said "He who controls the past controls the future." Well, that applies if no one but a YouTube member bothers to do a little digging.

written by shuac | 4 hours 28 minutes 40 seconds ago | CH

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TF2: Meet the Red Team

Yes, these Machinima productions are getting better but the video description ("better yet, no bad voiceovers") reveals one of it's weaknesses. For these kinds of productions to take the next step, they're going to have to find a way of adding GOOD voiceovers & dialogue, because these are tried and true storytelling tools.

For instance, that bit in the basement where a medic-heavy duo convince the entire Blue team to retreat was weird at best. If you're going to task your audience to suspend that kind of disbelief, then you're going to need more than stock voice commands.

I mean, this is a nice post-production exercise: to be able to arrange and edit all the raw footage in a professional way. THAT part has been deftly handled by advanced software and solid creativity. But I feel more pre-production time (story, plot, acting, pro voice recording, sound mastering, etc.) will reap greater rewards.

written by shuac | 4 hours 47 minutes 36 seconds ago | CH

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Chris Matthews DESTROYS Right Wing Talking Head

What was that bit about Dana Perino and Cuban missile crisis?

Searching for a sift/tube...

Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qG_ykXtilo

written by shuac | 6 hours 38 minutes 28 seconds ago | CH

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Bless Us, O Holy Garage Door

God is unbelievable!

written by shuac | 2 days 9 hours 24 minutes ago | CH

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President Reagan Assaulted by Protester

Plus, he killed any chance of the metric system becoming the U.S. standard. What a bastard.

Hey, how about them drowsy Secret Service guys? Think any of them kept their jobs after this?

written by shuac | 4 days 4 hours 46 minutes ago | CH

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Close Call... (23 secs)

Sounds to me like contact was made.

written by shuac | 4 days 5 hours 51 minutes ago | CH

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McCain's "Guide" Urges Violence Against Planned Parenthood

>> ^jwray:
3. A FERTILIZED EGG THE SIZE OF A GRAIN OF SAND DOES NOT HAVE A "SOUL"

Well, neither do any of us full-grown humans.

written by shuac | 4 days 5 hours 54 minutes ago | CH

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The most common melody in the world

I thought Shave and a Haircut was more common. It's older than Gran Vals, too, by three years. Hell, people even knock on doors to the cadence of Shave and a Haircut.

Shave and a haircut, two bits!

written by shuac | 4 days 6 hours 5 minutes ago | CH

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Carl Sagan Cosmic Calendar

How could a Sagan fan not be aware of the Cosmos series? It's like a Darwin fan not ever hearing of the Theory of Evolution. Or something like that.

I acquired the 7-disc set myself recently because we watched it originally in my 7th grade science class. I don't remember how things were, politically, back then (aside from the Iran hostages thing), but in re-watching the Cosmos DVDs, Carl Sagan seems very despondent and fearful about the future of man. More than once, he goes on about the likelihood of self-destruction. Only in the added material, shot in 1990, does he seem "happier."

Anyone else notice this? Was Carl Sagan depressed?

written by shuac | 4 days 6 hours 38 minutes ago | CH

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From Here to Eternity

Giorgio Moroder is the Oscar-winning composer behind the films "Midnight Express" and "Scarface." He also was the producer of Sigue Sigue Sputnik's Flaunt It.

written by shuac | 6 days 6 hours 24 minutes ago | CH

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WHY ARE WE STILL IN IRAQ?!!! Dennis Kucinich

Here's the thing. The reason we're in Iraq is a reason no one likes, not even the Republicans. If they liked the reason, they'd have told us about it by now.

The reason is...

To have a large and permanent U.S. presence in an area of the world we've always a) had an obvious interest in and b) been unable to achieve.

That's really all it is. America not only wants the oil, they want a country that makes it. Dare I say they want the region that makes it, which could be why Iran is now in the cross hairs.

China is currently a big oil importer but their demand will soon outstrip America's and that's a big big payday. Follow the money.

written by shuac | 1 week ago | CH

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ED-209 Introduction To The OCP Board (Epic Fail!)

"Dick, I'm very disappointed."

written by shuac | 1 week 1 day ago | CH

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Sometimes I Doubt Your Commitment To Sparkle Motion

You should see McDonnell in "Mumford" for a different sort of role. I loved her in Grand Canyon, although that one's more of the typecasting you're talking about, a little. Still, she's got a commanding screen presence to be sure.

written by shuac | 1 week 1 day ago | CH

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Voxelstein 3D!

I'm going to have to agree with Spoco2 and disagree with Farhad2000. This game (right there with Outcast, Delta Force, Delta Force 2, Comanche Maximum Overkill, and all the rest of the corpses in the voxelsphere) looks like badger ass. Polys & texture maps just look better, which is why they reign today.

written by shuac | 1 week 1 day ago | CH

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Obama's speech after North Carolina victory

I've lived in North Carolina since 1995 and it's been a "red state" during all this time. In fact, not since 1976 did NC go "blue" and that's only because Carter, a man from Georgia, a mere two states away, was running then.

North Carolina entered the union in 1789 and is among the original 13 colonies. Throughout it's entire electoral college history, it's actually been blue more than red by a margin of almost 3 to 1.

So while the "red/blue" division Obama speaks of is in opposition to ideological principles, the reality is that North Carolina's electoral vote will likely be counted for the GOP in November, despite this hubbub.

But it's nice to be in the spotlight.

written by shuac | 1 week 1 day ago | CH

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