VIDEO: Mark Ronson "Stop Me" 3/2007

The New Annie Lennox Album

Streaming Links via ARJAN WRITES

VIDEO FLASHBACK: Alison Moyet "Love Resurrection" (1984)

Related: Alison Moyet Announces New Album ARJAN WRITES

AUDIO: Seal "Amazing" (Kaskade Remix)

Amazing" is the first single from "System", the new album from Seal that will be released late October/Early November.

AUDIO FLASHBACK: Dolly Parton "Peace Train" (Holy Roller Radio Mix)

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Anti-Bush protesters arrested near UN

About a dozen anti-war protesters were arrested Tuesday during a peaceful demonstration of President Bush's speech before the U.N. General Assembly. AMNY

Gay Sex is Immoral and Killing Innocent Women & Children For Oil Is Not?

"We need to be very precise then, about what I said wearing my stars and being very conscious of it," he (General Peter Pace) added. "And that is, very simply, that we should respect those who want to serve the nation but not through the law of the land, condone activity that, in my upbringing, is counter to God's law." AP

VIDEO: Michael Moore on Oprah

A clip from Michael Moore's appearance on Oprah. Speaking of CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) Michael reminds the insurance shill that "you own these guys" ONE GOOD MOVE has the clip.

VIDEO: David Schuster Exposes GOP Hypocrites

Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recites her talking points on MoveOn/NYT/General Petraeus flawlessly until Tucker substitute host David Shuster asks her the name of the last soldier from her district killed in Iraq.

Buddhist Monks Spearhead Largest Protests Against Junta In Two Decades

About 20,000 protesters led by Buddhist monks and nuns on Sunday mounted the largest anti-government protest in Myanmar since a failed 1988 democratic uprising, shouting support for detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

The monks carried a large yellow banner that read: "Love and kindness must win over everything. via HuffPo

Troops Arrest Monks in Myanmar

VIDEO: Hillary Clinton says she’ll vote against funding the Iraq war!

via Crooks & Liars

BUSH DECLARES: HILLARY WILL WIN NOMINATION via Drudge

VIDEO FLASHBACK: Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"

VIDEO: Janeane Garofalo Backs Rather, Declares Petraeus 'Dishonest...

Bill Maher - New Rules
I like the rant at the end. The Constitution says there is no religious test, but there is. Bill has a word or two to say about that. Click to view: ONE GOOD MOVE

Related: Dan Rather Decries Corporate Control Of News BUZZ FLASH

MoveOn.org Rakes in the Cash After "Betray Us" Ad

MOTHER JONES received this email from MoveOn.org. Check out how much money they've pulled in after the allegedly disastrous "Betray Us" ad.

Dear MoveOn member,
Yesterday, an amazing thing happened. After the Senate's shameful vote, and after President Bush called MoveOn "disgusting," our email started to fill up with messages like this one:

I'm currently in Iraq. I do not agree with this war, and if I did support this war, it would not matter. You have the RIGHT to speak the truth. We KNOW that you support us. Thank you for speaking out for being our voice. We do not have a voice. We are overshooted by those who say that we soldiers do not support organizations like MoveOn. WE DO.
YOU ARE OUR voice.

And then came the donations. By midnight, over 12,000 people had donated $500,000—more than we've raised any day this year—for our new ad calling out the Republicans who blocked adequate rest for troops headed back to Iraq. Continued via MOTHER JONES

VIDEO: Bill Clinton On The Daily Show

Part II

Hillary Clinton: I'm Not a Lesbian

New York magazine is reporting on a forthcoming issue of the Advocate in which Senator Hillary Clinton is questioned on both "long-standing rumors" regarding her sexuality and whether or not her stance on civil unions is just a front for a more deep-seated genuine belief that marriage should be offered to all U.S. citizens. via TOWLEROAD

HILLARY ATTACKS: CALLS CHENEY 'DARTH VADER'...

Top Hillary Clinton backer rips Giuliani's multiple marriages...

VIDEO FLASHBACK: Frankie Goes To Hollywood "War"

Senate Blocks Bill on Iraq Combat Tours

The Senate today turned back a measure to require that U.S. troops be given at least as much time at home as they spend on combat tours, shelving an amendment that supporters said was aimed at easing the strain of prolonged military deployments but that opponents argued was intended to undercut the Bush administration's Iraq war policy. WaPo

Senate Fails on Habeas Corpus

The Nation -- Today the US Senate fell four votes short of restoring Habeas Corpus, the fundamental constitutional right of individuals to challenge government detention, which the Republican Congress revoked in last year's Military Commissions Act. Fifty-six senators supported a procedural move to tie the Habeas provision to legislation authorizing defense spending--a step that requires sixty votes. Continued via Yahoo

VIDEO: Colbert Report "Barry Manilow"

VIDEO: Daily Show "Ready For A Woman President?"

New Orleans On Guard

Emergency management officials are closely watching a tropical weather system that could potentially impact the Gulf Coast. NBC6 Miami

NWS Changes Severe Weather Alerts

The National Weather Service is revamping the way it has issued severe weather warnings for decades with a new system designed to mark a geographic bull's eye where a storm will hit. AP

Mysterious shaking along California's Central Coast

Mysterious shaking along Central Coast on Monday morning - Folks in the Five Cities Area reported they felt an earthquake. People as far away as Santa Maria to Los Osos also felt shaking. One San Luis Obispo woman said she saw her windows shake three times about five minutes apart. "It really shook, and I though we're having an earthquake, but nothing else was shaking. So I don't know. Just the windows? Just the windows." The U.S. Geological Survey is not reporting any earthquakes in the area. Monday's shaking is consistent with past sonic booms. Action News contacted several military bases across the region but none would confirm that was the cause. via THE GREAT RED COMET

Mystery illness strikes after meteorite hits Peruvian village

Villagers in southern Peru were struck by a mysterious illness after a meteorite made a fiery crash to Earth in their area, regional authorities said Monday. Breitbart

VIDEO FLASHBACK: Grace Jones "La Vie En Rose" (One Man Show 1981)

Prepare for war with Iran, says French minister

The world should "prepare for war" with Iran, the French foreign minister has said, significantly escalating tensions over the country's nuclear programme. Telegraph UK

Iran warns Western nations against confrontation ABC Online

Russian nuclear fuel for Iran
After months of wrangling, Russia is set to ship nuclear fuel to Iran’s Bushehr facility, Iranian official media said. WRH

IAEA CHIEF WARNS AGAINST STRIKING IRAN

Invoking the war in Iraq, the chief U.N. nuclear inspector criticized talk of attacking Iran as “hype” on Monday, saying the use of force should only be considered as a last resort and only if authorized by the U.N. Security Council.
“I would not talk about any use of force,” said Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, in an indirect response to French warnings that the world had to be prepared for the possibility of war in the event that Iran obtains atomic weapons. COMMON DREAMS

Sally Field Rant: If Mother's Ruled the World There Would be No War

She was censored by Fox. “I wanted to say something about the mothers who wait for their military children to come home from harm's way,” she said backstage according to TV Week. “I said at the end that if mothers ruled the world, there would be no wars."
When asked if she minded that her comments may have been cut off, she said, “Oh well.” NATIONAL LEDGER

Sally Field Censor: They Didn't Like Her, They Really Didn't Like Her TOWLEROAD

VIDEO: Kathy Griffin's first live, prime-time interview since her censored Emmy speech

Comic Censored
Kathy Griffin's first live, prime-time interview since her censored Emmy speech that Catholics called blasphemous! Tonight, 9 ET CNN/Larry King

Kathy Griffin on Larry King - PART 1

Kathy Griffin on Larry King - PART 2

Kathy Griffin on Larry King - PART 3 of 3

VIDEO FLASHBACK: Morrissey "I Have Forgiven Jesus" (2004)

In America, Nonbelievers Find Strength in Numbers

A legion of the godless is rising up against the forces of religiosity in American society.

"People who were ashamed to say there is no God now say, 'Wow, there are others out there who think like me, and it feels damned good,' " said Margaret Downey, president of the Atheist Alliance International, whose membership has almost doubled in the past year to 5,200. It has a 500-person waiting list for its convention in Crystal City later this month. WaPo

Madonna says she is "an ambassador for Judaism"

Visiting pop idol Madonna toasted the Jewish new year with Israeli President Shimon Peres and declared herself an "ambassador for Judaism," local newspapers reported Sunday. SF GATE

VIDEO FLASHBACK: Thompson Twins "Lies" (REMIX)

Iraq war was about oil, says Greenspan

Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve, has launched a stinging attack on George W Bush and Tony Blair over their motivation for toppling Saddam Hussein, claiming that the conflict in Iraq was "largely about oil". TELEGRAPH UK

Ex-Fed chair praises Clinton...

It's Not About Oil, Stupid, but Flattening Arab and Muslim Countries
"Greenspan’s use of the adverb “largely” is deceptive" via What Really Happened

FLASHBACK: How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power

George Bush's grandfather, the late US senator Prescott Bush, was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of Nazi Germany. GUARDIAN UK (9/2004)

VIDEO: CNN on the 9-11 mystery plane

VIDEO: Bill Maher (09.14.07)

"I know exactly what you mean Bill I'm conspiracy weary too. Do they serve beer at Hooters?" via ONE GOOD MOVE

VIDEO: September 15 Anti-War Protest to Be 'Unlike Any Other'

September 15 Anti-War Protest to Be 'Unlike Any Other'

Activists Plan Weekend War Protest
WASHINGTON -- Activists are gearing up for a massive anti-war protest in DC this weekend. On Saturday, protesters will start at the White House

Huge Fireball Streaks Across New Mexico

NEW MEXICO FIREBALL: On Sept 13th at approximately 3 o'clock in the morning MDT, an extremely bright fireball streaked over New Mexico, "It was terrifying," says eyewitness Susan K. Burgess. "I was stargazing outside my house near Santa Fe when the landscape started becoming very bright, as if a brilliant full moon was quickly rising from the southwest. The fireball itself [slowly moved] over the house and disintegrated with a great deal of scatter in the northwest sky." THE GREAT RED COMET

VIDEO: Kathy Griffin on Ellen (09/11/07)

Kathy Griffin on Ellen — Sept 11th 2007 (part 2)

VIDEO: This Week In God "Back to School" (9.13.07)

Apple's iPod Touch Is The Best Media Player Evah!

BOTTOM LINE: With an excellent interface and elegant design, the iPod Touch is simply the best portable media player ever made.

PROS: Beautiful multi-touch display. WiFi access. Buy music via WiFi. Excellent user interface. Browser is a delight. Access to YouTube content. Thinner than iPhone. Double click for music control in any screen.

CONS: Can't purchase video via WiFi. Earbuds suck. Can't turn off Starbucks feature.
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VIDEO FLASHBACK: Tom Jones "War" (1985)

War Critics Die in Iraq

"Engaging in the banalities of life has become a death-defying act," the seven soldiers wrote of the war they had seen in Iraq .

They were referring to the ordeals of Iraqi citizens, trying to go about their lives with death and suffering all around them. But sadly, although they did not know it at the time, they might almost have been referring to themselves. AOL NEWS

Related: The Bush Administration's Greatest Hits via TOWLEROAD

Week of Antiwar Events To Start With a 'Die-In'

A week of events meant to crank up a national demonstration against the war in Iraq is set to begin Saturday, with a 1,000-person "die-in" at the U.S. Capitol led by current and former American troops and accompanied by taps and a mock 21-gun salute. WaPo

Queer Riot! Bruce Villanch, Judy Tenuta and Lady Bunny

On Saturday October 13th at 8pm, Edison Farrow presents "Queer Riot!" - a night of outrageous comedy starring Bruce Villanch, Judy Tenuta and Lady Bunny. Tickets went on sale Saturday. via LESBIAN NATION

Who's the Drag Queen?

We give you rocker Courtney Love (left) and the fabulous raconteur Lady Bunny (right)... via TMZ

“Why is Marc (Jacobs) cool? I have no idea,” Lady Bunny, the D.J. drag queen whose signature hairdo is a platinum blond Niagara, said Monday night, in the long hours (two plus) before the Jacobs show began. NYT

Lady Bunny, sported a rhinestone-studded jar of Vaseline and Burberry-checked nails. NY MAG

Untangling the latest GOP gay scandal

Pam from AMERICA BLOG wades through the latest convoluted, woefully under-reported GOP scandal -- the bizarre murder-suicide in Florida of a Republican consultant and two of his "friends". AMERICA BLOG

AUDIO: Chaka Khan vs. Dada "I Feel For Lollipop" (Max Filth Remix)

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AUDIO: Madonna "Candy Shop"

Click To Play: Daily Motion

"My sugar is raw. Sticky and sweet."

Is this a leak? Is it real? I think it is. It is titled "Candy Shop," and I believe this is a new Pharrell-produced track. via ARJAN WRITES

Madonna shows off her new sex toy Now Magazine Online

Preorder The Live Earth Digital Album

Your favorite performances from Live Earth have been selected and put together in a digital album for preorder on iTunes now! The digital album will be released October 1st and features a track from Madonna's memorable performance. A physical CD/DVD featuring video from the event will also hit stores for Christmas. Proceeds will go to the Live Earth charity campaign to combat the global climate crisis. To get up to the minute information about these offers join the list at liveearthmusic.org. Preorder the digital album now!

Photo: WTC - October 10, 2000

Photo By: Jordy 10/2000

KEITH OLBERMANN: His special comment on 9/11 and Bush's promotions for those who sell the lies.

Kathy Griffin Wins Emmy, Gets Censored for Jesus Remark

The TV Academy and E! announced today that they would not air remarks made by comedian Kathy Griffin upon her acceptance of an Emmy for Best Reality Program.

Griffin's remarks were classic Griffin:

"A lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus...Suck it, Jesus. This award is my God now."

Following the remark, Catholic League President Bill Donohue called on the TV academy to "denounce Griffin's obscene and blasphemous comment" which he then thanked them for doing.

He still demands Griffin apologize: "The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences reacted responsibly to our criticism of Kathy Griffin’s verbal assault on 85 percent of the U.S. population. The ball is now in Griffin’s court. The self-described ‘complete militant atheist’ needs to make a swift and unequivocal apology to Christians. If she does, she will get this issue behind her. If she does not, she will be remembered as a foul-mouthed bigot for the rest of her life."

Congrats to Griffin on the well-deserved win. via TOWLEROAD

"Kathy Griffin Visits The AZ Penitentiary"

Related: FOX News: Jesus Died on Cross So Kathy Griffin Could Win Emmy

Official pictures of Mitsubishi's i-MiEV sport

"Ahh, the eco-car next to energy-generating windmills. Is there anything more standard than that these days?" AUTO BLOG GREEN

Related: TINY TOYOTA: World's smallest four-seater car unveiled...

Salt water as fuel? Burning hydrogen with radio waves? It's true

"Dead Men Don't Make Videos "

via Freeway Blogger

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ANOTHER BIN LADEN VIDEO SET FOR RELEASE...

America's Number One Collapse Expert Thought WTC Bombed

Sheehan, Three Others Arrested Outside Hearing

Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan and three other protesters were arrested shortly after noon today outside the Capitol hearing room where Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker were testifying in a joint hearing of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees. WaPo

Checking In With the Petraeus Report via Wonkette
Obnoxious Code Pink protesters have been causing scenes and then getting escorted out about every 20 minutes. Duncan Hunter called them assholes because he thought his mic was turned off!

'How much fame do you really need?'

Despite being best known for her role in Roseanne and her turbulent friendship with Madonna, it's the biting, cynical sarcasm of her stage shows that Sandra Bernhard's fans love. GUARDIAN UK

Sandra Bernhard: Everything Bad & Beautiful Video Enhanced CD via BREAKING RECORDS

"WWJW"

VIDEO: Verbal gaffe — Bush calls APEC summit 'OPEC'

Sept. 7: President Bush momentarily confuses the meeting in Australia with the gathering of oil-exporting countries. MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski reports. MSNBC

Bush Forgets Where He Is - Laughter Ensues (Video)

VIDEO FLASHBACK: White Rabbit "Jefferson Airplane"

VIDEO: FOX and Friends promote fear and loathing for 9/11 anniversary

FOX and Friends repeatedly announced this morning 9/07/07 that there will be a new tape from Osama bin Laden released later today. They discussed, among other things, the notable difference in his appearance since 2004 (a shorter and darker beard). Fran Townsend, US Homeland Security Advisor, was a guest with Gretchen Carlson. NEW HOUNDS

FLASHBACK: FOXNews.com - Report: Bin Laden Already Dead

VIDEO: "Endless War"

via ONE GOOD MOVE

VIDEO: DC: Anti-War Protester Kokesh and Others Arrested

More than a dozen police officers converged at a corner of Lafayette Square yesterday, bringing with them a horse and extra handcuffs.

Their target: a handful of demonstrators who had gathered to post two signs on an electrical box advertising a protest march Sept. 15 against the Iraq war.

During a clash that drew a crowd during lunchtime, two demonstrators, including an Iraq war veteran and the mother of another veteran, were arrested on charges of defacing public property. Police charged a third protester with impeding an officer.

“It was a case of extreme police overreaction,” said Brian Becker, a protest organizer.

The D.C. government has fined the coalition about $20,000 for posting signs, and the Park Service has asked the group to remove them.

The coalition countered by filing a lawsuit challenging the District’s regulations. The suit is pending.

The group assembled for a news conference yesterday at Lafayette Square to promise to put up more posters, regardless of possible sanctions. Within minutes, the pledge was tested. An officer approached and asked whether the demonstrators had a permit for their gathering.

More officers arrived, including several dressed in black commando-style uniforms and one atop a horse that he maneuvered to push back the crowd. CROOKS & LIARS

Released D.C. protesters say police used intimidation tactics

VIDEO: Countdown Special Comment: You have no remaining credibility about Iraq, sir.

Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment tonight is without a doubt, one of his hardest hitting and most emotional to date. Keith absolutely lays waste to President Bush’s lies and rhetoric about the surge. He contrasts his callous disregard for the truth and the troops between his six hour photo op in Iraq and the interview with Draper released this weekend.

This video is a must-see, hold on to your hats. CROOKS & LIARS

"Vinyl to MP3, the Hard Way"

Ion Audio's TTUSB, is a $199 turntable that includes a USB port. The Ion's digital USB connection allows you to plug the thing into your PC, throw a record on, drop the needle and start recording... once you also install some extra software on your computer. Ion bundles two programs: Audacity, a free, open-source program for Macs and Windows, and MixMeister's Windows-only EZ Vinyl Converter. WaPo

AUDIO: THE BEATMEISTER'S DAWN OF EARLY 80's ELECTRONIC MIX

Tracklist

The Art Of Noise - Legs (Album Version)
Visage - Beatboy (Dance Mix)
Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Original 12" Version)
Scritti Politti - Absolute (Original 12" Version)
Human League - Keep Feeling Fascination (Razormaid Remix)
Icehouse - No Promises (Dance Mix)
Vitamin Z - Burning Flame (Original 12" Version)
Tears For Fears - Mad World (Extended Version)
Gene Loves Jezebel - Motion Of Love (Original 12" Version)
Howard Jones - New Song (Original 12" Version)
Culture Club - The War Song (Ultimate Dance Mix)
Men At Work - Down Under (Hot Tracks Remix)
Belouis Some - Animal Magic (Original 12" Dance Mix)
Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This (Hot Tracks Remix)
Erasure - Chains Of Love (Disconet Remix)
The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me (Original 1986 Dance Mix)
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Dub For Money Mix)
Bolshoi - Away (12" Extended Version)
OMD - If You Leave (Edge Mix)

Download via BORN AGAIN 80's

AUDIO: New DJ Earworm Mash Up: Madonna, Cher, Whitney and George

DJ Earworm is at it again!

The San Francisco mash up artist has cooked up another fantastic mix by blending Madonna's "Like A Virgin," Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," Cher "I Believe" and George Kranz "Din Daa Daa." His has called his concoction "Believe Somebody." via ARJAN WRITES

Industry to dance to new iPod from Apple

Like a baseball pitcher with a wicked change-up, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has people guessing wildly about what he'll deliver this week.

But particularly if it's a revamped iPod lineup, as many people expect, it could set the tone in the portable music market for the upcoming holiday shopping season. SPI

Nokia to Take on Apple at its Own Game TIME

iMac outpacing PCs, says Apple Manila Bulletin

Jupiter gleams low in the south at sunset

If you're outdoors on a clear September night, you may be lucky enough to see an aurora (sometimes called "northern lights"). These silent ribbons and curtains of light have a colorful beauty that can be fascinating. STAR TRAK

AUDIO: Earth, Wind & Fire "September"

"who would Jesus bomb?"

Will President Bush bomb Iran?

In a nondescript room, two blocks from the American Capitol building, a group of Bush administration staffers is gathered to consider the gravest threat their government has faced this century: the testing of a nuclear weapon by Iran. TELEGRAPH UK

500 RALLY IN SAN DIEGO TO SAVE AIR AMERICA STATION

“We believe dissent is patriotic. We believe in the constitution and we believe in the United States of America,” AM 1360 KLSD talk show host Stacy Taylor said on his morning show in San Diego on Monday, drawing cheers from a crowd of more than 500 listeners who showed up at 7am to rally in protest of Clear Channel's plan to convert San Diego’s only progressive radio station to an all-sports format. BRAD BLOG

New Optimism Over XM-Sirius Merger?

Whole Foods buyout of Wild Oats, over the objections of the Federal Trade Commission, is viewed by many to be a bellweather for the XM-Sirius merger. WaPo

XM-Sirius Merger Gets Help From Court Ruling Media Channel, NY

VIDEO FLASHBACK: Wall of Voodoo "Mexican Radio" (1982)

Mexican Radio is a song written and performed by the band Wall of Voodoo, and produced by Richard Mazda. The track was initially made commercially available on their 1982 album Call of the West. WIKIPEDIA

VIDEO: Gonzo Disses Dad

Bill Maher and company on Roberto Gonzales and his Dad. ONE GOOD MOVE

"Christian Donohue Says He’ll Slap Bejesus out of Athiest Hitchens"

What’s interesting about this clip is when he’s confronted by an equally obnoxious character who will not be bulldozed by Bill’s tactics, he immediately wants to ” take it outside” and duke it out. It’s typical behavior of this strain of right wing, Christian Conservatives. (It looks like MSNBC scrubbed these remarks from their transcript. I don’t usually believe that this happens on purpose most of the time, but I’m not certain in this case.) CROOKS & LIARS

The Christian Right's Fear of Pleasure is Our Greatest Threat to Choice

The war against abortion has nothing to do with the protection of life. It is a war against an open society -- a cover for assaults against sexual pleasure and personal choice. ALTER NET