Operation New Dawn

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President Obama has promised that when we wake up on September 1, the Iraq war (aka Operation Iraqi Freedom) will be over. But that leaves us without a theme, a brand, if you will, for all the miscellenous quagmires we'll still be mopping up in Iraq.

At last, here's an Iraq-related issue with a very simple fix…

As of Sept. 1, Operation Iraqi Freedom becomes Operation New Dawn. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a memo Wednesday that the name change — which is to immediately follow the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq — will send a strong signal that American forces have a new mission.

Sure! Or, it'll remind Iraqis of the time Fallujah turned into a morass of rubble and refugees.

Either way, it's pretty catchy.

-Shawn

Let's Flee To Canada!!

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could not escape U.S. politics during her trip to Saudi Arabia. Early this morning during a town hall meeting with students at Dar Al Hekma College, a student asked Clinton if she thinks Sarah Palin will be president and whether Hillary would move to Canada if Palin were elected. The audience laughed -- so did Clinton -- before she said, "Well, the short answer is no. I will not be immigrating. I will be visiting as often as I can." She added, "Our political seasons never end" and that she will continue to support President Obama. She said she is "very well-acquainted" with running for president.

Go Clinton!

What about you? Take the poll below and tell us what you would do:



Shawn

Team USA Is Leading The Way

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Team USA is leading with a total of 8 medals so far; 2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. We've won:

GOLD in Snowboarding (Seth Wescott)
                Freestyle Skiing (Hannah Kearney)

SILVER in Nordic Combined (Johnny Spillane)
                   Short Track Speed Skating (Apolo Anton Ohno)

BRONZE in Alpine Skiing (Bode Miller)
                     Freestyle Skiing (Bryon Wilson)
                     Freestyle Skiing (Shannon Bahrk)
                     Short Track Speed Skating (J.R. Celski)

Leading behind Team USA is France with 4 medals, Germany with 4 medals, Canada with 4 medals, and Switzerland with 3 medals. For a full list of countries and medals, click here to visit the Vancouver 2010 official website.

Enjoy Vancouver everyone!


Shawn

Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremony Recap

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Wow, the opening ceremony for the 2010 winter Olympics was beautiful. The use of technology in the show was very advanced, and the idea of making the audience wear white ponchos in order to utilize them as "projector screens" was ingenious as well. I've tried to find a complete video of it online, but NBC is retaining usage rights and making it near impossible to show anywhere else. So, if you missed the show on TV, you can watch it on the NBC website by using the links below. NBC is splitting the video into three parts, so click the links in the order that I post them below. After one video ends, come back to this article and click the next link. Have fun!

PART ONE - Opening Ceremony  <-- This is the opening scene
PART TWO - Opening Ceremony  <-- This scene introduces the athletes
PART THREE - Opening Ceremony <-- This is the torch lighting and cinematic scene (very interesting!)

Go Team USA!

Shawn

Fox News Teabags Itself

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According to Fox News, the teabag movement is a "fruitless mix of racism and conspiracy theories".

Let me elaborate: Fox News recently ran an internet poll asking viewers what they thought the tea party movement was all about. The only problem was, they ran it on the internet. When on their TV channel they pick and choose what to show, but on the internet, anyone can say anything. Here is a picture of the poll:

I'm glad people like you are voting on this poll over at fox, otherwise our "socialist agenda" might be exposed!

Shawn

Duncan Hunter Warns Against Overturning "Don't Ask If You're a Hermaphrodite, Don't Tell That You're a Hermaphrodite"

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Rep. Duncan Hunter — former Marine and failed 2008 presidential hopeful — has some very compelling reasons for not overturning DADT.

Like, for example, the inevitable infestation of trannies and hermaphrodites…

Rep. HUNTER: I think the folks who have been in the military that have been in these very close situations with each other, there has to be a special bond there. And I think that bond is broken if you open up the military to transgenders, to hermaphrodites, to gays and lesbians.
NPR: Transgenders and hermaphrodites?
Rep. HUNTER: Yeah, that's going to be part of this whole thing. Its not just gays and lesbians. Its a whole gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual community. If you're going to let anybody no matter what preference – what sexual preference they have that means the military is going to probably let everybody in. Its going to be like civilian life and I think that that would be detrimental for the military.

First of all, let me just state that I share Rep. Hunter's fear that the U.S. military might one day be forced to degrade itself to regular world levels of tolerance and human decency.

Secondly, I'd like to point out that the good congressperson has clearly missed his calling, and should be writing for the adult sex entertainment industry. He could seriously be a millionaire right now. (Rep. Hunter, please contact my Uncle Geno. He's waiting on your call and is ready to cut a check.)

Shawn

Citation: Dennis DiClaudio. "Duncan Hunter Warns Against Overturning "Don't Ask If You're a Hermaphrodite, Don't Tell That You're a Hermaphrodite."" Indecision Forever-Comedy Central. Feb 3 2010.

Pres. Obama Holds an Open Discussion Across the Aisle

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Last Tuesday, the President did something unusual in American politics – initiated an open dialogue with members of the opposite party. Visiting the House Republican retreat, he took questions on anything they wanted to talk about. He heard them out, acknowledged where they were right, and gave a genuine explanation where he felt they were wrong.

It's worth noting that the President is looking to answer your questions as well.  That's why immediately after the State of the Union, the White House partnered with YouTube to give you an opportunity to ask questions of the President. Go and ask whatever you want, or just vote on other questions that your fellow citizens have submitted, and the President will answer some of those questions in a unique live event on Monday at WhiteHouse.gov.

To watch the hour and a half long video, click the triangle shaped play button below. Remember to rate how well President Obama did after the video!



How many stars does this deserve? Click the star you want to award Obama:

Thanks for reading, leave a comment when you're done!

Shawn