Why did the Tea Party ask Sarah Palin to deliver the key note address at its national convention?
She is their current Diva.
She could deliver the audience to pay the price of admission, no one else was viable.
Remember that it was a FOR PROFIT event.
I went swimming upstream
Not for pleasure or pain
But Merely just to remain
Energy siphoned through drains
Explain laws of attraction
Life determined through interaction
Mind divided like a fraction
Retraction of attention
The devil pays commission
Misery loves company held down by gravity
Negative people driven by depravity
I went swimming upstream
Fighting a river of antagonism
Thoughts flooded by pessimism
Actions frozen with unnatural aneurysms
Prisms of color ride rays of healing intention
Go with the flow to tonights destruction convention
Recognizing life’s plan for constructive dimensions
Apprehension of wisdom now logic is disagreeing
Sheep herded for shepards ultimate well being
Puppet masters demonstrate shadow games
Real issues overlooked for fortune and fame
I went swimming upstream
What was preached as wrong became my right
NO parlay for lying devils peace instead I fight
Staying awake late to counteract thieves at night
The new dictator now controls the world out of sight
Heights lowered to accommodate lack of spiritual connection
Alternate reality molded from clouded perception
Truth seen as science fiction by logical inspection
Rejection of fabrications seen in learning institutions
Molding childrens minds for societies beneficial prostitution
I went swimming upstream
Discovering that up was really down
Gravity meant to keep those who belong on the ground
From subjects I extract fractions of truth to expound
Around in a circle this life takes us until completion
Yet the lost are never found better if they suffered deletion
Reasons for existence never pondered any deeper
Spoon fed poison never questioning your keeper
Taught the earth was flat never denying the teacher
Preacher demonstrating the opposite of the sermon
Not what I do but what I say kind of learning
I went swimming upstream
Regarding popular reality as a lucid dream
Validity began to unravel at its seams
I went swimming upstream
Just to challenge what was deemed
Revolution is much more than a collective dream
I went swimming upstream
That was rather harsh of Grayson.
But, in all fairness, it is a bit long.
I’m thinking about traveling to LA for Anime Expo 2008, but if I do, I need to plan now & reserve my rooms ASAP. What hotels are close by the convention center? Also, I’m planning on seeing more of the sights while I’m out there. Do I need to have my own car, or is there a good public transportation system out there? The last time I went to LA it was for a school trip & we had our own vans. Even if I don’t get to go to AX, I’m still planning on going back out there at some point in time & these things are good to know. I try to take the public transportation when I can, since it saves money (money that I can use towards silly keepsakes & better hotel rooms).
Check out The Standard downtown. It attracts a young, fun crowd. We don’t have a geat public transportation system, but it can you about to the tourist areas. The subway will bring you to Hollywood and Highland (shopping), Universal (movies/amusement park), Wilshire (museums), etc.
There is a van system in effect to get you to the airport.
From information I’ve gathered Japan had not signed the Geneva Convention so why were they expected to honor it? Why have I heard that they breached the Geneva Convention. I understand how they ignored humanitarian laws but how should it be related to the Geneva convention. I know the Geneva convention was made for numerous reasons to protect prisoners of war, etc, but I still can’t relate it.
Topically, Japan never signed the Convention. Other powers that did (USA, UK, Germany, etc.) tried to respect the Convention with their prisoners, if they ever got captured.
Since the Allied powers won the war, they could conduct war trials and charge violations against Japan through the Conventions. After all, the victors get to write the history books.
Unfortunately, since Japan became a stepping stone for American interests in an ever increasingly Communist Asia, many transgressions were conveniently swept under the table, like treatment of POWs as slave labor and atrocities similar to the Nazis.
HI! I will be traveling to New Orleans this August ‘08 for a concert.
I will fly into the Louis Armstrong airport and I have a hotel reserved near the convention center.
My flight will land around 2pm on a wed. afternoon.
I wanted to know if there is a shuttle service or bus that will take me from the airport to the convention center area?
If not, could you please give me an idea of the cost for a taxi ride (14miles).
Also once Im in area convention center area….what are some things to do?? Good places to eat???
Thanks so much for your time and help.
The first answer is correct and your choices are a taxi (about $30 each way) or the Airport Shuttle" (about $15 each way). Follow the signs to Baggaga Claim for both the taxi stans and the shuttle pick-up area.
New Orleans has mild weather from late October to early May and the city stays green all year most years (rarely freezes and almost never snows). We pay for the mild winters with hot, humid summers – particularly in July & August. Just wear light, cotton clothes and take it easy during the afternoon. The good news for summertime visitors is that hotel rates are lower.
Things to do:
Mardi Gras and the Jazz Festival are world famous events, but New Orleans hosts many festivals and celebrations throughout the year: http://www.nola.com/festivals/
There are many sightseeing opportunities in the greater New Orleans area, including carriage rides/tours, plantation tours, swamp tours, ghost tours, and even Katrina disaster tours. The steamboat Natchez also does a harbor tour. There are numerous tour companies and your hotel can help with the arrangements. Try to avoid scheduling an outdoor tour until you know the weather forecast for the day in question.
The Saint Charles Streetcar is the oldest continuously operating street railway in the world and is a "tourist attraction" in its own right. It is part of the public transit system, as are the Canal Street and Riverfront streetcar lines: http://www.norta.com/
There is always music, but the bands change: Go to www.bestofneworleans.com and click on Music then Listings or to www.offbeat.com and click on Listings, then Music.
Note that music clubs often advertise "No Cover", meaning there is no charge for entering. However, clubs with "No Cover" often require that customers buy a beverage each for every "set " of music (which can be every 20 minutes) so KNOW THE PRICE before you sit down. Clubs do that because some people will sit in the club all evening drinking nothing (clubs only make money from the drinks they sell – not from the music). It is also a good idea to pay for each round of drinks (in clubs on Bourbon Street) as it is delivered so there can’t be any confusion at the end of the evening.
About certain alcoholic beverages: Realize that some famous drinks are VERY potent compared with regular cocktails that have only 1 to 1 ½ ounces of alcohol. For example, a Hurricane is basically 3 or 4 ounces of rum in something like red Kool-Aid, and a Hand Grenade has at least 4 ½ ounces of Everclear + rum + vodka mixed with melon liquor. They don’t necessarily taste like an alcoholic beverage and it is easy to over-indulge.
Wander around the French Quarter, enjoy the architecture, watch the street entertainers (do tip), and visit some of the historic buildings that have been turned into museums (go to www.frenchquarter.com and click on Historic Attractions).
Assuming the weather is good, you can collect a sandwich lunch and eat in the riverfront park (watch the shipping) or in Jackson Square (a very nice park).
The Riverwalk shopping center has an air-conditioned food court with dining overlooking the river (www.riverwalkmarketplace.com)… The Canal Place shopping center is in the French Quarter and has a cinema and higher-end shopping (Saks 5th Avenue, Brooks Brothers, etc.)
The lobby for the Westin Canal Place Hotel is on the 11th floor and overlooks the French Quarter. It is a great place for an afternoon drink/snack:(www.westin.com).
Cafe du Monde is in the French Quarter and you shouldn’t miss having cafe au lait & beignets (www.cafedumonde.com). Another great coffee shop is the Croissant d’Or (at 615 Ursulines Street), which is open from 7:00am to 2:00pm and has food in addition to pastry.
The Palm Court restaurant is very nice, has moderate prices, and traditional live jazz starting at 8:00pm: 1204 Decatur Street, tel 504-525-0200 (reservations are important and they are not open every day). The Palm Court is closed from about July 25th to about September 25th each year.
All of the famous restaurants (Antoine’s, Arnaud’s, Brennan’s, Commander’s Palace, etc.) have reopened. The Pelican Club (on Exchange Alley in the FQ) is not as well known but is the same type experience. Reservations are a good idea, and probably essential on weekends. Tujaques Restaurant (823 Decatur Street) is very traditional and has moderate prices: http://www.tujaguesrestaurant.com/…
Cafe Degas is a very French restaurant near City Park at 3127 Esplanade – which is not within walking distance of downtown (5 to 10 minutes by taxi). They are closed on Mondays & Tuesdays ( 504-945-5635 ).
The Napoleon House restaurant is at 500 Chartres Street in the FQ, and has a menu of great local dishes: http://www.napoleonhouse.com/
Preservation Hall has traditional live Jazz, and doesn’t serve alcohol so all ages are welcome: http://www.preservationhall.com/…
New Orleans has ballet, opera, a symphony orchestra, and theatre:
http://www.nobadance.com/
http://www.neworleansopera.org/…
http://www.lpomusic.com/
http://www.lepetittheatre.com/
There is a free ferry across the Mississippi at the "foot" of Canal Street. It is a short trip but like a harbor cruise w/o a guide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/canal_stree…
The Aquarium, Audubon Zoo, and the new Insectarium are world-class attractions (www.auduboninstitute.org) and you should see them if you can. The Zoo is several miles from downtown. You can drive to the Zoo (which has free parking) or take public transit from the French Quarter.
The Louisiana State Museum is in the French Quarter: http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/ New Orleans is also home to a number of other museums, such as the National World War II Museum (www.ddaymuseum.org) and the New Orleans Museum of Art (www.noma.org). Both can be reached by public transit: The WWII museum is in the central business district but a long walk from the French Quarter. NOMA is not within walking distance of downtown but has free parking. Go to http://www.neworleansmuseums.com/… for info on more museums.
Harrah’s Casino is in the Central Business District: http://www.harrahs.com/casinos/harrahs-n…
New Orleans City Park has a variety of attractions: www.neworleanscitypark.com
Check www.frenchquarter.com for ideas about other things to do.
Hope you have a great time!
.I noticed a very strange thing; pro- palestinians are very noisy about "genocide" and "atrocities and war crimes", but only until they are asked the concrete question: how many palestinian arabs are victims of this "genocide" and these "atrocities and war crimes". After that pro- palestinians suddenly disappear , or start to insult the asker, or run for help to the moderators and report the question.
Well, let´s count together.
In the War of Independence of 1948,palestinian arabs obeyed the instructions of the arab leaders and got out so that the arab armies could get in. So, there were practically no losses among the palestinian arabs.
The statistics below is taken from the Palestinian National Bureau of Statistics, it is situated in Ramallah and is the official organ of the Palestinian Authority. All the attempts to try to deny the statistics calling it “ a Zionist propaganda” , as so many of arabs so often do whenever the statistical data do not support their lies, will not be neither answered, nor even taken seriously.
So, according to this statistics :
In the First Intifada , an estimated 1,300 Palestinians were killed.
In the Intifada of AlAqsa, another 5500.
In the strike on Gaza in December, another 1200.
In various minor but constant clashes since 1948…Nobody knows the exact number. So, just add another 10000.
All in all, not more than 18000 palestinian arabs were killed in 60 years.
300 a year.
And this is “ a Genocide”????
Pathetic.
UN Genocide Article 2, of the Geneva´s Convention defines genocide as: "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group; deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life, calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group; [and] forcibly transferring children of the group to another group."
Now, what i would like someone to explain to me is how the "poor genocided palestinians" whom these cruel Israelis, according to s many of you , shot like rabbits "in groups and individually", and on whom they, according to you", inflicted serious bodily harm", managed to grow in number 15 times in just 60 years, from hardly 200 thousands in 1948 to almost 3 millions in 2008?
Any explanation?
And I don´t feel like seeing my qestions deleted .
Inform your colleagues about this.
No act by Israel will have the slightest effect of moving peace forward.
People who try to force a peace on the region act in ignorance of one thing: there is nothing Israel can do to bring about peace. No act by Israel will have the slightest effect of moving peace forward.
All the initiative belongs to the Muslims who want to destroy Israel and commit genocide on its Jewish population. Israel withdrawals from Lebanon and Gaza just brought more attacks on Israel. When Israel has proposed negotiations the Arabs rejected them. Only when Sadat (and later Hussein) took the initiative to make peace was peace made, then Sadat was murdered for it.
All the pleadings of Israelis and Americans could not bring Arafat to agree to peace, or live up to any agreement he made. Thus the world will have to wait until the Muslims decide to make peace for another such peace to be made. It will wait a long time.
When the Palestinian Arabs are sick of being killed when they make war on Israel, when mere talk of making war so sickens them with fear of the consequences that they rise up to oppose whoever makes the suggestion, then they will want peace, and peace can be brought about. Until then, they will continue to want war. That is where the initiative lies, and until it shifts there will never be peace.
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In the center of 13th Street between J and L Street.
If possible, what’s the name of the artist and a picture showing me how the artpiece looks like.
It is in the center of 13th Street between J and L Street. If possible tell me the name of the artist as well. There is suppose to be plaque nearby showing the name and artist, however, I can’t seem to find it.
I live here (but in the suburbs) and offhand, I don’t know! There are quite a few down there, and a sculpture garden, too.
But I do know who to ask…!
Please send your inquiry to conventioncenter@cityofsacramento.org.
Good Luck!
To be more specific I am looking for writing contests in Michigan or places near Michigan like New York. Also I am looking for writing Conventions. I don’t know where to look for these things at the moment and would like some information.
Science fiction conventions often have writing tracks.
Zagana, a famous Burmese comedian, and his team performed in 1990. Represented from DVB (Democratic Voice of Burma) in 2006.
www.dvb.no
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Ils envahissent une foire alimentaire dans un édifice fédéral. Les membres de l’AFPC sont prêts à faire du bruit pour obtenir une convention collective juste et équitable
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