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Florida, Michigan Delegates Get Half-votes SelectPlusFlorida, Michigan Delegates Get Half-votesFlorida, Michigan Delegates Get Half-votesThe Associated PressThe DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee reached a compromise that gives delegates from Florida and Michigan half-votes at the convention. The decision is a blow to Hillary Clinton, who was pushing for the delegates to be reinstated in full. (May 31)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] After a long, contentious dispute, Michigan and Florida will have their delegates seated at the party's August convention.The D-N-C rules and bylaws committed reached a decision that will give each of those delegates half a vote.The decision is a blow to Hillary Clinton, who was pushing for full representation, and drew an angry reaction from her supporters. SOTHarold Ickes (6:56)"senator Clinton has instructed me to reserve her right to take this matter to the Democratic credentials committee."If Clinton takes that step, it could drag the matter on to the party's convention in August. The committee originally stripped Michigan and Florida of all of their delegates because they held their primaries too early.Committee members were grappling to find a way to seat two states that will be important in the general election, while still penalizing them for breaking party rules.SOTFowler 6:49"I think it is in the best interest of the oarty..."Stand-Up"the theme of the meeting was unity. With just three monEven Obama supporters admit it wont be easy to bring the party together after the contentious primary.The resolution increased the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination to 2118.That leaves Obama 66 delegates short. ___ ___, The Associated Press. Tags: primary scramble florida michigan delegates half-votes |
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Obama Claims Majority of Delegates SelectPlusObama Claims Majority of DelegatesObama Claims Majority of DelegatesThe Associated PressSen. Barack Obama returned to the state that sparked his Democratic presidential nomination bid to claim a majority of pledged delegates up for grabs in the contest. (May 21)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:VO of Obama greeting crowd, walking on stage, crowd cheering]BARACK OBAMA IS NOT FROM IOWA. BUT, DEMOCRATS HERE MADE HIM A FAVORITE SON MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS AGO, WHEN THEY GAVE HIM A CAUCUS WIN, SPARKING HIS BID FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.AND WHEN HE TOOK THE STAGE IN DES MOINES TUESDAY NIGHT, HE MADE IT CLEAR THERE WAS MORE TO CELEBRATE THAN JUST A HOMECOMING.SOT: Sen. Barack Obama/(D) Presidential Candidate: "We have returned to Iowa with a majority of delegates elected by the American people and you have put us in reach of the Democratic nomination for President of the United States of America." [Notes:VO of crowd, Obama on stage, crowd, greeting voters] THOUSANDS PACKED FOUR CITY BLOCKS NEAR THE STATE CAPITOL TO HEAR OBAMA. HE CHOSE TO COME TO IOWA, INSTEAD OF A STATE WHERE VOTES WERE COUNTED TUESDAY. OBAMA WON HANDILY IN OREGON.HE LOST KENTUCKY IN A LANDSLIDE. BUT, BEFORE THIS MOSTLY WHITE, LARGELY WORKING-CLASS CROWD, HE BILLED HIMSELF AS THE CANDIDATE FOR ALL DEMOCRATS.SOT: Obama: "You're veterans and church-goers, sportsmen and students, farmers and factory workers, teachers and business owners, who have varied backgrounds and different traditions, but the same simple dreams for your children's future." [Notes:][Notes:Obama, crowd] OBAMA'S CLAIM ON A MAJORITY OF PLEDGED DELEGATES LIKELY MEANS LITTLE IN A NOMINATION RACE THAT SEEMS DESTINED TO CONTINUE.FOR HIS PART, AFTER TAKING A STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING THE FIRST BLACK MAJOR PARTY NOMINEE, OBAMA HAD ONLY KIND WORDS FOR HIS DETERMINED RIVAL.SOT: Obama: "We all admire her courage, her perseverance, her commitment, and no matter how this primary ends, Senator Clinton has shattered myths and broken barriers and changed the America in which my daughters and your daughters will come of age and for that we are grateful." STANDUP: Bronis: "From here, Obama takes his campaign to Florida. He'll canvass that potential swing state over the next few days, taking his message to voters who never got the chance to see him during that state's disputed primary process. JB, the AP, Des Moines, Iowa." Tags: obama primary claims majority delegates |
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Tyranny at the Texas Straw Poll Ron Paul UPDATE Sept 5 07 http://www.mysanantonio.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8RFILF80.html UPDATE Sept 5 07 Associated Press just interviewed me. UPDATE Sept 4 07 Granny Warrior letter http://www.grannywarriors.com/strawpol.htm UPDATE SEPT 2 07 ****MUST READ**** I just got an email through the Ron Paul Meetup up group from the well known "Granny Warriors" They just informed everyone that they have PROOF that an ENTIRE BUS FULL of Ron Paul DELEGATES from San Antonio were prevented from voting. They arrived on time and were denied. After another bus pulled up and they were ushered in through the side entrance. END UPDATE#1 The vote was supposed to be until 1 or 2 pm, but GOP security prevented registered Delegates from entering the building who were wearing Ron Paul signs at 10am. I was standing over by the Granny warriors when 2 delegates approached me and asked me to help them get into the convention center. They had showed up at the door a little before 10am wearing Ron Paul shirts. The security guard told them to change into proper attire. They left and changed then came back and it was now 10:10/10:20 and the security told them the registration was closed. Apparently everyone who showed up from out of town or with an online registration recpt. was denied access unless they got there before 10am and in proper attire. Delegates who showed up, got their credentials and then changed were allowed to enter. In the video the woman in red asks a Ron Paul organizer for her pass. He tells her the woman with the box has it. She runs to the woman with the box of passes, and askes if she has the passes, and the woman tells her no. So what was in that box, and why was she in such a hurry to get the box out of the convention center? It was in my opinon a lie and the passes were in the box. The security guard is asked by me on camera who he works for, and he evades the question. If he works for the GOP then why not say "yes GOP" he says "the party" Who's party? Another candidate? Who told this security guard to deny access to Ron Paul delegates? We counted about 12 or so people walking up to the door and being turned away every 10 min or so. This went on from 10am till 1:30 when I left. This does not count the delegates who showed up in Ron Paul shirts and could not or decided not to change and simply went home frustrated and out the $50 or $75 fee the GOP charges. If they paid for credentials and were denied them, should they file a dispute on their credit card? Would hundreds of disputes on the GOP merchant account make national headlines, and force the merchant account provider to suspend or even file criminal charges against the account holder? Tags: Ron Paul Texas Straw Poll |
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DVDs For Delegates to Elect Ron Paul Request for donations to support The National DVDs For Delegates Project, an effort to educate delegates and to win the Republican nomination for Ron Paul. He can still win the GOP Nomination despite his campaign ending. The Majority of "Bound" delegates are not actually legally bound to McCain, or anyone else. For more information goto www.dvds4delegates.com. Hit the "DONATE" button to see project budgets and furthur info, or click "JOIN" to Volunteer to help make this project all it can be. The ONLY place to donate is via our website, www.dvds4delegates.com, where we provide means for electronic and mail in donations. The Federal Election Commission Requires us to collect limited information on our donors, and donating through a third party is simply not allowed when working on presidential politics in the United Staes. Donations are Not Tax Deductable. Tags: dvds4delegates dvds for delegates Ron Paul G. Edward Griffin Campaign Liberty Break the Matrix Freedom Force International Win Nomination GOP Convention |
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Miss Universe 2007 - Top 15 final delegates Miss Universe 2008 Blog http://360.yahoo.com/missuniverse.2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK6v1AbIVbM Miss Vietnam World 2007 Visit blog : Riyo's blog : http://myblog.ask.jp/muj_riyo_mori/ My blog : http://360.yahoo.com/dustin_gledhill Miss Universe 2007 - Top 15 final delegates Top 15 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzQT9yT4K0E Top 10 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyui5RniJYA Final question : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVeWr87oYuc Crowning moment ( high quality ) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dheqCa30ipg Miss in Evening gown : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0J2j46_w00 Miss in Swimsuit : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqu6peTifK4 **MISS UNIVERSE 2007** JAPAN, Riyo Mori 1st Runner-up: BRAZIL, Natalia Guimaraes 2nd Runner-up: VENEZUELA, Ly Jonaitis 3rd Runner-up: KOREA, Honey Lee 4th Runner-up: USA, Rachel Smith Top 10 Finalists 6. TANZANIA, Flaviana Matata 7. ANGOLA, Micaela Reis 8. MEXICO, Rosa Maria Ojeda 9. INDIA, Puja Gupta 10. NICARAGUA, Xiomara Blandino Top 15 Semifinalists 11. SLOVENIA, Tjasa Kokalj 12. CZECH REPUBLIC, Lucie Hadasova 13. DENMARK, Zaklina Sojic 14. THAILAND, Farung Yuthithum 15. UKRAINE, Lyudmilla Bikmullina MISS PHOTOGENIC: PHILIPPINES, Anna Theresa Licaros MISS CONGENIALITY: CHINA, Ningning Zhang BEST NATIONAL COSTUME: Eliminated Tags: Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori Japan Kurara Chibana venezuela Brazil 2006 International Earth Donald Trump Vannesa Minnilo |
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Cold Opening - Super Delegates George Stroumboulopoulos wants to be a super delegate. He's watching the election with Barrack Obama and Hilary Clinton. I think he might have missed the boat though. Tags: Super Delegate Cold Opening George Stroumboulopoulos the hour hilary clinton barack obama election |
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Obama wins Mississippi, Clinton loses delegates -Portrait Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton Obama wins Mississippi Wyoming Caucus,Clinton loses delegates: Will This Be Their Final Face-Off?: The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza notes: After 19 debates spanning the better part of the last year, tonight's one on one between Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton could be the last time the two appear on stage together for some time. The debate -- set on the campus of Cleveland State University and sponsored by MSNBC -- comes at a critical juncture in the Democratic presidential race. Not only is it occurring one week before the Ohio and Texas primaries, it also comes amid widespread questions regarding the shakiness of Clinton's position in the race and what she will do if she loses one (or both contests) next Tuesday. The Ohio Debate Primer On Trade: Ohio is a state that has been hit hard by trade-related job losses and wage cuts. The economy will certainly be center-stage tonight at the debate: In the lead-up to this debate, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been sparring over the North American Free Trade Agreement -- a proxy battle over the larger issue of trade. Undoubtedly, this NAFTA argument will bleed into the Tuesday night debate, and so here's an objective look at the issue of trade and the records of both candidates that you might want to keep next to you as the rhetoric starts to fly. Read more of the Ohio debate primer on trade here. NAFTA Looms Large: Both candidates are likely to claim that they oppose NAFTA, but this could be a dubious claim: Obama touted the benefits of the trade deal with Canada and Mexico when he was running for his Senate seat, and if Clinton had reservations about NAFTA, she kept them to herself when her husband made it one of his presidency's top priorities. Debate Should Focus On Both Candidates:While all eyes will certainly be on Clinton tonight, The Washington Post's Dan Balz says there are questions Obama needs to answer as well: Can he truly be the candidate of MoveOn.org and red-state politicians alike? Have those at different ends of the Democratic political spectrum attributed to him positions -- on issues ranging from Iraq to health care to the economy -- that are compatible with their own views, but not with the other's? Is there any major issue upon which he parts company with the big labor unions or has he adopted their agenda in totality? More broadly, where has he shown a willingness to take on some of his own party's constituencies, and if he's not willing to do so, how can he suggest that he can bring Republicans and independents into a governing coalition? Obama Tamps Down Expectations: The candidate rips of a few sports cliches: "Let's play to win, but let's make sure that we are maintaining the kind of campaign that win or lose we will be proud of afterwards," Obama said dampening down pre-game hype during a press availability in Cleveland Ohio, "I think that's probably a good note for all of us to take." Keywords: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Ohio debate Cleveland NBC MSNBC Austin Texas CNN debate portrait delegates democratic Univision, primary, caucus barack obama primaries primary caucus Wisconsin Hawaii Potomac Primary Washington DC VA MD portrait of obama, hillary clinton, superdelegates super delegates Tags: Barack Obama wins Mississippi Wyoming Caucus Hillary Clinton TX Ohio Primary portrait democratic primary caucus Texas |
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The Delegates - "Stone Fox" Montreal hardcore reggae punk rock music video BlankTV Like this video? Come see thousands more at the Net's biggest, uncensored, completely d.i.y. punk, hardcore, indie and alternative music video site, BlankTV.com! We've got News, Games, Contests and the stuff that we can't show on Google! Free! Uncensored! Retarded! BlankTV.com! Tags: music delegates stone fox |
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Texas Local Gov't Forcefully Overthrows Paul Delegates! Ron Pauls elected delegates have been unlawfully, illegally, and for all intents and purposes VIOLENTLY overthrown in a blatant declaration of war against Ron Paul supporters and converts! *** Apologies for any material/images that may be deemed innapropriate. **All threats or support of physical or other aggressive altercations is severely condemned and does not represent the opinions of those responsible for the posting of this video. Date: Apr 20, 2008 10:27 AM You're not going to believe this audio - Nueces County Texas Republican Convention Great job guys! This is how Revolutions start! Ron Paul Delegates Forced out of Republican Convention At the Nueces County Republican party convention, March 29th, in Corpus Christ Texas, Ron Paul supporters walked out in protest and held their own emergency convention in the parking lot. Republican party Chairperson Mike Bertuzzi grossly violated party rules by announcing new delegates to the morning's roll call who were never elected as precinct delegates on the night of the Republican primary, then again by ignoring repeated objections by party delegates, which he is required to recognize. Mr. Bertuzzi claims that he avoided a 'party takeover' by unruly Ron Paul supporters, but a recently released audio tape of the event clearly shows otherwise. As a blatant violation of convention rules is underway by the Chairperson, many delegates can be heard rising to voice objections with no avail until a local man, Paul Hunt , is escorted out by the Sergeant at Arms. Listen for yourself here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-fARjv3tFk The following morning, the local news rag, The Corpus Christi Caller Times, reported only one side of the incident, by claiming that a GOP party takeover had been thwarted while presenting Chairperson Mike Bertuzzi as some kind of political hero for violating the rights of local Republicans. Read it here... http://www.caller.com/news/2008/mar/30/gop-chairman-thwarts-takeover/ The above article is some of the most biased reporting I have ever seen. Please call the news paper, send them emails, let them know that a sucker punch will not be tolerated! Denise Malan is the writer of this story http://www.caller.com/staff/denise-malan/contact/ 361-886-4334 How do local Republican insiders react to Ron Paul supporters demanding that rules be followed and their voices heard? By equating Ron Paul supporters with Al Qaeda and Jihadists, of course. Read some of that here... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1994162/posts The renegade delegation form Corpus Christi is currently in the process of appealing to the State convention to have their emergency convention recognized in place of the now fully incredible organization led by Mike Bertuzzi. Tags: ron paul texas delegates overthrown illegally ousted barred rape murder pillage war revolution jesse ventura obama sucks |
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There WILL BE HILLARY !!!!!!!!!!!! Bowling for Delegates On March 31, Obama bowled abysmally in Pennsylvania. On April Fool's, Hillary challenged Obama to get "out of the gutter" and bowl for delegates, claiming she would even give him two frames. (This is all true!) It is obvious to any "respectable" YouTuber that Obama is favorited by YouTube and the media more than Hillary. Hell, even Chad, or was it Steve -- well anyway, one of the founders of YouTube has an Obama vid in his favorites. Maybe they just like the Obama Girls and their nice rack I don't know. This is how I imagined a bowl off would turn out between the Hill and Barack. I bet Michael Moore, who thinks Hillary is sexy, would call this Bowling for Hillary. If you haven't seen the film "There Will Be Blood" that won Daniel Day Lewis an Academy Award for over acting with a limp ;-), you can check out the scene I studied on April 1st to shoot this spoof. check it at 2 minutes into the clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q12ooJDPrjg SandieBlack as Hillary Roland Verity as Obama special thanks to SeanieBlue for filming. brought to you by badTV. http://www.youtube.com/badtvdotcom No donkeys were harmed in the filming of this video. ***** Thank you so much for the feature in News and Politix YouTube! Each exclamation point in the title is for a bowling pinned donkey delegate. Update: News segment on CNN's "The Situation Room" evening news show, hosted by Wolf Blitzer. Used this clip from "Bowling for Hillary" parody video on a CNN news segment about the 2008 presidential campaign and bowling incidents and references. CNN News segment produced by Jeanne Moos. Aired on CNN's "The Situation Room" on Monday, April 7, and 8th, 2008. check out beanerlarue's channel, she did a great milkshake spoof. http://www.youtube.com/beanerlarue Tags: milkshake milk shake there will be blood hillary clinton barack obama bowling delegates sandieblack badtvdotcom sandie black was on CNN with this clip lalala so |
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Meet the delegates Delegates at the 4th World Youth Congress in Quebec City Learn more about the World Youth Congress at http://www.wyc2008.qc.ca Watch live webcasts and videos at http://www.wyc2008.qc.ca/virtual Tags: wyc08 wyc2008 quebec regeneration |
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RON PAUL 4409 -- DVDs For Delegates to Elect Ron Paul The Phoenix Revolution THIS IS URGENT Please help spread this video and spread this message. It's not over and their asses should be scared now because we are the majority and we will not be denied...DVDs For Delegates, a project to win the Republican nomination for Ron Paul. For more information goto http://www.dvds4delegates.com Hit the button to see project budgets and furthur info. Hit Join to volunteer to help make this project all it can be. Tags: RON PAUL 4409 -- DVDS for delegates ron paul obama mccain jibjab network lisanova forbes msnbc meetup |
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Barack Obama Steals Hillary Clinton Michigan Delegates In a Stunning Move by the D.N.C. Rules and Bylaws Committee on Saturday Gave Barack Obama 4 Pledged Delegates specifically won by Hillary Clinton. Harold Ickes explains how the rules committee of 30 has Decided to supplement their judgement for the 600,000 Michgan Voters, Hillary Clinton now has the Option of taking this appeal to the Credentials Committee at the Convention In Denver, UNTIL THEN A BARACK OBAMA NOMINATION WILL NOT BE VALID! Tags: Hillary Clinton DNC Rules Bylaws Committee Harold Ickes Barack Obama Michigan Delegates John McCain Convention Denver news grassroots outreach documentary |
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Delegates Ecstatic Over Obama Speech The UpTake's Corrine McDermid gets reaction from DNC delegates after they listen to Barack Obama's acceptance speech. This is video that was streamed from a cell phone. Tags: conventions2008 delegates democrat dnc dnc08 mccain obama republican NextNewNetworks |
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Meet the delegates Delegates at the 4th World Youth Congress in Quebec City Tags: wyc08 worldyouthcongress 2008 regeneration mihtig |
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Clinton Delegates Crowd Obama's Stage PlusClinton Delegates Crowd Obama's StageClinton Delegates Crowd Obama's StageThe Associated PressWhile Barack Obama is now the presumptive nominee for the democrats, Hillary Rodham Clinton still has influence over the campaign, especially in regards to her delegates which she is seeking to retain. (June 5)Now the presumptive democratic nominee -- Barack Obama is wasting no time trying to win over some of the 18-million voters who backed Hillary Rodham ClintonSOT: Obama waded into Clinton country Thursday -- Visiting in the tiny town of Bristol , Virginia; which voted strongly for her in the primary. Touching on a subject that was a cornerstone of the Clinton campaign -- healthcareSOT: {{more from carlson }} While Clinton is expected to officially back Obama this Saturday, she's not quite off the stage yet. The New York senator is looking at ways of retaining her sizable number of delegates -- a move that could twist Obma's arm in a number of ways.SOT Beth Fouhy : 12:11:01 -- she's got some real power with those delegates - she could leverage it for him to anything from adopting her position on universal health care - or even, getting the Veep nomination. Obama has said he'll be in contact with Clinton over the next couple of weeks, an effort to patch up the divided party -- and patch up some wounded feelings.Fouhy :121:15:14 whether she and barack obama have some bad blood after all these months of campaigning, she as a senator doesn't want to have to deal with a Republican white house, anymore [Notes:CARLSON SU/] {{ carlson }} Tags: obama clinton delegates crowd obama's stage |
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David Wilhelm on the Role of Super-Delegates Former Bill Clinton campaign manager and current Obama supporter and super-delegate David Wilhelm on CNN, February 14, 2008 Tags: david wilhelm clinton obama campaign election08 superdelegates super delegates delegate primary nomination NextNewNetworks |
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McCain Addresses NAACP Convention Delegates He spoke an conducted a Q & A session at the 99th annual NAACP convention in Cincinnati. Tags: wlwt cincinnati john mccain senator president NAACP convention courtis fuller london |
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LIVECAM: Talking with RNC Delegates More at http://www.theuptake.org. From our live cam: Correspondent Noah Kunin speaks with a young RNC delegate about alternative energy and the feel of the convention so far. Tags: rnc rnc08 theuptake uptake 2008conventions 2008elections delegates alternativeenergy windmill delegate |
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Obama Calling Hillary Delegates Ok...so I called the Obama campaign. Sure enough they had me in there as an Obama delegate. He wasn't nearly as misleading as Renee's phone call...obviously since we didn't have the sense to tape that call. Anyway...here is the video. He was acting like it was just all a big mistake...but once I stopped acting like a confused person and started laying into him...his excuse was, "I've heard you guys are doing the same thing...I'm not listening to you anymore...click." So he knows what he's doing and it's deliberate and it's on tape. He probably wasn't as misleading with me since Renee had called before me and chewed them out and they show us at the same address. So I wonder if they put an asterik next to our address...so they knew not to pull the same BS. Tags: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Call Delegates Texas |
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Natural Hair Delegates ...please stand up Cuz some of you are trying to "run thangs" like you're the official chapter to what's right and what's wrong with hair...and no. My hair is natural but I am no less natural than YOU b/c I choose to put tracks in my hair for a "change." It's all about personal decisions...and if a person decides that they don't want to join in on the 'nappy journey' then so what. Your beliefs do NOT negate my blackness!! (at least that's what my drivers license says ha) And I refuse to go back and forth via video on this topic. THIS is my opinion and it's what I'm sticking to. And yes...I know I don't have on makeup and I "look" tired. Fuck you...it's almost 11pm at night and I had classes from 8 this morning until 6:30 this afternoon. Tags: natural hair |
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Natural Hair Delegates, II ...just some more stuff So there's no confusion, just wanted to upload this one cuz I am NOT going back and forth with folks on this issue. Refuse it. But...I ain't gonna refuse this bed I'm about to get in b/c I am TIRED!!! Tags: naps |
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Delegates go green at the DNC THEIR PARTY COLOR MAY BE BLUE, BUT MANY DELEGATES AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ARE GOING GREEN. SOT DAMON JONES, SPOKESMAN, DNC: Speaker Pelosi and the other leaders urged set out a challenge for folks to really do their part and offset their convention-related travel. IT'S CALLED THE GREEN DELEGATE CHALLENGE AND 18-YEAR-OLD VERMONT DELEGATE TAYLOR BATES IS STEPPING *UP TO THE CHALLENGE. SOT TAYLOR BATES, VERMONT DELEGATE: I promised to offset Vermont's carbon and I was elected. So, right after that I got online and just bought 27 carbon credits for all the people in the Vermont delegation. IN ORDER FOR VERMONT TO GO GREEN, BATES IS HANDING OVER SOME OF HIS OWN GREEN. THOSE 27 CARBON CREDITS ADD UP TO MORE THAN 200 DOLLARS. SOT TAYLOR BATES: I've worked a lot of summer jobs and I just paid for it out of my own pocket. SOT DAMON JONES: The participants in the Green Delegate Challenge offset their airfare, their ground transportation and an estimate of what their carbon offset what they contribute here in Denver as well. D-N-C OFFICIALS CONSULTED WITH ENERGY EXPERTS TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF CARBON EACH DELEGATE WILL PRODUCE. SOT DAMON JONES: We figured out that each delegate will average about one ton of carbon and they're going to offset that by supporting community-based renewable clean energy projects across the country. BATES PUT VERMONT ON THE MAP IN THE GREEN DELEGATE CHALLENGEMAKING IT ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO OFFSET CARBON EMISSIONS FOR ALL OF ITS DELEGATES. NOW, THIRTY ONE STATES HAVE REACHED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT PARTICIPATION. AND THE D-N-C PLANS TO SURPRISE THE 2900 GREEN DELEGATES WITH SOME SECRET REWARDS. SOT BATES: I didn't do this thinking I was going to get any attention for it. It was just something that I owed to the people that elected me. STAND UP: THESE GREEN MARKERS HERE ON THE CONVENTION FLOOR SHOW THE 31 STATES THAT OFFSET ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THEIR CARBON EMISSIONS. BUT NOT EVERY DELEGATE PARTICIPATED IN THE CHALLENGE. SOT FLOYD CLACK, MICHIGAN DELEGATE: I don't think I've had an opportunity to. SOME ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS SAY THERE'S LITTLE VALUE IN CARBON OFFSETS. SOT PAT MICHAELS, CATO INSTITUTE: Show me how much warming this would prevent if everybody in the united states offset their quote carbon footprint. Well the answer is you would not be able to detect it in the global temperature reading. BATES SAYS HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SOME PEOPLE DON'T SUPPORT THE EFFORT. SOT TAYLOR BATES: You pay for what you do. You have a responsibility to offset that and you balance it out. It couldn't be simpler. BATES IS MISSING HIS FIRST WEEK AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY TO ACT AS A DELEGATE AT THE CONVENTION. BUT HE SAYS IT'S WORTH IT TO BE HERE AND TO BE GREEN. SOT TAYLOR BATES: To me, it's like going to the Superbowl. I mean this is what I really, what I really get into and I have, I have a team that I support, I have the Democrats and unlike just a big sporting event, I can actually make a difference with this. FOR UPI.COM FROM THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN DENVER, COLORADO, I'M MELISSE HINKLE. Tags: democratic national convention green environment carbon emissions offset denver news politics |
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Foxy Politics: DELEGATES The first full episode of the brave, cutting-edge news source, FOXY POLITICS. Asher discusses the state of the state, Louie encourages voter registration and Holly talks Delegates. Enjoy my friend. Here are some links from the video: http://www.rockthevote.com http://www.DeclareYourself.com http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Vot... http://www.youtube.com/asherglaser http://www.youtube.com/overunderwear http://www.goholly.com http://www.barackobama.com http://www.johnmccain.com http://www.hillaryclinton.com Tags: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Bikini Sexy Model John McCain Political News Comedy Asher Glaser Holly Weber Overunderwear |
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Delegates Arrive for Opening Night of Convention Delegates have arrived at the Pepsi Center in Denver for the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. Michelle Obama is Monday's headline speaker. (Aug. 25) Tags: convention rdp delegates arrive opening |