Drug Abuse - World-of-Newave.info World-of-Newave.info http://www.world-of-newave.info/ 2008-10-13T17:52:04Z Latest news and articles about Drug Abuse Copyright (c)2004-2008.§/Newave SARL. All rights reserved. {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - Jansing, Halperin uncritically report Palin's false charge that Obama's "punished with a baby" comment was about abortion On the October 11 edition of MSNBC Live, anchor Chris Jansing uncritically aired Gov. Sarah Palin's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama was talking about abortion when he said: "I've got two daughters -- 9 years old and 6 years old. I'm going to teach them first of all about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby." In an October 11 entry on his Time.com website, The Page, Time editor-at-large Mark Halperin wrote, "In Pennsylvania Saturday the Alaska Governor goes hard against Obama, goes after his record on partial-birth abortion," and quoted from Palin's attack on Obama. In fact, Obama made no reference to abortion in his "punished with a baby" comments, but was instead referring to sex education. During the MSNBC segment, Jansing reported that Palin is "taking aim at Barack Obama, this time on the issue of abortion." She then aired Palin saying: "I listened when our opponent defended his unconditional support for unlimited abortions, and he said -- he said that a woman shouldn't have to be, quote, 'punished with a baby.' Ladies and gentlemen, he said that right here in Johnstown, 'punished with a baby.' It's about time that we called him on it." Discussing the comments with Jansing, NBC News correspondent Savannah Guthrie later said of Palin: "[W]e've never heard her speak quite like this, and at such length, about Barack Obama's record on abortion." Neither Jansing, Guthrie, nor Halperin noted that Palin's charge about Obama's "punished with a baby" comment was false. As Media Matters for America has previously documented, Obama made the comment in response to what CNN reported was "a question about how his administration, if he's elected, would deal with the issue of HIV and AIDS and also sexually transmitted diseases with young girls." Indeed, as video of the March 29 campaign event, broadcast by CNN, shows, Obama was discussing sex education, not abortion, when he made the comment Palin cited. From the March 29 edition of CNN's Ballot Bowl 2008: MARY SNOW (CNN correspondent): Welcome back to CNN's edition of Ballot Bowl. This is a chance for you to hear directly from the candidates. I'm Mary Snow in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where Senator Barack Obama is holding a town hall meeting right now, taking questions from the audience. Let's go straight to Senator Barack Obama; he just was asked a question about how his administration, if he's elected, would deal with the issue of HIV and AIDS and also sexually transmitted diseases with young girls. Here's Senator Barack Obama. OBAMA: -- or we give them really expensive surgery and we don't spend money on the front end keeping people healthy in the first place. So, when it comes to -- when it comes specifically to HIV/AIDS, the most important prevention is education, which should include -- which should include abstinence only -- should include abstinence education and teaching that children -- teaching children, you know, that sex is not something casual. But it should also include -- it should also include other, you know, information about contraception because, look, I've got two daughters -- 9 years old and 6 years old. I'm going to teach them first of all about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby. I don't want them punished with an STD at the age of 16. You know, so, it doesn't make sense to not give them information. You still want to teach them the morals and the values to make good decisions. That will be important, number one. Then we're still going to have to provide better treatment for those who do have -- who do contract HIV/AIDS, because it's no longer a death sentence, if, in fact, you get the proper cocktails. It's expensive. That's why we want to prevent as much as possible. But we should also provide better treatment. And we should focus on those sectors where it's prevalent and we've got to get over the stigma because understand that the fastest growth in HIV/AIDS is in heterosexuals, not gays. And so, we've got to get out of that stigma that we still have around it. It's connected also to drug use. So, one of the things we have to do is to start thinking about better substance abuse treatment programs around drugs and not just treat it as a criminal justice issue. Treat it as a public health issue as well. From the 11 a.m. ET hour of the October 11 edition of MSNBC Live: JANSING: Let's go back to politics. Sarah Palin is swinging through Pennsylvania today holding a rally this morning in the city of Johnstown. She's taking aim at Barack Obama, this time on the issue of abortion. PALIN [video clip]: I listened when our opponent defended his unconditional support for unlimited abortions, and he said -- he said that a woman shouldn't have to be, quote, "punished with a baby." Ladies and gentlemen, he said that right here in Johnstown, "punished with a baby." It's about time that we called him on it. JANSING: NBC's Savannah Guthrie is traveling with the Palin campaign, joins us now by phone. We know that most of these speeches, Savannah, are the sort of stock stump speeches. Was that something new today? GUTHRIE: It was new. Actually, we've never heard her speak quite like this, and at such length, about Barack Obama's record on abortion. By one count, she spoke for 10 to 12 minutes about these issues. She also for the first time really spoke about her own child in pretty personal terms. You know, her son, Trig, has Down syndrome and a lot of people, particularly in the pro-life community, really admire Sarah Palin for not just talking the talk as they say, but walking the walk. But in any event, after she sort of introduced the topic by talking about her own young son, she then really hit Obama hard on what the campaign likes to call extreme views on abortion. It's interesting, she's here in Pennsylvania, a place where they may be trying to reach out, for example, to pro-life Catholic Democrats, maybe that's the audience they were hoping to address today. From Halperin's October 11 post on The Page: http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/jansing-halperin-uncritically-report-palin-s-false-20081067213.htm 2008-10-11T21:12:46Z 2008-10-11T21:12:46Z Mediamatters.Org http://mediamatters.org/items/200810110004 Jansing, Halperin uncritically report Palin's false charge that Obama's "punished with a baby" comment was about abortion {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - On the October 11 edition of MSNBC Live, anchor Chris Jansing uncritically aired Gov. Sarah Palin's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama was talking about abortion when he said: "I've got two daughters -- 9 years old and 6 years old. I'm going to teach them first of all about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby." In an October 11 entry on his Time.com website, The Page, Time editor-at-large Mark Halperin wrote, "In Pennsylvania Saturday the Alaska Governor goes hard against Obama, goes after his record on partial-birth abortion," and quoted from Palin's attack on Obama. In fact, Obama made no reference to abortion in his "punished with a baby" comments, but was instead referring to sex education. During the MSNBC segment, Jansing reported that Palin is "taking aim at Barack Obama, this time on the issue of abortion." She then aired Palin saying: "I listened when our opponent defended his unconditional support for unlimited abortions, and he said -- he said that a woman shouldn't have to be, quote, 'punished with a baby.' Ladies and gentlemen, he said that right here in Johnstown, 'punished with a baby.' It's about time that we called him on it." Discussing the comments with Jansing, NBC News correspondent Savannah Guthrie later said of Palin: "[W]e've never heard her speak quite like this, and at such length, about Barack Obama's record on abortion." Neither Jansing, Guthrie, nor Halperin noted that Palin's charge about Obama's "punished with a baby" comment was false. As Media Matters for America has previously documented, Obama made the comment in response to what CNN reported was "a question about how his administration, if he's elected, would deal with the issue of HIV and AIDS and also sexually transmitted diseases with young girls." Indeed, as video of the March 29 campaign event, broadcast by CNN, shows, Obama was discussing sex education, not abortion, when he made the comment Palin cited. From the March 29 edition of CNN's Ballot Bowl 2008: MARY SNOW (CNN correspondent): Welcome back to CNN's edition of Ballot Bowl. This is a chance for you to hear directly from the candidates. I'm Mary Snow in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where Senator Barack Obama is holding a town hall meeting right now, taking questions from the audience. Let's go straight to Senator Barack Obama; he just was asked a question about how his administration, if he's elected, would deal with the issue of HIV and AIDS and also sexually transmitted diseases with young girls. Here's Senator Barack Obama. OBAMA: -- or we give them really expensive surgery and we don't spend money on the front end keeping people healthy in the first place. So, when it comes to -- when it comes specifically to HIV/AIDS, the most important prevention is education, which should include -- which should include abstinence only -- should include abstinence education and teaching that children -- teaching children, you know, that sex is not something casual. But it should also include -- it should also include other, you know, information about contraception because, look, I've got two daughters -- 9 years old and 6 years old. I'm going to teach them first of all about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby. I don't want them punished with an STD at the age of 16. You know, so, it doesn't make sense to not give them information. You still want to teach them the morals and the values to make good decisions. That will be important, number one. Then we're still going to have to provide better treatment for those who do have -- who do contract HIV/AIDS, because it's no longer a death sentence, if, in fact, you get the proper cocktails. It's expensive. That's why we want to prevent as much as possible. But we should also provide better treatment. And we should focus on those sectors where it's prevalent and we've got to get over the stigma because understand that the fastest growth in HIV/AIDS is in heterosexuals, not gays. And so, we've got to get out of that stigma that we still have around it. It's connected also to drug use. So, one of the things we have to do is to start thinking about better substance abuse treatment programs around drugs and not just treat it as a criminal justice issue. Treat it as a public health issue as well. From the 11 a.m. ET hour of the October 11 edition of MSNBC Live: JANSING: Let's go back to politics. Sarah Palin is swinging through Pennsylvania today holding a rally this morning in the city of Johnstown. She's taking aim at Barack Obama, this time on the issue of abortion. PALIN [video clip]: I listened when our opponent defended his unconditional support for unlimited abortions, and he said -- he said that a woman shouldn't have to be, quote, "punished with a baby." Ladies and gentlemen, he said that right here in Johnstown, "punished with a baby." It's about time that we called him on it. JANSING: NBC's Savannah Guthrie is traveling with the Palin campaign, joins us now by phone. We know that most of these speeches, Savannah, are the sort of stock stump speeches. Was that something new today? GUTHRIE: It was new. Actually, we've never heard her speak quite like this, and at such length, about Barack Obama's record on abortion. By one count, she spoke for 10 to 12 minutes about these issues. She also for the first time really spoke about her own child in pretty personal terms. You know, her son, Trig, has Down syndrome and a lot of people, particularly in the pro-life community, really admire Sarah Palin for not just talking the talk as they say, but walking the walk. But in any event, after she sort of introduced the topic by talking about her own young son, she then really hit Obama hard on what the campaign likes to call extreme views on abortion. It's interesting, she's here in Pennsylvania, a place where they may be trying to reach out, for example, to pro-life Catholic Democrats, maybe that's the audience they were hoping to address today. From Halperin's October 11 post on The Page:
Media Matters - Jansing, Halperin uncritically report Palin's false charge that Obama's "punished with a baby" comment was about abortion {...} On MSNBC Live , Chris Jansing uncritically aired Gov. Sarah Palin's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama was talking about abortion when he said of his two daughters: "I don't want them punished with a baby." However, Jansing did not note that Obama was discussing sex education, not abortion, when he made his comment. Time 's Mark Halperin also uncritically reported Palin's attack without pointing out it was false. {...}
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]]> {LITERATURE > CYBERPUNK} - Top Maryland cops ordered nonviolent peace activists' names added to anti-terror, drug trafficking databases Saying "I don't believe the First Amendment is any guarantee to those who wish to disrupt the government," former Maryland state police superintendent Thomas E. Hutchins authorized the infiltration of several anti-war and anti-death-penalty nonviolent protest groups, then added their members to the national terrorism database and the Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area database. In all, 53 citizens were thus included (that we know of -- it'd be naive to think that Maryland is the only state where the police abuse their powers). The police admit that there was "no evidence whatsoever of any involvement in violent crime" by those classified as terrorists. Stunned senators pressed Sheridan to apologize to the activists for the spying, assailed in an independent review last week as "overreaching" by law enforcement officials who were oblivious to their violation of the activists' rights of free expression and association. The letter, obtained by The Washington Post, does not apologize but admits that the state police have "no evidence whatsoever of any involvement in violent crime" by those classified as terrorists. Hutchins told the committee it was not accurate to describe the program as spying. "I doubt anyone who has used that term has ever met a spy," he told the committee. "What John Walker did is spying," Hutchins said, referring to John Walker Jr., a communications specialist for the U.S. Navy convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union. Hutchins said the intelligence agents, whose logs were obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland as part of a lawsuit, were monitoring "open public meetings." His officers sought a "situational awareness" of the potential for disruption as death penalty opponents prepared to protest the executions of two men on death row, Hutchins said. "I don't believe the First Amendment is any guarantee to those who wish to disrupt the government," he said. Hutchins said he did not notify Ehrlich about the surveillance. Ehrlich spokesman Henry Fawell said the governor had no comment. Md. Police Put Activists' Names On Terror Lists (via /.)... http://articles.world-of-newave.info/arts/literature/genres/cyberpunk/top-maryland-cops-ordered-nonviolent-peace-activists-2008109137.htm 2008-10-08T23:06:36Z 2008-10-08T23:06:36Z Boingboing.Net http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/08/top-maryland-cops-or.html Top Maryland cops ordered nonviolent peace activists' names added to anti-terror, drug trafficking databases {new window}   Www.Boingboing.Net - Saying "I don't believe the First Amendment is any guarantee to those who wish to disrupt the government," former Maryland state police superintendent Thomas E. Hutchins authorized the infiltration of several anti-war and anti-death-penalty nonviolent protest groups, then added their members to the national terrorism database and the Washington-Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area database. In all, 53 citizens were thus included (that we know of -- it'd be naive to think that Maryland is the only state where the police abuse their powers). The police admit that there was "no evidence whatsoever of any involvement in violent crime" by those classified as terrorists. Stunned senators pressed Sheridan to apologize to the activists for the spying, assailed in an independent review last week as "overreaching" by law enforcement officials who were oblivious to their violation of the activists' rights of free expression and association. The letter, obtained by The Washington Post, does not apologize but admits that the state police have "no evidence whatsoever of any involvement in violent crime" by those classified as terrorists. Hutchins told the committee it was not accurate to describe the program as spying. "I doubt anyone who has used that term has ever met a spy," he told the committee. "What John Walker did is spying," Hutchins said, referring to John Walker Jr., a communications specialist for the U.S. Navy convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union. Hutchins said the intelligence agents, whose logs were obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland as part of a lawsuit, were monitoring "open public meetings." His officers sought a "situational awareness" of the potential for disruption as death penalty opponents prepared to protest the executions of two men on death row, Hutchins said. "I don't believe the First Amendment is any guarantee to those who wish to disrupt the government," he said. Hutchins said he did not notify Ehrlich about the surveillance. Ehrlich spokesman Henry Fawell said the governor had no comment. Md. Police Put Activists' Names On Terror Lists (via /.)...
Top Maryland cops ordered nonviolent peace activists' names added to anti-terror, drug trafficking databases - Boing Boing {...}
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]]> {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - After railing against gay marriage, Savage said "the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street was directly related to the moral downturn" During the October 1 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage said: "[Y]ou may say, 'Why should we care about homosexuals trying to destroy families through the mock marriage that they perform in order to mock God, the church, the family, children, the fetus, the DNA of the human species? Why should we care about it while we have a financial meltdown?' Because the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street is directly related to the moral downturn in the United States of America." Savage also said: "[T]he government has no right to force people to accept homosexual marriage. It is why the West is dying. It is why we're melting down as a nation. It is why there is no -- why we have almost negative childbirth rate except amongst illegal aliens." Savage later said of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom: "Today it's the gays, tomorrow it'll be a man marrying a horse. If he could get elected saying that a man should be allowed to marry a mule -- a donkey or a mule, he would do that, too, saying it's a civil right to marry a mule -- that any man should have the right to have sex with an animal, because that's his right and the animal isn't complaining about it." Savage also said: "Take a look at the parade here in this city over the weekend -- they hid it from you. Why did they hide it from you? Why did they not show you men naked in the streets, beating each other up in cages with whips? If you saw the disgusting behavior that Nancy Pelosi permits, that 'Any-Twosome' Newsom permits, that no sane mayor in the world would permit. Dungeon behavior in the streets held up as a norm. Makes the Weimar Republic look like Alice in Wonderland." On the September 29 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, while discussing the Folsom Street Fair, a leather-themed adult-entertainment event in San Francisco, Savage stated: "This country today is far beyond the excesses of the Weimar Republic that led to Adolf Hitler. God forbid that should ever happen here. But the German people, who were not all Nazis prior to Hitler's arrival on the scene, were shocked by the degenerates of Berlin. They were sickened by the perverts, sickened by the artistes, they were sickened by the leather fetishists, they were sickened by the degeneracy, and they couldn't handle it." During the October 1 show, Savage also referred to the "gay mafia." As Media Matters for America has documented, Savage has repeatedly referred to "the homosexual mafia" in the past. As Media Matters has also documented, Savage formerly hosted a television program on MSNBC but was fired after he described a caller as a "sodomite" and told him to "get AIDS and die." Savage has also claimed that "the homosexual dance of death" is the "seminal issue of our time," compared gays to "drug addicts," and repeatedly called gay parenting "child abuse." Talk Radio Network, which syndicates Savage's show, claims that Savage is heard on more than 350 radio stations. The Savage Nation reaches at least 8.25 million listeners each week, according to Talkers Magazine, making it one of the most listened-to talk radio shows in the nation. From the October 1 broadcast of Talk Radio Network's The Savage Nation: SAVAGE: Apparently, Gavin "Any-twosome" Newsom, the mayor of "San Fransifo," is in love again. He's in love again with the gay mafia. And he's trying to impose this attack upon families on the entire state. Can you raise the volume? I can't even hear it. All right, there it is. Now, you may say -- you may say, "Why should we care about homosexuals trying to destroy families through the mock marriage that they perform in order to mock God, the church, the family, children, the fetus, the DNA of the human species? Why should we care about it while we have a financial meltdown?" Because the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street is directly related to the moral downturn in the United States of America. That is why we have a corrupt Congress. That is why we have a corrupt Wall Street. Because they have been corrupted from top to bottom. [...] SAVAGE: African-Americans suffered because of their race, not because of their behavior. Do you understand what I just said to you? "Oooh! Are you implying that it's a bad behavior?" Yes, yes I am implying that it's a bad behavior, and the government has no right to force people to accept homosexual marriage. It is why the West is dying. It is why we're melting down as a nation. It is why there is no -- why we have almost negative childbirth rate except amongst illegal aliens. Because they have not yet been twisted to believe that this is a healthy lifestyle. Everything in you knows that I'm right. But you'll fight with me. You'll argue with me. You'll post it as bigotry, when, in fact, the opposite is true. I'm struggling every day to save this country from people like you, who have destroyed it already. America's balance hangs like a loose -- America's future hangs like a loose tooth. It hangs like a loose tooth right now. So, here in San Francisco, we got a wack-job as a mayor -- "Any-twosome" Newsom. Today it's the gays, tomorrow it'll be a man marrying a horse. If he could get elected saying that a man should be allowed to marry a mule -- a donkey or a mule, he would do that, too, saying it's a civil right to marry a mule -- that any man should have the right to have sex with an animal, because that's his right and the animal isn't complaining about it. Well, I would say that would be true in Enumclaw, Washington, where it's a national -- where it's a pastime in that city -- they have whole farms up there for that kind of stuff. But it doesn't mean that the government should honor that. I mean, you can puke and look at it and say, "OK -- that behavior -- but don't teach it to my children." Take a look at the parade here in this city over the weekend -- they hid it from you. Why did they hide it from you? Why did they not show you men naked in the streets, beating each other up in cages with whips? If you saw the disgusting behavior that Nancy Pelosi permits, that "Any-Twosome" Newsom permits, that no sane mayor in the world would permit. Dungeon behavior in the streets held up as a norm. Makes the Weimar Republic look like Alice in Wonderland. Makes ancient Rome's bacchanals look like a tea party, what goes on in this city. And if you let a society run this way, it eventually dies, and that's why we're dead. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/after-railing-against-gay-marriage-savage-said-2008109742.htm 2008-10-03T15:55:50Z 2008-10-03T15:55:50Z Mediamatters.Org http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030006 After railing against gay marriage, Savage said "the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street was directly related to the moral downturn" {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - During the October 1 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage said: "[Y]ou may say, 'Why should we care about homosexuals trying to destroy families through the mock marriage that they perform in order to mock God, the church, the family, children, the fetus, the DNA of the human species? Why should we care about it while we have a financial meltdown?' Because the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street is directly related to the moral downturn in the United States of America." Savage also said: "[T]he government has no right to force people to accept homosexual marriage. It is why the West is dying. It is why we're melting down as a nation. It is why there is no -- why we have almost negative childbirth rate except amongst illegal aliens." Savage later said of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom: "Today it's the gays, tomorrow it'll be a man marrying a horse. If he could get elected saying that a man should be allowed to marry a mule -- a donkey or a mule, he would do that, too, saying it's a civil right to marry a mule -- that any man should have the right to have sex with an animal, because that's his right and the animal isn't complaining about it." Savage also said: "Take a look at the parade here in this city over the weekend -- they hid it from you. Why did they hide it from you? Why did they not show you men naked in the streets, beating each other up in cages with whips? If you saw the disgusting behavior that Nancy Pelosi permits, that 'Any-Twosome' Newsom permits, that no sane mayor in the world would permit. Dungeon behavior in the streets held up as a norm. Makes the Weimar Republic look like Alice in Wonderland." On the September 29 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, while discussing the Folsom Street Fair, a leather-themed adult-entertainment event in San Francisco, Savage stated: "This country today is far beyond the excesses of the Weimar Republic that led to Adolf Hitler. God forbid that should ever happen here. But the German people, who were not all Nazis prior to Hitler's arrival on the scene, were shocked by the degenerates of Berlin. They were sickened by the perverts, sickened by the artistes, they were sickened by the leather fetishists, they were sickened by the degeneracy, and they couldn't handle it." During the October 1 show, Savage also referred to the "gay mafia." As Media Matters for America has documented, Savage has repeatedly referred to "the homosexual mafia" in the past. As Media Matters has also documented, Savage formerly hosted a television program on MSNBC but was fired after he described a caller as a "sodomite" and told him to "get AIDS and die." Savage has also claimed that "the homosexual dance of death" is the "seminal issue of our time," compared gays to "drug addicts," and repeatedly called gay parenting "child abuse." Talk Radio Network, which syndicates Savage's show, claims that Savage is heard on more than 350 radio stations. The Savage Nation reaches at least 8.25 million listeners each week, according to Talkers Magazine, making it one of the most listened-to talk radio shows in the nation. From the October 1 broadcast of Talk Radio Network's The Savage Nation: SAVAGE: Apparently, Gavin "Any-twosome" Newsom, the mayor of "San Fransifo," is in love again. He's in love again with the gay mafia. And he's trying to impose this attack upon families on the entire state. Can you raise the volume? I can't even hear it. All right, there it is. Now, you may say -- you may say, "Why should we care about homosexuals trying to destroy families through the mock marriage that they perform in order to mock God, the church, the family, children, the fetus, the DNA of the human species? Why should we care about it while we have a financial meltdown?" Because the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street is directly related to the moral downturn in the United States of America. That is why we have a corrupt Congress. That is why we have a corrupt Wall Street. Because they have been corrupted from top to bottom. [...] SAVAGE: African-Americans suffered because of their race, not because of their behavior. Do you understand what I just said to you? "Oooh! Are you implying that it's a bad behavior?" Yes, yes I am implying that it's a bad behavior, and the government has no right to force people to accept homosexual marriage. It is why the West is dying. It is why we're melting down as a nation. It is why there is no -- why we have almost negative childbirth rate except amongst illegal aliens. Because they have not yet been twisted to believe that this is a healthy lifestyle. Everything in you knows that I'm right. But you'll fight with me. You'll argue with me. You'll post it as bigotry, when, in fact, the opposite is true. I'm struggling every day to save this country from people like you, who have destroyed it already. America's balance hangs like a loose -- America's future hangs like a loose tooth. It hangs like a loose tooth right now. So, here in San Francisco, we got a wack-job as a mayor -- "Any-twosome" Newsom. Today it's the gays, tomorrow it'll be a man marrying a horse. If he could get elected saying that a man should be allowed to marry a mule -- a donkey or a mule, he would do that, too, saying it's a civil right to marry a mule -- that any man should have the right to have sex with an animal, because that's his right and the animal isn't complaining about it. Well, I would say that would be true in Enumclaw, Washington, where it's a national -- where it's a pastime in that city -- they have whole farms up there for that kind of stuff. But it doesn't mean that the government should honor that. I mean, you can puke and look at it and say, "OK -- that behavior -- but don't teach it to my children." Take a look at the parade here in this city over the weekend -- they hid it from you. Why did they hide it from you? Why did they not show you men naked in the streets, beating each other up in cages with whips? If you saw the disgusting behavior that Nancy Pelosi permits, that "Any-Twosome" Newsom permits, that no sane mayor in the world would permit. Dungeon behavior in the streets held up as a norm. Makes the Weimar Republic look like Alice in Wonderland. Makes ancient Rome's bacchanals look like a tea party, what goes on in this city. And if you let a society run this way, it eventually dies, and that's why we're dead.
Media Matters - After railing against gay marriage, Savage said "the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street was directly related to the moral downturn" {...} On his radio show, Michael Savage said: "[Y]ou may say, 'Why should we care about homosexuals trying to destroy families through the mock marriage that they perform in order to mock God, the church, the family, children, the fetus, the DNA of the human species? Why should we care about it while we have a financial meltdown?' Because the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street is directly related to the moral downturn in the United States of America." {...}
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]]> {ISSUES > BIAS AND BALANCE} - Savage linked San Francisco event to the "artistes" and "leather fetishists" of Weimar-era Germany, whom he blamed for Hitler's rise During the September 29 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, while discussing the Folsom Street Fair, a leather-themed adult-entertainment event in San Francisco, Michael Savage declared: "This country today is far beyond the excesses of the Weimar Republic that led to Adolf Hitler. God forbid that should ever happen here. But the German people, who were not all Nazis prior to Hitler's arrival on the scene, were shocked by the degenerates of Berlin. They were sickened by the perverts, sickened by the artistes, they were sickened by the leather fetishists, they were sickened by the degeneracy, and they couldn't handle it." Savage also said that the people who participated in the Folsom Street Fair are "doing what they do because they're sick, they're mentally ill. Every last person there is a mentally ill person, in my opinion." Later in the program, Savage said of the San Francisco event: What do you think God was saying through Isaiah: "What part shall they be stricken, as you stray away more and more?" Well, God was talking about the Folsom Street sadomasochistic fair in San Francisco. He's saying to those people, "What part will you be stricken of your body, seeing as you stray away more and more?" And they keep whipping each other, saying, "I condemn God. I don't believe in God. That's for the fools. That's for the right-wing Christians. We don't believe in that." And yet, they get sick and they die, and they don't even understand they're getting sick and die -- dying from their own behavior. As Media Matters for America has documented, Savage formerly hosted a television program on MSNBC but was fired after he described a caller as a "sodomite" and told him to "get AIDS and die." Savage has also repeatedly referred to "the homosexual mafia," claimed that "the homosexual dance of death" is the "seminal issue of our time," compared gays to "drug addicts," and repeatedly called gay parenting "child abuse." Talk Radio Network, which syndicates Savage's show, claims that Savage is heard on more than 350 radio stations. The Savage Nation reaches at least 8.25 million listeners each week, according to Talkers Magazine, making it one of the most listened-to talk radio shows in the nation. From the September 29 broadcast of Talk Radio Network's The Savage Nation: REP. JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX) [audio clip]: We're not gonna load our kids up with an unaffordable debt burden that'll bankrupt this nation and turn us into the Weimar Republic. We've got to be careful and -- SAVAGE: Well, here in San Francisco, we're way past the Weimar Republic. They had in the midst of all of this a so-called Folsom Street Fair, where naked men cavorted with whips and chains and leather yesterday. I noticed that our Italian grandmother, Nancy Pelosi, had nothing to say about values. This went on in the sickest city in the world. We're way past the Weimar Republic. I only pray that there's no Hitler in the wings. [...] SAVAGE: Now, I want you to go to MichealSavage.com, go to the middle of the page on the right, and you'll see a man in a leather mask -- a man, a grown white man, standing at a leather parade yesterday. A leather festival, so to speak, in San Francisco, where people were walking around with their private parts exposed beating each other up with whips, while others stood around in a drunken stupor, or a drunken orgy, witnessing men being whipped in public. And my headline is, "The Devil Runs San Fransicko," and that's what I said to Representative Culberson. It's interesting to me that you mention the Weimar Republic, because this country today is far beyond -- has gone far beyond the excesses of the Weimar Republic, which led to Adolf Hitler. God forbid that should ever happen here. But the German people, who were not all Nazis prior to Hitler's arrival on the scene, were shocked by the degenerates of Berlin. They were sickened -- the average person in Germany was sickened by the perverts; they were sickened by the artistes; they were just sickened by the leather fetishists; they were sickened by the degeneracy; and they couldn't handle it. Now, you know, leather and this and that is, you say, someone's business. I may agree with you. If someone does so willingly, I could look the other way. But it shouldn't be permitted on a public street. When this occurred last September, I voiced opposition to it. Nancy Pelosi had the nerve to say that, as a Catholic grandmother, she's not offended by it. I said, "If she's not offended by this, what would offend her?" Well, apparently, nothing offends Nancy Pelosi except Republicans who don't go along with her iron gavel. No, this shouldn't be permitted in public. They should be arrested by the vice squad. But we have a sick mayor -- a useless, sick piece of spaghetti. He's not even al dente, you know, he's al softy. We have a mayor that's al softy in this city, not even al dente. The vice squad is now only looking for people who do not burn American flags rather than people who burn American flags. Everything's upside-down. It's "Alice in Wonderland." I guess what I'm getting at is this: At the same time we have the largest financial meltdown in our time, these sickos go to a leather parade and whip each other in the streets -- still doing what they do because they're sick, they're mentally ill. Every last person there is a mentally ill person, in my opinion. And what they were doing in the streets was an example not of wholesomeness but of sickness. [...] SAVAGE: What do you think God was saying through Isaiah: "What part shall they be stricken, as you stray away more and more?" Well, God was talking about the Folsom Street sadomasochistic fair in San Francisco. He's saying to those people, "What part will you be stricken of your body, seeing as you stray away more and more?" And they keep whipping each other, saying, "I condemn God. I don't believe in God. That's for the fools. That's for the right-wing Christians. We don't believe in that." And yet, they get sick and they die, and they don't even understand they're getting sick and die -- dying from their own behavior. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/society/issues/business/media/bias-and-balance/savage-linked-san-francisco-event-to-the-artistes-20080974935.htm 2008-09-30T21:43:51Z 2008-09-30T21:43:51Z Mediamatters.Org http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300015 Savage linked San Francisco event to the "artistes" and "leather fetishists" of Weimar-era Germany, whom he blamed for Hitler's rise {new window}   Mediamatters.Org - During the September 29 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, while discussing the Folsom Street Fair, a leather-themed adult-entertainment event in San Francisco, Michael Savage declared: "This country today is far beyond the excesses of the Weimar Republic that led to Adolf Hitler. God forbid that should ever happen here. But the German people, who were not all Nazis prior to Hitler's arrival on the scene, were shocked by the degenerates of Berlin. They were sickened by the perverts, sickened by the artistes, they were sickened by the leather fetishists, they were sickened by the degeneracy, and they couldn't handle it." Savage also said that the people who participated in the Folsom Street Fair are "doing what they do because they're sick, they're mentally ill. Every last person there is a mentally ill person, in my opinion." Later in the program, Savage said of the San Francisco event: What do you think God was saying through Isaiah: "What part shall they be stricken, as you stray away more and more?" Well, God was talking about the Folsom Street sadomasochistic fair in San Francisco. He's saying to those people, "What part will you be stricken of your body, seeing as you stray away more and more?" And they keep whipping each other, saying, "I condemn God. I don't believe in God. That's for the fools. That's for the right-wing Christians. We don't believe in that." And yet, they get sick and they die, and they don't even understand they're getting sick and die -- dying from their own behavior. As Media Matters for America has documented, Savage formerly hosted a television program on MSNBC but was fired after he described a caller as a "sodomite" and told him to "get AIDS and die." Savage has also repeatedly referred to "the homosexual mafia," claimed that "the homosexual dance of death" is the "seminal issue of our time," compared gays to "drug addicts," and repeatedly called gay parenting "child abuse." Talk Radio Network, which syndicates Savage's show, claims that Savage is heard on more than 350 radio stations. The Savage Nation reaches at least 8.25 million listeners each week, according to Talkers Magazine, making it one of the most listened-to talk radio shows in the nation. From the September 29 broadcast of Talk Radio Network's The Savage Nation: REP. JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX) [audio clip]: We're not gonna load our kids up with an unaffordable debt burden that'll bankrupt this nation and turn us into the Weimar Republic. We've got to be careful and -- SAVAGE: Well, here in San Francisco, we're way past the Weimar Republic. They had in the midst of all of this a so-called Folsom Street Fair, where naked men cavorted with whips and chains and leather yesterday. I noticed that our Italian grandmother, Nancy Pelosi, had nothing to say about values. This went on in the sickest city in the world. We're way past the Weimar Republic. I only pray that there's no Hitler in the wings. [...] SAVAGE: Now, I want you to go to MichealSavage.com, go to the middle of the page on the right, and you'll see a man in a leather mask -- a man, a grown white man, standing at a leather parade yesterday. A leather festival, so to speak, in San Francisco, where people were walking around with their private parts exposed beating each other up with whips, while others stood around in a drunken stupor, or a drunken orgy, witnessing men being whipped in public. And my headline is, "The Devil Runs San Fransicko," and that's what I said to Representative Culberson. It's interesting to me that you mention the Weimar Republic, because this country today is far beyond -- has gone far beyond the excesses of the Weimar Republic, which led to Adolf Hitler. God forbid that should ever happen here. But the German people, who were not all Nazis prior to Hitler's arrival on the scene, were shocked by the degenerates of Berlin. They were sickened -- the average person in Germany was sickened by the perverts; they were sickened by the artistes; they were just sickened by the leather fetishists; they were sickened by the degeneracy; and they couldn't handle it. Now, you know, leather and this and that is, you say, someone's business. I may agree with you. If someone does so willingly, I could look the other way. But it shouldn't be permitted on a public street. When this occurred last September, I voiced opposition to it. Nancy Pelosi had the nerve to say that, as a Catholic grandmother, she's not offended by it. I said, "If she's not offended by this, what would offend her?" Well, apparently, nothing offends Nancy Pelosi except Republicans who don't go along with her iron gavel. No, this shouldn't be permitted in public. They should be arrested by the vice squad. But we have a sick mayor -- a useless, sick piece of spaghetti. He's not even al dente, you know, he's al softy. We have a mayor that's al softy in this city, not even al dente. The vice squad is now only looking for people who do not burn American flags rather than people who burn American flags. Everything's upside-down. It's "Alice in Wonderland." I guess what I'm getting at is this: At the same time we have the largest financial meltdown in our time, these sickos go to a leather parade and whip each other in the streets -- still doing what they do because they're sick, they're mentally ill. Every last person there is a mentally ill person, in my opinion. And what they were doing in the streets was an example not of wholesomeness but of sickness. [...] SAVAGE: What do you think God was saying through Isaiah: "What part shall they be stricken, as you stray away more and more?" Well, God was talking about the Folsom Street sadomasochistic fair in San Francisco. He's saying to those people, "What part will you be stricken of your body, seeing as you stray away more and more?" And they keep whipping each other, saying, "I condemn God. I don't believe in God. That's for the fools. That's for the right-wing Christians. We don't believe in that." And yet, they get sick and they die, and they don't even understand they're getting sick and die -- dying from their own behavior.
Media Matters - Savage linked San Francisco event to the "artistes" and "leather fetishists" of Weimar-era Germany, whom he blamed for Hitler's rise {...} Discussing the Folsom Street Fair, a leather-themed adult-entertainment event in San Francisco, Michael Savage declared: "This country today is far beyond the excesses of the Weimar Republic that led to Adolf Hitler. God forbid that should ever happen here. But the German people, who were not all Nazis prior to Hitler's arrival on the scene, were shocked by the degenerates of Berlin. They were sickened by the perverts, sickened by the artistes, they were sickened by the leather fetishists, they were sickened by the degeneracy, and they couldn't handle it." {...}
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]]> {NEWS > BREAKING NEWS} - Gallery: 10 YouTube Videos Destined for the Big Screen : YouTube's biggest tear-jerker may soon be wrenching sobs from big-screen viewers.Sony Pictures has its claws in Christian the Lion, a clip of grainy footage showing a pair of animal lovers reuniting with their adopted cub in Africa. John Rendall and Anthony Bourke, the duo who adopted the cat from a high-end London department store in the late '60s, are currently in negotiations with the studio to option their book detailing the experience. From the lightsaber role-playing of the Star Wars Kid to the brawl on the savannah in Battle at Krueger, here are some of the viral video hits ripe for release in theaters. Which short destined-for-the-silver screen did we skip over? Submit your picks in the comments below. Left: Miss South Carolina 2007 Beauty queen Lauren Upton's bungled response to a question about education during 2007's Miss Teen USA competition drew gasps from the audience -- and more than 30 million views on YouTube. Upton's on-camera gaffe won her instant internet fame and notoriety, but she still managed to nab third runner-up in the contest (and high-profile gigs like a cameo in Weezer's "Pork and Beans" music video and the 2007 MTV's Video Music Awards). Her public embarrassment and rebound are prime for a Hollywood makeover a la Legally Blonde. DVD Bonus Features: Behind-the-scenes featurette with contest host Mario Lopez on his point-of-view; mumble-along music video of the mangled speech. : Charlie Bit My Finger Chubby-cheeked baby Charlie's penchant for nibbling big brother Harry's finger has captured the hearts -- and eyes -- of more than 50 million YouTubers. It's also led us to wonder if the internet clip could serve as inspiration for a good, old-fashioned horror flick about a baby gone bad -- like Pet Cemetery, Children of the Corn or The Omen. DVD Bonus Features: Sequel to Charlie Bit My Finger -- Charlie Bit My Finger ... Off.: Star Wars Kid The trials and tribulations of an awkward teenager sound like something out of a Judd Apatow feature, so why not give it the full treatment -- starring the likes of Michael Cera (who already spoofed the video on Arrested Development), Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen? DVD Bonus Features: Ghyslain speaks. : Charlie the Unicorn Who knew unicorns could be surly? Charlie's psychedelic voyage to Candy Mountain feels all too short at four minutes. Hollywood could turn his subterranean battle with kidney snatchers into a horror flick -- kind of The Descent meets Turistas. DVD Bonus Features: What really happened in Candy Mountain featurette. : Shoes Foul-mouthed valley girl Kelly and her curmudgeonly family would make a great feature-length film a la Welcome to the Dollhouse. We?d cast funnyfolk Amy Sedaris and Will Ferrell to play the twins. DVD Bonus Features: Liam Sullivan performs live as Kelly. : Brokeback to the Future Of the slew of parodies and mashups inspired by Ang Lee's 2005 Oscar-winning drama Brokeback Mountain, Brokeback to the Future is the most entertaining. Which is exactly why we propose a feature-length fourth installment of the Back to the Future franchise -- just add a couple scenes featuring Hoverboards, Crispin Glover and a souped-up DeLorean sporting a flux capacitor, and Brokeback to the Future might just give Dark Knight a run for its money. DVD Bonus Features: Deleted scenes -- including steamy DeLorean make-out sesh where overzealous groping accidentally depresses the gas pedal, sending Marty and Doc into the future to confront the tree of life a la The Fountain. : Chocolate Rain YouTube keyboardist Tay Zonday, nee Adam Nyerere Bahner, wowed audiences in 2007 with a keyboard-fueled baritone rendition of his original song, Chocolate Rain. His dorm room-to-Dr. Pepper endorsement deal is a success story that would make for a compelling tale for the after-school set. DVD Bonus Features: All the Chocolate Rain covers that have surfaced on the net --- from Chad Vader to Green Day drummer Tre Cool. : Battle at Kruger The nearly nine-minute home video of nature gone wild would be even better in Imax. Think March of the Penguins meets Planet Earth, but with more action and narrated by excitable tourists seeing animals for the first time. DVD Bonus Features: Whatever Happened to Baby Buffalo? follow-up finds him crashing with friends in Park Slope auditioning for Hepatitis PSAs and lampooning the entertainment business as "so phony." : Potter Puppet Pals No Harry Potter until 2009? No problem. Potterphiles could get their Hogwarts fix with these twisted marionette substitutes tackling a host of subjects, from sensuous potions lectures to wizardy angst. That is, until puberty makes the finger that plays Harry Potter too big to be believable and a success-induced identity crisis leads to some risqué hand modeling. DVD Bonus Features: Behind the Couch featurette. : Evolution of Dance A bleak look into dancer Judson Laipply's fictionalized early life, called Dancer in the Dark, reveals loss, drug abuse and an early adulthood spent in a desolate Russian work camp, wrongfully accused. As the film's narrative finds Laipply rebuilding his life through his love of dance, leading towards the cathartic performance that would bring joy to almost a billion viewers across the world, the film suddenly cuts to the video for Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." The first feature length Rick Roll is born and audiences delight in encouraging friends to see it by saying it's "Oscar-worthy." DVD Bonus Features: Clips of audience reactions in theaters as they are rolled. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/news/breaking-news/gallery-10-youtube-videos-destined-for-the-big-screen-20080933521.htm 2008-09-13T02:00:00Z 2008-09-13T02:00:00Z Wired.Com http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/multimedia/2008/09/gallery_youtube_movies Gallery: 10 YouTube Videos Destined for the Big Screen {new window}   Www.Wired.Com - : YouTube's biggest tear-jerker may soon be wrenching sobs from big-screen viewers.Sony Pictures has its claws in Christian the Lion, a clip of grainy footage showing a pair of animal lovers reuniting with their adopted cub in Africa. John Rendall and Anthony Bourke, the duo who adopted the cat from a high-end London department store in the late '60s, are currently in negotiations with the studio to option their book detailing the experience. From the lightsaber role-playing of the Star Wars Kid to the brawl on the savannah in Battle at Krueger, here are some of the viral video hits ripe for release in theaters. Which short destined-for-the-silver screen did we skip over? Submit your picks in the comments below. Left: Miss South Carolina 2007 Beauty queen Lauren Upton's bungled response to a question about education during 2007's Miss Teen USA competition drew gasps from the audience -- and more than 30 million views on YouTube. Upton's on-camera gaffe won her instant internet fame and notoriety, but she still managed to nab third runner-up in the contest (and high-profile gigs like a cameo in Weezer's "Pork and Beans" music video and the 2007 MTV's Video Music Awards). Her public embarrassment and rebound are prime for a Hollywood makeover a la Legally Blonde. DVD Bonus Features: Behind-the-scenes featurette with contest host Mario Lopez on his point-of-view; mumble-along music video of the mangled speech. : Charlie Bit My Finger Chubby-cheeked baby Charlie's penchant for nibbling big brother Harry's finger has captured the hearts -- and eyes -- of more than 50 million YouTubers. It's also led us to wonder if the internet clip could serve as inspiration for a good, old-fashioned horror flick about a baby gone bad -- like Pet Cemetery, Children of the Corn or The Omen. DVD Bonus Features: Sequel to Charlie Bit My Finger -- Charlie Bit My Finger ... Off.: Star Wars Kid The trials and tribulations of an awkward teenager sound like something out of a Judd Apatow feature, so why not give it the full treatment -- starring the likes of Michael Cera (who already spoofed the video on Arrested Development), Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen? DVD Bonus Features: Ghyslain speaks. : Charlie the Unicorn Who knew unicorns could be surly? Charlie's psychedelic voyage to Candy Mountain feels all too short at four minutes. Hollywood could turn his subterranean battle with kidney snatchers into a horror flick -- kind of The Descent meets Turistas. DVD Bonus Features: What really happened in Candy Mountain featurette. : Shoes Foul-mouthed valley girl Kelly and her curmudgeonly family would make a great feature-length film a la Welcome to the Dollhouse. We?d cast funnyfolk Amy Sedaris and Will Ferrell to play the twins. DVD Bonus Features: Liam Sullivan performs live as Kelly. : Brokeback to the Future Of the slew of parodies and mashups inspired by Ang Lee's 2005 Oscar-winning drama Brokeback Mountain, Brokeback to the Future is the most entertaining. Which is exactly why we propose a feature-length fourth installment of the Back to the Future franchise -- just add a couple scenes featuring Hoverboards, Crispin Glover and a souped-up DeLorean sporting a flux capacitor, and Brokeback to the Future might just give Dark Knight a run for its money. DVD Bonus Features: Deleted scenes -- including steamy DeLorean make-out sesh where overzealous groping accidentally depresses the gas pedal, sending Marty and Doc into the future to confront the tree of life a la The Fountain. : Chocolate Rain YouTube keyboardist Tay Zonday, nee Adam Nyerere Bahner, wowed audiences in 2007 with a keyboard-fueled baritone rendition of his original song, Chocolate Rain. His dorm room-to-Dr. Pepper endorsement deal is a success story that would make for a compelling tale for the after-school set. DVD Bonus Features: All the Chocolate Rain covers that have surfaced on the net --- from Chad Vader to Green Day drummer Tre Cool. : Battle at Kruger The nearly nine-minute home video of nature gone wild would be even better in Imax. Think March of the Penguins meets Planet Earth, but with more action and narrated by excitable tourists seeing animals for the first time. DVD Bonus Features: Whatever Happened to Baby Buffalo? follow-up finds him crashing with friends in Park Slope auditioning for Hepatitis PSAs and lampooning the entertainment business as "so phony." : Potter Puppet Pals No Harry Potter until 2009? No problem. Potterphiles could get their Hogwarts fix with these twisted marionette substitutes tackling a host of subjects, from sensuous potions lectures to wizardy angst. That is, until puberty makes the finger that plays Harry Potter too big to be believable and a success-induced identity crisis leads to some risqué hand modeling. DVD Bonus Features: Behind the Couch featurette. : Evolution of Dance A bleak look into dancer Judson Laipply's fictionalized early life, called Dancer in the Dark, reveals loss, drug abuse and an early adulthood spent in a desolate Russian work camp, wrongfully accused. As the film's narrative finds Laipply rebuilding his life through his love of dance, leading towards the cathartic performance that would bring joy to almost a billion viewers across the world, the film suddenly cuts to the video for Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up." The first feature length Rick Roll is born and audiences delight in encouraging friends to see it by saying it's "Oscar-worthy." DVD Bonus Features: Clips of audience reactions in theaters as they are rolled.
See the latest multimedia and applications including videos, animations, podcasts, photos, and slideshows on Wired.com {...}
Published: September 13, 2008, 2:00 am - Indexed: September 16, 2008, 10:36 am - Page Size: 35KB
Category: News > Breaking News

]]> {ASIA > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Developing world drug abuse 'up' Abuse of synthetic drugs like ecstasy and amphetamines is on the rise in the developing world, says a UN agency. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/asia/news-and-media/developing-world-drug-abuse-up-20080937915.htm 2008-09-09T09:47:16Z 2008-09-09T09:47:16Z News.Bbc.Co.Uk http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7605776.stm Developing world drug abuse 'up' {new window}   News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Abuse of synthetic drugs like ecstasy and amphetamines is on the rise in the developing world, says a UN agency.
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Developing world drug abuse 'up' {...}
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Category: Regional > Asia > News and Media

]]> {NORTH AMERICA > RENTALS} - Private room, 2 blks to beach, close to dwntwn, all utils included (santa cruz) $650 Hello! We have a private room for rent in a laid-back townhouse up on Beach Hill-a fantastic location that is two blocks from the boardwalk/wharf/beach, a short walk downtown and a quick drive/ride to UCSC. This listing is fairly detailed-please read it carefully! The Room: on the first floor 9’X12’ good sized closet brand new carpet (installed 8/23/08) one window Lease Terms: Available Sept 1st Month to month with one month’s notice required (by either party) Rent is $650 per month, due on the first of the month Deposit is $350, completely refunded upon move out provided room is in the same condition as when you moved in Miscellaneous: All utilities are included, including basic cable, wireless internet, washer and dryer (assuming there is no abuse of utilities) Phone is NOT included Parking is street parking only, and you need to get a parking permit, purchased at the city parking office for approx. $40 for the year (NOTE: you must provide them proof of residence, ie: you must change your address) Bathroom is full bath with tub/shower and is shared with one other male renter We have one dog-he is a one year old golden/Shepard mix who is sweet and loves to play; he stays in the kitchen the majority of the time, sometimes in the living room, but if you’re allergic or averse to dogs this isn’t for you; no more pets please (of any kind) You’ll have full access to common areas: living room, kitchen, back deck, front patio This is for one person only-that means we don’t want to live with your significant other, family, friends or imaginary pals-occasional overnights are ok as long as they are well-behaved and don’t move in. There is limited room in the garage, but there is space for a bike or surfboard if you need, however we do not have room for to store your extra stuff, so this is best for someone without a lot of things There is no smoking (of anything) inside the house. Two of us do smoke ciggs outside-outside tobacco smoking is cool, as long as you pick up your butts and don’t start anything on fire. Us: We are three people, ages 30-55, two women and one guy, who are all doing our own thing. We are respectful of each other’s space and privacy and quiet, but are friendly, kind, warm and open-minded. We expect open and honest communication from each other. We are not neat freaks but we all do our part to keep common areas clean and free from clutter, especially the kitchen-if you don’t know how to clean up after yourself, this isn’t for you. You: are quiet, respectful and considerate have common sense and are mature have a consistent, secure and legal source of income know how to play well with others (ie: you’ve had housemates before) are DRAMA FREE like dogs and know how to act around them have your own life, family, friends are busy, not an unmotivated couch potato keep normal “9-5” type hours-we get up and go to bed early on weekdays (ie; after-hours rockstars need not apply) **A very important note: this is an alcohol and drug free household-that means there is to be no alcohol or drugs stored or consumed in the house-one of us is clean and sober, and we respect that by not having any alcohol or drugs in the house. We’re not your mom-so feel free to participate in other locations, we just request that you don’t bring it home out of respect for health and wellness. If you read this entire ad and think that this sounds like a good match, please call Mary Ellen at (831) 471-2311, only between the hours of 9am and 9pm. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/private-room-2-blks-to-beach-close-to-dwntwn-all-utils-20080895727.htm 2008-08-31T20:51:44Z 2008-08-31T20:51:44Z Sfbay.Craigslist.Org http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/roo/821134986.html Private room, 2 blks to beach, close to dwntwn, all utils included (santa cruz) $650 {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - Hello! We have a private room for rent in a laid-back townhouse up on Beach Hill-a fantastic location that is two blocks from the boardwalk/wharf/beach, a short walk downtown and a quick drive/ride to UCSC. This listing is fairly detailed-please read it carefully! The Room: on the first floor 9’X12’ good sized closet brand new carpet (installed 8/23/08) one window Lease Terms: Available Sept 1st Month to month with one month’s notice required (by either party) Rent is $650 per month, due on the first of the month Deposit is $350, completely refunded upon move out provided room is in the same condition as when you moved in Miscellaneous: All utilities are included, including basic cable, wireless internet, washer and dryer (assuming there is no abuse of utilities) Phone is NOT included Parking is street parking only, and you need to get a parking permit, purchased at the city parking office for approx. $40 for the year (NOTE: you must provide them proof of residence, ie: you must change your address) Bathroom is full bath with tub/shower and is shared with one other male renter We have one dog-he is a one year old golden/Shepard mix who is sweet and loves to play; he stays in the kitchen the majority of the time, sometimes in the living room, but if you’re allergic or averse to dogs this isn’t for you; no more pets please (of any kind) You’ll have full access to common areas: living room, kitchen, back deck, front patio This is for one person only-that means we don’t want to live with your significant other, family, friends or imaginary pals-occasional overnights are ok as long as they are well-behaved and don’t move in. There is limited room in the garage, but there is space for a bike or surfboard if you need, however we do not have room for to store your extra stuff, so this is best for someone without a lot of things There is no smoking (of anything) inside the house. Two of us do smoke ciggs outside-outside tobacco smoking is cool, as long as you pick up your butts and don’t start anything on fire. Us: We are three people, ages 30-55, two women and one guy, who are all doing our own thing. We are respectful of each other’s space and privacy and quiet, but are friendly, kind, warm and open-minded. We expect open and honest communication from each other. We are not neat freaks but we all do our part to keep common areas clean and free from clutter, especially the kitchen-if you don’t know how to clean up after yourself, this isn’t for you. You: are quiet, respectful and considerate have common sense and are mature have a consistent, secure and legal source of income know how to play well with others (ie: you’ve had housemates before) are DRAMA FREE like dogs and know how to act around them have your own life, family, friends are busy, not an unmotivated couch potato keep normal “9-5” type hours-we get up and go to bed early on weekdays (ie; after-hours rockstars need not apply) **A very important note: this is an alcohol and drug free household-that means there is to be no alcohol or drugs stored or consumed in the house-one of us is clean and sober, and we respect that by not having any alcohol or drugs in the house. We’re not your mom-so feel free to participate in other locations, we just request that you don’t bring it home out of respect for health and wellness. If you read this entire ad and think that this sounds like a good match, please call Mary Ellen at (831) 471-2311, only between the hours of 9am and 9pm.
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]]> {EUROPE > NEWSPAPERS} - Soldiers who guard Queen fired for drug abuse Five soldiers from the Household Division whose duties include guarding the Queen have been thrown out of the Army for taking cocaine. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/news-and-media/newspapers/soldiers-who-guard-queen-fired-for-drug-abuse-20080860936.htm 2008-08-26T12:20:10Z 2008-08-26T12:20:10Z Telegraph.Co.Uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/2624999/Soldiers-who-guard-Queen-fired-for-drug-use.html Soldiers who guard Queen fired for drug abuse {new window}   Www.Telegraph.Co.Uk - Five soldiers from the Household Division whose duties include guarding the Queen have been thrown out of the Army for taking cocaine.
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]]> {NORTH AMERICA > RENTALS} - Please read this ad carefully (Bay Point) $200 Will provide a private place to sleep with use of bathroom, fridge, laundry room, microwave, cooking facilities; internet access; computer access, TV,etc.for a single, unattached strong and healthy man, [prefer mature, quiet, older man]. No drug users; excessive drinkers or those with substance abuse history and NO FAMILIES. This offer is for someone who needs a quiet place to stay [for himself only] for at least 9 months and is willing to do some work in addition to paying a small $200.00 utility charge. The place is in walking distance to BART [last stop on the Concord line] and is about 50 minutes by BART to downtown San Francisco. You will be required to remain on the premises between sundown to sunup every day. You must speak, read and write English fluently and have a valid drivers license. Work/chore schedule created at mutually convenient times. Small quiet, clean pet possible. Email with your phone contact info if interested or call 925-818-1899 between 9AM and 6PM http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/north-america/united-states/california/metro-areas/san-francisco-bay-area/business-and-economy/real-estate/rentals/please-read-this-ad-carefully-bay-point-200-20080822435.htm 2008-08-25T17:56:47Z 2008-08-25T17:56:47Z Sfbay.Craigslist.Org http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/roo/812131511.html Please read this ad carefully (Bay Point) $200 {new window}   Sfbay.Craigslist.Org - Will provide a private place to sleep with use of bathroom, fridge, laundry room, microwave, cooking facilities; internet access; computer access, TV,etc.for a single, unattached strong and healthy man, [prefer mature, quiet, older man]. No drug users; excessive drinkers or those with substance abuse history and NO FAMILIES. This offer is for someone who needs a quiet place to stay [for himself only] for at least 9 months and is willing to do some work in addition to paying a small $200.00 utility charge. The place is in walking distance to BART [last stop on the Concord line] and is about 50 minutes by BART to downtown San Francisco. You will be required to remain on the premises between sundown to sunup every day. You must speak, read and write English fluently and have a valid drivers license. Work/chore schedule created at mutually convenient times. Small quiet, clean pet possible. Email with your phone contact info if interested or call 925-818-1899 between 9AM and 6PM
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]]> {EUROPE > NEWS AND MEDIA} - Deprived estate finds a spot on the heritage trail EASTERHOUSE, the Glasgow housing estate notorious for drug abuse and gang violence, is to become the venue for a weekend heritage trail for tourists. http://articles.world-of-newave.info/regional/europe/united-kingdom/scotland/glasgow,-city-of/news-and-media/deprived-estate-finds-a-spot-on-the-heritage-trail-20080819623.htm 2008-08-25T01:00:00Z 2008-08-25T01:00:00Z News.Scotsman.Com http://news.scotsman.com/glasgow/Deprived-estate-finds-a-.4422649.jp Deprived estate finds a spot on the heritage trail {new window}   News.Scotsman.Com - EASTERHOUSE, the Glasgow housing estate notorious for drug abuse and gang violence, is to become the venue for a weekend heritage trail for tourists.
Deprived estate finds a spot on the heritage trail - Scotsman.com News {...} Deprived estate finds a spot on the heritage trail - EASTERHOUSE, the Glasgow housing estate notorious for drug abuse and gang violence, is to become the venue for a weekend heritage trail for tourists.
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