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Quote of the day: Politics and Business

By fpp ⋅ 16-January-2010 at 15:24 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That’s the only difference.”

Ralph Nader - American attorney, author, lecturer, political activist

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Christmas: Adeste fidelis - Venite Adoremus

By fpp ⋅ 24-December-2009 at 22:14 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

Adeste Fideles laeti triumphantes,
Veníte, veníte in Bethlehem.
Natum vidéte, Regem Angelorum:
Veníte adoremus,
Veníte adoremus
Veníte adoremus Dóminum

While the “fidelis” this year like in the years before merely get some kind of fair ground in Bethlehem - if they are allowed to go there with specially arranged package travel or diplomatic passports - one thing is different from the days this song and its lyrics have been composed.

While the shepherds around Bethlehem still speak a language that today is called Arabic (or some local dialects) there would be no “…En grege relicto, Humiles ad cunas Vocati pastores approperant …” (translated in the English version as: See how the shepherds, Summoned to His cradle, Leaving their flocks, draw nigh with lowly fear) -
there are guys with machine guns and tanks hindering the shepherds to even get close to the cradle - so Christmas would not happen these days again.

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Video: Christmas at the White House 2009

By fpp ⋅ 20-December-2009 at 22:00 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

A glimpse of this year’s holiday decorations at the White House.

When you see the decorations put up and created by many volunteers across the country you can feel their joy, love, wishes and hope with those who have some chance to make this world a better place for many and not just a very few.

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Climate Change: Hurricane ad from Ogilvy

By fpp ⋅ 7-December-2009 at 22:02 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

No comment - see the GreenPeace “I am sorry” campaign.

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Climate Change: Those hacked e-mails

By fpp ⋅ 7-December-2009 at 21:48 (UTC) ⋅ Post a comment

Some more facts about “those leaked climate change emails” that have mobilized all those figures now claiming there’s nothing to be frightened about - its all a “scam” - you name it - well you know - just carry on watching TV - you know like the GOOOOOD people.

Yes Bernie that’s how you got those 50 billions but we’re not sure that this also works with mass manipulation.

And in completely unrelated news by these maSS-manipulators - the leading industrial nations - might be again announced during the Copenhagen photo opportunity - have agreed to shell out USD 10 Billions per year to fight those “non-existing” threats to human race on this planet - providing those monies to countries who are hardest hit by climate change - small island states - developing countries with long and low coast lines - i.e. BangLadesh - but don’t worry - nothing to fear here - move on - and if that won’t help - well there is still “duck and cover” that worked so well in the 1950s with the atomic bribery…

– So grandma is fine - and she lived for almost 80 years now - there ain’t no warming - she always says she’s feeling cold…

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