* "When Friday's dismal job report was released, traders in the Chicago pit began chanting, "Kerry, Kerry." http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/10/opinion/10krugman.html

* we hate gays cos of their freedom

* tucker carlson interviews krug http://www.pkarchive.org/video1.html

* the disgusting AP finds a way to say "The characterization of Kerry as a coward and liar who did not earn the medals awarded him for his Vietnam service came in a television ad sponsored by a group that fashions calls itself Swift Boat Veterans for Truth." - can u imagine them 'reporting' something similar abuot 43??? http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/politics/9351485.htm

* "It's been a fantastic opening weekend for Outfoxed. The distributor is estimating a $15-$18,000 gross per screen (on 5 screens). As a comparison, the #1 movie this weekend is Collateral -- it's gross per screen is about $7,700." http://www.jimgilliam.com/2004/08/outfoxed_storms_the_box_office_on_opening_weekend.php

* murdoch gets richard butlers scalp http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10397245%255E601,00.html

* "Katherine Harris is the reason why so many government officials have a credibility problem. Either they don't know what they're talking about or they are violating their own security rules" http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=17440

* (maureen dowd on jonstewart tonite. )

* "It is impossible to overstate the significance of the Padilla case. By any objective standard, it is the most important case in the history of the court." http://counterpunch.org/whitney08062004.html

* " One of the authors of a new anti-John Kerry book frequently posted comments on a conservative Web site describing Muslims and Catholics as pedophiles" http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&u=/ap/20040810/ap_on_el_pr/anti_kerry_book_1&printer=1

* gopconcon activist alert - the best thing i can think for anyone hoping to be useful in nyc is to organise peeps to have vidcams for when the riot police get sily http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0432/nanos.php they'll be nice pix anyways - all those nice uniformed peeps lined up with their riotshields - esp if u dont get your cam appropriated

* "The US charge sheet against Iran is lengthening almost by the day, presaging destabilising confrontations this autumn and maybe a pre-election October surprise." http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1279825,00.html

* lol - did i say recently that tedrall didnt care about his job? "A conservative Web-based group has targeted cartoonist Ted Rall with protest letters" http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000604105

* in case u dont drink enuff prozac water "Next month, President Bush plans to unveil a broad new mental health plan called the “New Freedom Initiative.” Never mind that it couldn’t have less to do with freedom; if you’re a thinking American, this initiative should scare the hell out of you." http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=830

* "Why do people who endorse Bush appear to be on Stepfordian autopilot? Why are they so quick to shout down anyone who sways from their automaton script? Are they deluded? Brainwashed? A few episodes shy of a mini-series?" http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/04/08/far04027.html

* "Freed from a judge's gag order, FBI officials and Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday night they learned in the fall of 2002 about two videotapes suggesting terrorists had cased the city's casinos but decided it wasn't necessary to alert the public." http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TERROR_LAS_VEGAS?SITE=NYSTA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

* btw - my cableteeve is delivered by foxtel (murdoch/telstra) - theres only one show that ever 'crashes' - pbs' newshour with jimlehrer on sbsdigital - which is unwatchable - crashing praps every 3 mins. the show is also broadcast on sbsfta which never has any tech probs.

* "One of the greatest coups in Washington's nearly three-year war against al-Qaeda has suddenly turned sour with reports the White House prematurely exposed the identity of a key source whose contacts and communication with the terrorist group's operational masterminds had yet to be fully exploited." http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0810-01.htm

* "I wonder how many Americans," said the caller, "have any idea how our athletes are going to be booed in Athens at the Olympics." Probably not many, given this country's dismaying lack of interest in anything outside U.S. borders." http://www.northbay.com/entertainment/mann/08mann_q21.html

* it cant happen here

* how much is putin making trading oil futures?