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Post by phil on Jan 2, 2007 23:25:53 GMT -5
Pat Robertson predicts unpleasant 2007 Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In what has become an annual tradition of prognostications, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson predicted Tuesday that a terrorist attack on the United States would result in “mass killing” late in 2007. “I'm not necessarily saying it's going to be nuclear,” he said during his news-and-talk television show The 700 Club on the Christian Broadcasting Network. “The Lord didn't say nuclear. But I do believe it will be something like that.” Mr. Robertson said God told him during a recent prayer retreat that major cities and possibly millions of people will be affected by the attack, which should take place some time after September. Mr. Robertson said God also told him that the U.S. only feigns friendship with Israel and that U.S. policies are pushing Israel toward “national suicide.” * Mr. Robertson suggested in January 2006 that God punished then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon with a stroke for ceding Israeli-controlled land to the Palestinians. The broadcaster predicted in January 2004 that U.S. President George W. Bush would easily win re-election. Mr. Bush won 51 per cent of the vote that fall, beating Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts. He also predicted Bush's victory for a second term in 2005. “I have a relatively good track record,” he said. “Sometimes I miss.” In May, Mr. Robertson said God told him that storms and possibly a tsunami were to crash into America's coastline in 2006. Even though the U.S. was not hit with a tsunami, Mr. Robertson on Tuesday cited last spring's heavy rains and flooding in New England as partly fulfilling the prediction. ********* Maybe Pat should tell us if he thinks it's a good or a bad thing ... 
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Post by phil on Jan 3, 2007 23:53:31 GMT -5
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Post by sisyphus on Jan 4, 2007 0:38:06 GMT -5
heheee
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Post by Dr. Drum on Jan 4, 2007 7:01:03 GMT -5
Didn't quite know where to put this one, so here it is. English Canadian TV has for the most part failed miserably when it's attempted the sitcom format, so we'll see how good the show actually is.... Kind of cool that the network is going to run with it, though.
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CBC's Little Mosque to break new ground
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 3, 2007 | 6:05 PM ET
CBC Arts
In a show that will be the first of its kind on North American TV, CBC plans to begin a new comedy series about a small community of Muslims living in rural Saskatchewan.
Little Mosque on the Prairie doesn't come to air until Jan. 9, but already it has attracted attention from the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, CNN and satirical talk-show host Stephen Colbert.
The show's creator, Zarqa Nawaz, says she hopes the cheeky send-up of stereotypes and the clash of cultures will show Muslims in a new light.
"That Muslims can be funny and are just like everyone else," she said in an interview with CBC Television.
"I'd like them to be able to watch TV and see people who also look like them. So they can also connect that way," she said.
Shot in Toronto in 2006, the show focuses on a Muslim community in the fictional Prairie town of Mercy, following family conflicts and the community's interaction with their neighbours.
"It's based on my own observations growing up as Muslim in North America," she said.
Toronto-born actor Zaib Shaikh plays a young lawyer turned religious leader in the series.
The show isn't meant to be political, he said, and doesn't deal with political themes.
"It's a show that's meant to be funny, that shows an aspect of Canadian culture that just happens to be Muslim."
In one episode, a father fights with his adolescent daughter over what she can wear to school. In another, a battle of sexes erupts when a spiritual leader wants to put a divider between men and women in the mosque.
The show is a half-hour sitcom with humour arising out of the situations, Nawaz said, adding that her main goal is to get people laughing.
"Muslims have reacted very favourably to the show, because they want to see themselves on screen as real people," she said.
Nawaz was born in England, grew up in Toronto and moved to Saskatchewan 10 years ago. Her BBQ Muslims was a hit at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1996.
Actor Carlo Rota, who has a part in this show, as well as the hit U.S. series 24, says he thinks Little Mosque on the Prairie could only be made in Canada.
"I get heavy guys, bad guys, guys that garrotte, guys that strafe with machine guns," he says of his usual roles for TV.
American TV is too timid to make a show with such a fresh perspective, he said.
The show premieres next Tuesday and then will air on Monday nights and be repeated on Wednesday nights.
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Post by strat-0 on Jan 4, 2007 21:05:02 GMT -5
Somehow I think that's going to go over like a lead (Pb) turd, Canada or not.
[edit - I should have just said "led turd." Worked for Zep.]
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Post by phil on Jan 4, 2007 22:43:13 GMT -5
"The place where the Middle East
meets the middle of nowhere"
HA! HA! HA!
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Post by rockysigman on Jan 9, 2007 16:05:25 GMT -5
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Post by Kensterberg on Jan 9, 2007 16:10:20 GMT -5
LMAO Rocky!
What's sad is, that whole cartoon is true! Absolutely, word for word, stake your life on it true.
Insurance is such a racket. And I used to defend the bastards.
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Post by phil on Jan 16, 2007 10:58:57 GMT -5
Nintendo Wii Radio Contest Kills Mom Of Three
KDND 107.9 "The End" put on a "Hold your wee for a Wii" radio contest that ended with tragic results.
Trying to win a Nintendo Wii for her three children in a local radio contest, Jennifer Strange unexpectedly died of water intoxication five hours after reportedly drinking 224 ounces of water. According to the Sacramento Bee, fellow contestant Elidia Campos said: "She looked pale, her eyes were super watery, and everyone was really nauseous."
"They were not concerned about our health or our risk," explained another contestant.
Station general manager John Geary said: "The circumstances regarding this matter are being examined as thoroughly as possible. We are doing everything we can to deal with this difficult situation in a manner that is both respectful and responsible. In the interim, the Morning Rave is off the air indefinitely."
It was just two years ago that a fraternity pledge at California State University, Chico died after a night of hazing during which he drank excessive amounts of water. Four members of the fraternity later pleaded guilty to charges including involuntary manslaughter.
Until I read that she was a mother of three
trying to win a video console for her kids,
I was ready to give the ultimate "Darwin Award"
to that lady ...
""They were not concerned about our health or our risk,"
explained another contestant. "
Must be because it is your own responsability, you moron !!
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Post by shin on Jan 16, 2007 16:56:02 GMT -5
I agree, but part of me wonders how many people realize they can die just by drinking too much water.
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Post by Kensterberg on Jan 16, 2007 18:17:54 GMT -5
If You Can't Stand the Truthiness ... (from Salon.com, War Room)
The truthiness must have hurt
Remember Stephen Colbert's performance at last year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner? The White House Correspondents' Association does -- and it's making sure that nothing like it happens again this year.
The group has chosen is-he-really-still-alive impersonator Rich Little to headline this year's dinner. As Editor & Publisher reports, WHCA president Steve Scully is hoping that Little's presence will make the event a "comfortable venue that is enjoyable, funny and interesting." "You don't want to offend anyone," he said.
Scully said that Little is the kind of entertainer who can appeal "to the Bob Novaks and the bloggers of the world." By choosing him, former WHCA president Ron Hutcheson said, the group hopes to avoid "a blogfest and a partisan slugfest" this time around.
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I don't know about anyone else, but this is just pathetic IMO. Rich friggin' Little? COME ON! Couldn't they at least have had Stewart or someone do it? Someone who has at least been SOMEWHAT relevant since the FIRST Reagan administration?
I guess what we learned last year was that the hard right can't take a joke.
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Post by rockysigman on Jan 16, 2007 18:38:17 GMT -5
I guess what we learned last year was that the hard right can't take a joke. What I learned last year was that, despite how hilarious I thought Colbert was as last year's dinner, he was in fact not funny. It's not that the right can't take a joke, it's that we were wrong about what is actually funny. Short memory, Ken.  |
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Post by Galactus on Jan 16, 2007 18:58:38 GMT -5
Isn't Dennis Miller a supporter? He'd be a ton better then Rich Little...maybe he's too unpredictable too or maybe he'd use big words too many people wouldn't understand.
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Post by rockysigman on Jan 16, 2007 19:00:28 GMT -5
I was gonna say that, yeah, Dennis Miller is a supporter, but he's also not funny. But I realized that they aren't really concerned with actual humor, since this is a crowd that loved that Bush impersonator but thought Colbert fell flat. Dennis Miller was relevent during the Reagan years though, so he at least meets Ken's standard.
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Post by kmc on Jan 16, 2007 19:30:54 GMT -5
i thought colbert was great last year.
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