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Europe Hearts Obama

My friend from San Mateo who is now living in Paris sent these to me. She went to see "Being W" (advertising linked below) and needed to be talked down from the ledge by a compatriot (me) because the movie -- while a parody -- ignited her hatred for W all over again. She said European polls are strongly in favor of Obama 70% to 90%, depending on which poll you look at. The other day she was in line at a grocery store and a guy near her figured out she was American and said, "Oh, that George Bush! I hate him! I hope the black guy wins!" She was shopping the other day and saw in a kids' clothing store a long-sleeved shirt with Obama's image on it—Parisians have really embraced him. Can you imagine McCain's picture on a shirt for kids abroad? BEING W

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Window Shopping in Paris: If the World Could Vote

IF THE WORLD COULD VOTE 

And in Italy they are saying "Forza Obama!"

Sharp Park Golf Task Force Wraps Up

Read Barbara Arietta's report on the final meeting of the task force looking at the future of Sharp Park Golf Course. Click link to Download sharp_park_golf.doc

Magical Musical Moment: Playing for Change

MUSICAL MAGICAL MOMENT

Four minutes into this Bill Moyers program is an amazing video of musicians around the world who recorded their parts over an original recording so they were all synchronized. In other words, these musicians who never met, or even saw one another, played and sang together around the world! The person who recorded them is interviewed after the music video, and the interview gets more and more amazing right to the end.

Yes We Can (Video)

YES WE CAN 

Haunted Houses

Lion Eyes: Fighting Like Cats & Dogs

Nice Bear, Not-So-Nice Message

Riptide reader Betty Schultz got this photo and caption from someone she calls a "redneck" friend: "The photo above captures a disturbing trend that is beginning to affect U.S. wildlife. Animals that were formerly self-sufficient are now showing signs of belonging to the Democratic Party...as they have apparently learned to just sit and wait for the government to step in and provide for their care and sustenance. This photo is of a Democrat black bear in Montana nicknamed Bearack Obearma."

 
 

Foreclosure Watch: California Defaults Redline*

*This chart gives "redline" a whole new meaning.

Report on the origins and possible outcomes of this economic crisis: Download frugal.pdf

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