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yellojktWhy I like Matrix: Reloaded as much as The Matrix, even though many people do not:
And, of course, Monica Belluci as Persephone.
The same scene, only different, somehow. Perhaps it’s Will Ferrel.
Now, thanks to a student project on YouTube, we bring it full circle. The Muppet Matrix:
That’s it for now. – KW
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All Things in Moderation 
Never saw a Matrix movie…Sarah Palin's not running for president. Does this surprise anyone?
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Not surprised, but I'm probably the only one here who is sincerely disappointed she is not.
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I said all along there was no chance Sarah would run. Yea me!My son just said the Apple home page says Steve Jobs died. Sad.
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RIP Steve Jobs. News is just breaking.
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http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/
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Wow. The end of an era. Hope Jobs left a treasure chest full of ideas for Apple before he passed. I say that as both an unabashed Mac guy and a stockholder.
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RIP, Steve Jobs (not an Apple girl, but he was a gifted man).And, Troll, I think you probably are the only one here disappointed–even Kevin had given up on her. I must say, I'm sorry that there won't be a posting of a picture of shrink in sackcloth and ashes, though!And all that talk of community cows and my old friend Kobe on the last thread made me hungry, so I had a pan-seared ribeye steak (rare side of medium rare for dinner). . . which led to my discovery that the vent over the stove doesn't work! Good thing it's still warm enough (barely) for open windows and the swamp cooler vent on high to blow the smoke out! Yikes!!
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Wow, I just got back in and saw the news re Steve Jobs. I could tell by looking at the last picture we saw of him a few weeks ago that he didn't have long…………poor guy.All the best to his family, friends and the folks at Apple.I liked the first Matrix, love Will Farrell and the Muppets are always creative and fun to watch. What else is going on? I see qb's "Religious Freedom" post is the new #1 popular post, great job all you lawyers. Let's see, I owe more money, more money, more money in taxes from 2010, crap. And I for one, am glad SP isn't running. You guys are probably stuck with Romney.
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This is a pretty decent quick biography of Steve Jobs.
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What is kind of weirdly remarkable to realize is that literally millions of people around the world got the news of Steve Jobs passing on a device that he created.
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Well, you should be happy with Romney as well, LMS. Romney v Obama = Obama no matter who wins.
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McWing, what does this mean, "Obama no matter who wins"? Is it that they're interchangeable? If so, I don't think that's quite true. Or are you saying something more cryptic that I'm missing?Sue, I hadn't thought of that, but yeah, news traveled fast because of Jobs and Apples creations.
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Lms, I think they're interchangeable. Foreign policy stays the same, Obamacare stays in place and spending increases as it has under Obama. The only thing that changes, IMO, is what thinktanks get the Executive branch goodies. The ultimate trajectory of Medicare / Medicaid / SS stay exactly the same and the debt spiral continues.
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Troll, I hope you're wrong. I really, really do.BTW, Mark is trying to lure in John/banned and get tao's e-mail address for us. Go, Mark!
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McWing, here's what I don't understand, if Romney and Obama are essentially interchangeable and Romney is a moderate Republican, why do conservatives claim that Obama is such a radical left wing ideologue trying to transform the country? I'm not saying that you've said that, but it is one of the conservative talking points that I don't get. Is it just a political position to rile up the masses or are there conservatives who actually believe it.What's even more interesting to me is that you, who are admittedly to the right of SP and me, who is admittedly to the left of Elizabeth Warren, agree that Obama is pretty darn conservative. I wouldn't say he's quite as conservative as Romney but don't you find it ironic anyway?
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Tao showed up, posted once, disappeared. Strange. I still like SP but she pretty much ended any presidential aspirations when she resigned. No, I don't love her ad much as I did when McCain first picked her–she's kinda been going the Kate Gosselin route–but she's still hot. Had she been the candidate in 2008, though, I definitely would have voted for her.Steve Jobs. Just, damn. Too damn bad. Brilliant guy. I agree with troll that Romney would represent a continuation of the Obama presidency, with some tea party window dressing (he's not an idiot). But he is managerial, very much in the Obama mold. John Stewart recently quote Romney from several years back sounding exactly like Obama's recent job speech in regards to fairness and taxes.Another Obama presidency, and a Romney presidency, would probably be very similar (with a build a big fence bill introduced in the first term as red meat for the base).
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I'm wrong about Romney = Obama? Or our inexorable debt spiral?
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Sue: I did. But Im on a Mac, iPad, or iPhone all the time.
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Pixar and the Mac. Two of my most favorite things in the world. Both thanks to Steve Jobs. Rest in peace, dude.
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I think a lot of the " Obama's a Socialist" is ginned up for us rubes. Every Democratic President is "The most Liberal ever!!1!!!1!!1eleventy". That's mainly the elites terrified they won't be able to keep enough R's in Congress to keep their beaks wet. Though in this instance, I actually think that Obama, on a philosophical level, is to the left of FDR. But the more powerful driving force for him is ambition. He moderates his actions in an attempt to stay in the center and therefore politically viable. Clinton is the only Democratic President to win two full terms since FDR for a reason and that's because the country is decidedly center right. What happens when either the Presidency or Congress is perceived as too far left? Massive Republican wins. '68, '72, '80, '84, 88, '94, and 2010. I didn't include 2004 even though Bush was the first President since Reagan to win over 50% because it was still pretty closeThe upshot is that Obama very much cares about being a two-termed. The only one-term President that I'm aware of that has been able to regab their image is Bush. Heck, even Nixon ended up more respected than Carter. Obama will govern as far left as he thinks he can and still get elected. Regulatory wise though, I think he makes a joke over the complaint about Bush being a Unitary executive.
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Kevin, your avatar is Thomas Dolby, right?
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And every Republican since Eisenhower is the "Most rabidly rightwing fascist ever!!!1!!!1eleventy1!!1" Fundraising, dontcha know.
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Correct, Mr. Troll. From long ago. Dolby is a bit beefier now, bald, and looks like a serial killer. But still makes great music. Big Dolby fan. Golden Age of Wireless is a near perfect album ( Leipzig is Calling was cut, though, when Commercial Breakup should have been the track to get the axe). Leipzig and several demo and alternate tracks are on the iTunes version.Dolby is also the music director for the TED conferences. He's a righteous dude.
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Lots of smart Republicans disagree with Troll and I on Obama=Romney.
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McWing, I seriously think Obama is more likely barely to the left of Reagan than FDR. The only reason he's playing to the base right now is, lo and behold, the economy still sucks and so it's essential for him to dance with his date even though he's looking over her shoulder across the dance floor.And this………"the country is decidedly center right" I know……….and that's why it's so strange that the majority of people polled would prefer a focus on jobs rather than the deficit, a tax on millionaires/billionaires, an end to the wars, a single payer/public option government health care system and all that other nonsense, right?I'm being sarcastic, I know, but I seriously don't get it. Oh and Congress' approval rating just keeps going down, people are fed up.
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When what Obama believes philosophically conflicts with his desire to be elected, he sides with reelection. It doesn't mean that if he could have instituted the British NHS and won reelection he wouldn't have because he thought it too socialist. He thought it would prevent his reelection. And what the American populace claim they want, versus what their voting says they want are often in conflict. Clinton faced it in '94. Healthcare "reform" and a tax increase in '93, items that I bet poll tested exquisitely, led to an electoral disaster.
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"It doesn't mean that if he could have instituted the British NHS and won reelection he wouldn't have because he thought it too socialist. He thought it would prevent his reelection."That statement sounds so odd to me. He probably never believed in anything like the NHS, which probably isn't the best model for single payer anyway, other wise he would have fought for what the people wanted. It's so strange, because with the latest Kaiser report, before you know it, everyone will be calling for relief. It may not be soon enough for some of us but single payer is coming, there's no other way to bring the cost of health care down IMO. But I don't think Obama will be the one to do it.
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I tend to agree with Troll that, in the abstract, Obama is very left, left guy. One of the reasons I didn't even consider voting for him in 2008, where I might have given HRC a thought before pulling the lever for Sarah Palin and that old guy she was running with. There was lots of evidence of this in his books, but especially in previous interviews, where he was amongst fellow travelers. But as president, I don't think it's just outside circumstances or electoral concerns, but a serious desire to attempt to be a great uniter and be conciliatory–which, alas, ends up leaving most folks on the left and right unhappy. I think Mitt Romney would take a similar if not identical approach, with similar if not identical results.
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BTW, I think an argument can be made for single payer basic care and catastrophic coverage. Single payer for everything is going to be a much tougher sell. "Rationing" can't be a dirty word when it comes to providing basic universal coverage–it would be necessary, and a positive. And you're not outlawing premium insurance, just saying everybody gets this basic level of coverage.
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