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Old 01-20-2010, 10:15 AM   #1
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I have read that some Haitian officials simply want to evacuate Port Au Prince and build tent cities on the outskirts.
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Old 01-20-2010, 10:19 AM   #2
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That might cut down some of the violence.
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Old 01-24-2010, 12:12 PM   #3
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I thought some people might like to see this.


Haiti 360

Use your mouse to click and drag around the video to change the view. You can also zoom in and out. Pause and explore at any time by pressing the play/pause button under the video to stop and look around. The video below was shot on Monday, January 18, at 9:52 a.m. EST in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.


http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2010/...ex.html?hpt=C1
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Old 01-24-2010, 01:52 PM   #4
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Well, if you weren't feeling bad enough about the quake, it's now our doing in some of the world's loopier media circles. Get out your tinfoil hats.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id...onid=351020104

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An unconfirmed report by the Russian Northern Fleets says the Haiti earthquake was caused by a flawed US Navy 'earthquake weapons' test before the weapons could be utilized against Iran.

United States Navy test of one of its 'earthquake weapons' which was to be used against Iran, went 'horribly wrong' and caused the catastrophic quake in the Caribbean, the website of Venezuela's ViVe TV recently reported, citing the Russian report.

After the report was released, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez also made a similar claim, saying that a US drill, carried out in preparation for a deliberate attempt to cause an earthquake in Iran, had led to the deadly incident in Haiti, claiming more than 110,000 lives.
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Old 01-24-2010, 03:25 PM   #5
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Aw crap, they let the cat outta the bag.
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Old 01-24-2010, 08:42 PM   #6
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That is the most outrageous example of fake news I've ever seen.

I didn't know the Russian Northern Fleets was a Fox News affiliate.
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Old 01-27-2010, 07:42 PM   #7
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That is the most outrageous example of fake news I've ever seen.

I didn't know the Russian Northern Fleets was a Fox News affiliate.
Well, Rich, it's not like you're ever going to know the news then, is it? Guess you'll be among the last of the unenlightened, all because you prefer leftist stupidity to conservative wisdom... what a rotten kind of life.

In other fumbling, since when is Russia's Northern Fleet plural? Somebody hadn't the proper depth of knowledge. Fleets, quotha.
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Old 01-24-2010, 08:47 PM   #8
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They are affiliated with MSNBC - part of the Brzezinski family.
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Old 01-24-2010, 10:14 PM   #9
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They are affiliated with MSNBC - part of the Brzezinski family.
Nonsense. This is a conspiracy by the Rothchilds, Rockefellers, and Kennedys to manipulate the world. To keep us all busy fighting each another. Everyone knows war creates profits.
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Old 01-25-2010, 08:06 AM   #10
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Seems to be working then doesn't it?
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Old 01-25-2010, 10:16 PM   #11
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Seems to be working then doesn't it?
An indication that they are all too fat and rich? They have been dying.
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Old 01-26-2010, 09:07 AM   #12
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Who are they?
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Old 01-27-2010, 09:13 PM   #13
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thats a pretty shitty post, if I do say so myself.
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Old 01-28-2010, 07:45 AM   #14
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that is interesting bruce, I thought it was pretty clear how bad it was from the onset. Maybe some people noticed it like you did and said something to management.
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Old 02-14-2010, 07:46 PM   #15
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I think ESPN made the right choice in firing Paul Shirley. ESPN hired him to be a commenter and he made bad/stupid comments. He'll probably get a spotlight on Fox or Rush Limbaugh's talk show, they like this sorta thing.

If You Rebuild It, They Will Come. By Paul Shirley

One line of his that really seems "WTF is wrong with you?!"
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Shouldn’t much of the responsibility for the disaster lie with the victims of that disaster?
So....all victims of a disaster are responsible for the disaster? Yep, those rape victims shouldn't have dressed so slutty either!
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