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Bwana McCall posted a message

“Wow, cool, so Tina Fey is running for VP!! Awesome!”

14 hours ago - Link

Heather, RAPatton, Will DeLuca, Steven Perez and 38 other people liked this

Hell to the NO - Cyndy

The person on the left has much nicer hair. Just sayin. - Yuvi

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Srsly, after seeing her on the news today I think the lady looks like a weird Fey-Lowenski cross. But yeah, I'm guessing Tina Fey will have some SNL special appearance gigs over the next couple of months. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

lol@Bwana - Shey

separated at birth, clearly. - Kamilah Gill

I'z had a serious crush on Tina Fey to begin with...so politics be damned! "McCain's Wife/Fey all the way!" - Live4Soccer

we learned from the bush administration that good comedy is not worth having a ruinous whitehouse. not quite at least. - Seth Gottlieb via twhirl

@Live4Soccer Not his wife... yet... but "It's not the first time McCain has chosen a younger woman" - Jason Carreira

I think Tina Fey is way cuter. - Parth Awasthi

+Parth... :) - Anna Haro

@Jason Carreira...I see his plan now...always "working" late at the White House with the VP? It's like a late night Cinemax movie plot....not that I'd know... - Live4Soccer

If only she were a rich heiress... - Jason Carreira

This is SOOO going in the "little known fact" meme... - Ed Roberts via twhirl

pertty - maaz

oh man.. I thought I had the first tweet on this, but some dude made the comment a month ago :-( http://search.twitter.com/sear... - David Knight

Has Tina Fey represented her Grandchild as her own child, too? http://www.dailykos.com/story/... - bill giltner

Good Lord! The resemblance is canny! Too bad she left SNL... - Helen Is SOOO Not Of Troy

I hope Tina Fey reads this and sets out to kick the ass of anyone who compares her to this halfwit. ;-) - Cecily Walker

JA Castillo favorited photos on Flickr

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Sally Church posted a message

“Wow, I just spent an absolutely fascinating 2 hours over lunch in the local chinese buffet listening and learning from local workers; tradesmen, office workers, bankers. Everyone's imagination is suddenly caught by this election and they seem more engaged than before.”

15 hours ago - Link

AJ Kohn, Hutch Carpenter, ~C4Chaos, AlexScoble(Robert'sBro) and 6 other people liked this

They nearly all voted for Dubya last time and the discussion was animated but civilised. People want to know what others think and what the candidates stand for. Everyone wants something better than what we've had lately. - Sally Church

The HRC fans are now leaning towards Obama but conceded they had been looking at McCain until Bill's speech and the GOP VP choice. - Sally Church

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The moderates are split evenly between McCain and Obama but few like the VP choices. - Sally Church

The conservative GOP's are not thrilled with McCain's choice of running mate. Pro-creationism was a big turn off, even amongst the religious ones. - Sally Church

Overall, it would be hard to call right now but people were polite and animated rather than partisan (surprisingly). - Sally Church

The one thing that did resonate with many was Obama's speech on what it meant to be an American and what the spirit of America was about. That inspired many there today. Every person who spoke expressed a desire to return to the roots of family values, honour and a better life for their family. Many felt worse off now than under Clinton's years. - Sally Church

As an immigrant voting for the first time, I felt that same energy too. I want a strong America, not to be seen as the laughing stock of the world. - Sally Church

Good stuff Sally, thanks much for sharing your experience. - Jody C

I will give this election that. I have certainly heard more conversation about it than I have any of the others before it. And I am not talking about TV, but the average person on the street, in the office, in a store, or at a diner. If nothing else, people are taking notice. - jerry

Dennis Hays posted a message on Twitter

“New blog post: A Day in the Life of Maxim.com Photo Editor Kelly Stuart http://www.photonewstoday.com/...”

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l0ckergn0me posted a message

“Here's an interesting thought: no matter which party wins the election, it'll be a pretty big first - either the first non-caucasian president, or the first female vice president. I'm a little more excited about that than anything else!”

15 hours ago - Link

Joe Perrin, Hutch Carpenter, zoblue (Zulema), Mark O'Neill and 40 other people liked this

agree on that. - Thomas Hawk

I'm with you there, either way we're making history! - Aaron Krug

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i thought bill clinton was america's first 'black' president. silly me. lolz - .LAGizmoto

It's not just about making history - it's about setting the world back on the right track - Chris Saad via twhirl

McCain needs to keep the votes from those who would have voted for HRC, had she made it to be the dems candidate, but were moving towards him once the nomination was lost. Not much more information about Palin this side of the pond, but it sounds a bit like a last minute contingency plan to me. - dario

+ - Marco

Just consider: Palin as commander-in-chief. You nervous yet? How about the military brass? - Glenn Batuyong via twhirl

Well-said, Chris. - Matthew Davidson via twhirl

McCain's choice of running mate is obvious pandering to get just that reaction from voters. Palin is a weak candidate, maybe weaker that Quayle who we remember couldn't spell potato or some such ridiculous thing. - Rafael Robayna

half-caucasian. either that, or we can just say he's black (versus *non*-caucasian) like everyone else. sorry, feeling nitpicky today. - Kamilah Gill

Except that Palin is staunchly anti-abortion. What may seem like a win for equality would in effect be a loss for women's rights. Firsts in gender or race may have novelty, but let's not forget there are long term results from our choices here. - Sherard Ewing

Good point. It will be a "change" - Eric_T

For me it's more about what's the right thing to do, who represents the best opportunity for a better America? Who is going to dig us out of the hole Dubya dug so resolutely? That's what gets me excited. It's nothing to do with race, gender, religion or whatever. I'm now an Obamacan because I genuinely believe he will offer this country the best chance right now. - Sally Church

Yep this is shaping up to be a very pivotal election. We're presented with two very different ideas of the "american dream" (yes, it seems we don't all agree on this means) - and how to achieve it. - Jason Kaneshiro

I agree with Chris. It's nice that we're making history, but much more is at stake than history. - Chieze Okoye

It will be interesting for Mcain and his running mate. I mean he doesn't even think women should get paid the same as men. - PC Easy via twhirl

not an Obamacan or a McCainiac, I'm an American - Jeff Quinton

For most jobs in the tech sector, you can't actually do much to guarantee that women will get paid the same as men. Most of the time the people working alongside each other have no idea what the other people are getting paid. And employers should be allowed to base pay on experience and merit. I don't see how you can equalize pay in most non-unionized jobs where there isn't a set pay scale. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

I'm not against the idea of women getting paid the same as men for the same job given that they both have similar experience and performance, but I don't see how this can be effectively regulated in industries where people are salaried. - AlexScoble(Robert'sBro)

I can like that! - JMS

I realized that too -- very cool indeed. - Tamar Weinberg

Exactly what I told my kids over lunch today. Historic and way overdue. - Kevin C. Tofel

There are firsts and there are meaningful firsts -- I'll take the Obama first over the Palin first any day. - Mitch Ratcliffe via twhirl

Couldn't have said it better myself, Chris :) - Mona N.

Palin is a joke conservative so I disagree. Obama needs to win to change this country for the better and for the future - Photo Larry via twhirl

That's exactly what my History teacher said. - OekelWm

Vox posted a link

38 million watch Obama speech (more than the Olympic opening ceremony)

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tim, Steve Isaacs, Robert Haas, DJ Lein and 11 other people liked this

"Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by more than 38 million people. Nielsen Media Research said more people watched Obama speak than watched the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final "American Idol" or the Academy Awards this year. Obama talked before a live audience of 80,000 people in Denver." [Folks are finally paying attention methinks] - Vox via Bookmarklet

isn't what we've all been asking for? haven't we all been joking about how more people care about american idol than the presidential elections? let's follow through and get all of these people to actually show up and vote on election day. - eric mortensen

...and get Simon Cowell to judge the speeches. - Stephen Shores

Mike Kelly posted a message on Twitter

“@gaberivera vote in. Techmeme is always among my first clicks in the morning with my coffee.”

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Techmeme is great. Me too. - Thomas Hawk

Andy Carvin posted a message on Twitter

“Obama speech drew 38 mil viewers: more than the Olympics opening ceremony or the American Idol finale. http://tinyurl.com/6o5tex”

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Mark Edwards, Charlie Nichols Browning, Thomas Hawk and Greg Bond liked this

I read that as American Idiot finale and somehow didn't blink an eye. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

oh my goodness that is freaking unbelievable. the VP story maybe topic of the day but you can't erase that experience from folks - Ruth Ferguson

Aden posted a message

“Trying to quit FriendFeed cold turkey was a dumb idea. I am afraid you are all stuck with me. I just have to be comfortable with the fact I am not always going to get out what I put in.”

15 hours ago - Link

Mark Wilson, Thomas Hawk, Zee at WeDoCreative and Rachel R. liked this

Yeah I am trying to amp back the FriendFeed too. - Rachel R.

good good. :) - Zee at WeDoCreative

It's like Internet heroin. - Mark Wilson

Us stuck with you? Quite the opposite - try getting rid of us. You're stuck with us. - Ernie Oporto

edythe posted a link

Penguin Drive-In - Charlotte, NC

Thursday at 4:53 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

Thomas Brox Røst, silpol, Riona MacNamara, Live4Soccer and 32 other people liked this

looks really good but I feel my cholesterol rising through my eyeballs... - Jason Kaneshiro

i like the pickle on top of the burger. - Morgan

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OMG... is that... banana pudding???? - Cyndy

oh, yes, that is indeed banana pudding. - edythe

edythe sends all of friendfeed into a feeding frenzy in 2 posts. well done :D - Brian Daniel Eisenberg

WANT - Jason Carreira

That third pic looks like heaven to me. - David Cook

@Cyndy: "I like banana pudding, why don't you ever make banana pudding?" - Jason Carreira

@Jason: "You don't buy Nilla wafers" - Jason Carreira

@Cyndy: "There's Nilla wafers in banana pudding?" - Jason Carreira

There's a third picture? - Cyndy

oh yes.. there is a 3rd pic and if given a chance to get my jaws into it..yummy !! - Peter Dawson

I'm a vegetarian and I couldn't resist the urge to "like" this one! - Kevin Cearns

YUM! - Tyler Gillies

how can You eat something like that? :-O - Luca Conti

yum! - Colby Olson

Holy arteries, Batman! What are we going to do? - WittyDisplayName

god i love banana pudding. i know it's bad for me, but i just want to eat it a whole lot, take a bath in it, marry it, become disgusted with it, divorce it and live with the memory of it for the rest of my life. - WittyDisplayName

Instant heart attack on the right - Mo Kargas

That last burger is called "Da Thick n' Nasty". Worth eating - Outsanity

Looks nasty like it's bee dug up or pulled from a bin! - Joe Dawson

monique: +1! - edythe

it's like this total disregard for the quality of ingredients - anna

my like is really for it being gross. i want to throw up looking at these photos. - Lynne d Johnson

Ewwww. Reminds me of stopping at a Waffle House for breakfast on I-95 in the Carolinas once and asking if they had fresh fruit with their waffles. The whole place went deathly silent, looked horrified at me and then resumed the chatter. Ooopsy. - Sally Church

Cee Bee posted a link

Apple Store -- Marfa, Texas

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Noah David Simon, Thomas Brox Røst, Victor Ryden, Morgan and 7 other people liked this

right next to the prada store on highway 90 - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet

marfa, texas is where artist donald judd set up shop by the way - Cee Bee

Sheeeeeeeeeek! - Noah David Simon

Iain Baker posted a link

Things to say (and not say) during sex.

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zoblue (Zulema), Wil, Cecil Sandus, Mladen Srdić and 47 other people liked this

meh. lol - Michael W. May (Joffi)

"Hello Vicar!" - George Smith

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Yabba Dabba Do! - Harvey Simmons

Hail Satan! - Mark Trapp

"Here's a dollar ... in change ... mostly pennies." :) - Nathaniel Payne

I just pooped, a lot, on your dog. - Iain Baker

"I just pooped.." ".. a lot" ".. on your dog." OMG, side hurting. - Haggis (Sean)

Hahahah! - Abby Martin

Bwaha! I'm so going to say "I rule at fuckin'." - Ayşe E.

"Do you smell what the Rock is cookin?" awesome - Chieze Okoye

I've got to reshare this - that *is* BRILLIANT! :) - Zee at WeDoCreative

hahaha! - Anna Haro

@anna: is that 'hahaha!' on the 'good' side or the 'bad' side? lolz - .LAGizmoto

@.LAGizmoto. The "hahaha!" is directed at both sides. The good side has, "You are beautiful like a moon or butterfly." wha? *panties come up real quick* ;-) - Anna Haro

Cee Bee posted a link

McCain ad questioned as word 'HANG' appears over image of Barack Obama

yesterday at 12:56 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Thomas Hawk, Ayşe E., Mike Reynolds, carlotta fancypants and 21 other people liked this

"A McCain ad aired on Fox News channel with the words "HANG" in the background along with a photograph of Barack Obama has sparked outrage after being noticed by a reporter at a local Fox television affiliate. The words "HIGHER TAXES" are transposed on an image of Obama standing in front of a crowd. The background is blurred at the edges so that the words from Obama's signature theme -- change -- has been cut down to the word "HANG." The shot appears for about a second." - Cee Bee via Bookmarklet

Unfortunately, there is no way this is a coincidence. Even if it wasn't initially intentional, someone had to say "F*ck it, let's run with it" - Rahsheen(isSoAwesome)

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messed up, right? based on the garbage i've seen and heard on fox, i wouldn't doubt they knew what was up - Cee Bee

That makes me feel ill. How sickening. - Bec

W...T...F?! - Anna Haro

"Asked about the image, the McCain camp said, "We're not even validating such an outrageous and preposterous claim with a comment."" ... refusing to acknowledge reality again, are they? disgusting - Michael W. May (Joffi)

How dare they not even make a statement about it. That's even more messed up. - Rahsheen(isSoAwesome)

This is just plain scary. There is no way they didn't know about this and not acknowledging it now makes it that much worse. - Tsega Dinka

Are you kidding me? It's the middle of the word "change." - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

"I heard screamin' an' bullwhips crackin'..." - David Young

It's a poorly executed ad that does the McCain camp no credit at all. - Sally Church

Mark, if the ad looks like the picture above, the "C" in CHANGE was deliberately obscured. There's plenty of room for that letter in the picture - steplow is Steve

I'm an obama fan but, at first, I thought this seemed a little overhyped... but after viewing it I can't help but wonder why there is "over-vignetting" on the upper-left hand corner of all the crowd shots - Shawn Duffy via twhirl

I see that the Repugnicans/ Karl Rove/ Neocons are now getting into their dirty trick campaign mode. I wonder how many of the Diebold voting machines have been "fixed" nationwide? I was in the USA during the great Stolen Election of 2000 that took the Presidency away from the man who got 600,000 more votes nationwide. Dirty, dirty, dirty! - Siddharth Deb

Wow, the ad isn't that big of a problem, though I do believe they were working on a subliminal element. But the McCain campaign missed a great opportunity here. The reaction should be. This was in no way intentional but we'll remove the ad to ensure there's no misunderstanding on such an important issue. (BTW - think a McCain smear ad with the fragment 'old' in it would go unnoticed?) - AJ Kohn

i agree with sally church. why isn't this causing more waves though? that's real weird to me - Cee Bee

it was in no way shape or form intentional - i don't expect anyone to blindly accept my word on it but one of my closest friends signed off on the ad and I will stake my life on the fact that she would never, ever even think of something like this - when i mentioned it on gchat she had no idea what i was talking about until i sent her the link to the story - Marco

You have got to be kidding me. It is Obama supporters holding up the word Change. This is ridiculous. - tsudohnimh

+1 tsudohnimh and Mark - and it isn't causing more waves because there's nothing to it! In fact, it's so ridiculous I have to laugh! Thank you Marco for setting the record straight and injecting some reason into this thread. - Jasmin Smith

RAPatton posted a link

Marriage | It gets better, or so they say | Economist.com

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Chris Selland, Nathan Rein, Mark Trapp, Baard (not bored) and 3 other people liked this

"As in late adolescence, argues Ms Scarf, people once again have to forge an individual identity. Without a growing family or a career to provide self-definition, older people must answer anew the teenage question, “Who am I?” This time around, however, the answers are more manageable. The popular image of these late years may be of crusty and decrepit ancients. The reality is that, as people age, their conflicts grow less acute and their ability to draw pleasure from the more agreeable aspects of life increases. In the words of one group of researchers whose work Ms Scarf examined: “Older couples, compared to middle-aged couples, expressed lower levels of anger, disgust, belligerence and whining and higher levels of one important emotion, namely affection.” The parts of the brain associated with anger and aggression gradually shrink as people cross the threshold to old age. Emotional stability steadily improves. " - RAPatton via Bookmarklet

"Should unhappily married people split up? Ms Scarf addresses this question in a chapter called “Does Divorce Make People Happy?” The short answer seems to be, rarely." - RAPatton

In one of the other British papers they had an article today about divorce sky rocketing for pensioners - RAPatton

unfortunately i'll be willing to report back in a few months. - Morgan

Rachel L Fisher posted a link

1939 marital rating scale for wives - Boing Boing

Wednesday at 11:37 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

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I love how the last the two Merits are "Religious - sends children to church or Sunday school and goes herself" followed by "Lets husband sleep late on Sunday and holidays." No double standards here. - Rachel L Fisher via Bookmarklet

I like the 'between the linesness' of "Never goes to bed angry, always makes up first" - Vicky Pearce

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oh, and what about demerit #9 - "Puts her cold feet on husband at night to warm them." Bad wife!! - lisa-k

*chuckle* evidence we have grown and matured ;) - Michael W. May (Joffi)

Apparently you will be a 'superior' wife, but only barely. You'd do better if you made me breakfast in the morning and saved disciplining the children for me when I get home. - Kevin Fox

Ok, that page has a link where the whole booklet was scanned and added to Flickr. It includes the husband test. Just as funny. - Cyrus Lendvay

Is there something on there about letting your husband go to Burning Man while you stay home and take care of the kids? - April Buchheit

Awesome, I have to go look at the Husband test. Kevin, how did you answer the questions for me? Cause when I answered for myself I got a negative score! - Rachel L Fisher

BTW, a husband gets 10 points for "Attends church or urges children to attend sunday school" - Cyrus Lendvay

"Puts her cold feet on husband at night to warm them" Isn't that what husbands are for? - Ragani Harris

While deciding the answers to some questions, I decided that the answers I gave had to be confidential to be honest. I would expect no less from you. :-) - Kevin Fox

I never would have expected wearing red nail polish to be a negative. - Gabe Schaffer

Also on scribd, and you can download it in (high-quality) PDF: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3086... - Tudor Bosman

Where's the one for gay marriage? - Jim Norris

Jim: I don't know, but I'm pretty sure you don't get docked 5 points for wearing red nail polish. - Kevin Fox

woah. - Thomas Hawk

so I was just reading the comments, and not the link, and I thought you were talking about McCain's VP lol - anna

Vox posted a link

The Sky is Falling: Comcastic Caps

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Russellreno, Mihalcea Razvan, Live4Soccer and Thomas Hawk liked this

[Cap this!] - Vox via Bookmarklet

RAPatton posted a link

Errata -- "My Gifted Child"

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Baard (not bored), Emma, Mr Jojo, Christopher Perry and 9 other people liked this

After Seeing Zee at WeDoCreative (friend of Iain Baker) post on a reckless cow being rescued from washing machine head-trap nightmare, it brought back some memories. They did eventually get it off at the Doctor’s Office, so it is still not on his finger at this time. - RAPatton via Bookmarklet

Shey posted a message on Twitter

“People unfollowing and unsubbing from others because of politics/religion is STUPID. Tired of hearing that crap.”

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Amen! Why are people adverse to agreeing to disagree? Discourse, people! Try it some time! - JA Castillo

I don't do that unless people get overbearing about their beliefs. I'm atheist & I have bumped heads a few times, but it would have to be severe for me to unsubscribe - Kamilah Gill

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If I were to be that way, I wouldn't be subscribed to anybody. I disagree with key issues on all sides. I'm more interested in what we have in common. - Shey

@Kamilah Everyone has a breaking point. But some people don't even try to get along. - Shey

Thank you Shey! - JMS

nothing wrong with disagreement, but when you come off as a bitter belligerent a-hole, it's usually tapping into a greater part of one's personality. - Cee Bee

+100 Shey - variety is the spice of life!! agreeing to disagree is sublime. - Morgan

I enjoy the discourse generally. And you have a point Cee Bee. Boy, I hope I don't come off that way ever. It's certainly not part of my personality. - JMS

I believe there is an adage about not discussing religion and politics in polite company. I think that most of us would be better served following that adage in our public feeds and reserve our thoughts, primarily about politics, for rooms dedicated for them. It seems to me that the sort of compartmentalization is a perfect use for rooms. - RAPatton

Thank you for pointing that out RAP. :-) - JMS

right on Shey - i actually subscribe to someone who disagrees with me if they have something interesting to say - Marco

+1 RAP - Kyle Lacy

not at all JMS. i respect your points of view - Cee Bee

Thanks Cee Bee. Was just hoping I wasn't one of those. :-) I try to be logical. Doesn't work all the time. :-P - JMS

I wouldn't unsubscribe from someone b/c I disagree. But if I had followed them for, say, their expertise in technology and suddenly they're all about politics, well then, buh-bye I don't really care to hear your politics if you're not an expert in the field. - Craig Eddy

RAP I try not to start stuff about religion or politics, but I do like to respond sometimes - Kamilah Gill

@JA because "agreeing to disagree" doesn't move the conversation forward. it's a dead end. i prefer conversational intolerance - http://bit.ly/3eWjj0 - ~C4Chaos

RAPatton, apprecaite your point. but I think we learn when we respectfullly engage those who do not share our beliefs. When I see another person's perspective I don't react knee jerk [at least most of the time] and it helps me to consider my own position. Am I just drinking the kool aid or does this represent what I believe is right? So I mine will remain on my public feed. - Ruth Ferguson

when everyone surrounds themselves with only those that think like them, they do themselves and their causes a disservice. - Ruth Ferguson

Kamilah, all we can do is our best. Some conversations need to be had, but most of the political discussion I see on FF isn't really conversation. It is cheerleading or denigration that is more like 12 years old insulting each other mothers. - RAPatton

very true. - Thomas Hawk

Ruth, I agree completely. An old axiom I love is, "if everyone is thinking the same thing, then no one is thinking," - RAPatton

ppl are charged up - they are engaged the last 18 hours have included two important moments in US political history. - Ruth Ferguson

Actually RAP- rooms for debate & discussion of politics and/or religion are a good idea. (And I apologize if I have offended anyone.) And +100 Shey. - Abby Martin

picking an unknown is like dividing by zero ... or covering your ears while screaming "not listening" - Scott Moskowitz

I'm going to vigourously disagree that politics and religion should be relegated to specific rooms. They should be kept out of rooms with non-political and non-religious subjects, but in more general areas they should not be avoided. I'm thinking especially about politics, where if we don't talk about it publicly, then mass media will continue to have control over what the issues are and how they are framed. - Bruce Lewis via fftogo

Listen to others to "understand the enemy" and, better still, to solidify your own thoughts. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

I disgree w/all the above , including shey !! Why ? Who cares, whatever attitude of mine .heheheh - Peter Dawson

I'm somewhat with Bruce. folks just need to keep it civil. folks who don't want to participate can ignore or hide a particular thread. I tend to avoid subscribing to people who *always* talk politics, but when my regular people discuss it occasionally I'm usually alright with that. - Kamilah Gill

Vital to hear what people who do not agree with you are saying. NOT advocating separate rooms for dems & republicans (like MSNBC & Fox) - Advocating a room for political debate- kind of like a designated sparring ring- you want to debate, have at it! (Or maybe I've been handling groups of preschoolers too long?) - Abby Martin

Emotions get the best of everyone... - Rich Harris

then we end up with only those who agree being in a room together - where is the growth in that? that is just creating a designated spot for groupthink. Sorry but I am uncomfortable with the suggestion that in this important time in American political history I should confine myself somewhere. I have lost subbers, OK I can accept that. I do not intend to offend, but I will exercise freedom of speech on FF - Ruth Ferguson

i got a bit uncivil today, but it was kinda necessary. i'm all for discourse & exchange though - Cee Bee

Agreed. This is supposed to be cathartic in nature. - Peter Ghosh

Ruth -Fair enough. I could be wrong. Happens a lot. I obviously like a good political discussion. I just worry about how hot things get how quickly. I've lost subbers too and I'm cool with that. And I'm not against freedom of expression or speech- just don't like some of the vehemence. That's why I thought maybe a room for debate was good. hadn't thought about the groupthink aspect-- had hoped it would be a legit forum for debate where people could really go at it. Oh well- I am wrong- and I accept that. :) - Abby Martin

it's like the old saying "dont mix alcohol and politics/religion" same goes for social media - andy brudtkuhl

"Some conversations need to be had, but most of the political discussion I see on FF isn't really conversation. It is cheerleading or denigration that is more like 12 years old insulting each other mothers" So true RAP - Shey

I have unsubscribed to those that attack me and my views. As a conservative this happens all the time. - Paul L. McCord Jr. via twhirl

Right now, this entry is the "best of Friendfeed" for me. Is Friendfeed's algorithm this bad, or is this really the best of what is here? (I don't mean to pick on you, Shey. - bill giltner

I've actually gained some followers, yes! - orionstarr

@Shey - you are exactly right... that's why i need a politics filter for Twitter, FF, and my Google Reader... People bitching back and forth is not discussion and does not move anything forward. And with that I am going offline until December (i wish) - andy brudtkuhl

Abby you were not wrong before, but now you just considered a different pespective. that is what dialogue can do for all of us. - Ruth Ferguson

BTW my Obama badge is deliberate politics has been a big part of my online experience in 2008 so i wanted potential subbers to know - Ruth Ferguson

when i mention obama i get a few unsubs. same with race.did you think i was going to talk about social media all day? - Lynne d Johnson

i didn't mean you. i meant the people unsubbing. - Lynne d Johnson

@Lynne, figured :) - Shey

I only said it once . . . in jest ;) - Lindsey Smith

I can't agree more, Shey. If I unsubbed from people based on the fact I disagree their political and religious views, I would lose a lot of cool people I've been chatting with. Especially considering I seem to be the minority on my corner of FF being a Christian and a Republican. "Some conversations need to be had, but most of the political discussion I see on FF isn't really conversation. It is cheerleading or denigration that is more like 12 years old insulting each other mothers"I agree 100% with that statement. - Candace Holly

Really Lynne? I don't think I've personally ever unsubbed because of something like that. In fact, I'm likely to subscribe to people with different points of view because I like learning and hearing what others have to say. Just like with Ruth; she put it out there and I really enjoy hearing what she has to say. - JMS

I will say though that civility goes a long way. There is one person I'm considering unsubbing from because several posts have implied that anyone who is a moderate, conservative, Republican, or not voting for Obama is a raving lunatic, uneducated, or ignorant. That kind of talk annoys me because it shows a lack of respect for diversity and other opinions. On FF it's hard to determine sarcasm or irony sometimes, but I don't get the impression that this person means the comments that way. Disappointing. - JMS

(belatedly) Ruth- Good point! But I'm always happy to consider another perspective- always hope others are too. :) - Abby Martin

omg, what did I miss?! - Mona N.

I've never done that. Life's too short to bear a grudge. - Mo Kargas

I'm on here specifically to hear, and respect, other viewpoints. Who cares if we don't all think alike, last I checked that was part of what America was supposed to stand for. - Matt Hamilton

I agree with JMS. Respect for others' beliefs is a must. - Lindsey Smith

hey to all the above once again.. my 2 cents !! I was once a beta in the Omidyar Network . we factored in many variables. Having said that, all I can and will say, is that, personal ranking, reputation analysis, dichotomy of thought and presences, is not easy to quantify and capture. Its not about politics and relgion. Its about apples and oranges !! :)- - Peter Dawson

Shey +1 - Duncan Riley

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1. Develop positive thinking. I put this first because I think it’s the keystone habit that will help you form the other important habits. Sure, positive thinking by itself won’t lead to success, but it certainly goes a long way to motivate you to do the other things required. I lear