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Because she has been having a long-term love affair with the son ("Pinch") of the editor (Sulzberger) of the NY Times. It is true. Do a Google search if you disbelieve . . .

Hye, I am NOT pro-McCain ! ! ! I consider a self-righteous moron who has no regard for the U.S. Constitution. I will NOT vote for him. Period.

BUT when I look at Barak Obama I see a man with NO experience at ANYTHING ! ! ! All I hear and read is what "he intends to do" and that he "will bring change" ! ! ! Talk is cheap.

The ONLY way to judge what a person will probably do and how well he will probably do it, it to look at what he has done in his past. Forget the "promises" -- look at the FACTS ! ! !

Try as I might, I just do NOT understand why people would even CONSIDER voting for a "nothing-person" as Obama.

Even if one despised Hillary, at least she had a history of accomplishment and experience ! ! Obama is a "straw-man"; an empty shell with no substance.

I can understand NOT voting for McCain. But I CANNOT understand being enthusiastically pro-Obama ! ! !

That is, compared to European women. It seems that about 99% of American women (over 18 years of age) have the "spare tire" around their abdomen and an over-sized butt.

Are they going to keep "cow-tossing" as an Olympic event?

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It's a freakin' joke, people!!

Does ANYONE really give a crap about the Olympics???

The fact is that the global temperature of 2007 is statistically the same as every year since 2001. Global warming has, temporarily or permanently, ceased. Temperatures across the world are NOT increasing as they should according to the fundamental theory – the greenhouse effect. Something else is happening, perhaps similar to the GLOBAL COOLING observed between 1940 and 1978.The period 1980-98 was one of rapid warming – a temperature increase of about 0.5 degrees C (CO2 rose from 340ppm to 370ppm). But since then the global temperature has been flat (whilst the CO2 has relentlessly risen from 370ppm to 380ppm). This means that the global temperature today is about 0.3 deg less than it would have been had the rapid increase continued.

For the past decade the world has NOT warmed. Global warming has stopped. It’s an observational fact. *** From article in the Newstatesman.com by David Whitehouse, Ph.D. in astrophysics

... as an "allowance". (She is absolutely "drop-dead gorgeous", by the way!!) Plus she expects you to go with her shopping (and pay for everthing she buys! She is wearing VERY expensive designer clothes and is telling me how much she LOVES both the shoes AND red suede boots she is looking at in the store where you met; shoes cost $390, the boots $1200.) Plus she likes to go to "expensive restaurants" twice a week - she used the word "expensive". Plus expects trips to Europe, the Caribbean, etc several times a year.

Oh, and when we first met (in a very upscale restaurant), the bill (with drinks and a bottle of wine) was over $150.

This is absolutely true - it happened just last weekend!

Opinions, please???

Close female friend denied "Tourist Visa". She makes more than U.S. median family income. Has son and family in Ukraine; owns her apartment, car, etc. Wanted to visit U.S. as vacation. AFTER her interview at U.S. Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine the interviewer handed her a 2-page document that had been on the desk the entire time: a letter DENYING her the visa! It was a photocopied FORM LETTER, addressed to "Dear Applicant" and stamped (i.e., rubber stamped) with the date. In short, they had decided BEFORE the interview to DENY the visa! She makes more money than most Americans and recently bought (paid in full with cash - that is how they do things there) a new apartment for her and her son. (Since her degrees would not be recognized here, she makes far more money there than she could here!! A foreign M.D. degree is useless in the U.S.) But U.S. policy is to DENY young females from former Soviet areas ANY visas, according to a Congressional aide I spoke with. Is this fair or stupid?

A very close female friend living in Odessa, Ukraine applied for a TOURIST VISA to visit me in the U.S. for her vacation. After her interview at the U.S. Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, she was handed a generic "Dear Applicant" letter DENYING her the visa using the standard reason: the applicant has not shown sufficient evidence of returning home after their visit, but may "abandon their home country". It did NOT even have her name on it - it was handed to her from a stack of IDENTICAL letters.

Now, she recently BOUGHT a new apartment (in cash - NO mortgage!) for herself and her son; has a full-time job as a "Head Nurse" at a medical facility in Odessa; owns a part-time dermatology business there; has advanced degrees/medical training there that would NOT be recognized in the U.S.; her parents own their home in full nearby. What more "evidence" do they want?

It turns out that the U.S. DENIES visas to ALL young, attractive, female applicants from certain countries (Russia, Ukraine)...

When I woke up, my pillow was gone!!!....

Has this ever happened to you?

Has this happend to you? ;-)

What should I do? ;-)

Why are Northern and Southern girls/women so different?

Southern girls/women: You can say "Hello" to them on the street, in subways, elevators, on the street, and just about anywhere. They almost always reply back - are very polite and often will engage in conversation - even with a complete stranger.

Northern girls/women (especially New England, down to NYC): If you say "Hello", they "freak out"; they appear to think that you are trying to "pick them up". Just making eye contact with them sends them into "panic mode"! They automatically appear to assume that you are a stalker, axe murderer, or some other nefarious character; and quite literally appear frightened. And God forbid if you attempt to start an actual conversation - they act like you are about to physically attack them!

I grew up in the North, but spent many years in the South (Virginia, North Carolina), returning recently.

What is the deal with Northern girls/women????

I would like a woman's view ...

Southern girls/women: You can say "Hello" to them on the street, in subways, elevators, on the street, and just about anywhere. They usually reply back - are polite and often will engage in conversation.

Northern girls/women (especially New England, down to NYC): If you say "Hello", they "freak out". Just making eye contact with them appears to send them into panic mode! They automatically appear to assume that you are a stalker, axe murderer, or some other nefarious character; and quite literally appear frightened. And if you attempt to start an actual conversation, they act like you are about to physically attack them!

I grew up in the North, but spent many years in the South (Virginia, North Carolina), returning recently.

What is the deal with Northern girls/women????

I would like a woman's view...