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“WE BELIEVE that in the best American tradition of helping others help themselves, now is the time to join with other countries in a historic pact for compassion and justice to help the poorest people of the world overcome AIDS and extreme poverty. WE RECOGNIZE that a pact including such measures as fair trade, debt relief, fighting corruption and directing additional resources for basic needs – education, health, clean water, food, and care for orphans – would transform the futures and hopes of an entire generation in the poorest countries, at a cost equal to just one percent more of the US budget. WE COMMIT ourselves - one person, one voice, one vote at a time - to make a better, safer world for all.”

The Nation: Bush's iPod

The Nation printed a column in which writer Katrina Heuvel asked readers to suggest songs for W's iPod.

Here's a few:

Hail to the Thief, Radiohead

American Idiot, Green Day

Where is the Love?, Black Eyed Peas

War--What is it Good For?, Edwin Starr

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War on War, Wilco

Nobody's Fault But Mine, Led Zeppelin

Everybody's Been Burned, The Byrds

Eve of Destruction, Barry Maguire

And from Richard Myers out of Furlong, PA: "How about 'The End' by The Doors--as in less than four years and counting?"

(I highlighted songs I know I like)

These are some good songs that contradict his beliefs, but I really like the list made by WhiteHouse.org, which has songs such as:

We Are the Champions – Queen

I Drink Alone – George Thorogood

Killing an Arab – The Cure

Macho Man (12" Version) – Village People

Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears

Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine

Take the Money and Run – Steve Miller Band

Fortunate Son – Credence Clearwater Revival

Jesus Freak – DC Talk

Father and Son – Cat Stevens

Dead Bodies Everywhere – Korn

Dazed and Confused – Led Zeppelin

Fuck Foreigners in There [sic.] Dirty Unwiped Asses – Toby Keith

(I like all of these)

Check out the Nation article for other suggestions and to make your own.

Target Drugs

If there's one thing I like about Target, it's their design. Everything from the store layout to the home decor they sell to just about everything Target does is well designed. Check out their new pill bottles in the pharmacy:



(1) name on top of bottle
(2) red for 'caution!'
(3) information layed out by importance
(4) upside down to save paper
(5) you can ask for any of 6 colored bands... to help keep track of medicine bottles
(6) hard to lose info card
(7) take "daily" instead of "once" since that's eleven in spanish
(8) clear warnings

Anyway, I'm impressed.

PostSecret

This is a cool blog. You send postcards of your secrets to them. Here's a few of my favorites:



Check out Postsecret, then add postsecret to your LiveJournal friends page.

[Thanks to mortaine for posting about this]

New Food Pyramid is Totally Gay

Sure, the new USDA food pyramid may look harmless, or maybe even "healthy." But it doesn't take a professional sin-sniffer quivering with Christ-love to see what's going on here. Once again, homosexual activists have hijacked a trusted icon of sensible nutrition to brainwash schoolkids into thinking sodomy is a perfectly wholesome alternative to lunch at McDonald's. The old food pyramid was simple and straightforward, with a traditional emphasis on loaves and fishes. The new one is actually twelve different food charts, all the better to promote "diversity." And while it never explicitly mentions "homosexuality," it's gayer than a pair of chintz ass chaps, and riddled with homosexual code-words like "meat" (homosexual for cock), "nuts" (homosexual for big, heavy balls) and "milk" (homosexual for man syrup). Nice try, fruit-lovers! The boycott starts now. — GREG BEATO

-Wonkette