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Sugar is inconsistent about flagging comments due to included links, but it's getting more frequent and more aggravating. I could understand it if the sites linked were on a database of spam or malware offenders, but most often it's serious, mainstream news sites. It's becoming more and more difficult to carry on a discussion.Jelinas Reviews: Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley (with Ron Powers)
James Bradley is the son of John Bradley, one of the men raising the flag in what he calls "The Photograph" -- this famous image, taken by Joe Rosenthal, of six men raising an American flag at the summit of Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima.
This book is the story of Bradley and the five other men in The Photograph -- how they came to be in it and what happened to them afterwards.
Bradley's honest, blunt style of writing is great; he doesn't sugar-coat the story or dramatize it; he gives the simple facts.
Jelinas Reviews: Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley (with Ron Powers)
James Bradley is the son of John Bradley, one of the men raising the flag in what he calls "The Photograph" -- this famous image, taken by Joe Rosenthal, of six men raising an American flag at the summit of Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima.
This book is the story of Bradley and the five other men in The Photograph -- how they came to be in it and what happened to them afterwards.
Bradley's honest, blunt style of writing is great; he doesn't sugar-coat the story or dramatize it; he gives the simple facts.
comments flagged on slide shows
Every single time I comment on a slide show, no matter what I write, my comments get flagged. I really don't like the slide show format to begin with --- it's frustrating to flip through --- and now the fact that I cannot comment makes me a little peeved. Anyone else have this problem?All comments with links are getting flagged.
All day, whenever I've typed a link into a comment with anchor text like this, I'm getting flagged. I'm also getting flagged if I just paste the URL, like this. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lextard/sets/1638428/ And my comments are never showing up.#16/40: Flags of Our Fathers
I'm generally not HUGE on war movies (my boyfriend downright hates them, but if they look good I'll give them a chance), and this one was pretty standard. I thought it was very aesthetically pleasing, which is unfortunate because the only two Oscars it's up for are technical ones (Sound and Sound Editing), and a good memorable score, but the story was a bit of a mess. It jumped from time period to time period, and had that blasted narration that I generally loathe.
White House appears ready to drop 'public option' (Running up the white flag?)
White House appears ready to drop 'public option' By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer Philip Elliott, Associated Press Writer – 15 mins ago WASHINGTON – Bowing to Republican pressure, President Barack Obama's administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new health care system. Facing mounting opposition to the overhaul, administration officials left open the chance for a compromise with Republicans that would include health insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run plan. Such a concession probably would enrage Obama's liberal supporters but could deliver a much-needed victory on a top domestic priority opposed by GOP lawmakers.All I can do is shake my head and wonder...
A German court approved Hamas flags at anti-Israel protests this week. The Jerusalem Post and ROP reported: A court in the German capital struck down an administrative ban on Hamas flags, clothing and banners on Friday, but left in place the ban on invoking Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar's call to murder Israeli children worldwide. The decision paved the way for supporters of the Islamist movement to march in anti-Israeli rallies on Saturday with pro-Hamas paraphernalia.The Wilding of Sarah Palin
By Robin of Berkeley November 24, 2009 http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/11/the_wilding_of_sarah_palin.html When I was in college, I read a book that changed my life. It was Susan Brownmiller's tome, Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape, which explained rape as an act of power instead of just lust. What I found particularly chilling was the chapter on war -- how rape is used to terrorize a population and destroy the enemy's spirit.Will Phillips Won't Pledge the Flag
Kurt from Glee has nothing to do with this story, but the picture of the kid in question was too small
For one thing, he's smart. Scary smart. A student in the West Fork School District in Washington County, he skipped a grade this year, going directly from the third to the fifth.
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