This is part 2 of the interview, where Fox talks about Little George. Part 1 can be found here.
Bill Maher Interview With Vicente Fox
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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Like a Windshield Cowboy
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox refers to president Bush in his book as a “Windshield Cowboy,” who refused to ride a horse when he visited Fox’s ranch.
It didn’t take long…
I’ve been wearin’ these shades so long
Toutin’ the same old wrong
I know every hole in these brushy acres at Crawford
Where deception’s the name
of my game
And nice guys
get washed away
like the snow
and the rain
….Like a windshield cowboy
Lying my way through another put-up show…
Solar power edges towards boom
LONDON (Reuters) – Solar power could be the world’s number one electricity source by the end of the century, but until now its role has been negligible as producers wait for price parity with fossil fuels, industry leaders say.
Once the choice only of idealists who put the environment before economics, production of solar panels will double both next year and in 2009, according to U.S. investment bank Jefferies Group Inc, driven by government support especially in Germany and Japan.
Bill Clinton talks about his new book on Comedy Central
The Windshield Cowboy
Say, has anyone ever seen a picture of George Bush on a real horse?
AMA, Pediatricians Condemn Bush’s Lack Of Understanding and Compassion
The legislation, said Jay E. Berkelhamer, M.D., of Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, president of the AAP, “specifically targets America’s lowest income children.” President Bush and other critics of the legislation alleged that it would expand coverage to include middle class children whose parents could afford private health insurance.
With this position, they “demonstrated a fundamental misunderstanding of the bill,” he said.
Show no hesitation, never look back, and for goodness’ sake, don’t ever get caught changing your mind! The Windshield Cowboy rides again!
And, time after time, people say they like that about him.
Change Your Mind — How to Meditate – wikiHow
Many folks think meditation is difficult, or that you have to be religious. Not true. This article simplifies and demystifies it nicely.
Meditating a few minutes each day is a proven stress reducer,
and it can improve your view of life as well. There are as many
different meditation methods as there are instructors (for
meditation), but if all you need is a basic, universal method,
here’s an easy way to start.
Some cities try going ‘green’ with blackouts
On Saturday evening, it’s “Lights out San Francisco,” where people will voluntary turn off lights for an hour. The aim is to raise awareness of light pollution and the energy wasted by lights left on. By Ben Arnoldy
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1019/p01s05-ussc.html?s=hns
Why Bush risks China’s ire to honor Dalai Lama
Washington – The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, political irritant to Beijing, is being honored in Washington this week as never before.
It’s not unusual that he will talk with President Bush in the White House residence. After all, he’s visited with Mr. Bush three times.
But on Oct. 18 congressional leaders will present him with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor lawmakers can award. And Bush will attend the ceremony – subtly raising the Dalai Lama’s status in terms of diplomatic protocol.
The importance of the move can be seen by the reaction of Chinese officials, who see Tibet as a renegade province. They’re furious.
Why Bush risks China’s ire to honor Dalai Lama | csmonitor.com
Surge in exports buoys U.S. economy
The largest US exports last year: nuclear power plants, followed by electrical machinery, vehicles, airplanes, and medical equipment. The trade situation has shifted so dramatically, Mr. Zandi says, that the US is now exporting lumber to Canada for the first time in 25 years.
Why does this not strike me as a good thing, with the exception of the medical equipment? The US, as usual, is on the cutting edge of despoiling the planet.
Gore as peacemaker in Congress — CS Monitor
The Nobel Peace Prize is often bestowed for a job well done but unfinished. It heartens the winner against the odds. Al Gore is such a recipient. His holy war against global warming needs help, especially to nudge a US Congress still immune to the Nobel Committee’s big hint.
Mr. Gore’s well-rewarded insight is in knowing that leaders will not force costly changes in lifestyle unless people are first convinced of the need to curb carbon use. Even he, in a well-organized crusade, has been low-key about the exact level of taxes and other burdens to impose on industry and consumers. It’s easier to sound the alarm about a disaster than to show how to prevent it.
With an Oscar (for his role in “An Inconvenient Truth”) and now a Nobel in his hip-pocket, Gore has more political cachet to act. Rather than run for president, however, he should enter the fray on Capitol Hill over energy policy. Gore as peacemaker in Congress
Our Drinkable Water Supply Is Vanishing
In less than 20 years, it is estimated that demand for fresh water will exceed the world’s supply by over 50 percent.
AlterNet: Environment: Our Drinkable Water Supply Is Vanishing
Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo
This is a video of a medium sulphur crested Eleanora cockatoo named Snowball living at the Bird Lovers Only Rescue in Schererville, Indiana.
Snowball loves the Back Street boys and has taught himself to dance to their song “Everybody.” He even tries to sing along.
Buddhism can coexist with God
Buddhism believes that a god is not the highest level of spirituality. Entry into bliss and freedom of Nirvana and emancipation from the world of suffering and rebirth is gained only through undergoing Buddhist discipline.
Buddhism is not, therefore, atheistic in the modern understanding, which developed in the West as a reaction to theistic Christianity. Rather, Buddhism affirms many forms of spirituality and belief in gods as means to elevate and improve worldly life.
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