Tuesday 24 April 2012

Jon Lovitz insults President Barack Obama & the 99% (Audio)

Former "Saturday Night Live" star, Jon Lovitz speaks on his podcast, "The ABC's of SNL". In a stream of invectives he gives his views on Obama and the government. Warning: explicit language.
Lovitz made a name for himself playing characters such as Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar and Hannukkah Harry.
Huffington Post reports that on his recent podcast, "The ABC's of SNL", co-hosted by filmmaker Kevin Smith, he thoroughly insults President Barack Obama... read full article and listen to audio (warning: explicit language).


Egypt has now denied licenses to 8 U.S.-based non-profit groups to operate in the country. They state they are violating the country's sovereignty.
An Egyptian minister said on Monday that this will include a center headed by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter which monitors elections, the Carter Center for Human Rights. Also included is Seeds of Peace, a Christian group The Coptic Orphans and others. The minister spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to brief the media... read full article.

Assange — 'The World Tomorrow' — Ep. 2: Zizek & Horowitz (Video)

In episode 2 of this controversial series, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks fame interviews two people from totally separate points of view. One from the left-wing and one from the right.
On the left is Slovenian sociologist, philosopher and former anti-communist dissident turned communist, Slavoj Zizek. On the right is David Horowitz, who is a radical right-wing Zionist. In previous years Horowitz was a left-wing radical and was involved in fundraising for the Black Panther Party.

Assange wants to know the opinions of both parties on the state of Europe and the U.S.A.... read full article and watch video of the episode.

Spain in trouble over unused Olympics ticket allocation


It seems that Spain cannot sell its generous allocation of Olympics tickets, and Brits are upset as they "should be first in line".
Spain has recently admitted that it is unable to sell the country's generous allocation of tickets for the Olympics in London later this year.
The Mail Online reports that the Spanish Olympic Committee initially offered the tickets through the Finac music and books store chain. However with the country in crisis and money short on supply, after several months only a handful have been sold.
Now thousands of tickets are for sale online. Tickets will be available to all EU residents on the Spanish Olympics Committee website... read full article.

Ron Paul attacks CISPA — urgent call to oppose 'Big Brother' bill


Congressman Ron Paul has now spoken out against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). He urges U.S. citizens to inform themselves about this 'Big Brother' bill.
On April 4, 2012 Digital Journal reported on CISPA, a new bill being considered in Congress.
This draconian bill would allow the U.S. government to spy on internet users' communications, social media posts and navigation through the internet, all in the name of "cybersecurity".
Congressman Ron Paul has now publicly spoken against the "Big Brother" bill and the audio is posted above.
The Republican representative from Texas is asking the U.S. public to educate themselves on what would be a major threat to individual privacy throughout the U.S.... read full article and listen to audio.