Biden wins and all is fine.
Open up and go about your business.


Her issues are heart felt. Dead bodies are the proof of this pandemic.


Government involvement:
States need to divert funding from projects likes road expansion or such and fund this.

Federal level provide manpower, shelter etc.

Health care expenses. Not sure this a Federal issue. What if hurricane comes and injure people does the Fed pay for medical? Should it?

Funeral expenses. All deaths are untimely and most have issue with costs. But this will occur to all some day, ready or not. I can see the State prepare a mass grave to deal with the overwhelming death rate. Still not a Federal issue.

FEMA could be involved with refrigerator trucks, manpower for dealing with the dead. But the state would need to request .

Very nice singing and sentiment, but as much as her singing was good, I can't bring myself to upvote this because after the first couple of bars where the groom is tearing up, it starts to feel disingenuous and more about her desire to put on a performance for herself and the audience than to do something heart-felt for her husband.

Sometimes less is more.

I love poignant, beautifully structured, meaningful, and heart felt musical renditions. Which is probably why i think this trite, syrup laden dirge is AWFUL. Jeez, it's just a semitone off parody.

As i'm sitting here in record setting consecutive 100+ degree days in Austin... i want to send a heart-felt F@%K YOU! to the people of Auckland....

No no... i'm sorry... i'm just very jealous... beautiful video... I'm going to go climb into the fridge now.

>> ^burdturgler:

>> ^quantumushroom:
A mediocre impersonator: the only job His Earness can take credit for creating.

Surprisingly, you and your buddy up there missed the point. This isn't about the comedy or the performance, it's about the hypocrisy of the g.o.p. conference laughing at infantile jokes then kicking the guy off stage when the jokes turned on them.



I dont have time for buddies or friends, take your heart felt hurted feelings and make a pie and keep your fingers busy doing something constructive. You dont know why I downvoted or upvoted because you never asked, you dont seem "man " enough to actually engage in conversation and ask questions, you seem a tit for tat grudge holding Popsicle.

at least I put some effort into it.

wtf kind of tag is "wait"

you think someones going to go into the search function and go " wait "

I know people cant take critizism on the board but come on, if you honestly think thats a good tag or that you put some form of effort into that post other then just to " get it up " then I would give my heart felt appologies for my crass comment, although I doubt thats the case.


In reply to this comment by kymbos:
crappy comment.

>> ^Hybrid:

I was kinda hoping she would just stand there silent until they stopped and then walked off when they did, rather than give that nervous singing rant.
Still good mind.


Are you joking? This is incredible, what a fucking heart on that woman. What a way to stand up to utter ignorance. She bites back the tears, delivers her heart felt lyrics despite the intimidation she was facing, to stand up for such a noble belief, and you whinge about her giving a "nervous rant"?

>> ^deathcow:
Rush, Ann Coulter, how do these people stay in the public eye?


It's because they're not afraid to voice the shallow, bigoted, heart-felt opinions of the so-called "titans of industry" who control our country.

"Hasn't" been the same the place hasn't been the same without me.....yes I know, it's still no different tp me though. I am hobbled and powerless to do anything but post one viddy atta time, while stomaching the same version of inane shit, different day. Thanks pardner, I appreciate the heart-felt sentiments!

In reply to this comment by Kreegath:
Good to have you back, Choggie! The place haven't been the same without you.

Hahaha, learn to read, choggie. I never said the EIA-channel was stupid, I said the things IN the channel were that. Looks like it's not ME that's letting my personal feelings cloud my judgment. I'll accept your heart-felt apology right here any time.

I'm never 'inflammatory'. I'm always reasonable. The only thing I ever do is calmly and rationally make a point which other people choose to be inflammatory against. I myself rarely (if ever) make an argument personal. I'll strongly make my case, and I'm not afraid to point out hypocrisy and bigotry when I see it.

In this case, we have a bunch of people in this thread that are Mormon bashing. They claim it is 'official church policy' to cut off family members. All I have done is clearly state the facts. It is not official church policy to do anything of the sort, and anyone who IS doing such things is either (A) not LDS at all or (B) not a very good practicioner of thier faith. I fail to see how such an argument could possibly be 'inflammatory' except to a person who is bigoted and has an axe to grind.

seen your posts elsewhere

M'eh - if you find the prolix nature of my text to cumbersome or weighty to digest then feel free to move on. Addressing an issue requires thought. I am not a flippant, unthinking debator who is satisfied with simply making unsupported, profane accusations and calling it an 'argument'.

the whole point of the meeting (since the church's early days) is to allow the congregation their opportunity to be heard

From my understanding, it is also not considered a place for free-wheeling political arguments or discourse. Sunday worship services are places where people come to be uplifted, share faith building experiences, or otherwise console & strengthen each other. It is not the place to get up and tell everyone how much you think everyone sucks, or how great your new car is, or whatever crap you have dribbling out your mind. People going 'off topic' like that shouldn't be surprised to have the mic cut & the bishop tug at their sleeve to take it off-line.

Their website says that LDS meetings have 3 divisions of an hour each. The meeting he got up in looks like their first one where they take their sacraments. That's not the spot for his little stunt. There's Sunday School meeting where church doctrines get discussed, and another one they call 'priesthood' or 'relief society' where men & women get split up. If he had something to get off his chest, then Sunday School or Priesthood was the place for it. Not a meeting with children and youth. Ideally, this kind of discussion is more logically done with a Bishop in private. The fact that he lined up a cameraman and had his whole speech written out proves he wasn't making a heart-felt confession. He was out for attention.

May i ask for support on my sifttalk post? I hate to ask, but i feel hard done by with these latest changes.. apparently the hours i've spent giving heart-felt comments and donations to videosift have made me LESS valuable here, as now i can't even downvote now

>> ^Farhad2000:
bcglorf,
Galloway was against the economic sanctions against Iraq because he understood correctly what the international community did not want to, that economic sanctions never affect the ruling apparatus of any regime but directly affect the living standards of the general population.

"Sanctions imposed on Iraq have been comprehensive, meaning that virtually every aspect of the country's imports and exports is controlled, which is particularly damaging to a country recovering from war. Since the program began, an estimated 500,000 Iraqi children under the age of five have died as a result"
- Economic sanctions as a weapon of mass destruction http://www.harpers.org/archive/2002/11/0079384

No, that's only what Galloway says was his reason for opposing the sanctions. He went to Iraq after the first gulf war and as misterwright points out addressed Saddam saying "Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability. I can honestly say there was not a single person to whom I told I was coming here, hoping to meet with yourself, that did not wish me to convey their heart felt support and fraternal greetings". Galloway's defense is that he was addressing the Iraqi people, not Saddam himself. Fortunately for the world, the above lines are on video and show Galloway for the lying SOB that he is. After Saddam invaded Iran, Kuwait and exterminated the Kurds, Galloway still went over and congratulated Saddam and encouraged him. To this day he has never defended this statement in any fashion except to declare he is misquoted and wasn't speaking to Saddam, knowing full well even with the video most people won't bother looking at it.

It just seemed odd that they had the month and year in the subtitle. Is that normal for a British broadcast, or does it mean this was aired after the fact?

Anyway, it looks like this may have been part of a series. Just guessing, but the "Graham Chapman's Personal Best" episode of the "Monty Python's Personal Best" series would probably include something like this.

A user from IMDB describes the Graham Chapman episode as "a wonderfully compiled edition featuring little stories from the five about the deceased Graham Chapman coming across as a truly heart felt tribute".

If that doesn't work, here are a few other ideas I could think of off the top of my head (not being a pro by any means):

-Meditate. Focusing on nothing or on something distant can drive out fear. Breath well.

-Get out your iPod and blast the music. Not hearing the engines might help.

-Or take two Dramamine and there's no chance you won't sleep. That stuff knocks you out better than horse tranquilizers.

-You doctor might be able to help with anti-anxiety medications. They're pretty safe when only used in rare situations and I'm told they work quite well, but honestly, Dramamine FTW.

-You can also look at statistics on flying if you think you can rationalize your fear away. Flying is safer than driving by a landslide, a HUGE landslide.

-Don't panic when things shake. Planes always shake. They are built for it. The wings shake to keep them safe. Don't panic when the pressure changes. Just yawn a couple times. That should balance things.

-Occasionally get up and take a walk. You can just walk to the bathroom and back if want, as to not look odd. Being on your feet can help make you feel grounded, pun intended.

-Bring a drink and a snack in your carry-on. Wait... scratch the drink, they won't allow it, just a snack of some sort. Some people are reminded they're flying by peanuts from a cart.

-Some people are also unconsciously disturbed by the smell of planes if they fear flying. Wearing some perfume or something like it might help. Smell is the sense that is most linked to memory. Wear a comforting scent or munch a comforting snack. I recommend chocolate.

-Some time, try to figure out why you fear flying. Did anyone ever tell you it's not safe? Is it just what you've heard in the news? Phobias ALL have an origin.


---===My best advice though? Two words. AUDIO BOOK.===---


Personally I LOVE flying. Seeing new perspectives of earth is a passion, so soaring above it is a delight to me. I've flown many times and I am comforted in knowing that my car is $17,000 and I've never been hurt in it, and here I am in a plane that costs MILLIONS, much spent on safety measures. I also have an irrational love of heights, odd.

Though I can't relate to fear of flying directly, I am a VERY vivid dreamer (often lucid) while I sleep. I've actually never spoken to anyone about it who can relate. Odd, I know, I'm sure there are many, but none that I've talked to. This means that nightmares are absolutely heart-stopping, so I know how to deal with irrational fear. I focus on reality. I focus on breathing and tasting the air, seeing the room, smelling the scents, and denying the fear. Actually vocalizing that the fear is irrational and chemical ONLY helps a great deal. I also confront the fear by treating it with disdain. For example, if a nightmare triggers a serious fear that makes me want to keep my eyes open and turn the lights on, I will close my eyes and force proof that it is a bogus fear. That tends to convince my mind that the fear is BS and I should stop being scared. Remember that it is CHEMICALS that cause fear in your brain. Prayer can help as well not only because I actually believe in God, but also because it focuses the mind on defeating the fear.

I do however understand real irrational terror, the PTSD kind. After a car-crash I was in (no one's fault, bad weather), I experienced it for the first and hopefully last time while riding with someone else. For that sort of fear, I have no tips. I was frozen despite my will and my heart felt like it had stopped. OK, I guess in hind sight that's not the only time. The other was 2 days before my comprehensive exam in grad school. God, that was shear panic defined.