Rodney fuckin' Mullen. I could waste several lifetimes being enthralled by the strange flipping of his skateboard.

>> ^LordOderus:
Yeah It's always a big plus when you see people trying new and inventive stuff. They're needs to be more people like him and Rodney Mullen


Indeed. My first thought was: "There was Rodney Mullen. Then there was William Spencer."

Yeah It's always a big plus when you see people trying new and inventive stuff. They're needs to be more people like him and Rodney Mullen

I think I can fill out most of the list:

#1. The House Sergeant at Arms (left), and I think he's accompanied by the Senate Sergeant at Arms.
#2. Special guests
#3. From left to right, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Chuck Shumer (D-NY), and in front of them looks like Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito.
#4. From left to right, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner, and HRC herself (Secretary of State).
#5. In the middle is Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY), I'm guessing he's with other House Representatives from NY.
#6. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) currently also Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee (kinda important atm)
#7. From left to right, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA), and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH). These two are the current Republican House leadership.
#8. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV).
#9. Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), who had a brief flirtation with being Obama's Commerce Secretary.
#10. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). He's the current Republican Senate leadership.
#11. Earl Devaney, the new Inspector General Obama was talking about seconds before (who helped bust Jack Abramaoff)
#12. Not sure who the guy picking at his ear is, but the other two are Housing and Urban Development Secretary (HUD) Shaun Donovan, and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis.
#13. Juggs magazine. Or the text of the speech he's listening to. Oh, and it's Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), who's the ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee (and former chair).
#14. The infamous Joe Lieberman (I-CT), former Democrat who campaigned for John McCain.
#15. Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA), one of the 3 Republicans to vote for the Stimulus bill.
#16. Senators Evan Bayh (D-IN), and Roland Burris (D-IL) the latter of Blagojevich fame.
#17. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the middle, not sure of anyone else. He's the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
#18. I'm forgetting his name, but he's a House Republican, and most likely so is the woman next to him.
#19. Peter Orszag, new Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel is to his left.
#20. Chuck Shumer again.
#21. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki
#22. Not sure, I think he's a House Republican.
#23. Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
#24. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
#25. Don't know.
#26. Don't know. I'll wager a guess it's a House Democrat though.
#27. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI)
#28. Don't know.
#29. Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN)
#30. Don't recognize him, but he must be an Obama cabinet member, since that's who he's sitting amongst.
#31. Evan Bayh (D-IN) again.
#32. On the left is Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL), not sure who's next to him.
#33. Don't know.
#34. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), buddy of John McCain.
#35. From left to right, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Defense Secretary Bob Gates, Treasury Secretary Tim Geitner, and Hillary something or other.
#36. I only know the one on the left, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but those are the *cough* Joint Chiefs of Staff; the heads of the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marines (in that order unless I've misidentified the uniforms).
#37. No clue, but it's likely they're part of the JCS organization.
#38. Dunno, but he's sure to be on this list somewhere. To his left is Ted Strickland, Governor of Ohio (D).
#39. Don't know. I think that's the Republican House section, though.
#40. Don't know.
#41. Captain Sully Sullenberger. Pilot of this plane.
#42. Mayor Bob Dixon, from Greensburg, Kansas; the city Obama's talking about.

Phew.

You vote for public schools government indoc centers and support teacher's unions, this is bound to happen. Liberal indoctrination can't dominate every school. If only liberals supported school choice and vouchers, the evil conservatives would all go to Jesus High School and leave Señor Mullens alone!

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>> ^bamdrew:
Rodney was cool... then came pool and vert skating, which was pretty rad,... then street skating took to the air... handrails and tricks over gaps... combining technical skating with huge-balls, giving us the glory that was Jamie Thomas in 'Welcome to Hell'...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JJ5fAx_F8qc
Not that its fair to compare guys from different times, and its also kind of like comparing breakdancing to parkour, very different things. If Mullen's invented it on the flatland, Jamie did it while flying at 20mph down a set of 15 stairs... I know which one I think is cooler.


What clinches best of all time for me has to be darkslides, Mullen's talent is just unreal.

Rodney Mullen has, in my opinion, held the title of most unique and best flat land trick specialist. I love how all of his tricks are a fusion of old skool and new.

Damn I love Rodney Mullen's skating. That song at the end was fucking terrible though, who the hell picked that, and what the fuck was it?

hmm, somebody's a rodney mullen fan

that guy really does not look like a college-aged gentleman

The tension's real alright. Yesterday they sent a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf.

Of course, the tension is somewhat one-sided like what you feel when walking past a neighbor's house with two big pit bulls chained out front, barking at you.

Mullen pretty much says "sure, the Army & Marines are tapped out, but the Navy and Air Force aren't". That means we can't invade Iran, just flatten it with bombs.

That's not war, that's terrorism.

The shame is that with proper diplomacy Iran could be a pro-democratic ally in the middle east. After all, they are a Republic. Ahmadinejad was elected. He has term limits even, and is up for re-election next year. Check out the Wikipedia page for Iran.

Iran is the superpower of the Middle East now, mostly because we flattened Iraq. Bush refuses to speak to him, other than to toss out threats about a nuclear program that our own intelligence groups say doesn't exist.

The media is still serving as the propaganda arm they've become. Question is, are people gonna buy it? Are people going to stand idly by as we invade another country, when we're already exceeding 60% in polling wanting us to end the last war?

Bush wants Iran to start the war for him. That's why there are two aircraft carriers in the gulf, harassing all Iranian vessels. Hi jinx at sea is the oldest, best way to start a war. That way he can say "we're just defending ourselves!"

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Extra info:
2002
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_Storm
Featuring drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. and actress Samantha Morton.

Rodney was cool... then came pool and vert skating, which was pretty rad,... then street skating took to the air... handrails and tricks over gaps... combining technical skating with huge-balls, giving us the glory that was Jamie Thomas in 'Welcome to Hell'...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JJ5fAx_F8qc

Not that its fair to compare guys from different times, and its also kind of like comparing breakdancing to parkour, very different things. If Mullen's invented it on the flatland, Jamie did it while flying at 20mph down a set of 15 stairs... I know which one I think is cooler.

Mullen is the greatest skater, ever.

Also, I'm not so sure I agree with that EIA tag.