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For those of you who missed it, you can watch it above. Its release date is said to be April 3 and will probably sell out fast. The song playing in the background is by the Blue Van, 'There goes my love'. For a list of the Oscar winners, you can find them here.\n\nI think the iPad looks great "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5662911903284801091/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5662911903284801091\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5662911903284801091"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5662911903284801091"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2010/03/first-ipad-commercial.html","title":"First iPad Commercial"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7212049959022485590"},"published":{"$t":"2010-03-02T12:20:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-03-02T13:05:33.833-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Phone Applications"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tiger Text"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cheating"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tiger Woods"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Something Tiger Woods Wished He Had!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"An application that deleted his text messages, or maybe the common sense to do so! Watch the video on Tiger Text, a new iPhone application. Also coming to a Blackberry near you!It really does seem like an intelligent way to not get caught spying or cheating.  It also calls for a new found feeling of \"I'm never going to get caught,\" which could encourage more people to engage in infidelity. 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Last week, the 50-year-old’s murder in a Dubai hotel was reported with fingers pointing at Israel's intelligence agency, the Mossad. 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James Cameron's film Avatar has \"sunk\" Titanic (Another film by Cameron) as it has become the highest grossing film ever made internationally. Was it really worth all the hype? Well for one thing, I suggest people see it at IMAX rather than just plain 3D in theaters. 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Wyclef is Haitian born and started the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1147763753067371233/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1147763753067371233\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1147763753067371233"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1147763753067371233"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2010/01/haiti-quake-be-careful-where-you-donate.html","title":"Haiti Quake: Be Careful Where You Donate To"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/S1dEiqHQtyI/AAAAAAAAAdY/QFi5WwvhAxY/s72-c/full.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6813211106522731114"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-13T09:22:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-17T11:35:06.056-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Palestine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaza Steel Barrier/Wall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"War"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Second War On Gaza In The Making"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"In light of the anniversary of the Gaza War (Or should I say ''In dark\"), talks of an impending second war with Gaza are being brought up. You would think that an underground steel barrier (Wall) implemented by the Egyptian and Israeli governments to put an end to \"smuggling,\" would hinder this prospect - apparently not! Last year's war was due to apparent rocket launch attacks from Gaza "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6813211106522731114/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6813211106522731114\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6813211106522731114"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6813211106522731114"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2010/01/second-war-on-gaza-in-making.html","title":"Second War On Gaza In The Making"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/S04Qk39Sn9I/AAAAAAAAAdM/z_nYE3eHk5I/s72-c/war.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7698635507875101761"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-05T16:27:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-01-05T16:45:28.199-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Beautiful People"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Website"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Funny"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Beautiful People, Ugly Truth"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Can you believe that's what the site says?Many people these days join internet dating sites in hopes of meeting the right person. Often this is a coin-toss and leaves people often avoid that track as either the photos are fake or because of the common phrase \"you looked better online\". Well for sometime, though many may not know it there is a dating site that provides truthful pictures and only "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7698635507875101761/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7698635507875101761\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7698635507875101761"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7698635507875101761"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2010/01/beautiful-people-ugly-truth.html","title":"Beautiful People, Ugly Truth"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/S0Pcr2A-QhI/AAAAAAAAAc0/JRF1_6VXuE4/s72-c/bp.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6497571957921830485"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-01T16:04:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-17T11:39:09.283-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2010"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10 Issues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Predictions"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama's Top 10 Issues of 2010"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" A decade of things have occurred that have moved and shaked the world we live in today. With the year 2010 starting from today, it leaves many of us to wonder what things President Obama will be on his list for the year. Here are my top ten predictions for the Obama Agenda 2010 in no particular order:1. 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According to the space chief of Russia Anatoly Perminov, they are planing on diverting a asteroid from a collision course to Earth. In 2004, NASA scientists shared with us that an asteroid will be coming close to Earth in 2029, but that there is nothing to worry about since it was believed to "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6014149351231265009/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6014149351231265009\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6014149351231265009"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6014149351231265009"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/12/russia-plans-to-save-world.html","title":"Russia Plans To Save The World!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Szv8GBHIqFI/AAAAAAAAAck/ZjB1n6ZVsDU/s72-c/asteroid.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8946040636003034338"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-25T12:33:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-17T11:40:35.011-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Governor Kaine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bob McDonnell"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Radio Prank"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Barack Calls Radio Station"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I know this is a few days old, but I could not help but post this up. President Obama aka \"Barry from D.C.\" called up WTOP Radio, when Governor Kaine of Virginia was being interviewed on. Kaine will be leaving office in January to be replaced by Republican Bob McDonnell after a landslide victory.  Obama called the station to wish Kaine the best; the election gives light that the people of "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8946040636003034338/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8946040636003034338\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8946040636003034338"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8946040636003034338"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/12/barack-calls-radio-station.html","title":"Barack Calls Radio Station"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5742722099422052189"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-17T18:25:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-12-17T19:13:20.829-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Coup d'etat"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"President Asif Zardari"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pakistan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Benazir Bhutto"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pakistan Is On The Verge Of A Coup"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Protesting Against ZardariSince Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination two years ago, there has been constant civil unrest in the nation of Pakistan. Several sources are reporting that a military coup d'etat is occurring as we speak, yet without the use of force. Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar was not allowed to leave Islamabad, due to a Supreme Court order that decided to change "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5742722099422052189/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5742722099422052189\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5742722099422052189"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5742722099422052189"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/12/pakistan-is-on-verge-of-coup.html","title":"Pakistan Is On The Verge Of A Coup"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SyrpcLN5DfI/AAAAAAAAAcc/ce_NFg6zrFU/s72-c/protests.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6929312423517499375"},"published":{"$t":"2009-12-15T16:31:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-02-17T11:41:25.066-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vaccinations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"H1N1 Virus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swine Flu"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Swine Flu Vaccine Recalled - What's Next?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Adult Receiving VaccineThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recalled over 800,000 does of the H1N1 Flu vaccine, better known as Swine Flu. 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Foreign leaders hailed from all over the world to make it to the United Nations General Assembly to discuss politics and hear speeches. Someone once compared the United Nations to the bar scene in Star Wars - not quite! 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Police released the video after confirming that 20-year-old Kazemi had shot McNair in his sleep several times, and then shot herself in a homicide-suicide. Sources close to the girl claim that she had told them days before the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8275117119310483480/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8275117119310483480\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8275117119310483480"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8275117119310483480"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/07/steve-mcnairs-girlfriends-dui-video.html","title":"Steve McNair's Girlfriend's DUI Video"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Sle2kevkMQI/AAAAAAAAAT8/tOKLCWAfVFA/s72-c/alg_mcnair-kazemi-300x216.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-250850514842455899"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-09T15:28:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-09T15:51:47.666-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cleveland Cavaliers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LeBron James"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nike"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: LeBron James MVP Or Sore Loser?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"LeBron as MVP PuppetLeBron James is a former #1 overall selection in the 2003 NBA Draft and a current member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the so called \"MVP\" of the league in 2009 (Kobe fan here!). On Monday, James was playing in a pick-up game at his own basketball camp, the Lebron James Skills Academy, when something unexpected occurred. The camp is also sponsored by Nike, showcases the top "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/250850514842455899/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d250850514842455899\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/250850514842455899"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/250850514842455899"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/07/guest-blogger-lebron-james-mvp-or-sore.html","title":"Guest Blogger: LeBron James MVP Or Sore Loser?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Amir"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/07522258321281140816"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"06691823855460743091"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SlZ0B7Z7IjI/AAAAAAAAATs/sqO_2OQ1pgk/s72-c/lebron.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1425662171351502451"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-08T16:34:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-08T17:23:36.731-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"United States"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hypocrites"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ürümqi"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Double Standards Of America: What About China?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"During the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Italy, President of China Hu Jintao had to make his trip short and return home to deal with the violence taking place in northwestern China between two Ethnic groups the Han Chinese who are a majority and Uyghur who are predominantly Muslim. 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Culkin starred is best known for his roles in Home Alone (Parts I and II) and Richie Rich. As a child, he became a good friend of Michael Jackson's, and even played a starring role in his \"Black or White\" video, watch it here. The first and last time Macaulay Culkin spoke "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5822754651384327260/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5822754651384327260\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5822754651384327260"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5822754651384327260"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/07/where-on-earth-is-macaulay-culkin.html","title":"Where On Earth Is Macaulay Culkin?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SlPCKNp_FDI/AAAAAAAAATc/ypeTe5ugRM0/s72-c/mj.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1012827105244975873"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-06T18:34:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:33:19.368-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Attack"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vice President Joe Biden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Biden: Israel Can Attack Iran, It's Not Our Problem"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"On Sunday, Vice President Joe Biden was interviewed on ABC's \"This Week,\" which focused its talks on Iran. Particularly Iranian elections and Israel's stance on attacking Iran. VP Biden claims that the American offer to negotiate with the Iranians on the nuclear program still exists. He also made the claim that Israel as a sovereign nation-state is \"entitled\" to attack Iran despite the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1012827105244975873/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1012827105244975873\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1012827105244975873"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1012827105244975873"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/07/biden-israel-can-attack-iran-its-not.html","title":"Biden: Israel Can Attack Iran, It's Not Our Problem"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-9188379659689591034"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-02T17:24:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-03T00:42:43.187-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"France"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Burqa"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Al Qaeda"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nicolas Sarkozy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Al Qaeda Threatens Fashion Capital"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Over a week ago, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France made a controversial statement claiming that the Islamic Burqa was \"not welcome\" in his country. His exact words were: \"The problem of the burqa is not a religious problem. This is an issue of a woman's freedom and dignity. This is not a religious symbol. It is a sign of subservience; it is a sign of lowering. I want to say solemnly, the burqa "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/9188379659689591034/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d9188379659689591034\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9188379659689591034"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9188379659689591034"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/07/al-qaeda-threatens-fashion-capital.html","title":"Al Qaeda Threatens Fashion Capital"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Sk22Tbj6ljI/AAAAAAAAATU/-_rN5kjl2rE/s72-c/burqa.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1730830117715265432"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-01T17:04:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-01T16:58:15.301-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Palestine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Two-State Solution"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cartoons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cartoons Of The Week: Israel + Palestine"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Is it me, or this is kind of true? Likely to occur, as they walk over them all the timeGood luck Obama with orchestrating that one It's going to hit them one of these days It's going to be hard to put the two together "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1730830117715265432/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1730830117715265432\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1730830117715265432"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1730830117715265432"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/cartoons-of-week-israel-palestine.html","title":"Cartoons Of The Week: Israel + Palestine"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SkLA1WjxtOI/AAAAAAAAAS8/BPahOZOzxOE/s72-c/true.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-890588229254075349"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-29T15:28:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-01T16:29:24.125-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Coup d'etat"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Manuel Zelaya"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Honduras"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Honduras Starting To Look Reminiscent to Iran + Venezuela"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" Zelaya and Chavez On Sunday morning, President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras was arrested in his pajamas by soldiers who invaded the Presidential Palace in the capital of Tegucigalpa. Shortly after, he was put into exile in Costa Rica. Zelaya is now replaced by a Congress-appointed President Robert Micheletti (Sounds like Machiavelli to me). Micheletti claims that the coup d'etat was legal through "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/890588229254075349/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d890588229254075349\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/890588229254075349"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/890588229254075349"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/honduras-starting-to-look-reminescent.html","title":"Honduras Starting To Look Reminiscent to Iran + Venezuela"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SklHwSEv8mI/AAAAAAAAATE/j9TcQdazpgA/s72-c/hon.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1129689455712270642"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-27T01:06:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-27T02:28:00.535-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"King Of Pop"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Death"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michael Jackson"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Memorial"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"RIP Michael Jackson, Thanks For Trying To Heal The World"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"         Pictures I took in front of Michael's Encino HomeThere's so much happening this week, but I could not help but blog on the death of the King of Pop: Michael Jackson. There are few people in the world who have not been touched by his music, even countries distantly associated with the West have heard of him. To me age 50 is a very young age for a person to die, and despite his unusual "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1129689455712270642/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1129689455712270642\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1129689455712270642"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1129689455712270642"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/rip-michael-jackson-thanks-for-trying.html","title":"RIP Michael Jackson, Thanks For Trying To Heal The World"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6175356405044855427"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-23T02:04:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-23T14:01:21.460-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Celebrities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"After Party"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fun"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Transformers 2"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Transformers 2 Premiere"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Last night, I attended the Los Angeles premiere of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. If you were a fan of the first film, I guarantee you will be a fan of the second one too! There's a lot more action and scenery, not to mention you find yourself laughing much too often (Not necessarily because a joke was being said). I know there has been tons of speculation if this film would live up to "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6175356405044855427/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6175356405044855427\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6175356405044855427"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6175356405044855427"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/transformers-2.html","title":"Transformers 2 Premiere"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SkFB5eSD4bI/AAAAAAAAASM/h8AoZpfWOts/s72-c/after2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5961763664347785605"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-21T14:37:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:50:30.066-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Revolution"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Twitter"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tweet"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Twitter: A Dictator's Nightmare, A Revolutionary's Curse"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I only got into Twitter for a couple of months to send live News Feeds about Politically Affiliated and bring more readers (Add me at PoliticallyAff). Twitter really has become an oppressive regime's nightmare, as it gives continuous updates on what is going on in a country like Iran. I bet the Iranian government did not even know what Twitter was, until the Western media outlets started mention "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5961763664347785605/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5961763664347785605\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5961763664347785605"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5961763664347785605"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/twitter-dictators-nightmare.html","title":"Twitter: A Dictator's Nightmare, A Revolutionary's Curse"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Sj6vjHVM5PI/AAAAAAAAARs/AuvOAAgrHXE/s72-c/twitter.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-9175515790968200680"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-20T20:06:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:51:01.444-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Truth"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Peace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Common Sense"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Some Thoughts On Iran"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"In the past week, so many Iranians have suddenly become \"Iran-know-it-alls\". This allows their nepotistic and chauvinistic views to get in the way of things and disallows them from seeing the validity of things. I'm not trying to discourage people and go against them, but this is the fact of the matter. I'm making bona fide arguments, people who never watch the news, did not even care about Iran "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/9175515790968200680/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d9175515790968200680\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9175515790968200680"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9175515790968200680"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/some-thoughts-on-iran.html","title":"Some Thoughts On Iran"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Sj2v81vlTuI/AAAAAAAAARk/-AhC2pQoqdk/s72-c/peace-sign.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4633404059900607714"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-19T01:21:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:50:57.710-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president ahmadinejad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"john kerry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Changed Iran Resolution"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dear United States, Get Out Of Iran's Affairs!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"A good friend of mine made thisMike Pence, Republican Representative from Indiana has proposed a Changed Iran Resolution which was changed by Democratic Representative from California Howard Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In this resolution it states:RESOLUTIONExpressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4633404059900607714/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4633404059900607714\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4633404059900607714"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4633404059900607714"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/dear-united-states-get-out-of-irans.html","title":"Dear United States, Get Out Of Iran's Affairs!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SjvcCglQ2zI/AAAAAAAAARc/12iqhIRLb4A/s72-c/stop.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5000663785715897777"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-18T13:50:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-18T14:11:09.695-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Arthropods"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fly"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"PETA"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"PETA Upset With Obama"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"During an interview with John Harwood, President Obama swatted a fly that was distracting him from the conversation and declared, \"That was pretty impressive, wasn't it? I got the sucker.\" The animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) wished that Obama had chosen a better way in taking care of the irritating fly. PETA has decided to send President Obama a Katcha Bug "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5000663785715897777/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5000663785715897777\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5000663785715897777"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5000663785715897777"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/during-interview-with-john-harwood.html","title":"PETA Upset With Obama"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8299724038505975569"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-17T09:26:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-23T14:31:11.723-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hezbollah"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Meddling"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Protests"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Rumors, Protests, and Truth About The Iranian Elections"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Every time I try to turn my back on the situation in Iran, I realized I really cannot walk away from it and pretend it is not occurring. Those closest to me have told me to keep it to myself, in fears of causing anger or having the Government come after me. Various newspapers have approached me for my opinion and I have bluntly told them how I felt. I'm going to continue covering what is taking "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8299724038505975569/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8299724038505975569\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8299724038505975569"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8299724038505975569"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/rumors-protests-and-truth-about-iranian.html","title":"The Rumors, Protests, and Truth About The Iranian Elections"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SkFJMDCJZ8I/AAAAAAAAASU/3_df0nbSrKk/s72-c/me.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6923796233745526844"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-15T11:09:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-15T11:26:42.197-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Palestine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Two-State Solution"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Peace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Netanyahu, A Palestinian State Is Nothing New"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has finally accepted a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian people. This is not something that has been newly proposed, but rather a repeat of other Prime Ministers in the past. According to CNN, \"Netanyahu set rigid conditions for moving forward. Among them: unequivocal Palestinian recognition of Israel as the Jewish national state with "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6923796233745526844/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6923796233745526844\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6923796233745526844"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6923796233745526844"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/netanyahu-palestinian-state-is-nothing.html","title":"Netanyahu, A Palestinian State Is Nothing New"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SjaSRSSpDkI/AAAAAAAAARM/OpziXi0nVGQ/s72-c/two.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3286120497870061542"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-12T21:19:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-13T04:02:43.611-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mir Hossein Mousavi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president ahmadinejad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elections"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Velvet Revolution"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mousavi Bye-Bye... Velvet Revolution, Hello?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" What happened to our vote?It seems that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has won his second term in office, bringing shock to many in the world. Ahmadinejad has claimed victory due to over 98 percent of the vote being counted, 63.8 percent going to him and 32.6 percent going to his rival Mousavi. Mousavi thinks that there has been a rig in the voting and is claiming fraud. This has started "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3286120497870061542/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3286120497870061542\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3286120497870061542"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3286120497870061542"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/mousavi-bye-bye-velvet-revolution-hello.html","title":"Mousavi Bye-Bye... Velvet Revolution, Hello?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SjOEwxi9wDI/AAAAAAAAARE/6kh0PpcbtzM/s72-c/ray.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7689563443810624722"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-10T19:12:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-10T19:19:33.897-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mir Hossein Mousavi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ahmadinejad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elections"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rally"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tehran's Streets Jam-Packed By Rallies"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Embedded video from CNN VideoDuring the past few days, the streets of Iran's capital have been jam-packed by supporters of both Ahmadinejad and Mousavi. People have come up with their own sayings including \"Mahmoud ba doctorhas, Mousavi bah ostadhas!.. Mousavi fekr mikoneh tizeh, vali parvandehash rooyeh mizeh!\" Which in English means \"Mahmoud is with the doctors, Mousavi is with the professors.."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7689563443810624722/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7689563443810624722\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7689563443810624722"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7689563443810624722"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/tehrans-streets-jam-packed-by-rallies.html","title":"Tehran's Streets Jam-Packed By Rallies"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3931896664383999284"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-09T21:49:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-09T22:06:06.212-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mir Hossein Mousavi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ahmadinejad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elections"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ahmadinejad Will Win Iranian Elections"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Despite hopes of the Obama Administration and the likes, it seems Ahmadinejad has the popular vote in Iran at this point until Friday's election. According to an inside source, \"Ahmadinejad's supporters are throughout the country, whereas Mousavi's is limited to the capital, Tehran. You will find that a majority of the upper class support Ahmadinejad, along with the Middle class, and lower class."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3931896664383999284/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3931896664383999284\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3931896664383999284"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3931896664383999284"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/ahmadinejad-will-win-iranian-elections.html","title":"Ahmadinejad Will Win Iranian Elections"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Si8_MLfLqjI/AAAAAAAAAQ8/TvnQtCt9rU4/s72-c/mahmoudah.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3667729910499284303"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-08T11:33:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-08T15:23:49.721-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hezbollah"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elections"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lebanon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hariri"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hezbollah Loses Lebanese Elections"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"In an unexpected turn of fate, the March 14 alliance pro-Western bloc will keep control of the Lebanese government according to election results. Saad Hariri leader of the March 14 alliance, son of assassinated Prime Minister Rafik Hariri (Assassinated on February 14, 2005) claimed victory. You can watch Hariri's speech, here. In Lebanon's Parliament the March 14 alliance won 71 seats, while the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3667729910499284303/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3667729910499284303\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3667729910499284303"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3667729910499284303"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/hezbollah-loses-lebanese-elections.html","title":"Hezbollah Loses Lebanese Elections"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Si1cvUboFZI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/VLorgck23sc/s72-c/hariri.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2353086474345741655"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-07T05:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-07T05:00:07.204-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cartoons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sonia Sotomayor"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Supreme Court"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cartoons Of The Week: New Judge Sotomayor"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" Gotta love the sarcasm... Right-wingers talk too much...Haha this is so true! Could be a possible reason...We all know who the real radicals are...They will definitely try to undermine herThis last cartoon was subject to contraversy this past week. Do you see anything wrong with it?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2353086474345741655/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2353086474345741655\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2353086474345741655"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2353086474345741655"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/cartoons-of-week-new-judge-sotomayor.html","title":"Cartoons Of The Week: New Judge Sotomayor"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Sit0h29-bGI/AAAAAAAAAQc/PMYlziWSqdw/s72-c/soto5.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5596920916096463829"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-06T21:47:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-06T22:42:18.866-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Speech"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hate Is Still Strong In The World"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"This is a video shot by Max Blumenthal and co-produced by Joseph Dana (Ibn Ezra and Mondoweiss) interviewing American Jews living/studying in Israel right before Obama's speech at Cairo University. 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One long-standing source of tension between the United States and this part of the world has "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8981056025791740527/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8981056025791740527\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8981056025791740527"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8981056025791740527"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/letter-from-hamas-to-obama.html","title":"Letter From Hamas To Obama"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SincWtR0eYI/AAAAAAAAAPE/bh8Najaa24Q/s72-c/cairo.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-854974899871501993"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-04T16:58:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-04T17:31:27.107-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nuclear Program"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cairo University"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Speech"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Contraversy About Obama's Middle East Speech"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Video of Obama's SpeechToday, on President Obama's trip to Egypt, he gave his much anticipated speech on the Middle East at Cairo University. In his speech, President Obama addressed numerous vital aspects of what he called \"issues\" of the Middle East. The first was \"violent extremism in all of its forms,\" where he focuses on Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq and how to fix current problems in "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/854974899871501993/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d854974899871501993\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/854974899871501993"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/854974899871501993"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/contraversy-about-obamas-middle-east.html","title":"Contraversy About Obama's Middle East Speech"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4912202848329255082"},"published":{"$t":"2009-06-01T19:18:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-06-01T19:59:07.393-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bruno"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MTV Movie Awards"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eminem"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Prank"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bruno + Eminem - Prank Or Accident?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"For those of you who missed the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, you probably have been hearing all day about Bruno's (Sacha Baron Cohen) mishap with Eminem. 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Eminem angrily gets up with his posse and leaves, which has lead to a lot of talk during the past 24-hours "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4912202848329255082/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4912202848329255082\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4912202848329255082"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4912202848329255082"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/06/bruno-eminem-prank-or-accident.html","title":"Bruno + Eminem - Prank Or Accident?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SiSVUWmTUmI/AAAAAAAAAO0/bOHmml7v9Kw/s72-c/eminem.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3807535277490327266"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-30T10:34:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-30T12:59:35.437-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Community College"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"California"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LAUSD"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Budget Cut"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Taking Summer Classes? Tough Luck"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Taking summer classes in the Los Angeles Unified School District? Tough luck! LAUSD has decided to cut $131 million off their budget and have decided to slash summer school classes to save money. This will put 225,000 students out of classes this summer. Think the high school students have it bad? The Board of Trustees has decided to eliminate summer session B (The July session) for all Los "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3807535277490327266/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3807535277490327266\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3807535277490327266"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3807535277490327266"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/taking-summer-classes-tough-luck.html","title":"Taking Summer Classes? 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The campaign office was fired on at around 5pm today (Tehran time), by men on motorcycles. A child and two adults were wounded; Ahmadinejad was not at the office during the shooting.  The bombing occurred on Thursday in Zahedan, part of the Sistan-Baluchistan province "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2430201137635868836/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2430201137635868836\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2430201137635868836"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2430201137635868836"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/growing-tension-in-iran.html","title":"Growing Tension In Iran"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SiCAenK-ZUI/AAAAAAAAAOk/STEmlqw8_cg/s72-c/mosque.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4693255226300649006"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-28T22:10:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-28T22:26:18.108-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nuclear Program"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cartoons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kim Jong Il"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"North Korea"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cartoons Of The Week: North Korea"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" Not as bad as we think...Scaring the world always works...Ego booster...That's exactly what he's saying to us... Are they really that dangerous?American hypocrisy... 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Despite its claims on marriage being between a man and a woman solely, it has continued to allow over 18,000 same-sex couples marriages from last year stay legal.  People backing the ban on Prop 8 have declared that they will continue to fight the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6911046139466851302/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6911046139466851302\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6911046139466851302"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6911046139466851302"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/california-stop-h8-no-on-prop-8.html","title":"California: Stop The H8, No On Prop 8"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Sh2uwZalboI/AAAAAAAAANU/jx7Txjrbnoc/s72-c/marriage.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5343426736255815217"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-25T21:05:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:51:24.638-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nuclear Program"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president ahmadinejad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ahmadinejad Wants A Debate With Obama"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Today, President Ahmadinejad of Iran proposed to President Barack Obama a debate at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Ahmadinejad said, \"I want a debate with the US president at the UN in New York so that the whole world could listen and make its own judgement.\"This is not the first time Ahmadinejad has offered this invitation to the United States. He first made it to former President "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5343426736255815217/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5343426736255815217\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5343426736255815217"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5343426736255815217"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/ahmadinejad-wants-debate-with-obama.html","title":"Ahmadinejad Wants A Debate With Obama"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Shwp2FtgSfI/AAAAAAAAAM0/qRxkD3K2cfE/s72-c/haha.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1995408217020506671"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-24T23:48:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:51:37.120-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mir Hossein Mousavi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zahra Rahnavard"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michelle Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Zahra Rahnavard: Iran's Michelle Obama"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"She may not look or dress like First Lady Michelle Obama, but Zahra Rahnavard is starting to be compared to her in Iran. Rahnavard's participation in her husband's presidential campaign is unheard of in the Islamic Republic of Iran's history of 30 years. Where Mir Hossein Mousavi, a centrist presidential hopeful goes, his wife Zahra goes along with him. Today, at a Presidential rally in Teheran's"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1995408217020506671/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1995408217020506671\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1995408217020506671"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1995408217020506671"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/she-may-not-look-or-dress-like-first.html","title":"Zahra Rahnavard: Iran's Michelle Obama"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/ShwqxnRSFXI/AAAAAAAAAM8/1k8cJ9HXt4c/s72-c/michelles.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6659722981992044240"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-21T20:21:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-21T23:42:54.843-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"American National Security"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dick Cheney"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Speech"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cheney Disses Obama About National Security"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyToday, after President Obama gave a speech on America's national security, former Vice President Dick Cheney made a mockery of him with a speech of his own on the same subject matter. \"It's pretty clear the president served in the Senate and not in the House of Representatives because, of course, in the House, we have the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6659722981992044240/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6659722981992044240\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6659722981992044240"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6659722981992044240"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/cheney-disses-obama-about-national.html","title":"Cheney Disses Obama About National Security"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4216911830570435713"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-19T16:59:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-19T17:30:05.371-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"\"Big One\""},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FEMA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Northridge Quake"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"earthquake"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Will We Be Ready When The “Big One” Hits?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"If you are living in Los Angeles, you probably have been feeling a series of jolts for the past two months. After feeling today's 4.7 earthquake, I have been wondering if we are ready or not for the \"Big One,\" and if these series of jolts are leading to it. Earthquakes occur all the time all over the world on a daily basis. It is only rare that we feel them, however. Over 15 years ago, Los "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4216911830570435713/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4216911830570435713\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4216911830570435713"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4216911830570435713"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/will-we-be-ready-when-big-one-hits.html","title":"Will We Be Ready When The “Big One” Hits?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3325658344045244895"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-19T01:23:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-26T10:51:14.616-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Taser"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bipolarism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UCLA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"john kerry"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Student Gets $220,000 For Being Tasered"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I'm assuming everyone thinks I'm referring to the John Kerry incident at the University of Florida , where the famous saying, \"Don't tase me bro\" sparked from. Actually, a similar incident occurred at my university UCLA that sparked a lot of controversy; you can watch it in the video above. Mostafa Tabatabainejad was tased in Powell library in November 2006 when he refused to show his student "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3325658344045244895/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3325658344045244895\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3325658344045244895"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3325658344045244895"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/student-gets-220000-for-being-tasered.html","title":"Student Gets $220,000 For Being Tasered"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6457937323234437847"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-17T20:41:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:52:22.134-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Released"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Roxana Saberi"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"American Journalist In Iran Was A Spy"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" Roxana after being releasedIranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi was released from jail days ago when the Iranian court dropped charges against her for espionage. It has been recently noted according to her lawyer, she \"kept a confidential Iranian government document about the U.S. war in Iraq, which she obtained while working as a freelance Web translator for a powerful body connected to "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6457937323234437847/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6457937323234437847\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6457937323234437847"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6457937323234437847"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/american-journalist-in-iran-was-spy.html","title":"American Journalist In Iran Was A Spy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/ShDd7E760eI/AAAAAAAAAMU/4F3JDTFssVA/s72-c/rox.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2398758573470671164"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-16T18:35:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-16T18:45:53.731-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UCLA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sick"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Students"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swine Flu"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Swine Flu On UCLA Campus!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Royce Hall at UCLAA member of the Alpha Phi (Rachel Liber) sorority has been unofficially diagnosed with Swine Flu and the president of the sorority is going home because she thinks she may have it too. My friend showed me the email sent out to all Alpha Phi members. I called the chancellors office because I think ALL UCLA students should be aware of this. Please stay safe and please call the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2398758573470671164/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2398758573470671164\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2398758573470671164"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2398758573470671164"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/swine-flu-on-ucla-campus.html","title":"Swine Flu On UCLA Campus!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Sg9sDZ5QH3I/AAAAAAAAAMM/7UyY4oXhBf0/s72-c/ucla.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1470105957518702541"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-14T17:07:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-18T17:01:06.534-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"india"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slumdog millionaire"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shanty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mumbai"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"'Slumdog Millionaire' Child Stars Lose Homes In Slums"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Children With Director Dan Boyle at the OscarsAs many of you, I was a major fan of the Oscar Award Winning film, Slumdog Millionaire. Two of the child stars Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and Rubina Ali, who played young Salim and Latika live in the slums of Mumbai. Both have lost their homes recently in the slums of Mumbai. Ismail was awakened to his home being bulldozed by city workers. 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Help me change it!\" And the people said, \"Change is good!\"Then he said, \"We are going to tax the rich fat-cats,\". And the people said \"Sock it to them! And redistribute their wealth.\" And the people said, \"Show me the money!\"And then he said, \"Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody\" And Joe the plumber said, "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1803103746241414731/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1803103746241414731\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1803103746241414731"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1803103746241414731"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/obama-pied-piper.html","title":"Obama The Pied Piper?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tQ74IfNZmZQ/SMcgwDsNGWI/AAAAAAAAJSc/HtLUJ1sIztQ/s72-c/obama-pied+piper.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8216790758622367277"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-08T11:33:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-26T10:49:41.699-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"United States"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Truth"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reality Check"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swine Flu"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Swine Flu: A Reality Check"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Pigs killed as a result of swineI think who ever wrote this really put the truth behind Swine Flu into perspective.I'm about to burst a vein if I have to hear another panic inducing report about the swine flu. What has happened to us here in the U.S. (and just about everywhere else around the world)? Have we become a nation of babies who have nothing better to do then hide under our beds when "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8216790758622367277/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8216790758622367277\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8216790758622367277"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8216790758622367277"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/swine-flu-reality-check.html","title":"Swine Flu: A Reality Check"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Shwrit6n0WI/AAAAAAAAANE/zMBkqbL_eYo/s72-c/swine-flu.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1197967400889329135"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-07T10:36:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-07T10:52:37.555-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dodgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MLB"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Suspended"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Manny Ramirez"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Manny Tests Positive + Screws It Up For LA"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Must I stess, what an idiot? Manny Ramirez, slugger for the Los Angeles Dodgers, tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug that had been banned. Ramirez is now suspended for 50 games and has become a reminder that there are still people who use performance-enhancers and need to be checked.Ramirez's excuse is that he did not know the drug was banned and had a medical reason for taking it. 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Whatever you call it, you probably have tried it at least once. I'm actually one of the few that has not, but finds it ridiculous how people treat it like a deity. Mexico's drug wars these past couple months show in particular what an importance marijuana is to the citizens of the United States. \"I feel very strongly we have a "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4584415791133200850/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4584415791133200850\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4584415791133200850"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4584415791133200850"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/weed-smoking-legal-soon.html","title":"Weed Smoking Legal Soon?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1825990257688877258"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-02T00:46:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-02T01:34:46.932-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Slippery Rock University"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mexico"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"H1N1 Virus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Swine Flu"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Swine Flu Is So Over Exaggerated!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":" Gotta love the humor behind it!Swine flu. It is all we seem to be hearing on the news these days. I got a text on President Obama's 100th day in office and it read: \"It was once said that a black man would be president \"when pigs fly\"... Indeed, 100 days into Obama's presidency... Swine flu.\"For those of you who do not know, swine flu is a strain of influenza that often effects pigs but has now "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1825990257688877258/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1825990257688877258\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1825990257688877258"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1825990257688877258"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/05/swine-flu-is-so-over-exaggerated.html","title":"Swine Flu Is So Over Exaggerated!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SfwCwK0tzEI/AAAAAAAAALk/eOlIepimD7Q/s72-c/pooh.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1741065644042437116"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-27T23:59:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-28T00:06:02.136-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Somalia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South Park"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pirates"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Government"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Cartoon Explains Why The Somali Pirates Chose \"A Pirates Life For Me\""},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"It's so frustrating how world governments do not comprehend the motives behind the Somali pirates. I watched this episode of South Park called \"Fat Beard\" last week and they really summed it up. It's so sad (Yet so great) that a cartoon has to explain things to us. Watch 1:40 of the clip to learn why the Somalian pirates do what they do. To watch the full episode, click here.What do you think?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1741065644042437116/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1741065644042437116\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1741065644042437116"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1741065644042437116"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/cartoon-explains-why-somali-pirates.html","title":"Cartoon Explains Why The Somali Pirates Chose \"A Pirates Life For Me\""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1212912169826332329"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-23T17:11:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:48:45.688-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Rights"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shirin Ebadi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Roxana Saberi"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nobel Laurate To Represent Imprisoned Journalist In Iran"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Roxana Saberi, an Iranian-American journalist who has been put in prison for suspicions of spying for the United States will be represented in court by Nobel Peace Laurate Shirin Ebadi. Ebadi is head of the Center for Defenders of Human Rights in Iran and winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize. On Saturday, 31-year-old Saberi was sentenced at her one-day trial to eight years in prison for espionage"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1212912169826332329/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1212912169826332329\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1212912169826332329"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1212912169826332329"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/nobel-laurate-to-represent-imprisoned.html","title":"Nobel Laurate To Represent Imprisoned Journalist In Iran"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3949612462031577508"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-22T17:45:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-22T18:14:30.244-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Earth Day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Trash"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recycling"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mother Earth"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Remembering The Importance Of Earth Day"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Today marks the 39th anniversary of Earth Day, Happy Earth Day! Earth Day was started by American Senator Gaylord Nelson to help raise awareness and appreciation of the planet we occupy. The original concept was to provide teaching on the environment in 1970, but has now become an international day many countries now participate in today. However, it is equally important to know that the United "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3949612462031577508/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3949612462031577508\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3949612462031577508"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3949612462031577508"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/remembering-importance-of-earth-day.html","title":"Remembering The Importance Of Earth Day"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6544154479000387187"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-20T14:58:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:49:09.568-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president ahmadinejad"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Conference"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"UN Delegates Walk Out On Ahmadinejad's Speech"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"At the United Nations Conference on Racism in Geneva, numerous delegates walked out on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s speech on Israel. Ahmadinejad accused Israel of committing genocide and having a \"racist government.” He also claimed that the West was making \"an entire nation homeless under the pretext of Jewish suffering ... in order to establish a totally racist government in "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6544154479000387187/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6544154479000387187\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6544154479000387187"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6544154479000387187"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/un-delegates-walk-out-on-ahmadinejads.html","title":"UN Delegates Walk Out On Ahmadinejad's Speech"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1196510571542356097"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-18T18:34:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-18T19:00:57.965-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"United Nations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israeli Lobby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Obama Administration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama Administration Boycotting UN Conference on Racism"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"President Obama and his administrationare boycotting next week's United Nations conference on racism \"with regret\". The culprit being the language in the final document's meeting that apparently singles out Israel for criticism and its restrictions of free speech, according to the State Department. The decision was made after debates were made to please Jewish and Israel groups that lobbied "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1196510571542356097/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1196510571542356097\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1196510571542356097"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1196510571542356097"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/obama-administration-boycotting-un.html","title":"Obama Administration Boycotting UN Conference on Racism"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SeqFwCaRTXI/AAAAAAAAALU/uBda6Skp3G0/s72-c/obama-israel.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3071163024645336757"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-15T20:46:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-15T21:16:52.552-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Somalia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hijacking"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pirates"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Terrorist"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Somalis: Were They Really Pirates Or Terrorists?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I was watching the O'Reilly Factor on Fox News today (Really random, I know), and I could not help but ponder upon what one of the commentators on the show had said. The person mentioned why the Somali pirates were not considered terrorists, and a friend of mine also mentioned if a Middle Eastern country had done the same thing, they surely would have been called the latter. I would have to agree"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3071163024645336757/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3071163024645336757\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3071163024645336757"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3071163024645336757"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/somalis-were-they-really-pirates-or.html","title":"Somalis: Were They Really Pirates Or Terrorists?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SeaxEO8EXoI/AAAAAAAAALM/aCE_B3IrMR8/s72-c/pirates.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1898091420925249050"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-15T15:04:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:52:17.693-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nuclear War"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Samson Option"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Israel's Secret: The Samson Option"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"These days, all the media tends to focus is on Iran's nuclear program and forget those in the region that are omnipotent: Israel. 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Video games journalists were mailed a bag of goodies that included: a silk handkerchief, a book of matches, a cigar, and a brass knuckle - the culprit of legal trouble. Though the goodies complemented "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8858169155305890963/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8858169155305890963\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8858169155305890963"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8858169155305890963"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/godfather-ii-game-sends-illegal-promos.html","title":"The 'Godfather II' Game Sends Illegal Promos"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6093996466709873031"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-12T19:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-12T20:02:14.592-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"White House"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Harold and Kumar"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asian"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kumar Is Working For The White House!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"'Harold and Kumar' star Kal Penn (Kumar) has been hired by the White House as a contact between the Asian constituents and President Obama's administration. According to Shin Inouye, a White House spokesman, he \"would join the staff as an associate director in the Office of Public Liaison. His role will be to connect Obama with the Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, as well as arts "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6093996466709873031/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6093996466709873031\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6093996466709873031"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6093996466709873031"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/kumar-is-working-for-white-house.html","title":"Kumar Is Working For The White House!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/SeKn2mLabBI/AAAAAAAAAK0/QQiK_UAbfWo/s72-c/kumar.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5872468940386377848"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-11T02:17:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-18T19:25:51.840-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Skylar Deleon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Power Rangers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Murder"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Death Row"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Former Power Rangers Star Sentenced To Death"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Former extra (Not actor, as many media outlets claim) on the Mighty Morphine Power Rangers series Skylar Deleon, was sentenced by a California court to death. Deleon played a young extra called Roger in the TV series. 29-year-old Deleon is charged with the murder of an Arizona couple from 2004. The bodies were tied to an anchor and then thrown overboard from the couple's yacht into the Pacific, "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5872468940386377848/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5872468940386377848\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5872468940386377848"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5872468940386377848"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/former-power-rangers-star-sentenced-to.html","title":"Former Power Rangers Star Sentenced To Death"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7149414518565653069"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-09T22:11:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-10T13:50:15.872-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South Park"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fishsticks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kanye West"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ego"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kanye West's Ego Is Shot Down On South Park"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Last night a very funny episode of South Park made its debut called \"Fishsticks,\" which addressed Kanye West's ego issue and apparently has put the rapper in check - finally! Comedy Central depicted Kanye as an individual who was not in touch with reality and as narcissistic. This was was proven when Kanye could not take a joke in the cartoon. According to the Associated Press, Kanye has been "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7149414518565653069/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7149414518565653069\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7149414518565653069"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7149414518565653069"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/kanye-wests-ego-is-shot-down-on-south.html","title":"Kanye West's Ego Is Shot Down On South Park"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3231083152949680544"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-08T14:23:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:50:26.234-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nuclear Program"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Obama Administration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"America + Iran To Talk About Nukes"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"In a total surprise to the international community, the State Department announced today. that the United States has decided to join in with direct talks between the European Union and United Nations with Iran over its nuclear program.The Obama Administration has asked Javier Solana, the European Union's international policy chief to invite Iran to talks with the U.N. Security Council.\"If Iran "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3231083152949680544/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3231083152949680544\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3231083152949680544"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3231083152949680544"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/america-iran-to-talk-about-nukes.html","title":"America + Iran To Talk About Nukes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qWG9ryms4c/Sd0ZQbUxu0I/AAAAAAAAAKU/0vJiOh9MZvg/s72-c/obama-ahmadinejad.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-597880475211373234"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-07T00:50:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-07T01:10:47.827-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chi-Chi-Chi Chia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chia Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Walgreens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Plants Can Be Racist: Chi-Chi-Chi Chia Obama"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Embedded video from CNN VideoThe Chi-Chi-Chi Chia company has brought about a major controversy with its new addition: the Chia Obama. Walgreens stores in Chicago, Illinois and Tampa, Florida have already started to pull the \"Chia Obama\" off their shelves after receiving numerous complaints from customers of the plant being \"racist\". You can still purchase the Obama Chia here.I think who ever "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/597880475211373234/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d597880475211373234\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/597880475211373234"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/597880475211373234"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/plants-can-be-racist-obama-chi-chi-chi.html","title":"Plants Can Be Racist: Chi-Chi-Chi Chia Obama"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-383739094873157021"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-02T18:18:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-02T18:25:45.955-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sacha Baron Cohen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bruno"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Borat"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Trailer"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bruno Trailer Here - FINALLY!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I loved Sacha Baron Cohen's previous film Borat, and I'm sure this will do just as great! As the Huffington Post puts it: \"His gay Austrian fashion reporter takes the same offensive reality path as Borat did three years ago, only with more nudity, dildos, and at least for now, an NC-17.\" Right on Huffpost! Are you excited?!?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/383739094873157021/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d383739094873157021\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/383739094873157021"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/383739094873157021"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/bruno-trailer-here-finally.html","title":"Bruno Trailer Here - FINALLY!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7433409911783447737"},"published":{"$t":"2009-04-01T22:53:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-01T23:06:29.759-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marriage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Chelsea Clinton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wedding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marc Mezvinsky"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Chelsea Clinton Getting Married - No Joke!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I know it's April Fools and all, but it seems daughter of former President Bill Clinton and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chelsea is getting hitched! The National Enquirer is claiming that she is getting married this upcoming summer! Chelsea and her longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky are supposed to be having a $1 million wedding! Mezvinsky works on Wall Street and it seems his "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7433409911783447737/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7433409911783447737\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7433409911783447737"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7433409911783447737"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/04/chelsea-clinton-getting-married-no-joke.html","title":"Chelsea Clinton Getting Married - No Joke!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5386468361438815702"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-31T00:18:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-01T02:17:10.810-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kerby Revelus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Burial"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Murder"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Decapitated"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sisters Buried With The Man Who Killed Them"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Samantha, Bianca, and Saraphina23-year-old Kerby Revelus of Boston, Massachusetts killed his two younger sisters Samantha Revelus age 17, and her sister, Bianca age 5, at their Milton home this past Saturday. 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There's more that the media has not covered, such as a picture of a dead Palestinian baby with his teddy bear and mourning mother beside him with "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7216127218896574869/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7216127218896574869\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7216127218896574869"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7216127218896574869"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/israeli-military-condemns-t-shirts.html","title":"Israeli Military Condemns T-Shirts"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"8"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4725134869203432029"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-24T04:39:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-04-10T13:51:49.644-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UCLA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Petition"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"facebook"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"James Franco"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"UCLA Students Against James Franco"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"UCLA undergraduate Erin Moore has recently made a Group on Facebook \"UCLA Students Against James Franco as Commencement Speaker\". Erin is petitioning against Franco giving the commencement speech at the 2009 graduation, her reasoning is:James Franco has been chosen as the speaker for the College of Letters and Sciences Commencement Ceremony for 2009. Clearly, this is ridiculous. Anyone who has "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4725134869203432029/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4725134869203432029\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4725134869203432029"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4725134869203432029"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/ucla-students-against-james-franco.html","title":"UCLA Students Against James Franco"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2051068035806338950"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-23T11:32:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-23T11:50:52.910-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Rights"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dalai Lama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"World Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"South Africa"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Dalai Lama Denied Visa For Summit"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Tibetan Spiritual Leader the Dalai Lama has been denied a visa to attend a summit in Johannesburg, South Africa on peace. The South African government believes it is not in their \"interest\" to allow the Nobel Laureate to South Africa as he would distract the people of JoBurg from the 2010 World Cup in SA. South Africa has a strong trading relationship with China and claims, \"We cannot allow focus"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2051068035806338950/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2051068035806338950\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2051068035806338950"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2051068035806338950"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/dalai-lama-denied-visa-for-summit.html","title":"Dalai Lama Denied Visa For Summit"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1967000672712216738"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-20T00:08:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-20T00:27:07.378-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Special Olympics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Tonight Show"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jay Leno"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"President Obama Disses Special Olympics"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Looks like President Obama made his last appearance of Jay Leno's The Tonight Show last night by insulting the disabled! During his 40-minute interview, the two were making conversation about sports when Obama mentioned his improvement in bowling while practicing at the White House. Obama mentioned his 129 score, and Leno sarcastically said, \"That's very good, Mr. President,\" which President "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1967000672712216738/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1967000672712216738\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1967000672712216738"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1967000672712216738"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/obama-disses-special-olympics.html","title":"President Obama Disses Special Olympics"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7701240817918952588"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-19T23:53:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-20T00:00:56.736-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nowruz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eidet Mobarack"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Nowruz Wishes From Barack!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Seems President Obama is trying to open up a segue to Iran for talks by wishing the Iranian People a Happy Iranian New Year! You can check it out here or watch it at the top. I think this was a kind and classy gesture on behalf of the White House, and was well thought out and planned. It really is the best way to start a dialogue with Iran and it will be interesting to know Iran's response to it."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7701240817918952588/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7701240817918952588\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7701240817918952588"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7701240817918952588"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/nowruz-wishes-from-barack.html","title":"Nowruz Wishes From Barack!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5213993031355192739"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-16T19:26:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-16T19:40:26.927-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Singles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Relationships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Love"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Benefits Of Being Single"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"For the past couple days I have pondered about the benefits of being single. I posed it as a question on my status on Facebook only to get the following replies from friends:Matthew not having to worry about the benefits of being single...for one.. Amir I don't think I understand the question. Being single is the benefit. Relationships are where you have to weigh the benefits. Holly Well I am "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5213993031355192739/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5213993031355192739\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5213993031355192739"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5213993031355192739"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/benefits-of-being-single.html","title":"The Benefits Of Being Single"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3207483329619556267"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-15T14:23:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-10-13T01:58:56.949-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Goldthwait"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"honesty"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sleeping Dogs Lie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bobcat"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: I Feel Like I Can Tell You... Anything?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I have friends in \"serious, committed\" relationships. Those in their most recent \"serious, committed\" relationships tell me that they and their partners share the luxury of total disclosure, the only foundation upon which all perdurable relationships must build. From my perspective, this is a green light for me to disclose all the grimier bits of our tangled pasts. I take the revelrous crest of "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3207483329619556267/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3207483329619556267\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3207483329619556267"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3207483329619556267"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/guest-blogger-i-feel-like-i-can-tell.html","title":"Guest Blogger: I Feel Like I Can Tell You... 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I was one of those obsessed fans that waited two years to play it (Hard to believe, I know). A friend and I got together to play the game, with news of all the controversy surrounding the game's location: Africa. Many people are claiming that there are \"poor and shirtless\" zombie villagers running"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4314127230782199011/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4314127230782199011\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4314127230782199011"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4314127230782199011"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/resident-evil-5-is-not-racist.html","title":"Resident Evil 5 Is Not Racist!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5239286122418985162"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-08T20:32:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-08T21:05:12.132-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Superheroes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Watchmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Movie"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nuclear War"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Watching, Watchmen?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I meant to write this post sooner, but did not have the chance since I had a very busy weekend. I saw the much anticipated film Watchmen, and I came out of the theatre a bit perplexed. There was so much hype about the film, and the amazing Trailer made it very tempting to watch, with the British band Muse playing the song \"Take A Bow\". The visual effects were awesome, especially during the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5239286122418985162/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5239286122418985162\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5239286122418985162"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5239286122418985162"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/watching-watchmen.html","title":"Watching, Watchmen?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5904342533729484551"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-06T20:14:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-07T03:25:23.230-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Darfur Conflict"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"International Crimes Court"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sudan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"al-Bashir"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"President Al-Bashir Retaliates Against Warrant"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Embedded video from CNN VideoThis past Wednesday, the International Criminal Court also known as The Hague, announced that it was issuing a warrant for the arrest of the Sudanese President al-Bashir for Crimes Against Humanity in the Darfur. He is the first sitting president to be charged with such claims. Since, al-Bashir has danced and looked upon the charge as a mere joke. As a result of The "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5904342533729484551/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5904342533729484551\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5904342533729484551"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5904342533729484551"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/president-bashir-retaliates.html","title":"President Al-Bashir Retaliates Against Warrant"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8153965061848438219"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-05T00:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-05T00:21:35.407-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"My President Is Black"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jay-Z"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Young Jeezy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"My President Is Black!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Young Jeezy Feat. NazThis is the official video (See the better quality version here)Jay-Z RemixI heard this song on Sirius Radio and I had to share it with everyone! It is called My President by Young Jeezy Featuring Naz, it's about Obama being president. There are two versions of the song, one version is a remix by Jay-Z which I heard originally with parts of Obama's speeches in it (If someone "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8153965061848438219/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8153965061848438219\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8153965061848438219"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8153965061848438219"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/my-president-is-black_05.html","title":"My President Is Black!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6901111416146032900"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-04T14:56:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-04T15:10:15.439-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Latreasa L. 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You can "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6901111416146032900/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6901111416146032900\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6901111416146032900"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6901111416146032900"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/911-help-theres-no-more-chicken.html","title":"911 Help! 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Formally known as the America of the Middle East or Mini-America, the United Arab Emirates city is feeling the strong pinch of the international economic problem. Everyday foreigners are losing their jobs and visas, and are forced to flee the country. Why do they flee? Apparently if your in debt and the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7178093780869776095/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7178093780869776095\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7178093780869776095"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7178093780869776095"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/mini-america-formally-known-as-dubai.html","title":"Mini-America Formally Known As Dubai, A Ghost Town?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2377475078064129953"},"published":{"$t":"2009-03-01T23:33:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-09T15:33:43.591-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"White House"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mayor Dean Grose"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"forward"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Watermelons"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"There's No Easter At The White House + No Mayor Grose Anymore"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Some of you may have heard the story about the Mayor Dean Grose of Orange County, California sending out that e-mail about the White House having no Easter because of watermelons growing on its lawn. Grose has apologized for what has taken place and claims that he had no idea that Black people like watermelon (Then what was the point of the e-mail?!?) and did not mean to \"stereotype\". As a result"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2377475078064129953/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2377475078064129953\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2377475078064129953"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2377475078064129953"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/03/theres-no-easter-at-white-house-no.html","title":"There's No Easter At The White House + No Mayor Grose Anymore"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3140896690975674818"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-28T17:04:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-28T17:12:19.630-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crazy Bob"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mugabe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zimbabwe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Birthday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Crazy Bob Partying It Up Despite Crisis"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\"Crazy Bob\" aka Robert Mugabe President of Zimbabwe partied it up by celebrating his 85th birthday lavishly. The party cost the country $250,000 to celebrate it in his hometown of Chinhoyi. Once Africa's breadbasket, Zimbabwe is in a deep financial crisis. I just do not comprehend how Crazy Bob can do that knowing his country is in such a crisis. He really is selfish and someone needs to check "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3140896690975674818/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3140896690975674818\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3140896690975674818"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3140896690975674818"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/crazy-bob-partying-it-up-despite-crisis.html","title":"Crazy Bob Partying It Up Despite Crisis"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8998001795524502681"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-27T19:35:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-27T19:41:31.528-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Republican"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"American People"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Democrats"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"My Fellow Americans, I Am Sick Of Your BS!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I hope my title says it enough, but it is true! I am sick and tired of this stupid bi-partisan division in the country! I do not care if you are a Democrat, Republican, Independent, or whatever political affiliation you have. I know some of you do not like our current president or his policies, get over it! We are in a major crisis in our country (Which is effecting the world) and instead of "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8998001795524502681/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8998001795524502681\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8998001795524502681"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8998001795524502681"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/my-fellow-americans-i-am-sick-of-your.html","title":"My Fellow Americans, I Am Sick Of Your BS!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4020352277370726306"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-26T00:12:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-27T00:30:06.394-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Withdrawl"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iraq"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Troops"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Obama Administration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama Pulling Troops Out Later Than He Said He Would"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"President Obama promised America that he would have all the troops out of Iraq by April 2010. Now he says he will have them out by August 2010, and has decided to keep 35,000-50,000 support troops there. Former President Bush months earlier had established with the Iraqi government that they would be out by the year 2012. Some are upset by the news and are especially worried about the safety of "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4020352277370726306/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4020352277370726306\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4020352277370726306"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4020352277370726306"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/obama-pulling-troops-out-later-than-he.html","title":"Obama Pulling Troops Out Later Than He Said He Would"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2726908310362559686"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-23T23:37:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-24T23:43:14.285-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"YouTube"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Child Endangerment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Child Abuse"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Man Swinging Baby By Arms"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Should This Guy Go To Jail For Child Endangerment, Abuse, Or Nothing?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"So the other day my friend shows this video to me of a man swinging his baby by the arms. At first it seems typical, then it becomes too much! Watch the video at the top to see what I mean. Apparently this has been all over the news, and are calling it \"disturbing\". The man who posted the video was arrested in the United States, but he was the wrong man.I think the man is from one of the former "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2726908310362559686/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2726908310362559686\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2726908310362559686"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2726908310362559686"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/should-this-guy-go-to-jail-for-child.html","title":"Should This Guy Go To Jail For Child Endangerment, Abuse, Or Nothing?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8730584579442979415"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-23T17:08:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-23T22:37:14.594-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"this american life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"birbigs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"30 Rock"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Masta Ace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"the hold steady"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dave sedaris"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mike birbiglia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"jim jarmusch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fringe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Coen Brothers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: \"... 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But Who Gets His Oscar?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Now that Heath Ledger has won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, what will happen to thge gold statuette? 3-year-old daughter Matilda Rose is to become the owner of the Oscar - eventually. Apparently shes not allowed to have it until her 18th birthday on October 28, 2023, however only if she signs the contact they provide.According to the executive director of the Academy Bruce Davis, \"It's "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2340636845976938067/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2340636845976938067\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2340636845976938067"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2340636845976938067"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/heath-ledger-wins-but-who-gets-his.html","title":"Heath Ledger Wins! 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I "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7348778095064126839/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7348778095064126839\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7348778095064126839"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7348778095064126839"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/abu-gharib-is-pink-pretty-now.html","title":"Abu Gharib Is Pink + Pretty Now!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4960888424507567546"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-20T17:33:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-20T17:40:25.570-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"abuse allegations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rihanna"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Photos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chris brown"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rihanna Abuse Photo! 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It is called the Girl Effect. You can check out the website and the video here (You definitely should, it is a fascinating idea!).What this website brings is that the world can change through girls. 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As this news got out Facebook quickly posted:Terms of Use UpdateOver the past few days, we have received a lot of good feedback about the new terms we posted two "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/532036797153482713/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d532036797153482713\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/532036797153482713"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/532036797153482713"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/facebook-is-advertising-your-photos.html","title":"Facebook Is Advertising Your Photos!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2398840264276966925"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-17T21:35:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-14T16:00:51.533-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"octuplets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pregnant"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nadya soleman"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Photos"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Octuplets Mother's Pregnancy Photo"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"This is Nadya Soleman's pregnancy photo at eight months from TMZ.com. I have been meaning to put it up sooner but forgot. All I have to say is OMG! It looks so... Gross! I do not think that is something to be proud of. Respect to her for being able to stand up with a womb that huge!What do you make of this huge tummy?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2398840264276966925/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2398840264276966925\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2398840264276966925"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2398840264276966925"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/octuplets-mothers-pregnancy-photo.html","title":"Octuplets Mother's Pregnancy Photo"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6803099798921134014"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-16T22:55:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-16T23:58:58.790-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Porn Star"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"serra peylin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"lisa ann"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"So Who's \"Nailin' Palin\"?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Nailin' Palin Part INailin' Palin Part IIGuys tend to be much more up-to-date than women when it comes to pornography. They often know the titles of XXX rated videos and the names of porn stars more often - I wonder why! I was informed by my guy friends JJ and Amir (They wished for a shout out: \"Hey guys! You now have 5 seconds of fame!\" :P) about a new porno called Nailin' Palin with porn star "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6803099798921134014/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6803099798921134014\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6803099798921134014"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6803099798921134014"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/so-whos-nailin-palin.html","title":"So Who's \"Nailin' Palin\"?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7459096802788660571"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-15T18:13:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-15T18:14:52.676-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"octuplets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pregnant"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Random"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"nadya soleman"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Oops! Mistype..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I realized I misspelled Nadya Suleman as \"Nadya Soleman\". Apologies to everyone, I will not change it though as it brings more readers!"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7459096802788660571/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7459096802788660571\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7459096802788660571"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7459096802788660571"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/oops-mistype.html","title":"Oops! Mistype..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7404414346369511443"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-15T17:40:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-14T16:04:19.239-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Celebrities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"radio"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mugshot"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rihanna"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chris brown"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"No More Chris Brown On The Radio?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Chris Brown Mugshot (Legit?)Apparently numerous stations have decided to pull Chris Brown's over-played music from the radio for the past week since his alleged beating of Rihanna. I liked Chris Brown's music, however it was getting overplayed on the radio. Now it seems they've replaced it with a lot more Rihanna and Ne-Yo. For some reason I have a feeling those two might end up dating. In the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7404414346369511443/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7404414346369511443\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7404414346369511443"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7404414346369511443"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/did-anyone-notice-no-more-chris-brown.html","title":"No More Chris Brown On The Radio?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6608560908172433444"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-14T16:51:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-14T16:05:02.362-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"singles awareness day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"valentine's day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"tiffany's"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Love"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Singles Awareness Day"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Today is a special day for many, whereas others dread this day often: Valentine's Day. 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We can only hope that she can use that to pay some of her debt and not try to impregnate herself via invetro or use it to further her plastic surgery to resemble her idol Angelina Jolie. Speaking of Miss Jolie, more "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5938965811141622721/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5938965811141622721\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5938965811141622721"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5938965811141622721"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/more-from-crazy-octuplets-mother.html","title":"More From Crazy Octuplets Mother"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7158585811869086296"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-12T01:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-12T19:01:51.599-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Terrorism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"M.I.A."},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DeLon"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"M.I.A. 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Some of the symbols (i.e. tiger imagery which are the symbol of the LTTE) in her videos "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7158585811869086296/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7158585811869086296\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7158585811869086296"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7158585811869086296"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/mia-is-terrorist.html","title":"M.I.A. 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I was watching the interview on NBC's Dateline last evening and I could not help but be angered by what she said. How selfish and stupid are you Nadya?For those of you who do not know her story, Nadya Soleman gave birth to 8 children this past week through invetro "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3987702008567662438/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3987702008567662438\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3987702008567662438"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3987702008567662438"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/so-sick-of-octuplets-mother.html","title":"So Sick Of Octuplets Mother"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"8"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-96885634881319642"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-10T15:55:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-11T15:16:17.733-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"herpes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rihanna"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Funny"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chris brown"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rihanna Sings About Herpes"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I feel like such a gossiper, but I could not help and put this up. It's pretty funny, but probably not true. New information on the whole thing, according to Bossip.com:They were in the car leaving the Clive Davis party. While Chris was driving, he got a phone call from a young lady. Our source tells us that Rihanna knew that Chris had been messing around with this particular girl and she has, as"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/96885634881319642/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d96885634881319642\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/96885634881319642"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/96885634881319642"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/rihanna-sings-about-herpes.html","title":"Rihanna Sings About Herpes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6210503722655596342"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-09T14:27:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-09T14:50:19.013-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"herpes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"abuse allegations"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rihanna"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chris brown"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rihanna Gave Chris Brown Herpes? (That's Why He Beat Her!)"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"For those of you who were tuned into the Grammy's last night, Rihanna and Chris Brown were no-shows. The reason was according to the LAPD Official Website:R\u0026B Entertainer Under Investigation for Domestic Violence Felony Battery ****UPDATE***At around 6:30 p.m. on February 8, 2009 R\u0026B Entertainer Chris Brown turned himself in to authorities at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6210503722655596342/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6210503722655596342\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6210503722655596342"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6210503722655596342"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/rihanna-gave-chris-brown-herpes-thats.html","title":"Rihanna Gave Chris Brown Herpes? 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Iran has had a bad rep since Ahmadinejad, and by having Khatami run and perhaps win, Iran could rise up again as a friend to the West. When I heard this earlier today and I can say I was so happy! I just cannot imagine how crazy it is going to get this "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/435399350437740183/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d435399350437740183\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/435399350437740183"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/435399350437740183"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/former-iranian-president-khatami.html","title":"Former Iranian President Khatami Running Again"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8171436603824616874"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-07T23:24:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-03-14T16:07:36.526-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"india"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"slumdog millionaire"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Muslim"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"who wants to be a millionaire"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Oscar Better Love Slumdog Millionaire"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I have been meaning to see Slumdog Millionaire, and finally got to last night with some friends. I must say, now I understand what the hype is all about. If it does not win the Oscar for Best Film, I for one will be very disappointed. 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Now we might have anothercelebrity in the mists of running for Governor: Val Kilmer. Kilmer (Aka Batman from Batman and Robin)has been a resident of New Mexico for 20 years and has revealed that he might run in 2010. Val says, \"I'm just looking for ways to be "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7950485941029374635/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7950485941029374635\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7950485941029374635"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7950485941029374635"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/actor-val-kilmer-running-for-governor.html","title":"Actor Val Kilmer Running For Governor!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4729862113587855201"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-07T19:34:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-07T19:36:41.038-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Economy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"information"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"message to america"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama's Message To America On The Economy"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"How do you feel about what Obama has to say?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4729862113587855201/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4729862113587855201\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4729862113587855201"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4729862113587855201"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/obamas-message-to-america-on-economy.html","title":"Obama's Message To America On The Economy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3194895910609042733"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-06T13:20:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T13:38:44.035-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Terrorism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"forward"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Random"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"9-11"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tired Of Terrorism Propaganda? Read This!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I got a stupid Forward that I assume has been circling around the Internet, claiming to know when the \"Next Attack on America\" is. Here is a part of the propaganda e-mail:Aviv says the next terrorist attack here in America is imminent and will involve suicide bombers and non-suicide bombers in places where large groups of people congregate. 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I'm a second year Iranian mechanical engineering student in London though I've been travelling around for several years. 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Imagine, a guy in love with Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State! How hilarious is that? It looks really interesting, I wish they were showing it in other places. Would you want to see it?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5732597836612713781/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5732597836612713781\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5732597836612713781"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5732597836612713781"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/man-inlove-with-condi-rice-courting.html","title":"A Man Inlove With Condi Rice: Courting Condi (A Documentry/Dramedy)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1544964922604572299"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-04T12:42:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-04T12:51:27.300-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Technology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University of Kansas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Truth"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"College"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Sad Truth About College"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I was brought to my attention by my French professor to do a paper on this video. I thought I would share it with everyone, it is truly a fascinating and truthful video of what a majority of us deal with the realities of college.Do you feel you can relate to this video?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1544964922604572299/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1544964922604572299\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1544964922604572299"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1544964922604572299"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/interesting-look-at-college.html","title":"The Sad Truth About College"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6552753193523872274"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-02T13:50:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-02T14:02:40.141-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"American Recovery and Reinvestment Act"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Economy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Obama Administration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama's Recovery Plan Briefing For America"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"In light of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that the House of Representatives has just passed, the Obama Administration has decided to make a video briefing on economic recovery and job creation in America. It will be hosted throughout the country at homes of people volunteering. You can check it out and join in here. They're also asking Americans to record their questions and send it "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6552753193523872274/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6552753193523872274\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6552753193523872274"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6552753193523872274"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/obamas-recovery-plan-briefing-for.html","title":"Obama's Recovery Plan Briefing For America"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1887116431531763528"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-01T21:11:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-01T21:32:46.523-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marijuana"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"apology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michael Phelps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Olympics"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I've Won 8 Gold Medals + I Smoke Weed, So..?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"News Of The World, a British tabloid published photos of Michael Phelps smoking weed out of a bong. He later on today apologized for the photo saying that \"It will not happen again\". He so looked like a pot smoker! There's two ways to look at this situation: one, who cares a lot of people smoke it (Though I don't), two that's messed up because children look up to him. I was in a store in the mall"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1887116431531763528/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1887116431531763528\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1887116431531763528"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1887116431531763528"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/02/ive-won-8-gold-medals-i-smoke-weed-so.html","title":"I've Won 8 Gold Medals + I Smoke Weed, So..?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-296670434015399075"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-30T20:38:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:02:30.399-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pro-Life"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Abortion"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pro-Choice"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: Just Because You're Pro-Choice DOESN'T Mean You're Anti-Life!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I've always had an issue with the terms \"Pro-Choice\" and \"Pro-Life\" when it came down to the issue of abortion rights. I don't want to bring up a debate about whether or not abortion is right because we all know that's going to be never-ending. What I do want to bring up is that just because people believe in the woman's right to choose, it does not mean that they are against life. The assumption"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/296670434015399075/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d296670434015399075\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/296670434015399075"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/296670434015399075"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/just-because-youre-pro-choice-doesnt.html","title":"Guest Blogger: Just Because You're Pro-Choice DOESN'T Mean You're Anti-Life!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5880693481774027478"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-30T01:57:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-01T20:55:10.777-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Palestine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recep Tayyp Erdogan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shimon peres"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Turkish PM Storms Out Over Gaza At Forum"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyp Erdogan storm off stage at the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland after getting into a heated debate with Israeli President Shimon Peres. Erdogan defend the Palestinians while Peres defended the actions of his country. Watch the video at the top to get a better idea of what took place. The Turkish PM was hailed back home as hero when he arrived.Now only "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5880693481774027478/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5880693481774027478\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5880693481774027478"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5880693481774027478"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/turkish-pm-storms-out-over-gaza-at.html","title":"Turkish PM Storms Out Over Gaza At Forum"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1645393041977010124"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-29T11:39:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:02:58.668-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guantanamo Bay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Terrorist"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: So Guantanamo Is Closed... Now What Mr. Obama?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"One of the first things Obama has done as President is close Guantanamo Bay, so... Now what? He has no idea what to do with these dangerous criminals/terrorists/etc, and their own countries don't even want them back! Does he expect to put them in the states where they have easier access to bombing us or whatever they were planning on doing? These people are messed up in the head so they WILL try "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1645393041977010124/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1645393041977010124\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"21 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1645393041977010124"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1645393041977010124"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/so-guantanamo-is-closed-now-what-mr.html","title":"Guest Blogger: So Guantanamo Is Closed... Now What Mr. Obama?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"21"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4736292248885606103"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-28T23:47:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-28T23:55:25.640-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rumors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"first lady michelle obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pregnant"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"First Lady Michelle Obama Sperminated?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"There's rumors going around that First lady Michelle Obama may be sperminated by the President of the United States! Rumors have been around since November, so we'll have to look for a baby bump. If that's true, I'm so happy! I hope it's a boy! Barack needs a boy..."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4736292248885606103/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4736292248885606103\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4736292248885606103"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4736292248885606103"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/first-lady-michelle-obama-sperminated.html","title":"First Lady Michelle Obama Sperminated?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5199885741260658483"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-28T22:23:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:03:15.840-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"inaguration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Taxpayers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Economy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: Obama's Ceremony Crap"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I know it's kind of late but I've been meaning to write about this for the longest time (I actually wrote about it but just not on this blog).   Obama in particular has talked about how \"the economy is bad,\" so then can someone please explain to me why it was necessary to spend over $150 million of taxpayer money for his inauguration??  It's all crap.   That is all I had to say, thank you.  (On a"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5199885741260658483/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5199885741260658483\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"13 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5199885741260658483"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5199885741260658483"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/obamas-ceremony-crap.html","title":"Guest Blogger: Obama's Ceremony Crap"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"13"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-9182340757724282017"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-28T12:07:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-28T12:29:04.333-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israeli Lobby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AIPAC"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Some Jews Claim Israel Is Reason For Obama's Victory"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I cannot wait for the criticism on this blog I'm about to write and I look forward to it. I have heard a number of Rabbis and orthodox Jews claim that the reason of Obama's victory is because of Israel and the Jewish people. There's two ways to look at this situation...1) This is completely ludicrous! I find that these people that believe it think they are better than others, so they feel that "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/9182340757724282017/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d9182340757724282017\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"17 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9182340757724282017"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9182340757724282017"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/some-jews-claim-reason-for-obamas.html","title":"Some Jews Claim Israel Is Reason For Obama's Victory"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"17"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-922272694841371892"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-27T11:23:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:04:02.649-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2012"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2012 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Republicans Party"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Democratic Party"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: Confirmed - Sarah Palin Running In 2012!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Sarah Palin officially announced that she will be running for President in 2012. This is really exciting, not because I like her, but because we get an early start to follow her campaign in the next four years. She already established her Political Action Committees, which can be found here.I have to admit though that I am skeptical about all of this. Whether or not Obama fails as a president, I "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/922272694841371892/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d922272694841371892\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/922272694841371892"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/922272694841371892"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/confirmed-sarah-palin-running-in-2012.html","title":"Guest Blogger: Confirmed - Sarah Palin Running In 2012!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2313895048437790616"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-26T18:12:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:04:20.972-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Music"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"College"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ignorance"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"I Love College"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asher Roth"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: Let's Drink Beer and Smoke Weed!  (Because We're In College)"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I was listening to the radio while driving to school, and then all of a sudden Power 106 played a new song, \"I Love College,\" by Asher Roth. Before I go on to talking about how it is the stupidest song I've ever heard, I'd like to say it's very sad how people like this make money off of songs like these.The lyrics include things like, \"I danced my ass off and had this one girl completely naked, "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2313895048437790616/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2313895048437790616\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"30 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2313895048437790616"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2313895048437790616"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/lets-drink-beer-and-smoke-weed-because_26.html","title":"Guest Blogger: Let's Drink Beer and Smoke Weed!  (Because We're In College)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"30"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-761545231847471037"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-26T17:44:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-26T17:53:21.307-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ty dolls"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"sasha and malia obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Contraversy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michelle Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sasha + Malia Dolls, A Little Too Much?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Embedded video from CNN VideoApparently TY is exploiting the Obama girls, they are making Sasha and Malia beanie babies! First lady Michelle Obama is not happy with what is going on, and would rather see her daughters live a 'normal' life, than one being involved in the media all the time. TY claims that the dolls are not replicas of the girls. Check out the CNN video at the top to get an idea of"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/761545231847471037/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d761545231847471037\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/761545231847471037"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/761545231847471037"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/sasha-malia-dolls-little-too-much.html","title":"Sasha + Malia Dolls, A Little Too Much?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8705915899439212127"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-25T18:07:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-25T18:17:54.852-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Celebrities"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"coffee bean"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"rick fox"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Random"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Rick Fox At Coffee Bean"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I just spotted Rick Fox at Coffee Bean on the corner of Santa Monica and Beverly Glen, I feel like I should act like Perez Hilton and talk about celebs sometimes. He came in twice today for some reason. He's much more handsome in person than on ESPN. The first time I caught him reading the paper then he left, now he's back with his laptop and some bald guy. Interesting, but nevertheless random."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8705915899439212127/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8705915899439212127\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8705915899439212127"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8705915899439212127"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/rick-fox-at-coffee-bean.html","title":"Rick Fox At Coffee Bean"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7865637204068735779"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-25T17:55:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-25T18:07:22.156-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ebay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"donation"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Peters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"medical bills"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Family Sells Everything They Own On eBay"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"A family from Hall County in Atlanta, Georgia has decided to put everything they own for sale on eBay except for the kids and house. The reason the Peters are doing this is because two of their three small children are in need of medical attention and they do not have the money to pay for the bills. One of their children has Still's disease while the other is Autistic. Since being on the news, "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7865637204068735779/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7865637204068735779\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7865637204068735779"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7865637204068735779"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/family-sells-everything-they-own-on.html","title":"Family Sells Everything They Own On eBay"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2758984619936175385"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-24T10:23:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:04:42.886-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Economy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Clinton Administration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Unemployment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bush Administration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: The Economy Really Isn't That Bad"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Everywhere I turn people are talking about the economy being \"really bad\" and comparing it to the Great Depression, and frankly, the ignorance pisses me off.Here is why the economy isn't as bad as it seems:1.) Unemployment rate during the Clinton Administration was around 6%.2.) Unemployment rate during the Bush Administration (currently) is around 7%.3.) Unemployment rate during the Great "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2758984619936175385/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2758984619936175385\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2758984619936175385"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2758984619936175385"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/economy-really-isnt-that-bad.html","title":"Guest Blogger: The Economy Really Isn't That Bad"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8779682429739363583"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-23T21:27:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:05:01.760-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Virginia Tech"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Haiyang Zhu"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Decapitated"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Xin Yang"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: Virginia Tech Student DECAPITATED With Kitchen Knife"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"(Pictured above: Xin Yang)So I'm judging Pepperdine University's Speech and Debate tournament all weekend, and then all of a sudden in our judges room I hear someone say that this morning a girl at Virginia Tech had been beheaded.  I immediately looked up the story on my laptop and find out that sadly, they weren't kidding.  Xin Yang was a new graduate student from China, having just arrived two "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8779682429739363583/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8779682429739363583\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8779682429739363583"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8779682429739363583"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/virginia-tech-student-decapitated-with.html","title":"Guest Blogger: Virginia Tech Student DECAPITATED With Kitchen Knife"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4915365465764656475"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-23T21:15:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-23T21:23:02.490-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"mariana bridi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"septicemia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"brazil"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"model"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Model Amputated"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"According to friends 20 year-old Brazilian model Mariana Bridi was \"living the dream.\" Now Mariana has undergone amputations of her two feet and hands after she was found with septicemia, and is fighting for her life in a hospital in the Brazilian city of Serra. Mariana is breathing through a respirator, and doctors have also just removed part of her stomach and both kidneys. Her family is ready "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4915365465764656475/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4915365465764656475\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4915365465764656475"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4915365465764656475"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/model-amputated.html","title":"Model Amputated"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2095593427291778055"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-22T23:03:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-22T23:07:28.736-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"music and politics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spoof"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Funny"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama Spoofs - Hilarious!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Beyonce - Single Ladies SpoofT.I. - Whatever You Like SpoofI swear people have time on their hands, but this dude looks just like Obama and sounds like him! I hope Obama checks this stuff out! Enjoy!"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2095593427291778055/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2095593427291778055\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2095593427291778055"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2095593427291778055"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/obama-spoofs-hilarious.html","title":"Obama Spoofs - Hilarious!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-587693570919036183"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-22T11:48:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-22T11:49:37.839-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"letter"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"War"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"john kerry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Open Letter To John Kerry"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I wrote this a couple years ago and thought I would share it, since it was so well-written.February 19, 2007Dear Senator John Kerry,      My name is Holly and I am only twenty years old, but I have seen a lot for my age and so has the world. I am writing this letter not just as a citizen of the United States, but as a citizen of humanity. At my age, people normally assume I have a lifetime ahead "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/587693570919036183/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d587693570919036183\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/587693570919036183"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/587693570919036183"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/open-letter-to-john-kerry.html","title":"Open Letter To John Kerry"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6656377750411470346"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-21T21:30:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-21T21:45:57.163-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Economy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guantanamo Bay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"oath of office"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"president Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama Takes Second Oath"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"On President Obama's first day, he retook the oath of office after Chief Justice John Roberts messed up during the delivering of it at Tuesday's inauguration. The oath which was administered by Roberts a second time took place at 7:35 pm EST this evening in the White House's Map Room. Roberts asked if Obama was ready which he replied, \"I am, and we're going to do it very slowly.\"Here's how "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6656377750411470346/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6656377750411470346\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6656377750411470346"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6656377750411470346"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/obama-takes-second-oath.html","title":"Obama Takes Second Oath"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-587643552771018838"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-20T17:00:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-22T12:01:29.215-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"history"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"inauguration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Speech"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama Sworn In As 44th American President"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I start this blog with a new President in the White House! I do not know about you guys, but I'm really happy and relieved. There's no need for me to explain why. I got up early enough to watch the inauguration, and soon left for UCLA right after he spoke. For those of you did not get a chance to check out his speech and swearing in, I have the video posted. In the meanwhile, I thought I would "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/587643552771018838/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d587643552771018838\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/587643552771018838"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/587643552771018838"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/obama-sworn-in-as-44th-american.html","title":"Obama Sworn In As 44th American President"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8402112105711319448"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-19T12:29:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-19T12:47:06.090-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"history"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martin luther king jr"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"inauguration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Dream No Longer"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"On this historical day, an important figure gave a speech entitled \"I Have A Dream\" several decades ago. This man known as Martin Luther King Jr. dreamt of equality between black and whites, but never got to see it, as he was assassinated. Tomorrow, President-elect Obama will swear in as President of the United States and will be become  known as the profound manifestation of Martin Luther King's"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8402112105711319448/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8402112105711319448\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8402112105711319448"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8402112105711319448"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/dream-no-longer.html","title":"A Dream No Longer"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2126082199160515746"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-16T19:26:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-17T02:23:19.746-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bush"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iraq"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"muntadhar al-zeidi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"shoe thrower"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Shoe Thrower's Birthday"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Muntadhar al-Zeidi, the famous shoe thrower received a 30th birthday party (Cake included) from his guards and a visit from his brother. That's all al-Zeidi will be receiving for the moment, as he waits for his trial. Since December 14th, al-Zeidi has been in custody for throwing his pair of shoes at American President George W. Bush at a conference with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He was "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2126082199160515746/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2126082199160515746\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2126082199160515746"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2126082199160515746"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/shoe-throwers-birthday.html","title":"Shoe Thrower's Birthday"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-9221796266328650383"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-15T22:02:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-15T22:24:22.857-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bush"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bush Administration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Speech"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bush Says Bye-Bye"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Embedded video from CNN VideoThis evening, President George W. Bush gave his final address. In regards to the past eight years he said, \"I have followed my conscience and done what I thought was right. You may not agree with some tough decisions I have made. But I hope you can agree that I was willing to make the tough decisions.\" He also said, \"Like all who have held this office before me, I "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/9221796266328650383/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d9221796266328650383\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9221796266328650383"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9221796266328650383"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/bush-says-bye-bye.html","title":"Bush Says Bye-Bye"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6679859911127403"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-14T12:04:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-14T12:18:12.798-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Money"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"australia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"hamilton island"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"best job"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Get Paid A 6-Figure Sum To Chill!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"How would you like to be paid a six figure sum, $100,000 to chill on an island for six months? I'm sure all of us would love the idea of that! Apparently the government of Australia has proposed the job of \"island caretaker\" for Hamilton Island, part of its Whitsunday Islands. Some of the duties will include watch over the Great Barrier Reef and promoting the island on a blog. People are calling "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6679859911127403/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6679859911127403\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6679859911127403"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6679859911127403"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/get-paid-6-figure-sum-to-chill.html","title":"Get Paid A 6-Figure Sum To Chill!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2383810486970529273"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-12T13:39:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-12T13:44:49.195-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"inaguration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Rights"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guantanamo Bay"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama To Close Guantanamo Bay During First Week As President"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"When I read that as breaking news on CNN, chills ran down my spine. Human rights violations have been conducted for so many years and nothing has been done, and finally some thing will be done. According to two offcials, Obama will shut down Guantanamo Bay during his first week as president. Obama means business! Now let's see if he really does it. If he does, then I want to see what he will do "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2383810486970529273/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2383810486970529273\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2383810486970529273"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2383810486970529273"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/obama-to-close-guantanamo-bay-during.html","title":"Obama To Close Guantanamo Bay During First Week As President"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7845516746656397150"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-11T01:29:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:49:48.247-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nuclear Program"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"War"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Israel Is/Was Serious About Attacking Iran"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Embedded video from CNN VideoApparently Israel was very serious about its intents of attacking Iran's nuclear facilities and had even ask for the United States for support (financially of course). Surprisingly enough, the Bush administration turned out down (hard to believe, huh?), and there is no further information really about if Israel is still considering to do it. You can learn more about "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7845516746656397150/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7845516746656397150\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7845516746656397150"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7845516746656397150"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/israel-iswas-serious-about-attacking.html","title":"Israel Is/Was Serious About Attacking Iran"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7406426256151686947"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-09T18:37:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-11T01:29:01.133-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"comics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"paris hilton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"spiderman"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama In Spiderman Comic"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Embedded video from CNN VideoWhat has Obama done so far? Other than break the barriers for colored people, nothing really. Barack gets more attention on a day than Paris Hilton does in a year. Gotta love Barack, he's now in the next up-coming issue of our favorite neighborhood spider, Spiderman! You can check out a detailed story about it in the CNN video above.I kind of wonder if people are "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7406426256151686947/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7406426256151686947\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7406426256151686947"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7406426256151686947"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/obama-in-spiderman-comic.html","title":"Obama In Spiderman Comic"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2294835021757420533"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-07T22:41:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-07T22:46:00.491-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hezbollah"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Missiles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lebanon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lebanon Strikes Back"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Lebanon launched three rockets that hit northern Israel on Thursday, which hurt two peope. The injured civilians had minor injuries. The Israeli army has yet to have made a comment and no one has claimed responsibility for it yet. I can only say that I'm not really suprised; I can see Israel fighting both the north and south. It probably was done by Hezbollah who helps back Hamas as well. It will"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2294835021757420533/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2294835021757420533\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2294835021757420533"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2294835021757420533"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/lebanon-strikes-back.html","title":"Lebanon Strikes Back"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-803094566440115222"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-07T14:03:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-07T22:40:42.781-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Money"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Discrimination"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"T-shirt"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"JFk"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Wearing A T-Shirt Pays $250,000"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"It pays to wear a t-shirt these days, and that is what happened to Raed Jarrar in 2006. Jarrar wore a t-shirt boarding a JFK flight on Jet Blue with the slogan of a famous anti-Nazi group The White Rose, with the phrase “We Will Not Be Silent” in Arabic. He was forced to wear another t-shirt and was seated all the way in the back of the plane. Apparently a TSA official told Jarrar that the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/803094566440115222/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d803094566440115222\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/803094566440115222"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/803094566440115222"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/wearing-t-shirt-pays.html","title":"Wearing A T-Shirt Pays $250,000"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-790868969848603107"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-06T12:07:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-06T12:19:01.921-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Congo"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Angola"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AIDS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ebola"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Angola Closes Border With Congo Due To Ebola"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a recent breakout of the killer Ebola virus. In fear of a further outbreak, Congo's neighboring country Angola has closed its north-eastern border on Sunday. According to the World Health Organization or WHO, there has been a reported case of 41 suspicious cases of Ebola since the 27th of November. As a result of the virus, 13 people have died and 183"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/790868969848603107/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d790868969848603107\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/790868969848603107"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/790868969848603107"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/angola-closes-border-with-congo-due-to.html","title":"Angola Closes Border With Congo Due To Ebola"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2223385519276367425"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-05T17:38:00.001-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-09-21T13:48:12.655-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nobel Laureate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Protests"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shirin Ebadi"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Iranian Protesters Call Nobel Laureate Israel Supporter"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"According to student protesters in Tehran, Nobel Laureate \"Ebadi supports Israel's murders.\" Shirin Ebadi is a 2003 Nobel laureate from Iran, and yesterday her home/office was attacked in Tehran. Protesters apparently need a permit from the city in order to carry out such movements, Ebadi says \"I want to know why two policemen stood by allowing the group to carry out attacks toward my home while "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2223385519276367425/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2223385519276367425\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2223385519276367425"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2223385519276367425"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/iranian-protesters-call-nobel-laureate.html","title":"Iranian Protesters Call Nobel Laureate Israel Supporter"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6408839365967154881"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-05T00:16:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-05T00:21:59.262-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israeli Lobby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AIPAC"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Documentary On Israeli Lobby (AIPAC)"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I just finished watching this video about the Israeli lobby AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) in the United States. It is a very fascinating video that helps you understand the profoundness of the United States and Israel's relations and the reason behind it. This is a perfect video for what's happening in Gaza in particular. I find that the ending conclusion is very vital (Last 5 "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6408839365967154881/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6408839365967154881\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6408839365967154881"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6408839365967154881"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/documentary-on-israeli-lobby-aipac.html","title":"Documentary On Israeli Lobby (AIPAC)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3683049212494773311"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-04T22:48:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-04T22:56:37.840-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Palestine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Rights"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cluster Bombs"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Israel Using Cluster Bombs Against Palestinians!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Embedded video from CNN VideoI was appalled to be listening to CNN (Video above) when I heard the reporter talking about cluster bombs. One of the first blogs on Politically Affiliated was about CBUs (Cluster Bomb Units). You can check it out here. Israel claims to be doing its best to avoid civilian casualties; if anything, cluster bombs are the most damaging to civilian! Cluster bombs violate "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3683049212494773311/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3683049212494773311\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3683049212494773311"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3683049212494773311"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/israel-using-cluster-bombs-against.html","title":"Israel Using Cluster Bombs Against Palestinians!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3674646765099811350"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-04T11:19:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-04T11:44:22.979-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bill Richardson"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Mexico"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Obama Administration"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Secretary Of Commerce To-Be, Withdraws"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"New Mexico Governor and former democratic presidential runner Bill Richardson has decided to withdraw from his position as secretary of Commerce from Obama's administration. President-elect Obama chose the Governor in December to serve as secretary of Commerce, to only withdraw his name from the position yesterday. The main reason being that there is a current investigation going on into a "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3674646765099811350/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3674646765099811350\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3674646765099811350"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3674646765099811350"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/secretary-of-commerce-to-be-withdrawls.html","title":"Secretary Of Commerce To-Be, Withdraws"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7343771092344390780"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-03T19:50:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-03T20:07:55.328-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Palestine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Genocide"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hamas"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Israel Starts Ground Attack + Ethnic Cleansing"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Israel finally started their ground attack on Gaza, killing four Palestinians. The Palestinian death toll in Gaza is around 460, while the Israeli toll is 4. Israel's basis is to stop the rocket attacks from Hamas militants. According to Israeli spokesman Mark Regev, \"We want to create a situation where the civilian population in southern Israel is no longer on the receiving end of those deadly "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7343771092344390780/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7343771092344390780\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7343771092344390780"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7343771092344390780"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/israel-starts-ground-attack-ethnic.html","title":"Israel Starts Ground Attack + Ethnic Cleansing"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3537657255045059908"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-03T19:38:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-03T19:49:46.229-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"West papua"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"7.6 magnitude"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Indonesia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"earthquake"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Earthquake Hits Indonesia"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Our hearts go out to the people of Indonesia, as a major earthquake hit Sunday on the north coast of West Papua. The earthquake measured at a 7.6 magnitude that occurred at 4:43 am (2:43 pm Saturday ET). Four people were killed and five were injured, as two hotels collapsed in Manokwari.As we speak, rescue workers are looking through the rebel for bodies, but it is not clear whether other people "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3537657255045059908/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3537657255045059908\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3537657255045059908"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3537657255045059908"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/earthquake-hits-indonesia.html","title":"Earthquake Hits Indonesia"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3739576943207811295"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-03T00:03:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-03T00:13:26.445-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AirTran"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Muslim"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"airport"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Terrorist"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Muslims Kicked Off Plane"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"AirTran recently kicked off a family of eight Muslims from Alexandria, Virgina (along with a friend) due to two women on the plane overhearing a suspicious conversation. According to Inayet Sahin, wife of Kashif Irfan \"The conversation, as we were walking through the plane trying to find our seats, was just about where the safest place in an airplane is. We were [discussing whether it was safest "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3739576943207811295/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3739576943207811295\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3739576943207811295"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3739576943207811295"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/muslims-kicked-off-plane.html","title":"Muslims Kicked Off Plane"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5252915387170429703"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-02T23:55:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-03T00:01:57.859-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bush"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"al-Zaidi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shoes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Florida"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Miami Making A Statement To Bush"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Apparently thousands of shoes were dumped on the Miami expressway in Florida yesterday. State troopers are trying to find a charity to take the shoes to, as they claim that they have no idea where the shoes came from. Is it me, or do you see a correlation between the shoes on the highway and the shoes thrown at President Bush by al-Zaidi the Iraqi Journalist? I sure do! Somebody or a large group "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5252915387170429703/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5252915387170429703\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5252915387170429703"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5252915387170429703"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/miami-making-statement-to-bush.html","title":"Miami Making A Statement To Bush"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4347926011725361424"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-02T14:49:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-02T15:45:54.303-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"War"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"gaza strip"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hamas"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Israel Ready To Launch Ground Attack"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Israel claims that it is on stand-by for a ground attack, and when given the o.k. will invade the Gaza strip. There are currently over 2,000 army reservists along with a high number of tanks on the outskirts of Gaza. In the past day Hamas has launched several missile attacks that have killed no one, but have damaged several buildings. On the other hand, Israel has continued to kill Palestinians "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4347926011725361424/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4347926011725361424\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4347926011725361424"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4347926011725361424"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/israel-ready-to-launch-ground-attack.html","title":"Israel Ready To Launch Ground Attack"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1182128461587949117"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-01T17:07:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-11T15:05:07.318-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"World War III"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Genocide"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hamas"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Attacks Continue"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"The attack on Gaza continues and I was happy to participate in the protests on December 30, asking for a stop on the attacks. According to the supposed pro-Israeli New York Times, \"There was a shocking quality to Saturday's attacks, which began in broad daylight as police cadets were graduating, women were shopping at the outdoor market, and children were emerging from school. The center of Gaza "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1182128461587949117/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1182128461587949117\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1182128461587949117"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1182128461587949117"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2009/01/attacks-continue.html","title":"The Attacks Continue"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4076694580950927240"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-29T18:34:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-01T17:02:35.941-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"puff the magic dragon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chip saltsman"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"song"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Barack The Magic Negro"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Have you happen to hear the song by any chance? Its by Chip Saltsman, a guy trying to run for the head of the GOP. A majority of the republicans are divided about the song and its no wonder why. The song is not a big deal, maybe funny for a second-if you are a kid who wrote it. But when you are middle-aged, you would expect more from the person; a more mature stance. The song just makes out the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4076694580950927240/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4076694580950927240\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4076694580950927240"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4076694580950927240"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/12/barack-magic-negro.html","title":"Barack The Magic Negro"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5675951755992119877"},"published":{"$t":"2008-12-28T22:16:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-28T23:00:48.503-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Palestine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"War"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hamas"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"No More Drama In Palestine"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Over 300 dead, most major Middle Eastern cities are protesting-yet no one is really doing a damn thing. It frusturates me how no one is really doing something about Israel's attack on Gaza Strip. There are so many other ways Israel could have made a point, but instead of being the bigger person-they chose the sleeziest way possible. Not only am I pissed off at the U.S. Defending Israel's actions,"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5675951755992119877/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5675951755992119877\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5675951755992119877"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5675951755992119877"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/12/no-more-drama-in-palestine.html","title":"No More Drama In Palestine"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5791833812643395416"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-04T18:25:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-27T15:46:30.928-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election Day"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It's Not Over Until It's Over!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Okay, so I haven't blogged in a while but as I watch the Election Map on live TV, I can't help but worry. What if everyone is wrong? What if Obama loses? I've been telling people to stop being so overtly positive, because you never know how this election can turn out. I really want Obama to win, but I don't want to jinx the election. If you haven't gone out and voted, I encourage you to do so! 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However, it’s quite evident that voting yes on 8 will be instituting clauses into the state constitution which accept separate as equal. From my impression the tradition of marriage amongst many societies the world throughout is predicated upon a civil union amongst individuals to provide amongst other "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/275189492337768765/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d275189492337768765\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/275189492337768765"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/275189492337768765"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/10/no-on-8.html","title":"Guest Blogger: No On 8!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"dhaval"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1672826950676199513"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-03T15:25:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:10:51.344-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cocaine"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Druggie Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Drug Use"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: Hey Obama, Got Cocaine?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"So, Sarah Palin's 17-year old daughter is pregnant. Woop-ti-de-doo. At least their family supports each other and their decisions, and although it's not right, it is pretty common to be pregnant at such a young age so people should get over it.NOW FOR THE BIG NEWS, is it fair for Palin's daughter to get all this media coverage, when it is the Presidential Candidate himself, Obama, who once used "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1672826950676199513/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1672826950676199513\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1672826950676199513"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1672826950676199513"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/10/hey-obama-got-cocaine.html","title":"Guest Blogger: Hey Obama, Got Cocaine?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3337877263817408600"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-03T15:06:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:11:20.258-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bush"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joe Biden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vice Presidential Debate"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Presidential Debate"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: Presidential Debate Vs. Vice Presidential Debate"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I watched both the Presidential Debate last week and the Vice Presidential Debate this week, and unfortunately I'm not too impressed with either side.  For the Presidential Debate, I personally thought that McCain did a better job at attacking Obama and putting him on the spotlight.  McCain would bring up statistics and facts about Obama and all Obama would say was \"I don't know what you're "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3337877263817408600/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3337877263817408600\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3337877263817408600"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3337877263817408600"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/10/presidential-debate-vs-vice.html","title":"Guest Blogger: Presidential Debate Vs. Vice Presidential Debate"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1051216179607360451"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-19T14:43:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-19T14:51:10.595-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joe Biden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hillary Clinton"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Is Clinton Replacing Biden?!?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"There has been a rumor circulating on the Internet that around or on October 5, Hillary Clinton will be replacing Joe Biden as vice president! The reason being that Biden will excuse himself for health problems. If this is true, that's just crazy! It's a good strategy, and might give the democratic party more hope for the white house. It just shows how badly Obama wants to win this election. So "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1051216179607360451/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1051216179607360451\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1051216179607360451"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1051216179607360451"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/is-clinton-replacing-biden.html","title":"Is Clinton Replacing Biden?!?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6050777058982890825"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-18T23:32:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-18T23:43:59.358-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FDA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Baby Milk Powder"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tainted Milk"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tainted Baby Milk Killing Babies"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Three Chinese dairies are under investigation after milk samples were tested positive for melamine, a chemical that has sickened thousands of babies and killed four, after being fed it in a powder infant formula. Experts claim that melamine can cause urinary tract ulcers, kidney stones, and skin and eye irritation. Out of 175 of the Chinese baby milk powder production at least 66 have stopped "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6050777058982890825/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6050777058982890825\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6050777058982890825"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6050777058982890825"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/tainted-baby-milk-killing-babies.html","title":"Tainted Baby Milk Killing Babies"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2648938953285384435"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-17T21:44:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-17T22:23:13.591-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dow Jones"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stocks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Depression"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wall Street"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Back To The Depression?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Today the Dow Jones Industrial has entered a dangerous phase of trading, when many things stopped working including the credit markets. Because of this, the borrowing costs were on a high for many major companies. The stocks were down 449 points (4%)today, the lowest its been since April 2005. Monday it was worse off as it was rumored the stocks were as bad as they were after 9-11. The only good "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2648938953285384435/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2648938953285384435\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2648938953285384435"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2648938953285384435"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/back-to-depression.html","title":"Back To The Depression?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7938407214910961686"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-17T21:44:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-17T21:52:29.878-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Television"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Muslim"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama Says \"My Muslim Faith\" On National TV!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Interesting it hasn't made headline news though it was on ABC, and people aren't all up in a hype about it. Was it an accidental slip, or is he really Muslim? If he really is, he has a right to be hiding it, especially since people are so racist these days about Muslims in general. Manchurian candidate, I think not..."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7938407214910961686/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7938407214910961686\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7938407214910961686"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7938407214910961686"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/obama-says-my-muslim-faith-on-national.html","title":"Obama Says \"My Muslim Faith\" On National TV!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4654743634537087289"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-16T12:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-16T17:06:54.699-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Prop 4"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Abortion"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Planned Parenthood"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why Say No To Prop 4"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\u003c!-- Copy \u0026 Paste --\u003eI did some research on Planned Parenthood and about abortion because of the upcoming election. I found out some interesting points about it that I didn't know, and many might not have know as well too. Here are some good things about Planned Parenthood:- It's a good thing that people are familiar with Planned Parenthood, if they are sexually active because you can go there "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4654743634537087289/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4654743634537087289\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4654743634537087289"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4654743634537087289"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/why-say-no-to-prop-4.html","title":"Why Say No To Prop 4"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3283064521730792111"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-14T13:53:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-12-27T15:52:13.978-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hillary Clinton"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sexism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Funny"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Palin + Clinton Talk About Sexism!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"This is pretty funny, I hope you enjoy! hehe"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3283064521730792111/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3283064521730792111\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3283064521730792111"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3283064521730792111"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/palin-clinton-talk-about-sexism.html","title":"Palin + Clinton Talk About Sexism!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2782298732912321019"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-12T16:51:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-12T17:09:41.727-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Osama Bin Laden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bush Administration"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"9-11"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bin Laden Wasn't Behind 9-11!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"What happens when the truth comes out? Well, for one thing the media doesn't tell you about it! Guess what the White House told people on September 10th, 2008 and you didn't get to hear about it..? Bin Laden isn't the mastermind behind 9-11! Watch the video above and you'll hear it straight from their mouths! We went to Afghanistan looking for him, then we went to Iraq thinking they helped Bin "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2782298732912321019/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2782298732912321019\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2782298732912321019"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2782298732912321019"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/bin-laden-wasnt-behind-9-11.html","title":"Bin Laden Wasn't Behind 9-11!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2307778183967427004"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-12T16:46:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-12T16:51:41.927-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Forgetting"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Flag"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"September 11th"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"9-11"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Are People Forgetting 9-11?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Is it me, or are the American people forgetting what took place on 9-11 7 years ago? It sure seems like it! I was driving around a lot yesterday and the only building I saw with their flag at half-staff was the UCLA medical center. Not even the Federal Building, which houses the FBI had not one flag at half-staff. Not only that, when I spoke to several random people, they didn't realize today was"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2307778183967427004/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2307778183967427004\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2307778183967427004"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2307778183967427004"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/are-people-forgetting-9-11.html","title":"Are People Forgetting 9-11?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-527853783759249390"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-10T01:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-10T02:07:41.268-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sick"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kim Jong Il"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"North Korea"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Communism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Kim Jong Il Is Ill?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"There have been rumors circulating around that dictator Kim Jong Il is not doing so well and may be ill. The reason is because he missed the parade commemorating the 60th anniversary of the communist nation-state North Korea. The North Korean government denies these rumors saying they are false. So why didn't he come to the show? Who knows... In the meantime, I will never forget his faithful role"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/527853783759249390/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d527853783759249390\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/527853783759249390"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/527853783759249390"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/kim-jong-il-is-ill.html","title":"Kim Jong Il Is Ill?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6926213352808778198"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-09T01:47:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-09T01:54:24.480-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Recall"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Governor"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"California"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Arnold Schwarzenegger"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hasta La Vista Governator!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Seems like California is finally getting tired of the 'Governator' aka Arnold Schwarzenegger! So who's complaining? Surprisingly, it's not the California public but its prison guards union, who are pissed off about years of battles over contracts and similar. On Monday, they announced they want to recall the Governator. They think he is doing a terrible job as a governor and should be removed "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6926213352808778198/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6926213352808778198\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6926213352808778198"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6926213352808778198"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/hasta-la-vista-governator.html","title":"Hasta La Vista Governator!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7014212475120592542"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-08T00:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-08T11:07:36.714-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Britney Spears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Russel Brand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MTV VMAs"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Russell Brand + Politics Don't Quite Mesh Love"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"You guys may better know Russel Brand as the funny English character in 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall'. But tonight, he was hosting the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), a random choice in my opinion. Not only does his style weird me out, but so does his hairdo! He was funny at times (Like only a second), then it just got dull and boring. Anyways, I think it was interesting how MTV used Russel to "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7014212475120592542/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7014212475120592542\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7014212475120592542"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7014212475120592542"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/russell-brand-politics-dont-quite-mesh.html","title":"Russell Brand + Politics Don't Quite Mesh Love"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3528516342189216414"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-05T13:42:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-05T13:56:32.337-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Down Syndrome"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paxson Van Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Abortion"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Debate On Abortion"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I just found out yesterday that Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's baby Paxson Van Palin has Down syndrome! How sad, isn't it? Doctors say that over the age of 35, women are more likely to have a baby with Down syndrome and should be tested for it during pregnancy. Palin was tested early on in the pregnancy and was sad at first when finding out and said she and her family were blessed to have "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3528516342189216414/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3528516342189216414\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3528516342189216414"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3528516342189216414"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/debate-on-abortion.html","title":"The Debate On Abortion"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1542474194212013907"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-05T02:15:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-05T11:50:13.907-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Racism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Muslim"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I've Come To The Conclusion..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I've come to the conclusion that Obama will lose the election? Why? Well the number one reason is because the media claims he is some radical Muslim secretly. Close to the 7th eve of 9-11, people will be reminded by the media of who attacked us on that tragic day. Supposedly, a bunch of Muslims did. Who hates Muslims? Most of the American people, and they will not let some \"sand n*gger\" (Sorry to"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1542474194212013907/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1542474194212013907\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1542474194212013907"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1542474194212013907"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/ive-come-to-conclusion.html","title":"I've Come To The Conclusion..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4133984683351132996"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-04T23:55:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-05T11:50:46.490-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Speech"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"If You Missed Her..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Here's Republican VP pick Sarah Palin's speech! I must say, she did amazing and I don't even like her! It was much longer than Biden's too, he barely had anything to say...Goooo Palin!"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4133984683351132996/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4133984683351132996\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4133984683351132996"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4133984683351132996"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/if-you-missed-her.html","title":"If You Missed Her..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1104408780345373396"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-04T23:50:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-22T19:53:42.894-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Museum"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Iraq"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Saddam Hussein"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Abu Ghraib Prison"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Museum In Remembrance Of Saddam's Torture?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Remember Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq? The one that was notorious for being Saddam's torture chamber and U.S. guards also torturing its prisoners? Well it's going to remodeled and opened as a museum showing a history of Saddam Hussein's crimes, but not those committed by our own military! I find it's a good idea, but please demonstrate what the Americans have done too! Please! We're not any better "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1104408780345373396/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1104408780345373396\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1104408780345373396"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1104408780345373396"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/museum-in-remembrance-of-saddams.html","title":"A Museum In Remembrance Of Saddam's Torture?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5105888209188289586"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-04T23:05:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-04T23:25:34.512-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Georgia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jealousy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jesse Jackson"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jackson Sick To His Stomach Because Of Obama?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Reverend Jesse Jackson also known for being jealous of Obama, was hospitalized today for severe pains in the stomach. Jackson was sick earlier this week and is undergoing tests to find out what is wrong at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital.Doctors believe 66-year-old Jackson is suffering from viral gastroenteritis but are still uncertain. Doctors, it's kind of obvious why Jackson is not "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5105888209188289586/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5105888209188289586\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5105888209188289586"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5105888209188289586"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/jackson-sick-to-his-stomach-because-of.html","title":"Jackson Sick To His Stomach Because Of Obama?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3777412474889693686"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-03T17:18:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-03T17:22:36.220-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bristol Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Alaska"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Funding"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Palin's Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Turns out Sarah Palin, McCain's VP cut funding for programs to help teen moms earlier this year. I'm sure Palin is smacking herself upside the head for that one. Maybe if her daughter was better educated in sex ed class there'd be a difference.How much did she slash? It was $5 million that went down to $3.9 million."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3777412474889693686/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3777412474889693686\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3777412474889693686"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3777412474889693686"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/palins-shoulda-coulda-woulda.html","title":"Palin's Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-470196489121285095"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-02T21:31:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-02T21:36:59.908-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Campaign Ads"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Taft High School"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Another Campaign Ad?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"My boyfriend and I drove by Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California and caught glimpse of a woman holding a McCain sign being filmed around 9-10 pm last night. Was it another Hillary supporter turning over to the darkside ad? Or was it the democrats? Who knows, we'll only have to wait to find out...I was tempted to make a comment and yelled \"McCain Sucks!\" as we drove by. It felt good too!"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/470196489121285095/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d470196489121285095\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/470196489121285095"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/470196489121285095"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/another-campaign-ad.html","title":"Another Campaign Ad?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-4232975367074840562"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-02T20:55:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-02T21:17:34.867-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Myspace"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bristol Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Levi Johnston"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teen Pregnancy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"So Who Knocked Up Palin's Daughter Bristol?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"He did (That's his sister, not Bristol btw)! I was going to poke some fun at Bristol Palin and her boy friend Levi Johnston, but I'm starting to feel bad for him. I was watching the news and when I heard he had a Myspace I immediately looked for him, as did probably thousands of others. There were some perpetrators, but I found the real one here. Turns out on the news said Levi's Myspace had a "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/4232975367074840562/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d4232975367074840562\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4232975367074840562"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/4232975367074840562"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/so-who-knocked-up-palins-daughter.html","title":"So Who Knocked Up Palin's Daughter Bristol?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5869534871602496262"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-01T20:03:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-01T20:09:15.747-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rock The Vote"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"P. 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How ignorant are you?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5869534871602496262/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5869534871602496262\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5869534871602496262"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5869534871602496262"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/diddy-thinks-he-knows-politics.html","title":"Diddy Thinks He Knows Politics"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8875495737703308071"},"published":{"$t":"2008-09-01T01:42:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-09-01T20:01:27.302-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Republican National Convention"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bristol Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teen Pregnancy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Palin's Problems Are Pregnant!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Cindy McCain thinks she knows what she's saying, she thinks Palin has national security experience. Why? According to Cindy, \"You know, the experience that she (Palin) comes from is, what she has done in government -- and remember that Alaska is the closest part of our continent to Russia.\" Alaska is close to Russia? Okay... So that makes you legit to be in office? When did Russia bother you "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8875495737703308071/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8875495737703308071\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8875495737703308071"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8875495737703308071"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/09/palins-problems-are-pregnant.html","title":"Palin's Problems Are Pregnant!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5621028613991221954"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-31T18:05:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-31T18:13:56.766-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hurricane Gustav"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Republican National Convention"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Katrina Disaster"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Gods Are Not In McCain's Favor... Either That, Or He's Trying To Hard!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Republican presidential candidate John McCain has decided to tear up his script for Republican National Convention for today because of Hurricane Gustav. He feels that \"This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and we have to act as Americans.\" He also said that he would make sure Gustav will not turn into the Hurricane Katrina incident. I guess the Gods are not in McCain's "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5621028613991221954/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5621028613991221954\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5621028613991221954"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5621028613991221954"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/gods-are-not-in-mccains-favor-either.html","title":"The Gods Are Not In McCain's Favor... Either That, Or He's Trying To Hard!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5728522534655637020"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-30T16:22:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-30T16:36:29.666-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Crazy Bob"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kirsty Coventry"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mugabe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Zimbabwe"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Crazy Bob Not Going Away"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I guess the South African meeting didn't do much for Crazy Bob Mugabe, as he's still in power. The other day, his opposition members booed at him at the opening of the Zimbabwean parliament on Tuesday. I don't think he's going to go away...In the meanwhile, to show good measure he decided to award his country's only gold medalist Kirsty Coventry, who won gold and broke the world record in "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5728522534655637020/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5728522534655637020\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5728522534655637020"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5728522534655637020"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/crazy-bob-not-going-away.html","title":"Crazy Bob Not Going Away"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6483613051094492990"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-29T18:34:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-29T18:47:41.821-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hurricane Gustav"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Katrina Disaster"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Superdome"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Evacuation"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Poor New Orleans... Not Again!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Hurricane Gustav is heading towards New Orleans and there's not much the people of Louisiana can do about it. The United States government can, but they have decoded to offer no shelter this time and the Superdome will be locked! What will people do? This is a catastrophe!Do they want another Katrina happening??? According to the city's emergency preparedness director, Jerry Sneed, the about "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6483613051094492990/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6483613051094492990\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6483613051094492990"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6483613051094492990"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/poor-new-orleans-not-again.html","title":"Poor New Orleans... Not Again!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6974982713011731328"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-29T16:32:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:06:38.072-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vice President"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"al Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Republican"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Alaska"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: McCain Is Officially A Genius! (His VP Pick)"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Oh wow, I never thought this day would come, where I would actually like the things coming out of this man's mouth.I've pretty much bashed everything he's said (along with Obama because Obama's an idiot too), but THIS just changed everything.McCain's Vice Presidential nominee is:Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.So why does that make him a genius?  Well, Obama is calling for \"Change\" and tells McCain that "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6974982713011731328/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6974982713011731328\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6974982713011731328"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6974982713011731328"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/mccain-is-officially-genius-his-vp-pick.html","title":"Guest Blogger: McCain Is Officially A Genius! (His VP Pick)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2712183636326319151"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-27T22:35:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-27T22:49:22.814-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joe Biden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Democratic National Convention"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michelle Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Run DNC!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I've been watching the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on and off for the past couple days. Since seeing McCain's commercial with Biden's ideas about Obama, I just keep wondering to myself, how can they make someone who disagrees with Obama's ideologies his VP? How hypocritical is that? You can watch the commercial here. I understand the sad reason for not choosing Hillary, primarily because"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2712183636326319151/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2712183636326319151\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2712183636326319151"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2712183636326319151"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/run-dnc.html","title":"Run DNC!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3829986583578628555"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-25T23:13:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-06T14:11:46.015-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Porn Star"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tito Ortiz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pregnant"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jenna Jameson"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Blogger: Porn Star Jenna Jameson Is Pregnant!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Thirty-four year old porn star Jenna Jameson has been said to be \"thrilled\" about being pregnant. Jameson has been dating martial artist Tito Ortiz for the past two years, and I guess we're going to assume that he fathered the baby? With porn stars nowadays, who knows?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/3829986583578628555/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d3829986583578628555\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3829986583578628555"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/3829986583578628555"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/porn-star-jenna-jameson-is-pregnant.html","title":"Guest Blogger: Porn Star Jenna Jameson Is Pregnant!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6501465014271575202"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-25T23:04:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-25T23:12:03.511-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Harry Potter"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dyspraxia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Brain Disorder"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Daniel Radcliffe"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Harry Potter Star Admits to Having a Brain Disorder"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Daniel Radcliffe, the star of the Harry Potter movies, revealed to Britain's Daily Mail that he is living with a life-long brain disorder called dyspraxia.  Dyspraxia is when a person has difficulties with hand-eye coordination, and dealing with stress makes the condition worse.He seems to be okay with it as he was also joking about it.  I guess all we can do is just wish him the best, and hope "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6501465014271575202/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6501465014271575202\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6501465014271575202"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6501465014271575202"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/harry-potter-star-admits-to-having.html","title":"Harry Potter Star Admits to Having a Brain Disorder"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Annie"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2136538607303367890"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-25T11:10:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-25T18:31:41.924-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Commercials"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"McCain Has Got Obama Good!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I think Presidential Republican nominee John McCain hired a really good campaign manager, because his party certainly knows how to turn television ads in their favor! Here are some examples...This one is bad!This one by far is the worst one of all, and will really get people confused!Politicans are really the biggest hypocrites, it's no wonder most of them are lawyers! I find the last one is the "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2136538607303367890/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2136538607303367890\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2136538607303367890"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2136538607303367890"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/mccain-has-got-obama-good.html","title":"McCain Has Got Obama Good!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8437580610775355986"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-25T11:01:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-25T11:10:54.588-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joe Biden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Osama Bin Laden"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama/Biden Or Obama/Bin Laden?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Is it Obama Biden or Obama Bin Laden or... Osama Bin Laden!Ever since Presidential Democratic nominee Barack Obama chose Joe Biden as his VP, I've been misreading Obama Biden as \"Obama Bin Laden\". I like Barack a lot and don't mean to do that, but it keeps happening. Every time I see an article online with the title \"Obama Biden,\" I always quickly click on it assuming that they are associating "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8437580610775355986/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8437580610775355986\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8437580610775355986"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8437580610775355986"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/obamabiden-or-obamabin-laden.html","title":"Obama/Biden Or Obama/Bin Laden?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1804093526217180591"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-24T19:08:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-24T19:21:17.410-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CAS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ara Abrahamian"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Olympics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Medal"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ara Was Right!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Turns out Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian was right! My sincere apologies to you Ara for making fun of you. You can read my two articles about him here and here. Turns out Abrahamian complained to CAS about the semifinal of the men's 84kg Greco-Roman bout that took place on August 14th. Now the CAS claims he had every right to complain!The FILA or the International Federation of "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1804093526217180591/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1804093526217180591\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1804093526217180591"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1804093526217180591"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/ara-was-right.html","title":"Ara Was Right!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-324142147101724463"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-24T18:41:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-24T19:03:34.839-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"419 Scams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nigeria"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Olu Agbi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elders"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"419 Scam Victims Should Be Jailed?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"According to Nigerian official Olu Agbi, \"People who send their money are as guilty as those who are asking them to send the money.\" Agbi finds that the victims should be jailed for their greed. Most people are familiar with the scam story and have at least once received an e-mail from someone in Africa (primarily) asking for money for a sick relative, or offering millions for some money in "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/324142147101724463/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d324142147101724463\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/324142147101724463"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/324142147101724463"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/419-scam-victims-should-be-jailed.html","title":"419 Scam Victims Should Be Jailed?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-9105600911361754805"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-23T14:29:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-23T19:04:06.898-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Big Brother"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Human Rights"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FBI"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Terrorist Watch List"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Are You On The Terrorist Watch List?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Did you know you could be on the Terrorist Watch List and not even know it? The list has made its one million mark and is still counting! Just because you don't do any terrorist activities does not mean you're not on the list. According to the ACLU website (American Civil Liberties Union),\"The terrorist watch list includes hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans with common names like Robert "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/9105600911361754805/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d9105600911361754805\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9105600911361754805"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9105600911361754805"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/you-might-be-on-terrorist-watch-list.html","title":"Are You On The Terrorist Watch List?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1755135359530636913"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-23T13:55:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-23T14:25:17.936-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vice Presidency"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joe Biden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama's VP Is Here!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Democratic presidental nominee Barack Obama has announced his running mate to the world, and it's JOE BIDEN! The funny thing is, Biden told everyone he wasn't the right guy. You can read about it here. Was he being modest, or was he trying to throw us off guard, I'd love to know. Another funny thing is that when Obama introduced Biden, he called him the \"next president\" of the United States! Did "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1755135359530636913/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1755135359530636913\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1755135359530636913"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1755135359530636913"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/obamas-vp-is-here.html","title":"Obama's VP Is Here!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-1190563928800395746"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-22T16:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-22T17:08:33.139-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gymnastics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"China"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Olympics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Contraversy"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Are They 14-Years-Old Or Not?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"They sure look like it to me! For those of you who watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics or are up-to-date about it, I'm sure you know the story. Several girls on the Chinese gymnastics team have raised some brows about their true age. The legal age to participate in the Olympics is 16, however there has been speculation that they are actually 13 or 14. Where's the proof you ask? Check it out here. In "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/1190563928800395746/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d1190563928800395746\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1190563928800395746"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/1190563928800395746"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/are-they-14-years-old-or-not.html","title":"Are They 14-Years-Old Or Not?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-6355875317976283135"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-22T16:41:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-22T16:55:04.422-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Asif Ali Zardari"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pakistan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Presidency"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Benazir Bhutto"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bhutto's Widower Up Next For Presidency?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Last December in a suicide bombing leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated. Now with Current President Musharraf finally removed from power, there has been talks of Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari, has been rumored to be proposed as next president. People's feelings are currently divided over the issue as he has been known as Mr. 10%, when some allegations were brought up that he pocketed money "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6355875317976283135/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6355875317976283135\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6355875317976283135"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6355875317976283135"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/bhuttos-widower-up-next-for-presidency.html","title":"Bhutto's Widower Up Next For Presidency?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-2694652924608056205"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-21T15:55:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-21T16:11:17.727-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Michael Phelps"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cheating"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Olympics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Milorad Cavic"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Did Phelps Cheat?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"When someone becomes famous and excels at something, there are always haters. When you're the number one swimmer in the world, the same thing is bound to happen. There has been speculation that Michael Phelps cheated in his seventh race, and lost the race to Milorad Cavic of Serbia (Actually born in the US, and has dual citizenship). The story behind it is that Omega the Swiss watch brand "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/2694652924608056205/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d2694652924608056205\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2694652924608056205"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/2694652924608056205"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/did-phelps-cheat.html","title":"Did Phelps Cheat?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5518003137531775322"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-21T15:45:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-21T15:55:26.826-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joe Lieberman"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"We Have A Winner!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama has decided on who he wants to make his VP. \"I won't comment on anything else until I introduce our running mate to the world,\" he said today. \"That's all you're going to get out of me.\" Great, so now we have to wait until the convention... I think it has got to be Hillary Clinton, because he knows for a fact all the hypocritical Clinton supporters "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5518003137531775322/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5518003137531775322\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5518003137531775322"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5518003137531775322"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/we-have-winner.html","title":"We Have A Winner!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8482207346821352679"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-20T16:27:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-21T15:55:37.612-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Poland"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NATO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Russia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ballistic Missiles"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Poland's Biggest Mistake Yet"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Today, Poland and the United States signed an agreement allowing to base U.S. ballistic missile interceptors in Poland. This has been talked about for some months, and has angered Russia profoundly. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski signed the deal, and claimed it was a step forward towards international cooperation. \"It will help both the [NATO] "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8482207346821352679/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8482207346821352679\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8482207346821352679"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8482207346821352679"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/polands-biggest-mistake-yet.html","title":"Poland's Biggest Mistake Yet"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-7732223507247752404"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-20T01:40:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-20T01:41:55.505-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"YouTube"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Israel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Random"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Boycott"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Is This Supposed To Be A Joke???"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I got this in a Forward from a Jewish friend, I don't get if it's supposed to be funny or serious. Maybe it is because I'm kind of slow on catching these things. What do you think?"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/7732223507247752404/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d7732223507247752404\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7732223507247752404"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/7732223507247752404"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/is-this-supposed-to-be-joke.html","title":"Is This Supposed To Be A Joke???"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-9112635216371642172"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-19T17:59:00.001-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-19T18:12:50.458-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vice Presidency"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joe Biden"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Presidential Election"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Potential VP Candidate Doesn't Want To Be VP"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"With the democratic convention not far away, there has been a lot of talk about who should be Presidential Candidate Barack Obama's Vice President. People find that if Hillary Clinton is not appointed to VP, Obama will lose to McCain, as Hillary supporter votes will go to Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain. I've discussed this in a blog before called, 'Democrats Are A Bunch Of "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/9112635216371642172/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d9112635216371642172\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9112635216371642172"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/9112635216371642172"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/potential-vp-candidate-doesnt-want-to.html","title":"Potential VP Candidate Doesn't Want To Be VP"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-5574337644856494073"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-18T18:42:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-18T18:54:17.026-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blake peeble"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ignorance"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guitar Hero"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"High school"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Boy Drops Out Of High School For Guitar Hero"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Blake Peebles a 16-year-old from North Carolina, has decided to drop out of high school to play Guitar Hero full-time! Blake plans to join a group of players to make playing video games as a job. Having won numerous Guitar Hero tournaments, he believes he can make money with it.Supposedly, top gamers can earn around $80,000 a year at tops, yet $25,000 is more common. Blake's parents were okay "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/5574337644856494073/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d5574337644856494073\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5574337644856494073"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/5574337644856494073"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/boy-drops-out-of-high-school-for-guitar.html","title":"Boy Drops Out Of High School For Guitar Hero"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-8330642233785699944"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-17T17:14:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-17T17:41:16.877-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Yao Ming"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NBA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"2008 Olympics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hamed Ehadadi"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why Politics Shouldn't Be In Sports..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"There has been a sudden interest by the NBA with Iranian Olympian Hamed Ehadadi. Who towers at 7'2\", however the league office has written a letter forbidden the 30 teams of the NBA of even discussing a contract with Ehadadi. The reason is because of his Iranian nationality! The NBA is seeking a license from the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets, to allow them to negotiate with Ehadadi.So the NBA is "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/8330642233785699944/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d8330642233785699944\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8330642233785699944"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/8330642233785699944"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/why-politics-shouldnt-be-in-sports.html","title":"Why Politics Shouldn't Be In Sports..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-309153319437723157"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-17T16:56:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-17T17:40:39.399-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"President"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Impeachment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Musharraf"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pakistan"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Musharraf Saying Good-Bye To Pakistani Politics?"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is finally being pushed to resign, for the past year's havoc he has mainly caused. The ruling coalition has finalized impeachment charges, and think it is better he remove himself and cause less trouble. Musharraf has been around Pakistani politics since 1999, I think the people are in need of something new after practically a decade. America is even read to "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/309153319437723157/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d309153319437723157\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/309153319437723157"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/309153319437723157"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/musharraf-saying-good-bye-to-pakistani.html","title":"Musharraf Saying Good-Bye To Pakistani Politics?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Holly"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04901137982725039834"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"09264730604908784711"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8169294634117973762.post-3599092282555377522"},"published":{"$t":"2008-08-16T19:48:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-08-20T16:14:04.221-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Freedom Of Speech"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Documentries"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Videos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Free"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Best Thing To Arrive Since TIVO!"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"I was looking around randomly on the Internet for documentaries, and I found this amazing site, it's called 'FreeDocumentaries.Org'. You should check it out, and definitely bookmark it as your favorite websites. I'd rather watch documentaries all day than movies, at least you learn something from them! I just finished watching 'Super Size Me', on there (I'll write a commentrary about it soon). 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Now I find out it has been pushed back until July 2009! WTH?Turns out, Daniel Radcliffe aka 'Harry Potter' has a show in London that is more important, and as a result must be pushed back a year. The show is called 'Equus' which he "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/feeds/6441688484691060929/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8169294634117973762\u0026postID\u003d6441688484691060929\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6441688484691060929"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8169294634117973762/posts/default/6441688484691060929"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.politicallyaffiliated.com/2008/08/harry-potter-pushes-back-film-year.html","title":"Harry Potter Pushes Back Film A Year!"}],"aut