Let's Impeach the President for Lyin'

It's never too late!

Now that the senate committee investigating the reasons given by Bush and Cheney for America to go to war has concluded that they lied, America is sleeping through it, distracted by high gas and oil prices and campaign politics like whether or not the "next guy" will be any good...

It seems easy for some to forget the war now, but as it continues taking lives everyday, let's remember how it started. For history's sake IMPEACH BUSH and set the record straight on what a president can and cannot do so that other presidents in the future will have a legal example to look to.

ACT NOW.

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Barack Obama Wins!

Meet your new President Elect...



Our Votes have been Heard...

...Barack Obama Wins the Presidency of the United States of America!

In his first speech as President Elect Barack Obama said it all "Change has come to America"

God Bless America and God Bless every American Citizen!

Sleep easy, Change is here!

Zak xx

"...With Liberty and Justice for All!"

Sen. Barack Obama's Grandmother Dies on Eve of Election

This is extremly tragic news, Sen. Barack Obama's Grandmother, Madelyn Dunham has passed away at age 86 on the eve of the Presidential Election.

Sen. Obama released a statement today it said "She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility,"

"She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure."

Obama and his sister asked that donations be made for the search for a cure for cancer in lieu of flowers. A small private ceremony will be held "at a later date."

Their family will be in our thoughts and prayers, Stay strong Barack.



R.I.P.
Madelyn Dunham
1922-2008

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John McCain's Rage is a National Security Concern

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On a more positive note, Today is also John Lennon's 68th Birthday!

Happy Birthday John!

Happy Anniversary

Happy Anniversary ZakMeents.com!

One year ago today, I posted the my first bit of writing under the domain name "ZakMeents.com".

Time flies - Enjoy every minute!

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A Worthwhile Cause - Please Read!

Dear Readers,

My Grandmother (Jeanette Meents) lost her battle with breast cancer in 1986 before I had the honor of meeting her, So in honor of her, I have recently accepted the challenge to raise funds to save a life by joining the Because I Care(TM) fundraising program for the Susan G. Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure®. I want to help in the fight against breast cancer. I am also walking in the Susan G. Komen Arkansas Race for the Cure® on Saturday, October, 11th in memory of her.

One in eight women will be stricken with breast cancer in her lifetime. In Arkansas, a mammogram costs an estimated $150. By helping me raise that amount you can help me save a life. The more we raise, the more the Arkansas Affiliate can give back to fund vital breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs in our own community and support the national search for a cure.

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Vice Presidential Debate

I think calling last nights vice presidential debate a bloodbath or completely one-sided would be without a doubt an understatement.

Sarah Palin refused to answer ANY question that moderator Gwen Ifill asked her during the debate. Instead she gave a half ass comment on some other issue she picked, seemingly, out of the air. She tried to keep most of those comments about Energy or Alaska, Her obvious safety zones. Although she has never given her ideas on how to fix the energy crisis, and she also still thinks humans had absolutely nothing at all to do with the global warming crisis. I suppose we could just blame it on the Iraqi people, Osama Bin Laden, or some Sovereign nation with a lot of what we want...Money!

Both Senator [Joe] Biden and Gov. Palin tried to play the "I'm an average Joe" card throughout the evening. Joe Biden talked about how he was a "Scrappy kid from Scranton" and Sarah Palin obnoxiously "winked" at the cameras [see above picture] and said things like "Darn Right" and "Heck Yeah" before and after almost every sentence. Gov. Palin also referred to every day Americans as "Joe Six Pack" and of course the ever annoying "Hockey Mom" phrase was used a few too many times as well.

Both Senator Biden and Gov. Palin agreed on one thing that neither party with allow gay marriages because it is not sanctioned by the bible. I would like to add that pre-marital sex is also not sanctioned by the church yet we all know that Sarah Palin's 17 year old daughter is unwed and pregnant.

The Republicans also have a new game they like to play. It goes something like, If the Democrats mention anything at all about the atrocity that is the Bush Administration they say something like "How can you promote change if you keep looking at things in the past". It's almost laughable that they do this. They are obviously scared that people might figure out that if they vote in John McCain it will be without a doubt Four More Years of George W. Bush! Which I can understand why they are scared, nearly all of John McCain's issues are the exact same as George W. Bush's!

All in all Senator Joe Biden won the debate. He answered every question and responded to every lie that Gov. Palin tried to lay on the American people. Even McCain supporting Republicans said this morning things like "You know how when you get a new job you are watched very closely for any mistakes? Well, I think that Sarah Palin would have been fired within the first 5 minutes of the debate." She completely embarrassed herself and the Republican ticket last night.

Barack Obama's Blueprint For Change

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Signs of Hope and Change

We are being Robbed...

I got an email from Michael Moore this morning with some startling information in it. So I did some research and thought you all should know what I now know.

Let me cut to the chase. The biggest robbery in the history of this country is taking place as you read this. Though no guns are being used, 300 million hostages are being taken. Make no mistake about it: After stealing a half trillion dollars to line the pockets of their war-profiteering backers for the past five years, after lining the pockets of their fellow oilmen to the tune of over a hundred billion dollars in just the last two years, Bush and his cronies -- who must soon vacate the White House -- are looting the U.S. Treasury of every dollar they can grab. They are swiping as much of the silverware as they can on their way out the door.

No matter what they say, no matter how many scare words they use, they are up to their old tricks of creating fear and confusion in order to make and keep themselves and the upper one percent filthy rich.

For example, Before the "War on Terror" began the Bush-Cheney Administration tried (and succeeded) to scare the American citizens into an unnecessary "War of Profits". The (Republican) Government will try and take down anything they can that tries to tell the truth about their untruths and they call it "Propaganda", They might even call my simple little blog "Propaganda" But, They are wrong. Real propaganda was when they and the mainstream media blasted through our televisions everyday and every night the words that scare everyone...Weapons of Mass Destruction! Saddam had something to do with 9-11! They will attack us tomorrow if we don't attack them first!

All of that happened and now we are over a half-trillion dollars deep into this "war". And guess what? They are at it again, Propagandizing us into another mistake for us citizens but a very profitable outcome (or income however you want to look at it) for the administration and friends.

Today they screech through the t.v. screens things like, The end is near! Panic! Recession! The Great Depression! Y2K! Bird flu! Killer bees! We must pass the bailout bill today!

NOTHING in this "bailout" package will lower the price of the gas you have to put in your car to get to work. NOTHING in this bill will protect you from losing your home. NOTHING in this bill will give you health insurance.

You may say what does Heath Insurance have to do with the Wall Street collapse?

It has everything to do with it. This so-called "collapse" was triggered by the massive defaulting and foreclosures going on with people's home mortgages. Do you know why so many Americans are losing their homes? To hear the Republicans describe it, it's because too many working class idiots were given mortgages that they really couldn't afford. Here's the truth: The number one cause of people declaring bankruptcy is because of medical bills. Let me state this simply: If we had had universal health coverage, this mortgage "crisis" may never have happened. Hmmm...Think about it.

This bailout's mission is to protect the obscene amount of wealth that has been accumulated in the last eight years. It's to protect the top shareholders who own and control corporate America. It's to make sure their yachts and mansions and "way of life" go uninterrupted while the rest of America suffers and struggles to pay the bills. Let the rich suffer for once. Let them pay for the bailout. We are spending 400 million dollars a day on the war in Iraq. Let them end the war immediately and save us all another half-trillion dollars!

They are hoping Congress will act fast before they stop to think, before we have a chance to stop them ourselves. So stop reading this and do something -- NOW! Here's what you can do immediately:

1. Call or e-mail Senator Obama. Tell him he does not need to be sitting there trying to help prop up Bush and Cheney and the mess they've made. Tell him we know he has the smarts to slow this thing down and figure out what's the best route to take. Tell him the rich have to pay for whatever help is offered. Use the leverage we have now to insist on a moratorium on home foreclosures, to insist on a move to universal health coverage, and tell him that we the people need to be in charge of the economic decisions that affect our lives, not the barons of Wall Street.

2. Take to the streets. Participate in one of the hundreds of quickly-called demonstrations that are taking place all over the country (especially those near Wall Street and DC).

3. Call your Representative in Congress and your Senators. (click here to find their phone numbers). Tell them what you told Senator Obama.

The reason so many Democrats are behind this is because Wall Street this weekend put a gun to their heads and said either turn over the $700 billion or the first thing we'll start blowing up are the pension funds and 401(k)s of your middle class constituents. The Democrats are scared they may make good on their threat. But this is not the time to back down or act like the typical Democrat we have witnessed for the last eight years. The Democrats handed a stolen election over to Bush. The Democrats gave Bush the votes he needed to invade a sovereign country. Once they took over Congress in 2007, they refused to pull the plug on the war. And now they have been cowered into being accomplices in the crime of the century.

You must Call them Now and tell them "NO!" If we let them do this, just imagine how hard it will be to get anything good done when President Obama is in the White House. THESE DEMOCRATS ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS THE BACKBONE WE GIVE THEM. CALL CONGRESS NOW.

Do what you must to take back what is yours!

Thanks for reading. NOW -- MAKE THOSE PHONE CALLS!

The link again is:

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

John McCain TV...

I hate how he tells others to make up their mind on certain issues when he needs to make up his on the really important ones!

Introducing...

...The "Real" Sarah Palin!

If you know anything about anything it's not hard to tell that this poor lady has bit off more than she can chew. She is from a small-town in Alaska called Wasilla, which is basically a tiny town of strip malls and gun shops along the state highway. Palin likes to play up her small-town roots (and have others play it up for her), For example, At the Republican National Convention during Fred Thompson speech he said "She's from a small-town with small-town values.". I suppose that would be a good thing if Wasilla and the surrounding valleys weren't recently named the meth capital of Alaska, with 42 meth labs busted in a single year.

She (and a few other Republicans) have been caught lying over and over, I would like to point out some of those lies and tell you the facts.

I will start with one straight from the mouth of Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain, Trying to "highlight" Palin's national-security credentials, He says, "She's been to Kuwait. She's been over there. She has been with her troops." When in fact she never even had a passport before 2007, when she made a brief photo-op trip to Germany . She has never been to Iraq and has never met with a single foreign head of state.

John McCain was also quoted while introducing Palin as saying "I found someone who stopped government from wasting taxpayers' money." while in fact that "someones" signature accomplishment as mayor was building a $15 million hockey arena that plunged the city into debt. Broke ground on the project without finalizing the city's purchase of the land; the resulting fiasco cost Wasilla $1.5 million - roughly $200 per resident. Also as Governor, She sought travel reimbursement for 312 nights she spent in her own home! In that same introduction McCain said "She's fought oil companies." When really, She collected $13,000 in campaign contributions from oil and gas lobbyists, including Exxon, BP, Shell, and Chevron. BP was also a sponsor of her inaugural ball.

I hope you all don't think this person is qualified to run the country (if something should happen to fathertime)just because she had control over a town smaller than the bleacher section at Fenway Park. She is so WRONG for this job. Even pop magazines have said "Sarah Palin is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the modern United States. She's a new low in reptilian villainy, the ultimate cynical masterwork of puppeteers like Karl Rove. But more than that, she is a horrifying symbol of how little we ask for in return for our political power. Not only is Sarah Palin a fraud, she's the tawdreist, most half-assed fraud imaginable, 20 floors below the lowest common denominator, a character too dumb even for daytime TV."

I would like nothing more than to continue talking about this cross-eyed, rifle-toting, serial pregnant, obviously doomed-to-fail joke of a Bible-thumping Moose killer, who thinks God lobbies for oil pipelines. But, It's getting late. I will continue this soon.

Thanks for reading.

Early Warning Signs of a Bad McCain-Palin Administration

Alaska Governor and Republican Vice-President Nominee Sarah Palin expenses are under scrutiny.

Gov. Palin billed taxpayer for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a "per diem" allowance intended to cover expenses while traveling on state business.

I can telling you one thing, If you want another 4 years of George W. Bush vote for McCain-Palin But, If you want (Positive) CHANGE, Vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden this November!

OBAMA 08

Deadly Rockslide In Egypt

18 people are dead and over 35 injured in a small town outside of Cairo, Egypt, When at least 8 (some the size of a small house) fell from the Muqattam cliffs and buried about 50 homes in Manshiyet Nasr.

Officials fear there could be up to 500 people buried under the hundreds of tons of rock that fell on the small town.

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Sarah Palin Fundraised $8 Million for Obama/Biden Campaign

The factually innaccurate and exaggerated speech Sarah Palin gave bashing Barack Obama and Joe Biden at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday inspired 130,000 people to donate money to the Obama/Biden campaign.

To the tune of $8 million in 24 hours!

McCain/Palin Campaign No Longer Have (A) "Heart"

Rocker ladies Heart have taken legal action against the GOP ticket.

Lawyers for Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson have issued cease-and-desist letters to the McCain/Palin campaign, demanding that their 1977 hit Barracuda not be used as Palin's theme song. Palin's nickname amongst friends and family is "Barracuda Sarah", I don't think I want someone with that nickname in taking over office if something were to happen to Father Time (Aka - John McCain).

Barracuda was used on Thursday night both to introduce Palin and on the heels of McCain's acceptance speech, at the close of the Republican National Convention.

Musicians of the world must not like McCain/Palin, last week Van Halen spoke out against the McCain campaign for using one of their tunes.

Meet Joe Biden

Barack Obama Has Choosen His Vice President

I recieve emails from the Obama Campain daily, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day. Most of them I read just to stay up-to-date with his campain But, none of them really interest me all that much. Today was different, I recieved a very important message from Barack:

Subject: The Next Vice President

Zak --

I have some important news that I want to make official.

I've chosen Joe Biden to be my running mate.

Joe and I will appear for the first time as running mates this afternoon in Springfield, Illinois -- the same place this campaign began more than 19 months ago.

I'm excited about hitting the campaign trail with Joe.

Thanks for you support,

Barack



I don't know a lot about Joe Biden but, I will do my research and tell everyone what I think.

Exxon Mobil's New Record

Exxon Mobil has broken its own profit record, Banking $11.7 Billion during the 2nd Quarter - The most profitable quarter for any business history. This means Exxon Mobil made about $90,000 per minute. Despite the record, Exxon Mobil's profit fell short of Wall Streets estimates, and the companies stock fell about 2%.

Analysts say Exxon Mobil spent just 1% of its $41 Billion in profits last year on Alternative Energy Sources.

Everyone needs to realize that this will never change if we all don't do something about this, Think of others ways to do things. We are going to have to change, There is no way around that. Why not now? Before the funnel anymore of our money into their accounts.

The Administration's Secret Meeting

Investigative journalist, Seymour Hersh has revealed the bush administration recently held a meeting in Vice President Cheney office to discuss ways of provoking a war with Iran. Hersh said It was discussed during the meeting to stage an incident where it would appear that Iranian boats had attack U.S. forces in the Strait of Harmoose.

In a recent Press Conference Hersh said that there were many different ideas mentioned in the meeting. He says, "The one that interested me the most was, Why don't we build - We! In our shipyards - 4 or 5 Iranian boats that look exactly like Iranian PT boat, Put Navy Seals on them (with a lot of arms) and next time one of our boats goes through the Strait of Harmoose start a shoot-up." He also mentions that it was also said that "Sure, It will cost some lives but..."

Just so everyone knows, if anything like this was to happen - It wasn't an accident!

...And remember that we can still impeach the President and Vice President. What are we waiting for?

We Can Solve It

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The Reece Fleming Story

This is so sad, yet touching.

Reece Fleming was diagnosed with leukaemia back in 2004 when he was just 4 years old.

He battled the disease for years until this May, when doctors gave the 8 year old boy only a few weeks to live.

The family decided to try and help him achieve most of his goals before he would pass. And one of those was to marry his school sweetheart, Elleanor Purgslove.

Reece's mother said "When we found out that we only had a few weeks with him we tried to do absolutely everything with him that we could. Him and Ellie had been 'special friends' for a couple of years but then they broke up. We said we'd have a pirate party, and Ellie came. She went to visit Reece a few times in hospital as well."

Then during a recent laser tag party, Reece "proposed" to his little friend.

After she accepted, their parents arranged a pretend wedding at Reece's home.

The families went out to dinner in the mayor's limousine and organized the wedding with rings and even a fictional certificate.

The kids got married on July 4th. And Reece told his mom, "I can go now," after his wedding wish had been fulfilled.

His mom added, "He was so proud of her, and we were proud of them both."

The following day after the wedding, Reece died at home with his family.

During the funeral, the mourners followed a horse-draw hearse on foot.

His mom added, "Even on the Saturday that he died, he got out of bed and walked to the sofa. He always tried walking, right to the end, so we thought if he walked for us then we would walk for him."

What an amazing little boy.

Bosnian Serb Under Arrest in War Crimes

Radovan Karadzic, one of the world’s most wanted war criminals for his part in the massacre of nearly 8,000 Muslim men and boys, was arrested Monday, ending a 13-year hunt.

Hmmm...Is this what it is going to be like with Osama Bin Laden? Eventually we just forget about him? Or perhaps we already have...? I thought with all the work we are putting into this "hunt" we would have found him by now. Faster than you can say "Black Gold, Texas Tea!"

Old News, Still Funny.

In case you missed it - The Reverend Jesse Jackson's Comments about Senator Obama...



Classic.

Beyond Belief - A Film By Beth Murphy

CLICK HERE! CLICK HERE! CLICK HERE!

Synopsis: Two strangers, Patti Quigley and Susan Retik, formed a common bond in their grief when both lost their husbands on Sept. 11, 2001. This documentary chronicles what they did with that unimaginable loss, traveling to Afghanistan to meet women there also widowed by violence. Director Beth Murphy follows Quigley and Retik as they discover that although they are worlds apart, they share a kinship with their Middle Eastern counterparts.

Sudanese President is Charged with Genocide

We are one step closer step closer to Saving the people Darfur!

International Court accuses Sudan President Omar al-Bashir of trying to wipe out Darfur tribes.

Filing charges Monday against Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said the Sudanese leader had developed a new way of perpetrating humanity's ultimate crime. "Al-Bashir is executing this genocide without gas chambers, without bullets, without machetes," prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo told reporters at The Hague-based court. "The desert will do it for him. It is a genocide by attrition."

Moreno-Ocampo filed 10 charges against al-Bashir related to a campaign of extermination the U.N. says has claimed 300,000 lives and driven 2.5 million people from their homes. Those who survive are preyed upon by the government-backed janjaweed Arab militia and regular troops, Moreno-Ocampo said.

A three-judge panel is expected to take two to three months to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant against President Omar al-Bashir.

I will be forming a petition to have an arrest warrant against al-Bashir soon.

We are so close!!! Let's not give up now. This is such good news.

R.I.P. - Olive Riley

Olive Riley, an australian lady known for being the "Worlds Oldest Blogger" has passed away. She was 108.

With her last posting talking about her ailing health but also how she still sings a happy song every day.

Visit her blog at www.allaboutolive.com.au !

Obama - "I've Seen Worse"

I'm sure all of you have seen this doodle. There are a lot of things that come to mind when I look at it. I will be honest, At first I laughed. But, there are so many things wrong with this photo. There are a lot of cowards who are petrified of having an (half) African American President (Not to mention he has all his hair and it isn't gray!). The world seems to have turned into such a negative place. People will do anything for attention. This photo is extremely racist and false.

All I can say is Don't believe everything you see or read. It is a cartoon, Do you ever take cartoons seriously? Thought not.

CLICK HERE to watch Barack Obama's reaction to the cover!

This Commercial Cost $5 Million to Make!

CLICK HERE to view the commercial the cost $5 million dollars to make.

That is ridiculous! They could have spent that money on something better (Starving Children, Homeless, Disaster Victims, Darfur, Etc.) But instead they spend it on an ugly little car...

They make (really good) movies for under just $1 Million.

But wait, Giselle (Bundchen) HAD to get paid $2.5 million and Silvester Stallone, $1 million.

Sad.

Dirt-Bag

As you all know, I post photos of the people I am writing about. Well I don't think this guy deserves his face in anything but a mugshot.

Last year 17 year old, Nick Hogan (Son of Ex-Pro Wrestler Hulk Hogan) thought it would be a good idea to drink and drive and got into a horrific car crash. Leaving his 'best friend' in critical condition and him with a bruise or two.

He is currently trying to get out of serving 8 months in jail. He should be in far a very very long time. What he did was reckless and irresponsible, He deserves much more than what they gave him. But, He continues to complain.

CLICK HERE to view a video of the way his 'best friend' now lives.

- 6 hours a day in the Inmate Property Division, Monday-Friday
- 3 hours a week in video visitation
- Unlimited attorney visits
- 1 hour of recreation per day

Here is a transcript from a conversation Nick had with his Mother, Linda. As expected she babies him and makes it seem like the courts decision was completely asinine. Like I said he should be in jail for a very long time. He got of so lucky, His friend can't walk or talk because of him and he is whining about 8 months!

Nick Bollea: "Had I known this, I would have rather gone to trial or I would rather, you know, appeal the case or something. I can't deal with this for eight months. It's like the size of my bathroom."

Linda Bollea: "Oh!"

Nick: "No windows or nothing. Just one little top bed thing."

Linda: "Oh my God!"

Nick: "All you do is sit there and think, and there's nothing to think about."

Linda: "We'll get through it."

Nick: "Yeah."

Linda: "Prove to everyone you've learned your lesson and be more careful."

Gore Endorses Obama

Today, Former Vice President and Environmental Activist, Al Gore has officially endorsed Democratic Nominee Barack Obama for President.

Obama 08!

Barack HUSSEIN Obama

This is a 2 part post - Please read both parts - Thanks & Enjoy

Part 1 - Barack Hussein Obama

The fact that people mention Democratic Nominee Barack Obama's middle name "Hussein" in a negative way or try and persuade the uneducated voters by "scaring" them with it (I'm assuming that it is in reference to Former Iraq Ruler President Saddam Hussein) absolutely disgusts me, Let's be honest and THINK about it for a second instead of jumping to conclusions just so you have something "interesting" to talk about over dinner. Just because you share the same name as someone doesn't mean you are going to be like that person, anybody with a brain should know that. I have a good friend named Timothy - Uh Oh! That's the same first name as Timothy McVay that must mean he is going to blow up a building! Or my friend Charlie - He is going to start a cult and have people killed by his followers because he has the same first name as Charlie Manson. Yeah, Sounds like an absolute joke - Just like the people who mention Democratic Nominee Barack Obama's middle name.

Please try and get your information from a creditable resource and not simply from "chain emails".

Part 2 - Separate Church from State

I realize that talking about religion is like talking about Martin Luther King Jr. at a Clan rally. You will inevitably offend somebody. But, I have things that I believe people need to hear.

My views on the whole deal are simple, I 100% think everyone needs to believe in something but, Instead of believing in some golden finger from the sky, I choose to believe in myself - which I think is far more believable, I can see myself and let's be honest when you can see something that kind of helps with its credibility a little bit, Don't you think? Then people ask "What? Do you believe in the 'Big Bang Theory'?" My answer is - Number One, The "Big Bang" has been scientifically proven plausible, But I choose to just think that I'm here and I want to live my life how I choose, Not having to live up to the standards of someone/thing that is considered "Perfect". I will post my personal email address at the bottom of the post for all the hate mail, But wait! If you believe in God you can't Hate or Judge, So don't judge my views or send me hate mail or God has a place for you where you will burn, suffer, and not be able to die! But...He loves you.

The second part of this post is called "Separate Church from State" because 99% of the wars or global conflict has been started because of religion. And like I said you never know who you will offend.

OBAMA 08

... And as promised - ZakMeents@Gmail.Com

Thanks for reading,

-Zak

Clinton Endorses Obama

Hillary Clinton officially ended her campaign in a speech today and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president.

She Said, "I endorse him and throw my full support behind him. And I ask all of you to join me in working as hard for Barack Obama as you have for me."

Obama '08

Barack Obama's Democratic Nomination Victory Speech

September 11th Revisited

CLICK HERE To view the Full-Length Movie (For FREE) Online!

Clinton to back Obama on Saturday

Hillary Clinton will suspend her presidential run (Finally!) this week, her campaign said. She will host an event Saturday to thank backers and "express her support for Sen. [Barack] Obama."

OBAMA-CLINTON = American Dream!

A Message from our Nominee

I'm about to take the stage in St. Paul and announce that we have won the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.

It's been a long journey, and we should all pause to thank Hillary Clinton, who made history in this campaign. Our party and our country are better off because of her.

I want to make sure you understand what's ahead of us. Earlier tonight, John McCain outlined a vision of America that's very different from ours -- a vision that continues the disastrous policies of George W. Bush.

But this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past and bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love.

It's going to take hard work, but thanks to you and millions of other donors and volunteers, no one has ever been more prepared for such a challenge.

Thank you for everything you've done to get us here. Let's keep making history.

Barack

Barack Obama Wins Democratic Nomination!

Barack Obama claimed victory in the Democratic presidential campaign tonight making history as the first African-American to lead a U.S. major-party ticket.

I have waited too long to write these words...

...Barack Obama is the Democratic Nominee!

It is truly a Time For Change!

Obama 08!

Democratic Nomination at Barack Obama's Fingertips

Barack Obama is tip-toeing closer to the Democratic nomination as endorsements from superdelegates roll in. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, has indicated she is open to being Obama's running mate.

It's about time!

Obama is only 10 Delegates shy of the nomination, whereas Hillary is well over 100 away.

Obama 08!

Ted Kennedys Brain Surgery "Successful"

Sen. Edward Kennedy is out of surgery for a brain tumor at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina, a family spokeswoman said today. The procedure "was successful and accomplished our goals," his neurosurgeon said in a statement.

Get well soon!

She's at it again.

Hillary Clinton was qouted earlier saying she's "Not ready for a Political Obituary".

If she doesn't stop her narrow-minded, ego-trip, Search for the Oval Office doors, We will have to write an obituary for the Democratic party.

Obama 08.

It's about that time...

I have said before, it's now time to drop out.

Go gracefully!

Our "Dream" ticket is above.

Gross.

After researching for over 4 years it is estimated that 1 in ever 4 TEENAGE girls has some form of an STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease).

Watch yourself and use a condom!

What can be done with our promiscuous country?

Devastating.

China has announced three days of national mourning as the death toll from last week's devastating earthquake rose to more than 32,000

Please keep these people in your Minds and Hearts in these devastating times.

Awesome!

Go out and get REGISTERED!!!

Obama Takes Full Lead

Barack Obama takes a full lead over Billary Clinton in total Votes And Superdelegates!

Barack Obama - Total Votes - 1,868 Superdelegates - 276
Hillary Clinton - Total Votes - 1,697 Superdelegates - 273

Total Votes Needed to win Nomination - 2,025

El camino del Rey - Pretty Intense

Originally built in 1901, this walkway now serves as an aproach to makinodromo, the famous climbing sector of El Chorro.

Serious - Breaking News (Info on Me)

The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has been arrested, an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman tells The Associated Press.

That is Great news! As far as I'm concerned it's the most important thing to happen in this War to "Take down the terrorist threat".

I haven't been posting a lot lately - I apologize for that. I have been extremely busy these past few days as I am graduating Tomorrow!

I Promise I will be posting on a regular basis after this weekend.

Thanks for reading,

-Zak

Clinton: "I Have To Win"

Sen. Hillary Clinton today acknowledged her White House bid is on the line in Pennsylvania, as primary voters headed to the polls. "I have to win," Clinton told reporters. "And I'm going to do everything I can to win."...We all know, And thats a bit scary.

Pope Benedict XVI Departs U.S.

Pope Benedict XVI concluded his six-day visit to the U.S. with a final address, calling on people worldwide to pursue "justice and peaceful co-existence." Earlier, the pope capped his U.S. visit by celebrating Mass with a crowd of 60,000 at Yankee Stadium and offering prayers to the victims of 9/11 at Ground Zero.

"Justice and Peaceful Co-Existence"?

Sounds like a GREAT idea to me, Lets do it!

In Loving Memory...

Today is the 9th anniversary of the Columbine High School Massacre.

15 innocent lives were lost 9 years ago today.

Let us remember those lost.

End School Violence, Now!

Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project

The goal of this outreach project is to create a safer, healthier and better life for impoverished children and their families in South Africa, especially those suffering from HIV/AIDS. The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project was created by Charlize Theron, in partnership with the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF).

As its first mission, the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project is working in collaboration with Oprah's Angel Network to provide lead funding to create a mobile health and computer unit designed to improve the health and social development of youth in Umkhanyakude District in South Africa.

The mobile health clinic was officially launched on November 8, 2007 at a school assembly attended by local dignitaries, representatives from Oprah's Angel Network and Ms. Theron.

Approximately 3,000 students at four high schools now receive at least one scheduled visit per year with a nurse, attend a one-hour session with an HIV counselor, complete a minimum of 4 90-minute computer training sessions, and go through 4 ninety-minute workshops on health education, with a special focus on preventing HIV. The unit visits each school — Nkosana, Silethukukhanya, Madwaleni and Nhliziyo — for one week each month.

CLICK HERE to Donate Now!
CLICK HERE to View The Official Webstie!

There Is No Excuse For This!

Two teens, 18-year-old Melvin Blevins and 16-year old Angel Dailey have been charged with corrupting/endangering a child in Pataskala, Ohio, after police say they forced a toddler (age 2!!!) to smoke pot and videotaped the whole thing.

Authorities learned of the tape after a Columbus, Ohio, pawn shop dealer found it in a camcorder.

Police received the video of the toddler on Monday.

According to the report, the toddler inhales and then chokes on the pot in the video. After that, the video shows 'a man' who we assume to be Blevins, mimicking the toddler's coughing.

These are the kind of people who need to be taken off the streets for good!

Truly, Truly Sick!

In Loving Memory...

It was one year ago today that the horrific massacre at Virginia Tech happened, unnecessarily resulting in the deaths of 32 students and professors.

Let us remember those we have lost.

America Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Washington DC Today, his first pontifical visit to the United States.

Barack Obama on Darfur

Voices from Darfur (Save Darfur Ad)

400,000 are Dead
3 Million Displaced
2.5 Million Rely on Food Aid

Help Save Darfur Now!

UNICEF, Please support the appeal.

This commerical is helping vaccines for babies around the world. It's saving millions of babies from being born blind.

The horror of being born blind just because a vaccine that costs 5 cents can't be given is too much too think about...

Thank You, Mr. President

Gas and Oil prices have reached ANOTHER record high in America.

What to do...What to do?

Pete Doherty Jailed!

Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been sentenced to 14 weeks in jail for breaking his probation order.

Probation order says simply, Don't Break The Law...Petey couldn't follow those rules and is now paying the price.

I personally think its a good thing.

If you have tickets to his April 26th London show, don't worry. His record company said the show will be rescheduled and all tickets will be valid for the new date once it has been announced.

I do suggest going out and getting a copy of the new Babyshambles album "Shotter's Nation" - Good Stuff!

Be Safe Pete!

Lights Out - Earth Hour!

You will notice this week that I "turned the lights out" on ZakMeents.com as a gesture to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour.

The reason I do not do this permanently - it saves no energy; modern displays use the same amount of power regardless of what they display. However, you can do something to reduce the energy consumption of your home PC by joining the Climate Savers Computing Initiative.

On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv, will hold events to acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation.

We've turned ours out, Time for you to do the same!

Half-A-Trill!

If you look to the left of the page you will see that we have spent over $500 Billion on the War in Iraq.

When will it end?

Robin Williams Getting Divorced

Funny man Robin Williams and his wife are getting divorced. They have been married for the better part of 20 years and have 2 children together.

It's always sad when someone gets a divorce, but 19 years, That's a very long time in Hollywood (marriage) years.

Stay Strong Robin!

The Question...

I agree 100% with Chelsea on this one. Some things just don't matter (anymore), Please people ask legit questions - That's old news.

Check This Out!

Joe Reilly

Blues-Folk Singer-Songwriter

Joe Reilly is one of the most positive people I have ever met, I've known him for the majority of my life and have yet to see him in a bad mood.

His music is, much like himself, very positive, very uplifting and just great stuff.

To check out Joe Reillys Website CLICK HERE

To buy Joe Reillys Music CLICK HERE

You won't be disappointed - I promise!

Harry Potter - 7 novels & 8 films!

It's official! The last Harry Potter book, Deathly Hallows, will hit the big screen as TWO movies!

The Harry Potter 'People' say , ''There's too much material to cover in one movie. It makes more sense to split it into two.''

Alan Horn, president of Warner Bros. (the studio in charge of all Harry Potter films), said that "it would have been a disservice" to downsize Deathly Hallows into one film.

So in all Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films!

The films are scheduled to be released in November 2010 and May 2011.

Spitzer Swallows?

There she is...Emperors Club VIP the "5 foot 5 inch - petite, very pretty brunette," Call Girl.

She is definitly beautiful - Client 9 aka, Former-New York Governer Eliot Spitzer, Was pleased "Great, OK, wonderful," he said, according to an affidavit.

The Former Goverener was caught arranging the liaison on a federal wiretap. It was the beginning of the end for him, According CNN

It's a Fake

Airborne is a Fraud! The company has just settled a class action lawsuit for $23 million!

"There's no credible evidence that what's in Airborne can prevent colds or protect you from a germy environment," David Schardt, a nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, said in a written statement this week. "Airborne is basically an overpriced, run-of-the-mill vitamin pill that's been cleverly, but deceptively, marketed."

To learn more information about how to receive a refund if you've purchased Airborne, CLICK HERE

Nobody puts Swayze in the Corner

Patrick Swayze has pancreatic cancer, his publicist confirmed on Wednesday.

The average life expectancy of someone diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas is six to nine months, with only 4 percent of patients living more than five years.

Let us all sends our prayers, positive energy and thoughts to him. That he is not in pain. And that his family does not suffer too much either.

Get Well Soon Patrick!

McCain Wins GOP Nomination

John McCain Wins Republican Nomination.

It is reported that tomorrow President Bush will officially endorse McCain - Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

(Ways To Change) Global Warming

Are you ready to change the way you live?

The climate crisis can be solved, Here's how to start.

You can reduce your carbon emission to zero;

Buy energy efficient appliances
-Light bulbs
Change your thermostat (and use clock thermostats) to reduce energy for heating
-Cooling

Weatherize your house,
increase insulation, get an energy audit.
-Recycle

If you can buy a hybrid car, When you can walk or ride a bicycle
Where you can use light rail & mass transit.

Tell your parents not to ruin the world you will live in.
If you are a parent, join with your children to save the world they will live in.

Switch to renewable sources of energy,
-Call your power company to see if they offer Green Energy.
If they don't, ask them why not.

Vote for leaders who pledge to solve the crisis.
Write to Congress.
If they don't listen, run for Congress.

Plant Trees,
Lots of Trees.

Speak up in your community,
Call radio shows and write newspapers.

Insist that America freeze CO2 emissions
-Join international efforts to stop global warming

Reduce our dependence on foreign oil;
Help farmers grow alcohol fuels
Raise fuel economy standards;
Require lower emissions from automobiles

If you believe in prayer,
Pray that people will find the strength to change.
In the words of the old African proverb,
When you pray,
Move your feet.

(Above text from Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth" GO SEE IT! ...Now!)

Learn as much as you can about the climate crisis
Then put your knowledge into action!

Do what is right,

-Zak

United States Attacks Somalia

The United States attacked a "known terrorist target" with precision missiles in southern Somalia on Monday, a U.S. military official said.

As expected there is no confirmation that the attack killed any of the "terrorist" but, there is confirmation that the strike destroyed two houses -- killing three women and three children, and wounding another 20 people.

It seems that the "precision missiles" aren't very precise - Can we get a refund? Honestly, I'm sure the millions of dollars spent on these missiles (and mission) could have been spent to help better our own country...

How many deaths will it take until we realize that too many people have died?

China + Darfur = Olympic Dream

On February 12th 2008, activists in 16 cities on 4 continents called on China to use its considerable influence over the Government of Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur.

Activists delivered a letter to China signed by more the 75 prominent dignitaries from around the world with a plea to take action.

CLICK HERE to read the letter mentioned above

It is far past time to act. We must end this violence now - The people of Darfur cannot wait any longer.

CLICK HERE to send a letter to China President Hu Jintao

450,000 are dead
3 million are displaced
2.5 million rely on food aid

Do what is right. Make a difference.

White House or Bust

While Hillary Clinton falls she is taking the Democratic Party with her and the saddest part is that she doesn't seem to care. As Barack Obama leads the party in votes, It seems Hillary won't give up until she has destroyed the Democratic party completely.

It is out of our hands now. All we can really do is sit back and watch the madness unfold in front of us. Truly sad.

Gary Busey at the Academy Awards

He is out of his mind. Lets hope it is alcohol and not 100% mental.

Mike Huckabee Eats Fried Squirrel

Gross.

Now he has to watch his back, PETA might throw paint on him!

U.S. Defense Analyst Charged with Espionage

Gregg William Bergersen, 51, a United States Defense Department Analyst was accused of passing American military secrets to the Chinese government.

Bergersen is a weapons systems policy analyst at the Defense Department's Defense Security Cooperation Agency in Arlington, Virginia. He is charged with conspiracy to disclose national defense information illegally to unauthorized individuals.

He was arrested and charged with espionage earlier today.

In an unrelated espionage case, federal authorities in California arrested a former Boeing Co. engineer and charged him with working as an unregistered agent and stealing trade secrets for the Chinese government.

Kenneth Wainstein, assistant attorney general for national security said earlier, "These two cases plainly represent the magnitude of the threat we face, It's a threat to our national security and to our economic position in the world," he added, "a threat that is posed by the relentless efforts by foreign intelligence services to penetrate our security systems."

The question is, Why does China want to know our defense secrets?

I will be posting more as the story develops.

U.S. Seeks Death for 9/11 Suspects

The United States Government will seek the death penalty against six Guantanamo Bay detainees who are suspects in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, an Air Force general said Monday.

What happened on September 11, 2001, was a terrible thing and the Convicted killers should pay that price 10 times over, but, Nobody should be put up for Death who has not had a fair trial.

The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution says that "No Person, Shall be deprived of Life, Liberty, or Property without due process of law."

International Law states that, "Anyone who is deprived of his/her liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceeding before a court, in order that the court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his/her detention and order his/her release if the detention is not lawful".

Help the United States Government find someone to Blame!

It's Over

The Writers Strike is Over!!!

The Oscars are going on as scheduled...and Writers are expected to get back to work on Wednesday.

Glad that they got what they Wanted Deserve!

Obama Wins 3 States

Sen. Barack Obama wins Washington, Nebraska and Louisiana Democratic races, CNN projects.

CLICK HERE to Help Support Change! (Barack's Website)

Zak Meents Supports Barack Obama

It is without a doubt a time for change, Barack Obama is that change!

CLICK HERE to donate to Barack's campaign

CLICK HERE to check out Barack's Official Website

Romney Is Out

Gov. Mitt Romney has officially suspended his run for President of the United States.

What happened to see you at the convention? Wait - Nobody cares!

Petition to Help Save The Hill of Tara

Ireland is one of the last places not covered by freeways - Please don't make Ireland look like an American city.

With the growing global awareness of climate change caused by pollution it is those people in positions of power holding many of the keys to our future and by destroying lands like this you are further contributing to the destruction of our beautiful planet - You also have the power to help it survive! Please help save this special place.

CLICK HERE to sign the petition to Help Save The Hill of Tara

CLICK HERE to read about The Hill of Tara and the M3 Motorway

Do what is right!

There is nothing you can't do that can be done.

The Finger of God

There have been at least 52 confirmed deaths after violent storms ripped through Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee yesterday.

My condolunces to the Families and Friends of those lost.

Such a tragedy.

Accidental Overdose

The toxicology results are in, and the NY Medical Examiner's Office ruled Heath Ledger's death an accident based on using and abusing too many prescription medications.

The actor died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine.

The drugs are the generic names for the OxyContin painkiller, the anti-anxiety drug Valium, Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, and the sleep aids Restoril and Unisom. Hydrocodone is another name for Vicodin, a painkiller.

SUPER TUESDAY!

If you live in any of the following states, Get out there and vote in the 2008 presidential primaries!!! These votes are just as important as the finals.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Idaho (Democratic Party Only)
Illinois
Kansas (Democratic Party Only)
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico (Democratic Party Only)
New York
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah

Bush's $3.1 Trillion Dollar Budget

President Bush introduced a $3.1 trillion budget on Monday that supports sizable increases in military spending to fight the war on terrorism and protects his signature tax cuts.

The spending proposal, which shows the government spending $3 trillion in a 12-month period for the first time in history, squeezes most of government outside of national security, and also seeks $196 billion in savings over the next five years in the government's giant health care programs -- Medicare for the elderly and Medicaid for the poor.

Mentally Disabled Women Used as Bombers

Two bombs exploded in a busy market place in Bahdad today. The blasts killed at least 98 people and wounded more than 200 on the holiest day of the week for Muslims.

In both bombings, the attackers were mentally disabled women whose explosive belts were remotely detonated.

Witnesses say the bomber at central Baghdad's al-Ghazl market as the "crazy woman" and that the bomber at a second market had an unspecified birth disability.

Microsoft Offers $44.6 Billion

Microsoft Corp. said on Friday that it had offered to acquire Yahoo Inc. in a proposed cashand stock deal valued at $44.6 billion.

Microsoft said that it had offered to buy Yahoo for $31 pershare, which it said represented a 62 percent premium above the company's closing stock price on Nasdaq on Thursday.

I will be posting more as the story develops.

Democratic Debate Recap

Personally, this was one of my favorite debate thus far. Both candidates were well behaved and kind - Very cordial.

Thursdays debate touched on topics including Iraq, immigration, taxes, health care and job experience.

Both Hillary and Barack seemed to have enjoyed themselves. Very positive - exactly what our country needs.

If you missed out - CLICK HERE for a recap.

CNN - Democratic Debate Tonight

Tonight on CNN - January 31, 8 p.m. ET: Democratic Presidential

Primary Debate.

Watch it tonight to see Billary and Oprama go head-to-head in the last debate before Super Tuesday!

CNN's Wolf Blitzer is the Moderator.

Top al Qaeda Terrorist Killed

A senior al Qaeda terrorist active in operational planning and training has been killed in Pakistan, a knowledgeable Western official and an unnamed military source said Thursday.

The official identified the terrorist as Abu Laith al-Libi, 41

The U.S. Government placed al-Libi on its most wanted list in 2006, behind bin Laden, al-Zawahiri and Taliban leader Mullah Omar

The official said al-Libi is "not far below the importance of the top two al Qaeda leaders" -- Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri.

al-Libi is of Libyan descent and has been in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border region

No word yet on the cause of death.

Schwarzenegger endorsing McCain

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Sen. John McCain in the Republican presidential race on Thursday, praising him as an “extraordinary leader” who can cross party lines to make progress.

McCain has "proven over and over again that he is reaching across the aisle in order to get things done," Schwarzenegger said.

Katrina Help HotLine Lie

Just finished this - Hope you enjoy it.

Thanks,

-Zak

Soldier Suicide Attempts Skyrocket

According to internal Army documents, the number of U.S. Soldier suicide attempts has gone from less than 500 in 2002 to more than 2,000 last year. The number of actual suicides is also climbing, and the Army's suicide rate is higher than at any time in the past 25 years.

On note left by a young women who attempted suicide earlier this week read only "I am very disapointed with the Army."

Her name is Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, She is now in the psychiatric lockdown ward at Walter Reed Army Medical center.

"She took two weeks worth of medicines - four different medications... and she took them all at once," her father, Tom Whiteside, said.

State of the Union

This was made by: www.PresidentBushLegacy.com

Poor Haitians Resort to Eating Dirt

For decades, Haiti has been plagued with poverty, corruption, decaying infrastructure, dictatorships, military coups de etat and foreign military intervention.

It was lunchtime in one of Haiti's worst slums, and Charlene Dumas was eating mud. With food prices rising, Haiti's poorest can't afford even a daily plate of rice, and some take desperate measures to fill their bellies. Charlene, 16 with a 1-month-old son, has come to rely on a traditional Haitian remedy for hunger pangs: cookies made of dried yellow dirt from the country's central plateau.

The mud has long been prized by pregnant women and children here as an antacid and source of calcium. But in places like Cite Soleil, the oceanside slum where Charlene shares a two-room house with her baby, five siblings and two unemployed parents, cookies made of dirt, salt and vegetable shortening have become a regular meal.

To find out how to help these people CLICK HERE

Please help these people - All you need is love!

Thanks,

-Zak

It's Official

Democrat John Edwards has dropped out of the Presidential Race.

Although he did say he is "Suspending" his campiagn, He didn't use the word "End" - Curious?

In his speech he said “Democrats will make history in 2008 and take back the White House.” also saying that he spoke with Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama “They tell me they’ll make ending poverty central to campaigns.”

No endorsement was stated - I will post when or if he is going to endorse another candidate.

Clinton & McCain Win Florida

Hillary Clinton easily took home Florida on Tuesday night, beating Democratic rival Barack Obama by a convincing margin in the state's presidential primary. Unfortunately for her, she didn't win any delegates.

On the other side, John McCain and Mitt Romney were neck and neck with McCain barely taking the win, but he came out on top in the Republican primary.

Rudy Giuliani has officially dropped out of the race for President, He is endorsing John McCain.

Kenya Conflict Update

The Conflict in Kenya continues to heat up, as of today the UN estimates that some 800 people are dead, The killings have more than doubled the amount of 320 in which I wrote about on January 12.

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Tuesday pleaded with Kenya's government to take "extraordinary measures" to protect civilians hours after an opposition lawmaker was killed outside his home in Nairobi.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke of her concern about Kenya’s violence, saying she plans to speak with Annan soon about possible solutions.

"There needs to be a political resolution of this conflict, The election was not one that inspired confidence in the Kenyan people and, therefore, there needs to be a political arrangement, a political solution between the major opposition candidate and the president."

Our fingers are crossed to that this violence ends as soon as possible.

Thanks for reading,

-Zak

The Lies That Led To War

According to a study released Tuesday by two nonprofit journalism groups, President
George W. Bush and his top aides publicly made 935 false statements about security risk posed by Iraq in the two years following September 11, 2001.

The study also states that Bush made 232 false statements about Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein’s possessing weapons of mass destruction, and 28 false statements about Iraq’s link to al Qaeda.

"In short, the Bush administration led the nation to war on the basis of erroneous information that it methodically propagated and that culminated in military action against Iraq on March 19, 2003,"

The information states that Bush and seven top officials - including Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and then National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice - made the 935 false statements.

On Wednesday, White House spokesmen Scott Stanzel responded to the study but did not speak directly to the “false claims”.

700,000 People are Dead in Iraq - Because of Lies!

Truly Sad,

-Zak

Heath's Family Says Goodbye

Heath Ledger's family is publicly sharing their grief.

The actor's parents and sisters each wrote touching tributes in the Friday edition of the West Australian newspaper.

Here's what they said.

His father, Kim, wrote:
"'Heatho,' 'Beef,' . . . my beautiful boy, so loving, so talented, so independent, so caring, so young . . . no more chess games mate . . . this is it, couldn't beat you anyway!

My body aches for the sound of your voice, our chats, our laughs and our life and times together."

Your truly varied artistic skills, insatiable desire to improve and eclectic abilities set you apart from any other person on the planet . . . it had only just started for you … and for us to further enjoy. We were one, in soul and commitment. Just . . . Father and Son. I will love you forever, Dad."

His mother, Sally, wrote:
"Our darling boy, special in so many ways to all of us. You knew you were so loved. You lived life with courage and daring and we are so grateful for the wonderful times we shared. We will be there for Matilda. Your loving Mamma, Rog and Ash."

His older sister, Katie, wrote:
"I can hardly breathe when I try to write this. We were the ultimate in soul mates. I feel both my heart and life have been torn apart. I loved our special talks, our daily chats from where ever you were in the world.

I especially loved all the precious time we spent together. We were so fortunate to have you as long as we did. You were so many things to so many people, but to me you were just my little brother.

There will never, ever be another "Heath" and I think that in itself is the greatest tragedy.

I will continue to talk with you everyday and love you just as if you were here. You will never leave my thoughts "Roast", ever."

His younger sister, Olivia, wrote:
"You're my idol, my hero, but most importantly, my loving big brother. I'll treasure every moment we spent together. I love you Heath, I miss you and pray every night you're safe."

His entire family wrote:
"How do we describe our sudden and tragic loss? … You were the most amazing individual "old soul" in a young man's body.

You so loved us, as we dearly loved you. As a close knit and very private family unit we have observed you so determined yet quietly travelling in your self-styled path in life, nothing would get in your way … no mountain too tall, no river too wide.

You dreamed your dreams and lived them with passion and intelligent commitment. We have been privileged to accompany you on a ride through life that has simply been amazing and through it all, we have loved each other beyond imagination.

Your true legacy lives on in beautiful little Matilda, who will always remain in the greatest of care. Our hearts are broken . . . Dad and Ines, Mum and Roger, Kate and Nathan, Rori and Scarlett, Ashleigh, Olivia, Elana and Nadia."

Church to Picket at Ledgers Funeral

The "Reverend" Fred Phelps's Westboro Baptist Church announced plans to protest at the funeral of Heath Ledger.

Why?

The "God Hates Fags" hatemongers will picket the deceased Aussie actor's funeral because "he is a pervert who promoted homosexuality by appearing as a gay man in Brokeback Mountain."

Pervert? That is almost laughable. They have no room to talk - How are the kids?

I will say it again, God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

It's sad that people are so obsessed with something that is as fictitious as "God" that they would do something so ridiculous.

Or are they so unsure of their own sexuality that they can't watch a movie in fear of becoming homosexual?

The church sure does judge a lot as well, Doesn't the bible say that judging people is a sin?

Thought so.

"Judge not before you Judge yourself, Judge not before you are ready for Judgement."

In other Heath Ledger news: The autopsy is being performed today, They have to wait (usually 3 weeks) for the toxicology reports to come back to determine the cause of death.

I will be posting more on Heaths untimely death soon.

Thanks,

-Zak

R.I.P. - Heath Ledger

New York City, At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, police said.

The masseuse was let in to the home by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger’s bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious.

They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. The police said they did not suspect foul play and said they found sleeping pills near the body.



An autopsy is being performed tomorrow.

Heath had a 2 year old daughter, Matilda.



He was 28.

He will be missed!

R.I.P.
Heath Ledger
1978-2008

They're at it again

I hope everyone got to see last nights heated democratic debate.

So good!

Billary and Oprama got into a few arguments while John Edwards sat back wishing people cared about him.

Sen. Obama had one of the funniest answers when asked about Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's comment that President Bill Clinton -- Sen. Clinton's husband who, as president, was hugely popular with black voters -- was America's "first black president."he responded very professionally saying:

"I would have to investigate more of Bill's dancing ability and some of this other stuff before I accurately judged whether he was, in fact, a brother."

It's nice that they have a sense of humor and aren't just robots.

It was not all fun and games though, Sen. Obama also stated that he felt that he was campaigning against both Clintons. What about the power that is Oprah! After such an amazing response to the above question why would he trump it with such a hypocritical statement like that.

But the most important question of the night was about our slipping economy - CLICK HERE to hear the responses.

Cpl. Cesar Laurean speaks with attonery then vanishes

Cpl. Cesar Laurean, The United States Marine accused of beating to death and burning a pregnant Corps co-worker (Cpl. Maria Lauterbach *pictured above*) talked with an attorney the day before he vanished, a police affidavit shows. According to this document, Cpl. Laurean and his wife, Christina, met with an attorney in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on January 9. The lawyer told Laurean he could face the death penalty.

Authorities suspect that Cpl. Laurean has fled the country to Mexico where he has family and a dual citizenship. What more proof do we need! It’s so obvious. He did it.

Thanks for reading,

-Zak