It's been twelve days since the Iranian people voted. We've seen the protests go from violent to peaceful, to violent again, the violence initially coming from the protesters, then shifting to the government forces. It's a standoff on a national scale, both sides waiting for the other side to blink. It appears that won't happen any time soon.
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87 comments (Latest Comment: 06/25/2009 03:07:24 by clintster)

Like many others, I have been watching the events in Iran unfold over these past few weeks. It is frightening, terrifying, fascinating and exhilarating. It's dangerous, though. People are dying. More people you can safely assume, than is being reported. This green revolution is growing and morphing into something else, but it started with a simple idea: Count Our Vote. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?
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73 comments (Latest Comment: 06/23/2009 12:13:17 by TriSec)

Good Morning!

Well, let's dive right in with a subject that's near and dear to most listeners of Ms. Miller's audio offerings....the PSA!

That's right, we've gotten our heads stuck in a vase, poison ivy near our eye, and been serenaded by the Love Walrus singing about babies and boobs.

I have mixed feelings about the PSA; I suppose they serve some public good, but any station that's relying heavily on them to fill paying ad space can't be making any money. (are you listening, WWZN? [Boston]).

Anyway, there's one that's been making the rounds on the ol' teevee machine. Perhaps you've seen it.



Maybe it's a good idea; maybe not. But I've got a beef with it, at least locally. Our cable news outlet (NECN) plays this ad incessantly, often back-to-back, during the morning wakeup rush. My soon to be 8 year old son knows the ad word for word, and has been known to recite the script right along with the ad.

Which has led to the question, "Papa, what are nude pics?"

Nice going. Thank you NECN.

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12 comments (Latest Comment: 06/21/2009 02:24:03 by livingonli)

I have nothing today. When I read stories like this, I don't even know what to say.
We have 2 wars, We have a record setting recession. Our economy is still teetering on the brink. People can't find jobs. We have people in America fighting for basic civil rights. Iran is going thru a major revolution. We have journalists being held captive in NOrth Korea. Gitmo is still open and PETA is worried about a FLY?

It is no wonder it is hard to take things seriously sometimes. Being passionate about a cause-- whatever it may be -- is wonderful and critical to ensuring that cause comes to fruition. You want to make people aware, and to sway opinion, but when you are protesting the death of a fly-- you lose credibility.

Maybe I am getting a little middle of the road these days but I would rather try to maintain some rationale for the things that upset me, lest I lose my credibility. PETA might want to remember that.

A fly-- and I am supposed to take them seriously? No longer. I hope this isn't the beginning of a faux outrage trend or anything.

:peace: and
Raine


 
90 comments (Latest Comment: 06/19/2009 03:48:05 by clintster)

Good Morning.

Today is our 2,281st day in Iraq.

We'll start this morning as we always do, with the latest casualty figures from Iraq and Afghanistan, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

American Deaths
Since war began (3/19/03): 4313
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03): 4174
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3852
Since Handover (6/29/04): 3454
Since Obama Inauguration (1/20/09): 85

Other Coalition Troops - Iraq: 318
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 704
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 478
Journalists - Iraq: 138
Contractor Employee Deaths - Iraq: 1,306


We find this morning's cost of war passing through:

$ 868, 774, 200, 000 ,00


Here at "Ask a Vet", we often tend to focus on political issues, the machinations in Washington or Baghdad, or more often than not, the challenges facing our men and women in uniform and what they can expect upon their return. "Ask a Vet" in its original incarnation back on 'Unfiltered' was just that...a returning soldier from Iraq would go on the air and take questions from the listeners.

Although we have no way of doing that on the blog, here we often tend to lose focus on than human element. So today, I have a story that might take us back to our roots just a little bit. The GOP has made hay out of how unpatriotic and subversive we all are up here in the 'liberal northeast'....but we send soldiers overseas to fight and die too. Here's one family's story from Cape Cod.

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67 comments (Latest Comment: 06/17/2009 02:43:28 by Raine)