Saturday, July 9, 2005

RHINO'S WEEKEND BLOG - July 9th & 10th THE QUOTE: "I mean, my first thought when I heard -- just on a personal basis, when I heard there had been this attack and I saw the futures this morning, which were really in the tank, I thought, "Hmmm, time to buy." - - Fox News Washington Managing Editor Brit Hume (During Fox News' coverage of the July 7 London bombings) THE HISTORY: July 9, 1962 -- Bob Dylan records Blowin in the Wind. http://www.rockmine.music.co.uk/BobBooks.html July 10, 1985 -- New Zealand: French secret police blow up the Rainbow Warrior, the Greenpeace anti-nuclear vessel in Auckland Harbour, killing one activist, Fernando Pereira. State terrorism at its finest, the French secret service got caught with its sous-vêtements down in a friendly country because they wanted to stop Greenpeace's campaign against nuclear testing - Greenpeace Links to Rainbow Warrior History http://archive.greenpeace.org/comms/rw/pkcant.html - French Expat Recalls NZ Bombing By Henri Astier, BBC News, 7/8/05 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4637897.stm THE WEB SITE: Today's Front Pages 440 Front Pages from 47 Countries http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/flash THE PODCAST: The Nashville Nobody Knows Songster, media producer & Rhino's Blog reader Candace Anderson, gives a pre-release preview of a stunning collection of performances on the new CD "Hands Across the Water" (Compass Records). Produced by John Cutliffs and Andrea Zonn, the 16 track CD pairs American musicians with Celtic musicians, on performances donated for a disaster relief project to aid Tsunami victims in Southeast Asia. Andrea and John give some background on the project and share seven of Candace's favorite picks of this unique collaborative and heartfelt effort. The Nashville Nobody Knows was chosen as one of the ITunes debut podcasts and the traffic has been through the roof. To listen in, go to the new Itunes, and search for Nashville Nobody Knows, or go to the music podcasts, or just go directly to http://www.nashvillenobodyknows.com THE RELATIVITY: London vs. Baghdad By William Rivers Pitt, t r u t h o u t | Perspective, 07 July 2005 ...Four bombings, more than thirty dead, hundreds more wounded? In London, it is a terrifying, enraging, appalling act of despicable violence that must be immediately avenged. In Iraq, they call events like this "Tuesday." Tens of thousands of people have been killed and wounded in Iraq by way of deadly bombings that have been taking place every single day. These Iraqi people are no different from the Londoners who perished today. Their skin is darker perhaps, and they pray to a different God, but they have families and children and dreams and they die just as horribly as their British counterparts. Yet they earn perhaps a few sentences on the back page of the paper, and virtually no comment from the members of the international community which ginned up the invasion of Iraq in the first place... MORE: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/070705A.shtml THE INVITE: Do You Have Thoughts of Walking the Red Path? AHO! MITAAKUYE OYAASIN! WE ARE ALL RELATED! Second Peoples Sundance, Eagle Butte, Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, SD July 20th Wednesday, Tree Day Through July 24th Sunday Nurturing Women from diverse global cultures coming together as a model for Planetary Harmony are the main supporters for this traditional but Millenium Intentioned Sundance to be held at the ancestral Lakotah plains birthplace of Grandpa Harry Charger. Grandmothers with Eastern and Western indigenous plant medicines knowledge shall be in attendance. Come, Join us in Prayer and Sacrifice to Generate Compassion for the Good of all Creation! Grandpa Harry Charger (75 years old in March 2005) (Akicita, Fools Soldier, Buffalo Dancer) Please call ASAP to state your intention & get further details: South Dakota: 605-964-3438 / Los Angeles: 213-509-1412 THE MEMORIAL: Gaylord Nelson, Father of Earth Day Passes Away In 1969, as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson came up with one of the most powerful ideas of his time: Earth Day. Inspired by the teach-ins dealing with the Vietnam War, Earth Day was an instant success, drawing 20 million participants the first year (1970). American Heritage Magazine called the first Earth Day "one of the most remarkable happenings in the history of democracy." MORE: http://www.wilderness.org/NewsRoom/Statement/20050703.cfm THE WEASEL: Bush Remains Out in the Cold on Climate Change at the G8 Greenpeace International, July 8, 2005 GLENEAGLES, SCOTLAND - The Group of Eight communiqué issued by world leaders at their summit in Gleneagles today highlights the divisions between President Bush and the rest of the world on tackling climate change. The communiqué includes a statement affirming that the countries that have already ratified Kyoto would work to make it a success. The US is not a Party to the Kyoto Protocol... MORE: http://www.commondreams.org/news2005/0708-02.htm 8:37:47 AM    comment

RHINO'S BOTTOM LINE - Paula Abdul Favorite For Supreme Court - 'Idol' Judge Ready to Make the Leap Paula Abdul Favorite For Supreme Court - 'Idol' Judge Ready to Make the Leap Borowitzreport.com, July 5, 2005 Supreme Court-watchers were stunned today to learn that President Bush's shortlist of candidates to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor includes the pop star and "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul. At a White House press briefing, spokesman Scott McClellan confirmed that Ms. Abdul had in fact emerged as a favorite to fill Justice O'Connor's slot: "I think Paula Abdul's abilities as a judge, which millions of Americans have had an opportunity to witness week in, week out, speaks for itself." But even as Mr. McClellan touted Ms. Abdul's fitness to serve on the highest court in the land, legal experts debated the qualifications of the "Idol" judge, who has no legal degree and has not had a hit song since "My Love Is for Real," which reached No. 28 in 1995. Davis Crenelle, a professor at the University of Minnesota School of Law, believes that Ms. Abdul may be the perfect replacement for Justice O'Connor: "First and foremost, she is a woman, and second, she occupies the middle - in her case, between Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson." Professor Crenelle warns, however, that Ms. Abdul may have to "clean up her act" if she is to don the robe of a Supreme Court Justice: "It wouldn't look right if, during their deliberations, she started kissing on Justice Scalia." At the White House, spokesman McClellan said that "the American people would be asked to make the ultimate decision about Ms. Abdul," and then offered a toll-free telephone number. Elsewhere, former Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork told reporters today that he was "tanned, rested and ready." http://www.Borowitzreport.com (o/)(o/)(o/) Rhino's Blog is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. Feedback & requests to be added or deleted from the list are encouraged. (rhino@kifaru.com) See The Latest Greatest Political Cartoons      While You Read Rhino's Blog AT : http://www.rhinosblog.info Rhino's Other Web Sites: http://www.dreamcatchers.org  (Indigenous Assistance & Intercultural Dialog) http://www.kifaru.com  (Native American Relations Video Documentaries) Articles are reprinted under Fair Use Doctrine of international copyright law. http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html All copyrights belong to original publisher. Tell a friend about Rhino's Blog 7:53:02 AM    comment

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