Oh, the nuts at CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) are working overtime. As the Huffington Post noticed: Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network  posted a blog  by Kimberly Daniels recently that warns Christians to forgo celebrating Halloween because of its evilness. Daniels specifically calls out candy as a source of soul-molestation: “During this period demons are assigned against those who participate in the rituals and festivities.

The Huffington Post has brought back its old trick of posting embarrassingly high-resolution photos of celebrities, Portfolio.com notes, to much controversy. HuffPo defends its pics as “playful spin…

Susan Smith Ellis, CEO of our sister organization (RED), has an article in the Huffington Post I thought readers would be interested in. She offers her take on the vaccination report issued by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and UNAIDS that we blogged about recently. Excerpts below. Read the full article here, and share with your [...]

The Huffington Post has brought back its old trick of posting embarrassingly high-resolution photos of celebrities, Portfolio.com notes , to much controversy. HuffPo defends its pics as “playful spin on our… fascination with celebrity images.” OK, let’s “play.” With your founder. Arianna Huffington has allowed her editors to run ultra-close ups of the aging body of Vogue ’s Anna Wintour (” what does she really look like? “) and now actresses Lindsay Lohan (” unedited ” and splotchy) and Elizabeth Hurley (a bit sweaty ).

YouTube – TruthB4You : (Lyrics below) TOP 10 CONTEST FINALIST! HELP ME WIN BY SHARING WITH YOUR FRIENDS!! Dedicated to my homies – the Ba-Rock-Star Obama lovers, admirers, groupies, and/or all those committed to the cause of Progressivism and “Social Justice” in all of its Marxist and Communistic splendor. May Heaven help us for our attempt to use the government as a tool to steal from our countrymen and take away their unalienable rights.

Cosmo Karma Project ( Cosmopolitan launches a Facebook app to raise awareness around breast cancer… and target more potential subscribers in their early 20s. Also Wendy’s ties in tweets with relevant keywords for its “You Know When It’s Real” campaign) (DM News) (Clickz) – Kids consume more than a day of television (per average week, marking an 8 year high according to the latest Nielsen study. Yikes. On the bright side for advertisers… viewers, particularly young men, are paying attention to TV ads even while multitasking) (Los Angeles Times) (Ad Age, reg.

Green jeans (as part of an effort to encourage reuse, Levi’s adds a “donate to Goodwill” icon to their clothing’s care tags. Plus American Eagle launches a kids line ) (PSFK) (MediaPost, reg. required) – New brands, latest tech, hybrids (is what Gen Y is seeking from the automotive market, according to a recent study. Plus Ford promotes National Teen Safe Driving Week with a singing competition) (National Post) (MediaPost, reg.

Telegraph.co.uk Self-Image and Party Politics New York Times Kevin Coombs/Reuters Are Democrats and Republicans struggling with who they are and what they represent? David Brooks: Bob, what do you think about the state of our political parties? Is it possible for both parties to … Best of the Web Today: Republican vs.

This morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) unveiled the re-tooled Affordable Health Care for America Act ( HR 3962 ). The bill will cost $900 billion over 10 years, extending health coverage to 36 million Americans (6-7 million more than the Senate Finance Committee’s version). As Igor Volsky points out, it also “ includes a national public option that reimburses physicians at negotiated rates and requires individuals to acquire coverage and large employers to provide it.” A less-noticed

Esquire is teasing its upcoming December issue as a new “living, breathing, moving, talking magazine,” using 3-D technology and augmented reality to integrate real images and graphics with both its articles and advertisements. With Robert Downey Jr. as its cover star, the issue (to be released November 9th) features six interactive “boxes” and at least one Lexus ad in which readers can use their computers to see bonus three-dimensional features.

Google Blogs Alert for: spam news W32/Xpaj Botnet Expanding Fast – SPAMfighter A newly discovered worm W32/Xpaj is employing novel methods to infect computers for building its botnet. SPAMfighter News – http://www.spamfighter.com/ Bush Propaganda Program: Pentagon Officials Wont Confirm Its … By The Huffington Post News Editors The covert Bush administration program that used retired military analysts to generate favorable wartime news coverage may not have been terminated, Raw Story has found.

“House Health Care Bill Being Unveiled Thursday After Concessions” and related postsRead The Full Article…“House Health Care Bill Being Unveiled Thursday After Concessions” and related postsThe Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.comWASHINGTON – After months of contentious negotiating, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepared to unveil a retooled health care overhaul plan intended to bridge differences among Democrats and open a history-making floor debate on extending health …House Bill Will Lack Robust

Huffington Post 24.02.2009 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr and David KirbyANOTHER AUTISM CASE WINS IN VACCINE COURT By Robert F. KennedyOn February 12, the federal “Vaccine Court” in Washington issued a sweeping ruling in three highly touted “test cases” against families who claimed that their childrens’ autism had been caused by vaccines. The Special Masters in those three cases found that Petitioners failed to establish causation between MMR vaccines, the mercury-laced vaccine preservative thimerosal, and autism (the court decision, which is under appeal, deferred any finding on a thimerosal-only theory of causation).

“World Series Game 1: Phillies at Yankees” and related postsRead The Full Article…“World Series Game 1: Phillies at Yankees” and related postsThe LoHud Yankees BlogWEATHER: Chilly and wet, with rain possible during the afternoon but (supposedly) tapering off tonight. We should get the game in, even if it’s not ideal conditions.World Series Game 1: Yankees Vs. Phillies - The Huffington Post | Full News FeedCliff Lee Dominates as Phillies Take Game 1 - SportsFilterWorld Series Game 1 Recap: Phillies 6, Yankees 1 - The FightinsSee all 108 blogs.No tags for this post.

Another doozy in the sexualization of young girls: “Girl’s Fishnet Tights.” Borrowed from Lotería Chicana’s flickr set. Two posts offering analyses of costumes ( here and here ), two specific costumes (the Sexy Scholar and the Anna-Rexia costume, comes in regular and plus size ),  Halloween and politics ( a lyched Sarah Palin ,  an Obama mask found by searching for ”terrorist costume”), a post on the treatment of registered sex offenders on Halloween , and our jack-o’-lantern tribute to Max Weber .  See also, if you like,  my Huffington Post about the race, class, and gender politics of Halloween.

An article in the Huffington Post reports on a recent poll – apparently only 57% of Americans think there is solid evidence that the world is getting warmer – down…

[For those new to UMX, The Weekly Diaspora is a (paid) article I write for The Media Consortium. It is a column that runs on a few other sites, as well. (Linked at end of post.)] By Nezua, Media Consortium Blogger Anti-immigration groups and pundits cling to phrases like “Illegal Alien” because they only focus on foreignness and danger. These extreme factions are all about casting immigrants as what ails our society, conjuring up demons upon which to focus national ire, and perpetuating a subhuman category of being.

For the past week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s office has been looking for a Republican co-sponsor for an utterly non-controversial resolution honoring the legacy and role of Hispanic media. None came, his office confirms. On Tuesday, Reid introduced and passed a resolution designating October 25 through October 31, 2009, the “National Hispanic Media Week” in honor of the Latino Media of America. The Nevada Democrat was joined by Sens.

Washington’s BlogThursday, Oct 29th, 2009Congress is suggesting that the Fed be given more powers, making it the chief risk regulator of the entire banking system.Specifically, as summarized by Huffington Post, a new bill introduced by Democrats in Congress “gives the Federal Reserve the power to determine which firms are actually ‘too big to fail’ and pose systemic risk to the financial system.”Given the Fed’s history (as discussed below), that is like appointing the head of the Medellin drug cartel as drug tzar.

Washington’s Blog submits: Congress is suggesting that the Fed be given more powers, making it the chief risk regulator of the entire banking system. Specifically, as summarized by Huffington Post, a new bill introduced by Democrats in Congress “gives the Federal Reserve the power to determine which firms are actually ‘too big to fail’ and pose systemic risk to the financial system.” Complete Story »

That’s right – Gilles Meloche compared his tight relationship with Jerry Abramson to “gay love.” No, I am not making this up. Check out his other bigoted remarks. [ WLKY’s Andy Alcock ] I’ll whore it out one last time: if you missed me on Francene yesterday, listen to me on the internets. Don’t try to count the number of times I said “apparently” in 15 minutes or your head might explode.

The Moral Ferocity of Eating Animals Dr. Andrew Weil Huffington Post Editor’s note: Stories of this ilk are included in the blog to inform those in our industry how agriculture is being presented to and perceived by the public. It is a rare human act that is utterly reprehensible. Some glimmer of grace, some hope for redemption shines through nearly all of our efforts. And then, Jonathan Safran Foer reminds us in his new book, Eating Animals there is factory farming of living creatures.

43 Becomes Motivational Speaker –Politico Staff, Oct. 27, 2009. Here’s Stephen Colbert’s take on Bush’s first ‘inspirational’ speech: Colbert Mocks Bush

Washington Post Discount Death: Wal-Mart Sells Caskets Online 24/7 Wall St. (blog) Wal-Mart is beginning to sell caskets and urns at walmart .com. Some of the caskets are prices as low as $999 and ship within 48-hours. … Wal-Mart starts selling caskets, urns online The Associated Press Walmart Caskets For Sale Online, Starting At $999 (PHOTOS) Huffington Post (blog) Walmart begins offering selection of caskets online NewsOK.com Examiner.com

Baltimore Sun Two more people die of swine flu in Md. Baltimore Sun Two more people in Maryland have died of swine flu , bringing the state’s tally of deaths associated with … Swine flu -related deaths up in region Washington Post Swine Flu : A Danger to Your Rights as Well as Your Health? Huffington Post (blog) Swine flu -related deaths in Maryland climb to 12 Bizjournals.com Southern Maryland Online  - ABC2 News all 19 news articles »

Zeropaid Is ‘This is It’ Michael Jackson’s last big hit? Los Angeles Times The critics have finally gotten a look at Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” and — shazam! — they’re loving it. My colleague Ann Powers calls the film “a … Sony to Release This Is It Sequel, This Is Also It Huffington Post (blog) Poking Holes in Sony’s Piracy Claims Minyanville.com Sony’s sweeping piracy dodge for ‘This Is It’ Los Angeles Times all 10 news articles »

Senator Harry Reid has been the leader in the push for government run health care and it is NOT because he “cares” for the average working people. Senator Reid wants us to turn over control to him and his Democratic partners because then they will have more control over their campaign contributors and us. A report from campaignlegalcenter.org shows the tally of health care related contributions to candidates in 2008. In the report, Senator Reid received almost 25% of his PAC related campaign money from health care sources including hospitals and drug companies.

Above: Dr. Patricia E. Ortman, founding member of the Girls Got to Run Foundation. (Photo by Michelle Mikki Parrish). Tadias Magazine By: Martha Z. Tegegn Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 Washington, D.C. ( Tadias ) – “Why shouldn’t a girl have a pair of sneakers?” That’s the question that Dr. Patricia E. Ortman, a Washington, D.C.-based retired Women’s Studies Professor and artist, posed to herself as she embarked upon the task of raising money for Girls Got to Run Foundation (GGRF) , a volunteer organization she helped establish three years ago to provide new shoes for girls in Ethiopia who are training to be runners.

  Age: 49. Appearance: Unholy progeny of Robert de Niro and Sylvester Stallone. Profession: Actor/director/journalist. Journalist? Penn has written for Rolling Stone, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Nation and the Huffington Post, among others. Any big assignments lately? Vanity Fair has sent him to Cuba to interview Fidel Castro What are Penn’s journalistic credentials, if any?

Quick question to whom it may concern. Why would any publication hire someone who claims to be an expert in a discipline that doesn’t actually exist, especially one that’s obsessed with the idea that the U.S. is about to announce its knowledge of an intelligent alien species in contact with our planet? Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for amusement, but Michael Salia actually seems serious, predicting that there will be an official White House announcement that we’re not alone in December of this year.

? Washington’s Blog . Congress is suggesting that the Fed be given more powers, making it the chief risk regulator of the entire banking system. Specifically, as summarized by Huffington Post, a new bill introduced by Democrats in Congress “gives the Federal Reserve the power to determine which firms are actually ‘too big to fail’ and pose systemic risk to the financial system.” Given the Fed’s history  ( as discussed below) , that is like appointing the head of the Medellin

Boston Globe Walmart begins offering selection of caskets online NewsOK.com Walmart’s actions have raised the ire of businesses and lawmakers from time to time, but one state legislator is applauding … Wal-Mart starts selling caskets, urns online The Associated Press Walmart Caskets For Sale Online, Starting At $999 (PHOTOS) Huffington Post (blog) Get your real caskets and pet urns at Walmart .com Examiner.com Minneapolis Star Tribune  -

Natalie Portman is a smart girl. She graduated from Harvard and all. So you would think she would be smart enough to know that equating people who eat meat to rapists wouldn’t work out too well for her. Yes, we are smart enough to understand that she is attempting to shock people into understanding her point-of-view and doesn’t really feel that way, but it is still unsettling. Natalie submitted an essay to the Huffington Post , discussing her views as a vegan activist and supporter of the radical literature Jonathan Safran Foer’ s Eating Animals .

Bernard-Henri Levy had a powerful and emotive essay on the Huffington Post.  In the dankprofessor’s opinion  he gets to the core of the matter re those who are condemning Polanski when he concludes his essay on the following note, Because it is shameful, finally, that we can’t, when we talk about his life, evoke his childhood in the ghetto, the death of his mother in Auschwitz, the murder of his young spouse, eviscerated along with the young child she was carrying, without the prayers of the

In The Huffington Post , Robert Amsterdam writes about Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s case, six years on.

Boston Globe Walmart Caskets For Sale Online, Starting At $999 Huffington Post (blog) You can now purchase Walmart caskets, a development that could threaten funeral homes. Beginning at $999 for lower-end models, all 27 caskets in the Walmart … Wal-Mart starts selling caskets, urns online The Associated Press Get your real caskets and pet urns at Walmart .com Examiner.com Wal-Mart’s website offers caskets for sale Minneapolis Star Tribune

ESPN CAVS NOTEBOOK: Jumbo lineup lacks on defense The Morning Journal “It’s nice to have in Coach’s back pocket,” LeBron James said. The Cavs mounted their comeback with the two 7-footers on the floor. … Reality Check: King James Will Hold Court Elsewhere In 2010 Bleacher Report Twin Towers more than a passing fancy for Brown: Cavaliers Insider Plain Dealer Local Author Releases Book About lebron James NewsNet5.com Huffington Post (blog)  - FanHouse

Bill Donahue of the Catholic League has got his panties in a wad again . This time it’s over Larry David pissing on Jesus on Curb Your Enthusiasm . At one point in the show, David goes to the bathroom in a Catholic home and splatters urine on a picture of Jesus; he doesn’t clean it off. Then a Catholic woman goes to the bathroom, sees the picture and concludes that Jesus is crying. She then summons her equally stupid mother and the two of them fall to their knees in prayer.

So we all know how commited Madonna is to swiping helping the children of Malawi.  Ever since she stole adopted two of her own, she’s become aware of the overwhelming health crisis affecting the country’s people (especially its children).  All well and good.  Now, she’s on Huffington Post and YouTube  asking for us to pledge our recession-cursed dollars to help her build an all-girls school there.  Yes, how very Oprah of her.