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Chuck Baldwin? I didn't see that coming. Not that there's anything wrong with it. I voted for the Constitution (Nebraska) Party in state elections before; I just assumed Ron would endorse Bob Barr. Representative Ron Paul of Texas, a former seeker of the Republican nomination for president, has endorsed Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin for president in 2008.
Ironically, Paul says he was swayed to make the endorsement by former Republican Bob Barr, who is now running for president on the Libertarian Party's ticket, the same party which nominated Paul for president in 1988.
'The Libertarian Party candidate admonished me for 'remaining neutral' in the presidential race and not stating whom I will vote for in November," Paul wrote both on his Campaign for Liberty website and as a contributor to SmallGovTimes.com. "I've thought about the unsolicited advice from the Libertarian Party candidate, and he has convinced me to reject my neutral stance in the November election. I'm supporting Chuck Baldwin, the Constitution Party candidate."Ron Paul makes his presidential pickLabels: News and Politics
TMZ picked up the story about Jake appearance at an indy show this weekend. He shows up drunk (no, really!) and basically no-sells a couple of blows from his opponent, J.T. Lightning, until Lightning is forced to shoot-pin him and end the match. I'm not sure if my favorite quote from the article is this: "We're also told nearly two dozen empty airplane bottles of vodka were found by his gear." or this: "After the verbal assault, Jake pulled down the front of his pants and exposed his penis to the crowd."Click the link to see the video clips. (Sorry, no penis in the video.) UPDATE: From Jake's press team:
Jake was given an open container of what he was told was a cold drink. That happened when he got to the venue. He remembers nothing between that time, and the time he woke up the next morning in the motel, alone, beaten, injured. I had a really fun time getting him back on the same page, by phone, to just get him to the airport to try to get back home. It was a constant string of conversation just to get him to MOVE. This is not how he behaves ever. On his worst days, Jake has always had total recall.
Jake was drugged. He has been home since Saturday afternoon about 4:30PM and up until last night about 8:30PM, had not eaten or slept. His standard answer for everything the last two days has been "I don't know."So there you have it. He was obviously framed. On a more serious note, I hope he gets the help that he so desperately needs. Jake "The Snake" ImplodesLabels: Funnies, Wrestling
Sad news for music lovers everywhere. On a personal note, for those of you who don't know, I started this site way-back-when as a Pink Floyd fan site. I got the title themeofabsence.com from a Pink Floyd bootleg box set called Variations on a Theme of Absence, which was also the original name of fan site before I bought the domain, themeofabsence.com. I still have that fantasy of Waters, Gilmour and Mason will reuniting for a 2009/2010 tour to celebrete thirty-year anniversary of The Wall, but now if that were to happen, they'll be one member short. Like I said, sad news. LONDON — A Pink Floyd spokesman says founding member Richard Wright has died. He was 65.
Wright died Monday after a battle with cancer at his home in Britain. His family did not want to give more details about his death. The spokesman is Doug Wright, who is not related to the artist.
Richard Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at college and joined their early band Sigma 6.
Sigma 6 eventually became Pink Floyd and Wright wrote and sang some of the band's key songs. He wrote "The Great Gig In The Sky" and "Us And Them" from Pink Floyd's 1973 "The Dark Side Of The Moon."
He left the group in the early 1980s to form his own band but rejoined Pink Floyd for their 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason."FOXNews.com - Pink Floyd Member Richard Wright Dies at 65 - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And EntertainmentLabels: Music, Personal
Ric Flair gets a black eye, his daughter gets tazed, and her boyfriend might face charges. Click the link to read about the fun at the Flair house! Police say a scuffle with his daughter’s 22-year-old boyfriend left both men bruised and bloody. Police responded after neighbors at the Sunstone Apartments near University Mall called about a fight in progress.
By the time police arrived, the two men and Flair’s daughter Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr, 22, were inside her apartment. None would cooperate as officers questioned them. Police said Fliehr kicked an officer and was arrested on charges of assault and resisting arrest.
Neither Flair nor his daughter's boyfriend was charged in the incident. Chapel Hill Police Capt. Chris Blue declined to release the boyfriend's name, because he could face charges at a later date.newsobserver.com | 'Nature Boy' caught grappling outside the ropesLabels: Wrestling
"Since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves, I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities."
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"Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election. In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change."WorldNetDaily: A star is bornLabels: News and Politics
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