'A few tents cropped up hard by the railroad tracks, pitched by men left
with nowhere to go once the emergency winter shelter closed for the summer.

Then others appeared — people who had lost their jobs to the ailing
economy, or newcomers who had moved to Reno for work and discovered no
one was hiring.

Within weeks, more than 150 people were living in tents big and small,
barely a foot apart in a patch of dirt slated to be a parking lot for a
campus of shelters Reno is building for its homeless population. Like
many other cities, Reno has found itself with a "tent city" — an
encampment of people who had nowhere else to go.

From Seattle to Athens, Ga., homeless advocacy groups and city agencies
are reporting the most visible rise in homeless encampments in a generation.

Nearly 61 percent of local and state homeless coalitions say they've
experienced a rise in homelessness since the foreclosure crisis began in
2007, according to a report by the National Coalition for the Homeless.
The group says the problem has worsened since the report's release in
April, with foreclosures mounting, gas and food prices rising and the
job market tightening.

"Several digital images that Microsoft Corp. has posted on its Web site
to trumpet its new "I'm a PC" advertising campaign were actually created
on Macs, according to the files' originating-software stamp."
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName...

...he's working hard on economic turmoil.

OK. I'm gonna leave that one alone. Too easy.

Here in Bernallilo County officials have found over 1,000 fraudulent
voter registration cards from a group used by the GOP to collect new
voter registrations. The New Mexico Republican State Committee said
they'll investigate.

So will the state Attorney General. 'course the election will be
over first.

Obama Waffles
(to see photo ~ click on link)
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1381/obamawebtemplate02aaami0.jpg

The socially conservative public policy groups 'American Values' and
the Christian group 'Focus on the Family' co-sponsored the summit
where "Obama Waffles" mix was sold.

Obama is portrayed with popping eyes and big, thick lips as he stares
at a plate of waffles and smiles broadly.

Placing Obama in Arab-like headdress recalls the false rumor that he
is a follower of Islam, though he is actually a Christian. On the box
was also printed “For better results, point towards Mecca.”

On the back of the box, Obama is depicted in stereotypical Mexican
dress, including a sombrero, above a recipe for "Open Border Fiesta
Waffles" that says it can serve "4 or more illegal aliens." The recipe
includes a tip: "While waiting for these zesty treats to invade your
home, why not learn a foreign language?"

The novelty item also takes shots at Obama's wife, Michelle.
..................................
The "Christian" right calling a spade a spade ?

Organizers of a rally next week in New York City against Iranian
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced Thursday that no politicians
will appear at the event.

The collection of American Jewish groups putting the rally together
angered Clinton aides by not telling them ahead of time that they also
planned to have Palin, the Alaska governor and Republican vice
presidential candidate.

Clinton backed out Tuesday, as soon as she learned of the pairing.

Organizers said in a statement Thursday that they would have no
"American political personalities" at the rally to keep the focus on
Iranian threats.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080918/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_palin_1;_ylt=AixjwXONTHK...

Circuit City has all Samsung TVs on sale. There are
some pretty good deals there!

"Despite an intense effort to distance himself from the way his party
has done business in Washington, Senator John McCain is seen by voters
as far less likely to bring change to Washington than Senator Barack
Obama. He is widely viewed as a “typical Republican” who would continue
or expand President Bush’s policies..."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/us/politics/18poll.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

When being asked why McCain's numbers are falling after his post
convention bounce, the republican responded, but the enthusiasm is
double what it was. So, I guess there are two people enthusiastic
now.

dubya can no longer claim that we haven't been attacked again.

"Eighteen-year-old Susan El-Baneh and her husband of three weeks died
holding hands, her brother said, victims of a terrorist attack Wednesday
on the U.S. Embassy in Yemen.
The Lackawanna, New York, native, a high school senior, had gone to the
Arabian Peninsula country a month ago for an arranged marriage. She and
her husband were in the waiting area of the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa,
trying to find out the procedure to bring her spouse back to the United
States. Susan El-Baneh was the only American killed in the attack."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/18/yemen.american/index.html