Los Alamos - Scientists rushed to attend a hastily assembled press conference Wednesday morning to reveal the discovery of a potential breakthrough that holds the promise of a free, inexhaustible, supply of relatively clean energy.  Dr. Surah Spock of the National Laboratories revealed that a recent series of tests indicates a probability that earth's dependence on fossil fuels may be a thing of the past.

While checking out the latest Rude Pundit smackdown of Ann Coulter, ran across this link to Bono's acceptance speech for the 2007 NAACP Image Awards Chairman's Award.

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If you have about 5 minutes to watch, check it out.  His remarks on human rights and poverty were moving and brought the audience to its feet.

I'm not usually one who gives a lot of thought to heritage or ethnic identity but Bono stirs up a bit of Irish pride.

And on a side note, if you are a U2 fan and have never heard 'Silver and Gold' live version, turn in your membership right now!

Ok, here is a rough transcript below, I've left out the opening pleasantries where Bono thanks the presenters and jokes around with Tyra Banks a bit.

Watch it if you can, the text dosen't do it justice.

I have been lurking on this site for over a year now but have not been an active participant in the discussion until now.  Primarily, this is due to the fact that, while I consider myself a Democrat, I am afraid that my views on a couple of issues remove me from the realm of the ideologically pure.  And so I am loathe to broach this topic but I feel I must speak my mind.