West's Words Ignite Donation Drives

The clash between Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz , the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, and Allen West, a Tea Party freshman, has ignited fund-raising campaigns against Mr. West, and in support of him, as well as calls for him to apologize and be censured.

The spat between the two Floridians, who represent neighboring Congressional districts, began Tuesday on the House floor and may well end at the polls next year.

After Ms. Wasserman Schultz criticized Mr. West indirectly for supporting the Republicans' "Cut, Cap and Balance" legislation, Mr. West responded in an e-mail, calling her "the most vile, unprofessional, and despicable member of the U.S. House of Representatives " and "not a lady."

On Wednesday, Democrats seized on Mr. West's insults and sought to make them a campaign issue. Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, sent an e-mail to supporters denouncing Mr. West's "hate-filled screed." He asks for donations of $3 or more to raise $100,000 to help defeat him and other "disgraceful Republicans" in 2012. He says the total will be matched by Democratic lawmakers.



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Five Reasons The Rapture Did Not Occur

The Rapture is a belief among some Christians that they'll be godnapped to Heaven with little to no warning. Preacher Harold Camping predicted an earthquake would commence this prank on May 21, 2011. His ministry has raised millions of dollars by telling people they will soon have no need for millions of dollars. 

• The Rapture did not occur because the Rapture will not occur 


• False prophecy 


• Nobody knows when the Rapture will happen 


• There are no dead people in the clouds 


• There will be no Rapture without zombies 

Upstanding citizens often confuse decent respect for a belief's existence with respect for its validity. There's a thick line in society blocking polite people from calling most ideas crazy, drawn at the intersection of those ideas' popularity and how big a knob they make you.

We found that Pet Rock was considered stupid but not crazy.

As you can see, there's a wide, and long-recognized gap between awaiting the Rapture and trying to raise money from it. But even the former deprives yourself. Most people bang the drum until they can't hear the band change its tune. The notion of being evaporated without notice was a hot idea to people in the 1600s, when the only hobbies were collecting different strains of pox and dancing the hey-nonny in puffy leggings. But you live in the 21st century -- an era of air conditioning, vaccines, and, need I remind you? Sofia Vergara. No matter how bad things get, there's more to discover, experience, and eat (unless your problem is famine). It's a rich world, and you have no reason to want to escape it, unless...oh my God, she's never coming back.

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Tom Hanks

The Actor Tom Hanks

Full Name: Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks

Born: July 9, 1956 (age 53)Concord, California, U.S.

Occupation: Actor, producer, director, voice over artist, writer, speaker

Years active: 1979–present

Spouse(s): Samantha Lewes (1978–1987) Rita Wilson (1988–present)

Biography

The one of famous celebrities Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Length worked in television and family-friendly comedies earlier than achieving accomplishment as a staged actor in several noteworthy roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, chief officer James A. Lovell in Apollo 13, Captain John H. Miller in Saving Private Ryan, Joe Fox in You've Got Mail and Chuck Noland in Cast Away. Hanks won consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards, in 1993 for Philadelphia and in 1994 for Forrest Gump. U.S. domestic box office totals for his films exceed $3.5 billion. He is the father of actor Colin Hanks.

Awards

Academy Awards, USA

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2001	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Cast Away (2000)
1999	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1995	Won	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Forrest Gump (1994)
1994	Won	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Philadelphia (1993)
1989	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Big (1988)

BAFTA Awards

Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2001	Nominated	BAFTA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Cast Away (2000)
1999	Nominated	BAFTA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
1995	Nominated	BAFTA	Best Actor for: Forrest Gump (1994)