Ant_SERIC

this is the ie 8 error
Webpage error details

Message: Syntax error, unrecognized expression: iframe[src*='player.vimeo.com'],iframe[src*='youtube.com'],iframe[src*='youtube-nocookie.com'],iframe[src*='kickstarter.com'][src*='video.html'],object,embed,,iframe[src*='rd.io'], iframe[src*='rdio.com']
Line: 2
Char: 12713
Code: 0

Message: No images were supplied for Backstretch
Line: 2
Char: 1813
Code: 0

I ended up using a custom template i modifed the example you gave
just add this to end of loop in custom tempalte

<?php
global $more;
$more = 0;
query_posts('cat=5');
if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post();
?>
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="middle">
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
<?php the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail');?>
</a>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="middle">
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title('<h3>','</h3>');?></a>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
<div id="postEx"><?php the_excerpt(); ?>
</div>
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<?php
endwhile;
endif;
wp_reset_query();
?>