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3 judge panel declares Franken winner
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A Minnesota court ruled Monday night that Democrat Al Franken has defeated Republican Norm Coleman and should be granted the election certificate that will allow him to take his seat in the U.S. Senate.
The Coleman camp immediately vowed to appeal.
"More than 4,400 Minnesotans remain wrongly disenfranchised by this court's order," Coleman attorney Ben Ginsberg said in a statement. "By its own terms, the court has included votes it has found to be 'illegal' in the contest to remain included in the final counts from Election Day, and equal protection and due process concerns have been ignored. For these reasons, we must appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court so that no voter is left behind."
The three-judge panel rejected Coleman's equal-protection arguments, saying that "errors or irregularities identified by contestants in the general election do not violate the mandates of equal protection."
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What a mess.
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Schteveo
Monday, April 13, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Who needs Marines!!!
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SEALS. Plain and simple, SEALS. Kickin' Somali ass, and takin' pirate names.
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U.S. Navy snipers opened fire and killed three pirates holding an American captain at gunpoint, delivering the skipper unharmed and ending a five-day high-seas hostage drama on Easter Sunday.
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The pirates were pointing AK-47s at Capt. Richard Phillips and he was in "imminent danger" of being killed when the commander of the nearby USS Bainbridge made the split-second decision to order his men to shoot, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney said.
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Phillips' crew, who said they had escaped the pirates after he offered himself as a hostage, erupted in cheers aboard their ship docked in Mombasa, Kenya. Some waved an American flag and fired flares in celebration. A lawn sign in the captain's hometown of Underhill, Vermont that read "Pray for Captain Phillips' release and safe return home" was changed to read, "Capt. Phillips rescued and safe."
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The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet said Phillips, 53, was resting comfortably after a medical exam on the San Diego-based USS Boxer in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia. Gortney said the captain had been "tied up inside the lifeboat" over much of the ordeal.
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Schteveo
SEALS. Plain and simple, SEALS. Kickin' Somali ass, and takin' pirate names.
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U.S. Navy snipers opened fire and killed three pirates holding an American captain at gunpoint, delivering the skipper unharmed and ending a five-day high-seas hostage drama on Easter Sunday.
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The pirates were pointing AK-47s at Capt. Richard Phillips and he was in "imminent danger" of being killed when the commander of the nearby USS Bainbridge made the split-second decision to order his men to shoot, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney said.
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Phillips' crew, who said they had escaped the pirates after he offered himself as a hostage, erupted in cheers aboard their ship docked in Mombasa, Kenya. Some waved an American flag and fired flares in celebration. A lawn sign in the captain's hometown of Underhill, Vermont that read "Pray for Captain Phillips' release and safe return home" was changed to read, "Capt. Phillips rescued and safe."
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The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet said Phillips, 53, was resting comfortably after a medical exam on the San Diego-based USS Boxer in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia. Gortney said the captain had been "tied up inside the lifeboat" over much of the ordeal.
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what Obama believes
rumor has it Obama is going to church today for the 1st time since he was elected.
so maybe we need to know what Obama believes
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Obama's Family - a new sitcom coming to you on the new gov't station
Obama brother accused of UK sex assault
Samson Obama
why must I read of this in the foreign press??
and what is he smokin' in the pic????
your tax dollars at work
Obama's 850 mile pizza run
How much did he tip?
"So he took 20lb of dough and three gallons of sauce to Washington."
Friday, April 10, 2009
Hillary is a pimp
How much would YOU pay for a day with this pervert?
Disgusting...
Hillary, Queen Borg, Dictactor Wannabe, is raffling off BJ.
How low can liberals sink? The pit is obviously bottomless.
I'm guessing Bwany Fwank will win, so he can watch BJ masterbate into his sink.
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A sad story gets worse
From the Honolulu Advertiser we read the continuation of a very sad event:
Masumi Watanabe's parents sue her Hawaii murderer, company
The parents of murder victim Masumi Watanabe yesterday sued her convicted killer, Kirk Lankford, and his former employer, Hauoli Termite and Pest Control.
The suit was filed almost two years after Watanabe, 21, disappeared while walking along Pupukea Road and almost one year after Lankford, 24, was convicted of murdering her.
At his trial, Lankford said he accidentally struck Watanabe with his Hauoli truck, injuring her slightly, and was trying to drive her the home where she was staying when she jumped out of the vehicle, struck her head on a rock and died.
He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. The Hawai'i Paroling Authority is considering what his minimum term behind bars should be before he can be considered for parole.
The lawsuit was filed by Hideichi and Fumiko Watanabe, the woman's parents, who had sent her from Japan to stay with friends in Hawai'i to help her become more self-confident and outgoing.
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At trial, Lankford denied attempting to kill Watanabe, but said he was afraid he would lose his job if he reported the incident. So he said he stored Watanabe's body in the back of his work truck for the entire day of April 12, 2007, then transferred her remains that evening to his personal pickup truck.
He claimed he tried to bury her on the North Shore of O'ahu but was disturbed while digging the grave. He said he then wrapped the corpse in a plastic garbage bag and carried it several hundred yards offshore of Kualoa Ranch by walking on the reef. Lankford testified he released the body and walked back to his truck, then went home to his wife and child.
Watanabe's body was never found.
The lawsuit claimed Hauoli officials were negligent in their supervision of Lankford, citing trial testimony that he had previously been involved in two earlier accidents that damaged his truck.
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I passed this story along to you good folks months ago, and cited it as ‘disturbing’ for a number of reasons. The deceased was admittedly paranoid, so the accuser’s story of her ‘jumping out of his truck’ sounds reasonable.
The entire episode is tragic – both for the family of the deceased and the family of the accused. But I feel the deceased’s parents filing a law suite against the employer is over-the-top.
I ask you - just how much responsibility must an employer accept for their employees?
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Masumi Watanabe's parents sue her Hawaii murderer, company
The parents of murder victim Masumi Watanabe yesterday sued her convicted killer, Kirk Lankford, and his former employer, Hauoli Termite and Pest Control.
The suit was filed almost two years after Watanabe, 21, disappeared while walking along Pupukea Road and almost one year after Lankford, 24, was convicted of murdering her.
At his trial, Lankford said he accidentally struck Watanabe with his Hauoli truck, injuring her slightly, and was trying to drive her the home where she was staying when she jumped out of the vehicle, struck her head on a rock and died.
He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. The Hawai'i Paroling Authority is considering what his minimum term behind bars should be before he can be considered for parole.
The lawsuit was filed by Hideichi and Fumiko Watanabe, the woman's parents, who had sent her from Japan to stay with friends in Hawai'i to help her become more self-confident and outgoing.
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At trial, Lankford denied attempting to kill Watanabe, but said he was afraid he would lose his job if he reported the incident. So he said he stored Watanabe's body in the back of his work truck for the entire day of April 12, 2007, then transferred her remains that evening to his personal pickup truck.
He claimed he tried to bury her on the North Shore of O'ahu but was disturbed while digging the grave. He said he then wrapped the corpse in a plastic garbage bag and carried it several hundred yards offshore of Kualoa Ranch by walking on the reef. Lankford testified he released the body and walked back to his truck, then went home to his wife and child.
Watanabe's body was never found.
The lawsuit claimed Hauoli officials were negligent in their supervision of Lankford, citing trial testimony that he had previously been involved in two earlier accidents that damaged his truck.
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I passed this story along to you good folks months ago, and cited it as ‘disturbing’ for a number of reasons. The deceased was admittedly paranoid, so the accuser’s story of her ‘jumping out of his truck’ sounds reasonable.
The entire episode is tragic – both for the family of the deceased and the family of the accused. But I feel the deceased’s parents filing a law suite against the employer is over-the-top.
I ask you - just how much responsibility must an employer accept for their employees?
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ASU Stiffs Obama, Claims Too Inexperienced For Honorary Degree
...honorary degrees are given "for an achievement of eminence" and that Obama was not considered for an honorary degree because his body of achievements, at this time, does not fit within that criteria.
At least there is one university who hasn't totally fallen for BOHICA, hook, line and sinker. "Inexperienced" is an operative word.
At least there is one university who hasn't totally fallen for BOHICA, hook, line and sinker. "Inexperienced" is an operative word.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Sounds like a job for ex-Blackwater guys
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More ships are being taken by Somali pirates every month. There is currently an American Merchant Captain being held by pirates. The U.S. Navy is nearby and an FBI negotiator is talking to the pirates.
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I have long questioned why the shippers don't arm the ships or hire security details.
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Well, they must have heard me.
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Owners debate arming ships against Somali pirates
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But, they go to the far left in their thinking right out of the gate.
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But owners of ships plying the pirate-infested waters off Somalia's coast have balked at having firearms onboard, despite an increasing number of attacks where bullets pierced hulls or rocket propelled grenades whooshed overhead.
The reason is twofold: Owners fear pirates would be more likely to continue shooting once on board if they confronted weapons, and the company might be held liable for deaths or injuries inflicted by someone on the vessel.
"There's basically resistance to the idea of armed guards because of the risk of escalation ... possible harm to the crew," said Neil Roberts, a senior technical executive at Lloyd's Market Association, which provides support to underwriters with Lloyd's, the largest maritime insurance marketplace in the world. "Most ship owners don't encourage it."
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I guess I was just pissing in the ocean when I got my CCW, or when I keep guns in the house, because the bad guys might get mad and hurt me if I defend myself, while they are trying to rob me and hurt me. Huh?
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It seems to me to be a circular argument.
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Until, of course, you kill the pirates first. Pirates are harmless, if they're dead WAY before they take you hostage. Dead pirates can't hurt you at all. When they attempt to board you, kill them.
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Schteveo's gonna go down fighting, not quivering
More ships are being taken by Somali pirates every month. There is currently an American Merchant Captain being held by pirates. The U.S. Navy is nearby and an FBI negotiator is talking to the pirates.
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I have long questioned why the shippers don't arm the ships or hire security details.
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Well, they must have heard me.
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Owners debate arming ships against Somali pirates
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But, they go to the far left in their thinking right out of the gate.
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But owners of ships plying the pirate-infested waters off Somalia's coast have balked at having firearms onboard, despite an increasing number of attacks where bullets pierced hulls or rocket propelled grenades whooshed overhead.
The reason is twofold: Owners fear pirates would be more likely to continue shooting once on board if they confronted weapons, and the company might be held liable for deaths or injuries inflicted by someone on the vessel.
"There's basically resistance to the idea of armed guards because of the risk of escalation ... possible harm to the crew," said Neil Roberts, a senior technical executive at Lloyd's Market Association, which provides support to underwriters with Lloyd's, the largest maritime insurance marketplace in the world. "Most ship owners don't encourage it."
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I guess I was just pissing in the ocean when I got my CCW, or when I keep guns in the house, because the bad guys might get mad and hurt me if I defend myself, while they are trying to rob me and hurt me. Huh?
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It seems to me to be a circular argument.
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Until, of course, you kill the pirates first. Pirates are harmless, if they're dead WAY before they take you hostage. Dead pirates can't hurt you at all. When they attempt to board you, kill them.
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Schteveo's gonna go down fighting, not quivering
We're Just A Bunch of Hayseeds
Put on your overalls. Skip the shoes. Get the horse out of the barn and go plow the field.
We don't need no education....
Judge: Education not a right
South Dakota students aren't guaranteed a quality education, a circuit judge ruled Wednesday, finding that the way the state pays for education does not violate the state constitution.
The state's funding system has room for improvement, Wilbur acknowledged, but she also found that education is not a fundamental right; the state need not prepare students for college or "meaningful employment"; and the testimony of the superintendents was unreliable.
We don't need no education....
Judge: Education not a right
South Dakota students aren't guaranteed a quality education, a circuit judge ruled Wednesday, finding that the way the state pays for education does not violate the state constitution.
The state's funding system has room for improvement, Wilbur acknowledged, but she also found that education is not a fundamental right; the state need not prepare students for college or "meaningful employment"; and the testimony of the superintendents was unreliable.
Change
Obama declines comment on US hostage crisis off Somalia
pirates???
"Obama, however, stuck closely to the script and replied that he wanted to remain focused on housing."
3 am call
wake up Mr president.......
pirates???
"Obama, however, stuck closely to the script and replied that he wanted to remain focused on housing."
3 am call
wake up Mr president.......
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
You have to be one to know one
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"How can we help President Obama?" Asked the aging Communist of the three Black Caucus members; Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.).
Black Caucus Communist Bobby L. Rush gushed piss all over himself after meeting with the Cuban dictator, murderer, torturer, and anti-human-rights crusader, saying "I think that what really…endeared me to him, was his…basic human qualities," Rush said. "I intend to do everything that I can… to make sure that normalization with our relationship with Cuba is given proper consideration both within the House of Representatives and the neighborhoods of America."
Bobby L. Rush, Black Caucus Communist, a really smart guy.
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Try reading THIS without becoming angry.
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"How can we help President Obama?" Asked the aging Communist of the three Black Caucus members; Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) and Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.).
Black Caucus Communist Bobby L. Rush gushed piss all over himself after meeting with the Cuban dictator, murderer, torturer, and anti-human-rights crusader, saying "I think that what really…endeared me to him, was his…basic human qualities," Rush said. "I intend to do everything that I can… to make sure that normalization with our relationship with Cuba is given proper consideration both within the House of Representatives and the neighborhoods of America."
Bobby L. Rush, Black Caucus Communist, a really smart guy.~
Try reading THIS without becoming angry.
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Bridge to somewhere. It's Microsoft.
When President Obama decided to do yet another stimulus package, most of America thought that the money would go to people who need it. So, it's very difficult to believe (and to stomach) that millions of stimulus dollars are being used for building a bridge that will join two Microsoft buildings that have a highway separating them. Really? Bill Gates needs stimulus cash? Apparently Apple is winning the 'Mac vs. PC' ad campaign.
Monday, April 6, 2009
what the f*ck??
can you believe this shit???
Obama, superhero, to take on the world
update: He Man
you can't name a chicken shack after this loser, but this stuff is OK
I wish I'd said that!
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This is SO true, it ain't funny.
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tip o' the hat for this one goes to holytaco.com
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Schteveo
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This is SO true, it ain't funny.
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tip o' the hat for this one goes to holytaco.com
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Schteveo
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I thought all you NASCAR fans would like this pic from yesterday!
Jeff Gordon celebrates in victory lane Sunday with a pair of pistols after winning the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
Letter from the Whitehouse
I finally got an answer to my email to BOHICA.
It has been so long ago I can't remember what I wrote.
Looks like a generic letter anyway.
Thank you for taking the time to share your views.
Americans across the country are eager for
information about the state of the economy, national
security, and a host of other issues. President Obama is
committed to making his Administration the most open and
transparent in history (Bull Sh*t), and the Internet
will play a major role in delivering on that promise.
We hope that you will join us at
www.WhiteHouse.gov to learn more about President
Obama's views on a range of topics, as well as his
efforts to provide a window for all Americans into their
government (Bull Sh*t). Your voice is shaping our
country's future, and we encourage you to join us online,
share your thoughts, and build a community of connected
citizens that will help address the pressing issues of
our time.
Sincerely,
F. Michael Kelleher
Special Assistant to the President and
Director of Presidential Correspondence
To be a part of our agenda for change, join us at
www.WhiteHouse.gov
Bull sh*t, I say! (Sorry, I know that's not very lady
like.)
Obama gives another speech
“Let me say this as clearly as I can: the United States is not – and will never be — at war with Islam,” Obama said in remarks delivered in Ankara.
I surrender
Imagine my surprise - Obama surrendering
I surrender
Imagine my surprise - Obama surrendering
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Guns and legal non-residents, and nut jobs
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I'm sure by now all of us have heard of the rash of murder sprees in the country. And just as likely, you've heard the anti-gun rhetoric.
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Try as I might, I can't find ANY evidence that some of these people had a right to own a gun. In fact, it looks like most fell outside the rules. But, my Algore supplied interweb connection does reveal the following.
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The guy in Binghampton NY, did NOT have gun rights because he was not a citizen.
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The guy in Washington, was a convicted wife beater, and he was supposed to turn in his guns.
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(right or not, that's the law)
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The shooter in Oakland who killed policemen and raped a teenage girl, was a repeat felon and wasn't supposed to have guns.
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The shooter in Pittsburgh was thrown out of the Marines, and probably shouldn't have been allowed guns given his now known background of emotional outbursts.
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That's all I could find. But I don't have the resources of the MSM. You know the ones, the bastards who can find and release Pentagon secrets, Sarah Palin's bra size and GWB's not so true military records. But oddly, they've not been able to report the simple, but seemingly true, fact that most of these shooters shouldn't have guns at all, or didn't have the mental capacities to own guns. But these same clowns are saying, hourly, that we, the legal and well adjusted, should give up our guns. These things run in cycles, and they follow the economy.
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But once again, the MSM fails to point that out, they point out how 5 or 6 people, with a few guns, have killed cops and a bunch of honest citizens. I guess they can't find information about how many of our guns, and how many gun owners DON'T kill anyone daily.
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Sometimes I even get the impression that they have an agenda about gun ownership.
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What say you my friends?
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Schteveo doesn't want to shoot anyone, but he has an itchy baseball bat waiting for HLT's answer to this topic
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I'm sure by now all of us have heard of the rash of murder sprees in the country. And just as likely, you've heard the anti-gun rhetoric.
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Try as I might, I can't find ANY evidence that some of these people had a right to own a gun. In fact, it looks like most fell outside the rules. But, my Algore supplied interweb connection does reveal the following.
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The guy in Binghampton NY, did NOT have gun rights because he was not a citizen.
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The guy in Washington, was a convicted wife beater, and he was supposed to turn in his guns.
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(right or not, that's the law)
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The shooter in Oakland who killed policemen and raped a teenage girl, was a repeat felon and wasn't supposed to have guns.
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The shooter in Pittsburgh was thrown out of the Marines, and probably shouldn't have been allowed guns given his now known background of emotional outbursts.
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That's all I could find. But I don't have the resources of the MSM. You know the ones, the bastards who can find and release Pentagon secrets, Sarah Palin's bra size and GWB's not so true military records. But oddly, they've not been able to report the simple, but seemingly true, fact that most of these shooters shouldn't have guns at all, or didn't have the mental capacities to own guns. But these same clowns are saying, hourly, that we, the legal and well adjusted, should give up our guns. These things run in cycles, and they follow the economy.
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But once again, the MSM fails to point that out, they point out how 5 or 6 people, with a few guns, have killed cops and a bunch of honest citizens. I guess they can't find information about how many of our guns, and how many gun owners DON'T kill anyone daily.
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Sometimes I even get the impression that they have an agenda about gun ownership.
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What say you my friends?
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Schteveo doesn't want to shoot anyone, but he has an itchy baseball bat waiting for HLT's answer to this topic
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Saturday, April 4, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Imagine being a Police officer in San Francisco .Chief Heather Fong (left), the first SFPD female chief of police (lesbian - She is stepping down this month.)
Theresa Sparks (center, former male), president of the San Francisco Police Commission, and a trans gender woman. She eventually found jobs as a taxi driver, a bank teller and a census taker before landing her current job as a financial manager of Good Vibrations, a $15 million corporation that specializes in sex toys and publishing.
Sgt. Stephan Thorne (right, former female), the first Trans gender SFPD police officer.
And their Representative in Congress is Nancy Pelosi which goes to prove what a sick and perverted little mind she has!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Not your typical cabin fever
Nothing personal!???...
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Palmer man blames aliens for 2007 attacks
ROGERS: Jurors hear taped confession of deadly events in Palmer and Anchorage.
The jury in the Christopher Erin Rogers murder trial sat through nearly two hours of his video-taped confession Thursday.
They watched as Rogers, slumped in a chair in a barren police interview room back in 2007, detailed just how dangerous this city was for two days as he cased neighborhoods, hopped over fences and hid in dark corners of people's yards, looking for the opportunity to kill.
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Now the jury knows quite a lot about what happened on Gunnysack Road in Palmer the morning Rogers walked into his father's bedroom with a machete and started swinging. By the time he was done, his father was dead, his father's fiancée was gravely wounded and the family dog that tried to intervene was cut up and out whimpering in the yard.
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But none of that had anything to do with why he did what he did, he assured investigators. Even killing his father. "It wasn't anything personal," he said.
It was the aliens.
"They wanted me to kill a bunch of people. It was very strange but I tried my best to accommodate them...
"I heard these voices telling me I had to go do it. I had this obligation, so to speak."
"They were getting me all mixed up. I didn't know what was black, white, up, down, inside out. I didn't know. I mean, I'd still wake up in the morning like anybody else, drink a cup coffee, smoke a cigarette. I'd say, 'What the hell?' This, that, this, that. And then this alien thing comes in, 'Hey, you gotta do your job. You gotta do it.' "
"I'm some kind of subspecies," he said. "I had to prove myself to them. ... And they hate humans. They use them for food. I don't understand at all."
Was he sorry he killed his father?
"No, I'm not sorry," he said. "I wish I'd used a different tool. I really do."
It wouldn't have been so messy, and it wouldn't have been such hard work. Even the aliens were displeased about that, he said.
Read all the details here.
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Palmer man blames aliens for 2007 attacks
ROGERS: Jurors hear taped confession of deadly events in Palmer and Anchorage.
The jury in the Christopher Erin Rogers murder trial sat through nearly two hours of his video-taped confession Thursday.
They watched as Rogers, slumped in a chair in a barren police interview room back in 2007, detailed just how dangerous this city was for two days as he cased neighborhoods, hopped over fences and hid in dark corners of people's yards, looking for the opportunity to kill.
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Now the jury knows quite a lot about what happened on Gunnysack Road in Palmer the morning Rogers walked into his father's bedroom with a machete and started swinging. By the time he was done, his father was dead, his father's fiancée was gravely wounded and the family dog that tried to intervene was cut up and out whimpering in the yard.
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But none of that had anything to do with why he did what he did, he assured investigators. Even killing his father. "It wasn't anything personal," he said.
It was the aliens.
"They wanted me to kill a bunch of people. It was very strange but I tried my best to accommodate them...
"I heard these voices telling me I had to go do it. I had this obligation, so to speak."
"They were getting me all mixed up. I didn't know what was black, white, up, down, inside out. I didn't know. I mean, I'd still wake up in the morning like anybody else, drink a cup coffee, smoke a cigarette. I'd say, 'What the hell?' This, that, this, that. And then this alien thing comes in, 'Hey, you gotta do your job. You gotta do it.' "
"I'm some kind of subspecies," he said. "I had to prove myself to them. ... And they hate humans. They use them for food. I don't understand at all."
Was he sorry he killed his father?
"No, I'm not sorry," he said. "I wish I'd used a different tool. I really do."
It wouldn't have been so messy, and it wouldn't have been such hard work. Even the aliens were displeased about that, he said.
Read all the details here.
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
And Single Source Health Care will help this how?
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9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits in Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. The patients went to hospital emergency rooms 2,678 times from 2003 through 2008, said the report from the nonprofit Integrated Care Collaboration, a group of health care providers who care for low-income and uninsured patients.
"What we're really trying to do is find out who's using our emergency rooms ... and find solutions," said Ann Kitchen, executive director of the group, which presented the report last week to the Travis County Healthcare District board.
The average emergency room visit costs $1,000. Hospitals and taxpayers paid the bill through government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, Kitchen said.
Eight of the nine patients have drug abuse problems, seven were diagnosed with mental health issues and three were homeless. Five are women whose average age is 40, and four are men whose average age is 50, the report said, the Austin American-Statesman reported Wednesday.
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I have no pithy remarks. But putting us all into this system will solve the problem in what way, to what level and on what planet?
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Schteveo
9 patients made nearly 2,700 ER visits in Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. The patients went to hospital emergency rooms 2,678 times from 2003 through 2008, said the report from the nonprofit Integrated Care Collaboration, a group of health care providers who care for low-income and uninsured patients.
"What we're really trying to do is find out who's using our emergency rooms ... and find solutions," said Ann Kitchen, executive director of the group, which presented the report last week to the Travis County Healthcare District board.
The average emergency room visit costs $1,000. Hospitals and taxpayers paid the bill through government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, Kitchen said.
Eight of the nine patients have drug abuse problems, seven were diagnosed with mental health issues and three were homeless. Five are women whose average age is 40, and four are men whose average age is 50, the report said, the Austin American-Statesman reported Wednesday.
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I have no pithy remarks. But putting us all into this system will solve the problem in what way, to what level and on what planet?
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Schteveo
US drops graft case against ex-Alaska senator
The Justice Department said Wednesday that due to legal missteps it was dropping the case against former Alaska senator Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in US Senate history.
Great. AFTER he LOST the election. Soon, the liberal left will have bought Al Franken his senate seat as well. Sorry SOB's.
Great. AFTER he LOST the election. Soon, the liberal left will have bought Al Franken his senate seat as well. Sorry SOB's.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
read all about it
Obama gives the Queen of England an IPOD
But I already have one, she said
Read the comments after this article....
they are funny.....
But I already have one, she said
Read the comments after this article....
they are funny.....
Third Class Citizens
I know we've talked about this before, but as of today, the assumptions held by many have become reality. I'm talking about the outright abuse of supposedly free people who choose to use tobacco, a totally legal product. And as i've said before, IMO, this is not about whether you smoke or don't, in spite of the massive effort by the Left to create class warfare. This is about whether "free people" have the right to choose to use a legal product, even though others don't like it. Are we to live our lives according to the dictates of the Left? And if so, what will they not like next?
As a smoker, i have always been mindful of the feelings of others who do not smoke, even before it became fashionable or "the law". To me, it's just good manners. I don't smoke where i know it will bother someone else. But apparently, that's no longer enough. Now, i'm being hounded and punished and made to feel inferior, even though i don't. Here in NYC, smokers are treated worse, and looked down upon more than child molesters. BTW, as of yesterday, the price of a pack of cigarettes here is now $11.75. (that includes city, state, federal tax, + wholesalers and retailers increases) Can you think of another group of law-abiding citizens who are treated this way?
My question to our rulers is simple. If tobacco, the plant that's been used by man for thousands of years, is a scourge to mankind, as they claim, then why not simply outlaw it? Make the growing, possession, and sale of tobacco illegal, as they've done with so many other things. And since there are so few smokers left, it can't be because they fear the loss of tax revenue. All it would take is the stroke of a pen, and it's done! I'm sure the tobacco-Nazi's and the rest of the Left would wet themselves in joyous celebration. So why not do it?
Could it be something else? Could it be that the tobaccoNazi's know that if they did go for a "legal" all-out ban, they just might have to stand in an open court and prove all their wild claims about tobacco use? Would for example, "His Majesty", NYC's limp-wristed mayor Bloomberg, be able to actually prove his publicly-made claim that, "400,000 children die every year in NYC from 2nd-hand smoke"? Or perhaps, do they fear the bright lights of a public court room would make their claims seem like those made by the hysteria-inducing, fact-less, EnviroNazi's and their global warming scam?
I assume that most of our friends here are non-smokers, and may either not care about this assault on freedom, or even agree with it. My question to you is this. What happens when the lets-ban-something Nazi's get around to some legal thing you like doing?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/01/cigarette.tax/index.html
As a smoker, i have always been mindful of the feelings of others who do not smoke, even before it became fashionable or "the law". To me, it's just good manners. I don't smoke where i know it will bother someone else. But apparently, that's no longer enough. Now, i'm being hounded and punished and made to feel inferior, even though i don't. Here in NYC, smokers are treated worse, and looked down upon more than child molesters. BTW, as of yesterday, the price of a pack of cigarettes here is now $11.75. (that includes city, state, federal tax, + wholesalers and retailers increases) Can you think of another group of law-abiding citizens who are treated this way?
My question to our rulers is simple. If tobacco, the plant that's been used by man for thousands of years, is a scourge to mankind, as they claim, then why not simply outlaw it? Make the growing, possession, and sale of tobacco illegal, as they've done with so many other things. And since there are so few smokers left, it can't be because they fear the loss of tax revenue. All it would take is the stroke of a pen, and it's done! I'm sure the tobacco-Nazi's and the rest of the Left would wet themselves in joyous celebration. So why not do it?
Could it be something else? Could it be that the tobaccoNazi's know that if they did go for a "legal" all-out ban, they just might have to stand in an open court and prove all their wild claims about tobacco use? Would for example, "His Majesty", NYC's limp-wristed mayor Bloomberg, be able to actually prove his publicly-made claim that, "400,000 children die every year in NYC from 2nd-hand smoke"? Or perhaps, do they fear the bright lights of a public court room would make their claims seem like those made by the hysteria-inducing, fact-less, EnviroNazi's and their global warming scam?
I assume that most of our friends here are non-smokers, and may either not care about this assault on freedom, or even agree with it. My question to you is this. What happens when the lets-ban-something Nazi's get around to some legal thing you like doing?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/01/cigarette.tax/index.html
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