Alan Grayson, smooth move, Ace! http://www.wesh.com/video/30653237/detail.htmlWhat a maroon. How can any normal sober person run into a bus? Or was he texting his campaign consultant, Theresa LePore, as he ran that red light?
I hope those bus passengers are OK. They are suffering because Mr. 1% could not obey the traffic laws. BAH!
| Calif. Mother I.D.s Missing Daughter's Bracelet November 07, 2010 Associated Press | FULLERTON, Calif. -- The mother of a Southern California woman who vanished almost 10 years ago said Saturday a bracelet found on recently unearthed remains belonged to her daughter. Nancy Ekelund of Fullerton told The Associated Press that she had met with a coroner's investigator and instantly recognized the gold-link bracelet she had given as a present to her daughter Lynsie Ekelund, a 20-year old Fullerton College student who disappeared in 2001... Christopher McAmis is suspected of strangling her and burying her in a canyon 50 miles north of Los Angeles in Santa Clarita, where he directed investigators to look, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said. McAmis said he used a tractor to dig a 4-foot grave in the canyon where he had done construction work, officials said. |
| Activity | Older gent | Me |
|---|---|---|
| physical activity | drinking coffee | drinking coffee |
| economic activity | whipped out a conventional checkbook with paper checks | debit card |
| information activity | reading paper copy of the New York Times | fired up MacBook Pro, clicked over to Foxnews.com and Pajamasmedia.com |
| communication activity | cell phone | got rid of my cell phone over the summer -- simplifies life. |
| footwear activity | wearing sandals with black socks | Saucony trail runners from Sierra Trading Post |
| existential activity | slacking | slacking |
This Rick Scott guy is just too weird looking for me to vote for. | WH Denies Political Motivation for Sending Staff to Gulf States Major Garrett Senior White House Correspondent Fox News Channel | The White House first denied and then scoffed at the idea it was pouring operatives and press aides into Gulf Coast states to smooth feathers, first oiled then ruffled by the administration's admittedly uneven response... This contributed to the impression the White House fretted its spill response could leave it vulnerable to a voter backlash in the state [Florida] with 27 electoral votes (one tenth of the 270 needed for victory) that served as President Obama's southern anchor in 2008. "Oil gets into a bay that is shared by both Alabama and Florida, right," Gibbs said. "The western -- or the easternmost county in Alabama, Baldwin County, is notified. The westernmost county in Florida, Volusia is not -- okay? A breakdown in communications from the incident command to the local level..." |
Well, at least Theresa LePore now has a challenger for spatial organization genius of the year. That takes talent.
| Washington Police Investigate Grayson Death Threat TV station WESH-2 News POSTED: 4:43 pm EDT July 22, 2010 UPDATED: 5:34 pm EDT July 22, 2010 | A death threat was called in to Grayson's Washington office. "Ten people are going to kill the congressman within 24 hours," an intern who answered the phone was told. "Like any other threat, it has to be taken seriously," Grayson said in a phone interview. Grayson recently spoke out about the extension of unemployment benefits. "I say this to the Republicans who have blocked this bill for months, who have kept food out of the mouths of children: May God have mercy on your souls," Grayson said. He said he thinks his opinions have prompted the threat. "What kind of twisted person would threaten someone who speaks out on behalf of the needy," Grayson said. "What kind of twisted person would threaten to kill someone." |
| Video: Hard-Boiled Mafioso, Spencer Ackerman Dan Riehl Riehl World View | He's been known to resort to violence on multiple occasions. Doesn't it show? |
| Crist: The check's not in the mail Julie Mason Washington Examiner | Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said today that hey -- he's not returning that money, after all. A group of prominent Republicans recently wrote to Crist after his switch from the GOP to the NPA (no party affiliation) asking for reimbursement of years of campaign contributions. After initially sounding like he might do it, Crist -- looking stronger in the polls -- said that he's keeping all of it. Read more at the Washington Examiner. |
| Obama takes direct aim at anti-government rhetoric BY PETE YOST AND MARK S. SMITH ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERS (Miami Herald) | ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- In a blunt caution to political friend and foe, President Barack Obama said Saturday that partisan rants and name-calling under the guise of legitimate discourse pose a serious danger to America's democracy, and may incite "extreme elements" to violence. |
| Python hunting season ending with zero kills BRIAN SKOLOFF, AP 1:41 p.m. EDT, April 16, 2010 | WEST PALM BEACH — Florida's first python hunting season ends Saturday with no reptiles being reported captured and killed, wildlife officials said Friday. The season opened March 8 for anyone with a hunting license who paid a $26 permit fee to hunt down the nonnative reptiles on state-managed lands around the Everglades in South Florida. In addition to Burmese pythons, hunters also were allowed to kill Indian and African rock pythons, and green anacondas and Nile monitor lizards... Hardin said nine out of 10 pythons that scientists had been tracking with radio collars in Everglades National Park apparently died from the weather. |
I would just like to know one thing: how do you put a radio collar on a python?
| Rep. Bart Stupak Announces His Retirement After Health Care Controversy April 09, 2010 Chad Pergram and Dominique Pastre FOXNews.com | Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, the central player in a grueling abortion debate underlying the health care law, announced Friday he will retire from Congress at the end of this term, because "it's time to begin a new and exciting chapter." |
Exciting chapter? Euphemism. His mind must run on euphemisms.| Obama health-care supporters: Democrats outraged by Florida doctor who tells Obama supporters to go elsewhere Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel April 3, 2010 | MOUNT DORA — Doug Bell isn't a patient of Dr. Jack Cassell's, but he almost wishes he were. The Sorrento salesman heard about the firestorm over a sign that the Mount Dora urologist posted on his office door — it reads, "If you voted for Obama…seek urologic care elsewhere" — and wanted to see it himself. "We need more people like him to speak out and take a stand against Obama-care," said Bell... But Cassell's former medical partner in Eustis, urologist Dr. James Young, 57, a self-described liberal Democrat, said a patient's politics should be no more important to a doctor than his favorite baseball team. "It'd be like me saying I'm not going to treat a Cubs fan," said Young, a lifelong fan of the St. Louis Cardinals. "There are a number of thoughtful doctors who feel like Jack and probably a like number who feel the exact opposite, but they're not going to put a sign on their door. As doctors, our chief concern should always be what's best for the patient." Posted using ShareThis |
| Florida Obama poll: Voters turn against Obama, Nelson and health care bill William E. Gibson Orlando Slantinel | WASHINGTON - Florida voters have turned sharply against President Barack Obama, Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and a sweeping health care law they helped push through Congress, according to a Mason-Dixon poll released Saturday. The statewide poll of 625 registered voters found that Obama's favorable ratings have plunged to 37 percent from 50 percent when he was elected in 2008... Only 25 percent of those polled who were 65 and older said they support the bill that was signed into law. Nearly two-thirds, 65 percent, said they oppose it. "I'm a Democrat, but I'm going to vote Republican," said Arnold Ruskin, 74, of Margate, who was not polled but reflected the changing attitude of many senior citizens. "I want this [health care law] repealed. I'm not saying the Republicans are right. But I think the Democrats are just brutal on this thing..." Posted using ShareThis |
Click for larger view.| Tim Cahill slams Barack Obama, Dems on health care By Jessica Van Sack Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | State Treasurer Tim Cahill, taking swipes at both Gov. Deval Patrick and President Obama, boosted his bipartisan chops yesterday, telling Herald columnist Howie Carr on WRKO, “I voted for John McCain, believe it or not.” Cahill, saying he was barred from the 2008 Democratic National Convention because he wouldn’t endorse either Obama or Hillary Clinton, said, “My own party basically voted me out.” “I was afraid of what we had already been getting in Massachusetts, and at that point in 2008, I was aware that it wasn’t working,” he said. Separately yesterday, Cahill accused Obama of “propping up” the Bay State’s health plan with federal aid in order to help push the Democrats’ plan through Congress. |
State Treasurer Tim Cahill today faulted Gov. Deval Patrick for mismanaging the state’s health care initiative and warned that the consequences would be disastrous if a similar health care program were enacted nationally.
“If President Obama and the Democrats repeat the mistakes of the health insurance mandate in Massachusetts on a national level, they will bankrupt this country within four years,” Cahill said. “It is time for the President and the Democratic Leadership to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new plan that does not threaten to wipe out the American economy.”
Somewhat out of date! Come on, AJC, no slacking!
Fifty-seven percent (57%) believe that passage of the proposed health care legislation will hurt the economy. Just 25% believe it will help. (Rasmussen)
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Rasmussen poll looks grievous for health care scheme.Hon. Suzanne Kosmas,
The poll from Rasmussen today indicates broad LACK of support for this health care takeover fiasco. I highly recommend you keep your NO vote a good solid NO.
You stay WITH us, not with Speaker Pelosi and her kamikaze charge AT us.
Daily Presidential Tracking PollFifty-seven percent (57%) believe that passage of the proposed health care legislation will hurt the economy. Just 25% believe it will help...
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Three Cheers for Mike Sola!: Meet the Patriot Who Took on DingellLet's stand with Mike Sola and his son.
He admits that the health insurance he has (and that most people have) is bad, but notes–as all of us opposed to ObamaCare know–that government health care is far worse.
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I still cannot consent to this health care fiasco. It is way over-leveraged and has INFINITE AND ETERNAL DEFICIT written all over it.
Creating another Ginnie Mae-Freddie Mac to cause an economic collapse and dollar collapse is no way for a liberal to plan for the future.
No offense, but you guys are just not smart enough to craft this thing safely and reliably. Your own leader, Pelosi, has come up with some real whoppers in this context. You voted NO in 2009 on this health care fiasco. Keep it NO.
Mike Sola, defending his son
It seems inevitable that this speaker of the House of Representatives goes down in flames, with verbal gaffes like this: But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it...
| Ereck Plancher death: Family attorneys question whether UCF told football player he had sickle cell trait Iliana Limon, Orlando Sentinel 11:16 p.m. EST, March 6, 2010 OrlandoSentinel.com | Vander Heiden gave a second deposition Feb. 16 in the pending wrongful-death lawsuit filed by Plancher's parents. The deposition transcript was entered into Orange County Circuit Court records Thursday and obtained exclusively by the Orlando Sentinel. When Plancher family attorney Steven Yerrid asked whether Vander Heiden told Plancher about his condition she responded, "Well, I can't say with certainty that, yes, I did or, no, I didn't." Yerrid then asked Vander Heiden, "Ma'am, you didn't tell Mr. Plancher, did you?" UCF attorney Daniel Shapiro objected because it the question was addressed during a previous deposition and advised Vander Heiden not to respond. Yerrid was forced to move on to other questions... The exchanges between attorneys from both sides were at times heated in a deposition that took more than nine hours to complete and filled 416 transcribed pages. When UCF attorney Daniel Shapiro objected in the first 10 minutes of the deposition, Plancher family attorney Steven Yerrid responded, "I'm going to let that go a little bit longer and then we're going to, we're going to stop and go see the judge again because you made 33 form objections to the last deposition that I participated in. You gave a lot of instructions not to answer. And that's not in the spirit, nor within permissible conduct of an attorney conducting the defense of a deponent's deposition." Shapiro responded by saying he did not need a lecture. After more disputes, UCF attorneys eventually called Circuit Judge Julie H. O'Kane to request that she force the Plancher family attorneys to behave professionally. She was out of the office and did not respond. The Plancher attorneys argued that UCF's legal team was laughing, making disparaging remarks and constantly interrupting the deposition. |
Pelosi says bill worth election riskIt is obvious that our district does not want the Pelosi/Reid health care takeover plan rammed through. If she changes her vote, it will be a response to Pelosi, not to us voters.Pelosi said that "in a matter of days" Democrats will have specific legislative language on health care to show to the public and to wavering lawmakers. She predicted voters will warm up to the bill once they understand its details.
"When we have a bill," she said, "you can bake the pie, you can sell the pie. But you have to have a pie to sell."
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Tiger Woods billboard: PETA won’t use golfer’s image - OrlandoSentinel.com
The animal-rights group PETA has put its plans "on hold" for a cheeky billboard with Tiger Woods' image.
Instead, the group plans to use South Carolina's governor as the poster child to encourage people to spay and neuter pets.
The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals said it decided to temporarily abandon the idea of using Woods' image for the ad after having "conversations" with the professional golfer's attorneys.
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The president is a total phony with his Teleprompter use.
