WTF?!? Did Palin dis Biden’s dead wife?
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Category: perplexed News and Politics

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John LaBruzzo and Welfare
Current mood: indignant
Category: News and Politics

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/capital/index.ssf?/base/news-6/122223371288730.xml&coll=1

So there is a State Legislator in Louisiana who held the same seat as (Klan member, Presidential Candidate from '92, attendee of the Iranian Holocaust Denier's Conference, and victim of a failed face lift) David Duke. And this nut job legislator, John LaBruzzo is basically advocating class war. Stop poor people from breeding and encourage rich to breed more.

Republicans fuck the economy with corrupt legislation, an optional war to enrich the coffers of war profiteers, and giving tax breaks for companies to move jobs to Asia, thereby creating more homeless and poor. In the process costing the US tax payer 100's of Billions and Trillions of Dollars.

And they have the audacity to demonize and vilify the homeless, the poor, and illegal immigrants, and decry the millions we spend on feeding them.

Spending Millions of Tax Dollars is of the devil. But Trillions of Tax Dollars wasted on Corporate Welfare and protecting and enriching the very super rich? Well fucking god damn. That's gospel.

Please please please, utter the words Fiscal Responsibility when attacking the poor. I loved it when McCain used the words Fiscal Responsibility when he screwed veterans in the Stimulus Package checks.

The Fucking Audacity is just so stunning.

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The Party of Cowardly Weaklings
Current mood: indignant
Category: News and Politics

If the Republicans are sooo embarrassed of their VP choice that they won't allow her to speak to the press, they should dump her for someone they are not embarrassed by. And of course someone who won't go to war with Russia.

You have to wonder about the Republican party. They fear Gay Soldiers and Journalists more than they say we should fear "Terrorists" and "Communists".

If your position is so Right, it should be able to stand up to questions.

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Sarah Palin has already shown herself to be unfit for leadership.
Category: News and Politics

Sarah Palin is under investigation in Alaska for miss handling a situation involving her sister and her sister's abusive cop husband. The way it is described by the reporters on TV is, : Sarah Palin is in trouble for firing the guy who would not fire her brother-in-law.

Spousal-abuse, especially by a cop is a horrible thing and more or less the reason there is a self-defense murder defense. And if you are the wife of a abusive husband-cop who beats and terrorizes and controls your life, most everyone would be on your side if you go all Dixie-Chicks-Earl on his ass.

And this is because of the Power Dynamic of the situation. Those with out Power in a situation have a right to go to extraordinary lengths to level the playing field and gain freedom and equality. And those with power have an obligation to not abuse the power they possess. "With Great Power comes Great Responsibility." Its basic and from Spider-Man.

Where the situation goes awry is when Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, and arguably the most powerful person in Alaska enters the equation. There is no question that she should use her power to protect her sister. First she should scoop up her sister (and any possible kids) and take them to the Governor's Mansion, which we would expect to have some level of security. Then you wake a judge and get a temporary restraining order against the brother in law. Then as beating your wife is against the law, you contact a law enforcement agency above the brother-in-laws level and get them to take statement, investigate and arrest the brother-in-law. If he is city, get the county sheriffs. If he is county, get the state troopers. And in the process slander his ass in the papers to warn future girlfriends and wives. We have laws and processes and when you have so much power, you have an obligation to to do things above board and with out the taint of corruption.

Trying to get the brother-in-law fired is vengeful and short sighted. All it is going to do is just piss him off. And firing the guy who would not fire the brother-in-law is unquestionably abuse of power. Also, Sarah Palin undertaking these irrational acts proves one of two things, she acts with out consulting her staff, who should be there to talk her out of rash actions and suggest better ways of getting the job done, or Sarah Palin surrounds herself with sycophants and yes-people who are only there to bolster the ego of Sarah Palin. Either way we have learned that Sarah Palin is from the Dick Cheney school of dealing with conflicts of interest. That she does not have the judgment to lead with a sense of honor and duty. And that she is unfit to hold public office, whether that be Mayor, Governor, Vice-President of President.

Sarah Palin is unfit for leadership.

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A Silly Frog? Really?

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New Poker Game - 7 the Hard Way
Category: Games

So I came up with a new Poker Game tonight, but everyone was too drunk to do math when I wanted to try it.

So it is 5 Card Draw - 7's are wild, and you can make the 7 the hard way.

So an A and a 6 make Seven so they form one wild card.

3 and 4 make Seven and so form one wild card.

2 and 5 make Seven and so form one wild card.

So if you have A,A,A,3,4 : 3+4=7=Wild Card = 4 Aces.

Or if you have K,2,3,4,5 : 2+5=7=Wild Card 3+4=7=Wild Card = 3 Kings.

If you make 7 the hard way, you obviously can't have a straight or a full house or Five of a Kind.

Bit complicated. Involves light math. Good for early game when everyone can still read the cards they are playing.

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Response to a friend’s backing McCain
Category: News and Politics

(I first wrote this last night, staying up until 6:30am, and then lost it in a failed page load. I would have re-wrote it then, but then I noticed the sunlight coming in through windows.)


So unless you are Phil Gramm and are sitting on piles of ill gotten booty, you have noticed we are in a worsening recession.

The Words are "Failed Economic Policy" The Bush Tax cuts did not trickle down. Continuing them is a bad idea. Creating new tax cuts for the rich is also a bad idea. McCain is wrong on taxes.

The two largest factors of the Recession are Gas Prices and the "Mortgage Crisis". And these send cascading ripples shockwaves through the rest of the economy.

Gas Prices: The two major factors in the skyrocketing gas prices is the war in Iraq and the unease that is created by it, and the "Enron Loop Hole". The only reason we are in Iraq is to funnel borrowed tax dollars to War Profiteers. McCain continues to state his commitment to the War Profiteers. (While at the same time voting against bills to help the troops under the guise of Fiscal Responsibility.) Phil Gramm got the Enron Loop Hole passed during the first Bush Administration. With higher gas prices, anything that is shipped costs more. And then since Corn Ethanol is seen as a slight replacement to gas, Corn prices go up, and less other grains are planted in favor of growing corn. Which raises the price on other grains, which leads to people starving all over the world, because they can't afford Rice.

"Mortgage Crisis": The banks who swindled American families with deceptive mortgages, and then broke up and repacked the debt and then sold it to foreign investors, hired Phil Gramm to lobby Congress, the President and McCain to do nothing about the Crisis. Of course Phil Gramm did not just lobby McCain, he wrote his economic policy. McCain was almost out of the race, and had no money and credits Phil Gramm for his success gaining the nomination. McCain works for Phil Gramm and a bunch of the big money guys. He does not work for Arizonians or the American People.

From the 2000 Election up until Kerry picked Edwards for his running mate, McCain was known as a Maverick. But as I see over and over again, McCain has no memory of how he voted on any nameable bill, or what his positions are on issues not related to the war in Iraq, and since he doesn't know the difference between Sunni and Shia, it is my opinion that it was most likely McCain's chief of staff who was the Maverick.

On the other hand Obama's average campaign donation is $65, so he is not beholden to any one special interest, he is being financed by the American People. I have confidence in Obama's ability and to staff Washington with competent people who understand and believe in the organizations they head. No more political sycophants who bought their job.

Currently watching : Friends - The Complete Fourth Season Release date: 2003-07-15

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How about Hybrid - Hybrid Cars
Category: News and Politics

So the theory behind Hydro-Electric Power is that water going over the falls turns a turbine and thus electricity is created. This is also the theory behind Wind Power. The wind blows turning the blades on windmills.

With that, and no further research, it seems like all new large buildings built should be covered in solar panels and have little wind turbines in rows up and down the exterior of the building and little water turbines in the rain gutters with the idea of lessoning the burden of the building of the public energy supply.

It also seems to me that this sort of thinking should be used in cars as well.

Hybrid cars should plug in. They should have a solar panel on the roof and small wind turbines between the grill and the radiator. (I only have driven old cars, do new carts still have radiators?) They should also continue the generating energy from breaking and stuff. And they should be able to utilize several kinds of fuel. Gas, Alcohol, and others.

The solar panel is not going to do much good at night or on rainy days. And the wind turbines won't do much in stop and go traffic. But it seems to me that over all this should greatly increase gas mileage.

Please let me know where my thinking is off here, because this just seems fairly simple and straight forward.

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Immunity For the Telecoms
Category: News and Politics

Has no one in Congress ever seen an episode of Law and Order? You never offer Immunity to a perp until you have heard what they have to say.

The Telecoms can have Immunity if and only if they testify against the Administration and only if that testimony is damning enough to get a conviction.

That is just basic.

Jared Prophet
Eugene Oregon

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Open Letter to the Sun-Sentinel in Florida
Category: News and Politics

To: letters@sun-sentinel.com
Re: The Impeachment Issue

George W Bush committed many serious crimes. He did so with malice, from a position of authority. Everything was premeditated and designed to amass and keep power. And in the process (if it wasn't the point,) he sold out our great country to foreign interests.

Law and Order Republican Types who are Pro-Death Penalty should always be for the enforcement of laws. Because Nixon was saved from criminal prosecution by Ford's pardon, there has been no fear of criminal penalties who Republicans who break the law since then. Two Oregon Republican Legislators who were found guilty of corruption by taking illegal gifts from lobbyists in the end paid fines smaller than Speeding Tickets. So there is no impetus to not sell out our state because the potential gain far out strips the risk. If George W Bush, Dick Cheney, and every other member of this administration is who guilty of crimes is not called to account for their actions, there is no reason for future Presidents to not base their administrations on exploiting Conflicts of Interest, and un-patriotically selling out our country.

That is all good and well, but the most immediate of reasons to impeach the President and Vice President (who is guilty of all the same crimes and more) is that we are quickly descending into a horrible recession and George Bush just doesn't give a shit. He is pissed off that the whole country pretty much hates him now, and he has Nancy Pelosi's word that there will be no Impeachment, so there is nothing to force the President into action.

Being the Editor of such a prominent Newspaper most likely affords you a comfortable enough living that you should have no problem weathering this recession. But those of us who work for a living can't afford our shit. Gas costs have doubled, Food costs have tripled, utility and service rates are going up and even though the decline in the housing market has brought the price of homes down, they are still immensely above pre-boom prices and rents and mortgages remain high.

So if we can kick out George W Bush and Dick Cheney out of office by September with an Impeachment, then we can begin the rebuilding 4 months sooner, because I really can't wait until January to pay my rent and bills.

Jared Prophet
Eugene Oregon

Original Material this is in Response to as Bulletined By Dennis Kucinich:

Impeachment not worth another minute of anybody's time
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board
June 12, 2008
ISSUE: Some in Congress want an impeachment.


The nation does have a few pressing issues pending that could use some attention from our federal lawmakers. Let's see. There are a couple of wars going on, unemployment is on the rise as the value of a house continues to fall, millions of Americans have no health insurance, and did we mention that gas prices are expected to hit $5 a gallon? You get the idea. And still, some in Congress feel the nation is just itching for another presidential impeachment.



Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, who has made a career out of eye-rolling issues like these, said this week he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Delray Beach, who is smarter than this, supported the Articles of Impeachment, which won't go anywhere and thankfully have been buried in a committee not likely to hold hearings before Bush leaves office.



Last year, Kucinich led the misguided charge to impeach Vice President Dick Cheney, and Wexler supported that. In the case of Bush, Wexler called it a "sworn duty" of Congress to act.



Actually, it's nobody's sworn duty to take up any time to go after a badly battered president with only a few months left in office. This is a president so unpopular, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain won't make many public appearances with him. This is a president who is such a non-entity, peace activists didn't even bother to protest his appearance in Berlin this week.



Nor should Congress bother with the ridiculous idea of impeachment, which Kucinich contends is warranted because Bush deceived the nation into war.


There's plenty of evidence to fuel Kucinich's ire, but not his choice of remedy. If Congress needs more things than impeachment to keep lawmakers busy, it has myriad options.



BOTTOM LINE: Get on with REAL issues.


Copyright (c) 2008, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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The Wexler Response:

The Sun-Sentinel recently ran an editorial criticizing my support for the articles of impeachment against President Bush opining that Congress should instead "get on with REAL issues" such as the Iraq war. In fact, it is this very war -- entered into following an unprecedented campaign of lies and manipulated intelligence by the Bush Administration -- that necessitates impeachment hearings. This war has cost us the lives of 4,090 US soldiers, injuries to over 30,000, and more than a trillion taxpayer dollars when it is all said and done.



It is a dark day when the Sun-Sentinel has the gall to tell the parents of the soldiers who have died in Iraq that pursuing
consequences for those that prosecuted this war of choice based on outright deception is not a "REAL" issue that Congress should address.



Sadly, the war is only the beginning. We now know that this Administration illegally ordered the torture of prisoners, obstructed justice by lying about the outing of a covert CIA agent and authorizing warrantless spying on American citizens.



No one can deny that if proven these allegations amount to High Crimes. Our failure to act sets an awful precedent and enables future Presidents to break the law and violate our Constitution without sanctions from Congress.



The Sentinel says impeachment is the wrong "remedy" for this litany of crimes.

What then is the proper remedy? A harsh lecture? A strongly worded editorial? Or how about doing absolutely nothing in the face of these outrageous abuses of power?

Impeachment hearings need not distract us from other important priorities such as the economy, gas prices and bringing the troops home from Iraq. Congress can and should address all important issues - including safeguarding our constitutional rights and obligations.



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My response...

I am not sure what rock you have been living under for the past 7 years.


Did you even READ the 35 Articles of Impeachment?

Everything President Bush and his administration has done is why we have all of the domestic issues that you mentioned happening to us today.



What does it take to get a president impeached, 35 violations that are punishable by prison time, ethnic cleansing, murder, over one million Iraqi civilians dead, over 4,000 troops (and those are just the ones that died in battle), soldiers maimed and missing limbs or mental/emotional conditions, spinal or brain injuries so severe these young people will never function normally again, violations of the Geneva Convention, making himself into a war criminal INTERNATIONALLY? Not to mention our country's debt that will be passed on to our grandchildren and great-grandchildren?

Is this a game to you? Is this to not even be taken seriously? Ask a mother or a wife or a husband or a son who has a seriously injured Iraq War veteran to take care of if this is a SERIOUS ENOUGH ISSUE TO ADDRESS right now! Or ask the widow/er or the parents of a soldier that died WAY too young...and that they had to bury...

Is that a serious enough issue for ya?

Or should our President and his cronies just go and commit sexual indiscretions? Perhaps that would make it easier to impeach them? I ask you, DID YOU SERVE? I seriously doubt it. Because if you did, you would not be so calloused about war and the war crimes our leaders have committed.



To sum it up: if the war was not taking place, we could take care of our domestic issues.



Time does matter. Because every minute that man is in office, more rights are taken away from us and the closer we get to another war front in Iran with more maimings and deaths the result and those are the REAL ISSUES here.



Your paper is a rag and I will never buy it. You have sold out to the corporations because they pay for advertising in your rag. Once this goes out, you will get another onslaught of emails, and I can guarantee you this, you will have a lot less people purchasing your tawdry publication. Most of our powers have been taken away by this president, but we still have the power of the purse and we can exercise that power by not buying. And we can suggest that others to do the same.



I took an oath and it was my "sworn duty" to protect my country from all enemies foreign and domestic.

Do ya get it yet?

Anita Stewart
Veteran of USAF Intelligence Ops, 1981-84
Widow of a Strategic Air Command Elite Guard

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