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Re: TPP Passes: Obama Now A Dictator
from ozzyboy on 06/27/2015 03:41 AMCongress just gave negoiating power to the guy who did the Bergdahl deal? Really? If TTP is so good for the country, why would they have to renew a law that allows retraining funding for those who are thrown out of work because of this monstrosity? This is yet another shell game designed to weaken America again. It doesn't seem like there is anyone looking out for everyday working Americans.
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Re: Open Remarks to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
from cattastrophy on 06/27/2015 03:10 AMleasheryn, did you author that remark? If you did girl you need to be given a medal for it. Talk about moving experiences.
OMG I cannot say enough GIRL YOU GOT IT GOING FOR YOU.
Look deep in the eyes of a man and you can tell what truth if any is in his heart - My Apache Grandfather...Gosheven
Re: Cornel West: Obama the First 'N*ggerized' President "White supremacy is American as cherry pie." : Bradford Thomas
from DocFreeman on 06/27/2015 02:48 AMFrist of all Obama is not the first black president. He is the first half black half white and plays both against each other. Obama could care less about blacks or whites. He is an actor when it comes to speaking to different groups, he gives them what they want to hear not what is the truth. When he was running for president he protraited himself as some one who would heal the black community and change America. He has changed America headed to a third world country. We are over run with illegals which American tax payers have to support with food, shelter, healthcare. We have a real unemploiyment rate of 10.8%. We are the laughing stock of the world since our president wants to lead from behind. The other nations of the world no longer trust us and we have provin that we do not support our allies. Obama has made his millions and does not really help his relatives out unless it is in the press.
President Obama chipped in money for his aunt's burial costs but skipped funeral to go golfing
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2611324/Obama-goes-golfing-instead-attending-aunts-funeral.html#ixzz3eBRsiTj7
Of course then there is his half brother in Africa that lives on $12 a year. Yep Obama really knows how to treat the blacks. in his family.
Black unemployement has not gone down since he took office. We will have 21 TRILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT, 100 TRILLION in unfunded liabilties. we have 93 Million people out of work with 50 Million in poverty and 46 Million on Food Stamps. I really feel sorry for the next president with all this and the fact that Obama has done nothing to stop ISIS.
Bill in church
from Doofiegirl on 06/26/2015 09:16 PMA few minutes before the church services started, the congregation was sitting in their pews and talking.
Suddenly, Satan appeared at the front of the church. Everyone started screaming and running for the front entrance,
trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away from evil incarnate.
Soon the church was empty except for Bill Clinton who sat calmly in his pew without moving,
seemingly oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy was in his presence. So Satan walked up to Bill and said,
"Do you know who I am?"
The Clinton replied, "Yep, sure do."
"Aren't you afraid of me?" Satan asked.
"Nope, sure ain't." said the calm as a clam Clinton.
"Don't you realize I can kill you with one word?" asked Satan.
"Don't doubt it for a minute," returned Bill, in an even tone.
"Did you know that I can cause you profound, horrifying AGONY for all eternity?" persisted Satan.
"Yep," was the calm reply.
"And you are still not afraid?" asked Satan.
"Nope," said Bill.
More than a little perturbed, Satan asked, "Why aren't you afraid of me?"
Bill Clinton calmly replied, "Been married to your sister for over 30 years."
NOW SHE WANTS TO 'ADOPT' AMERICA TO BE PART OF HER FAMILY......OH, THE HORROR.....
Open Remarks to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
from leasheryn on 06/26/2015 07:59 PMLet me begin, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, by expressing a short word of gratitude to you for finally breaking your silence in the way of an apology toward the people you so grievously injured just over two years ago, on April 15, 2013, during the Boston Marathon. Whether you were indeed sincere in your utterances or whether your words came too little, too late, it was gracious of you to step forward in an attempt to make some sort of peace with what you have done. Thank you for taking the time to consider your feelings, put your thoughts into words and stand before an audience who could be viewed only as a hostile one toward not only the atrocity your have perpetrated upon them but also toward you as a person.
From the day of the bombing and henceforward, your name will be linked forevermore with this horrific act of violence. Your name will now become synonymous with the words evil, callous, cruel and despicable. This is who you are, the person you have created by your actions and by your deeds. It is you who have created this persona; it is your who are responsible for an act that created numerous injuries to innocent people who were out for a day of fun and who went home with dramatic changes to their lives, to their minds and to their bodies. It is you who have taken to lives of four people who were cherished by their families, who were living good lives and who clearly did not deserve to have their lives cut short due to your fallacies.
You immediately attempted to lay the entire blame of your joint bloody escapade upon your elder brother's shoulders after you placed yourself forever more in his shadow. Did you think you were going to fade away into the background, as though you were never there, after the deed was completed? Were you that annoying little brother who would never go away until your brother finally demanded you hang back a foot or so and pretend you are invisible? Is this who you are? Is this who you became? No one more than your brother's shadow, there at his beck and call until he is no longer there to defend himself so you could finally lay all the blame on him like a viper ready to strike when your vile deceitful game came to a swift halt. No, you were always an equal partner in your act of destruction and you will pay the penalty for your evil deeds.
In the days of your youth, your parents brought you to America as a refugee from your native Russia. You spent your formative years upon the fruits of our labors, received our charity because you were poor and far from the land of your birth. You went to our schools, enjoyed our education and made friends with other children your own age. Many of your friends were born here in the United States, while others, like you, came from distant lands. This is not an unusual occurrence in this country we call America. Many of us came from distant lands and, if we were born here, our ancestors heard the call of the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. We are, each of us, different in our own ways. We draw upon the different cultures of all the differing lands our forbearers brought along with them from their homelands. Although we all have different ideas of how to become Americans, we all have several things in common. We have thoughts and feelings, joys and sorrows, we laugh, we cry, we feel happy and are capable of great sadness, we hurt when others hurt and seek to bring comfort to our fellow man or woman when they are in need of such comfort. We DO NOT run rampant in the streets or in the cities, where young children are gathered with their parents for a joyful outing. We do not visit our hardship or our sorrows or our disagreements, unmercifully, upon others. We treat others with compassion, not with hatred.
There was a time, not so long ago, when you, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, decided you wished to become one of us. You raised your hand and swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America. You accepted this life as your own on September 11, 2012—a day set aside in observance to remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2002; a day known as Patriot Day. Did you happen to recall this piece of information during that other Patriot's Day, April 15, 2013—a mere 8 months later—when you set out upon your despicable act of violence that killed 3 people and hurt so many? Did it occur to you while you were hiding in a boat, after you killed a fourth innocent man and ended the life of your partner in crime, that your fate had fallen on yet another significant day in history: April 19, 2013—a day set aside to commemorate the battles of Lexington and Concord, also known as Patriot's Day.
You have been found guilty of the crimes you have perpetrated and have now been sentenced to your appointment with death. Each day, each minute, each hour brings you one step closer to the final chapter in your short but tempestuous life. As the minutes tick by, it is my sincere hope that you will remember the names, the faces, and the ages of the people who you recklessly murdered. It is my sincere hope that they visit you nightly in your cell, in your dreams and in your waking moments every day until the day arrives when you walk into the death chamber. They will always be with you. Think often of each of them. Think of their cries of pain and their anguish and never loose sight of what you have done to them, their families and all the others your treachery has affected. Remember, they are Boston Strong...and we, the rest of us, who have also been affected...WE ARE AMERICA STRONG!!
Today in History
from Doofiegirl on 06/26/2015 06:25 PMToday is Friday, June 26, the 177th day of 2015. There are 188 days left in the year.
June 26, 1945
the charter of the United Nations was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
1483
Richard III began his reign as King of England (he was crowned the following month at Westminster Abbey).
1870
the first section of Atlantic City, New Jersey's Boardwalk was opened to the public.
1915
following a whirlwind courtship, poet T.S. Eliot married Vivienne Haigh-Wood in London. (The marriage proved disastrous, but the couple never divorced.) Air conditioning manufacturer Carrier Engineering Corp. was incorporated in New York.
1925
Charles Chaplin's classic comedy "The Gold Rush" premiered at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
1936
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for a second term of office by delegates to the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia.
1950
President Harry S. Truman authorized the U.S. Air Force and Navy to enter the Korean War.
1959
President Dwight D. Eisenhower joined Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in ceremonies officially opening the St. Lawrence Seaway. Swedish boxer Ingemar Johansson knocked out Floyd Patterson in the third round of their match at New York's Yankee Stadium to win the heavyweight title.
1963
President John F. Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he delivered his famous speech expressing solidarity with the city's residents, declaring: "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner).
1973
former White House counsel John W. Dean told the Senate Watergate Committee about an "enemies list" kept by the Nixon White House.
1974
the supermarket price scanner made its debut in Troy, Ohio, as a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum costing 67 cents and bearing a Uniform Product Code (UPC) was scanned by a Marsh Supermarket cashier.
1988
three people were killed when a new Airbus A320 jetliner carrying more than 130 people crashed into a forest during a demonstration at an air show in Mulhouse (muh-LOOZ'), France.
1990
President George H.W. Bush went back on his "no-new-taxes" campaign pledge, conceding that tax increases would have to be included in any deficit-reduction package worked out with congressional negotiators.
Ten years ago:
Dozens of international leaders met in San Francisco to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations' birth. Tens of thousands of festively dressed people marched in parades around the country to celebrate the 35th anniversary of gay pride. South Korea's Birdie Kim holed a 30-yard bunker shot to birdie the 18th hole and win the U.S. Women's Open.
Five years ago:
At odds over how to strengthen the global economic recovery, Group of Eight leaders meeting in Canada did find common ground on foreign policy, condemning North Korea for the alleged sinking of a South Korean warship and endorsing a five-year exit timetable for Afghanistan. Ghana sent the U.S. packing from the World Cup in South Africa, eliminating the Americans in the second round.
One year ago:
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Barack Obama had exceeded his executive authority in 2012 when he appointed members to the National Labor Relations Board without Senate confirmation. The nation's highest court also unanimously struck down the 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts, declaring it an unconstitutional restraint on the free-speech rights of protesters. Former Senate majority leader and White House chief of staff Howard Baker, 88, died at his Tennessee home. Julius Rudel, 93, who was the general director and principal conductor for the New York City Opera for 22 years, died in New York. Mary Rodgers, 83, the daughter of famed Broadway composer Richard Rodgers who found her own fame as composer of "Once Upon a Mattress" and as author of the body-shifting book "Freaky Friday," died in New York.
Today's Birthdays:
Jazz musician-film composer Dave Grusin is 81. Actor Josef Sommer is 81. Singer Billy Davis Jr. is 77. Rock singer Georgie Fame is 72. Actor Clive Francis is 69. Rhythm-and-blues singer Brenda Holloway is 69. Actor Michael Paul Chan is 65. Actor Robert Davi is 64. Singer-musician Mick Jones is 60. Actor Gedde Watanabe (GEH'-dee wah-tah-NAH'-bee) is 60. Rock singer Chris Isaak is 59. Rock singer Patty Smyth is 58. Singer Terri Nunn (Berlin) is 54. U.S. Bicycling Hall of Famer Greg LeMond is 54. Rock singer Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays) is 52. Country musician Eddie Perez (The Mavericks) is 47. Rock musician Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) is 46. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is 45. Actor Sean Hayes is 45. Actor Matt Letscher is 45. Actor Chris O'Donnell is 45. Actor Nick Offerman is 45. Actress Rebecca Budig is 42. MLB All-Star Derek Jeter is 41. Contemporary Christian musician Jeff Frankenstein (Newsboys) is 41. Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 41. Rock musician Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon) is 36. Pop-rock singer-musician Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic) is 36. Actor-musician Jason Schwartzman is 35. Actress Aubrey Plaza is 31. Actress-singer Jennette McCurdy is 23. Actress-singer Ariana Grande is 22.
Thought for Today:
"The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration." — Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American athlete and golfing Hall of Famer (born this date in 1911, died in 1956).
Cheers To The Magna Carta Dr. Andrew Mitchell :
from Doofiegirl on 06/26/2015 06:02 PM
It's the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, causing thoughtful Americans who care deeply about scutage, darrein presentment, or the standard width of haberject, to raise their voices in loud acclamation.
The rest of us, however, are left wondering: What does it matter that one June day in 1215 at Runnymede in Merrie Olde England, King John affixed his signature to a document that effectively summed up the political and religious disaster his 17-year reign had become?
John's troubles began several years before with a series of diplomatic defeats, losing territory and prestige in disputes with Pope Innocent III and the king of France. Witnessing John's international debacles, several English nobles decided to test whether he was just as incompetent a ruler at home. He was. Within months of civil war breaking out, mounting debt had crippled John and forced him to "negotiate" with his rebellious barons by mid-summer 1215.
The bulk of the Great Charter's articles dealt with social and legal privileges benefitting nobles and "freemen" of the realm, while others ensured standard weights and measures throughout the kingdom. The barons had no interest in abolishing royal authority. Rather, they sought to preserve it by keeping it within customary limits (or by creating a council of barons that would effectively keep John from trespassing on real or perceived limits ever again).
For all the barons' domination, theirs was but a hollow victory. First, the Pope absolved John of having to comply with his vassals' demands, since oaths taken under duress have no legal standing. Second, while subsequent monarchs reissued the Great Charter on their accession, its terms were frequently ignored or violated.
Indeed, the Magna Carta would be completely irrelevant were it not for members of the House of Commons, who, in June 1628, used the Charter as one of several pieces of evidence in their ongoing dispute with King Charles I over the nature of royal power. They baldly asserted that they had inherited those liberties bestowed nearly 420 years ago, and thus the aforementioned limits on the king were still relevant.
Parliament's ultimate success against the Crown in the civil wars of the 17th century kept this legacy alive and, in so doing, laid the foundation for what is known as "the Whig interpretation of history." Those who subscribe to this position triumphantly point to the Magna Carta as that stone, which John and Innocent rejected, that became the cornerstone of the British Constitution, buttressed by the Petition of Right (1628) and the Bill of Rights (1689), and established constitutional monarchy as the right-thinking form of government for all humanity—at least until some upstart Englishmen across the ocean claimed to have a better idea.
While critiquing the Whig interpretation of history is a healthy exercise, it is important to remember that the Magna Carta has provided English-speaking peoples with the foundational vocabulary of classical liberalism, even though the definitions have altered significantly.
The Magna Carta talks of rights, but these are not Lockean Natural Rights, given to individuals through the unmediated powers of their Creator. Quite the contrary, the opening articles of the Magna Carta clearly assert that rights come from God (not "the Creator") to the king who then bestows them, not to individuals, but to communities. All these communal, inherited rights come with duties attached to them. If any community failed to uphold their obligations, their freedoms would be jeopardized–and not only for themselves, but for their descendants, too.
Under this definition of rights, we are all born under a great debt to every generation of ancestors that has kept up their end of the bargain. For what price can you place upon such a gift, and how can one say "thank you" in any meaningful way to the dead? The only thing left is to live in such a way that you wouldn't become the very ones who failed to live up to the ancestral standards. It is essential to observe here that fulfilling one's duties was what made one free.
Nearly the same amount of time has elapsed between the Petition of Right and Magna Carta as between 1628 and 2015. Much like the legal documents of the 17th century, we too find ourselves using the language of our ancestors, although in quite different ways. Even a brief reflection on the use of "liberties" as used by these older documents will find that it runs contrary to nearly every institutional understanding of liberty in America today. We have completely altered, though not yet abolished, these old definitions. We have gotten rid of the burden of feeling indebted, and therefore being obligated, to others as a condition of our freedom; and it behooves one to ask: Have our new natural and inalienable individual rights—ours without any obligation or need to care about anyone save ourselves—made life more stable, more meaningful, more enjoyable?
So raise your glass of cider, ale, or mead, to this remarkable document and to the even more remarkable vision of English-speaking communities who for generations knew their freedoms to be conditional gifts, and who saw in sacrifice the only acceptable means of preserving them. Then go, and be thankful.
Cheers. http://www.westernjournalism.com/cheers-to-the-magna-carta/?utm_campaign=54ebe14371e7fc692400399a&utm_source=BoomTrain&utm_medium=email&utm_content=recommended&bt_alias=eyJ1c2VySWQiOiIzYTBhMjU0YS1kMjM1LTQzNTctYjFiZi05YzBiNzk1Y2JjZDAifQ%3D%3D
Re: Cornel West: Obama the First 'N*ggerized' President "White supremacy is American as cherry pie." : Bradford Thomas
from cattastrophy on 06/26/2015 04:36 AMDoofie, we have to remember who we are talking about you or I cannot use the word nigger, niggerized, or even negro but if we had the last name of Obama and we were black than that would be ok to say them.
Everyday I have to hear the word NIGGER. It is nigga this and nigga that the blacks use the word just like a Marine uses cuss words. When you bring it to their attention that it is not allowed they tell you "F" YOU CRACKER, or some other bullschitt thing that keeps the race card showing.
They want us to respect them yet they dont want to respect us. It is their way or no way.
Look deep in the eyes of a man and you can tell what truth if any is in his heart - My Apache Grandfather...Gosheven
WATCH: Teenager Invents Remarkable Way to Stop Bleeding That Could Save Countless Lives
from DocFreeman on 06/26/2015 01:58 AMMost teenagers are trying to decide which college to attend. Joe Landolina was innovating a medical breakthrough that could save countless lives.
Developed when he was only seventeen, Landolina invented "Vetigel," an "algae-based" substance, that when applied to an wound can stop blood loss almost immediately.
Landolina told Business Insider the gel works within "in less than 12 seconds," and can start the healing process for a wound "within minutes."
Watch the video below to see how this incredible medical innovation works.
http://www.mrctv.org/blog/watch-teenager-invented-remarkable-way-stop-bleeding-could-save-countless-lives#.czovta:JNZM
Re: Find the #1 Song on the Day You Were Born
from SeanMcDonald on 06/26/2015 12:45 AMBaby got Back - Sir mix alot