History for February 24

History for February 24 - On-This-Day.com

In 1867, the US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Andrew Johnson.

Birth anniversary of mythologist and author Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859), best remembered forGrimm’s Fairy Tales, in collaboration with his brother, Jacob.

Birth anniversaries of artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910), Apple founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011), WWII Allied commander Chester Nimitz (1885-1966)

Happy Birthday! Floyd Mayweather Jr, Edward James Olmos, Abe Vigoda, Paula Zahn, Billy Zane

1803 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled itself to be the final interpreter of all constitutional issues. 


1839 - Mr. William S. Otis received a patent for the steam shovel. 


1863 - Arizona was organized as a territory. 


1868 - The U.S. House of Representatives impeached President Andrew Johnson due to his attempt to dismiss Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The U.S. Senate later acquitted Johnson. 


1900 - New York City Mayor Van Wyck signed the contract to begin work on New York's first rapid transit tunnel. The tunnel would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. The ground breaking ceremony was on March 24, 1900. 


1903 - In Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an area was leased to the U.S. for a naval base. 


1938 - The first nylon bristle toothbrush was made. It was the first time that nylon yarn had been used commercially. 


1942 - The Voice of America (VOA) aired for the first time.
 

1945 - During World War II, the Philippine capital of Manilla, was liberated by U.S. soldiers. 


1946 - Juan Peron was elected president of Argentina. 


1956 - The city of Cleveland invoked a 1931 law that barred people under the age of 18 from dancing in public without an adult guardian. 


1983 - A U.S.congressional commission released a report that condemned the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. 


1989 - Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini sentenced Salman Rushdie to death for his novel "The Satanic Verses". A bounty of one to three-million-dollars was also put on Rushidie's head. 


1994 - In Los Angeles, Garrett Morris was shot during a robbery attempt. He eventually recovered from his injury. 

2008 - Cuba's parliament named Raul Castro president. His brother Fidel had ruled for nearly 50 years
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Our Economy Is About to Implode

Our Economy Is About to Implode | RealClearPolitics
"Beware the Ides of March,” the soothsayer warned in Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar.”
A Roman religious holiday, the Ides (15th) of March was the day on which Roman consuls assumed office — and the day Caesar was assassinated.

For the United States, and the world economy, the Ides will be around March 4 this year, predicted Grady Means in October 2012.
Mr. Means isn’t a doomsayer who’s predicted 11 of the last two recessions.
He isn’t trying to sell gold, silver or freeze-dried food.
He was managing partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an assistant to Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and wrote well-regarded books on international finance.
And he isn’t alone in issuing warnings.
“We expect the bottom to fall out by the second quarter of 2014,” Trends Research Institute founder Gerald Celente predicted last October.
Because the dollar is the world’s reserve currency, America is, in effect, the real world bank.
Soon there’ll be a run on it, though, because our massive deficits have eroded foreign investors’ faith in the safety of the dollar, Mr. Means said.
The run on the bank “will start suddenly, build quickly and snowball,” Mr. Means said.
“Interest rates will skyrocket, businesses will fail, unemployment will go to record levels.”
It will start when we add “another trillion dollars or so” to our debt, Mr. Means wrote in The Washington Times Oct. 25, 2012.
 The national debt — $16.3 trillion when he wrote those words — is $17.3 trillion now

Michigan Democrat Rep. Gary Peters threatens TV station licenses over Obamacare ad

Michigan Democrat Rep. Gary Peters threatens TV station licenses over Obamacare ad | WashingtonExaminer.com:
"While Julie Boonstra of Dexter, Mich., struggles to survive leukemia, she now also has to cope with being called a liar by the Democrat who wants to be her next senator.

And the campaign of Rep. Gary Peters is also going after television stations airing ads in which her story is featured, threatening their licenses.

The ad by Americans for Prosperity features Boonstra talking about how her insurance was canceled under Obamacare and saying that Peters' decision to vote for the law "jeopardized my health."
The ads are airing in Michigan as Peters seeks the Democratic nomination to replace Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who is not seeking re-election."

It's the culture, stupid!"------Federal crackdown on Medicare fraud in metro Detroit hits it big

Federal crackdown on Medicare fraud in metro Detroit hits it big | Crain's Detroit Business:

"Last year, the Detroit Medicare Fraud Strike Force, deployed here from Washington, and a locally organized Health Care Fraud Unit of prosecutors together brought charges in fraud schemes billing more than $380 million to the federal program.

That's more than double the bad billing amount charged in any preceding year."

Obama/Evita---------WH: 'We Don't Want Deficit Reduction to Come at Expense of Investments'

Banana republics don't need no stinkin' deficit reduction!
WH: 'We Don't Want Deficit Reduction to Come at Expense of Investments' | CNS News:

"So much for deficit reduction. President Obama's Fiscal Year 2015 budget, due out in March, will focus on "investments" for "a stronger future," Obama's top economic adviser said on Thursday.
Savings will be "directed towards the long-term." 
"And I think what we don't want is for our deficit reduction to come at the expense of the investments in the future," Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council, told Politico's "Morning Money Breakfast Briefing" on Thursday.
"You want to have a more robust ability to invest in research, in children, in training and higher skills.
Those are things -- infrastructure -- those are the things where one generation invests for a stronger future."
Sperling described the president's budget proposal as "pro-growth.""

Echoes of the IRS in the FCC Snooping Scanda

Echoes of the IRS in the FCC Snooping Scandal | National Review Online:
The IRS targeting scandal is of course multi-faceted, but one of its key elements was the use of comprehensive IRS questionnaires to determine everything from tea-party donor and member lists to the actions and activities of family members and even identifying “persons or entities with which you maintain a close relationship.” 
In other words, the Obama administration IRS was abusing its regulatory authority to essentially discern the inner workings of an entire political and cultural movement.

Just say no to college! Why it’s the worst decision a young American can make

Just say no to college! Why it’s the worst decision a young American can make - Salon.com:

"Let’s start off with the basics.
In 2012, 71 percent of all students who graduated accrued some amount of student loan debt, with the average amount of debt soaring to $29,400.
More than half of student loans officially became delinquent or in deferral in 2013.
New information indicates this trend will only worsen; recent college graduates face the worst unemployment rate in more than 20 years, as well as severe underemployment, with 44 percent of grads saying they could find work but not enough of it.
Not even the vaunted STEM fields are immune from the perils of cheap labor, smartsizing, and the Great Recession. "

Why not just BAN "trash" (and all other "bad" things)?------Ban plastic bags, statewide

This is an editorial from an American newspaper:
"It's time to bring the other two-thirds of Californians into line."
Holy crapoli!

Ban plastic bags, statewide - latimes.com:
"Ban plastic bags, statewide
"The latest bill in Sacramento needs work, but it would create uniformity in addressing a serious environmental hazard."

The bill to ban single-use plastic carryout bags is back, and California has never been more ready for it. 

A third of Californians, including shoppers in the city of Los Angeles, already must either use their own reusable bags at the supermarket or pay a small fee for a paper one. 
It's time to bring the other two-thirds of Californians into line."

(Obama) EVITA 1980 Tony Awards

SECRET POLICE (IRS)
"We have ways of making you vote for us, or at least of making you abstain"

WORKERS' VOICES
Peron! Peron!
CHE A new Argentina! The chains of the masses untied!
A new Argentina! The voice of the people cannot be denied!
EVA There is only one man who can lead any workers' regime
He lives for your problems, he shares your ideals
and your dreams
He supports you for he loves you, understands you,
is one of you
If not--how could he love me?
MOB A new Argentina!
The workers' battle song!
A new Argentina!
The voice of the people rings out loud and long!
EVA Now I am a worker I've suffered the way that you do
I've been unemployed and I've starved and I hated it too
But I found my salvation in Peron--may the nation
Let him save them as he saved me
CHE A new Argentina!
A new age about to begin!
CHE and SECRET POLICE
A new Argentina!
We face the world together and no dissent within
(The SECRET POLICE lay into CHE)
INDIVIDUAL WORKERS
Nationalisation of the industries that the foreigners
control
Participation in the profits that we make
Shorter hours
Higher wages
Votes for women
Larger dole
More public spending
A bigger slice of every cake
PERON
It's annoying that we have to fight elections for our cause
The inconvenience--having to get a majority
If normal methods of persuasion fail to win us applause
There are other ways of establishing authority
SECRET POLICE We have ways of making you vote for us, or at least of
making you abstain
EVA Peron has resigned from the army and this we avow
The descamisados are those he is marching with now!
He supports you for he loves you, understands you,
is one of you
If not--how could he love me?
ALL A new Argentina!
The chains of the masses untied!
A new Argentina!
The voice of the people cannot be, and will not be,
and must not be, denied!
PERON There again we could be foolish
Not to quit while we're ahead
I can see me many miles away
Inactive
Sipping cocktails on a terrace
Taking breakfast in bed
Sleeping easy, doing crosswords
It's attractive
EVA
Don't think I don't think like you, I often get those
nightmares too
They always take some swallowing
Sometimes it's very difficult to keep momentum if
It's you that you are following
Don't close doors
Keep an escape clause
Because we might lose
The Big Apple
But--would I have done, what I did
If I hadn't thought, if I hadn't known
We would take the country?
ALL A new Argentina!
The chains of the masses untied!
A new Argentina!
The voice of the people cannot be, and will not be,
and must not be, denied!

Why the eruption in Kiev could set off a tsunami that will engulf us all: As Ukraine burns, a stark warning from our most authoritative historian of Eastern Europe

Why the eruption in Kiev could set off a tsunami that will engulf us all: As Ukraine burns, a stark warning from our most authoritative historian of Eastern Europe | Mail Online:

-Television pictures of revolutions can make them seem like a spectator sport.

-Having Vitali Klitschko, the world heavyweight boxing champion, playing a starring role in the events in Kiev reinforces that impression.


-But the implosion of the Ukrainian state in the last 48 hours is a political earthquake.

-Chaos in Kiev could set off a tsunami that will toss Western Europe from its moorings too."

"It is a mistake to think we are watching from a safe distance. 

Maybe Ukraine is as foreign to the British people today as it was when an obscure crisis on its southern coast in Queen Victoria’s reign became the Crimean War. 

But not since the 1850s has this country (England) come so close to colliding with Russia.

Ukraine sits on the fault line dividing Eastern Europe between pro-Western and pro-Russian views.

Her people are split over attitudes to the old imperial capital, Moscow."

Obama=Evita-------And the Money Kept Rolling In Lyrics - "Evita" the musical

The last post got me to thinking about my favorite song from the musical Evita, "And the money kept rolling in".
The words describing the corruption and intoxicating promises of a failed banana republic are strikingly familiar.
And this, from leftist Broadway!

And the Money Kept Rolling In Lyrics - "Evita" the musical

[Che:]
Eva's pretty hands reached out and they reached wide
Now you may feel it should have been a voluntary cause
But that's not the point my friends
When the money keeps rolling in, you don't ask how
Think of all the people guaranteed a good time now
Eva's called the hungry to her, open up the doors
Never been a fund like the Foundation Eva Peron

[Chorus:]
[Workers:]
Rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin' rollin' rollin'

Rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin' rollin' rollin'
Rollin' rollin' rollin', rollin' rollin' rollin'

Rollin' on in, rollin' on in
Rollin' on in, rollin' on in
On in

[Che:]
Would you like to try a college education?
Own your landlord's house, take the family on vacation?
Eva and her blessed fund can make your dreams come true
Here's all you have to do my friends
Write your name and your dream on a card or a pad or a ticket
Throw it high in the air and should our lady pick it
She will change your way of life for a week or even two
Name me anyone who cares as much as Eva Peron

[chorus]
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out
On out

[Che:]
And the money kept rolling out in all directions
To the poor, to the weak, to the destitute of all complexions
Now cynics claim a little of the cash has gone astray
But that's not the point my friends
When the money keeps rolling out you don't keep books
You can tell you've done well by the happy grateful looks
Accountants only slow things down, figures get in the way
Never been a lady loved as much as Eva Peron
[chorus]
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out
On out

[Che:]
Eva!!!
When the money keeps rolling out you don't keep books
You can tell you've done well by the happy grateful looks
Accountants only slow things down, figures get in the way
Never been a lady loved as much as Eva Peron

[chorus]
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out
Rollin' on out, rollin' on out
On out

And the money keeps rollin' in-----Obama to unveil new manufacturing institutes in Chicago, Detroit

13 (or more!) years of free public education isn't enough?
Obama to unveil new manufacturing institutes in Chicago, Detroit - latimes.com:
 "Each institute will function as a “teaching factory,” the official said, and will provide training for workers while also helping companies get the expertise and equipment they need to offer new products and manufacturing processes.
 The government will put up $140 million to match the more than $140 million promised by the private sector leaders involved with each project, said the official, who requested anonymity to discuss the plans before the official announcement next week.
 The federal government will devote $70 million to each of the two institutes."

WOMAN LAMENTS LACK OF CHIVALRY

Instapundit » Blog Archive » WOMAN LAMENTS LACK OF CHIVALRY: Has anyone ever helped pop my bag up into the overhead compartmen…:
"Has anyone ever helped pop my bag up into the overhead compartment?
Nope.
Have I seen any other woman helped?
Nope.
 This week, an engineer in his 50s just stood there in the aisle, his hands clasped, as I played Olympic weight-lifting with my suitcase right in front of him.
Just stood there, looking intently at the sticky carpet.
Probably afraid to chip a nail or something.
Has the women’s liberation movement really scared the bejesus out of men this much?
When did it become chivalrous to steadfastly look away and not bother to help?
If a 6am flight is anything to go by, you’d think the concept of a gentleman was well and truly dead.
I promise you, I won’t get angry or defensive or give you attitude, I’ll in fact be super-grateful and flash you an extra-big smile despite the lack of sleep."

"Chivalry was a system, which imposed behavioral obligations on women as well as on men. 
Women were happy to cast their obligations off, yet seem perennially surprised that men haven’t stayed exactly the same."

History for February 23

History for February 23 - On-This-Day.com

125th birth anniversary of film director Victor Fleming (1889-1949; some sources put his birth year as 1888). He directed, among others, The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Gone with the Wind (1939). Fleming won an Oscar for Gone with the Wind.

Birth anniversaries of George Frederick Handel (1685-1759), William Shirer (1904-93).

Happy Birthday! Peter Fonda,  Niecy Nash, Patricia Richardson, Johnny Winter

1813 - The first U.S. raw cotton-to-cloth mill was founded in Waltham, MA. 

1836 - In San Antonio, TX, the siege of the Alamo began.
 

1847 - Santa Anna was defeated at the Battle of Buena Vista in Mexico by U.S. troops under Gen. Zachary Taylor. 


1861 - U.S. President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrived secretly in Washington to take his office after an assassination attempt in Baltimore. 


1874 - Walter Winfield patented a game called "sphairistike." More widely known as lawn tennis. 

1886 - Charles M. Hall completed his invention of aluminum.
 

1896 - The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield. 

1898 - In France, Emile Zola was imprisoned for his letter, "J'accuse," which accused the government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Alfred Dreyfus. 


1904 - The U.S. acquired control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million.
 

1915 - Nevada began enforcing convenient divorce law. 


1919 - The Fascist Party was formed in Italy by Benito Mussolini. 


1927 - The Federal Radio Commission began assigning frequencies, hours of operation and power allocations for radio broadcasters. On July 1, 1934 the name was changed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
 

1940 - Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio" was released. 


1945 - The 28th Regiment of the Fifth Marine Division of the U.S. Marines reached the top of Mount Surabachi. A photograph of these Marines raising the American flag was taken. 


1954 - The first mass vaccination of children against polio began in Pittsburgh, PA. 


1958 - Juan Fangio, 5-time world diving champion, was kidnapped by Cuban rebels. 


1963 - The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. It prohibited poll taxes in federal elections. 


1997 - Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, a Palestinian teacher, opened fire on the 86th-floor observation deck of New York City's Empire State Building. He killed one person and wounded six more before killing himself. 

Milan restaurant made famous by drunken Jell-O wrestling sold at bankruptcy auction

Milan restaurant made famous by drunken Jell-O wrestling sold at bankruptcy auction | MLive.com:
"The owner of the Milan bar and restaurant that was made infamous by an unsanctioned Jell-O wrestling match in 2010 has sold the building in a bankruptcy auction.

Owner Dino Koukoumtzis sold Dino’s Dugout Sports Lounge and Campfire Family Restaurant, which closed in January 2012 and has been vacant for the last two years, after recently filing for bankruptcy."

....Dino’s became known for more than its food and drinks after the owner was fined $800 by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission and received six citations for various violations, including failing to have a proper entertainment permit and serving intoxicated patrons during the Feb. 7, 2010 Jell-O wrestling tournament that coincided with Super Bowl XLIV.

» Man Wearing Pro-Gun T-shirt Thrown Out of Voting Booth Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!

Man Wearing Pro-Gun T-shirt Thrown Out of Voting Booth Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!: "Man Wearing Pro-Gun T-shirt Thrown Out of Voting Booth"



Chris Driskill was prevented from voting at the Waller County Courthouse on Tuesday after officials claimed he was violating Texas Election Code section 85.036, which states that “a person may not electioneer for or against any candidate, measure, or political party” in or within 100 feet of a voting location.

Image of Great Lakes from space shows extent of deep freeze

Image of Great Lakes from space shows extent of deep freeze | Mail Online:
"Image of Great Lakes from space shows extent of deep freeze hitting the country as Midwest braces for anther polar plunge
The Great lakes currently are 80.3 percent frozen over
In early February, the lakes were 88 percent covered with ice
The last time the ice covered more than 85 percent of the lakes was 1994"

California Bill Would Extend 'Obamacare' To Illegal Immigrants

California Bill Would Extend 'Obamacare' To Illegal Immigrants:

"Via Talking Points Memo:
 A California bill would extend health coverage to undocumented immigrants, using an Obamacare-style program to assist those left uncovered by the health care reform law.
 Kaiser Health News reported that the legislation, introduced by state Sen. Ricardo Lara, a Democrat, would use state dollars to pay for Medicaid coverage for low-income residents who are in the state illegally. 
No federal funding would be used. 
It would also establish an online marketplace where undocumented immigrants with higher incomes could buy private insurance. 
 Up to 2.6 million undocumented immigrants live in California, where they can currently receive emergency medical care and pregnancy care. 
About 1 million of them are estimated to be uninsured, according to KHN.
 What do you think of the idea of giving free health care benefits to illegal aliens?"

Sounds like a democrat voter to me.....Blondie Bennett, Barbie-Obsessed Woman, Uses Hypnotherapy To Make Herself ‘Brainless’

Blondie Bennett, Barbie-Obsessed Woman, Uses Hypnotherapy To Make Herself ‘Brainless’

A California woman who is obsessed with Barbie says she has one goal in life.

“I just want to be the ultimate Barbie. I actually want to be brainless,” Blondie Bennett, 38, told Barcroft TV. “I don’t like being human, if that makes sense… Natural is boring… I would love to be like, completely plastic.

She is so serious about her goal that she uses hypnotherapy sessions in order to decrease her IQ.

“I’ve had 20 sessions and I’m already starting to feel ditzy and confused all the time,” Bennett told the Daily Mail.

She is undergoing the sessions two to three times a week.

 “Recently I went to pick a friend up at the airport and couldn’t remember if I needed to go to departures or arrivals. I also got lost for three hours driving to my mum’s house – the house where I grew up.”

Bennett already has had five breast augmentations costing more than $41,000 and plastic surgery in order to become the “ultimate Barbie.” Although her family and friends don’t approve, it hasn’t stopped her from chasing what she thinks is the perfect life.

“When people ask why I want to be Barbie I think ‘who wouldn’t want to be?’” she told the Daily Mail. “She has the best life. All she does is shop and make herself look pretty – she doesn’t worry about anything.”

Bennett is currently unemployed but makes money from men who pay her in exchange for pictures of her dressed up as Barbie.

Christine O’Donnell: I was a victim of the IRS

Christine O’Donnell: I was a victim of the IRS | New York Post:

 "On March 9, 2010, around 10 a.m., I announced my plans to run for senate representing Delaware.
Later that same day, my office received a call from a reporter asking about my taxes."

Winter Olympics 2014: American Snowboarder Wins 2nd Gold for Russia

Winter Olympics 2014: American Snowboarder Wins 2nd Gold for Russia - ABC News
American snowboarder Vic Wild boosted his adopted country’s medal count for a second time today.

Wild, who’s competing for Russia, won his second gold medal in Sochi in the parallel slalom final. He won the men’s parallel giant slalom earlier in the week.

Wild, who was born in Washington state, said that he didn’t have the support from the United States Olympic Committee or the United States Snowboarding Association to pursue his Olympic dreams at home. So he went abroad.

........“I didn’t have the support I needed. The USOC and the USSA do a great job but not everyone can be happy. I don’t hold a grudge. I am here now doing what I want to do and it’s all good,” Wild said.

Universities in FCC Newsroom Probe Have Close Ties to Soros, Got $1.8M in Funding

Universities in FCC Newsroom Probe Have Close Ties to Soros, Got $1.8M in Funding | CNS News:
 "The FCC may have suspended its invasion into American newsrooms, but the controversial "Critical Information Needs" study also has George Soros' fingerprints all over it.

While disturbing, this should come as no surprise since Soros' gave more than $52 million to media organizations from 2000-2010.

Two schools were working with FCC on the project, according to Byron York of The Washington Examiner. The University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Communication and Democracy, were tasked by the FCC with coming up with criteria for what information is "critical" for Americans to have. The FCC study would have covered newspapers, websites, radio and television, according to The Washington Post.

On top of the 1st Amendment problems with this proposal, the schools involved have strong ties to liberal billionaire George Soros' Open Society Foundations and have gotten more than $1.8 million from since 2000"

Packs of Chihuahuas Roam the Streets of Phoenix

Packs of Chihuahuas Roam the Streets of Phoenix | CNS News:
"Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a reputation for being tough on crime.
But he may have met his match on this one:
 Stray packs of Chihuahuas are reportedly roaming the streets of Phoenix AZ, ready to snarl and yap at anyone who is unfortunate enough to cross their path."

Energy fact of the day: Net oil imports fell to a 28-year low of 33.2% in 2013, another energy milestone for US shale boom

Energy fact of the day: Net oil imports fell to a 28-year low of 33.2% in 2013, another energy milestone for US shale boom | AEIdeas

According to recently released data from the Energy Information Administration, the Great American Energy Boom set another milestone in 2013 as “net oil imports” fell to a 28-year low of 33.2%, the lowest level since 1985. The surge in domestic crude oil production from shale formations in recent years, along with a decrease in crude oil imports, has brought about an amazing turnaround in America’s reliance on foreign sources of oil, and the chart above captures that turnaround graphically.

Mercy Health Muskegon medical center announcement highlights fiscal state, health reform

Mercy Health Muskegon medical center announcement highlights fiscal state, health reform | MLive.com:
"Our average pay and benefit for the 3,700 people we have in our organization ends up being about $75,000 to $80,000. 
So, we're not just a big employer, we're an employer with very, very strong jobs.
It's an important thing, "Allore said."

California sheriff who says $276,000 pension not enough fuels push for reform

California sheriff who says $276,000 pension not enough fuels push for reform | Fox News:
"The latest battle in Ventura County is being fueled by the case of former Sheriff Robert Brooks.
He retired in 2011 with a salary of $227,000.
Today, he collects $50,000 a year more than that, with guaranteed cost-of-living increases.
But that wasn't enough.
Now he's suing for $75,000 more, claiming it’s allowed under the law."

Man Wearing Pro-Gun T-shirt Thrown Out of Voting Booth

» Man Wearing Pro-Gun T-shirt Thrown Out of Voting Booth Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!:

Election officials ejected a Texas man from a voting booth because he was wearing a Second Amendment t-shirt.

Chris Driskill was prevented from voting at the Waller County Courthouse on Tuesday after officials claimed he was violating Texas Election Code section 85.036, which states that “a person may not electioneer for or against any candidate, measure, or political party” in or within 100 feet of a voting location.

“I heard a gentleman’s voice over my shoulder say ‘he can’t vote with that shirt on. You’ll have to either turn it inside out our you’ll have to leave,’” Driskill told KVUE.

The officials used the election law to throw Driskill out of the voting booth even though the shirt simply stated “Second Amendment – 1789 – America’s Original Homeland Security” on the front without any mention of a political candidate or proposition.

Cops arrest jogging woman because she couldn't hear them

Cops arrest jogging woman because she couldn't hear them | The Daily Caller:
"The officers chased the woman down and grabbed her arm from behind. Not knowing what was happening, the woman pulled away from the officer. This meant that she was resisting, and the woman soon found herself sitting on the ground in handcuffs.

Local man Chris Quintero watched the incident from a coffee ship window, and was irritated by the police officers’ behavior. He snapped a picture of the woman during her arrest.

“I was annoyed that the cops were kind of just hanging out on the corner giving citation after citation,” said Quintero in an interview with My Fox Austin. “She grabbed his arm and she shook him off.”

Quintero said it was clear that the woman couldn’t hear the officers, and didn’t mean to disobey the police."