"The conservative firebrand was expected to be fingerprinted, have his mugshot taken and be formally booked on felony charges tied to the indictment which accused him of exceeding his powers by threatening to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption."Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Booked at Austin Courthouse on Felony Charges Tied to Controversial Indictment | Video | TheBlaze.com
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Booked at Austin Courthouse on Felony Charges Tied to Controversial Indictment | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"The conservative firebrand was expected to be fingerprinted, have his mugshot taken and be formally booked on felony charges tied to the indictment which accused him of exceeding his powers by threatening to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption."
"The conservative firebrand was expected to be fingerprinted, have his mugshot taken and be formally booked on felony charges tied to the indictment which accused him of exceeding his powers by threatening to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption."Epic: Ferguson Protesters Just Told Jesse Jackson To Shove It After He Got Greedy
Epic: Ferguson Protesters Just Told Jesse Jackson To Shove It After He Got Greedy:
"When anything involving race happens anywhere, you can be sure that Reverend Jesse Jackson will make it there.
Naturally, with a black man being shot in Ferguson, Missouri, he shows up. But this time, the Reverend didn’t quite think out his strategy; and when he pulled out his bullhorn, the protesters ran him out of town."
"When anything involving race happens anywhere, you can be sure that Reverend Jesse Jackson will make it there.
Naturally, with a black man being shot in Ferguson, Missouri, he shows up. But this time, the Reverend didn’t quite think out his strategy; and when he pulled out his bullhorn, the protesters ran him out of town."Redskins Run Onto Field Before Game with Hands Up for Michael Brown
Redskins Run Onto Field Before Game with Hands Up for Michael Brown « CBS DC:
"From nearly 1,000 miles away, several Redskins players used the Monday Night Football stage to draw attention to the situation that has been unfolding in Ferguson, Missouri by running onto FedExField with their hands up in the air.
Ferguson is where unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer on Aug. 9.
Witnesses have said he was not aggressive toward the officer and had his hands raised above his head before he was shot.
As a result, the words “hands up, don’t shoot” have become a rallying cry of protesters, both in Ferguson and online.
Following Washington’s win against Cleveland, WNEW learned the idea for the gesture came from safety Brandon Meriweather and cornerback DeAngelo Hall.
“We just want to show our supporters what’s going on in St. Louis,” Meriweather said.
“We just wanted to show support.”
“That could have been any one of us,” said free safety Ryan Clark.
“That could have been any one of our brothers, our cousins…
When you get an opportunity to make a statement, and be more than a football player, it’s good.”"
Ferguson is where unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white police officer on Aug. 9.
Witnesses have said he was not aggressive toward the officer and had his hands raised above his head before he was shot.
As a result, the words “hands up, don’t shoot” have become a rallying cry of protesters, both in Ferguson and online.
Following Washington’s win against Cleveland, WNEW learned the idea for the gesture came from safety Brandon Meriweather and cornerback DeAngelo Hall.
“We just want to show our supporters what’s going on in St. Louis,” Meriweather said.
“We just wanted to show support.”
“That could have been any one of us,” said free safety Ryan Clark.
“That could have been any one of our brothers, our cousins…
When you get an opportunity to make a statement, and be more than a football player, it’s good.”"
Not a "big" story but illustrative of the petty, liberal meanness------Liberals Plot to SABOTAGE Paul Ryan's New Book
All supported by the bookstore employees.
And they wonder why the customers are gone baby.......
Liberals Plot to SABOTAGE Paul Ryan's New Book | The Daily Caller:
"Progressive activists are launching a day-long, nationwide campaign Tuesday to sabotage the release of Paul Ryan’s new book by going to bookstores and wrapping the copies in demeaning fake covers.
The Agenda Project, a New York-based progressive activist group founded by former Democratic National Committee official Erica Payne, urged its supporters to print out a digitally altered cover of Ryan pushing an old woman off a cliff – a visual version of the talking point Democrats used against Ryan’s entitlement plan during his 2012 run for vice president – and cover copies of his book The Way Forward at stores while taking pictures of themselves for social media.
Here’s the fake cover, courtesy of a link in an early-morning Agenda Project email:"
And they wonder why the customers are gone baby.......
Liberals Plot to SABOTAGE Paul Ryan's New Book | The Daily Caller:
"Progressive activists are launching a day-long, nationwide campaign Tuesday to sabotage the release of Paul Ryan’s new book by going to bookstores and wrapping the copies in demeaning fake covers.
The Agenda Project, a New York-based progressive activist group founded by former Democratic National Committee official Erica Payne, urged its supporters to print out a digitally altered cover of Ryan pushing an old woman off a cliff – a visual version of the talking point Democrats used against Ryan’s entitlement plan during his 2012 run for vice president – and cover copies of his book The Way Forward at stores while taking pictures of themselves for social media.
Here’s the fake cover, courtesy of a link in an early-morning Agenda Project email:"
Bummer-----Omni Fitness Club closing after 25 years; Norton Pines Athletic Club to honor memberships
Omni Fitness Club closing after 25 years; Norton Pines Athletic Club to honor memberships | MLive.com: "MUSKEGON, MI – The decision to close Omni Fitness Club after 25 years of service is not an easy one for owner Lana Carson."Former Marine Booted from Amusement Park for ‘Offensive’ Pro-Military Shirt
Former Marine Booted from Amusement Park for ‘Offensive’ Pro-Military Shirt:
"Last weekend, a veteran who honorably served his country was denied entry to an amusement park because the amusement park did not approve of the message on his shirt."
"Last weekend, a veteran who honorably served his country was denied entry to an amusement park because the amusement park did not approve of the message on his shirt."
What could possibly go wrong?-------Detroit opens 2 centers to advise flood victims
Detroit opens 2 centers to advise flood victims | Crain's Detroit Business
Detroit is operating two centers this week to help residents affected by last week's severe flooding find services.
The city says the centers will operate 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for four days, beginning Tuesday.
Detroit says people will be able to get "information on financial assistance, social services, hiring restoration contractors, obtaining construction permits and health information."
.....The centers won't offer direct financial aid.
Detroit is operating two centers this week to help residents affected by last week's severe flooding find services.The city says the centers will operate 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for four days, beginning Tuesday.
Detroit says people will be able to get "information on financial assistance, social services, hiring restoration contractors, obtaining construction permits and health information."
.....The centers won't offer direct financial aid.
The "deadbeat" life pays off AGAIN!-------Fund gets $200,000 in donations to help Detroiters pay water bills
Fund gets $200,000 in donations to help Detroiters pay water bills | Crain's Detroit Business
A fund created to help Detroiters pay their water bills is getting $200,000 from United Way and the charitable arms of two auto companies.
The donations were revealed Monday.
The new Detroit Water Fund will pay a portion of overdue water bills if customers owe at least $300, pay 10 percent and meet other qualifications.
United Way for Southeastern Michigan is contributing $100,000, while the Ford Motor Co. Fund & Community Services and the General Motors Foundation are giving $50,000 each.
The water fund was created in response to criticism about Detroit's aggressive shut-off policy.
Water shutoffs related to unpaid bills will resume after Aug. 25.
The donations were revealed Monday.
The new Detroit Water Fund will pay a portion of overdue water bills if customers owe at least $300, pay 10 percent and meet other qualifications.
United Way for Southeastern Michigan is contributing $100,000, while the Ford Motor Co. Fund & Community Services and the General Motors Foundation are giving $50,000 each.
The water fund was created in response to criticism about Detroit's aggressive shut-off policy.
Water shutoffs related to unpaid bills will resume after Aug. 25.
Race baiter government--------36 Shot in Chicago, Obama Sends 40 FBI Agents to Ferguson
36 Shot in Chicago, Obama Sends 40 FBI Agents to Ferguson | FrontPage Magazine:"Chicago could probably use some extra manpower
Detroit certainly could.
But instead Obama dispatched 40 Feds to try and nail a cop who shoot a violent 300 lb criminal.
Seven people were been killed and at least 29 others wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago.
Sorry you guys don’t count.
Black on black violence doesn’t matter.
Only the race card does."
Dem Says Pro-Gun Demonstrations ‘Need to Be Canceled’ | TheBlaze.com
Dem Says Pro-Gun Demonstrations ‘Need to Be Canceled’ | TheBlaze.com:
"Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said over the weekend that a gun rights group shouldn’t bother rescheduling a planned march through Houston’s Fifth Ward, and that these sorts of demonstrations “need to end.”
"Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said over the weekend that a gun rights group shouldn’t bother rescheduling a planned march through Houston’s Fifth Ward, and that these sorts of demonstrations “need to end.”Free Press Parent Gannett Is Revolutionizing News Coverage By Eliminating Jobs
"Gannett’s latest Great Leap Forward will go “digital first,” heavily emphasizing metrics to guide coverage, Ryan Chittum reports in Columbia Journalism Review.
It will have significantly smaller newsrooms with a few more reporters and a lot fewer editors, in part because it is centralizing production work like copyediting and page design in regional hubs.
All newsroom jobs have been redefined and current staff must apply for new jobs.
And, of course, there are the buzzwords and the chirpy editors’ notes to readers.
Assignment editors become “content coaches.”
Managing editors are now “content strategists.”
A diminished newsroom is a “bold new structure.” "
Dirty little secret? Libs have ALWAYS loved lynch mobs-----------Some Liberal Outlets Creating 'Almost a Lynch Mob Mentality' in Ferguson
Kurtz: Some Liberal Outlets Creating 'Almost a Lynch Mob Mentality' in Ferguson:
"Former CNN anchor and Fox News Channel’s “MediaBuzz” host Howie Kurtz criticized some outlets for creating “almost a lynch mob mentality” in Ferguson, MO in the wake of the shooting death of Michael Brown.
“Some liberal outlets [are] creating almost a lynch mob mentality around this, the Huffington Post today, screaming banner headline ‘Arrest Him.’
Now, the Huffington Post, nor you or I, knows exactly what happened” he said.
And “when you cross that line into becoming an advocate and to demanding that somebody be prosecuted before the facts are in, while the investigation is going on, you’re grandstanding, you’re trying to keep the story alive and I really think it’s troubling.”
Kurtz also criticized CNN for showing the house of accused officer Darren Wilson, stating, “It defies my understanding how you could put his life or the life of his family in danger by even briefly showing the house or naming the street.” "
“Some liberal outlets [are] creating almost a lynch mob mentality around this, the Huffington Post today, screaming banner headline ‘Arrest Him.’
Now, the Huffington Post, nor you or I, knows exactly what happened” he said.
And “when you cross that line into becoming an advocate and to demanding that somebody be prosecuted before the facts are in, while the investigation is going on, you’re grandstanding, you’re trying to keep the story alive and I really think it’s troubling.”
Kurtz also criticized CNN for showing the house of accused officer Darren Wilson, stating, “It defies my understanding how you could put his life or the life of his family in danger by even briefly showing the house or naming the street.” "
Holi crapoli!!!!--------Social Security Crisis Closer than You Think
Social Security Crisis Closer than You Think | Mercatus:
"When the trust funds are depleted, the upcoming year’s benefits will be suddenly and immediately reduced by nearly $200 billion (in 2013 dollars), and not just for that year alone.
The 23 percent haircut will persist indefinitely without legislative action.
....And don’t mistakenly believe we can just raise payroll taxes to cover any shortfall without also causing drastically harmful effects on the economy.
If we raised the payroll tax rate today, it would have to rise from 12.4 percent to about 15.2 percent — that’s a nominal 23 percent increase in the payroll tax rate.
If we wait until 2033, the rate would have to increase to approximately 16.5 percent; over 4 percentage points higher than the payroll tax rate is today and a nominal 33 percent increase.
But wait, it’s actually much worse than that.
Because Social Security benefits decline at a much slower rate than GDP and payroll taxes, the benefit formulas result in benefit level changes that considerably lag behind other changes in the economy, especially during periods of decline.
Further, disability applications jump dramatically during economic downturns (increasing about 25 percent during the Great Recession), and disability payment increases then quickly follow.
This puts even more financial pressure on Social Security. Finally, fertility and immigration rates tend to decline during times of economic stress — which, over the longer term, reduces revenue coming into the program and adversely affects Social Security financing.
What this all means is that the Social Security crisis that appears to be coming in 2033 is actually here now.
"When the trust funds are depleted, the upcoming year’s benefits will be suddenly and immediately reduced by nearly $200 billion (in 2013 dollars), and not just for that year alone.
The 23 percent haircut will persist indefinitely without legislative action.
....And don’t mistakenly believe we can just raise payroll taxes to cover any shortfall without also causing drastically harmful effects on the economy.If we raised the payroll tax rate today, it would have to rise from 12.4 percent to about 15.2 percent — that’s a nominal 23 percent increase in the payroll tax rate.
If we wait until 2033, the rate would have to increase to approximately 16.5 percent; over 4 percentage points higher than the payroll tax rate is today and a nominal 33 percent increase.
But wait, it’s actually much worse than that.
Because Social Security benefits decline at a much slower rate than GDP and payroll taxes, the benefit formulas result in benefit level changes that considerably lag behind other changes in the economy, especially during periods of decline.
Further, disability applications jump dramatically during economic downturns (increasing about 25 percent during the Great Recession), and disability payment increases then quickly follow.
This puts even more financial pressure on Social Security. Finally, fertility and immigration rates tend to decline during times of economic stress — which, over the longer term, reduces revenue coming into the program and adversely affects Social Security financing.
What this all means is that the Social Security crisis that appears to be coming in 2033 is actually here now.
The white version of "Jesse & Al"------KKK Raising Money for Police Officer Who Shot African-American Teen
KKK Raising Money for Police Officer Who Shot African-American Teen | Hatewatch:
"The social turmoil that has erupted around Brown’s death has proven too appealing for the Klan, which in recent weeks has been quick to capitalize on a series of racially charged news events.
Last week, for example, a Klan chapter in Arizona called for “corpses” in response to a feared influx of children seeking asylum as violence in Latin America forced their families to send them northward.
But about St. Louis, their rhetoric has turned vile and predictable.
“We know that Michael Brown was nothing more than a punk.
The media and others are painting him out to be a ‘good son’ and ‘great kid.’
The blacks of Missouri are showing their love of him by rioting, attacking and shooting people.
Nothing new,” the chapter wrote on its blog.
Email requests to Imperial Wizard Chuck Murray on Wednesday were not answered."
"The social turmoil that has erupted around Brown’s death has proven too appealing for the Klan, which in recent weeks has been quick to capitalize on a series of racially charged news events.
Last week, for example, a Klan chapter in Arizona called for “corpses” in response to a feared influx of children seeking asylum as violence in Latin America forced their families to send them northward.But about St. Louis, their rhetoric has turned vile and predictable.
“We know that Michael Brown was nothing more than a punk.
The media and others are painting him out to be a ‘good son’ and ‘great kid.’
The blacks of Missouri are showing their love of him by rioting, attacking and shooting people.
Nothing new,” the chapter wrote on its blog.
Email requests to Imperial Wizard Chuck Murray on Wednesday were not answered."
Bankrupt Detroit Breaks Ground on New 3.3-Mile Streetcar Line
Bankrupt Detroit Breaks Ground on New 3.3-Mile Streetcar Line | CNS News:
On July 27, the City of Detroit broke ground on M-1 Rail, a 3.3-mile streetcar line that will run down Woodward Avenue from the Central Business District to New Center.
Despite the fact that the city filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, is $18 billion in debt, and nearly half of its 138 square miles have been abandoned, city leaders hope the new transit project will spur $3 billion in economic development to help revive their dying city.
In April, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) green-lighted the $140 million transit project.
Last year, Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood announced that Detroit would be getting $25 million in federal funds for M-1 Rail. The rest of the construction costs will be raised from private donors.
.......“That’s decades away from happening,” Staley pointed out. “The idea that people would move into a bankrupt city with out-of-control spending and the worst public schools in the nation because of a streetcar really strains any concept of credibility.”
The light rail line will connect with Detroit’s People Mover, which runs in a 2.9-mile loop around the downtown section of the city.
Detroit's People Mover. (AP photo)
The People Mover, which opened in 1987, was designed to carry up to 15 million riders per year, but attracted only 2.2 million passengers last year, according to data from the American Public Transportation Association.
The line has to be heavily subsidized by Detroit taxpayers because the 75-cent fare only covers 11 percent of the operating costs per passenger mile.
Staley says that the MI-Rail project is likely to share a similar fate.
Why Has the AP Ignored Its Own Stylebook on Several Occasions in Its Coverage Michael Brown Shooting? | TheBlaze.com
Why Has the AP Ignored Its Own Stylebook on Several Occasions in Its Coverage Michael Brown Shooting? | TheBlaze.com:"The Associated Press has seemingly ignored its own stylebook on several occasions by referring to 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, as a “teen” or “teenager” rather than a “man.”"
Articles: Climate Science Does Not Support IPCC Conclusions
Articles: Climate Science Does Not Support IPCC Conclusions:
The real question relates to Climate Sensitivity (CS) -- defined as the temperature rise associated with a doubling of CO2 (The definition varies slightly between different authors.)
IPCC initially claimed a very large CS. But after the first Assessment report of 1990, CS dropped from 4.5 to about 2.5OC. From then on, IPCC only considered the last part of the 20th century and no longer claimed the earlier warming (1910-40) to be manmade [see Slide-1].
S-1: (a) GAST (Global Ave Surface Temp) (b) Note that max US temp occurred in 1930s Source: GISS
In my view, CS may actually be close to zero. This means CO2 has very little influence on climate change -- probably because of negative feedback. There is still debate, however, about what kind of negative feedback to expect. Should it come from water vapor or from clouds?
History for August 19
History for August 19 - On-This-Day.com:
1812 - "Old Ironsides" (the USS Constitution) won a battle against the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia.
1856 - Gail Borden received a patent for his process of condensing milk by vacuum.
1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1917 - Team managers John McGraw and Christy Matthewson were arrested for breaking New York City's blue laws. The crime was their teams were playing baseball on Sunday.
1919 - Afghanistan gained independence from Britain.
1929 - "Amos and Andy," the radio comedy program, made its debut on NBC starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.
1934 - Adolf Hitler was approved for sole executive power in Germany as Fuehrer.
1940 - The new Civil Aeronautics Administration awarded honorary license #1 to Orville Wright.
1942 - About 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France. They suffered about 50 percent casualties.
1960 - Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 pilot, was convicted of espionage in Moscow.
1960 - Two dogs were launched in a satellite into Earth's orbit by the Soviet Union.
1991 - Soviet hard-liners announced that President Mikhail Gorbachev had been removed from power. Gorbachev returned to power two days later.
80 years ago, in 1934, 89.9 percent of German voters approved Chancellor Adolf Hitler taking the powers of the dormant presidency. Hitler was therefore in uncontestable supreme command ofGermany
Birth anniversaries of Coco Chanel (1883-1971), Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991) and Orville Wright (1871-1948).
Happy Birthday, William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd US president!
Happy Birthday! Kevin Dillon, Jill St. John, Fred Thompson
1812 - "Old Ironsides" (the USS Constitution) won a battle against the British frigate Guerriere east of Nova Scotia.
1856 - Gail Borden received a patent for his process of condensing milk by vacuum.
1909 - The first car race to be run on brick occurred at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
1917 - Team managers John McGraw and Christy Matthewson were arrested for breaking New York City's blue laws. The crime was their teams were playing baseball on Sunday.
1919 - Afghanistan gained independence from Britain.
1929 - "Amos and Andy," the radio comedy program, made its debut on NBC starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll.
1934 - Adolf Hitler was approved for sole executive power in Germany as Fuehrer.
1940 - The new Civil Aeronautics Administration awarded honorary license #1 to Orville Wright.
1942 - About 6,000 Canadian and British soldiers launched a raid against the Germans at Dieppe, France. They suffered about 50 percent casualties.
1960 - Francis Gary Powers, an American U-2 pilot, was convicted of espionage in Moscow.
1960 - Two dogs were launched in a satellite into Earth's orbit by the Soviet Union.
1991 - Soviet hard-liners announced that President Mikhail Gorbachev had been removed from power. Gorbachev returned to power two days later.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Do We Have a Sociopath in the White House? | TheBlaze.com
Do We Have a Sociopath in the White House? | TheBlaze.com:
"This is how he’s been his entire adult life. It all started at Columbia University.
I believe we have a president who is an arrogant, egomaniacal sociopath.
The definition of a “sociopath” is a person with an antisocial personality disorder. They are often well liked because of their charm and high charisma, but they do not usually care about other people. They think mainly of themselves and often blame others for the things that they do. They have a complete disregard for rules and lie constantly. They seldom feel guilt or learn from punishments."
"This is how he’s been his entire adult life. It all started at Columbia University.
I believe we have a president who is an arrogant, egomaniacal sociopath.The definition of a “sociopath” is a person with an antisocial personality disorder. They are often well liked because of their charm and high charisma, but they do not usually care about other people. They think mainly of themselves and often blame others for the things that they do. They have a complete disregard for rules and lie constantly. They seldom feel guilt or learn from punishments."
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