Connecticut attorney asks to sue state after elementary school shooting | Fox News
A New Haven attorney is asking permission to sue the state for $100 million on behalf of a student who survived the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
Muskegon County Republican Party elects 'Tea Party, Ron Paul-types' as executive officers, goes more conservative
Muskegon County Republican Party elects 'Tea Party, Ron Paul-types' as executive officers, goes more conservative | MLive.com
The election of officers marks a change for the Muskegon County Republican Party.
County Commissioner Bob Scolnik, the senior elected Republican in the county, called it a “direction I’m not 100 percent in favor with."
“It’s pretty much taken over by the Tea Party, Ron Paul-types and Libertarians,” Scolnik said. “I’m more of a moderate, Ronald Reagan-type Republican.
I do not believe they represent the mainstream Republican thought.”
Fink previously served as vice chairman of the party, but the others are new to formal leadership in the party.
Rothoff, who actively follows Muskegon County government activities, ran unsuccessfully for county treasurer, losing in the general election.
The Republicans fared poorly in the election, losing races for clerk, treasurer and several County Board of Commissioners seats.
The election of officers marks a change for the Muskegon County Republican Party.
County Commissioner Bob Scolnik, the senior elected Republican in the county, called it a “direction I’m not 100 percent in favor with."
“It’s pretty much taken over by the Tea Party, Ron Paul-types and Libertarians,” Scolnik said. “I’m more of a moderate, Ronald Reagan-type Republican.
I do not believe they represent the mainstream Republican thought.”
Fink previously served as vice chairman of the party, but the others are new to formal leadership in the party.
Rothoff, who actively follows Muskegon County government activities, ran unsuccessfully for county treasurer, losing in the general election.
The Republicans fared poorly in the election, losing races for clerk, treasurer and several County Board of Commissioners seats.
Black judge commutes four killers’ sentences based on race
Black judge commutes four killers’ sentences based on race
Commuting a black man’s death sentence to life in prison, the judge cited “the persistent, distorting role of race in jury selection in North Carolina.”
He never argued the man – found guilty of kidnapping and robbing a teenager before shooting him in the face – might be innocent.
Since the Racial Justice Act gave him the discretion, he simply declared prosecutors were racist and gave a murderer a get-out-of-death-row-free card.
Commuting a black man’s death sentence to life in prison, the judge cited “the persistent, distorting role of race in jury selection in North Carolina.”
He never argued the man – found guilty of kidnapping and robbing a teenager before shooting him in the face – might be innocent.
Since the Racial Justice Act gave him the discretion, he simply declared prosecutors were racist and gave a murderer a get-out-of-death-row-free card.
Numbers Game
Numbers Game [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
And yet, if the lower estimates are the correct ones, this would be the second indication in the past two months that the political appeal and power of unions here is much less than imagined.
And yet, if the lower estimates are the correct ones, this would be the second indication in the past two months that the political appeal and power of unions here is much less than imagined.
Here's One Reason Why Someone Would Need To Own An 'Assault' Rifle
Here's One Reason Why Someone Would Need To Own An 'Assault' Rifle - Investors.com
Consider that, according to FBI data, in 2007, there were 453 homicides by rifle in the U.S.
Yes, that's too many. But compare that number to a few other methods of homicide employed that year.
In 2007, there were 1,817 homicides committed with "knives or cutting instruments"; "blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)" killed 674; while "personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)" were the choices in 869 homicides.
The number of rifle homicides has fallen steadily since then to 323 last year, as have the other three weapon classes, though each still remains a more common choice than the rifle.
In fact, when added together, knives, blunt instruments and the human body were responsible for more than nine times as many homicides as rifles in 2011.
Consider that, according to FBI data, in 2007, there were 453 homicides by rifle in the U.S.
Yes, that's too many. But compare that number to a few other methods of homicide employed that year.
In 2007, there were 1,817 homicides committed with "knives or cutting instruments"; "blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc.)" killed 674; while "personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)" were the choices in 869 homicides.
The number of rifle homicides has fallen steadily since then to 323 last year, as have the other three weapon classes, though each still remains a more common choice than the rifle.
In fact, when added together, knives, blunt instruments and the human body were responsible for more than nine times as many homicides as rifles in 2011.
Stigmatizing Gun Owners Makes Civil Debate Impossible
Stigmatizing Gun Owners Makes Civil Debate Impossible « Commentary Magazine
Rather, this was about the desire on the part of some in the liberal mainstream media to stigmatize legal gun ownership and to whip up sentiment for not just tighter controls but an eventual ban.
This makes it easier to understand why the National Rifle Association fiercely resists even the most reasonable gun control measures.
If even those who have jumped through the not inconsiderable hoops erected by the authorities to gain a legal gun permit in New York are now to be treated as if they were the moral equivalent of sex offenders, it’s clear the goal of the anti-gun media is not just to focus discussion on assault weapons and large ammunition clips but to ban individual gun ownership altogether.
Rather, this was about the desire on the part of some in the liberal mainstream media to stigmatize legal gun ownership and to whip up sentiment for not just tighter controls but an eventual ban.
This makes it easier to understand why the National Rifle Association fiercely resists even the most reasonable gun control measures.
If even those who have jumped through the not inconsiderable hoops erected by the authorities to gain a legal gun permit in New York are now to be treated as if they were the moral equivalent of sex offenders, it’s clear the goal of the anti-gun media is not just to focus discussion on assault weapons and large ammunition clips but to ban individual gun ownership altogether.
No heir to run the company? Why adult ‘adoption’ is big business in Japan
No heir to run the company? Why adult ‘adoption’ is big business in Japan - Asia - World - The Independent
The practice of adopting men in their 20s and 30s is used to rescue biologically ill-fated families and ensure a business heir,
....... "We haven't come across this custom in any other part of the world," he says.
The practice of adopting men in their 20s and 30s is used to rescue biologically ill-fated families and ensure a business heir,
....... "We haven't come across this custom in any other part of the world," he says.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
Instapundit » Blog Archive » COMMENT OF THE DAY
"For ten years we have been told that the Bush tax cuts applied mostly to the rich.
Now it is imperative that we extend them further or the middle class is going to take a big hit.”
"For ten years we have been told that the Bush tax cuts applied mostly to the rich.
Now it is imperative that we extend them further or the middle class is going to take a big hit.”
Friday, December 28, 2012
101 of the Best Gun Quotes Ever
101 of the Best Gun Quotes Ever
"54.”The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.”
~James Monroe"
"54.”The right of self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.”
~James Monroe"
Senate Approves Warrantless Phone Tapping for Next Five Years
Senate Approves Warrantless Phone Tapping for Next Five Years
"The FISA Amendments Act continues to be controversial; key portions of it were challenged in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court this term.
In brief, the law allows the government to get secret FISA court orders-orders that do not require probable cause like regular warrants-for any emails or phone calls going to and from overseas.
The communications only have to deal with "foreign intelligence information," a broad term that can mean virtually anything.
And one secret FISA order can be issued against groups or categories of people-potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of Americans at once."
"The FISA Amendments Act continues to be controversial; key portions of it were challenged in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court this term.
In brief, the law allows the government to get secret FISA court orders-orders that do not require probable cause like regular warrants-for any emails or phone calls going to and from overseas.
The communications only have to deal with "foreign intelligence information," a broad term that can mean virtually anything.
And one secret FISA order can be issued against groups or categories of people-potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of Americans at once."
Taxpayer-Funded Stadiums a Lose-Lose Proposition
Taxpayer-Funded Stadiums a Lose-Lose Proposition [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
Flashy projects have not helped the city in the past. Remember the Renaissance Center, which was supposed to “anchor Detroit’s revival”?
How about the money taxpayers put up for the stadiums for the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers?
State and local citizens are still subsidizing the local teams.
Flashy projects have not helped the city in the past. Remember the Renaissance Center, which was supposed to “anchor Detroit’s revival”?
How about the money taxpayers put up for the stadiums for the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers?
State and local citizens are still subsidizing the local teams.
Michigan Makes It Illegal To Ask For Employees' Facebook Logins
Michigan Makes It Illegal To Ask For Employees' Facebook Logins - Slashdot:
""Michigan joins Maryland as a state where employers may not ask employees or job applicants to divulge login information for Facebook and other social media sites.
From the article: 'Under the law, employers cannot discipline employees or decline to hire job applicants because they do not give them access information, including user names, passwords, login information, or "other security information that protects access to a personal internet account," according to the bill.
Universities and schools cannot discipline or fail to admit students if they do not give similar information.'
There is one exception, however: 'However, accounts owned by a company or educational institution, such as e-mail, can be requested.'""
""Michigan joins Maryland as a state where employers may not ask employees or job applicants to divulge login information for Facebook and other social media sites.
From the article: 'Under the law, employers cannot discipline employees or decline to hire job applicants because they do not give them access information, including user names, passwords, login information, or "other security information that protects access to a personal internet account," according to the bill.
Universities and schools cannot discipline or fail to admit students if they do not give similar information.'
There is one exception, however: 'However, accounts owned by a company or educational institution, such as e-mail, can be requested.'""
Citizens claims about cold, unheated Muskegon County Jail are false, sheriff says
Citizens claims about cold, unheated Muskegon County Jail are false, sheriff says | MLive.com
“It isn’t like we have a thermostat and can just dial it up. We run on a boiler and it takes a while for the boiler to increase its temperature,” he said.
“It has to circulate through the whole facility and it's against the law to use space heaters.”
“It isn’t like we have a thermostat and can just dial it up. We run on a boiler and it takes a while for the boiler to increase its temperature,” he said.
“It has to circulate through the whole facility and it's against the law to use space heaters.”
Chicago reaches 500 homicides with fatal shooting
Chicago reaches 500 homicides with fatal shooting - Yahoo! News
Chicago has logged its 500th homicide of 2012.
The last time the city reached the 500-homicide mark was in 2008, when the year ended with 512 killings.
Last year, city records show Chicago had 435 homicides.
Chicago has logged its 500th homicide of 2012.
The last time the city reached the 500-homicide mark was in 2008, when the year ended with 512 killings.
Last year, city records show Chicago had 435 homicides.
Bob Hope Christmas
Bob Hope Christmas
Bob Hope was without a doubt one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
A wonderful look at some special moments Bob spent with the troops during his many Christmas performances.
Thank You to all the Veterans that ever spent a Christmas away from their family and to Bob Hope for spending his with them.
Grab a hankie and love this great patriot.
Bob Hope was without a doubt one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
A wonderful look at some special moments Bob spent with the troops during his many Christmas performances.
Thank You to all the Veterans that ever spent a Christmas away from their family and to Bob Hope for spending his with them.
Grab a hankie and love this great patriot.
Obama Claus Gives You 90 More Days To Collect Your $50,000 Reparations Check
Obama Claus Gives You 90 More Days To Collect Your $50,000 Reparations Check
Circle March 25, 2013 on your calendar.
That's the last day you can submit your claim form from this official U.S. government website to collect fifty thousand tax-free American dollars, courtesy of the Obama administration in its current multi-billion giveaway scheme.
No, you don't need a potted plant and you don't even to be black or even Hispanic; as long as you are a woman (or related to one) and you fill out the forms correctly, you can collect the money because nobody will verify your information.
Circle March 25, 2013 on your calendar.
That's the last day you can submit your claim form from this official U.S. government website to collect fifty thousand tax-free American dollars, courtesy of the Obama administration in its current multi-billion giveaway scheme.
No, you don't need a potted plant and you don't even to be black or even Hispanic; as long as you are a woman (or related to one) and you fill out the forms correctly, you can collect the money because nobody will verify your information.
URGENT UPDATE on Connecticut Shooting
URGENT UPDATE on Connecticut Shooting « Short Little Rebel
I looked at my husband and said, “Cal, this thing is starting to stink.
By now, there should be many eye-witness accounts of the actual gunman.
There should be breathless survivors talking about how this guy walked by their room, etc.
About how they narrowly escaped.
But so far, it looks like every single eye-witness is dead.
That is IMPOSSIBLE!”
I looked at my husband and said, “Cal, this thing is starting to stink.
By now, there should be many eye-witness accounts of the actual gunman.
There should be breathless survivors talking about how this guy walked by their room, etc.
About how they narrowly escaped.
But so far, it looks like every single eye-witness is dead.
That is IMPOSSIBLE!”
HOW’S THAT “SMART DIPLOMACY” WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA?
Instapundit » Blog Archive » HOW’S THAT “SMART DIPLOMACY” WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA?
AFRICA IN CRISIS: U.S. Abandons Embassy, France Won’t Intervene.
“The last time the U.S. abandoned an embassy?
Syria.”
According to a State Department spokesperson, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was unable to comment, because “she fell and twisted her cankle.”
UPDATE: Related: NPR Covering For Hillary on Benghazi.
In a story by Michelle Kelemen, with an assist from Aaron David Miller, vice president of the of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
AFRICA IN CRISIS: U.S. Abandons Embassy, France Won’t Intervene.
“The last time the U.S. abandoned an embassy?
Syria.”
According to a State Department spokesperson, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was unable to comment, because “she fell and twisted her cankle.”
UPDATE: Related: NPR Covering For Hillary on Benghazi.
In a story by Michelle Kelemen, with an assist from Aaron David Miller, vice president of the of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Union, fired teachers sue Chicago for racial discrimination
Union, fired teachers sue Chicago for racial discrimination | The Daily Caller
Robin Potter, an attorney for CTU, said in a statement that the city’s policies run afoul of those laws by primarily impacting black faculty and staff.
“We’re now at a crossroads in Chicago. …
The racial impact of the policies and practices of this Board of Education have devastated the African-American teaching force in that community,” she said in the statement.
The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed on behalf of all black teachers who lost their jobs in June 2010 because of turnaround restructuring.
Robin Potter, an attorney for CTU, said in a statement that the city’s policies run afoul of those laws by primarily impacting black faculty and staff.
“We’re now at a crossroads in Chicago. …
The racial impact of the policies and practices of this Board of Education have devastated the African-American teaching force in that community,” she said in the statement.
The suit, which seeks class-action status, was filed on behalf of all black teachers who lost their jobs in June 2010 because of turnaround restructuring.
Kenyan economics expert: Development aid is one reason for Africa’s problems, so for ‘God’s sake, please just stop’
Kenyan economics expert: Development aid is one reason for Africa’s problems, so for ‘God’s sake, please just stop’ | AEIdeas
Shikwati: Such intentions have been damaging our continent for the past 40 years. I
f the industrial nations really want to help the Africans, they should finally terminate this awful aid.
The countries that have collected the most development aid are also the ones that are in the worst shape.
Despite the billions that have poured in to Africa, the continent remains poor.
SPIEGEL: Do you have an explanation for this paradox?
Shikwati: Huge bureaucracies are financed (with the aid money), corruption and complacency are promoted, Africans are taught to be beggars and not to be independent.
In addition, development aid weakens the local markets everywhere and dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship that we so desperately need.
As absurd as it may sound: Development aid is one of the reasons for Africa’s problems.
If the West were to cancel these payments, normal Africans wouldn’t even notice.
Only the functionaries would be hard hit.
Which is why they maintain that the world would stop turning without this development aid.
Shikwati: Such intentions have been damaging our continent for the past 40 years. I
f the industrial nations really want to help the Africans, they should finally terminate this awful aid.
The countries that have collected the most development aid are also the ones that are in the worst shape.
Despite the billions that have poured in to Africa, the continent remains poor.
SPIEGEL: Do you have an explanation for this paradox?
Shikwati: Huge bureaucracies are financed (with the aid money), corruption and complacency are promoted, Africans are taught to be beggars and not to be independent.
In addition, development aid weakens the local markets everywhere and dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship that we so desperately need.
As absurd as it may sound: Development aid is one of the reasons for Africa’s problems.
If the West were to cancel these payments, normal Africans wouldn’t even notice.
Only the functionaries would be hard hit.
Which is why they maintain that the world would stop turning without this development aid.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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