Installers of Latest Samsung Push App Experience the Rapture - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
I immediately thought of people being pushed to their deaths from New York subway platforms. You could attribute the conjuring of that dismal image to generational dysfunction. If I were a savvy post-collegiate twenty-something, I would have immediately known that these persistent, annoying incursions into my private Idaho could propel me to new heights of self-awareness, to raptures heretofore inconceivable
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
New York Politicians Need to Clean the People’s House - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
New York Politicians Need to Clean the People’s House - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
COMMENTARY | The criminal complaint filed Friday by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara against six prominent New York political officials has spread like a radioactive cloud, leaving politicians scurrying for their hazmat suits.
If you haven't heard, the scandal involves a Democratic New York state senator named Malcolm Smith, accused of paying Republican New York City councilman Daniel Halloran to assist him in bribing two other Republican political officials.
COMMENTARY | The criminal complaint filed Friday by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara against six prominent New York political officials has spread like a radioactive cloud, leaving politicians scurrying for their hazmat suits.
If you haven't heard, the scandal involves a Democratic New York state senator named Malcolm Smith, accused of paying Republican New York City councilman Daniel Halloran to assist him in bribing two other Republican political officials.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Tammany Hall Deja Vu in New York City Bribery Bust - Yahoo! News
Tammany Hall Deja Vu in New York City Bribery Bust - Yahoo! News
People are finally learning how to pronounce the name of Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009. Among other duties, Bharara's mission is to fight corruption in state and local government. Few New York histories fail to mention the Tammany Hall government which set the tone of New York City politics in the 19th century. The biggest problem with such histories is that the clandestine political corruption of political bosses is depicted as the detritus of a bygone era. Not so. Bharara just filed a criminal complaint against several New York political operatives he accused of conspiring to bribe political officials in return for favors, according to the New York Daily News.
What are the charges in the criminal complaint?
People are finally learning how to pronounce the name of Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009. Among other duties, Bharara's mission is to fight corruption in state and local government. Few New York histories fail to mention the Tammany Hall government which set the tone of New York City politics in the 19th century. The biggest problem with such histories is that the clandestine political corruption of political bosses is depicted as the detritus of a bygone era. Not so. Bharara just filed a criminal complaint against several New York political operatives he accused of conspiring to bribe political officials in return for favors, according to the New York Daily News.
What are the charges in the criminal complaint?
The complaint is long, amounting to 28 pages, and was filed at the end of March. But the basis of the complaint is that New York state Sen. Malcom Smith, a Democrat, along with his consorts, allegedly bribed Republican Party officials to enter the Republican primary race for mayor of New York City.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Stop and Frisk Will Win in New York City Court - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Stop and Frisk Will Win in New York City Court - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Imagine that you were a New York City cop, obliged to follow the New York City Police Department's updated stop and frisk policy. The Gothamist explains the additional documentation a New York City cop has to provide when conducting a "stop and frisk," discovered only because the memo turned up in court yesterday.
Along with a check sheet, the cop now has to provide a CYA narrative, reports Gothamist.
If it were me, I couldn't do it. I would soon find myself in the same tough spot as that of Officer Pedro Serrano of the 40th District of the South Bronx. According to the New York Post, Serrano appears to be rebelling against a policy that puts cops between a rock and a hard place.
Imagine that you were a New York City cop, obliged to follow the New York City Police Department's updated stop and frisk policy. The Gothamist explains the additional documentation a New York City cop has to provide when conducting a "stop and frisk," discovered only because the memo turned up in court yesterday.
Along with a check sheet, the cop now has to provide a CYA narrative, reports Gothamist.
If it were me, I couldn't do it. I would soon find myself in the same tough spot as that of Officer Pedro Serrano of the 40th District of the South Bronx. According to the New York Post, Serrano appears to be rebelling against a policy that puts cops between a rock and a hard place.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Federal Death Penalty and Clay N.Y. Murder, Child Rape Conviction a Perfect Fit - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Federal Death Penalty and Clay N.Y. Murder, Child Rape Conviction a Perfect Fit - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Any clear thinking person reading Renz' criminal complaint on federal child pornography charges would conclude he was a loaded gun pointed at society's head. Yet he was bailed out--with naive preconditions. The laxity of electronic monitoring meant that Renz could slip off his "bracelet" to kill and rape at 9:00 p.m. without authorities being informed until 11:30 p.m.
Any clear thinking person reading Renz' criminal complaint on federal child pornography charges would conclude he was a loaded gun pointed at society's head. Yet he was bailed out--with naive preconditions. The laxity of electronic monitoring meant that Renz could slip off his "bracelet" to kill and rape at 9:00 p.m. without authorities being informed until 11:30 p.m.
Like the infamous Petit murder-rape in Connecticut, a conviction for these crimes would argue for a death penalty New York does not have. The last person administered capital punishment in New York was executed in 1963.
New York SAFE Act Gets a Mental Health Assessment - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
New York SAFE Act Gets a Mental Health Assessment - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Lawmakers perhaps considered cases like that of Seung Hui Cho, who shot to death 32 people in a 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech. Cho had been judged mentally ill in a court procedure two years earlier, according to the Washington Post.
Yet Cho passed required background checks to obtain guns, according to CNN, because his mental health records were kept out of the gun check database. With the SAFE Act, New York state legislators made a half-hearted attempt to remedy that by obligating mental health professionals to report dangerously mentally ill patients to authorities.
Such persons would then be entered into a national gun database.
The defiant reaction of the mental health community was summed up in a Syracuse Post-Standard story quoting Dr. James Knoll, director of forensic psychiatry at New York's Upstate Medical University.
"We're being transformed into agents of the state and agents of government control," Knoll said.
Lawmakers perhaps considered cases like that of Seung Hui Cho, who shot to death 32 people in a 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech. Cho had been judged mentally ill in a court procedure two years earlier, according to the Washington Post.
Yet Cho passed required background checks to obtain guns, according to CNN, because his mental health records were kept out of the gun check database. With the SAFE Act, New York state legislators made a half-hearted attempt to remedy that by obligating mental health professionals to report dangerously mentally ill patients to authorities.
Such persons would then be entered into a national gun database.
The defiant reaction of the mental health community was summed up in a Syracuse Post-Standard story quoting Dr. James Knoll, director of forensic psychiatry at New York's Upstate Medical University.
"We're being transformed into agents of the state and agents of government control," Knoll said.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Factbox: Man Who Allegedly Killed Librarian, Raped Child Was Released from Jail in January - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Man Who Allegedly Killed Librarian, Raped Child Was Released from Jail in January - Yahoo! News
On Thursday evening, Lori Bresnahan was heading toward the parking lot of the Great Northern Mall with a 10-year-old girl who had just finished a gymnastics class. The two never arrived home. Bresnahan was found stabbed to death in her car parked on isolated Verplank Road. The 10-year-old had been raped. The facts of the murder-rape have left Clay and nearby communities boiling with anger:
On Thursday evening, Lori Bresnahan was heading toward the parking lot of the Great Northern Mall with a 10-year-old girl who had just finished a gymnastics class. The two never arrived home. Bresnahan was found stabbed to death in her car parked on isolated Verplank Road. The 10-year-old had been raped. The facts of the murder-rape have left Clay and nearby communities boiling with anger:
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Questions Hang Like a Mist at Scene of New York Rampage Shooting - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Questions Hang Like a Mist at Scene of New York Rampage Shooting - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
It wasn't the kind of ending you wanted to see, but then again it wasn't the kind of beginning you wanted to see, either. Sixty-four-year-old Kurt R. Meyers shot to death four innocent people in two quiet towns along the Mohawk River in upstate New York.
From there on, you knew it was going to be ugly, and it was. Since the rampage shooting spree began yesterday at mid-morning, Meyers was holed up in a vacant building on North Main Street in the small town of Herkimer.
(CLICK ON THE HEADLINE TO READ MORE & TO COMMENT) Could the police have apprehended Kurt Meyers? Or did the scenario not fit Cuomo's SAFE Act. scenario?) You decide!
It wasn't the kind of ending you wanted to see, but then again it wasn't the kind of beginning you wanted to see, either. Sixty-four-year-old Kurt R. Meyers shot to death four innocent people in two quiet towns along the Mohawk River in upstate New York.
From there on, you knew it was going to be ugly, and it was. Since the rampage shooting spree began yesterday at mid-morning, Meyers was holed up in a vacant building on North Main Street in the small town of Herkimer.
(CLICK ON THE HEADLINE TO READ MORE & TO COMMENT) Could the police have apprehended Kurt Meyers? Or did the scenario not fit Cuomo's SAFE Act. scenario?) You decide!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Factbox: Four Dead in Mass Shootings in Quiet Upstate New York Towns of Herkimer, Mohawk - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Four Dead in Mass Shootings in Quiet Upstate New York Towns of Herkimer, Mohawk - Yahoo! News
A 64-year-old man is being sought in the slaying of four people and the wounding of two others in a normally somnolent upstate Herkimer County, N.Y. The shootings, believed to have been carried out with a long rifle, took place in the tiny villages of Herkimer and Mohawk, according to the Associated Press. The situation right now is fluid and developing, but police have cordoned off part of the town where the shooting suspect may be cornered. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a press conference scheduled for this afternoon but this has twice been delayed. The facts so far:
* The shootings began at mid-morning when a man armed with a long gun killed two people and injured two at John's Barber Shop in Mohawk then apparently drove to Gaffney's Fast Lube in nearby Herkimer where the second shootings and two deaths occurred.
(CLICK ON THE HEADLINE TO READ MORE)
A 64-year-old man is being sought in the slaying of four people and the wounding of two others in a normally somnolent upstate Herkimer County, N.Y. The shootings, believed to have been carried out with a long rifle, took place in the tiny villages of Herkimer and Mohawk, according to the Associated Press. The situation right now is fluid and developing, but police have cordoned off part of the town where the shooting suspect may be cornered. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a press conference scheduled for this afternoon but this has twice been delayed. The facts so far:
* The shootings began at mid-morning when a man armed with a long gun killed two people and injured two at John's Barber Shop in Mohawk then apparently drove to Gaffney's Fast Lube in nearby Herkimer where the second shootings and two deaths occurred.
(CLICK ON THE HEADLINE TO READ MORE)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Factbox: The Steubenville, Ohio, Rape Trial of Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond - Yahoo! News
Factbox: The Steubenville, Ohio, Rape Trial of Trent Mays and Ma’lik Richmond - Yahoo! News
Adults who work with volatile teens know how quickly events involving them can move from merely fast to wildly out of control. An ABC News story recounts events last week when a group of eight adolescents piled into a stolen vehicle, hurtled along a freeway, and launched themselves upside down into a pond. A tragedy of another type occurred in August in Steubenville, Ohio, when police arrested two teen members of the town's football team for the rape of an allegedly intoxicated 16-year-old girl.
Adults who work with volatile teens know how quickly events involving them can move from merely fast to wildly out of control. An ABC News story recounts events last week when a group of eight adolescents piled into a stolen vehicle, hurtled along a freeway, and launched themselves upside down into a pond. A tragedy of another type occurred in August in Steubenville, Ohio, when police arrested two teen members of the town's football team for the rape of an allegedly intoxicated 16-year-old girl.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Factbox: First Trial of 9-11 Linked Al Qaida Operative in New York Criminal Court - Yahoo! News
Factbox: First Trial of 9-11 Linked Al Qaida Operative in New York Criminal Court - Yahoo! News
The Obama administration, rebuffed in previous attempts to put al Qaida terrorists on trial in New York criminal courts, is trying again. The son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, is in U.S. custody and will be prosecuted under the rules of criminal law in the Southern District of New York. Where previous attempts to try terrorists in criminal court were opposed by Democrats like Chuck Schumer, the senator recently "said it's fine with him if Abu Ghaith is put on trial in New York," according to NBC News.
The Obama administration, rebuffed in previous attempts to put al Qaida terrorists on trial in New York criminal courts, is trying again. The son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, is in U.S. custody and will be prosecuted under the rules of criminal law in the Southern District of New York. Where previous attempts to try terrorists in criminal court were opposed by Democrats like Chuck Schumer, the senator recently "said it's fine with him if Abu Ghaith is put on trial in New York," according to NBC News.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Rand Paul Filibuster Dog & Pony Show or Talk Radio Script
Who are these losers on Twitter who were today and yesterday
so proud of Senator Rand Paul’s 13 hour filibuster yesterday?
Are they delusional?
The occasion for the prolonged Show and Tell was the senate
confirmation hearings for CIA director John Brennan. Even Senator Paul agrees that Brennan will be
confirmed, and that he couldn’t do anything to stop it.
What I like about Senator Rand Paul is that he’s a “regular
guy,” the kind of guy who might change his own flat tire when he’s not out on
the range trying out his new Remington.
But after making a grand show of his opposition to Chuck Hagel, President Obama’s nominee for
Secretary of Defense, Rand reversed himself and voted for Hagel.
Yesterday, he used the occasion of Brennan’s nomination to take
the stage as leader of the Libertarian
so-far-right-they’re-left cheering section. That
enhanced his profile, but it also sucked up much needed oxygen on issues that
really need answers.
But the worst thing about Rand Paul’s filibuster was he
voted for the incompetent Hagel and spent a tremendous amount of energy
opposing the competent Brennan. Brennan escaped
the grilling by Congress without revealing significant details about Benghazi, true,
but supplanting the black hole of Benghazi, something that did happen, with a
hypothetical drone scenario which didn’t happen, is just the sort of thing that
marginalizes.
Besides, doesn’t it worry the tight sneakers “principled”
crowd that Rand Paul’s filibuster was praised by uber-lib Jon Stewart, Left Wing-Ding Van Jones, and actor John
Cusack? Ask Andrea Tantaros , if you don’t
believe me, or check her Twitter TL. And doesn’t it clue anyone in that Ron Wyden
joined with Rand Paul to open up the filibuster?
It should, but then again, these people I’m talking about
are intellectually numb, monomaniac, and born to lose.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Cuomo SAFE Act Doesn’t Shoot Straight - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Cuomo SAFE Act Doesn’t Shoot Straight - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
With his new gun control law, Cuomo seems to have "jumped the shark." That term seems to apply as it is defined in the Urban Dictionary as the point "when something that was once great has reached a point where it will now decline in quality and popularity."
Post-Standard reporter Tim Knauss writes of blowback coming from the 31 New York counties which have passed resolutions calling for repeal of the SAFE Act. If half the counties in a state think their governor has gone too far, he has probably gone too far.
New York already had a 10-round gun magazine limit in place when Cuomo pushed through a seven-round limit. Only a few pistol manufacturers make a seven-round magazine, so passing a law requiring them amounts to a de facto total ban on most firearms.
Under pre-SAFE Act law, New York State residents cannot possess handguns even in their homes without $55.75, fingerprinting, four character references, safety courses, police interviews, and months of delay. The purchase of pistol ammunition also requires a state-issued pistol permit.
With his new gun control law, Cuomo seems to have "jumped the shark." That term seems to apply as it is defined in the Urban Dictionary as the point "when something that was once great has reached a point where it will now decline in quality and popularity."
Post-Standard reporter Tim Knauss writes of blowback coming from the 31 New York counties which have passed resolutions calling for repeal of the SAFE Act. If half the counties in a state think their governor has gone too far, he has probably gone too far.
New York already had a 10-round gun magazine limit in place when Cuomo pushed through a seven-round limit. Only a few pistol manufacturers make a seven-round magazine, so passing a law requiring them amounts to a de facto total ban on most firearms.
Under pre-SAFE Act law, New York State residents cannot possess handguns even in their homes without $55.75, fingerprinting, four character references, safety courses, police interviews, and months of delay. The purchase of pistol ammunition also requires a state-issued pistol permit.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Cuomo Presidential Ambitions Eclipsed by Hillary’s Giant Shadow - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Cuomo Presidential Ambitions Eclipsed by Hillary’s Giant Shadow - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Owing to the proliferation of conventional and social media, political campaigns are unending. Politico's already begun writing about a potential Gov. Andrew Cuomo vs. Hillary Clinton faceoff in the 2016 presidential primary.
So has the New York Times. Cuomo's aspirations are in limbo until Mrs. Clinton makes a decision, leaving the New York governor to focus on reelection in 2014. But that focus on New York State issues may be a sign that Cuomo is resigned to regional rather than national prominence. Cuomo seized upon the Newton tragedy to make the toughest gun laws in the country even tougher. New York State currently requires the registration of all handguns, even those kept at home.
On other fronts, Cuomo has stalled "fracking" in an appeal to the party's left. He hasn't made clear a final position, perhaps keeping that a hole card to play out at the right time. Still, with a political pedigree and deep roots in New York politics, Cuomo is the "man who would be king." Facts indicate that a major obstacle stands in Cuomo's way: Hillary Clinton.
Owing to the proliferation of conventional and social media, political campaigns are unending. Politico's already begun writing about a potential Gov. Andrew Cuomo vs. Hillary Clinton faceoff in the 2016 presidential primary.
So has the New York Times. Cuomo's aspirations are in limbo until Mrs. Clinton makes a decision, leaving the New York governor to focus on reelection in 2014. But that focus on New York State issues may be a sign that Cuomo is resigned to regional rather than national prominence. Cuomo seized upon the Newton tragedy to make the toughest gun laws in the country even tougher. New York State currently requires the registration of all handguns, even those kept at home.
On other fronts, Cuomo has stalled "fracking" in an appeal to the party's left. He hasn't made clear a final position, perhaps keeping that a hole card to play out at the right time. Still, with a political pedigree and deep roots in New York politics, Cuomo is the "man who would be king." Facts indicate that a major obstacle stands in Cuomo's way: Hillary Clinton.
Pro-Gun Rally Hits Cuomo - WSJ.com
Pro-Gun Rally Hits Cuomo - WSJ.com
Another anti-Cuomo rally is set for Albany today. The extreme position Gov. Cuomo has taken on gun control could sink his 2016 dreams as more Democrats plead for a moderate Democrat to represent them nationally.
Another anti-Cuomo rally is set for Albany today. The extreme position Gov. Cuomo has taken on gun control could sink his 2016 dreams as more Democrats plead for a moderate Democrat to represent them nationally.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Put Blue-Collar Workers on Endangered Species List in Upstate New York - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Put Blue-Collar Workers on Endangered Species List in Upstate New York - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Put Blue-Collar Workers on Endangered Species List in Upstate New York
‘Blade Runner’ Defense Attorney Put Cops on Trial to Free Pistorius - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
‘Blade Runner’ Defense Attorney Put Cops on Trial to Free Pistorius - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
A third strike by the defense and the legendary runner will be able to resume life as the hero who triumphed over impossible odds to secure a berth in sports history. The first line of The Guardian account spelled trouble for the case in general, as it sub-headlined "lead detective taken off case after attempted murder charges."
A third strike by the defense and the legendary runner will be able to resume life as the hero who triumphed over impossible odds to secure a berth in sports history. The first line of The Guardian account spelled trouble for the case in general, as it sub-headlined "lead detective taken off case after attempted murder charges."
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Cuomo’s ‘Pension Smoothing’ Just Another Name for ‘Vote Hustling’ - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Cuomo’s ‘Pension Smoothing’ Just Another Name for ‘Vote Hustling’ - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Cuomo's plan is to lower worker contributions to the pension and to mandate a standard contribution rate across the entire state. This upends local control and responsibility, but that seems to be the point. Cuomo says his plan will balance over a 25-year period of economic ups and downs, but if it doesn't, then who will be around 25 years from now to complain about it?
Miner correctly points out that the uniform contributions are not a cure-all for the state's pension and benefit debt. Cuomo's uniform contribution rate plan is much like Social Security's FICA tax, also uniform, also spread over eons of time, and we all know how that's working out.
Cuomo's plan is to lower worker contributions to the pension and to mandate a standard contribution rate across the entire state. This upends local control and responsibility, but that seems to be the point. Cuomo says his plan will balance over a 25-year period of economic ups and downs, but if it doesn't, then who will be around 25 years from now to complain about it?
Miner correctly points out that the uniform contributions are not a cure-all for the state's pension and benefit debt. Cuomo's uniform contribution rate plan is much like Social Security's FICA tax, also uniform, also spread over eons of time, and we all know how that's working out.
Factbox: Similar Facts, Different Conclusions in Death of Reeva Steenkamp - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Similar Facts, Different Conclusions in Death of Reeva Steenkamp - Yahoo! News
What is the prosecution version of events?
The prosecutor's version is that Steenkamp fled to the bathroom in fear, that Pistorius put on his prosthetic legs, marched to the toilet where Steenkamp was hiding, and fired the fatal shots through the door. The prosecutor's "premeditation" case is atypical, in that the only planning and deliberation involved occurred in the bedroom.
Pistorius allegedly decided to kill Steenkamp just before he "walk(ed) seven meters" across the bedroom with his gun, and fired into the small locked toilet room.
"Why would a burglar lock himself into a toilet?" prosecutor Gerrie Nel was quoted as saying in the New York Times article.
What is the prosecution version of events?
The prosecutor's version is that Steenkamp fled to the bathroom in fear, that Pistorius put on his prosthetic legs, marched to the toilet where Steenkamp was hiding, and fired the fatal shots through the door. The prosecutor's "premeditation" case is atypical, in that the only planning and deliberation involved occurred in the bedroom.
Pistorius allegedly decided to kill Steenkamp just before he "walk(ed) seven meters" across the bedroom with his gun, and fired into the small locked toilet room.
"Why would a burglar lock himself into a toilet?" prosecutor Gerrie Nel was quoted as saying in the New York Times article.
Factbox: Similar Facts, Different Conclusions in Death of Reeva Steenkamp - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Similar Facts, Different Conclusions in Death of Reeva Steenkamp - Yahoo! News
What is the prosecution version of events?
The prosecutor's version is that Steenkamp fled to the bathroom in fear, that Pistorius put on his prosthetic legs, marched to the toilet where Steenkamp was hiding, and fired the fatal shots through the door. The prosecutor's "premeditation" case is atypical, in that the only planning and deliberation involved occurred in the bedroom.
Pistorius allegedly decided to kill Steenkamp just before he "walk(ed) seven meters" across the bedroom with his gun, and fired into the small locked toilet room.
"Why would a burglar lock himself into a toilet?" prosecutor Gerrie Nel was quoted as saying in the New York Times article.
What is the prosecution version of events?
The prosecutor's version is that Steenkamp fled to the bathroom in fear, that Pistorius put on his prosthetic legs, marched to the toilet where Steenkamp was hiding, and fired the fatal shots through the door. The prosecutor's "premeditation" case is atypical, in that the only planning and deliberation involved occurred in the bedroom.
Pistorius allegedly decided to kill Steenkamp just before he "walk(ed) seven meters" across the bedroom with his gun, and fired into the small locked toilet room.
"Why would a burglar lock himself into a toilet?" prosecutor Gerrie Nel was quoted as saying in the New York Times article.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Dead or Alive, Chris Dorner Haunts the American Psyche - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Dead or Alive, Chris Dorner Haunts the American Psyche - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
AlterNet carries an account of the intentional burning scenario largely consistent with others of its type. A YouTube audio carries scanner audio of police communications regarding remote-operated vehicles, "blood spatter" inside the cabin, and snippets of reference to a "plan."
"We're going forward with the plan…like we talked about," someone says on the scanner audio," followed by "burners deployed, and we have a fire."
How much the scanner audio points to any one conclusion is a matter of interpretation. San Bernardino Sheriff John McMahon, seen in this YouTube video, disputes that police intentionally burned the cabin.
"We did not intentionally burn down that cabin to get Mr. Dorner out," he said.
AlterNet carries an account of the intentional burning scenario largely consistent with others of its type. A YouTube audio carries scanner audio of police communications regarding remote-operated vehicles, "blood spatter" inside the cabin, and snippets of reference to a "plan."
"We're going forward with the plan…like we talked about," someone says on the scanner audio," followed by "burners deployed, and we have a fire."
How much the scanner audio points to any one conclusion is a matter of interpretation. San Bernardino Sheriff John McMahon, seen in this YouTube video, disputes that police intentionally burned the cabin.
"We did not intentionally burn down that cabin to get Mr. Dorner out," he said.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Jury Should Explain How it Arrived at ‘Murder Two’ in Figoski Killing - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Jury Should Explain How it Arrived at ‘Murder Two’ in Figoski Killing - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Here's what happened, according to a New York Daily News account, when a crew planned to rob a drug dealer in the basement of a Brooklyn apartment building.
One of people who lived there heard the ruckus and called police. While trying to escape, Pride says he collided with Figoski, stumbled, and accidentally fired a round into Figoski's face.
Prosecutors tend not to believe in the miraculous, even less when suspect has a lengthy criminal record. But a first-degree murder conviction depended on what the jury believed. The jury of 10 men and two women ruled out first-degree murder.
You have to marvel at the jurors' love of fantasy. They wanted to pretend Pride didn't know how his gun worked.
A Daily News report says that Pride's accomplice, Ariel Tejada, testified he had "racked" the pistol before entering the basement. Tejada's testimony shows an awareness of intent and a familiarity with handguns. "Racking" meant operating the pistol slide to move a bullet from the magazine to the gun's chamber. You can learn at least that much from listening to gangster rap.
Here's what happened, according to a New York Daily News account, when a crew planned to rob a drug dealer in the basement of a Brooklyn apartment building.
One of people who lived there heard the ruckus and called police. While trying to escape, Pride says he collided with Figoski, stumbled, and accidentally fired a round into Figoski's face.
Prosecutors tend not to believe in the miraculous, even less when suspect has a lengthy criminal record. But a first-degree murder conviction depended on what the jury believed. The jury of 10 men and two women ruled out first-degree murder.
You have to marvel at the jurors' love of fantasy. They wanted to pretend Pride didn't know how his gun worked.
A Daily News report says that Pride's accomplice, Ariel Tejada, testified he had "racked" the pistol before entering the basement. Tejada's testimony shows an awareness of intent and a familiarity with handguns. "Racking" meant operating the pistol slide to move a bullet from the magazine to the gun's chamber. You can learn at least that much from listening to gangster rap.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Factbox: Tesla CEO Elon Musk vs. New York Times Car Review - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Tesla CEO Elon Musk vs. New York Times Car Review - Yahoo! News
The Great Electric Car Challenge is about to begin, as the New York Times reports that the Tesla-S model it test drove didn't live up to its advertising in cold weather. The conclusion drawn by car expert John Broder didn't sit well with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claimed the newspaper's auto reviewer had "faked" the test. The looming question is whether electric cars will work in the cold northeast. Broner planned to drive from Washington to Boston, but claimed he had to stop at a Dunkin' Donuts to warm his hands and be towed to a charging station. Let's look at some of the facts of this budding public brouhaha:
The Great Electric Car Challenge is about to begin, as the New York Times reports that the Tesla-S model it test drove didn't live up to its advertising in cold weather. The conclusion drawn by car expert John Broder didn't sit well with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claimed the newspaper's auto reviewer had "faked" the test. The looming question is whether electric cars will work in the cold northeast. Broner planned to drive from Washington to Boston, but claimed he had to stop at a Dunkin' Donuts to warm his hands and be towed to a charging station. Let's look at some of the facts of this budding public brouhaha:
Monday, February 11, 2013
Dorner Case Tests the LAPD - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Dorner Case Tests the LAPD - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
A photo of a bullet-riddled truck accompanying a story in the Los Angeles Times shows how badly things went wrong. The two women were delivering newspapers in the early morning hours when their pickup truck was mistaken for that of the fugitive.
Jittery police opened fire. Bullet entry holes in the back of the blue truck lead to a single conclusion. It will be nearly impossible to make that mistake right no matter what extenuating circumstances investigators find.
A photo of a bullet-riddled truck accompanying a story in the Los Angeles Times shows how badly things went wrong. The two women were delivering newspapers in the early morning hours when their pickup truck was mistaken for that of the fugitive.
Jittery police opened fire. Bullet entry holes in the back of the blue truck lead to a single conclusion. It will be nearly impossible to make that mistake right no matter what extenuating circumstances investigators find.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Factbox: Suspected Cop-killer Christopher Dorner Boasts of Tactical Superiority - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Suspected Cop-killer Christopher Dorner Boasts of Tactical Superiority - Yahoo! News
Suspected Los Angeles cop-killer Christopher Dorner doesn't fit the media profile of a crazed murderer. He's a former police officer, an honorably discharged officer in the Naval Reserve, and a man with grievances against the Los Angeles Police Department. Dorner's lengthy manifesto was posted with named individuals on the site Crimes, Guns, and Videotape. While it reads like a resume of martial skills, it is also a political diatribe. Dorner's ramblings exhibit media-consciousness, a sense of persecution, and a liberal political philosophy. Dorner's "manifesto" is a touchy-feely justification for indiscriminate murder. The facts to date are chilling:
Suspected Los Angeles cop-killer Christopher Dorner doesn't fit the media profile of a crazed murderer. He's a former police officer, an honorably discharged officer in the Naval Reserve, and a man with grievances against the Los Angeles Police Department. Dorner's lengthy manifesto was posted with named individuals on the site Crimes, Guns, and Videotape. While it reads like a resume of martial skills, it is also a political diatribe. Dorner's ramblings exhibit media-consciousness, a sense of persecution, and a liberal political philosophy. Dorner's "manifesto" is a touchy-feely justification for indiscriminate murder. The facts to date are chilling:
What Set Dorner Off?
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Due Process Laws Don't Apply to Battlefield Situations - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Due Process Laws Don't Apply to Battlefield Situations - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
By this writing, I hereby bequeath to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) the legal authority to strike me down with a Predator drone should I ever become a "senior operational leader of Al Qaida" or "its associated forces."
I don't believe constitutional due process laws apply to battlefield situations, whether the president is named George Bush or Barack Obama.
By this writing, I hereby bequeath to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) the legal authority to strike me down with a Predator drone should I ever become a "senior operational leader of Al Qaida" or "its associated forces."
I don't believe constitutional due process laws apply to battlefield situations, whether the president is named George Bush or Barack Obama.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Factbox: Advanced Speculation on 2014 New York City Mayor’s Race - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Advanced Speculation on 2014 New York City Mayor’s Race - Yahoo! News
* New York Magazine analyzed Public Advocate Bill De Blasio's chances of defeating Quinn in the Democratic primary but NPR host Scott Simon wondered if "his family life has gotten more attention than maybe he wanted," the reason being his wife's "I am a Lesbian" treatise from the 1970s, reported in the New York Post.
* New York Magazine analyzed Public Advocate Bill De Blasio's chances of defeating Quinn in the Democratic primary but NPR host Scott Simon wondered if "his family life has gotten more attention than maybe he wanted," the reason being his wife's "I am a Lesbian" treatise from the 1970s, reported in the New York Post.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Factbox: New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez Claims He’s the Target of a ‘Right-Wing Blog’ - Yahoo! News
Factbox: New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez Claims He’s the Target of a ‘Right-Wing Blog’ - Yahoo! News
* The Newark Star-Ledger today published a quote purportedly taken from a now 19-year-old woman: "I was underage when I met him (Menendez). But I can't say for sure whether he knew it or not. I don't know if he was aware of that, but he can't say I'm not telling the truth. He does know I had sex with him being very young and that's a fact he can't deny."
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* The Newark Star-Ledger today published a quote purportedly taken from a now 19-year-old woman: "I was underage when I met him (Menendez). But I can't say for sure whether he knew it or not. I don't know if he was aware of that, but he can't say I'm not telling the truth. He does know I had sex with him being very young and that's a fact he can't deny."
Hit the Headline to read more...
Sen. Bob Menendez Shouldn’t Take Foreign Relations Too Literally - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Sen. Bob Menendez Shouldn’t Take Foreign Relations Too Literally - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
COMMENTARY |The major networks appear silent on allegations of sexual misconduct levied against Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. Websites and blogs like Twitchy are going full speed ahead, however, and The Daily Caller appears angry at the smug hypocrisy of a powerful senator expected to be elevated the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Political scandals are endemic on both sides of the aisle and the unfortunate thing is that we have come to expect them. The Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, covered by ABC News, revealed a married congressman who couldn't resist emailing revealing photos of himself to women he wanted desperately to impress. Former Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. was disgraced when he betrayed a friendship for a love tryst, as reported by ABC News.
Some Europeans may call American condemnation of sex tourism as an excess of Puritan zeal, but what Americans resent most is the abuse of power. We expect our privileged leaders to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, and to spend their time and our resources doing the people's business.
COMMENTARY |The major networks appear silent on allegations of sexual misconduct levied against Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. Websites and blogs like Twitchy are going full speed ahead, however, and The Daily Caller appears angry at the smug hypocrisy of a powerful senator expected to be elevated the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Political scandals are endemic on both sides of the aisle and the unfortunate thing is that we have come to expect them. The Rep. Anthony Weiner scandal, covered by ABC News, revealed a married congressman who couldn't resist emailing revealing photos of himself to women he wanted desperately to impress. Former Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. was disgraced when he betrayed a friendship for a love tryst, as reported by ABC News.
Some Europeans may call American condemnation of sex tourism as an excess of Puritan zeal, but what Americans resent most is the abuse of power. We expect our privileged leaders to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, and to spend their time and our resources doing the people's business.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Factbox: New York’s Catholic Gov. Cuomo Faces Abortion Dilemma - Yahoo! News
Factbox: New York’s Catholic Gov. Cuomo Faces Abortion Dilemma - Yahoo! News
* A chart by the Guttmacher Institute comparing the number of New York State abortions to national averages over the period 1991 to 2008 shows that abortions in New York State are nearly double the national average.
* A chart by the Guttmacher Institute comparing the number of New York State abortions to national averages over the period 1991 to 2008 shows that abortions in New York State are nearly double the national average.
* A chart of the latest available figures from the Center for Disease Control shows also that New York State leads the nation in abortions and also that 4.1 percent of New York abortions were performed for out-of-state residents.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Dirty Harry Can’t Be by Your Side at All Times - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Dirty Harry Can’t Be by Your Side at All Times - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
The New York Daily News reporters now covering the trial strained to justify New York's anti-gun crusaders, attributing the killing to "what's become a scourge of the city -- an illegal handgun."
Swoon! Is it news that thugs with long rap sheets carry illegal guns? Aren't they the ones law-abiding gun owners and cops need to protect themselves from? What cop ever had to worry about being gunned down by Wayne LaPierre of the NRA?
The New York Daily News reporters now covering the trial strained to justify New York's anti-gun crusaders, attributing the killing to "what's become a scourge of the city -- an illegal handgun."
Swoon! Is it news that thugs with long rap sheets carry illegal guns? Aren't they the ones law-abiding gun owners and cops need to protect themselves from? What cop ever had to worry about being gunned down by Wayne LaPierre of the NRA?
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Factbox: 1000-Plus Jobs at Remington Could Exit New York - Yahoo! News
Factbox: 1000-Plus Jobs at Remington Could Exit New York - Yahoo! News
When deranged post-adolescent Adam Lanza grabbed his mom's guns and massacred innocent school children in Newtown, Conn., New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed the weapons used in the murders, and pushed new gun legislation through the assembly. An AR-15 brought to the school by Lanza was like the ones manufactured at the Ilion, N.Y., Remington factory. Not all politicians blamed the weapon, and some had other concerns. State Sen. James Seward worried about the loss of more than 1,000 jobs in upstate Herkimer County. New gun legislation in a state which already has the toughest gun laws in the nation could hurt a state which suffers 8.2 percent unemployment. Consider some facts:
When deranged post-adolescent Adam Lanza grabbed his mom's guns and massacred innocent school children in Newtown, Conn., New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed the weapons used in the murders, and pushed new gun legislation through the assembly. An AR-15 brought to the school by Lanza was like the ones manufactured at the Ilion, N.Y., Remington factory. Not all politicians blamed the weapon, and some had other concerns. State Sen. James Seward worried about the loss of more than 1,000 jobs in upstate Herkimer County. New gun legislation in a state which already has the toughest gun laws in the nation could hurt a state which suffers 8.2 percent unemployment. Consider some facts:
Monday, January 21, 2013
Factbox: Algerian Oil Field Attacks Mark Resurgence of Islamic Terror - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Algerian Oil Field Attacks Mark Resurgence of Islamic Terror - Yahoo! News
Strange to American thinking is that the British-based private security firm Stirling Group was employed to provide security at the facility but its employees are unarmed due to policies of the Algerian government, reports The Telegraph.
Strange to American thinking is that the British-based private security firm Stirling Group was employed to provide security at the facility but its employees are unarmed due to policies of the Algerian government, reports The Telegraph.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Fire Investigators have Right to Protect Themselves - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Fire Investigators have Right to Protect Themselves - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
It's pretty bad when things have sunk to this level, but what can you do? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Milner, and members of the state legislature can't make up their minds whether the Syracuse fire cops are carrying concealed handguns legally-- or not.
It's pretty bad when things have sunk to this level, but what can you do? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Milner, and members of the state legislature can't make up their minds whether the Syracuse fire cops are carrying concealed handguns legally-- or not.
Factbox: Discovering Mali, the Hard Way - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Discovering Mali, the Hard Way - Yahoo! News
The French are frequently satirized in the U.S. as being pacifist and compromising, but this is not so. At least they didn't feel the need to get U.N. permission to conduct bombing raids northern Mali over the weekend, reported by CNN and an Associated Press article posted on the NPR web site.
The French are frequently satirized in the U.S. as being pacifist and compromising, but this is not so. At least they didn't feel the need to get U.N. permission to conduct bombing raids northern Mali over the weekend, reported by CNN and an Associated Press article posted on the NPR web site.
The Obama administration voiced support for the French action but national security spokesman Tommy Vietor sounded a cautious note in a statement to The Hill:
"We are monitoring the situation closely. "We have noted that the government of Mali has asked for support, and we share the French goal of denying terrorists a safe haven in the region," Vietor is quoted.
"We are monitoring the situation closely. "We have noted that the government of Mali has asked for support, and we share the French goal of denying terrorists a safe haven in the region," Vietor is quoted.
Let's look at some facts regarding this recent eruption of fresh conflict in Africa:
Friday, January 11, 2013
Let’s Train Educator-Security Guards for the Schools - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Let’s Train Educator-Security Guards for the Schools - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
It seems as if anti-gun jack-in-box progressives in the Obama administration were waiting for a tragedy like Newtown to spring from hiding. A great deal of political positioning followed the massacre, and heated political rhetoric soon unleashed a groundswell of hysterical reaction.
(Hit the Headline to read more)
It seems as if anti-gun jack-in-box progressives in the Obama administration were waiting for a tragedy like Newtown to spring from hiding. A great deal of political positioning followed the massacre, and heated political rhetoric soon unleashed a groundswell of hysterical reaction.
(Hit the Headline to read more)
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Factbox: Living in a Gangsta’s Paradise - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Living in a Gangsta’s Paradise - Yahoo! News
* HIPHOPWIRED acknowledges that, in gangland, it doesn't take too long to go from quick to dead as shown by Atlanta rapper Yung Teddy who tweeted "N****S WANNA SEE ME DEAD" just 2 1/2 hours before his corpse was found in the house where he lived.
* HIPHOPWIRED acknowledges that, in gangland, it doesn't take too long to go from quick to dead as shown by Atlanta rapper Yung Teddy who tweeted "N****S WANNA SEE ME DEAD" just 2 1/2 hours before his corpse was found in the house where he lived.
* The Columbian hip-hop artist known as "El Duke" conveyed an anti-violence message that may have got him killed and caused "60 musicians linked to him…to flee Medellin," according to the Christian Science Monitor.
* NBC reports that Detroit, once known as the "Murder Capital," broke through its old previous 40-year homicide rate in 2012 with the stabbing death of an 8-year-old girl and the shooting of a cab driver.
Friday, January 4, 2013
For Anti-Gun Crusading ‘The Journal News,’ Hypocrisy Accusation is Inescapable - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
For Anti-Gun Crusading ‘The Journal News,’ Hypocrisy Accusation is Inescapable - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Publication of the gun owner database seems not to have a point other than to bolster the Gannett stock price (GCI).
Things I have heard about a "point" center on neighbors not allowing children to play in the homes of people permitted to own handguns. But far more powerful rifles, capable of penetrating walls and with a range measured in miles, are not on the list.
So much for the argument that the newspaper was protecting anyone
Publication of the gun owner database seems not to have a point other than to bolster the Gannett stock price (GCI).
Things I have heard about a "point" center on neighbors not allowing children to play in the homes of people permitted to own handguns. But far more powerful rifles, capable of penetrating walls and with a range measured in miles, are not on the list.
So much for the argument that the newspaper was protecting anyone
Factbox: Impact of Hurricane Sandy Roils Political and Economic Waters - Yahoo! News
If there's anything high-profile New York politicians have in common these days, it's outrage over the costs of Superstorm Sandy. Messrs. Schumer, Cuomo, King and others have levied blistering attacks on Congress for delaying a vote on the Sandy package. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie directed an ad hominem attack on House Speaker John Boehner, who confronted "fiscal cliff" issues while delaying the Sandy relief bill. The Congress today takes on the $9 billion FEMA replenishment part of the bill. On Jan. 15, it will take up an additional $51 billion package with contents largely unknown. Let's look at some facts:
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Gov. Chris Christie Got Off Subway at the Wrong Stop - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Gov. Chris Christie Got Off Subway at the Wrong Stop - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
We're not in Kansas anymore. Neither are the people left homeless and about to be evicted from their FEMA-paid Super 8 housing in Brooklyn, reported in the New York Daily News.
We're not in Kansas anymore. Neither are the people left homeless and about to be evicted from their FEMA-paid Super 8 housing in Brooklyn, reported in the New York Daily News.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Spielberg’s “Lincoln” Pretends Black Rebellion and White Repugnance Had Nothing to do with Emancipation
I’d like to get that out of the way before I rage on.
Why did Stephen Spielberg decide to do a film on America’s
16th president? The timing is
right, and there was a ready audience for it. Abe Lincoln has been pretty much in the news,
popular on all sides of the political aisle, with President Obama laying claim
to him as his favorite and Bill O’Reilly writing a book on Lincoln, too.
We know Lincoln as the Civil War president, and that event
has legions of followers, enactors, readers.
Besides, can you say “Emancipation Proclamation” without thinking of the
gaunt-faced man who led America through some of its bitterest days?
What I’m saying is that any decent film about Lincoln would
have impressed an audience, and this one is entirely decent. Spielberg knows what the public likes, and
he always makes decent movies, sometimes exceptional ones.
But he’s a liberal
Democrat, and a heavy contributor to the Obama campaign. As such he had a problem. How could he make a film adulating Republicans without
antagonizing Democrats? Southern
Democrats, the political ancestors of the late Democratic Senator Robert Byrd,
were the mainstay of the KKK and the most virulent, vocal, activist, and racist
opponents of emancipation and the 13th Amendment.
Spielberg solved is problem
by focusing on the “conservative” wing of the Republican Party. The movie wastes a lot of digital celluloid in
focusing on the stodgy indignation of the traditional wing of Abe Lincoln’s
Republican confreres and supporters.
That’s not to say that there were no racist Republicans. That would be as idiotic as today’s Democrats
and their sycophantic jockstrap caddies in the liberal media saying that
everyone who voted against Obama, or doesn’t like him or his policies, is a
racist.
Or as stupid as the old regional stereotyping of the North
as being free of racism, while the South is full of bigots. Only demented degenerated people like
Michael Moore say such things.
Yet, for Spielberg to focus his abolitionist cameras on Republican
conservatives instead of on the masses of racist Democrat KKK men, the real
engines of racism, is the type of fakery
and fraud that weakens “Lincoln.”
If Spielberg was that much afraid of offending Democrats, he
shouldn’t have seized upon the money-making opportunity of making a movie about
the president who “freed the slaves.” But then again, we have become accustomed to
that type of hypocrisy from liberal Democrats, from Progressives, and from Obama
administration flaks.
Director Spielberg also spends too much tedious film time on
the congressional intricacies and chicanery that opened the door to the 13th
Amendment. If the workings of Congress
are his true interest, why not make a film of today’s congressional
labyrinths.
Too difficult, I’m sure.
Better to revise history.
Spielberg tries to sublimate his contemporary thematic ideology by
embedding it into the workings of a divided Republican Party in 1865.
Who could fail to be hooked by the subterfuge? We’re supposed to love Lincoln, and we do,
though it’s an often portentous, boring story-for-every-occasion Lincoln with a
high squeaky voice. Wasn’t there even
the hint of a tough streak in the dour man?
At one point, I expected Lincoln to emerge from his bedroom
wearing Birkenstock sandals.
To love Spielberg’s
portrait and depiction of Abraham Lincoln, we must also carry the banner of the
white-centric Progressive-appealing contemporary Democrats who want to blame
Republicans, and Bush, and Tea Parties, and anyone but Obama for the mess we’re
in today.
Another huge weakness of “Lincoln” is that pretends that
African-Americans are passive and obedient beneficiaries of President Lincoln’s
good heart. Hasn’t Spielberg read William
Styron’s “Confessions of Nat Turner?”
Where was Frederick Douglass in this picture?
It is a fact, too, that there were so many Americans, and so
many Europeans (the Brits abolished slavery long before we did), citizens of
both North and South that were completely sick of the savagery and
dehumanization of slavery.
Human slavery must have been as sickening to many whites, as
cruelty to animals is sickening today. It was certainly sickening to John
Brown, “mouldering in the grave” John Brown who hated slavery so much he armed
black men and went to war with the slave masters at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia.
Not even a mention? No, Spielberg’s “Lincoln” ignores so much of
background, of outrage, of rebellion, that it almost seems to ennoble the
status quo, as if the 13th Amendment was some idea contrived by
Progressives to win elections.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
D.C. Gun Cops Should Sell the David Gregory Crime Drama to Hollywood - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
D.C. Gun Cops Should Sell the David Gregory Crime Drama to Hollywood - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
If it's true that the Washington Police Department is really investigating NBC reporter David Gregory for holding up a 30-round ammo clip during a broadcast, I think it's time to call in some mental health professionals.
Or maybe a Hollywood film crew.
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If it's true that the Washington Police Department is really investigating NBC reporter David Gregory for holding up a 30-round ammo clip during a broadcast, I think it's time to call in some mental health professionals.
Or maybe a Hollywood film crew.
Hit the Headline Link to Read More....
Factbox: Conflicting Facts of Gun Control Perplex the Public - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Conflicting Facts of Gun Control Perplex the Public - Yahoo! News-
Using conventional weapons, Charles Whitman killed 13 people, and wounded 32 others at the University of Texas in 1966, according to an extended account at the TruTV Crime Library. Whitman stabbed his mother and wife to death, according to BIO True Story.
Using conventional weapons, Charles Whitman killed 13 people, and wounded 32 others at the University of Texas in 1966, according to an extended account at the TruTV Crime Library. Whitman stabbed his mother and wife to death, according to BIO True Story.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Japan's Shinzo Abe Said "NO" --and the Money Printers Panicked
Christmas Eve goes on all around me. Downstairs, a lonely woman is talking to
another lonely woman on the telephone.
Somewhere planes are landing as others are taking off and people are
punching keystrokes into their cell phones nervously.
The new Prime Minister of Japan is the new “Honest Abe.” He’s
fed up with countries that fire up the presses to counterfeit their money to
beggar their citizens, to depress their wages, increase their exports, and
mainly trying to save their own asses.
The new Japanese Prime Minister is not really “Honest Abe.” His real name is Shinzo Abe and that “Abe”
thing is pronounced “Ah-bey” but at least he’s not a slimy crook like Treasury
Secretary Tim “Turbotax” Geithner. With America leading the way down into the
financial cesspool, other countries are expected to follow suit. They are the master class. Ours but to spend or die.
Nobody gives a shit if bread costs three dollars and some
ghetto rat has to rob a liquor store at knifepoint or sell drugs to feed his
rugrats. The Master Class must convince
the media that it is “saving the economy.”
The media will then contribute to the wall of B.S. washing down like a
Japanese typhoon on the unsuspecting too ground down with worry to even give a
shit.
So Shinzo Abe of Japan is at least one dude who is not going
for it. I salute you Shinzo, and I hope
you will slap our American president into wakefulness.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Take “Fair” Out of the Vocabulary of Politics - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Take “Fair” Out of the Vocabulary of Politics - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
No, "fair" is a term of art, used mainly by children desiring to get what they want from frustrated parents, and by adults behaving like children to get what they want. Unlike issues of equality, you will never see "fair share" brought up as an issue to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
President Obama uses the term "fair share" to get what he wants: $1.6 trillion in tax increases. He's betting that the energy of resentment can be harnessed, directed, put to political purpose. He's right, judging from the 2012 election results. But just because you are holding a whip doesn't mean you have to flog the horses pulling the wagons.
No, "fair" is a term of art, used mainly by children desiring to get what they want from frustrated parents, and by adults behaving like children to get what they want. Unlike issues of equality, you will never see "fair share" brought up as an issue to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
President Obama uses the term "fair share" to get what he wants: $1.6 trillion in tax increases. He's betting that the energy of resentment can be harnessed, directed, put to political purpose. He's right, judging from the 2012 election results. But just because you are holding a whip doesn't mean you have to flog the horses pulling the wagons.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Anxious to Protect White House, Bumbling Bureaucracy Bungled Benghazi - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Anxious to Protect White House, Bumbling Bureaucracy Bungled Benghazi - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
The original CIA reports, which mentioned al Qaida, were scrubbed and made ready for public consumption. Administration officials in the Office of Sanitization (hopefully, there's no such thing) "were concerned that fingering al Qaida would tip them off that they were being monitored," writes the Wall Street Journal.
Yes, folks, there are people in government who really say such things.
The original CIA reports, which mentioned al Qaida, were scrubbed and made ready for public consumption. Administration officials in the Office of Sanitization (hopefully, there's no such thing) "were concerned that fingering al Qaida would tip them off that they were being monitored," writes the Wall Street Journal.
Yes, folks, there are people in government who really say such things.
Monday, December 3, 2012
First Amendment Protections Weren’t Meant to Protect Child Sex Predators - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
First Amendment Protections Weren’t Meant to Protect Child Sex Predators - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Because press freedom is protected by the First Amendment, the online exploitation of children in illegal sex trafficking also continues.
As spiders catch flies, the sex web is always waiting to capture vulnerable kids who have run out of money and luck. The Washington Post in 2010 related the grim tale of child victims of online prostitution.
Because press freedom is protected by the First Amendment, the online exploitation of children in illegal sex trafficking also continues.
As spiders catch flies, the sex web is always waiting to capture vulnerable kids who have run out of money and luck. The Washington Post in 2010 related the grim tale of child victims of online prostitution.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Factbox: Social Security Disability Claims Pay Out $180 Billion Annually - Yahoo! News
Factbox: Social Security Disability Claims Pay Out $180 Billion Annually - Yahoo! News
Huffington Post blogger Joanne Bamberger took issue today with the term "fiscal cliff," seeming to attribute the term to a right-wing conspiracy. A better phrase than "fiscal cliff" might be "fiscal sword," as politicians do what they always do in times of budget crunch-slash at the obvious. Raising the entitlement age for social security benefits and Medicare is basic and easy to understand. But the giant bureaucracies that administer government largesse are a hard target. One example is the Social Security Disability program, a cumbersome and time-consuming tangle of rules and regulations. That Social Security Disability reform is elusive is evident in arguments presented in a 2009 New York Times article titled "The Disability Mess."
Huffington Post blogger Joanne Bamberger took issue today with the term "fiscal cliff," seeming to attribute the term to a right-wing conspiracy. A better phrase than "fiscal cliff" might be "fiscal sword," as politicians do what they always do in times of budget crunch-slash at the obvious. Raising the entitlement age for social security benefits and Medicare is basic and easy to understand. But the giant bureaucracies that administer government largesse are a hard target. One example is the Social Security Disability program, a cumbersome and time-consuming tangle of rules and regulations. That Social Security Disability reform is elusive is evident in arguments presented in a 2009 New York Times article titled "The Disability Mess."
How much is paid out each year in Social Security Disability claims?
Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael Astrue testified about that in May to a Senate Finance Committee. SSA paid out $128 billion in insured disability claims and $52.4 billion in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability claims. An average wait time for a hearing, as of April, was 354 days. This is an improvement, says Astrue, over an all-time high of 532 days in August 2008.
Susan Rice is the Bait and Switch Nominee - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Susan Rice is the Bait and Switch Nominee - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
But what's really going on in the administration's vehement public defense of Rice? Other than out of hubris, why would a president walk into a hornet's nest and a congress not yet satisfied with accounts of the brutal events in Benghazi? Is the president merely flexing his muscles and spoiling for a fight predicated on the strength of his Nov. 6 victory?
More likely is that Rice serves as the hood ornament of the Obama administration's foreign policy.
But what's really going on in the administration's vehement public defense of Rice? Other than out of hubris, why would a president walk into a hornet's nest and a congress not yet satisfied with accounts of the brutal events in Benghazi? Is the president merely flexing his muscles and spoiling for a fight predicated on the strength of his Nov. 6 victory?
More likely is that Rice serves as the hood ornament of the Obama administration's foreign policy.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Obama Tries to Restore Rice's Credibility - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Obama Tries to Restore Rice's Credibility - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
"If they want to go after someone, they should go after me," the president retorted angrily to an inquiry from Fox News reporter Ed Henry.
This was not the "cool" president some of his press admirers often praise. This was the president who can tell Israel "I've got your back" and leave everyone wondering if he really does.
The president missed the point with the tough guy talk. Benghazi wasn't a Chicago street fight, and the president's unsophisticated emotional response came out of left field. Nor was it "bringing a gun to a knife fight" as the president is wont to say.
It was more like attempting heart surgery with a spatula.
"If they want to go after someone, they should go after me," the president retorted angrily to an inquiry from Fox News reporter Ed Henry.
This was not the "cool" president some of his press admirers often praise. This was the president who can tell Israel "I've got your back" and leave everyone wondering if he really does.
The president missed the point with the tough guy talk. Benghazi wasn't a Chicago street fight, and the president's unsophisticated emotional response came out of left field. Nor was it "bringing a gun to a knife fight" as the president is wont to say.
It was more like attempting heart surgery with a spatula.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Oliver Stone Provides Another Left-Wing View of History - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Oliver Stone Provides Another Left-Wing View of History - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
The 2012 election is proof of the popularity of government giving in the national psyche. A large majority of people now leaning Far Left would not describe themselves as such but they do believe that government is the solution, the entity that can make everyone equal, that can effectively dispense social justice, revenge the rapacious appetites of capitalism, make peace with America's enemies, restore a world tribal community powered by sun and wind, and kept bemused by an endless chain of grandiloquent demagogues
The 2012 election is proof of the popularity of government giving in the national psyche. A large majority of people now leaning Far Left would not describe themselves as such but they do believe that government is the solution, the entity that can make everyone equal, that can effectively dispense social justice, revenge the rapacious appetites of capitalism, make peace with America's enemies, restore a world tribal community powered by sun and wind, and kept bemused by an endless chain of grandiloquent demagogues
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
War of Words Shaping up Between Gov. Cuomo and Power Utilities
A war of words is shaping up between New York Governor
Andrew Cuomo and the Long Island Power Authority. As usual, civilians are often its first
victims. New York residents are shocked
by the slow pace of power restoration from Hurricane Sandy and they are lashing
out against Governor Cuomo. Many residents feel that their pleas for
relief have been stalled in bureaucratic limbo. The heavily populated New York metro area is
an interlocking network of separate authorities. The situation is complicated by a unique set of facts:
The Long Island Power Authority is not a private
company. It is a public governing board
of trustees whose members are
appointed by Governor Cuomo of New York and by the New York legislature.
Widely respected sports talk-show host Mike Francesca summed
up popular criticism of Governor Cuomo for an ineffective response to Long
Island power outages. Politics
on the Hudson captured the sentiment expressed by many fellow Long
Islanders recently. “I blame Cuomo and I
blame the guys in charge of the state that allowed this system,” says Francesca.
While LIPA supplies management, administration, and
direction for Long Island gas and electric utilities, National Grid supplies
the energy.
LIPA executive staff
have backgrounds as corporate managers, lawyers, financial executives, and electrical engineers
like Chief Operating Office Michael Hervey.
Michael Hervey was among a host of power company CEOs
receiving a letter from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo threatening to revoke
operating certificates and fire management personnel, according to a press
release from Cuomo’s office.
The agency in charge of revoking public utility operating
certificates is the New York State Public Service Commission, which regulates
utilities and approves utility operations.
As of November 11, a New York State Public Service
Commission press
release stated that power has been restored to 97 percent of New York homes
and businesses. The 97 percent figure
excludes “36,200 customers, the majority of which cannot safely receive power
yet.”
Enter the lawyers.
According to Thomson
Reuters, a class action lawsuit has been filed in Nassau County today
against LIPA and National Grid by Melville, NY attorney Kenneth Mollins. The lawsuit seeks civil damages, and criminal
prosecution if those charges should apply.
LIPA serves 1.1 million customers on Long Island, New
York. The bulk of customers without
power as of Nov. 10 are concentrated on the southern or lower portions of Long
Island, according to a LIPA map.
87 percent of LIPA’s 1.1 million customers lost power in the
aftermath of Sandy, compared to approximately 25 percent of customers for
Consolidated Edison, according to the Wall
Street Journal.
Benghazi is a Story of Public Deception Framed in a Sex Scandal - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Benghazi is a Story of Public Deception Framed in a Sex Scandal - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Things were falling apart in Libya, as Ambassador Stevens and the CIA were reporting, and drastic measures were needed. The situation called for vast public lying. Did the political cover story emanate from the White House or did the false narrative originate at the Central Intelligence Agency?
Things were falling apart in Libya, as Ambassador Stevens and the CIA were reporting, and drastic measures were needed. The situation called for vast public lying. Did the political cover story emanate from the White House or did the false narrative originate at the Central Intelligence Agency?
Monday, November 12, 2012
Petraeus’ Resignation Offers Everything but the Facts - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Petraeus’ Resignation Offers Everything but the Facts - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Mistrust of the Obama administration response to the Benghazi attacks is sure to be racheted up by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein's statement to NBC reporters. NBC reporters Andrea Mitchell and Robert Windrem write that Feinstein said Petraeus "will not need to testify at Benghazi hearings she is chairing next week
Mistrust of the Obama administration response to the Benghazi attacks is sure to be racheted up by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein's statement to NBC reporters. NBC reporters Andrea Mitchell and Robert Windrem write that Feinstein said Petraeus "will not need to testify at Benghazi hearings she is chairing next week
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Generation Generator Meets Hurricane Sandy - Yahoo! News
Generation Generator Meets Hurricane Sandy - Yahoo! News
Electrical energy produced by generators, if not properly connected, can "backfeed" to outside electrical lines and electrocute power company utility workers trying to restore power to homes, according to the Center for Disease Control.
Electrical energy produced by generators, if not properly connected, can "backfeed" to outside electrical lines and electrocute power company utility workers trying to restore power to homes, according to the Center for Disease Control.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
I Called it for Mitt -- What was I Thinking? - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
I Called it for Mitt -- What was I Thinking? - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Victorious Democrats voted for a rock star president who hugs it out with celebrity icons of hipster counterculture. In a recent news conference reported by ABC, voluble New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gushed about his three-way ménage with President Obama and Bruce Springsteen.
Victorious Democrats voted for a rock star president who hugs it out with celebrity icons of hipster counterculture. In a recent news conference reported by ABC, voluble New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gushed about his three-way ménage with President Obama and Bruce Springsteen.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Evidence Mounts Against Obama Administration: #Benghazi Nights
The darkness that surrounds the Obama administration’s
handling of Benghazi threatens to envelope us all, and the U.S. constitution
with it. Our freedom depends on an
independent free press, yet much of media has harnessed itself to President
Obama’s press office. These toadies
prefer to write and report about New Jersey Governor’s Chris Christie kumbaya
moment with Obama for a photo op. But
Benghazi is an acid that will eat through the flimsy reporting of the liberal
phalanxes of ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN. Should
Obama and his fifth column be re-elected, Benghazi will destroy his presidency
and leave the United States vulnerable to additional outside incursions by
people who wish the worst for America and its freedoms.
Meanwhile, the evidence of Obama’s deceit, cover up, stonewalling
and disrespect of America’s citizens continues to mount up:
The CIA had a fat file on the AQ affiliate called Ansar
al-Shariah and its operations outside of Benghazi.
The liberal New York Times, which occasionally does real
reporting, has reported on the terrorist camps in the mountains outside of
Benghazi. They are not there to roast
marshmallows or hot dogs.
The Red Cross had to
close its offices in Benghazi due to attempted assassinations and bombings such
as the one that occurred at the embassy in June 2012.
The Benghazi consulate, including Ambassador Stevens, made
repeated requests for additional security.
In response, Hillary Clinton’s state department withdrew or denied the
requested security and moved security assets away from Benghazi.
This criminal negligence is matched only by the negligence
of the people who let brave men die on the roof of the embassy as terrorists
swarmed down below.
The worst part of the Benghazi fiasco is that it presages the years to come, encouraging further attacks and allowing the fanatical Islamo-fascists to claim that America can be weakened and conquered. But a weak and effete president who accommodates and succors those who hate America is not all of America.
We are America. We need to address this now. We need to vote the Obamanuts out of office. Short of that, we are in for a rough patch. But AQ and its affiliates have made a huge mistake in the Benghazi 9-11 and the 9-11 that preceded it. AQ knows that Obama blows smoke with his empty perorations, that he's anxious to create the illusion of peace even at the cost of freedom.
Half of America may be sleeping now, but history tells the story of what happens when it wakes up. By the grace of God, I hope it is awake today.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Government Storm Help Should Start at the Gas Station - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Government Storm Help Should Start at the Gas Station - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
If government must take care of the others, a good place to start might be at the gas stations. But then again, at least we are relieved of hearing those utterly moronic GM television ads for the Chevy Volt, a car that will soon go the way of the Edsel and the Corvair.
If government must take care of the others, a good place to start might be at the gas stations. But then again, at least we are relieved of hearing those utterly moronic GM television ads for the Chevy Volt, a car that will soon go the way of the Edsel and the Corvair.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Obama Will Ask for Election Replay Due to Sandy?
COMMENTARY |On October 28th, while meteorologists
were warning everyone about the impending storm Sandy, I tweeted what I thought
was a facetious remark:
“Wanna’ bet Obama extends voting if he doesn’t get enough (early)
votes?
Right now, after the terrible storm, I’m flabbergasted to
hear media pundits speculating about the possibility, as does Indiana’s WSBT-TV. So far the conversation about a delayed
election hasn’t moved beyond the chattering classes.
Mainstream news outlets like ABC
and USA
Today cite historical and legal precedent that infers there would be no
electoral delays.
However, the November 6 election is balanced on a knife
edge, and you have to think campaign managers, especially on the Democratic
side, are searching for reasons not to talk about the economy or Benghazi or
the “fiscal cliff.”
Don’t think for a minute that raising the issue would be
extensively ridiculed. We live in an era of reality TV, an era where
TV news organizations openly flaunt their partisanship and routinely blend news
into a potpourri of questionable “facts” and biased opinion.
Who hasn’t heard some version of the question asked by PolicyMic: “Can Hurricane Sandy Help Obama Win Election 2012?” It’s only a short leap to an apoplectic New
Jersey voter shrieking into a CNN camera:
“How could I vote when my iPhone battery is still dead?”
Stormwise, the political tectonics are shifting toward the
president. President Obama has ready
photo ops as he tours inundated New Jersey with Governor Chris Christie.
Even Fox
News, not noted for liberal editorial opinion, found it necessary to
harmonize with liberal media in underscoring Christie’s praise of President
Obama’s response to Hurricane Sandy.
The hard facts of the matter are that the storm will cut
down on voting in two states President Obama is presumed to have in the
bag. In New York State, President Obama
leads Romney by 26 points, according to Real
Clear Politics. The vote in blue
state New Jersey also heavily favors the president.
Yet, a diminished voting turnout due to Hurricane Sandy
would be a convenient political red herring for the hard core Democratic base. But only if President Obama loses the
election in 2012 and Romney becomes America’s new president.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Benghazi Will Speak for Itself in Tonight’s Debate - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Benghazi Will Speak for Itself in Tonight’s Debate - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
After weeks of listening to Obama administration officials blame an anti-Islamic video, Americans find out there were no protests, little security, and no escape for the victims of the attacks. Perhaps the most damning of yesterday's accounts came from Time Magazine's Steven Sotloff, who interviewed the guards present when swarms of Islamic fighters blasted through the compound.
After weeks of listening to Obama administration officials blame an anti-Islamic video, Americans find out there were no protests, little security, and no escape for the victims of the attacks. Perhaps the most damning of yesterday's accounts came from Time Magazine's Steven Sotloff, who interviewed the guards present when swarms of Islamic fighters blasted through the compound.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Foreign Policy Reduced to Bumper Sticker Wars - Yahoo! News
Foreign Policy Reduced to Bumper Sticker Wars - Yahoo! News
The next president will be able to claim a foreign policy "mess we inherited," a fact that hasn't gone unnoticed by experts in the foreign policy world. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Stanford University senior fellow Fouad Adjami scathingly criticizes President Obama as a man with an "affectation of worldliness" beneath which lies "a calculating politician with a superficial knowledge."
The next president will be able to claim a foreign policy "mess we inherited," a fact that hasn't gone unnoticed by experts in the foreign policy world. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Stanford University senior fellow Fouad Adjami scathingly criticizes President Obama as a man with an "affectation of worldliness" beneath which lies "a calculating politician with a superficial knowledge."
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Hollywood Launches Enviro-Missile Against Natural Gas Drilling - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
Hollywood Launches Enviro-Missile Against Natural Gas Drilling - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
The ideal intellectual target of the anti-fracking campaigns is the wealthy urbanite or celebrity who worries neither about transportation nor home heating bills. Think Yoko Ono or actor Matt Damon, roughly equal in wealth and privilege, and determined to convince "the masses" of the evils of energy beneath the surface.
Last week, we sold our house in a down market, moving from Pennsylvania to New York. There were not enough silver linings to make up for the asset loss but one of them was a tremendous savings in home heating costs.
Our Pennsylvania house was heated with oil, and even with our energy-efficient boiler, our winter energy costs were four times higher than the average monthly cost for natural gas heating of our New York house. Our annual energy use cost average on our new house was provided by National Grid, which serves this New York area.
According to the environmental evangelicals of Hollywood, I'm supposed to militate against my own self-interest to further the media interests of Hollywood types who expiate their energy guilt in money-making political activist films.
Damon portrays a gas company environmental criminal in a new anti-fracking film called "Promised Land," set for a January release, according to IMDb. Damon's environmentally sinful character solicits drilling rights in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale and later experiences a spiritual transformation into an angel of "green" pietism.
The ideal intellectual target of the anti-fracking campaigns is the wealthy urbanite or celebrity who worries neither about transportation nor home heating bills. Think Yoko Ono or actor Matt Damon, roughly equal in wealth and privilege, and determined to convince "the masses" of the evils of energy beneath the surface.
Last week, we sold our house in a down market, moving from Pennsylvania to New York. There were not enough silver linings to make up for the asset loss but one of them was a tremendous savings in home heating costs.
Our Pennsylvania house was heated with oil, and even with our energy-efficient boiler, our winter energy costs were four times higher than the average monthly cost for natural gas heating of our New York house. Our annual energy use cost average on our new house was provided by National Grid, which serves this New York area.
According to the environmental evangelicals of Hollywood, I'm supposed to militate against my own self-interest to further the media interests of Hollywood types who expiate their energy guilt in money-making political activist films.
Damon portrays a gas company environmental criminal in a new anti-fracking film called "Promised Land," set for a January release, according to IMDb. Damon's environmentally sinful character solicits drilling rights in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale and later experiences a spiritual transformation into an angel of "green" pietism.
Factbox: ‘itsoknoproblembro’ Toolkit Could Be Big Problem for Iranian Hackers - Yahoo! News
Factbox: ‘itsoknoproblembro’ Toolkit Could Be Big Problem for Iranian Hackers - Yahoo! News
Today, the Wall Street journal reported new Iranian attacks on Capital One Financial Corporation and BB&T Corporation. The latest hack attacks on American banking followed last month's intrusions into PNC, Wells-Fargo, J.P. Morgan Chase and Bank of America, reported in Mail Online. This silent war could turn into a shooting war if Iran's government is proven to be behind continuing and damaging attacks. Yet, "plausible deniability" is characteristic of computer warfare. Where does a government draw the line between malicious mischief and open warfare? Consider some relevant facts:
Read on, hit the headline
Today, the Wall Street journal reported new Iranian attacks on Capital One Financial Corporation and BB&T Corporation. The latest hack attacks on American banking followed last month's intrusions into PNC, Wells-Fargo, J.P. Morgan Chase and Bank of America, reported in Mail Online. This silent war could turn into a shooting war if Iran's government is proven to be behind continuing and damaging attacks. Yet, "plausible deniability" is characteristic of computer warfare. Where does a government draw the line between malicious mischief and open warfare? Consider some relevant facts:
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has frequently warned of a "cyber Pearl Harbor." Stars and Stripes also detailed a litany of known intrusions into "chemical, water and electrical plants, as well as public transportation control software."
Prolexic Technologies identified the latest attacks as stemming from the sophisticated "itsoknoproblembro" toolkit. The ironically named hacking method could indeed pose special problems for version 1.0 security systems, according to Softpedia's Eduard Kovacs.
Read on, hit the headline
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Not Too Late To Turn Back Now
President Obama's latest trope is hilarious, borrowed from a 70s pop song about a guy who has lost his love and can't return to her. Obama has borrowed the phrase without regard for copyright, and holds it out as if it were an original stroke of brilliance, then he tried to spin his election as some sort of inevitability. Under Obama's misguided "leadership," we've gone so far over the borderline that we cannot "turn back now" as we approach:
We have only a month to go before we get the chance to oust the Great Deceivers who lied about the terrorist attacks and the murders of our embassy personnel, who covered up donor scandals, fast & furious revelations, and who know what else, and in their latest incantation doctored the unemployment figures retroactively to benefit Obama & the DNC.
The time to act is now. Romney is an incredibly brilliant man of integrity, a man of the center-right who can lead this country out of its economic miasma and back to its core values. Let's do it. We're on the verge, staring down into the abyss, and with courage we will prevail.
- the fiscal cliff
- conflagration in the Middle East
- massive debt and the ensuing threat of further credit rating decline
- a gutted military
- a national welfare state
- abrogations of the U.S. Constitution
- lies, deceptions, coverups
We have only a month to go before we get the chance to oust the Great Deceivers who lied about the terrorist attacks and the murders of our embassy personnel, who covered up donor scandals, fast & furious revelations, and who know what else, and in their latest incantation doctored the unemployment figures retroactively to benefit Obama & the DNC.
The time to act is now. Romney is an incredibly brilliant man of integrity, a man of the center-right who can lead this country out of its economic miasma and back to its core values. Let's do it. We're on the verge, staring down into the abyss, and with courage we will prevail.
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