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meet a lucky dog
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May 11, 2012 11:47 am
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My current owner found me at a local county animal shelter, a kill shelter. I was lucky there since I stole the hearts of the people there I spent over a year at the shelter. Most times they have a week limit before being put down.
I now have 5 fenced acres to roam with my 6 brothers. We all get along well with the occasional snarl.
I am a a dreaded pit bull mix, but I have a really sweet disposition and just love everybody.
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an example of hatred
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Apr 7, 2012 4:30 pm
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I just read where Thomas Kinkade, age 54, passed away. I was reading some of the blog comments and this one is an example of a person who needs help.
Quote "Big n fat - should have worked out more"
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Van Jones group plans American’s “Arab Spring” revolt
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Apr 6, 2012 10:58 am
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looks like a long hot summer. this could cause a major recession with the poor in this country getting hurt even more. I am not surprised that the thugs are planning such a thing. I am not monetarily rich and resent being lumped in with the 99 percent.
An Egypt-styled “Arab Spring,” which has put radicals in charge of the government, will be launched in the United States this spring with a war on “corporate power, Wall Street greed and the political corruption of the 1 percent,” according to the group headed by former Obama green aide Van Jones.
“They’re really not going to like the 99 percent Spring,” said Rebuild the Dream in an organizing email Friday.
Comparing the collection of protests last year that are symbolized by the 99 percent campaign and Occupy movement, to those of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., the group said that “we were all inspired by the protesters of the Arab Spring who stood up to totalitarian governments, and inspired the Occupy movement here in America.”
The plan for now is to hold protest training sessions around the nation next week. Over 900 are scheduled so far.
Once ready, the group and dozens of others, notably MoveOn.org and labor unions, will launch the “99 Percent Spring” offensive against government and financial centers.
“We're at a crossroads as a country. In recent years, millions have lost their jobs, homes have been foreclosed, and an unconscionable number of children live in poverty. We have to stand up to the people who caused of all this and confront the rampant greed and deliberate manipulation of our democracy and our economy by a tiny minority in the 1%,” said Caroline Murray, of Rebuild the Dream Innovation Fund, in the organizing email.
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Democrats boycott Coke, Walmart over voter ID laws
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Apr 4, 2012 1:31 pm
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I will just have to buy more coke products and shop more at Walmart. We have to have picture id to board a plane, to cash a check and other reasons. There is nothing wrong with picture IDs being required to vote. What is so wrong with stopping people from voting who do not have a legal right to wote.We have voter id laws here in Florida and have not heard of any widespread voter suppression. We also have early voting that in previous years was 2 weeks and now 8 days. The democrats do not like the
cut back saying it makes it difficult for minorities to get to the polls. I have early voted and most of the time the polls are empty. 8 days is more then enough.
Democratic officials Wednesday launched a two-pronged attack on states with new laws requiring identification before voting, the highlight being a call to boycott Coke, Walmart and others that back a leading organization pushing for voter ID laws.
“We are organizing. We are not agonizing,” said Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., who is leading a parallel Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s effort to get government identification into the hands of the estimated 2-3 million Democrats who don’t have one. “We have staffed up,” he said.
Officials from another party-backed group, Color of Change, kicked off a boycott of Coke and other financial backers of the American Legislative Exchange Council which supports new voter ID laws. Other supporters include Walmart and Koch Industries. The boycott call started with a tweet (@CocaCola is helping undermine voting rights. Tell them to stop) and a webpage. The group also has tied the Council to the Trayvon Martin shooting case.
Those efforts came on the heels of a new report released Wednesday by the Center for American Progress condemning new voter identification laws in Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Kansas and Wisconsin.
The group complained that some states want to limit the time allotted for early voting, bar ex-felons from voting and require government identification to vote. Polls show that most Americans back the laws. But Clyburn compared them to segregation era "Jim Crow" laws and he said that he is “very, very anxious” that the conservative Supreme Court “as it is presently constituted” will support the new anti-voter fraud laws.
Despite the complaints, several states attorneys claim that voter fraud is a growing concern, adding that requiring voters to show identification is not overly burdensome
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almost good news for my left wing followers
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Apr 2, 2012 4:09 pm
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I was at WalMart this morning and it almost happened. As I was leaving the store a truck pulled up and stopped to let someone out of the truck. I started to walk and the passenger got out of the truck and the driver started up without looking. Fortunately or unfortunately depending on viewpoint I was quick enough to jump back and not get hit. The driver had no idea that he almost sent my flying and I have never taken flying lessons. I guess my guardian angel was looking over me.
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NBC to Internally Investigate Misleading Segment on Zimmerman 911 Call
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Apr 2, 2012 8:16 am
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I cannot believe that the main stream media would mis-lead the people.
NBC disclosed today that it will be launching an internal investigation into a segment about the Trayvon Martin case that appeared on the Today show, in which a call between George Zimmerman and a 911 dispatcher prior to Martin's death was edited in such a way that it portrays Zimmerman as a racial profiler. The editorial decision under review involves the removal of the dispatcher's inquiry about the race of the person Zimmerman was following — Martin. Absent that question, Zimmerman's comments get strung together as if he said, in sequence, "This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks black."
The Washington Post provides the full transcript of that part of the call:
Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. Or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about.
Dispatcher: OK, and this guy — is he black, white or Hispanic?
Zimmerman: He looks black.
Of course Zimmerman goes on to follow Martin against the advice of the dispatcher, but in this version of the call, it doesn't appear that he's awkwardly offering the information or in effect, profiling. Zimmerman still might have been, but the truncated call left much less doubt.
The Post's Erik Wemple writes that in a case where few facts are undisputed, it was particularly egregious to misrepresent one of them, the phone call. "To portray that exchange in a way that wrongs Zimmerman is high editorial malpractice well worthy of the investigation that NBC is now mounting."
Meanwhile New York Times media czar David Carr wrote a column today titled "A Shooting, And Instant Polarization," in which he similarly impugned some media coverage of this controversial case.
That the public is rendering its verdict immediately and firmly may be routine, but choosing sides takes on a deeper, more dangerous meaning when race is at the heart of the story. Race as an explosive issue is nothing new, but it’s been staggering to see it simmer and boil over in our hyperdivided media environment where nonstop coverage on the Web and cable television creates a rush to judgment every day.
Partisan politics and far-flung conflicts fit nicely into that world — who’s ahead, who’s behind, should we stay or go? — but racial conflict? Not so much.
That hasn’t stopped many in the media from displaying the same reflexive vigilantism that some are attributing to George Zimmerman, the man who shot Trayvon. All over the Internet and on cable TV, posses are forming, positions are hardening and misinformation is flourishing. Instead of debating how we as a culture are going to proceed, an increasingly partisan system of news and social media has factionalized and curdled.
Carr and Wemple are not the only two to call out partisan media and media at large for mishandling coverage of the Martin case, or misrepresenting specific aspects of it. Nor are NBC or Business Insider (chastised by Carr for mishandling dubious photos) the only two to have erred in their coverage.
We'll end with an exchange from Something's Gotta Give, starring Jack Nicholson (Harry) and Diane Keaton (Erica):
Harry: I have never lied to you. I have always told you some version of the truth.
Erica Barry: The truth doesn't have different verisons, okay?
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spike lee injects himself into trayvon martin mess
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Mar 30, 2012 4:26 pm
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Here in the orlando area we are dealing with a 17 yr old black man who was killed by a neighborhood watch person. This happened over a month ago and the alleged shooter has not been charged and the black community is having a fit. My take is that i would rather the investigation gets done correctly so that some lawyer does not find a loophole to get the alleged shooter off.
Enter good ole Spike Lee. He received a tweet with the alleged shooters address and decided to re-tweet it to all his followers. As you can guess the thugs descended to the address to drive the guy out. A problem developed when it was discovered that the address was not of the alleged shooter. The address was that of a 70 yr old couple. Fearing for their lives they have had to move into a hotel for their safety.
To the credit of Spike Lee is apologized. It has been reported that he also paid a settlement, amount not reported at this point.
This points out a problem with the online social media. If he had checked it out first this couple would not have been terrorized.
This may be a case where the truth may not be known. Some witnesses say one thing happened and then other witnesses say something else happened. Hopefully the authorities will be able to investigate thoroughly before this powder keg gets out of control. The new black panthers along with Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton are here stirring up the black community. I just hope cooler heads prevail and let justice take its course.
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Photo Id required
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Mar 29, 2012 4:16 pm
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The people administering the SAT and ACT tests are now requiring test takers to provide a picture id. The results of the test and picture will also then be sent to the test takers school. This is an attempt to cut down on people having other people take the tests for them.
I am waiting for the democrats to complain that this is an unfair burden on minorities. After all if it is not then why is it a burden to have a photo id to vote. After all do we not want to insure the integrity of the election?
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Vets angry over American flag featuring Obama
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Mar 14, 2012 4:16 pm
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LAKE COUNTY, Fla. —
Tempers are flaring over a version of the American flag flying in Lake County. A veterans group says the flag is an outrage.
The flag, which features a picture of President Obama, was taken down Tuesday afternoon.
Korean war veteran Don Van Beck said his blood was boiling.
"I can't describe how upset was because you just don't do that to the American flag," Van Beck said.
Van Beck found it flying outside Lake County Democratic headquarters under the stars and stripes. Marine Corps vet John Masterjohn was seeing red.
"Joseph Stalin, pictures of Mao, pictures of Adolph Hitler. The pomp, the ceremony -- the flags like that," Masterjohn said.
Nearly a dozen veterans went to the door and aimed to take it down.
"No. This is private property. This is private property. You're not allowed to touch anything. I'll call the police," Democratic Party chairwoman Nancy Hulbert said. "Just went online. Just went online and looked up the flag code. There is no higher-up in Lake County. I'm responsible. I take responsibility."
"If you've been a veteran and fought -- and some died for this flag -- you don't want to see it desecrated. That's how simple it is," Van Beck said.
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wind farms in northwest paid not to produce
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Mar 7, 2012 4:58 pm
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Wind farms in the Pacific Northwest -- built with government subsidies and maintained with tax credits for every megawatt produced -- are now getting paid to shut down as the federal agency charged with managing the region's electricity grid says there's an oversupply of renewable power at certain times of the year.
The problem arose during the late spring and early summer last year. Rapid snow melt filled the Columbia River Basin. The water rushed through the 31 dams run by the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency based in Portland, Ore., allowing for peak hydropower generation. At the very same time, the wind howled, leading to maximum wind power production.
Demand could not keep up with supply, so BPA shut down the wind farms for nearly 200 hours over 38 days.
"It's the one system in the world where in real time, moment to moment, you have to produce as much energy as is being consumed," BPA spokesman Doug Johnson said of the renewable energy.
Now, Bonneville is offering to compensate wind companies for half their lost revenue. The bill could reach up to $50 million a year.
The extra payout means energy users will eventually have to pay more.
"We require taxpayers to subsidize the production of renewable energy, and now we want ratepayers to pay renewable energy companies when they lose money?" asked Todd Myers, director of the Center for the Environment of the Washington Policy Center and author of "Eco-Fads: How the Rise of Trendy Environmentalism is Harming the Environment."
"That's a ridiculous system that keeps piling more and more money into a system that's unsustainable," Myers said.
Green energy advocates also oppose BPA's oversupply solution.
"It sends a very poor signal to the market about doing business in the Northwest," said Rachel Shimshak, executive director of the Renewable Northwest Project. "We want the Northwest to be a good place to do business."
BPA says its hands are tied by environmental regulations. Officials contend if they shut down hydropower generation instead of the wind farms, endangered salmon would be harmed.
It's counter-intuitive because for decades environmental advocates have complained about dams killing fish by sending them through the turbines on their way to the ocean.
But spilling too much water over the dam can apparently also be harmful. It can create too much oxygen in the water at the base of the dam, which has also killed salmon.
Interestingly, fish advocates are unconvinced. Save Our Wild Salmon is encouraging BPA to test salmon downstream of the dams to determine if their being impacted by high oxygen levels, and only stop the overflows when they have proof fish are being harmed.
Pat Ford, the group's executive director, said Bonneville is using the salmon as an excuse to keep hydropower dominant over wind power.
"I think it's driven by Bonneville's customers who are worried about the increases in wind generation in the Northwest and what it means to them," Ford said.
BPA submitted its plan Tuesday to the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission for approval. FERC has to decide if the oversupply compensation plan is fair to wind producers, utilities and ratepayers.
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