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President Bush Breaks Down While Presenting Medal of Honor to Slain Navy SE
2008-04-09 18:38:00
I just wanted to show this, for all of the people who say that President Bush went to war just for the heck of it.  You can see his emotions in this video, and although I don’t agree that going to war was the right decision, I think the President deserves some slack.  Here’s the ...
More About: Blogroll , Iraq , Military

Myspace of Mercades Nichols (the Girl Who Kidnapped and Beat Victoria Linds
2008-04-09 09:29:00
So, I wrote a post earlier today about the beating of Lakeland, 16-year-old Florida cheerleader Victoria Lindsay.  One of the criminals was 16/17-year-old (the news has reported that she’s 16, as does her mother’s Myspace page, but she claims she’s 17) Mercades Nichols, from neighboring Mullberry.  Warning, the following contains very graphic language: She is one of the 8 teenagers who committed the kidnapping as well, so she could face as much as life in prison plus 10 years.  A lot of people have linked to her Myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/rodeo_chick_413), and I definitely think she should be put away for life, if not given the death penalty (too bad it’s not legal).  She claims to be a “Christian,” but would a Christian say: “F*CK YALL! ID DO IT AGAIN!!” or “TO ALL OF YOU HATIN B*TCH *SS N*GGAS SENDING ME BULLSH*T HATE MAIL…F***CK YOU. ILL BEAT YO *SS TO! BRING IT B*TCHES DONT BE JUST SAYIN IT! AND IF YOU ...
More About: Girl , Kidnapped , Beat

8 Teens Attack A Girl Just to Post the Video on the Internet
2008-04-08 19:54:00
Well, talk about your dumb criminals - today, Florida police officials released a tape of 6 girls beating a 16-year-old cheerleader from Mulberry High School, Victoria Lindsay.  The attack was carried out so that the video could be put up on the internet.  On March 30th, the girl was lured into a house in Lakeland, where ...
More About: Video , Internet , Blogroll , Teens , Laws

The Race for Michigan?s 105th House District Heats Up
2008-04-08 01:38:00
Well, since this looks like it could be one of the more interesting races this summer and fall, I decided to post about it. Representative Kevin Elsenheimer (R-Bellaire) decided not to seek a third term in the House of Representatives so that he could run for a judge?s seat on the Court of Appeals. Here’s who all has ...
More About: Race , Michigan , District

52 Are Arrested After Riot Near Michigan State University
2008-04-07 09:58:00
So, I was just watching CBS national news and found out that there was a riot about an hour south of me, near Michigan State University on Saturday night / Sunday morning.  Apparently, somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 students gathered for the Cedar Fest party at Cedar Village, a student housing complex just northeast of the ...
More About: Blogroll , Arrested , College , Student

McCain ?Was Wrong? Voting Against Martin Luther King Holiday; How Other Con
2008-04-07 07:41:00
On Friday, John McCain gave a speech at the National Civil Rights Museum (formerly the Lorraine Motel, where Martin Luther King , Jr. was assassinated) in Memphis, TN.  Friday was the 40th anniversary of King’s assassination.  During the speech, McCain noted that he originally voted against making King’s birthday a federal holiday.  He went on to say ...
More About: Holiday , Voting , Wrong

Older Bullies Beat Up a 10-Year-Old Girl, Breaking Her Hip
2008-04-07 02:19:00
Is it just me, or have there been a LOT of stories about child violence lately?  Maybe it’s just that the media is reporting more after the whole 3rd graders’ murder plot, but regardless… in Erie, Pennsylvania, a couple days ago, 10-year-old Rikki Triana with her younger sister Nikki at the the Pfeiffer Burleigh playground ...
More About: Media , Blogroll , Lawsuit , Laws , Assault

Charlton Heston, Actor and Conservative Icon Has Passed Away
2008-04-06 06:52:00
Charlton Heston, the actor in the classic movies The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, and Planet of the Apes passed away at the age of 84, his family is reporting. Heston was an icon to conservatives.  He started off as a liberal and a Democrat, campaigning for Adlai Stevenson and John F. Kennedy, but later in life, he ...
More About: Politics , Icon , Bush , Elections , Christian

Obama Slams Chris Matthews and Cable News in a Joke During an Interview
2008-04-06 03:10:00
During an interview at West Chester University (just outside Philadelphia, PA) with Chris Matthews on Hardball: College Tour, Obama was asked, “At any time in this campaign, did you have a chuckle … something … that you just went to bed laughing about.”  Obama responded with, “Oh, I think that happens once a day, but then I stopped watching ...
More About: News , Joke , Interview

Detroit Schools Graduate only 66% of SENIORS
2008-04-06 00:47:00
So I was watching FOX news just now and they gave the statistic that “Detroit graduates only 66% of seniors,” emphasizing that only 66% of the kids who make it all the way to their senior year actually graduate.  So that means that the graduation rate of kids who enter Detroit public schools at kindergarten ...
More About: Education , Blogroll , Schools , Graduate , Students

Senator Chuck Hagel on The Daily Show: ?We Failed the American People?
2008-04-05 09:58:00
As is my policy, whenever America’s Greatest Politician, Senator Chuck Hagel the Great (R-NE) is in the news, I do a post on it. Recently, Senator Hagel was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.  Here’s a video: Let me highlight some points: “There will not be a military solution in Iraq… The deeper we sink into ...
More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , People

San Francisco Movement to Dedicate the George W. Bush Sewage Plant Chooses
2008-04-05 02:05:00
A movement calling itself the Presidential Memorial Commisison of San Francisco is pushing to rename the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility, the George W . Bush Sewage Plant. Here’s an exceprt from the website (www.presidentialmemorial.org): An Enduring Legacy As we near the end of George W Bush ’s presidency, we think it is important to select a fitting monument to this ...

Barack Obama: Children Lack a ?Hunger to Learn? and Parents Must ?Turn off
2008-04-04 22:27:00
While talking at a forum in a hall in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Obama told parents that “we’re not instilling the hunger to learn.”  He mad the point that “it’s not all about money,” saying that children in China are going to school in dilapidated buildings, with outdated text books but they’re performing well because “they are ...
More About: Politics , Television , Elections , Education , Baby

Possibly One of the Scariest Clinton Pictures I?ve Seen
2008-04-04 07:42:00
I found this one on on Javno: Reuters Something about that and the peace sign is just freaky.  Combine with knowledge that she’s running for President and I have nightmares. Done Shuddering, Ranting Republican :: :: :: :: ::
More About: Politics , Elections , Pictures , Democrats , Hillary Clinton

Wally Bronner, Founder of the World?s Largest Christmas Store, Bronner?s CH
2008-04-04 01:46:00
This was a sad story that I just heard.  Wally Bronner, the founder of Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderlandin Frankenmuth, Michigan, the “World ’s Largest Christmas Store ” passed away on April 1st.  He pretty much made Frankenmuth what it is today - Google “Frankenmuth” and Bronner’s is the 5th link. Wally had turned 81 this March 9th. Wally was a ...
More About: Blogroll , Founder

Clinton Responds to News that She Said, ?Obama Cannot Win?
2008-04-04 00:58:00
Earlier today, ABC broke news that Hillary Clinton told Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM-Obama) before he had endorsed Obama that “He [Obama] cannot win, Bill.  He cannot win.”  This is all coming from somebody who claims to be a source close to the conversation.  The source has also said that at hte time, Richardson said Obama was “too ...
More About: News , Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats

Texas 14-Year-Old Kills Newborn in Toilet
2008-04-03 22:40:00
Here’s a story from Baytown, Texas : In Cedar Bayou Junior High School, a 14-year-old 8th grader gave birth to a “near full-term” baby this yesterday morning and then tried to flush him/her (the sex has not been released at this point) down the toilet, killing the infant. Lieutenant Eric Freed of the Baytown Police Department told reporters, ...
More About: Toilet , Year

Murderous 3rd Graders, Bullies, and Punishing Minors
2008-04-03 08:59:00
So, I’m writing this post as somewhat of a follow up to my post about the 9 3rd graders who plotted to injure/kill their teacher.  After I wrote the post, Observations by the Bay wrote a comment, where he asked how I felt about this story, where a kid was consistently bullied in middle and ...
More About: Bullies

Florida?s Democratic Delegates Will Be Seated at the Convention
2008-04-02 19:15:00
AP has just broken a story saying that Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean (D-VT-No endorsement) has come out and said that the 210 delegates from Florida will be seated at the convention AS LONG AS BOTH Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton agree to allow them to be seated. Dean told the AP that “We are ...
More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats

Movements Begin to Recall New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine
2008-04-02 05:49:00
A movement in New Jersey has begun to recall Governor Jon Corzine (Democrat) as the website Recall Corzine Now gains popularity.  The website was launched on March 25th, 6 days earlier than expected, after phone calls began pouring in to the recall headquarters.  1.3 million signatures are needed in order to have a recall election, ...
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3rd Graders Plot to Harm Teacher; Can?t Be Charged With a Crime
2008-04-01 22:41:00
So I was just watching FOX News, and apparently in Waycross, Georgia, there were 9 3rd graders who plotted to kill their teacher.  The 8- and 9-year-olds from Center Elementary School plotted to kill their male teacher because he yelled at a girl for standing on her chair. The plot was discovered when another girl saw ...
More About: Murder , Blogroll , Crime , Student , Schools

Clinton Tries to Sway Texas Delegates, But Her Plan Backfires
2008-04-01 09:18:00
So apparenlty Hillary Clinton had been calling precinct delegates who would be going to the Texas Democratc county / senate district conventions and telling them that they don’t technically have to vote for who their precinct supported in their precinct caucus back on March 4th. Jeff Herbert e-mailed a story to the Dispatch telling his story ...
More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Barack Obama

Texas Democratic County Convention Results - 4:00 P.M. - Obama Wins
2008-03-31 22:58:00
Here are the results of the Texas Democratic county / senate district conventions results as of 4:00 P.M. EDT (3:00 P.M. local time), with 200/284 conventions reporting (70.42%) and 7,154/7,666 delegates awarded (93.32%) (note, apparently my earlier count was off by 17, so I added 17 more to make 7,666 delegates.  The previous percentages were correct ...
More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Barack Obama

More Police Agencies Are Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration
2008-03-31 05:31:00
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agencey (ICE) has been offering training programs to police departments that allow them to enforce federal immigration laws since 1996, but up until 2002, only 1 department took them up on that offer.  Now ICE is training 42 departments with 92 in the queue. In Houston, inmates’ immigration status is verrified. Attorney ...
More About: Blogroll , Illegal Immigration , Democrats , Republicans , New York

John Kerry: Clinton Should ?Be Fighting Against McCain? and ?Not be Destruc
2008-03-31 03:29:00
Here is an excerpt from ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, which featured Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA-Clinton) and Senator John Kerry (D-MA-Clinton).  The pair discussed health care and the ?Clinton Should Quit? Controversy: Rendell: Well, how come we say who won the popular vote without Florida and Michigan in the race? Stephanopoulos: Senator Kerry, why not take ...
More About: Politics , Elections , Democrats , Republicans , Republican

Ed Rendell: ?Clinton?s Going to Eat into the Popular Vote?
2008-03-31 01:16:00
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA-Clinton) appeared on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos (along with Senator John Kerry [D-MA-Obama]), and discussed health care and the “Clinton Should Quit” Controversy: Stephanopoulos: And Governor Rendell, let me begin with you.  Senator Clinton?s answer to Pat Leahy was basically ?fat chance.?  In the Washington Post this morning, she vowed to stay ...
More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Barack Obama

Bill Richardson: Clinton ?Has Every Right to Stay in the Race?
2008-03-30 23:52:00
Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM-Obama) has joined the growing number of people involved in the “Clinton Should Quit” Controversy (which I’ve made a category for, so that I don’t have to keep linking to each separate post) said the following when he appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation earlier today: “I think the race should continue.  She ...
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Clinton Says She Will ?Finish What We Started,? at the Convention If She Ha
2008-03-30 09:07:00
Hillary Clinton told the Washington Post, while on a stop in New Albany, Indiana, yesterday, that she would stay in until the convention if she has to.  Here’s a transcript of the interview: I know there are some people who want to shut this down and I think they are wrong. I have no intention of ...
More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Republicans

Texas Democratic County Convention Results - 1:00 A.M. - Obama Wins
2008-03-30 07:23:00
Here are the results of the Texas  Democratic county / senate district conventions results as of 1:00 A.M. EDT (12:00 A.M. local time), with 133/284 conventions reporting (46.83%) and 5,543/7,649 delegates awarded (72.31%).  Obama has continued to retain the lead that he’s had for the last few hours: Obama 3,106 56.03% Clinton 2,437 43.97% Again, I have called it for ...
More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Barack Obama

Texas Democratic County Convention Results - 12:30 A.M. - Obama Wins
2008-03-30 06:29:00
Here are the results of the Texas  Democratic county / senate district conventions results as of 12:30 A.M. EDT (11:30 P.M. local time), with 131/284 conventions reporting (46.13%) and 5,315/7,649 delegates awarded (69.49%).  Obama has continued to retain the lead that he’s had for the last few hours: Obama 2,989 56.24% Clinton 2,326 43.76% Again, I have called it for ...
More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Barack Obama