Thursday, January 31, 2013
2 Political Junkies: They're coming to get you, Barbara!
2 Political Junkies: They're coming to get you, Barbara!: I don't know where some of these gun zealots live, but I suspect that they didn't get the memo from the CDC that we aren't actually ...
Why The Violent Fantasies Of Gun Advocates Are More Dangerous Than Video Games
Why The Violent Fantasies Of Gun Advocates Are More Dangerous Than Video Games: pThere were a lot of things that were ridiculous and offensive about yesterday’s hearings on gun control, from the Independent Women’s Forum Gayle Trotter’s articulation of a fantasy world in which women defend themselves with guns more often than they’re killed by them, to the National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre’s representation of himself as [...]/p
Missouri Bill Would Require All First Graders To Take NRA-Sponsored Gun Class
Missouri Bill Would Require All First Graders To Take NRA-Sponsored Gun Class: pStudents in Missouri have no sexual education requirement, so there’s a good chance they don’t know how to properly protect themselves from STIs or unintended pregnancy. Soon, though, they may be able to protect themselves from guns. Missouri state Senate is considering a bill that would require all first graders in the state to take [...]/p
so far-so good. layla seems fine. i'm having a problem with her food tho. we have special canned form the vet for her. high caloric stuff. she loves it but so does bob and at 14 lbs of cat, he really doesn't need it. thing of it is, layla can't eat the dry food yet and she is trying her best to get at it.
sooooo, i guess bob will be porking up a bit because bob, being the scaredy cat that he is, goes bonkers if i try to put him in a closed room with the regular food and layla has a hissy because she can smell it behind the door!
sooooo, i guess bob will be porking up a bit because bob, being the scaredy cat that he is, goes bonkers if i try to put him in a closed room with the regular food and layla has a hissy because she can smell it behind the door!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
2 Political Junkies: Some Important Parts
2 Political Junkies: Some Important Parts: From President Obama's Second Inaugural Address : Each time we gather to inaugurate a President we bear witness to the enduring strength o...
2 Political Junkies: A Lesson In Selective Evidence
2 Political Junkies: A Lesson In Selective Evidence: This sentence, by the highly esteemed and very serious George Will was published by both the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Tribune-Review...
2 Political Junkies: Mike Pintek and FAIR
2 Political Junkies: Mike Pintek and FAIR: Mike Pintek's on KDKA right now, interviewing Bob Danes - a guy from Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). I wonder if Mike w...
Monday, January 28, 2013
Texas Legislature Wants To Reward Companies That Deny Employees Contraception
Texas Legislature Wants To Reward Companies That Deny Employees Contraception: pA bill recently introduced in the Texas state house aims to reward employers who violate Obamacare, offering subsidies to any company that uses religious objection as an excuse for denying its employees copay-free contraception. House Bill 649, introduced by state Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R), was apparently inspired by the controversy over craft chain store Hobby [...]/p
House GOP To Supreme Court: Gay People Are Too Powerful To Get Equal Rights
House GOP To Supreme Court: Gay People Are Too Powerful To Get Equal Rights: pFor nearly two years, House Republicans paid conservative superlawyer Paul Clement $520 an hour to defend the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act in federal court — and then sent the bill to the American taxpayer. In total Clement has now cost the American people up to $3 million for his efforts on behalf of this [...]/p
How Republicans Plan To Rig The Next Presidential Election, In Six Pictures
How Republicans Plan To Rig The Next Presidential Election, In Six Pictures: pYesterday, Virginia Republicans took the first step to move a GOP plan to rig the Electoral College forward in that state. Similar plans are under consideration in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The Republican election rigging plan targets blue states that President Obama won in 2008 and 2012, and changes the way they allocate electoral votes [...]/p
Top Conservative Publication: God Wants You To Have An Assault Rifle
Top Conservative Publication: God Wants You To Have An Assault Rifle: pLegislation aimed at reducing gun violence is “a limitation on a God-given right of man that has existed throughout the history of civil society,” according to an article published in the leading conservative opinion journal National Review. The author, David French, interprets the Christian Bible as granting everyone a right to self-defense. He suggests that [...]/p
Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Irish Brigade
Irish Famine — The Choctaw Send Aid
One hundred and sixty years ago this week in 1847, the Indians of the Choctaw nation took up a collection. Moved by news of starvation in Ireland, a group of Choctaws gathered in Scullyville, Oklahoma to raise a relief fund. Despite their meager resources, they collected $170 and forwarded it to a U.S. famine relief organization. It was both the most unlikely an...d the most generous contribution to the effort to relieve Ireland’s suffering.
Begun two years before in the fall of 1845, the potato blight and subsequent famine had reached its height in 1847. It was, of course, much more than a mere natural disaster. British colonial policies before and during the crisis exacerbated the effects of the potato blight, leading to mass death by starvation and disease. For example, in March of 1847, at the time of the Choctaw donation, 734,000 starving Irish people were forced to labor in public works projects in order to receive food. Little wonder that survivors referred to the year as “Black ’47.”
First through letters and newspaper accounts, and later from the refugees themselves, the Irish in America learned of the unfolding horror. Countless individuals sent money and ship tickets to assist friends and family. Others formed relief committees to solicit donations from the general public. Contributions came from every manner of organization, from charitable societies and businesses to churches and synagogues. By the time the famine had ended in the early 1850s, millions in cash and goods had been sent to Ireland.
What made the Choctaw donation so extraordinary was the tribe’s recent history. Only 16 years before, President Andrew Jackson (whose parents emigrated from Antrim) seized the fertile lands of the so-called five civilized tribes (Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw) and forced them to undertake a harrowing 500-mile trek to Oklahoma known as the Trail of Tears. Of the 21,000 Choctaws who started the journey, more than half perished from exposure, malnutrition, and disease. This despite the fact that during the War of 1812 the Choctaws had been allies of then General Jackson in his campaign against the British in New Orleans.
Perhaps their sympathy stemmed from their recognition of the similarities between the experiences of the Irish and Choctaw. Certainly contemporary Choctaw see it that way. They note that both groups were victims of conquest that led to loss of property, forced migration and exile, mass starvation, and cultural suppression (most notably language).
Increased attention to the Great Famine in recent years has led to renewed recognition of the Choctaw donation. In 1990 a delegation of Choctaw officials was invited to participate in an annual walk in County Mayo commemorating a tragic starvation march that occurred during the Famine. In honor of the special guests, the organizers (Action From Ireland, or AFRI) named the march The Trail of Tears. Two years later, two dozen people from Ireland came to the U.S. and retraced the 500-mile Trail of Tears from Oklahoma to Mississippi. That same year the Choctaw tribe made Ireland’s President Mary Robinson an honorary chief.
Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of these events is that while they commemorate dark chapters of the past, they are focused on the present and future. In other words, they seek to dramatize the need to stop starvation and suffering worldwide. As the plaque on Dublin’s Mansion House which honors the Choctaw contribution reads: “Their humanity calls us to remember the millions of human beings throughout our world today who die of hunger and hunger-related illness in a world of plenty.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Lady: Do you drink?
Man: Yes
Lady: How much a day?
Man: 3, 6 packs
Lady: How much per 6 pack
Man: about $10.00
Lady: And how long have you been drinking?
Man: 15 years
Lady: So 1, 6 pack cost $10.00 and you have 3 packs a day which puts your spending each month at $900. In one year, it would be $10,800 correct?
Man: Correct
Lady: If in 1 year you spend $10,800 not accounting for inflation, the past 15 years puts your spending at $162,000 correct?
Man: Correct
Lady: Do you know that if you hadn't drank, that money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 15 years, you could have now bought a Ferrari?
Man: Do you drink?
Lady: No
Man: So where's your fucking Ferrari?
Wall Street Journal: Women Shouldn’t Be In Combat Because Men Poop
Wall Street Journal: Women Shouldn’t Be In Combat Because Men Poop: pAn opinion piece published in one of America’s most prestigious newspapers made a curious assertion this morning: women shouldn’t serve in combat because “social norms” would make it “humiliating” for men. After Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s surprise announcement on Wednesday that women would be free to serve in most or all combat roles by [...]/p
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
http://www.politicususa.com/republican-gov-jindal-cuts-hospice-medicaid-patients.html
me- hospice care is very different than hospital care. it's a blessing. i've seen it. there are dosages of pain meds that can be given to relieve suffering in hospice that aren't allowed to be given in a hospital. it's a quiet peaceful and far more dignified death. if you have ever seen end stage cancer pain when the cancer has invaded bones you know what i am talking about.
me- hospice care is very different than hospital care. it's a blessing. i've seen it. there are dosages of pain meds that can be given to relieve suffering in hospice that aren't allowed to be given in a hospital. it's a quiet peaceful and far more dignified death. if you have ever seen end stage cancer pain when the cancer has invaded bones you know what i am talking about.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Max in boots
Did not go well at all but since his "daddy" was forced to carry his butt up the driveway this morning in below zero wind temps- we figured we had to try something!!!
Monday, January 21, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Everything You Need To Know About Obama’s Gun Violence Prevention Proposals
Everything You Need To Know About Obama’s Gun Violence Prevention Proposals: pIn a press conference on Wednesday, President Obama outlined a sweeping effort to prevent gun violence in the United States. Surrounded by children who had written him letters voicing their desire to see gun laws passed, Obama announced that he will sign 23 executive orders and bring a set of proposals to Congress. The President [...]/p
Article: Orly Taitz To Court: Is Barack Obama His Own Secret Body-Double
Orly Taitz To Court: Is Barack Obama His Own Secret Body-Double Indonesian Spy?
http://wonkette.com/497401/orly-taitz-to-court-is-barack-obama-his-own-secret-body-double-indonesian-spy
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http://wonkette.com/497401/orly-taitz-to-court-is-barack-obama-his-own-secret-body-double-indonesian-spy
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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Republicans Who Tout Mental Health As Response To Gun Violence Opposed Landmark Mental Health Law
Republicans Who Tout Mental Health As Response To Gun Violence Opposed Landmark Mental Health Law: pAs Republicans rushed to oppose President Obama’s gun violence prevention proposals on Wednesday, several lawmakers released statements echoing the National Rifle Association’s suggestion that “fixing our broken mental health system” is actually the best way to prevent future gun crimes. But when Congress considered a landmark mental health access bill in 2008, many of the [...]/p
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Article: The South's Shocking Hidden History: Thousands of Blacks Forced
The South's Shocking Hidden History: Thousands of Blacks Forced Into Slavery Until WW2
http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/souths-shocking-hidden-history-thousands-blacks-forced-slavery-until-ww2
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http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/souths-shocking-hidden-history-thousands-blacks-forced-slavery-until-ww2
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Keep Matt Free.org
Keep Matt Free.org: Medical marijuana is legal in CA. Tell D.C. to leave law-abiding people like Matt alone.
What Everyone Should Know About New York’s New Gun Law
What Everyone Should Know About New York’s New Gun Law: pLate last night, the New York State Senate passed a piece of gun legislation called the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act, or NYSAFE. It makes sweeping changes to how the state approaches firearms. The state Assembly will vote on the bill on Tuesday and it is expected to pass, enjoying broad Democratic [...]/p
Monday, January 14, 2013
Article: The Suprising Unknown History of the NRA
The Suprising Unknown History of the NRA
http://www.alternet.org/suprising-unknown-history-nra
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http://www.alternet.org/suprising-unknown-history-nra
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
it feels like early sping today! blue skies and sunshine, a lot of the yard is green. i wish it truly was early spring but tomorrow winter returns.
did some laundry and spiffied the place up a bit. my familys coming this afternoon to watch the playoffs and to celebrated jordan's and my birthdays. his is tomorrow, mine was yesterday.
pizza and cakes! ( yes, cakes, plural. can't ever have enough cake!)
did some laundry and spiffied the place up a bit. my familys coming this afternoon to watch the playoffs and to celebrated jordan's and my birthdays. his is tomorrow, mine was yesterday.
pizza and cakes! ( yes, cakes, plural. can't ever have enough cake!)
2 Political Junkies: Jack Kelly Sunday
2 Political Junkies: Jack Kelly Sunday: Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to reintroduce you to Jack Kelly, swiftboater. Embedded in this week's column in the Post-Gazette , we find...
Saturday, January 12, 2013
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2013/01/12/ac-kth-newtown-conspiracies.cnn#/video/bestoftv/2013/01/12/ac-kth-newtown-conspiracies.cnn
me- freaking lunitic!
btw, a school board in ohio voted to arm the ( wait for it ) JANITORIAL STAFF!!!
me- freaking lunitic!
btw, a school board in ohio voted to arm the ( wait for it ) JANITORIAL STAFF!!!
was up bright and early. grocery shopped and hit up oakmont bakery for a "strawberry bliss" cake. my daughter is picking up a chocolate cheesecake also. today is my birthday, but we are celebrating it tomorrow as a joint birthday party with my nephew, jordan. his b'day is the 14th. i have icecream and snacks and the playoffs are on!
today i'm just cleaning up a bit round here, litter pan, laundry, dust bunnies...
today i'm just cleaning up a bit round here, litter pan, laundry, dust bunnies...
Friday, January 11, 2013
"The paranoid fear of a possible dystopic future prevents us from addressing our actual dystopic present. We can’t even begin to address 30,000 gun deaths that are actually in reality happening in this country every year because a few of us must remain vigilant against the rise of imaginary Hitler.”
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
Republican Congressman Backs Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comments: ‘He’s Partly Right’
Republican Congressman Backs Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Comments: ‘He’s Partly Right’: pRep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) defended former Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO)’s claim that women who are victims of a “legitimate rape” can’t get pregnant. Speaking to the Marrietta Daily Journal, Gingrey, a doctor who is co-chair of the GOP’s Doctor Caucus, stuck by Akin’s distinction between “legitimate” and “illegitimate rapes”: And in Missouri, Todd Akin … [...]/p
me -these guys should just STFU about rape!
me -these guys should just STFU about rape!
Pro-Gun Advocate: Arming Black People Would Have Prevented Slavery
Pro-Gun Advocate: Arming Black People Would Have Prevented Slavery: pThe pro-gun lobby has kicked into overdrive to stifle anti-gun violence efforts in the wake of the Newtown school massacre. Gun advocates are cooking up a national Gun Appreciation Day for the weekend of President Obama’s second inauguration. Larry Ward, chairman of Gun Appreciation Day, appeared on CNN on Friday to defend his event. When [...]/p
Thursday, January 10, 2013
getting dark-wow i hate this early dark!
still trying to decide what sort of cake i want for my birthday on saturday. not sure when i can even celebrate it. everything is still up in the air round here.
jan. thaw starts tomorrow. we may hit 60 this weekend! should make for some mud tracked thru the house, but the air will feel great!
still trying to decide what sort of cake i want for my birthday on saturday. not sure when i can even celebrate it. everything is still up in the air round here.
jan. thaw starts tomorrow. we may hit 60 this weekend! should make for some mud tracked thru the house, but the air will feel great!
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/01/10/eric-bolling-schools-pushing-the-liberal-agenda-by-teaching-algebra/
me- still watching FOX for your news???
me- still watching FOX for your news???
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
2 Political Junkies: Tracking Teh Crazie - 22nd Amendment
2 Political Junkies: Tracking Teh Crazie - 22nd Amendment: I've seen this pop up in a few places and so I am assuming you have, too. Here's teh crazie from la maison de crazie, WND: Before Presid...
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
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