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New Bloomberg Rules For Zuccotti Park

One day after Mayor Bloomberg and his police force successfully raided the first amendment of the occupiers at Wall Street, the park today was filled with security personal, police and scattered Occupiers…

…and new rules, posted at the check points on the barricades surrounding the park.

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John McCain Agrees With President Obama – “Waterboarding Is Torture”

If there is anyone who qualifies to speak on whether or not waterboarding is torture, it’s John McCain. The 2008 Republican presidential nominee was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam from 1967 to 1973, and was subjected to many methods of torture by his captors.

One can only imagine his horror as his fellow Republicans – Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain – answered a question about waterboarding and torture. Asked whether waterboarding was torture, both Bachmann and Cain said it wasn’t, and  that in fact torture would be part of their administration if they were to be  elected as president.

Mr. McCain had this to say about his comrades and their preference for waterboarding, which is the act of making the victim feel as if they are being drowned.

The Arizona lawmaker—who was tortured himself while a prisoner of war in Vietnam — said the controversial practice was both illegal and ineffective on Monday evening.

“Very disappointed by statements at SC GOP debate supporting waterboarding,” he tweeted. “Waterboarding is torture.”

McCain, who ran for President in 2008, elaborated on CNN later, arguing, “If you put enough physical pain on somebody, they will tell you whatever they think that you want to hear in order for the pain to stop.”

But don’t take McCain’s word on this, he’s only had to suffer 6 years of torture. Listen to Michele Looney Toons Bachmann and Herman Pizza Man Cain. Yeah, they know what constitutes torture.

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Tragedy At Penn State: Who Is To Blame?

I understand that when it comes to the media, scandal attracts more attention than tragedy. However, in the case of Penn State University, scandal just doesn’t explain the delicate nature of the situation. Herman Cain’s wandering hands are a scandal. Eight lives will never be the same because of the actions of the athletic department at Penn State.

The monster here is former PSU defensive coördinator, Jerry Sandusky. Mike McQueary is not guilty of these horrifying acts of sexual abuse, nor is Joe Paterno. Still, Edmund Burke had a quote that is very fitting for this situation. “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” McQueary and Paterno simply did not do enough to satisfy a good man’s conscience.

To explain to you what has happened in this prestigious state university means we have to go back to 2002, to the day Mike McQueary walked into the football locker room at PSU and saw the shower lights on and heard the water running. I apologize for the graphic nature of the following text but this is as it appears in the court statement. As McQueary approached the shower he could hear what he described to be rhythmic slapping. He believed the sounds to be of a sexual nature so he continued toward the shower to investigate. Upon peering into the showers, McQueary saw Jerry Sandusky engaging in anal sex with a boy he believed to be only ten years old. Sandusky allegedly saw McQueary which caused McQueary to leave the premises abruptly.

When McQueary consulted a relative about what he should do, he was instructed to tell Coach Paterno. Mike McQueary confided in Joe Paterno and left it up to him to decide how to handle the situation. Now this is where the story gets fuzzy. It has been widely spread that Paterno informed his boss, Tim Curley of the situation but then forgot about the issue when nothing was done.

Most recently, Paterno was fired from his position at PSU. Saturday was the first time he was not a member of the coaching staff since 1950. The game resulted in a 17-14 loss. Paterno is the winningest coach in Division 1 Football history. It’s a shame his career had to end like this but the truth is Paterno owed it to that child to do more. Eight more children have accused Sandusky of inappropriate sexual behavior. Every child after the one Paterno knew about falls under his responsibility. It could have been stopped and it wasn’t.

The blame can not fall only on Paterno and McQueary. In 2000, a janitor at Penn State walked in on Sandusky performing oral sex on a child. Even before that in 1998, a child’s mother confronted Sandusky about showering with her son and engaging in inappropriate sexual behavior. Sandusky responded to the accusation by apologizing and wishing he could take back what he did and further wishing that he were dead.

The simple fact is, where there is tons of smoke, their tends to be a whole lot of fire to go with it. Jerry Sandusky is a monster and there were many people who knew this. So why are we just hearing about all this now? It seems that too many people were aware of this for Sandusky to just be given the benefit of the doubt.

What we have here seems to be a coverup. Numerous questions remain unanswered. How deep does this coverup go? Are there more guilty parties? Has all the information come out? We can be sure that not all the information has come out. In fact, Mike McQueary has recently made several statements eluding to the fact that more information will come out showing that he did more to blow the whistle at this horrible secret. If we read between the lines we can see that this is likely true. When Sandusky was finally told to move on, he peaked the interest of one other school’s athletic department despite a stellar history as a defensive coördinator. So did other schools know what was going on here? And if so, how much did they know. There is even information slowly coming out that suggests local law enforcement knew entirely of the goings on at Penn State.

Is it possible that the community knowingly helped sweep these horrific crimes under the rug for the sake of preserving the idea of “Success With Honor” at PSU? Can that even exist at a place of learning if the school is involved in something so morally wrong?

After listening to Jerry Sandusky break his silence last night with legendary sportscaster Bob Costas, one thing can be concluded. Sandusky is a sick man. He claims he is completely innocent of these crimes and that everyone is lying about the things that took place. Further, he seems unsure as to why he would be set up like this.

After assessing all this information and internalizing it, there are two certainties. This is going to get a whole lot bigger before it goes away and Jerry Sandusky is evil.

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Health Care Reform Goes Before The Supreme Court

The announcement is made: beginning next March, the Republicans effort to officially take away your health care, and put your health decisions back into the hands of insurance companies, goes before the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear arguments next March over President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul —a case that could shake the political landscape as voters are deciding if Obama deserves another term.

This decision to hear arguments in the spring sets up an election-year showdown over the White House’s main domestic policy achievement. And it allows plenty of time for a decision in late June, just over four months before Election Day.

The justices announced they will hear an extraordinary five-and-a-half hours of arguments from lawyers on the constitutionality of a provision at the heart of the law and three other related questions about the act. The central provision in question is the requirement that individuals buy health insurance starting in 2014 or pay a penalty.

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Herman Cain Has His Oops! Moment, Minus The Oops! – Video

It must be something in the water these Republican presidential candidates are drinking. Last week it was Rick Perry experiencing a brain freeze… wait a second, you need a brain to have a brain freeze. Let’s not call what Perry had a brain freeze. Let’s call it his oops! moment.

This week, it’s Herman Cain having his oops! moment. Cain was asked if he agreed with President Obama’s decision on Libya. You will remember President Obama joined with NATO forces and assisted the “rebels” in ousting Muammar Gaddafi. Everyone in the world had an opinion on that crucial matter, except Herman Cain, who stared into space for an eternity before asking for help. He was slick though – he asked the interviewer to elaborate on the question, giving him more time to formulate his eventual no-answer.

Who will be the next Republican to have their oops! moment? Stay tuned…!

Video compliments the of  Journal Sentinel

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President Obama Disagrees With Republicans – “Waterboarding Is Torture”

Two of the Republicans who claim they’ve gotten a message from God to run for President, said in the last debate that they believed that waterboarding is not torture. Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain then went on to say that they would reinstate the practice if they won the presidency in 2012.

God cannot be happy with these two!…

Asked how he felt about what Bachmann and Cain said, President Obama responded that the two were “wrong,” about waterboarding. The President reiterated that the  practice was indeed “torture,” and stated that the use of it diminished the moral stance of the United States.

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Michele Bachmann Suggests Starvation For The Unemployed

Michele Bachmann, one of the Republicans trying to get nominated to go against President Obama in 2012, said in a recent speech at the Family Research Council, “…if anyone will not work, neither should he eat.”

“Our nation needs to stop doing for people what they can and should do for themselves,” she said. “Self reliance means, if anyone will not work, neither should he eat.”

But this is not just an opinion held by Bachmann, it is a guiding principle in the Republican party.

For decades, Republicans have been on a mission to make reality exactly what Bachmann is suggesting. It is their passion, their burning belief that the jobless, the sick, even those who are mentally incapable of doing a job, must not eat or survive for that matter. Republicans believe that the poor and suffering are a burden on society and the rest of society bears no responsibility for the general welfare of these people.

Apparently, Bachmann – who considers herself a Christian called by God to run for president – never read the story of Cain and Able and has no idea where the “am I my brother’s keeper” phrase originated. It’s in the very first book of the Bible. But somehow, based on the reverse stance of her take from the rich and give to the poor attitude, I don’t believe she’s ever read the good book.

 

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A Call To Action – Join Occupy Wall Street On Nov. 17th

Be a part of the movement for the 99%. On November 17th, Stand up and be counted.

More Info Here

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Eric Cantor Meets Occupy Wall Street – The Encounter

We recently brought you Michele Bachmann’s encounter with some Occupiers at one of her campaign stops. Well, she wasn’t the only Republican to have an unofficial introduction to the Occupy Movement.

At a recent speech at Rice University, Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, had his first encounter too. As he stepped to the podium, Rice University students, in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement, began their “mic check” chant, coined by the Occupiers when they are about to announce their grievances publicly.

Cantor fell in line and allowed the 99% to have their voices heard. Now, if only if he’d fall in line along with the House of Representatives, and do the work that the bottom 99%  elected him to do, instead of for the top 1% that bought his loyalty and his votes.

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Told To Leave, Portland Occupiers Partied Instead

The deadline was midnight last night, that was the time the mayor wanted the Occupiers in Portland gone. But instead of doing what Mayor Sam Adam wanted, the crowed of thousands did a countdown to the midnight hour and then partied like it was 1999.

Police stood by.

As the hours went by and the sun began to rise, Occupiers declared victory. The night however, was not without incident, as one individual decided to disregard the Occupiers’ wishes to stay peaceful.

Around 2 a.m., an announcement over the PA system warned protesters to clear the street, and someone threw a projectile, injuring a police officer. But the occupiers—who had collectively made it clear that their resistance would be nonviolent—found the offender and turned him over to police. Tensions cooled somewhat after that, and for the next few hours, the police focused on controlling the crowd, which successfully held the park. A few hours later, as the sun began to rise and the parks were legally opened, protesters declared victory.

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President Obama Addresses Jobs For Veterans – Video

President Obama used his weekly address to ask Congress to “put partisanship aside,” and pass his jobs bill that would put America’s veterans back to work. “Today, more than 850,000 veterans remain unemployed,” the president said. “And too many are struggling to find a job worthy of their talents and experience.”

He continued.

That’s not right.  We ask these men and women to leave their families and their jobs and risk their lives to fight for our country.  The last thing they should have to do is fight for a job when they get home.

The President again, made his pledge to the men and women of our armed services.

As Commander-in-Chief, I want every veteran to know that America will always honor your service and your sacrifice – not just today, but every day.  And just as you fought for us, we’re going to keep fighting for you – for more jobs, for more security, for the opportunity to keep your families strong and America competitive in the 21st century.

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If God Told Them To Run For President, Why Are They Willing To Torture?

Herman Cain on Saturday said that God told him to run for president. He then compared himself to Moses when Moses questioned God’s will. Herman Cain said that he too questioned God, asking “You’ve got the wrong man, Lord. Are you sure?”

“I prayed and prayed and prayed,” Cain told a group of young Republicans in Atlanta, according to National Journal. “I’m a man of faith, I had to do a lot of praying for this one, more praying than I’d ever done before in my life. And when I finally realized that it was God saying that this is what I needed to do, I was like Moses. ‘You’ve got the wrong man, Lord. Are you sure?'”

And what about Michele Bachmann?

Bachmann originally said that God told her to run for Congress, and she later said that her decision to run for president was based on a “calling” that she said, was “tugging”on her heart.

“Well, every decision that I make, I pray about, as does my husband, and I can tell you, yes, I’ve had that calling and that tugging on my heart that this is the right thing to do.”

But what’s absolutely amazing, is that these two people who claim that God told them to run for president, are the very same two willing to torture America’s enemies if they become president.

In last night’s debate – yes, the second debate this week – Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann responded to a question about torture, and whether they would continue the Bush administration’s torture policies in reference to waterboarding. Cain went first, saying that he believes waterboarding is “enhanced interrogation” and he will gladly reinstate it. Bachmann then followed up saying that torture would be part of her administration.

I’m left wondering if they’re sure they heard the voice of God telling them to run for president. Torturing, as far as I can tell, seems to be the handiwork of the devil. Maybe Bahcmann and Cain should check their messenger again.

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