Day: July 25, 2014
Arizona Senator John McCain has been upset with President Obama since Obama kicked his butt in the 2008 presidential elections. So every chance he gets, McCain tries to chastised the president even when it’s clearly not warranted.
In his last appearance on CNN, McCain blamed Obama for everything that has gone wrong in the world, claiming the world is in “greater turmoil than at any time in my lifetime” and it is a “direct result of an absence of American leadership.”
CNN’S Fareed Zakaria rightfully disagreed, and took a moment to gently slam McCain in this Washington Post op-ed, by giving the senator a history lesson on all of the arguably much worse wars and struggles that occurred after McCain was born by before Barack Obama became president.
Last night, Zakaria sat down for an interview with his “future boss” Jon Stewart to elaborate on what he meant. Citing the Cold War, the war in Vietnam and the 1973 war between Israel and Egypt, Zakaria tried to give McCain some perspective.
When Stewart brought up the Civil War as yet another example, Zakaria replied, “You might have forgotten, that wasn’t in McCain’s lifetime… Though I can understand the mistake.”
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Usually, I disagree with just about everything conservatives say. Their way of thinking is on a level I really cannot stoop to. And believe me, I’ve tried. It has always been my intention to understand their reasoning or lack thereof, but it has finally dawned on me that I simply cannot do it.
That is why I was baffled when I found myself agreeing with a conservative judge who proposed an old fashioned and rather draconian way of executing death row inmates – the firing squad.
Now hold on, hear me out a second. No, I have not figured out a way to understand the conservative way of thinking, like I stated earlier, that’s impossible for me to do. What I think has happened in this case is the conservative judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, has elevated his thinking to my level.
What do I mean by that? Well it’s simple. I’ve always believed that the death penalty and executions, are horrible aways for a civilized society to deal with those who have committed unthinkable crimes. I would like to think that we call ourselves “civilized” for a reason. I have no problems with locking these folks up for the rest of their lives, but putting someone to death, no matter the way we choose to do it, seems rather primitive.
That is why I agree with the judge. Not because I agree with the method he proposed, I don’t. But rather because I agree with the message that method sends – that the death penalty is a “brutal” act.
In his dissent in the Arizona death penalty case of Joseph Rudolph Wood III, Chef Judge Alex Kozinski wrote;
“Using drugs meant for individuals with medical needs to carry out executions is a misguided effort to mask the brutality of executions by making them look serene and beautiful — like something any one of us might experience in our final moments.
“But executions are, in fact, brutal, savage events, and nothing the state tries to do can mask that reality. Nor should we. If we as a society want to carry out executions, we should be willing to face the fact that the state is committing a horrendous brutality on our behalf.”
Indeed. Why try to mask the killing of a human being by making the process look like a medical procedure. If you are serious about what you want to do with the inmate and your “civilized” morals are okay with killing that person, then show the execution for what it really is, a brutal Savage event. Maybe then we will see just how barbaric we really are and maybe, just maybe we will change.
I’m beginning to think that this is the easiest excuse for these subhuman mongrels who call themselves “parents.” They obviously want to get rid of the child, so this is their new favorite method.
How can any normal human being “forget” a child in a car is way beyond my level of understanding.
A 10-month-old foster child died in Wichita, Kansas, after being left inside a hot car on a 95-degree day, police said Friday. Police spokesman Lt. Dan East said cops got a 911 call about a baby girl unconscious and not breathing inside a vehicle, and the child was pronounced dead minutes after paramedics arrived on the scene. Two men, ages 26 and 29, were questioned after the Thursday evening tragedy, but it was not clear whether anyone was charged. Two boys, ages 5 and 9, were taken from the home and put in protective custody.
More than 36 children die in overheated cars every year in the United States, research shows. After the Wichita tragedy, the group Kids and Cars renewed its call for new technology in cars that could prevent other deaths. “The fact is that our vehicles already remind us to buckle our seat belts, warn us if our gas tank is getting low, let us know if the keys are left in the ignition, or if a door is open,” it said in a statement. “With all of these reminder systems already in place, including a warning if our headlights are left on, who has decided that it’s more important not to have a dead car battery than a dead baby?”
As Republicans jump all over each other looking for a microphone and camera to debut their newest humiliating idea about the kids crossing the border, Democrats are more concerned about the kids’ humanitarian needs.
Appearing in the Capitol with the presidents of Honduras and Guatemala, the minority leader suggested Democrats wouldn’t accept any border-assistance bill that rolls back the mandatory due process rights currently afforded those children.
“We are committed to addressing their humanitarian needs; we are committed to due process for them,” Pelosi said during a briefing. “In order for that to happen, we must pass the president’s request.”
With more than 57,000 unaccompanied children crossing the border since October, Congress is wrestling with a legislative response that will speed the processing of those kids while ensuring they aren’t sent back into harm’s way.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/213233-pelosi-dems-committed-to-protecting-rights-of-migrant-kids#ixzz38U0CjwSv
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