Year: 2014

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Arizona Republican Congressional Candidate Compares Police Officers to Nazis

Somehow, although his statement is reprehensible, I expected him to say something worse about the police than a comparison to Nazis. After all, he is a Republican and today’s Republicans pride themselves on saying and doing the most outlandish things.

Gary Kiehne, a hotel owner, complained in a Thursday interview with the Republic about police evacuation checkpoints set up during the devastating Wallow Fire in 2011.

Referring to Nazi SS agents and paramilitary officers, Kiehne said the police were willing to “shoot you and me,” according to the Republic.

Kiehne has apologized for his statement about mass shooters, but his campaign denied the Nazi comparisons he made.

Campaign spokesman Chris Baker said that Kiehne “expressing disappointment about the way the police had acted during the Wallow Fire.”

According to Baker, Kiehne “always wondered how German soldiers in (World War II) could turn on their own people with martial law, but after seeing martial law implemented during the Wallow Fire, he understood how it could happen.”

The Arizona Fraternal Order of Police has called on the candidate to drop out of the race, but Baker refused to comment on the group’s statement.

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Pension Tension

OK, who didn’t see this one coming?

Governor Chris Christie says he’s not going to make the full public employee’s pension payment he promised after the Democratic turncoats in the state legislature sided with him over working people in the spring of 2011. In raw numbers, that’s a $2.4 billion dollar cut. The NJEA is suing. Moody’s and Fitch are threatening to further lower the state’s credit rating.

Wealthy people, thank heavens, are safe. After saying that “there’s nothing off the table” concerning the budget, it turns out that there is something off the table, and that’s any revenue from wealthier residents or businesses. So essentially what we have is the Republican ideology that says that unions are destructive, raising revenue is not viable, and the middle class must bear the brunt of the costs of quality public schools and public services. And if they can’t pay for it, then oh well.

I’ll say it again: Christie will not win another general election in his lifetime. Donors know it, which is why they’re looking more favorably at Jeb Bush (shudder), and the far right has already abandoned him. Meanwhile, those of us who still proudly live in New Jersey will need to endure Christie for an entire second term.

Perhaps after that, we can begin to move forward.

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New Analysis – Democrats Will Maintain Senate After Midterms

According to Upshot via The New York Times, Democrats now have a 57% chance if keeping power in the Senate.

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We Have Pictures Of All 30 Million Republicans Who Tried to Overthrow Obama -PICS

Last week was a busy week for the crazy Republicans trying to take over the government. They had a march on Washington, did you know? Well that’s what I’m here for. To bring your attention to the 30 million people they expected to show up to overthrow the government.

We have pictures of the riots. Here they are:

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Entertainment

Will and Jada Smith Being Investigated By Child Protective Services

Only a matter of time. With all the sexually suggestive pictures of the couple’s kids blasting the internet, pictures showing the Smith’s children in somewhat awkward positions with adults, it was like daring Child Protective Services to investigate.

Well, Child Protective Services are investigating.

The Los Angeles Department of Children & Family Services has reportedly opened an investigation into an incident involving a controversial photo of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s daughter, Willow Smith, says Radar Online.

“The investigation was formally opened last week and is being taken very seriously by the department,” a source told Radar. “Will and Jada Pinkett Smith have been extremely cooperative with officials. Of course, they aren’t happy that their parenting skills are under scrutiny, but they understand.”

20-year-old actor Moises Arias posted an image on Instagram of himself in bed with Willow Smith. Willow Smith can be seen wearing jeans and a shirt in the black and white image while Arias is shirtless with his lower half not fully visible. After he posted the photo, the image cause quite the uproar with many drawing conclusions about the extent of the pair’s relationship. Arias is a family friend of the Smiths and very close friend to Willow’s brother, Jaden Smith.

Jada Pinkett Smith spoke out at photographers at LAX days after the controversy began, telling them that there was nothing provocative about the image and people took the photo out of context.

“Here’s the deal,” Jada Pinkett Smith said on May 7. “There was nothing sexual about that picture or that situation. You guys are projecting your trash onto it. You’re acting like covert pedophiles and that’s not cool.”

According to Radar’s source, social workers will also speak separately with Willow about the incident.

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Wheel of Fortune’s Pat Sajak Calls Global Warming believers “Unpatriotic Racists”

I now know why I never liked The wheel of Fortune. On Monday, host Pat Sajak pointed out the reason. Pat Sajak is a non believer in Global Warming.

Apparently the Republican nonsense has overpowered the Wheel of Fortune star, prompting him to use his twitter account to call environmentalists “unpatriotic” and even “racists.”

“I now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends,” Sajak tweeted without context. “Good night.”

This is hardly the first time that the TV host has taken it upon himself to comment on the environment on Twitter. Earlier this week, he wrote,

“Help…climate changing…must send money to lots of places…a lot of money…hurry…time is short…not kidding…” and “Very hot weather: ‘We’re all going to die!’ Very cold weather: ‘There’s a difference between climate & weather, moron!’”

While Sajak has kept his political views off of his Vanna White-assisted show, he has reportedly been a frequent financial contributor to the Republican Party and conservative candidates. The game show star has given a reported $10,000 to political causes.

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Be Happy in Iran, Get Arrested

Arrested for dancing to Pharrell’s Happy.

Six Iranians are behind bars after they appeared in a fan video set to Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” the American hit song that has sold millions of downloads worldwide.

Tehran Police Chief Hossein Sajedinia ordered the arrests of the three men and three women because they helped make an “obscene video clip that offended the public morals and was released in cyberspace,” the Iranian Student News Agency reported Wednesday.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani may think differently, if a post on his Twitter account is any indication.

U.N. report: Iran developing new missiles Pharrell cries from making people ‘Happy’ Analyzing a region in flux Mother slaps, then forgives son’s murderer

“#Happiness is our people’s right. We shouldn’t be too hard on behaviors caused by joy,” the post read in what appears to be a restatement of a Rouhani comment from 2013, based on a date accompanying the tweet.
Pharrell himself denounced the arrests.

“It is beyond sad that these kids were arrested for trying to spread happiness,” the Grammy Award winner said on his Facebook page.

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Columbia University Graduate Got The Surprise Of Her Life – Video

This Columbia University graduation became a real tear-jerker when a U.S. Army Captain, stationed in Afghanistan, surprised his daughter as she walked across the stage Monday.

“After I saw him, I couldn’t stop crying,” graduate Ruby Robinson told the Daily News Tuesday.

“I was definitely surprised,” the 22-year-old computer science major added. “It was an amazing rush of emotions.”

Her father, Army Capt. Keith Robinson, dressed in army fatigues and carrying a bouquet of flowers, was the first person she saw after she shook hands with University President Lee Bollinger.

“Congratulations, young lady,” the 25-year Army veteran said to his daughter as they hugged on the ceremonial stage.
Ruby burst into tears as she clutched her father, who kissed her on the forehead.

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Mother finds man accused of sexually abusing daughter living in teen’s closet

REDELL COUNTY, N.C. (WTVR) – Police apprehended a man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. The man was also accused of living in the girl’s closet for five days.WSOC reported the victim’s mother found Jarred Workman, 27, of Albemarle, hiding in her daughter’s closet Friday. The girl’s mother told WSOC that she had no idea the man was living inside her daughter’s closet when she made the shocking discovery.

“I asked him who he was and he said his name was Jarred Workman and that he was 19,” she said.

Once caught in the closet, police said Workman ran off and left his wallet and cell phone behind.

Police said Workman had been living inside the closet from April 27 through May 2.

The woman’s daughter said she met Workman online and developed an online relationship three weeks prior to April 27. However, once they arranged to meet and he arrived at her house, he sexually assaulted her and moved in.

The crime has baffled investigators.

“Just the fact that he would be that brazen to come up here to meet a girl online and then would try to stay in her residence not knowing what her parents are or what they’re about,” said Lt. Bill Hamby with the Iredell County  Sheriff’s Office.

Workman was charged with 11 counts of statutory rape and five counts of statutory sex offense.

“The internet has just ruined that poor girl. She was very taken advantage of,” the girl’s mother said. “I’m uncomfortable in my own home. I’m scared. I can’t sleep at night.”

h/t – wtvr

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Conservative Hero Dinesh D’Souza Pleads Guilty to Illegal Campaign Contributions

Dinesh D’Souza, the conservative hero who swore up and down that he was an innocent man falsely accused and arrested because he spoke out against the Obama administration, went to court today and pled guilty!

Dinesh D’Souza told a federal judge on Tuesday that he “deeply” regretted violating a federal campaign finance law, and that he knew that what he did had been wrong, during a hearing in which the conservative author pleaded guilty to making more than $10,000 of contributions in the names of others.

“I knew that making a campaign contribution in the name of another was wrong and something the law forbids,” D’Souza told U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan, according to The New York Times. “I deeply regret my conduct.”

“Are you pleading guilty to this crime because you are in fact guilty of it?” Berman asked in response.

“Yes, your honor,” D’Souza said.

Prosecutors in January accused D’Souza of using straw donors to contribute $20,000 to the campaign of Wendy Long, a Republican attorney and old friend of D’Souza’s who in 2012 lost to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). In addition to the one count of making more than $10,000 of contributions in the names of others, D’Souza was charged with one count of causing false statements. According to Reuters, the false statements charge is expected to be dismissed at D’Souza’s sentencing.

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The Halfterm Quitter from Alaska is Attacking Hillary Clinton

Sarah palin thinks… ( okay, just let that phrase digest for a second…), now back to what I was saying. Sarah Palin thinks that because her halfterm governing skills were questioned, and others had questions about her grandson, she thinks that the entire political career of the former Secretary of State and the lies about her health should be questioned as well.

On her Facebook page, Palin wrote;

“Hey! Hillary’s brain is off-limits! Leave her health records alone! Democrats are right – scouring records of a female candidate is just politics of personal destruction, and for the media to engage in it would be unfair, unethical, and absolutely UNPRECEDENTED. You can’t probe a woman like that because, well, it’s a war on women!

Bunch of sexist, big meanies engaging in something heretofore unheard of, for shame.”

As proof that this isn’t the first time a (potential) female candidate’s health records have been mined for scandal, Palin posted links from POLITCO, Salon and elsewhere about the conspiracy theories surrounding her son Trig. During the 2008 election, rumors swirled that Palin’s youngest, who has Down syndrome, was actually Bristol Palin’s son…

So, just to be clear, Palin is still mad that liberals tried to “scour” her medical records in 2008. But instead of being angry with Rove and other conservatives for doing the same thing to Hillary Clinton, she’s fed up with Democrats for not recognizing the irony?

The nerve of this halfterm quitter from Alaska!

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Man Arrested For Having Sex With an ATM

He apparently misunderstood what it means to make a deposit.

According to a Murfreesboro Police Department report, an officer was dispatched to the bar, where a witness said that Hutton walked to the ATM and “pulled down his pants and underwear exposing his genitals.” Officer M. Rickard added, “Mr. Hutton then attempted to have sexual intercourse with the ATM.”

After his encounter with the ATM, Hutton “then began to walk ‘nude’ around the bar thrusting his hips in the air,” Rickard reported.

Hutton was subsequently escorted from the bar and “told to sit at a wooden picnic table.” But once outside the bar, Hutton allegedly “again exposed himself again and engaged in sexual intercourse with the wooden picnic table.”

Seen in the above mug shot, Hutton was booked into the county jail on a public intoxication charge. A cop reported that Hutton–who remains locked up in lieu of $250 bond–smelled of booze, had bloodshot eyes, and had slurred speech.

Hutton, who was not charged for exposing himself, is scheduled for a July 1 appearance in General Sessions court

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