Year: 2015

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Politics

Two Police Officers Shot and Killed in Mississippi

CNN is reporting that two police officers were shot dead in Mississippi late Saturday. It was the first time in 30 years that an officer was killed in the line of duty in Hattiesburg, the mayor said.

Officers Benjamin J. Deen, 34, and Liquori Tate, 24, were making a traffic stop when they were shot, Mayor Johnny DuPree said.

They were taken to a hospital, but did not survive.

“The men and women who go out every day to protect us, the men and women who go out every day to make sure that we are safe, were turned on tonight,” DuPree said.

Police have apprehended two suspects, Marvin Banks and Curtis Banks, he said.

After the shooting, the suspects stole a police vehicle, which they used to flee. It was later found abandoned, according to CNN affiliate WDAM. The two men both have criminal records.

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Racism

Colorado BBQ Restaurant is Having a “White Appreciation Day” – Video

“White Appreciation Day” began as a joke among the staff of the Colorado barbecue restaurant, Rubbin’ Buttz.

But owner Edgar Antillon told television station KUSA he decided to follow through with the idea and mark a day where white customers could enjoy a 10 percent discount.

“We have a whole month for Black History Month, we have a whole month for Hispanic Heritage Month, so we figured the least we could do was offer one day to appreciate white Americans,” Antillon told KUSA. The station said the owner is Hispanic and that his parents were from Mexico.

“White Appreciation Day, June 11,” a sign read outside the shop in footage shot by the station. “Because all Americans should be celebrated.”

Jennifer McPherson of the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies told KUSA that anyone who felt discriminated against by the discount for white people would have recourse to file a complaint.

Rubbin’ Buttz has apparently already taken heat for the day, and addressed it on the restaurant’s Facebook page on Friday.

“Although we’ve had overwhelming support for it, there are a few who are filled with hate and/or misunderstanding,” the post read. “People full of hate and negativity want your attention, don’t give it to them.”

“Stay happy!” it added.

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h/t TPM

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Politics unemployment rate

More Jobs Created, Unemployment rate at 5.4% – Republicans, they Mad

A new jobs report for April and more evidence that the policies of president Obama are working.

As per this new report, there have been over 12.3 million private sector jobs added to the economy since this president took office, and April marked the 62nd straight month of positive jobs growth, adding 223,000 jobs. And the unemployment rate is reflecting all this positive growth, falling to 5.4% – the lowest since May of 2008.

Republicans can’t be too happy. They have sat on their hands for Obama’s entire presidency, hoping to make his presidency fail. But give them time, they’ll figure out a way to see this positive information as negative.

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OMG – Jeb Bush Says George Bush is His Top Foreign Policy Adviser – #Insanity

Here we go again. Another unwanted and unnecessary trip down Bush lane. Do we really want George Bush advising anyone on foreign policies? What is he advising Jeb on, telling him what not to do?

Bush cited his brother, former President George W. Bush, as one of his main advisers on the Middle East in a private meeting in Manhattan on Tuesday, according to three people who attended the off-the-record event.

The comment came as a shock to some who were in the room because Jeb, a likely presidential contender, has taken pains to publicly distance himself from his brother and his controversial policies, particularly in that area of the world.

In a national security speech in February, Bush said, “I am my own man,” and he has insisted he would develop his own policies on foreign affairs if he decides to run for president.

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Sports

Cleveland Cavs Sorry for “Joking” about Domestic Violence – Video

Really? A video that can be interpreted as domestic violence? Who in their right mind thought this would have been funny and that showing it at a basket ball playoff game would be ideal?

During a timeout at their game against the Chicago Bulls, the one-minute video spoofs a health care commercial where a couple recreates the final dance scene from the movie “Dirty Dancing.”

In the Cavs’ parody, a man, dressed in a Cleveland Cavaliers T-shirt, is seen suggestively dancing around the kitchen with his partner, a woman. As he completes the “lift,” he realizes she’s wearing a red Chicago Bulls T-shirt, prompting him to throw her down on the ground.

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Featured ISIS

ISIS Threatens Pamela Geller

So it seems that the Islamic State wants Pamela Geller’s head… literally. And the terrorist group has issued a direct threat to the Manhattan blogger.

In a posting on the message board JustPasteIt, ISIS, or someone portraying as ISIS, said it was sending “all our Lions to achieve her slaughter.”

“Our aim was the khanzeer (swine) Pamela Geller and to show her that we don’t care what land she hides in or what sky shields her,” it said.

“The attack by the Islamic State in America is only the beginning of our efforts to establish a wiliyah in the heart of our enemy,” the message continued, apparently misspelling the Arabic word “wilayah,” which means authority or governance.

“We have been in touch with Pamela Geller,” police spokesman Stephen Davis told The Daily News. “People known to be associated with ISIS have posted a direct threat to her. To whatever extent she will be in New York City, we will do a comprehensive threat assessment to determine what, if any measures, to take.”

Geller you may recall, recently organized a prophet Muhammad drawing contest in Texas. Two Muslim men were shot and killed when they tried to shut down the contest by opening fire on the contestants.

Geller has since gone on Fox News and other media outlets to proclaim her right to depict the Islam leader anyway she sees fit.

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News

Jesse Matthew Indicted in the Murder of Hannah Graham

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2014, file photo, Jesse Matthew Jr. looks toward the gallery while appearing in court in Fairfax, Va. Matthew, accused of abducting and killing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham has been charged with capital murder and a prosecutor said Tuesday, May 5, 2015, she will seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)
FILE – In this Nov. 14, 2014, file photo, Jesse Matthew Jr. looks toward the gallery while appearing in court in Fairfax, Va. Matthew, accused of abducting and killing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham has been charged with capital murder and a prosecutor said Tuesday, May 5, 2015, she will seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial. (Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

The man accused of abducting and killing a University of Virginia student has been charged with capital murder and a prosecutor said Tuesday she will seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial, the NY Post reports.

The indictment accusing Jesse L. Matthew Jr. of capital murder in the death of Hannah Graham is based on new forensic evidence, Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney Denise Lunsford told reporters after a hearing in which new defense attorneys with experience in death penalty cases were appointed. She declined to elaborate on the evidence.

Matthew, a former hospital worker and taxi driver, already was charged with first-degree murder and abduction with intent to defile and is being held without bond.

Shackled and handcuffed, Matthew showed no expression at Tuesday’s hearing. He had been served the new indictment earlier in the day, Lunsford said.

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Politics shooting Texas

Muslim Hater Pamela Geller Compares Herself to Rosa Parks – Video

I’m sure you’ve all heard of the brilliant idea a conservative group had, to hold a contest for people wishing to draw the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. Of course this was a dumb and insensitive to the entire Muslim community who say its disrespectful to portray their leader in any disparaging way, and the drawing contest idea had disaster written all over it from the very onset.

Thinking that their religious leader was being discredited by the group, two Muslim men went to Texas intent of killing as much people as possible.

In the end, the two men were both shot and killed. And American civilian casualties were at a minimum, and today the terrorist group ISIS claimed responsibility for the men’s action.

We would think that the organizer of this event would have had a chance to reflect on what happened over the last couple of days, and maybe she’d want to set the record straight. But instead, Pamela Geller went on Fox News and double down on the hate and what she thought was a great idea. And in the process, she even found time to compare herself to Rosa Parks.

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Entertainment

Jimmy Fallon and Jake Black Perform – “More Than Words” – Video

This duo of Jimmy Fallon and Jake Black sounds just as good or even better… maybe, than the original. Fallon and Black grew out their hair and recreated the classic 1990’s hit “More Than Words” by Extreme. Judge for yourself.

Extreme – More than words

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Featured

This Man Was Stuck In a Basketball Rim in Seattle – PICs

It took Seattle police several hours to get a man out of a basketball rim. According to reports, the man, wielding a hammer, is believed to have climbed into the net during Mayday celebrations on Friday.

Officer Drew Fowler said Monday the man was not booked into jail but sent to a hospital for a mental health evaluation.

News helicopter video showed him hanging upside down from the rim, sometimes by just one foot, as he waved the hammer around. It took several officers to get him down, helped by a firefighter who climbed a ladder to cut the net.

The police department wrote on its Twitter feed it was considering citing the man for destruction of property — “or at least goal-tending.”

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Relationships Sports

It’s Over for Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn

Hey ladies, Tiger Woods is back on the market… not sure if he ever left, but…

LindseyVonn and Tiger Woods call it quits | Fox News

Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and golfing beau Tiger Woods have played their final round.

They announced their breakup Sunday, citing the “hectic lives” that keep them apart for long stretches of time.

“After nearly three years together, Tiger and I have mutually decided to end our relationship,” Vonn told fans on Facebook.

“I will always cherish the memories that we’ve created together. Unfortunately, we both lead incredibly hectic lives that force us to spend a majority of our time apart.”

She put the best spin possible on the breakup: “I will always admire and respect Tiger. He and his beautiful family will always hold a special place in my heart.”

Woods posted a very similar message on his Web site.

“Lindsey and I have mutually decided to stop dating,” he wrote.

“I have great admiration, respect and love for Lindsey and I’ll always cherish our time together. She has been amazing with Sam and Charlie and my entire family.”

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Carly Fiorina Politics

Carly Fiorina Announces – “Yes, I am running for president”

 

Speaking to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Carly Fiorina, the GOP’s female version of Mitt Romney, announced that she is in fact running for president in 2016. And the occupants in the GOP clown car increased by 1.

“Yes, I am running for president,” she said on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” where she made the announcement to host George Stephanopoulos. “I think I’m the best person for the job because I understand how the economy actually works. I understand the world, who’s in it, how the world works.”

“I understand bureaucracies, and that’s what our federal government has become — a giant, bloated, unaccountable, corrupt bureaucracy,” she said. “I understand technology, which is a tool both to re-imagine government to re-engage citizens in the process of government, and I understand executive decision-making, which is making a tough call in a tough time with high stakes for which you’re prepared to be accountable.”

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