Author: Ezra Grant

I'm just tired of the lies and nonsense coming from the GOP, so this is my little contribution to combat the nonsense!

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LOL – Rand Paul Thinks He’s The Only Republican Than Can Appeal To Minorities

Welcome to the continuation of the Republican clown show. Rand Paul is doing his part. He is a very funny Republican!

In an interview with Politico released Tuesday morning, Republican Sen. Rand Paul is about as forthright as he’s been about wanting to run for president in 2016. “The country’s a mess, and I think there needs to be a program that Republicans put forward, and also there needs to be a messenger who can actually win,” he told Politico, which caught up with him on a political swing through Texas earlier this month. “And I’m concerned that if we put forward the same sort of candidate again, that we won’t be successful.” The candidate Republicans need, Paul reasons, is Paul. He’s the only one who can appeal to minorities.

 While Paul’s buddy in the Senate, Ted Cruz, has completely derailed immigration reform, Paul is willing to address it. Politico reports that to a crowd of self-described Cruz and Sarah Palin fans at the Harris County GOP dinner in Houston, Paul said explicitly,

Texas is going to be a Democrat state within 10 years if we don’t change. That means we evolve. It doesn’t mean we give up on what we believe in, but it means we have to be a welcoming party. What I’ll continue to say, and it’s not an exact policy prescription, … but if you want to work and you want a job and you want to be part of America, we’ll find a place for you.

Paul doesn’t support the bipartisan Gang of Eight immigration bill that’s currently stalled in Congress, but he does approve of reform that goes beyond border control. He’s taking cues straight from Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus here. In the RNC’s “autopsy report” from the 2012 election, Priebus didn’t offer a specific policy prescription for immigration reform, but he made it clear that change needs to happen to appeal to Latino voters. Paul noted to Politico,

I think that our message … has great appeal if you are part of any kind of group that’s ever been mistreated in history. That could be African-Americans, Jewish-Americans, Japanese-Americans, all of which, at times in our history, haven’t been treated as they should be.

It’s interesting that this is the angle Paul is pushing, considering he had to fire one of his top aides last year for being less than racially sensitive. Paul’s aide Jack Hunter was a shock jock radio host who espoused neo-Confederate views on air into the mid 2000s. He once suggested that John Wilkes Booth’s “heart was in the right place” when he shot President Lincoln.
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George Zimmerman Does Second Interview – Insists He’s The Victim

George Zimmerman has said he ‘absolutely’ believes that he is a victim of the fallout following his fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.

In his second TV interview in a matter of days, Zimmerman also compared himself to ‘all our fallen soldiers’ as he claimed his trail for second-degree murder and manslaughter had been unjust and the result of political pressure.

‘I feel the people in power, like [Florida] Gov. Scott, cowered to political pressure and shredded the Constitution, and spit in the face of all our fallen soldiers, and went through with a malicious prosecution, simply for political pressure,’ said Zimmerman.

The interview, conducted with Fusion TV’s Derrick Ashong, will air in its entirety on Tuesday evening and in it Zimmerman protests that he has never been racist and that he is living ‘the most Christlike that I can.’

He also told Ashong that he had nothing to say to Trayvon Martin’s parents ‘because of the ongoing civil rights violation investigation by the Department of Justice, I wouldn’t say anything to them.’

As well as denying being a racist, Zimmerman claimed he didn’t understand why people are so animated about the racial component of his case.

When asked if the races involved in his case had been reversed, he said he believed that the outcome of the trail would have been identical.

Zimmerman also spoke about his attempts to sell paintings as a means of supporting himself and he was forced to deny that he was profiting off the tragic loss of another person’s life.

‘I try to move on with my life and just live the most Christlike that I can,’ he said. ‘I’m $2.5 million in debt, so I have to do something to earn a living and keep a roof over my head,’ he said.

Ashong also asked Zimmerman if he ever thought he might be able to have anything resembling a normal life.

‘I hate to sound jaded by what’s happened, but in all sincerity I plan for the worst and hope for the best,’ said Zimmerman. ‘Whatever it is, I hope that God loves me and uses me for whatever he has planned.’

On the same day that that interview is being televised, it has been reported that Zimmerman has been forced to flee Miami after being chased by a crowd and that there is a $10,000 bounty on his head.

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Jimmy Fallon and Will Smith Shows The Evolution of Hip Hop Dancing

Fallen also showed the ‘evolution of mom dancing‘ with the First Lady,  Michelle Obama. In his first show hosting The Tonight Show in New York, Fallon and Smith bust the move.

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Michael Dunn Compares Himself to a Rape Victim

It’s amazing that the two men who committed murder and got away with it, now consider themselves “victims.”

George Zimmerman went on CNN over the weekend, lamenting that he is homeless and broke since murdering Trayvon Martin, calling himself a victim. And now this: newly released audio from Michael Dunn – the man who was not convicted of murdering Jordan Davis – reveals the chilling voice of the cold blooded killer telling his fiancée Rhonda Rouer that he too is a victim.

I was the one that was being preyed upon and I fought back. It’s not quite the same but it made me think of like the old TV shows and movies where like how the police used to think when a chick got raped going, “Oh, it’s her fault because of the way she dressed.” I’m like, “So it’s my fault (laughing) because I asked them to turn their music down. I got attacked and I fought back because I didn’t want to be a victim and now I’m in trouble. I refused to be a victim and now I’m incarcerated.”

“I’m the f*** victim here,” he said, laughing, during one of the phone calls. “I was the one who was victimized … I’m the victor, but I was the victim too.”

Dunn was convicted over the weekend of three counts if attempted murder for the three guys he missed when he fired 10 rounds into their car. Three of those rounds hit and killed Jordan Davis, but apparently that was okay, because the jury couldn’t decide if the dead body meant a wrong act was done.

In previous releases, Dunn wrote that more people should do what he did, claiming that if more people killed blacks and Latinos, these two minority groups would change their ways for the positive.

“This jail is full of blacks and they all act like thugs,” read one such letter. “This may sound a bit radical, but if more people would arm themselves and kill these f**king idiots when they’re threatening you, eventually they may take the hint and change their behavior.”

Court hearings to determine Dunn’s sentencing for the attempted murder convictions will he held in March.

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Joe The Plumber Is Now a Member Of A Union

What do you expect? When it is not affecting them, they’re against it. But when it is benefiting them, they’re all for it.

That is the awkward situation “Joe the Plumber” finds himself in, as he explains on his Facebook page that he, a proud union bashing Conservative, is now a member of the UAW Union.

“In order to work for Chrysler, you are required to join the Union, in this case UAW. There’s no choice – it’s a union shop – the employees voted to have it that way and in America that’s the way it is,” he wrote.

“I had three days of orientation, and now I’m “on the job” over here at Chrysler and on Day 4, I’m outside on a break smoking a cigarette and right on cue – some guy calls me a ‘teabagger,’” he said.

He said the man called himself a “journeyman,” and then quickly walked away.

“I asked him if he recognizes the training we receive in the military in the trades as legitimate, but he didn’t seem interested in a serious discussion and just rushed off…” Mr. Wurzelbacher said. Mr. Wurzelbacher has said that he learned plumbing in the Air Force.

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And Now This – Man Guns Down 15 Year Old Girl in Arkensas

Adrian Broadway

An Arkansas man is facing first degree murder charges after he allegedly shot a 15-year-old girl to death over the weekend because she was participating in a prank on his 16-year-old son.

Shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, Little Rock Police responded to the Kum & Go gas station after a call about a shooting, according to KARK. Officers found a white Hyundai Sonata with bullet holes, broken glass, and four teens between the ages of 14 and 18.

A 15-year-old girl who was inside the car was identified as Adrian Broadway. She later died from a gunshot wound after being taken to nearby hospital. The car’s 18-year-old driver, Dshone Nelson, suffered minor injuries from broken glass.

The surviving teen victims reportedly told police that they had attempted to prank 48-year-old Willie Noble’s son by covering his car in eggs and leaves, KTHV reported.

Willie Noble

“Apparently Mr. Noble’s teenage son had done a prank on some of the kids that were inside the vehicle on Halloween Night,” Lieutenant Sidney Allen explained. “As a result they were doing a retaliation prank and it ultimately had deadly results.”

After the shooting, the driver attempted to flee the scene to get help.

“It was a joke. We was friends, we was gonna come over there and clean it up,” 16-year-old Kortazha Williams, who was in the car, told KTHV. “It was supposed to be a prank; we were supposed to get up right now, and we were supposed to laugh.”

Adrian Broadway’s family and friends gathered at for a candlelight vigil on Sunday night at Benny Craig Park.

Noble was charged first degree murder, committing a terrorist act, and five counts of aggravated assault.

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Republicans Will Not Implement Big Policies This Year

As if they have implemented big policies before in recent memory.

After a tumultuous week of party infighting and leadership stumbles, congressional Republicans are focused on calming their divided ranks in the months ahead, mostly by touting proposals that have wide backing within the GOP and shelving any big-ticket legislation for the rest of the year.

Comprehensive immigration reform, tax reform, tweaks to the federal health-care law — bipartisan deals on each are probably dead in the water for the rest of this Congress.

“We don’t have 218 votes in the House for the big issues, so what else are we going to do?” said Rep. Devin Nunes (Calif.), an ally of House Speaker John A. Boehner (Ohio). “We can do a few things on immigration and work on our principles, but in terms of real legislating, we’re unable to get in a good negotiating position.”

Added Frank Luntz, a Republican pollster who works closely with party leaders: “It is an acknowledgment of where they stand, where nothing can happen in divided government so we may essentially have the status quo. Significant immigration reform and fundamental tax reform are probably not going to happen.”

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Republican Ad – Mitch McConnell “Looks and Fight Like a Turtle” – Video

What has the world come to when Republicans running for Congress compare their fearless leader in the Senate to a turtle? I’d say things are moving along just as plan, but, what do I know?

This Republican from Texas is mounting a challenge against Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn. His name is Dwyane Stovall and in an ad attacking Cornyn, Stovall also mentioned the man who would be his boss if he is successful in defeating Cornyn – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. In a Texas county’s Tea Party Straw Poll, Stovall is presently leading Cornyn by a huge margin for the seat.

Now, this statement is usually made by a number of liberal comedians, but hearing Stovall compare Mitch McConnell to a turtle brings a warmth the heart.

It’s cold outside. Here’s a heart-warmer.

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A Near Hit – Massive Asteroid Goes By Earth Tonight

An asteroid with an estimated diameter of three football fields is expected to zoom by Earth late Monday, missing our home by about that distance.

It’ll travel at some 27,000 miles per hour and make its closest approach starting at 9 p.m. ET.

Folks can watch the flyby on Slooh.com, which tracks potentially hazardous objects.

The asteroid comes just about a year after a relatively small asteroid blew up over Russia. The roughly 60-foot space rock plunged into Earth’s atmosphere and exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk with the force of about 30 early nuclear bombs.

The blast left more than 1,500 injured, mostly by glass from shattered windows, and raised concerns about humanity’s vulnerability to stray asteroids.

“On a practical level, a previously unknown, undiscovered asteroid seems to hit our planet and cause damage or injury once a century or so, as we witnessed on June 20, 1908, and February 15, 2013,” said Bob Berman, Slooh host and astronomer.

He added: “Every few centuries, an even more massive asteroid strikes us — fortunately usually impacting in an ocean or wasteland such as Antarctica.

“But the ongoing threat, and the fact that biosphere-altering events remain a real if small annual possibility, suggests that discovering and tracking all NEOs (near-Earth objects), as well as setting up contingency plans for deflecting them on short notice should the need arise, would be a wise use of resources

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Pat Robertson Advised Caller Not to Tell Wife about Past Transsexual Relationship

A caller had a problem and needed to talk to someone. He chose Pat Robertson and explained his problem when he was forwarded through to the man with all the answers.

“Before I met my wife, I fell in love with a beautiful woman and had a relationship for six months. We broke up after she told me she was transsexual.”

“What should I do?”

What should I do. A question from a caller to the Pat Robertson program on the 700 Club. The caller was apparently so bothered by his past deed and needed to know if he should tell his wife.  What would be the advice from the great Pat Robertson?

“What you should do is keep your mouth shut! That’s real simple. You know, all of us did stuff before we were married, but you don’t parade out all your girlfriends or your boyfriends or your sexual encounters or whatever you did. You just don’t do it.”

“You come to Jesus, he had forgiven you. That’s the old life, now you’ve turned the page.”

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Snake Handling Pastor Killed By… Snake

A “snake-handling preacher” who believed that he was following a Biblical command by picking up snakes has died after being bitten.

Jamie Coots, star of an American reality television show Snake Salvation, which profiled Pentecostal snake-handling pastors, died at his home in Kentucky after refusing to go to hospital.

Coots had been bitten nine times before, losing part of his finger in the process.

“It’s a victory to God’s people that the Lord seen fit to bring me through it,” he said the day after a previous bite, in 1998.

Coots was killed by a rattlesnake, dying less than an hour after he ordered doctors away from his home. Followers of his sect frequently refuse mainstream medical care.

And his church was the site of a previous fatal snake bite in August 1995.

Melinda Brown, 28, from Tennessee, died after she was bitten on the arm by a large rattlesnake.

After her death, police considered charging Coots with violating Kentucky’s law against handling snakes in church, but a judge said Coots should not be prosecuted for practicing his faith. Kentucky banned handing poisonous snakes in religious services in 1940, but serious attempts to enforce the law ended decades ago because of reluctance by authorities to prosecute people for their religious beliefs.

Brown’s husband, John Wayne “Punkin” Brown, 34, later died after being bitten by another rattlesnake in church in Alabama.

Followers of the Pentecostal sect – the majority of whom live in the Appalachian states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia.

In a practice begun around 1910, they say they are compelled by Scripture, particularly Mark 16:17-18 in the King James Version, to pick up serpents.

In this Gospel account, it reads: “In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

Followers of the strict interpretation will adhere to rigid dress codes – ankle-length dresses and uncut hair for women, short hair and long-sleeved shirts for the men – and occasionally drink poisons.

Last year Coots explained how snakes were the cornerstone of his faith.

“We use them in religious ceremonies and I believe as for me, if I don’t have them there to use I’m not obeying the word of God,” Coots said.

He described himself as a third-generation snake handler, and said he hoped to pass the church on to his son, Cody.

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Jennifer Rubin Claims George Bush is Saving The Economy – Video

So, according to this right winged talking head, Bush and his disastrous policies didn’t contribute to the massive economic crisis we’re now getting out of, Rubin in this Fox News interview actually think and was brave enough to say that Bush saved us from the second great depression.

RUBIN: Well, I think we were, but I don’t think it was the stimulus that did it. The measures taken by President Bush and Chairman Bernanke and our then Treasury Secretary Paulson, which put together a series of banking measures to keep the economy liquid. There’s a very good argument that those measures saved us.

There’s virtually no argument that says that the stimulus worked and frankly the idea that the stimulus would have a lasting impact if counter to the usual Keynesian arguments, which is the impact is right then and there. That was why we were supposed to have a recovery, because you get “shovel ready” jobs. That didn’t work out and now they have a new explanation that they’ll pay off sometime in the future. That’s a new one.

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