What If a known liar tells you that the sky is falling, would you look up to verify?
What if he tells you that on the President Obama’s watch we have lost jobs. Would you believe him or would you check the recorded facts showing that under this president we have gained almost 10 million jobs so far?
And what if that same liar told you that he believes Chris Christie is telling the truth about Bridgegate? Would you believe him?
Those are some of the questions to ask yourself as you watch Mitt Romney in this recent interview on CNN.
A 59-year-old-woman was executed by lethal injection Wednesday in Texas amid controversy over whether lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment.
Suzanne Basso is the 14th woman put to death since capital punishment resumed in 1976; nearly 1,400 men have been put to death. There are approximately 60 women currently on death row in the U.S
Basso was sentenced to death in 1998 for killing a mentally disabled man after prosecutors argued she lured the man to Texas from New Jersey with the promise of marriage. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stop her scheduled execution.
The state of Texas used a single drug rather than a three-drug cocktail that was used up until 2012, when export bans by drug manufacturers created massive shortages of the drugs. A report by The Guardian found that executions using the new method take on average twice as long as they did with the old method.
A California highway patrol officer handcuffed and detained a firefighter who was treating car crash victims last night after he refused to stop the rescue to move his truck.
The men had both responded to a car crash where a sedan had flipped over a concrete divider on the I-805. When Jacob Gregoir, a firefighter for more than 12 years, arrived at the scene, he parked his firetruck behind the ambulance to provide protection for the emergency responders — something the Chula Vista fire chief said fire crews are trained to do.
But the cop, apparently trying to clear the highway’s fast lane, asked firefighters to move their trucks.
The CHP officer, whose name has not been released, told firefighter/engineer Jacob Gregoire to move the engine out of the traffic lane or he would be arrested, Hanneman said. He said Gregoire, who was checking the overturned car for any additional victims, answered that he’d have to check with his captain.
Instead, directly in front of CBS news cameras, the cop decided to handcuff Gregoire and detained him in the back of a squad car for approximately half an hour.
“To detain one of our firefighters in the middle of an incident is ridiculous,” Chula Vista Fire Chief Dave Hanneman told CBS.
Supervisors from both agencies had to be called to intervene and Gregoire was eventually released without charges — probably a wise move on the highway patrol’s part.
In 2008, a police officer was fined $18,000 after he arrested a firefighter who also refused to move his firetruck during a highway rescue.
Speaker John A. Boehner should lose his gavel if he pursues immigration this year, a prominent tea party Republican said in an interview with CQ Roll Call on Tuesday.
“I think it should cost him his speakership,” Rep. Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho warned, if Boehner puts an immigration overhaul on the floor.
But even if Boehner shelves immigration, Labrador said, the party needs new leadership — and the two-term lawmaker is not ruling out a run for leadership himself.
“There is a hunger in the conference for bold, visionary leaders, and this is not just conservatives — you talk to more middle-of-the-road members of the conference, they’re kind of frustrated with the direction of this leadership, and they’re looking for ways to change that,” he said.
Labrador, who was part of a failed coup attempt in 2013, has made a name for himself inside and outside the Republican Conference by pushing Boehner and other Republican leaders to embrace a new brand of conservatism.
“I think you’re going to see some changes here in the House over the next year,” he said. “I think that this is an opportunity for whoever wants to run for leadership to show that they have a clear vision for America.”
Labrador said the new GOP leadership in the 114th Congress could include members currently in leadership, particularly Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia, with whom Labrador has a strong working relationship.
Recently, there was a report detailing how the abortion rate under President Obama is at its lowest level in three decades. By itself, that is very impressive. But when you look at the rate of decline under both Democratic and Republican presidents, you have no choice but to come to the following conclusion – Republicans just talk the talk. It takes a Democrat to actually deliver.
This chart shows the rate of decline in abortions since the Reagan administration. Republicans would come with their dumb talking points about Mr. Obama, and if you listen or believe them, they would even tell you that the President’s wish is for the entire country to head to the clinic tomorrow and abort… something. But when you’re dealing with facts, there’s no argument.
Notice the rate of decline under both Reagan and Bush Sr. There was hardly any decline at -0.01%. Then there was a huge drop under Clinton at -16%. Bush W saw a moderate -8% in his eight years, and in the five years of the Obama administration, there is already a -14% decline. Combined, for the 18 years Republicans had the White House, there was a measly 8.01% reduction in Abortions. For the Democrats on the other hand, there is already a 30% decline, in only 13 years!
Since it was revealed that George Zimmerman was looking for someone to fight in what they labeled “a celebrity boxing match”, and since it was revealed that his fight will be verses DMX, people on twitter have engaged in a discussion asking, what exactly makes George Zimmerman a celebrity?
Apparently, people on Twitter can’t figure out the answer to that question, and they’re voicing their opinion.
Not cool that George Zimmerman is now a celebrity for Murdering someone’s child….sad
Though Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman became a household name for his aggressive smack-talk in a post-game interview with Erin Andrews, the NFL star, fresh off a Super Bowl win, shut down a Twitter troll with no more than a smile on Tuesday.
After Sherman tweeted some kind words to Super Bowl competitor and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, one angry Twitter user harassed Sherman online, calling him a “disingenuous punk” and “nasty scumbag.”
“Everyone who heard you dissing Manning before knows you don’t mean a damn word of this, you pathetic, disingenuous punk,” said user @SnBEternally in one tweet, following it up with two more tweets:
Take your phony praise and shove it up your drugged out ass, you worthless scumbag.
Seattle beat Denver, but you contributed nothing and got carted off with an injury. Karma’s a NASTY bitch, needle Dick! 😛
Sherman, who had been thanking his fans on Twitter, took a moment to respond to the troll, too:
Now this is how you fix an AC. I do this all the time.
There are supposed to be safety rules and regulations in place when doing certain jobs. And there are. But not all workers abide by those rules.
Here are some pictures showing the way some workers put their lives in danger to complete a day’s work.
OSHA will not be happy.
Apparently the only way to work under the vehicleSmoking around Flammable Gas? OkayI’m disappointed. I was looking for a third ladderWhat’s wrong with this picture? The chair shouldn’t be red,, that’s what!Now this is how you fix an AC. I do this all the time.No words. No wordsSecuring the worker by holding on to his pants. Yep.
The trial of a Florida man accused of shooting a black teenager begins today in a case that has drawn similarities to the George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin case.
Jordan Davis
Michael Dunn, 47, is charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder after police said a November 2012 dispute with a group of teenagers outside of a Jacksonville convenience store turned deadly.
Dunn and his fiancée stopped at a convenience store on their way home from a wedding reception and pulled up next to a sport utility vehicle where Jordan Davis, 17, was sitting with friends, according to police.
Authorities said one of the teens complied when Dunn told them to turn down their music, however, Davis told him to turn down the volume again.
Dunn, who had a concealed weapons permit, then allegedly pulled out his handgun and fired several shots into the vehicle, fatally striking Davis in the back and groin.
Police said Dunn told them he feared for his life. Dunn’s attorney said he saw a gun and fired in self defense.
The Republican Party keeps dropping these folks like a cat shedding its hair. Or is it these folks are dropping the Republican party like a bad habit?
I prefer the latter.
Former Nevada Lt. Gov. Sue Wagner said Tuesday that she recently left the Republican party.
“It’s grown so conservative and tea-party orientated and I just can’t buy into that,” Wagner told the Reno Gazette-Journal. “I’ve left the Republican Party and it’s left me, at the same time.”
Wagner reflected on a party that has changed over the past few years.
“I did it as a symbol, I guess, that I do not like the Republican Party and what they stand for today,” Wagner said. “I’ve been a Republican all my life. My dad was active (in the GOP) in the state of Maine where I was born. It was more of a moderate, liberal Republican Party.”
Wagner, who served from 1991 to 1995 as the first female lieutenant governor in Nevada, supports abortion rights. In 2010, she would not endorse Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle because of her “extreme” views on abortion.
Shaun White pulled out of the Olympic slopestyle contest Wednesday, about 24 hours after being banged up on a course that riders are criticizing as unduly harsh.
White issued a statement, saying that after much deliberation, he has decided to forgo the new snowboarding event and concentrate on halfpipe, where he will try for his third straight gold medal next week.
“With the practice runs I have taken, even after course modifications and watching fellow athletes get hurt, the potential risk of injury is a bit too much for me to gamble my other Olympics goals on,” White said.
Considered among the favorites of the new events on the Sochi Olympics schedule, White jammed his left wrist during practice Tuesday, and when he came off the slopestyle course, he called it “a little intimidating.”
CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) announced today that it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 CVS/pharmacy stores across the U.S. by October 1, 2014, making CVS/pharmacy the first national pharmacy chain to take this step in support of the health and well-being of its patients and customers.
“Ending the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products at CVS/pharmacy is the right thing for us to do for our customers and our company to help people on their path to better health,” said Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO, CVS Caremark. “Put simply, the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose.”
Merlo continued, “As the delivery of health care evolves with an emphasis on better health outcomes, reducing chronic disease and controlling costs, CVS Caremark is playing an expanded role in providing care through our pharmacists and nurse practitioners. The significant action we’re taking today by removing tobacco products from our retail shelves further distinguishes us in how we are serving our patients, clients and health care providers and better positions us for continued growth in the evolving health care marketplace.”
Smoking is the leading cause of premature disease and death in the United States with more than 480,000 deaths annually.
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