From a fellow BCer, and not likely to run in the L-E:

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Online story: "In 2004, Isaac Turnbaugh of Vermont was acquitted of killing his coworker. Police say he recently contacted them, however, and confessed to the murder. But there's not much they can do. * Some might call it an outrage, but he's protected under a basic Fifth Amendment concept better known as "double jeopardy," and prosecutors say their hands are tied." -- Bet this will become a movie. Hmmm, a good title would probably be, "The Casey Anthony Story...the Prequel". I do hope this story is stamped into the wall of every member of Turnbaugh's jury panel, and that the DA who prosecuted it is up for re-election this year.
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Online headlines/story: "GOP Congressman Uses Racial Slur To Describe Obama * Doug Lamborn, Colorado Congressman, Refers To Obama Dealings As Being Stuck To A ‘Tar Baby' " -- One source says, "The term "tar baby," with origins that stretch back to an 1881 Uncle Remus story from writer Joel Chandler Harris, can be used to imply that a situation is difficult to solve". North Carolina, the Tarheel State, got its 'name' from a British officer who stated the stalwart defense of the NC militia indicated that the militia men must have had 'tar on their heels' because they stuck so firmly in their positions, but in more recent history, the term has developed more derogatory connotations related to describing African Americans. Only in the minds of the media and mentally crippled does such a use of a historical term mean it's a racial slur.
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Online quote source: ""Pain prompts us to change behavior that is destructive to ourselves or to others. Pain can be a highly effective instructor." - Tony Dungy (successful head coach) -- Another bit of wisdom that you won't see hanging behind a school superintendent's nor a psychiatrist's desk nor in a jury room where a heinous felon's future is being discussed. Things need to change.
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Donald Trump was on the radio yesterday, and something that made my law drop. I'd known about the $2 BILLION potUS O'Blather had given to Brazil for oil drilling (to benefit George Soros' interests), but yesterday I learned that if an American citizen buys a personal/corporate jet from a Brazilian maker, he gets more than a million dollar$ in US income tax credits. This is wrong.
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Jay Leno nailed it Tuesday night. He said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D&D, NY came out after the debt ceiling deal avowing it's now time to move job creation to 'the front burner'. Leno then parsed it well when he said, "The only time these guys are concerned about our jobs is when they are about to lose theirs." -- Well said.
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Let's face it, if the Republicans agree to a bill that potUS O'Blather is willing to sign, then the bill is a waste of our time and money.
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potUS O'Blather says 'jobs' are the first thing he thinks about in the morning and the last thing he thinks about before going to bed at noght. Maybe he needs to think about them during working hours.
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Sen Chuck Schumer, D&D, NY also said, 'creating jobs is the Democrats strong point'. First I snickered, but when you think about the D&D performances in every other aspect, you have to agree with him ...to a point.
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Online headline: "Alabama County Could File For Biggest U.S. Municipality Bankruptcy Ever" -- Finally! Finally a category that Alabama is not 48th, 49th, or 50th in. Of course it will be a short lived opportunity to proclaim, "We're # 1" as California has many teetering on it as we speak.
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L-E headline: "Most Phenix City schools make adequate yearly progress" -- Hmmmm, wonder how much Columbus students are charged to go to Phenix City schools?
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L-E story: "(Dewayne) Chapman, charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of drug related objects and two weapons violations, pleaded guilty to all charges. Senior Judge Michael Cielinski, however, doesn’t have the authority to dispose of those cases." -- Why is it, that in cases where the accused plead guilty in Recorders Court, that Recorders Court can't accept that plea as final, and just assign it to the DA's office for sentence recommendation to be sent to a Superior Court judge? Seems it would be a lot more efficient use of time and resources for the courts and the taxpayers.
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It was 102 in Columbus yesterday. Don't you know it would have been nice to visit one of the public pools.. ooops, they closed this past Sunday except for weekends.
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From the "how come" department - L-E headline: "Obama back in Chicago to resume fundraising " -- How come potUS O'Blather just doesn't ask his fellow DUMB&DUMBERats to donate that money to the government (instead of his next campaign) ? Seems to me, that money applied to reducing taxes would go a lot further towards him getting re-elected than trying to explain to the voters how all this has happened on his watch.. ???? What am I thinking and saying..never mind potUS O'Blather, keep up the 'good work'.
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From the L-E's "Looking back": Fifty years ago today, August 4, 1961 Negroes Arrested For Bus Incidents * Eight Negroes, six of them college students, were arrested in Columbus today on charges of refusing to move to the rear of a bus in three separate cases." -- A sober reminder of several things...how thing 'were', how things have changed, and why potUS O'Blather's father being called 'African' in the 'Race" area on O'Blather's supposed birth certifricate makes the document 'suspect' as to it having been filed in 1961.
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L-E headline/story: "Defense cuts may not be as deep as anticipated * The initial $350 billion cut calls for slicing that much money over 10 years not from the Pentagon alone but from a broader group of funds labeled “defense and security.” * That includes programs such as homeland security, border enforcement, foreign aid and even veterans’ benefits as potential targets." -- One more example of why Republican's need to read any bill presented by Harry Reid BEFORE they sign on to it!
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L-E headline/story: "GLAAD applauds ABC Family, CW for gay characters * The top score went to the Walt Disney Co.’s cable outlet ABC Family, which is targeted at viewers age 14 to 34 and features several series with gay characters, including “Pretty Little Liars” and “Greek.” CW earned the best score among any broadcaster, thanks to openly gay characters on shows such as “90210” and “Gossip Girl.” * One area of concern for GLAAD: the continuing lack of transgender characters on television. With a few exceptions — such as model Isis King on CW’s “America’s Next Top Model” — transgender people are seldom seen in programming. " -- You know, I'd be more tolerant of shows that we made to be informative, but the shows that are being 'highlighted' are shows geared at our children and are presented as 'normal' (even 'superior') rather than as, at a minimum, 'alternative' lifestyles.
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L-E Business section headline: "Budweiser can gets makeover to aid sales " * "ECONOMY GOING NOWHERE" * "Unemployment rises in nearly all U.S. cities" * "Service firms expand at slowest pace in 17 months " * "Factory orders dropped 0.8 percent in June " * "Global airline profits hit by sky-high fuel costs " -- Makes potUS O'Blather's claim of thinking about jobs, and Chuck Schumer's vow to move 'jobs' to the front burner sorta shallow and secondary agenda.
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