HuffPost "Healthy Living" story: "Marijuana has long been used to effectively treat symptoms associated with HIV, such as chronic pain and weight loss. But a growing body of research suggests the plant may be able to stop the spread of the disease itself. * For 17 months, scientists administered a daily dose of THC, an active ingredient in cannabis, to monkeys infected with an animal form of the virus." -- Liberals will do.say anything to create "facts". I can see where dosing any animal, monkey of human would stop weight loss just by creating the "munchie syndrome" but what is "healthy living" about feeding cannabis and "munchies" to monkeys daily? Sounds more like the lab people have been running a parallel study. And where's PETA? I thought PETA was intensely against using animals in lab tests...

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Online story: "It's been so bitterly cold for so long in the Upper Midwest that the Great Lakes are almost completely covered with ice. The last time they came this close was in 1994, when 94 percent of the lakes' surface was frozen. * As of Friday, ice cover extended across 88 percent, according to the federal government's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor." -- Where's Algore? Why his "logic". the Great Lakes being 6 percentage points below record freeze-over could be extorted as "proof" of Global Warming.

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Online story: " More than a ton of illegal shark fins were seized from a vendor in San Francisco, state wildlife officials said Friday. * Michael Kwong, 42, of Kwong Yip Inc. was cited for having 2,138 pounds of the fins, which violates California's ban that went into effect in July, said Lt. Patrick Foy of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. * Possessing shark fins, selling or trading them is a misdemeanor under California's law" -- "misdemeanor"? Why do you have an animal abuse law against possessing "shark parts" that doesn't have "any teeth" in it. Me, I'm encouraged that it may be safer to go back into the ocean in the future.

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Is it just me or were the men's figure skating winners dressed in drag in protest to the Russian gay commentary?

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Online headline: "The White House Wants Obamacare To Be Your Valentine" -- Sorta like what Forrest Gump said about boxes of chocolates... "you never know what you're gonna get".

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Online headline: "Comcast-TWC Merger Worries, Outrages Consumers" -- Obviously this 'outrage" of consumers is contrived since the two companies did not compete against each other .

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Online story: "The White House's trade plans are on hold, at least for now, Vice President Joe Biden said Friday, in welcome news to many Democrats who oppose the sweeping deals. * Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has already said he opposes recently proposed legislation from former Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) that would grant that authority, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi rejected the Baucus-Camp proposal on Wednesday." -- Excuse me, buit has Biden, too, started to ignore the 10-ton GOP Elephant in the House?

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Online story: "Meredith Vieira is taking over as the substitute for Bob Costas during NBC's primetime coverage of the Olympics on Friday night, as Costas continues to recover from his eye infection." "eye infection"? Costas has something worse... an "I" infection.

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Online headline: "Feds Move To Fix Pot Shops' Banking Problems" -- Are the feds going to set the price of pot, too, or is the fed coming out about what's it's been smoking the last 5 years?

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Online story: "Congressional Democrats held a retreat this week seeking inspiration" -- "inspiration"? What the Democrats need to be "seeking" is DIRECTION... especially one that is not heading further downhill.

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Excuse me, but why do people without jobs, non-taxpayers on government entitlement payroll get to vote? No government paid person should get to vote in a race that involves people who determine their 'salaries' .

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Judas 00-Barnum is trying to blame the California drought on climate change. What's needed is a change of climate in the White House?

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Members of Congress at the Congressional Black Caucus National Day of Prayer prayed to End Poverty in America. -- Hmmm, how, by making everyone poor so no one is wealthy? God said to work hard and be rewarded for it. Wonder who the BCB prayed to?

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Finally, an event that Hillary's comment of "What difference does it make" is pertinent... Joe Biden tossing his hat into the primary ring.

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You know..if you make marajuana legal, and teens with fake IDs or older brothers/mules who will buy it for them will no longer frequent the 'street dealers', so don't you pretty much feel that 'street dealers' will pretty much start pushing cocaine/heroin ?

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Latest from the www.mydemocrats.org : "WIN A FREE TRIP TO D.C. TO MEET PRESIDENT OBAMA" -- Whoops... you have donate something by credit card before you can enter... doesn't sound very "free" to me. For that matter. it doesn't sound legal, either.

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You know... Shirley Temple Black recently died. Not only was she a childhood movie actress of reknown, she was an Ambassador for the US. You'd think somebody in the White House would have mentioned her service to America.

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L-E headline: "BENNING READIES FOR MORE STAFFING CUTS" -- Hmmm, bet the White House daily headline reads, "Military is completely ready for adverse contingents"

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You know, the lack of military preparedness depleted by the Clinton administration lead to 9-11-01. Judas 00-Barnum's military will be less prepared than Clinton's when he leaves office. Will there be a 9-11-16 facing America's next president? Ironically, it could be another Clinton.

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L-E's "Thought for Today": “We live by encouragement and die without it — slowly, sadly and angrily.” — Celeste Holm, American actress (1917-2012).-- Will someone please stop encouraging Judas 00-Barnum?

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L-E headline: "Utah could put Breathalyzer-type devices in bars" -- Hmmm... why... to see if the bartenders can sell customers 'one-more-for-the-road' before they drive off?

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L-E story: "Thousands of Muslims who tried to flee the violence in Central African Republic’s capital were turned back by peacekeepers Friday, as crowds of angry Christians shouted “we’re going to kill you all.” -- Hmmm, "angry Christians"? Must be holdovers from the Muslim-to-Christian conversions that haven't quite taken foot.

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From L-E commentary by associate "perfesser" at Lagrange Colige: Liberal TV MSNBC 'jernalist' Rachel Maddow wrote "wasn’t the Emancipation Proclamation an executive order?" -- Hmmm, actually it wasn't.. Contrary to the credit liberals give to the Emancipation Proclamation, said proclamation only freed slaves in the states that had already seceded from the nation. It didn't apply to border or Northern states.

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L-E story: "They call it the holy grail of ready-to-eat meals for soldiers: a pizza that can stay on the shelf for as long as three years and still remain good to eat." -- Hmmm, now, would you want to be the first soldier to test eat a pizza that had been sitting around for 3 years? How about testing them out in fraternity houses, first.

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