HuffPost story: "Three Americans, including a reporter for The Washington Post, appear to have been detained in Iran, the newspaper said Thursday. * The other two Americans, who have not yet been identified, work as freelance photojournalists." -- Good grief.. or,...as Forrest Gump might add, "Stupid is as stupid does." Hey... here's a win-win swap for everybody's good! The Mosqued man, Bleep Veep Biden-my-time, and Dingy Harry for ...no, and Iran can keep the 3 liberal reporters as well.

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HuffPost headline: "Elizabeth Warren Continues To Push Back On 2016 Rumors: 'No Means No' - Excuse me, but who actually wants Elizabeth Warren as a presidential candidate? The only thing I can surmise if that Hillewinsky is not the overwhelming choice of the DNC, and Bleep Veep Biden-my-time is not even a consideration.

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I'm about tired of the liberal rants about the Supreme Court's "Hobby Lobby" decision. You know, why is it that the most outspoken protestors aren't wondering why their mothers allowed them to be born? I also wonder if their mothers are wondering the same thing.

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Online story: "WUXI VILLAGE, China (AP) - The battle started when a government-hired crew tore down the metal cross atop the one-room church in this village surrounded by rice paddies last month. * The next day, a church member used his own welding torch to put it back. * A week later, the crew came back to remove the cross. * Once again, church members put it back up, now tattered and a little shorter. * The church has had its water and electricity cut off. * authorities have toppled - or threatened to topple - crosses at more than 130 churches. In a few cases, the government has even razed sanctuaries." -- Wonder how soon it will be before the Mosqued man sends in a team to study the Chinese government policies?

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Online story: "DARBY, Pa. (AP) - A doctor grazed by gunfire from a patient who had entered his office in a suburban hospital's psychiatric unit stopped him by returning fire with his own gun and injuring him, authorities said. * The patient, who had psychiatric problems, opened fire after entering the doctor's office with a caseworker Thursday afternoon, Whelan said. The caseworker was killed. * Investigators believe the doctor had his own gun and acted in self-defense, District Attorney Jack Whelan said." -- In a word.... "YES!". Now we have to keep our fingers crossed the US Attorney General Pric Holder doesn't step in and challenge any "stand your ground" PA laws.

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You know.. the most ardent supporters of raising the minimum wage are Democrats... particularly Democratic Party politicians. Now if Democratic Party politicians were really concerned about fair/living wages, they should be more focused on not causing inflation. Inflation devalues all wages.

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HuffPost story: "When star Eric Stonestreet joined HuffPost Live's Caitlyn Becker on Wednesday to discuss a series of videos he made for Swiffer, he talked with a fan about the show's impact and what it means to him. * "President Obama mentioned in an interview like three weeks ago, just casually, that Michelle and the kids watch Mitch and Cam and they're in tears," Stonestreet said. " -- Hmmm.. how come Where'sWaldObama knows what his wife and kids are watching but doesn't know what's going on at the IRS, the VA, the DOJ, Benghazi, or the Gaza Strip?

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Online story: " Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice received a two-game suspension from the NFL on Thursday following his offseason arrest for domestic violence" -- Hmmm ... wonder how long it will be before the NFL imposes personal foul penalties of "15 yards AND a two game suspension" for violence?

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Hey.. I know how we can help the Middle-East return to peace.. let's send Senator Diane Feinstein, D-CA, over there to initiate new and stiffer gun control laws! Shoot, every liberal knows that will work.

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HuffPost headline: "Terrifying new tyrannosaurus fact revealed * A series of footprints sparks a controversial new theory about how the prehistoric apex predators hunted their prey." -- Hmmm.. now I know to avoid a pack of T-Rexes the next time I take a walk in the woods. Wonder what piece of pertinent info will be knocked out of the Common Core curriculum so this tidbit can be included?

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HuffPost story: " President Barack Obama is tapping into growing misgivings about tax-driven overseas mergers by U.S. corporations, issuing a new call to end the practice quickly and questioning the patriotism and citizenship of those companies. * The push comes amid a developing trend by companies to reorganize with foreign entities partly to reduce their tax payments in the U.S." -- "questioning the patriotism and citizenship of those companies"? Good grief.. Where'sWaldObama created doubts of the authenticity of his own citizenship, refuses to allow states to require proof of citizenship for voters, wants the US to be under UN/World law, and now questions the citizenship of American companies? Who is this Mosqued man?

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Online headline/story: "Where’s the media outrage? Democratic senator’s daughter uses maneuver to avoid US corporate taxes * The latest case in point is Sen. Joe Manchin. But the West Virginia Democrat finds himself in the uncomfortable position of opposing what his own daughter did. * Manchin’s daughter is Heather Bresch, the CEO of a generic drug firm called Mylan that makes big bucks from Medicare and Medicaid. * Last week, the company announced that it was renouncing its status as an American company and would be incorporated in the Netherlands. In other words, it would still be a U.S. company and milk the U.S. market, but avoid a whole lot of taxes." -- You know.. the Mosqued man questions the citizenship and patriotism of American corporations in one speech, and will campaign for the Senator of another corporation he's just chastised. Who is this Mosqued man?

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Online headline/story: "Major Gun Manufacturer Taking $45 Million Investment, 300 Jobs to Tennessee Over Fear of Gun Control * Beretta U.S.A. Corp. announced on Tuesday that it plans to move its entire U.S. manufacturing operation from its current location in Accokeek, Maryland, to Gallatin, Tennessee, due to a fear of gun control legislation that may pass the Maryland Legislature in the future." -- I may just have a heart attack from ROFLMAO at the ineptness of this administration. Corporations are denouncing their "citizenship" to pay less exorbitant taxes, and moving to other states to avoid business... no, actually job-killing-legislation in Democratic Party controlled states.

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Online story: "An influential federal appeals court judge, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said Thursday that the nation's third lethal injection execution to go awry in six months underscores his call to bring back firing squads." -- Hmmm, I disagree with the judge about the executions "going awry" as they were successfully carried out, but.... BUT now we know why DHS is buying up all the ammo on the civilian market, and why Pric Holder is giving away our guns to Mexico...

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Online story: "MIAMI (AP) - A fungus carried by an invasive beetle from southeast Asia is felling trees across the Everglades, and experts have not found a way to stop the blight from spreading." -- Hmmm.. and guess what.. those beetles from southeast Asia are illegal aliens that weren't stopped from crossing our borders.

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From the "how does this happen" department - While 1000's of illegal minors are crossing our southern border at will, a group of Boy Scouts (all minors by requirements) from Iowa were stopped trying to cross back into Alaska from Canada by US border guards.. and at gunpoint as well. I guess our border patrol is skeptical of uniformed crossers armed with pocket/camping knives and valid US passports.

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HuffPost story: "Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday unveiled a new, highly anticipated proposal to fight poverty. * The big idea in Ryan's plan would be to consolidate most of the federal government's anti-poverty programs, such as food stamps and housing vouchers, into one program that states could oversee and coordinate more closely." -- Whoa... doesn't this sound exactly like the idea I mention for our Council to make the 6 "Public Safety LOST tax" grants to the groups that the programs they presented were to help eliminate teen pregnancy, truancy and delinquency? You know, to put them all in a room and come up with one "organization" with less administrative overhead?

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Online story: "SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has sent a team to Texas to assess whether a U.S. National Guard deployment would help to handle an immigration crisis at the Mexican border, White House officials told Reuters on Wednesday, having so far resisted Republican calls for such a move. * The officials said the federal team would study whether such a role would be useful and make recommendations upon its return. * "There's no foregone conclusion," another official said." -- Whoa! This is nothing but another delaying tactic.. Governor Perry.. do yo thing.. to hell with Mexico's objections to having soldiers there who will shoot back!

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It's almost ironic that minor illegal aliens can walk across our border from Mexico, but a fully trained, fully armed U.S.Marine can't.

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HuffPost headline: "Columbus Mayor to Democrats: Have Convention Here or Lose" -- Ooops, my bad,,, well, it did sound like a pompous claim Mayor Obamalinson would make.. and we will have a $244K bathroom on the tour route.... Of course, the fact is even if Ohio's 18 Electoral votes had gone to Romney, Where'sWaldObama would have won anyway, but what do facts mean to mainstream media?

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Online story: "The State Department's global database for issuing travel documents has crashed, resulting in major delays for potentially millions of people around the world waiting for U.S. passports and visas, officials said Wednesday." -- On the other hand.. maybe we can ground John Kerry before he does any further damage to out nation's world wide image.

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L-E headline: "What jihadists are doing in Syria and Iraq while Gaza grabs the headlines" -- Hmm, guess the Leftist-Enquirer doesn't like a story about a country standing up against terrorist from Muslim countries...and the country standing up against them is winning!

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LIV's L-E "soundoff": "The President may be inept, arrogant and in some ways corrupt. However. he is a vast improvement in all three departments over George W. Bush." -- You know.. ignorance is its own penalty .. yes, I agree Where'sWaldObama is more inept, more arrogant, and more corrupt than George W. Bush...

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Those legal ads ..the ones "fishing" for clients who have had mesothelioma or had a loved one die from birth control..you know the ones...well...maybe the FCC should require those ads to disclose how much a client might receive and how much the lawyers' cut will be.

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Online headline: "Feds spending $10 million to build robot companions for children" -- Ooops, my bad.. thought Where'sWaldObama was going to give one to each illegal alien minor in Central America to guide them through Mexico to our border.

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You know. Since Lois Lerner told the Congressional Committee that she was completely innocent, why doesn't she help prove that to Congress and America.... that she actually is willing to talk about her job and e-mails.. If she is as innocent as a new born baby, you'd think she would want to prove it.

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L-E story: "WASHINGTON — Six years ago the Social Security Administration embarked on an aggressive plan to replace outdated computer systems overwhelmed by a growing flood of disability claims. Nearly $300 million later, the new system is nowhere near ready and agency officials are struggling to salvage a project racked by delays and mismanagement, according to an internal report commissioned by the agency." -- Sounds like a clean up job for the OObamaCRAP programmers.. maybe even put Lois Lerner in charge of back-up files.. Good grief.. Where'sWaldObama is going to have more asterisks by his legacy than the rest of the presidents together.

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L-E headline: "U.S. airlines to resume flights to Israel" -- Oooops, my bad.. thought the Mosqued man was sending in help.

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It's nice to read about promotions within our school systems, but unfortunately, it seems the emphasis is on the job, not the opportunity.

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L-E headline/story: "Columbus High's Al Jones picked for two all-star games * Al Jones, Jr., will be playing in two national all-star games in August * ..the Perfect Game All-American Classic -- in San Diego (and)

the Under Armour All-American baseball game.. in Chicago. * (Jones) "is a 5-foot-10, 192-pound switch-hitter and has committed to Vanderbilt" -- Wow! While this is about a local student/athlete, it's world-wide in importance. Frank "Big Hurt" Thomas is not the only athletic role model that shines in Columbus, GA. To be the only one chosen for two different elite events...and this is on top of being recruited by Vanderbilt. This young man should be the poster child for all our high schools.

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L-E "headlie": "How did the Arizona execution go wrong?" -- DOH! It didn't! The (_*_) is dead, and forensic experts say what occurred was basically "normal" with all the hoops that states must jump through to carry out a death sentence. If libs are upset about, then they should support older, quicker methods... like hangings, firing squads and electric chairs. I'm not opposed to cyanide capsules either.

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L-E headline/story: "Project Rebound to host 8th Annual Hip Hop Summit * Event teaches youth how to use talents to benefit the community * This year’s summit will be a special tribute to the late Tupac Shakur, the famous actor and rapper killed in a 1996 drive-by shooting. * “We are analyzing Tupac Shakur’s impact on hip-hop because Tupac had many different sides to him,” said J. Aleem Hud, executive director of Project Rebound Inc. “Many people don’t realize that Tupac was also chairman of the New Afrikan Panther Party." -- Wow.. it does sound like Tupac has a lot to offer Columbus youth... NOT! A victim of drive-by shooting highlighted by an ED named Jihad Aleem Hud. Why are local charities and Council supporting this organization?