Online story: "The days of the death penalty in Nebraska are ending. *
Lawmakers repealed the death penalty on Wednesday with a 30-19 vote that
overrode the veto Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts signed on Tuesday. One week
earlier, lawmakers voted 32-15 to pass LB 268, which would replace the death
penalty with life without parole as the state's highest penalty. * The number of
death penalty states in the U.S. stands at 31 following Nebraska's repeal." --
Good grief.. well, when 1 door closes, another opens.. we should post signs in
high crime areas that if one uses a gun in a crime, his/her sentence will
included state banishment and a one-way bus/boat ticket to a state of his/her
choice that doesn't have the death penalty:
Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin or the Dist. of
Columbia.
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HuffPOOPOO story: Saudi Arabia's implementation of the death penalty has
skyrocketed this year, and rights groups are worried about the surge of capital
punishment under King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud. The nation killed its 88th
prisoner on Tuesday, which puts it on pace to nearly double last year's total
number of executions by the end of 2015, according to a tally by Agence France
Presse. * The 2015 total is high for Saudi Arabia, which along with China, Iran,
Iraq and the United States ranks among the countries with the most executions
each year. Amnesty International estimates the Saudi government executed at
least 90 people last year, while Agence France Presse counts 87 killed. The 2014
totals were also up from the preceding year, which recorded over 79 executions,
according to Amnesty. * Most of the executions this year have been carried out
under King Salman, who ascended to the throne after the death of former King
Abdullah in late January." -- Forget the bus tickets! One way flights directly
to Saudi Arabia for such criminals!
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You know, I firmly believe that any politician...any media
reporter/columnist that feels "more and stronger" gun laws will solve street
crimes has no clue on how to stop..even slow down..criminals.
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So Cleveland has settled with the DOJ because of excessive use of force by
the police..hmmm, has the DOJ ever settled with the Crips about their excessive
use of force?
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HuffPOOPOO "headlie": "Elizabeth Warren Is 'Mad As Hell,' And Wants You To
Be Too" -- Hmm.. I don't know about "mad" as hell, but I would buy into
"insane"..
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From above HuffPOOPOO story: "A conference attendee asked Sen. Warren, a
Massachusetts Democrat, a fairly straightforward question: Why isn't the
government, with interest rates so low and the country so obviously in need of
infrastructure and other investments, doing the common-sense thing, which would
be to borrow money at those low rates and invest? * Warren responded, "We are
not doing it because the people in Washington -- too many of the people in
Washington -- do not represent the folks who elected them. They represent the
rich and the powerful, who don't want their taxes raised," Warren said. "The
only way we get change is when enough people in this country say, 'I'm mad as
hell, and I'm fed up, and I'm not going to do this anymore.: -- Good grief.. how
do people like Warren get elected??? Who is going to loan money to a government
that prints its own and deflates the payback value of the dollars loaned?
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You know.. Elizabeth Warren has a jaded view on minimum wages to boot.. she
teaches one class at Harvard (she got based on her claim to be of Native
American heritage), and draws a purported salary between $430K.
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Senator Warren also has a liberals view on charity.. - between 2008 and
2011, her personal generosity. -yeah - on joint earnings averaging about
$850,000.00 averaged about .028 percent.. When she says "charity begins at
home.. she means..OUR homes!
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Online story: "Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is blaming his
own party for the rise of the Islamic State group. * The freshman senator from
Kentucky, who supports a smaller U.S. footprint in the world, says the GOP's
foreign policy hawks, in his words, "created these people." * Paul told MSNBC on
Wednesday that "ISIS exists and grew stronger" because Republican hawks
supported giving out arms in the region "indiscriminately" and many of those
weapons fell into the hands of the extremists." -- Obviously Paul thinks he's an
oak, but he's really only a product of an oak.. a nut. It's Obamageddon policy
that started with not keeping American "monitor" soldiers on the ground, and
Obamageddon's policies of arming..re-arming... and further re-arming of the
Iraqi soldiers which have fled battle scene after battle scene abandoning the
weapons/vehicles we supplied. The GOP "oak" needs to be shaken soon and get the
"nuts" out of it..
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HuffPOOPOO story: " A U.S. senator visiting Cuba said bipartisan support
was gaining in Congress to lift a ban on travel to Cuba and possibly also to end
the long economic embargo against the Communist-led island. * A four-person
Democratic delegation, including Senator Tom Udall, Senator Al Franken of
Minnesota, and Representatives Raul Grijalva of Arizona and John Larson of
Connecticut, came to Cuba while Washington and Havana work toward restoring
diplomatic relations. Negotiators for both sides met in Washington last week,
saying progress had been made toward the reopening of embassies after 54 years."
-- Damn liberals.. wanna bet whether any of the four started with a demand that
cop-killer Assata Sh(_*_)kur being extradited to the US is the first demand that
needs to be met?
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Online headline: "IRS believes hackers were Russians, sources say" --
Hmmm.. Russians? Well, only because IRS "lost" all the e-mails that show they
could blame Bush...what a pathetic excuse.. IRS was hacked because of IRS
incompetence!
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Online story: "The Clintons, already under scrutiny for accepting foreign
donations to their family foundation and keeping them secret from the Obama
administration while Hillary Clinton served as secretary of state, have received
money from another controversial source: the Federacion Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA). * Soccer’s governing body, which donated between
$50,001 and $100,000 to the Clinton Global Initiative and partnered with the
former president’s foundation on other projects, is entangled in an
international corruption investigation spearheaded by the U.S. Department of
Justice, which spans countries from Qatar and Russia to Switzerland and the
United States. * Bill Clinton served as the honorary chairman for the U.S. bid
committee, which promoted America as the best place to host the 2018 and 2022
World Cup events. * In 2014, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, set up by the
Qatar government to ensure a successful FIFA world cup, awarded the Clinton
Foundation between $250,000 and $500,000; the State of Qatar donated between $1
million and $5 million. * The money, according to the Clinton Foundation
website, is for “research and development for sustainable infrastructure at the
2022 FIFA World Cup to improve food security in Qatar, the Middle East, and
other arid and water-stressed regions throughout the world.” -- Can you imagine
Hillewinsky ever being a "soccer mom".. how about a "cookie baking mom"? We know
the answer to that..
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Oh, Hillewinsky is back in South Carolina..after nearly 8 years since she
left there with her tail tucked between her legs..... isn't that special....word
to the wise.. don't buy anything she's selling.. especially the "cookies"
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Online story: "A man was arrested on suspicion of starting a massive fire
late last year that destroyed an unfinished apartment building and damaged
adjacent office towers in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said Wednesday. *
Dawud Abdulwali, 56, of Los Angeles, was arrested Tuesday morning on a traffic
warrant and only later booked on suspicion of aggravated arson. * The arrest
culminated a six-month investigation involving the Los Angeles Fire Department,
the LAPD, and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. *
He was being held on more than $1 million bail. Authorities noted his name may
be an alias." -- "authorities noted his name may be an alias"? After 6 months of
investigation? Excuse me.. but how can bail be set when the "alleged"
perpetrator's true identity is not known after 6 months of investigation?
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Online story: "As if the cheating scandal and inequality among schools
weren't enough. Since the late 1970s, Atlanta Public Schools has failed to set
aside enough cash in its pension fund for thousands of current and retired
employees. That unfunded liability has now swelled to more than $530 million."
-- You have to wonder whether it was internal use of "New Math" or "Common Core
Math" that was used to calculate the pension funds...Hmmm.. bet if the APS
withdrew pension participation from those caught cheating, the pension would be
balanced again..but that ain't gonna happen..
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From above story: "Voters on Nov. 3 could decide whether the school
district should sell up to $400 million in pension obligation bonds. If
residents support the measure, APS plans to take on the debt in two $200 million
chunks. The first $200 million would allow school officials to pay down the
liability from a woeful 17 percent level to 50 percent level of funding. The
second half of the bonds would be sold at a later date and invested in the stock
market. " -- Whoa! At least the voters have a chance to reject this bond issue
as it will correspond with the General Election date, but how come liberals want
to invest in Wall Street issues, but not let Social Security do the same?
Hypocrites!
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From the above story, also: "If the plan works, APS could improve its
finances, help more kids graduate, and improve the caliber of teachers in
classrooms." -- And the alternative results will be "status quo"?
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Soapbox Moment: The reasoning above.. if you can associate school board
logic and reasonable.. is what we have in the MCSD.. This past SPLOST.. it
should have passed with a higher turnout than General Elections if the voters
really were behind the school board.. with 32,000 students, and 6,000 current
employees, there were upwards of 65,000 parents, teachers/spouse, plus retiree
employees who should have given overwhelming support if they thought the MCSD
was doing a great job.. less than 9000 bother to support the MCSD effort.. even
a November election date wouldn't have drawn many more support voters, which is
why the MCSD chose an alternate date. We need solid contact with our
representatives to get all SPLOST/LOST and local elections back on the General
Election date in November.
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Online story: "Tuesday night, the Muscogee County School Board gathered in
a called meeting to hear the administration explain the options. Superintendent
David Lewis plans to make his recommendation for the local governance option
during the board's June 8 work session, then the board would vote on the choice
during its June 15 meeting." -- Hmm.. June 15th.. that's going to be a
rip-roaring session.. hope the MCSB brings sleeping and snack bags to work.. Not
only is this being decided, but the tax increase Lewis want on property taxes is
also on the agenda..
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L-E story: "A boating company out of Dadeville, Ala., home of popular Lake
Martin, has purchased property on the Georgia side of Lake Harding and plans to
open a new marina before the end of June, complete with a restaurant,
convenience store, docks and fuel pumps. * Singleton Marine Group also will
refurbish an existing boat lot just off Georgia route 219 — also known as River
Road — to sell new and used watercraft and accessories" -- Interesting... please
note the HARRIS COUNTY address.. smart choice .. lower sales and property
taxes... yes.. developing the whitewater industry is paying off... NOT!
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A "get's it" L-E "soundoff": "When the cops were coming, I destroyed 10
kilos of heroin and meth plus 5,000 tabs of Ecstacy. But I surrendered 7 joints,
so I’ve been completely cooperative, just like Hillary with her emails." -- What
else can I say.... or add?
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Jonathan Gruber stupid LIV's L-E "soundoff": " Headline: “Driver ‘flips
bird’ then shoots at family.” Just another citizen exercising his Second
Amendment rights in the wonderful state of Georgia." -- Oh.. let's not forget
the 1st Amendment rights either.. of the "flipper" or this writer...
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Jonathan Gruber stupid liberal's L-E "soundoff": " I am so tired of the
whining babies complaining about once-a-week trash pickup. If the lazy wimps
would put everything that’s recyclable in the big blue bin, then they would only
need once-a-week pickup." -- I wish the L-E would print once-a-week advocates's
e-mail addresses.. bet most have a ".columbusga.com" trail to the mayor's
office. Even IF we went to once-a-week garbage pick-up, the savings per
household are only claimed to be $8.00 annually.. and that amount would be
quickly ingested into the operating costs, so, in effect.. we would be giving up
a pick-up date and no tax savings.. only in the "mind of minutia" is that
"good". Even "Common Core Math" backs this up.
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L-E's "Thought for Today": “Courage is the most important of all the
virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue
consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently
without courage.” — Maya Angelou (1928-2014)." -- Bet this was not quoted at
Clinton's inauguration nor even suggested to be on the walls of the Oval Office
with Obamageddon...
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L-E's "Late laughs": "HILLARY CLINTON’S Super PAC has reportedly been
struggling to raise money. It’s gotten so bad, they may have to start reaching
out to Americans. - Seth Meyers" -- Don't you love it when liberals turn on each
other.. don't you get depressed that it won't affect how liberals vote
anyway?
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L-E headline: "Legal dispute over MLK Bible, Nobel prize headed for
court-ordered mediation" -- Well, so much for the "apples" falling close to the
tree.. seems there's an awful lot of Christianity and Peace missing from this
equation.
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L-E e-edition headline/story: "(sic)Uptown Concet Seies concludes wit
depArture Friday night (Translation: Uptown Concert Series concludes with
Departure Friday night) * What is allowed and what is prohibited? Feel free to
bring lawn chairs and blankets. Food and beverage is allowed but no glass
containers or outside alcoholic beverages." -- Hmm so the sanctity of a family
event is sacrificed for the benefit of the area pubs and bars...but restaurants
be damned!
