Seems there was a real life version of Beauty and the Beast going on in the 1970s... Pete Rose was the BEAST.  Guess there was a cryptic message to his nickname... "Charlie Hustle".. looks like he may have  hustled us all.

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Online story: "SANAA (Reuters) - A man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl was executed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday in front of hundreds of onlookers, witnesses said. * A policeman fired five bullets from an assault rifle into Muhammad al-Maghrabi, 41, as he lay with his hands handcuffed behind his back on a blanket on the ground in Sanaa's Tahrir Square, after a judge read out the death sentence." * Yahya al-Matari, the father of the girl, told reporters after the execution that he felt as if he had been reborn. "This is the first day in my life," he said. "I am relieved now."-- You know.. justice served IS justice.. Somebody post his in Carlton Gary's ... and any of his lawyers' offices..oh.. and especially the JUDGE's!

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Some smart(_*_) on Facebook has suggested that Trump supporters be drafted if we get into an all out war.. In a nut shell, WE won't have to be drafted..WE are ready to serve our country... now,  the smart(_*_)s, on the other hand, need to decide whether WE are to consider you FRIENDs or FOE!

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Listening to the battle of the richest men in the world in recent months because of the rise in stock prices since Trump's election adds such hypocritical aspects to the the rants about Trump not being their president

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Why are all Republicans being blasted about not getting things done, when it's only a handful of so-called Republicans that are gumming up things, and it's all 48 of the Democrats that are in a locked-arm protest against what the majority of voters want to Make America Great Again.

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Democrats are grumbling about needing "better" leadership before the 2018 mid-term elections. . personally, the Democrats need a better message or nothing else matters.

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Hey, Obama..you, too, Sean Penn ..when are you going down to Venezuela for a new, all smiles. hand-shaking photo-op with the Venezuelan despot?

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There's a list of the "Best States for Women".. Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, Michigan, Virginia, Georgia, and Kansas were the Top 10... Hmm.. Hey Hellary.. wanna know "What Happened"... nine of the 10 Best States for Women voted AGAINST you and FOR Trump... That's "what happened"!

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Saw a spectacle outside of Atty Mike Hostilo's Columbus office yesterday evening during rush hour..looked like every radio station in town had a "on location" van on site..Hmmm maybe chasing ambulances is too expensive or competitive, so he wanted to create a multi-car collision outside his office.

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You know, if I needed to take a brain supplement, why would I want to take one that gets it's main ingredient from jellyfish? I've never had a good experience involving a jellyfish.

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L-E story: "An official crucial to running Kenya's presidential election next week has been found tortured and killed, the electoral commission chairman said Monday, as concerns grew that the East African nation's vote again would face dangerous unrest." -- Hey, Obama.. why haven't you grabbed Jimmy Carter and gone to Kenya to monitor your family's country's election..

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Online headline/story: "Landowner’s Bill of Rights tested at Georgia Supreme Court *  A case that could have implications for how the government takes private property is being weighed by the Georgia Supreme Court. * The city has a duty to tax payers not to overpay, but is obligated to give “fair compensation” for anything it takes. " -- "duty ... NOT to overpay"? Let's see if we can tack on what Mayor Tom-LYING-son has authorized to overpay for enterprise and redevelopment properties on Cusseta Road and connecting streets?

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You know.. when property is assessed, there is no consideration for the costs the owner has to absorb in selling it.. selling costs can run from 6% to 10% (depending on residential/commercial) of a FMV determined by a willing buyer/seller. Property assessments should at least be reduced by such amounts.

 

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From the "look at us libs be generous.. but not enough to matter" department - L-E story: "George Clooney’s foundation is planning to open seven public schools for Syrian refugee children. * The Clooney Foundation for Justice announced a new partnership Monday with Google, HP and UNI-CEF to provide education for more than 3,000 refugee children in Lebanon. * George and Amal Clooney said in a statement Monday that the foundation’s commitment of more than $2 million toward education for Syrian refugees aims to prevent thousands of young people from becoming “a lost generation.” -- Hmmm $2,000,000.00 ,, though not piffling.. hardly enough to keep a generation from getting "lost".. For 3,000 children, that's $666.66 per child.. ,,hmmm.. that's a lot of 6's.. like it's said.. "the DEVIL is in the details"

 

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L-E headline: "Property tax appeals lead to longer assessor’s hours" -- Good grief.. now we're gonna hear Mayor Tom-LYING-son complain that overtime pay is the reason she can't balance the budget, and she needs to raise property taxes even more.