My granddaughter's Sunday School lesson was on Kindness...as we left church, we were talking with one of our Senior women members, and my granddaughter reached up and handed her a crayon picture of a rainbow she'd drawn in class, and said, "This is for you." The three of us adults were touched deeply by her sharing. Was so proud of her...A couple of hours later, my bride and I were playing with her in our front yard again. She wanted to "race" .. Of course, she "won"....we effused over her being so fast.. perhaps too much... then she asked to race again..we lined up and took off..all of a sudden, I was ahead of her, so I slowed down...instead of passing me, she slowed down some more..she was "letting me win"... what lessons we can learn about kindness from our grandchildren.
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Let's be honest...gun laws do not .. will not....work well when the jury/judicial system keeps putting violent criminals back on the streets.
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From the "most unfortunate headline wording" department - WTVM 9 headline: "Masterwork Ministry hosts drive to raise funds for sex trafficking" -- Good grief,,, how a pitiful choice of words an undermine wonderful deeds,, A better .. a lot more appropriate headline would/should have been, "Masterwork Ministry hosts drive to raise funds to combat sex trafficking".
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From the "when you talk about the man in the mirror" department - Online story: "Former Mexican president Vincente Fox was the mid-show guest on Friday’s episode of “Real Time With Bill Maher,” and right off the bat they discussed the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. And as far as Fox was concerned, the tragedy is a by-product of bigotry and racism, particularly the sort that comes out of Donald Trump’s Mouth. * Mentioning the “very sad event in Florida,” Fox said things like that happen “when you speak out of the white house this aggressive violent language, [when] you discriminate, when you’re a racist, that’s what you get.” -- Forget the Mexican mass graves, decapitated victims of drug lords, and mass hangings from bridges, in May 2005, a controversy arose over comments Fox made during a meeting with Texas business people in which he said, "There is no doubt that Mexicans, filled with dignity, willingness and ability to work, are doing jobs that not even blacks want to do there in the United States." This angered African-Americans in the United States, prompting many black leaders to demand an apology from Fox. Reverend Al Sharpton requested a formal apology from Fox to the African-American community and called for an economic boycott of Mexican products until an apology was received. Sharpton, along with many African-Americans felt that Fox's comments were insensitive and racist. Reverend Jesse Jackson, during a news conference concerning Fox's statement about African-Americans, said that he felt that the comments were, "unwitting, unnecessary and inappropriate," and added that "[Fox's] statement had the impact of being inciting and divisive."
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Online headline: "Melania Trump breaks precedent again, doesn't walk to Marine One with the president" -- Hmmm.. and mainscream media didn't blink an eye when the Obama's traveled in separate jets...
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From the "poll truth and nothing but the poll truth" department - Online headline/story: "New poll suggests a lot of people want Melania Trump to leave the president * According to Marist's latest poll, a significant amount of Americans feel the U.S. first lady should her husband. * More than one third (34 percent) of those surveyed believe the former model should end her marriage with President Trump over claims he had an affair with the porn star Stormy Daniels." -- Oh... based on the word of a publicity seeking "strumpet", 34% of liberals "polled" feel like convicting President Trump.. Let's see.. that means 66% think Davis is at best, a publicity seeking "strumpet".. Two things come to mind.. let's "poll" the 34% and see how many feel Hellary should have left Slick Willie after Monica produced "the blue dress"? Oh, and isn't the "strumpet" lucky we are not a country ofSharia laws.. otherwise she'd be stoned to death already.
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The key to successful gun laws is stringent death sentences for using guns in crimes. Mandatory death sentences in all but true self-defense moments, with sentencings carried out within weeks rather than decades.
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L-E headline: "Mill site would be private development — but you might be helping pay for it" -- As Gomer Pyle might exclaim, "Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.... NOT! When the Mayor gave her "good" and "bad" stories at the Chamber gathering, she didn't delve into the "UGLY".. Clint Eastwood should have been there to debate the empty chair when she left the stage.. Obviously, her supporters know more about economics and tax breaks than she feels she knows... while she sought to eliminate the Tax Freeze on all homeowners in Columbus, she pushed T.A.D.s to delight of her backers, as they already knew that the T.A.D. could be used to give them a "length of the T.A.D property tax freeze" on commercial property development. Additionally.... SADLY... 9 of the Councilors voted YES top approve this...
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From an "out-of-the-mind-of-minutia" ..LIV's "soundoff: "If the speed limits were lowered, the people would drive slower and many people would live longer." -- No, lowering speed limits would just create more speed traps and keep our police officers writing tickets rather than patrolling neighborhoods to keep them safe from those ignoring the existing gun laws.
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Another Uber-LIV's L-E "soundoff": "Donald Trump, forget the wall between the U.S. and Mexico. Build walls around our schools to protect our innocent children." -- Hmmm..and create "sanctuary schools" for MS 13 students?
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L-E story: "Free Mental Health Education Class The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Columbus is offering a free mental health education class-Peer-to-Peer. A free, 10-session educational program for adults who are looking to better understand their condition and journey toward recovery. " -- Hmmm... I'll bet this will be as successful as "quit smoking" sessions, and "prison rehabs".. Libs just eat-this-stuff-up.... and "Free"? Not hardly... you can count on it being paid for with other people's money...
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From the "culture shock" department - Sunday was Yoko Ono's birthday.. can you believe she is 85?.. Well, John Lennon would be 78 this year if he was still alive.
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L-E headline/story: "Columbus mom whose dead baby was eaten by bugs gets reduced sentence * (A) jury in 2013 convicted Jessica Shah of felony murder based on first-degree child cruelty, but three years later the Georgia Supreme Court overturned her conviction and sent the case back to Muscogee County Superior Court." -- And I guess the Supreme Court's definition for baby's death can be reduced to "inadvertently stopped breathing"..
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Know we hear that Cruz posted on Snapchat in 2016 tha he was trying to buy a gun.. The more we hear, the more obvious that the Parkland Sheriff and Obama administration were the culprits responsible for Cruz being out on the streets.
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From the "absolutely disgusting" department - Online headline: "Nikolas Cruz could plead guilty in Florida high school shooting to avert death penalty, lawyer says" -- Good grief.. how disgusting.. a lawyer teasing.. insulting.. the families of 17 dead people, and insulting the the whole justice system... The state of Florida should make sure the taxpayers DO NOT PAY a penny for Cruz.. seems he had money enough to buy guns.. I guess from converting the assets of his dead mother's estate, so this lawyer should just have settle for what's left of it.
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I tell you what.. I will support, well, at least LISTEN TO/ENTERTAIN, most any of the gun laws DIMocrats want to pass if they will include automatic death sentences for everyone who had a previous violent felon conviction who possesses a gun in commission of any crime, or shoots someone, fatally or not.
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Did watch some of the Olympics..I have to say I wasn't disappointed watching Lindsey Vonn drop off the medal board in the GS. I have a hard timed supporting US Olympic athletes who complain our country's leadership.
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From the "bet this is Alec Baldwin's next SNL skit" department - HuffPOOPOO headline/story: "Pilot forced to make emergency landing after fight breaks out over farting passenger * A flight traveling from Dubai to Amsterdam was forced to make an emergency landing after a fight erupted mid-air over a passenger who would reportedly not stop passing gas. * According to Dutch outlet De Telegraaf, the Transavia Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Vienna International Airport after two Dutch-Moroccan passengers began complaining to flight attendants about an older man's unrestrained flatulence." -- Bet the CEO felt a great deal of relief himself that this was not a flight in American airspace, or his company would be hit with multiple lawsuits involving age discrimination, and ADA issues.
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It's nice seeing TV ads from other industries than ambulance chasers and anti-depressant meds. When was the last time you saw a Captain D's ad. I guess American companies really see the Trump Tax Cut gives them more profits to not only boost their employees paychecks, but also the extra margins to spend money GROWING their businesses.
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That (_@_) Cruz in Parkland, FL passed a FBI background check to buy the rifle he used..since law enforcement had been called to disturbances at his home over 30 times, and had been expelled from that skill, why wasn't this info on his record (DOH! We know why!) so the FBI would know, but the real reason was the FBI was spending too much time trying to explain why it's going after Trump instead of Hellary, Holder, Lynch, and Obama.
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That Sheriff.. Scott Israel.. in Florida who's stridently calling for more gun controls should resign immediately or be recalled! Seems law enforcement was called out to the killers home over 30 times and not one arrest!
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Online headline: "Rick Scott says FBI director Wray should resign over Florida shooting" --Whatta political wus! Since 2010, there has been a stream of sheriff's deputies answering calls at the home of Cruz, yet not one arrest, nor any action by Mueller or Comey when they headed the FBI for those 6 years.
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From the "when self-serving is self-defeating" department - Online headline: "Baltimore County jury awards $37M to family of police shooting victim" -- Good grief.. wonder if the jury understands that "they have raided their own pantry", and many services they expect will not get funded?
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From the "why it's fully justified to rename a city" department - Online story: Cook County Jail officials said they plan to take action against several inmates who clapped for the man accused of fatally shooting a police commander. * The jail released video showing about five inmates clapping as accused cop killer Shomari Legghette walked into his court hearing on Thursday. * Those inmates were being held in a cell waiting to see a judge when Legghette walked by." -- Shicago... one of America's 3rd World (_@_)-holes.
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Online story: "The two Democratic candidates for governor ratcheted up pledges Thursday to back new firearm restrictions after a Florida gunman opened fire at a Florida high school in one of the deadliest school shootings in modern U.S. history. * Stacey Abrams, the former top Democrat in the Georgia House, said the shooting was a reminder that “the opportunity for America to protect lives from gun violence is clear. Let us pray and act swiftly, grieve and fix our broken laws.” * Her opponent, former state Rep. Stacey Evans, said the mass shooting “should shake every American.” -- I tell you what.. I will support, well, at least LISTEN TO/ENTERTAIN, most any of the gun laws DIMocrats want to pass if they will include automatic death sentences for everyone who had a previous violent felon conviction who possesses a gun in commission of any crime, or shoots someone, fatally or not.

 

https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-2018-democrats-ratchet-calls-for-gun-restrictions-after-florida-shooting/w07HplfwFFIQhX4Xun2e4L/
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From the "well said" department - Online headline/story: "Justice Clarence Thomas says he's 'worn down' with victimhood culture * Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said in a rare public appearance Thursday he’s exhausted with how everyone seems to consider themselves a victim these days. * “At some point, we’re going to be fatigued with everybody being the victim,” Thomas, the second African American to serve on the Supreme Court, said during an on-stage interview at the Library of Congress in Washington. * Thomas, a conservative appointed to the bench in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, recalled recently being with a young black woman in Kansas who told him, “I’m really tired of having to play the role of being black. I just want to go to school.” * “I just get worn down,” Thomas said. * The justice said his grandfather had a tough life but never considered himself a victim" -- Justice Thomas is spot on... and.. unfortunately, one of the worst proclaimed "victims" sits on the bench with him.. Justice Ginsburg ..
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From the "now we know who's waiting for someone to take her away, to the funny farm" department - Online headline: "Oprah says she's waiting to hear from God about 2020 run, after Joy Behar mocked Pence for listening to Jesus" -- Kathy Griffin may just had her prayers answered.. that mainscream media would focus on some other idiot than her.. and she's getting Behar!
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From the "and the beat goes on and on and on" department - WTVM 9 story: "One man is dead after being shot on Thomas Street in Columbus Thursday night. * The shooting happened around 7:15 p.m. Darnell Jackson, 38, was taken to a hospital by ambulance and pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. * According to Lt. Greg Touchberry, the shooting is being investigated. There is no description of a suspect as of yet." -- Is someone... anyone, keeping an official tally? I cannot determine whether this is number 6, 7, or 8 so far this year..

 

Update: The L-E stated it was homicide number 7.. will wait for the Coroner's opinion...
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L-E headline/story: "Mayor tells the good, bad of leading Columbus for 7 years * I got into this business because I have a super thick skin. I guess it’s genetic." -- Hmm.. hope she started with "the good", but it's obviously she stopped at the "bad" and didn't even get to the "ugly". .. that way, people who had to get back to work wouldn't be late.. but, she nailed herself with the "thick" analogy.. thick skin is not all that is "thick" about her.. it starts with her brain and eyes.. she cannot see past her political ambitions.. I also notice.. unless it's just another bad job of reporting, that she skirted the ugly issues that she hadn't addressed enough during her terms.. starting with the horrible state of our streets, continuing with the state of our future maintenance issues concerning the frivolous spending she initiated on bike trails, swimming pools, T.A.D.s, and dog runs et al.
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L-E headline: "Hung jury in Upatoi trial asks judge for dictionary" -- Good grief.. maybe it's this jury that needs to be "hung" if it does not bring in a just verdict for Robert Short and the Columbus area..
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From the "yeah, I'm a victim.. that's the ticket" department - L-E "headLIE"/story: " Man stole guns for drug habit * A burglary suspect accused of stealing six guns from the A-1 Pawn Shop in December allegedly told detectives he did it to support his cocaine habit, according to testimony Friday in Columbus Recorder’s Court" -- Good grief.. he stole the guns because he believes he's a victim.. one of those Justice Thomas talked about.. and does not want to take responsibility for his own life... and feels any Columbus jury will vindicate his actions.
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L-E headline/story: "FBI says it failed to act on Florida school shooter warning * The FBI received two alarming tips about Nikolas Cruz in the past six months: * But no one at the FBI connected the dots or shared information about Cruz with the agents who might have stopped him before Wednesday, when he killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Fla." -- The current FBI received 2 "tips" in the past 6 months? Well how about the Sheriff not arresting anyone in the 3 dozen OTHER trips to the Cruz home starting in 2010 during the administration of Obama/Holder?Lynch, and FBI Directorship of Mueller and Comey?
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L-E story: "Groundbreakings on new homes jumped 9.7 percent last month to the highest level since October 2016, welcome news for a housing market struggling with a shortage of homes for sale." -- Whatta double dividend from the Trump TAX CUT Bill... more cash flow for builders to build new homes, and more and better paying jobs for Americans wanting to buy homes!
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HuffPOOPOO headline: "Bernie Sanders on AR-15s: They’re 'not for hunting. They’re for killing human beings’ -- You know, on the high side, there are an estimated 10,000,000 AR-15 rifles in the US.. less than 1/3rd of one percent of the 300,000,000 plus million guns in the US. Like so much about America that Bernie "DOESN'T KNOW".. guns are one of the lesser subjects he's knowledgeable of.
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From the "it's gotten way out of hand" department - Online headline/story: "Russian curler faces scrutiny after doping tests return positive * Curler Alexander Krushelnitskiy tested positive for traces of meldonium, a medicine that increases circulation in the brain and aids with heart failure and chest pain" -- A Curler failing a drug test? Good grief.. wonder if he had Tommy John surgery on his elbow from throwing too many "sliders" and "curves"?
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From the "headlines you just can't 'unsee' " department - Online headline: "Sally Field hilariously tries to set her son up with Olympian Adam Rippon" -- And you thought your children think you are embarrassing...
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L-E headline: "Georgia lawmakers take on taxes, transit, marijuana" -- Hmmm... except for the elimination of the potential "tax windfall" on state income tax receipts caused by people filing federal returns using the new standard deduction, it looks like most Georgians would be better off if the Legislators tackled on the solution to fix this, then go home and leave the rest of the issues alone.
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From the "DOH!" department - L-E headline: "Fall Line Trace seeing growth in users, and in thieves shattering car windows" -- Good grief.. when you advertise to thieves that people are parking their cars next to a bike trail, they pretty much grasp that the car owners aren't going to have a pocket for their wallets in those spandex outfits.
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LIV's L-E "soundoff": "Donnie is a smart businessman, but one day he has to learn that no one is above the law." -- "Donnie" has dealt, and works within "the laws" all his life.. what this LIV doesn't seem to understand is he.she has allowed Hellary to exist above the law her whole life, and their is no bar for her..
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L-E headline: "Survivors of deadly Fla. school shooting lash out at Trump" -- What typical liberalism..lash out at the President for something he has no control over.. the sick mind of a product of the liberal education and legal system...on the other hand, these students are learning to cry out to the man that might get things done.. a few Executive Orders addressing the laxity of the Parkland Sheriff's Office and the failures of Obama appointed DOJ/FBI Directors plus the appointments of more conservative judges, and the students will have a future.
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From the "well, this explains it" department - L-E headline: "GIANT SLALOM * Ligety: ‘I just didn’t attack the way I should have’" -- Hmmm... yeah, so many of the American-paid-for Olympic contestants spent too much time and energy attacking our government rather than attacking the slopes in practice and competition.. I guess many believe other competitors would just let them win in sympathy..