"Okeydoke"
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Why isn't anyone asking for his resignation?
Today the RNC Chairman stated that 'behavior' of Senator Vitter was irrelevent to the topic of sexual inappropriateness because it has a time limit? According to Mr. Priebus, the events of Senator Vitter occurred five years ago and don't matter. Well, maybe the latest unethical behavior of Senator Vitter will mattter. (click title to entry - thank you) But, there is clearly a DOUBLE STANDARD expressed by Mr. Preibus. Why? Because while the RNC likes to have poeple believe they are 'one party under God' and in lock step with each other as a good army should be, the truth is Mr. Priebus has absolutely no control over the people the RNC helped elect. Now, does he? Prostitutes, Preibus? Really? Statute of limitations as well. Even on those that break the law. But, then all one has to do is look at Florida and realize how 'integirty' in government doesn't matter to that Governor. Wow. That is like consent to all that, isn't it? DOUBLE STANDARD, PREIBUS.
And now your Senator Vitter is holding town hall meeting for campaign purposes with constituent money. Oops.
Good night.
The DNC is making a moutain out of a mole hill.
Knowing the ladies of the DNC they probably didn't read the transcripts of the 'tweets' of US Rep. Weiner and the six women that pursued him. They are very sad. The one transcript with Lisa Weiss the dealer in Vegas illustrates a woman that only values a relationship dependent on substance abuse. She refers to being drunk and taking Ambien. There are long time periods where there is no response from the Congressman.
I really don't think much of the mess. Honestly. This is 'adult play' and it might have been over a Blackberry with pics attached, but, give me a break this is pursuit by the female gender. I am not impressed that the Congressman engaged in this mess, but, at the same time the women were being extremely seductive, as this is a sincere example of the exchanges. All the conversations were about seducing him further for a trip to Las Vegas. She wanted to blackmail him. It is very obvious there was no real relationship here.
Quite frankly, he simply played them along for the thrill. The women were really stupid. If Ms. Weiss is an example of the gals, they are very co-dependent and do not value their own worth except for whatever compromising information they could get to find a way to make money off any scandal. I am not impressed Many men do this same exact behavior and no doubt the women are considered to be 'loose' merchandise. In other words, why not? Easy, cost free and fun.
It is all about 'his' ego. What they could win and how they can win it. To the man it is an ego boost. The Congressman was no more interested in a relationship or a trist than the man in the moon. It was 'cheap thrills.' There isn't anything here to be ashamed of. It is between him and his wife. He wasn't giving away Congressional secrets or doing favors for alcoholics or asking for favors.
It is all a lot of silly adult content that has absolutely no meaning to it and the women demeaned themselves in hopes of making money. There is nothing 'personal' about these emails. No, I love you. No, long suffering. No anything. It is an over reaction to 'sexual gamesmanship' between people that seemed to enjoy the game.
A Congressman is human. Representative Weiner is a newlywed with women chasing him and he needs to modify his behavior. Up to now he never thought that was important. He never realized how completely the stupid the game was as it was never stupid before now and it was all personal.
I am not impressed by the women either and I am waiting to see the pictures of them they sent him. If that NONE, then he really was riding an ego that needed to have its sails trimmed and seeking ego gratification that was empty in its sincere meaning. These women did not value him as a person at all. There was no 'lover relationship' here. None.
More to follow.
I really don't think much of the mess. Honestly. This is 'adult play' and it might have been over a Blackberry with pics attached, but, give me a break this is pursuit by the female gender. I am not impressed that the Congressman engaged in this mess, but, at the same time the women were being extremely seductive, as this is a sincere example of the exchanges. All the conversations were about seducing him further for a trip to Las Vegas. She wanted to blackmail him. It is very obvious there was no real relationship here.
Quite frankly, he simply played them along for the thrill. The women were really stupid. If Ms. Weiss is an example of the gals, they are very co-dependent and do not value their own worth except for whatever compromising information they could get to find a way to make money off any scandal. I am not impressed Many men do this same exact behavior and no doubt the women are considered to be 'loose' merchandise. In other words, why not? Easy, cost free and fun.
It is all about 'his' ego. What they could win and how they can win it. To the man it is an ego boost. The Congressman was no more interested in a relationship or a trist than the man in the moon. It was 'cheap thrills.' There isn't anything here to be ashamed of. It is between him and his wife. He wasn't giving away Congressional secrets or doing favors for alcoholics or asking for favors.
It is all a lot of silly adult content that has absolutely no meaning to it and the women demeaned themselves in hopes of making money. There is nothing 'personal' about these emails. No, I love you. No, long suffering. No anything. It is an over reaction to 'sexual gamesmanship' between people that seemed to enjoy the game.
A Congressman is human. Representative Weiner is a newlywed with women chasing him and he needs to modify his behavior. Up to now he never thought that was important. He never realized how completely the stupid the game was as it was never stupid before now and it was all personal.
I am not impressed by the women either and I am waiting to see the pictures of them they sent him. If that NONE, then he really was riding an ego that needed to have its sails trimmed and seeking ego gratification that was empty in its sincere meaning. These women did not value him as a person at all. There was no 'lover relationship' here. None.
More to follow.
I have started an analysis of 'money issues' that the Republicans believe are important to the elections of 2012.
That said there are some aspects I can still tweek before displaying them here.
There have been statements made today in regard to the personal matter of a Congressman that needs to be addressed.
To begin, I believe the DNC is getting carried away with its importance in the regard to personal matters of US Congressmen. The DNC is suppose to 'help' their elected members make connections with the public, speak for them when their schedules don't allow and it is a Democrat issue of concern, etc. No where in the national platform or the rules of the DNC does it state the party has the right to dictate the personal behavior Senators or House Representatives or a President for that matter. I think they need to back off.
If the Democratic leadership is asking a Congressman to step down from a federal seat as if they are 'in charge' of that seat, they need to reassess their priorities. This is the United States of America and there is such a thing as freedom of will in this country. I don't see the Congressional delegation of any party as a collective. I know the Republicans like to make the electorate feel as though 'group think and cabals' are more important than an individual. They like to portray 'The Party' move in 'lock step,' but that isn't being a democracy, now is it. It is a 'strategy' to 'handle' the electorate and convey a sense of 'security' in their loyality. After all, that is the 'credo' of the Tea Baggers, either a Congressman and Senator or any candidate toe the party line with strict 'ethos' or get out. The Tea Baggers make that claim as they proclaim their party's 'ethos' is based in and only based in the USA Constitution and nothing more, hence they are always correct in very way. Excuse me? Their 'ethos' is about control of the electorate for the purpose of controlling money. Their decisions are victimizing to the public in general and they are conducted without regard to 'sound policy.' (ie: The Ryan trashing of Medicare.)
The RNC is acting as a collective and that should be troubling to everyone.
Everyone.
Their elected members, be it State or Federal, have no minds of their own? No through processes that have at least fifty different points of view from whatever electorate they are representing? Really?
I really don't expect to see anymore of this 'control' behavior by the DNC. It is inappropriate and a power play that does not belong with any form of motivation for any decision. Protests can be carried out by many and that is one aspect that can't be ignored. We have a right to assembly in the USA and there are caucus with Congress and the Senate, so I would expect that sort of outcome from time to time. But this?
This is not a problem that resulted from or to the DNC. There were no emails exchanged with sexual content to anyone that we are aware of at the DNC. So. Sincerely. It is none the organizations business.
The Democratic National Committee dose not police the behaviors of the people they help elect and if they did, that would be more than troubling. I sincerely believe everyone, including Congressional leadership needs to reassess their appropriate involvement in any 'ethical' issue. Evidently, the Democratic leadership and the DNC seem to think they run the House Ethics Committee. They don't. Get over it.
More to follow.
There have been statements made today in regard to the personal matter of a Congressman that needs to be addressed.
To begin, I believe the DNC is getting carried away with its importance in the regard to personal matters of US Congressmen. The DNC is suppose to 'help' their elected members make connections with the public, speak for them when their schedules don't allow and it is a Democrat issue of concern, etc. No where in the national platform or the rules of the DNC does it state the party has the right to dictate the personal behavior Senators or House Representatives or a President for that matter. I think they need to back off.
If the Democratic leadership is asking a Congressman to step down from a federal seat as if they are 'in charge' of that seat, they need to reassess their priorities. This is the United States of America and there is such a thing as freedom of will in this country. I don't see the Congressional delegation of any party as a collective. I know the Republicans like to make the electorate feel as though 'group think and cabals' are more important than an individual. They like to portray 'The Party' move in 'lock step,' but that isn't being a democracy, now is it. It is a 'strategy' to 'handle' the electorate and convey a sense of 'security' in their loyality. After all, that is the 'credo' of the Tea Baggers, either a Congressman and Senator or any candidate toe the party line with strict 'ethos' or get out. The Tea Baggers make that claim as they proclaim their party's 'ethos' is based in and only based in the USA Constitution and nothing more, hence they are always correct in very way. Excuse me? Their 'ethos' is about control of the electorate for the purpose of controlling money. Their decisions are victimizing to the public in general and they are conducted without regard to 'sound policy.' (ie: The Ryan trashing of Medicare.)
The RNC is acting as a collective and that should be troubling to everyone.
Everyone.
Their elected members, be it State or Federal, have no minds of their own? No through processes that have at least fifty different points of view from whatever electorate they are representing? Really?
I really don't expect to see anymore of this 'control' behavior by the DNC. It is inappropriate and a power play that does not belong with any form of motivation for any decision. Protests can be carried out by many and that is one aspect that can't be ignored. We have a right to assembly in the USA and there are caucus with Congress and the Senate, so I would expect that sort of outcome from time to time. But this?
This is not a problem that resulted from or to the DNC. There were no emails exchanged with sexual content to anyone that we are aware of at the DNC. So. Sincerely. It is none the organizations business.
The Democratic National Committee dose not police the behaviors of the people they help elect and if they did, that would be more than troubling. I sincerely believe everyone, including Congressional leadership needs to reassess their appropriate involvement in any 'ethical' issue. Evidently, the Democratic leadership and the DNC seem to think they run the House Ethics Committee. They don't. Get over it.
More to follow.
Undaughted Courage. She. Is. Back !!!!!
US House Representative Gabrielle Giffords has posted new photos of herself on Facebook. (click title to entry - thank you)She needs to let her hair grow back in a bit as soon as it is reasonable, if she cares to. She is remarkable. We are so grateful to have her today. Her constituents need her. There are problems in Arizona that require her attention. We can only hope she will be the dedicated House Representative she has always been. We are also grateful to her husband for his dedication to her and the love she needed to carry her through.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
I want to thank Secretary Gates for all he has done for our country. "You got him!"
I wish him well. I apprecaite the character he showed in what I would call some of the best years of his tenure in the DOD with President Obama.
I also appreciate telling it straight to NATO. They can't keep leaning on us for all their needs. At one time as single countries and much smaller than the USA it was understandable, but, the European Union has to stand on its own. The world is dangerous and the USA is an entire ocean away should anything ever become overwhelmingly dangerous. They must take this step.
You'll be missed. Much success to you and your family.
Gates: NATO's retreat from combat assignments 'unacceptable' (click title to entry - thank you
...Instead, the significance of his words is likely to be as a historical marker indicating a global shift in the balance of power, some analysts of transatlantic relations say. The surprisingly unvarnished warnings came Friday in a speech in Brussels, delivered during what is Secretary Gates’s valedictory European tour....
The 2011 field of three year old champions didn't like the mud. Such is the state of the modern thorobred, poorly bred and on lasix.
He set a track record of 1:59.2 for his 1973 Kentrucky Derby. That record still stands today but was challenged in 2001 by Monarchos. Monarchos did not win the Triple Crown. All the other Derby finishers were over 2 minutes.
The Princequiillo line has always and consistently produced champions. This was one of that line's best.
Secretariat had a stride that could match Man o' War. He and Man o'ar were born at the same stable, Meadow Farm in Virginia. He finished the Belmont something like 31 lengths ahead of the next horse and never saw whip. It was a world record time of for one and a half miles of two minutes and twenty-four seconds. With that victory he had won the Triple Crown for Three Year Olds and went on to compete to win Horse of the Year and award for races on the turf as well.
He retired a year later and sired over 600 foals in his retirement. No one could ever catch him. He had a huge stride and the same size heart with a girth of 72 inches. They just don't make 'em like that anymore and they should.
Mud isn't easy to run in, so this is quite an accomplishment.
Belmont Stakes Results: Ruler on Ice Claims (click here)
Belmont Stakes at 24-1 Odds
By Ryan Rudnansky
(Featured Columnist) on June 4, 2011
Belmont Stakes Results See 24-1 Darkhorse Ruler on Ice Shock in New York
Ruler on Ice wasn't given much of a chance headed into Saturday's Belmont Stakes, a 24-1 darkhorse who faced odds as bad as 42-1 the morning of the race.
But one thing Ruler on Ice did have going for him, beyond the third-place finish in the Sunland Derby and the second-place finish in the Federico Tesio Stakes, was he had shown he excelled in muddy conditions....
Ruler On Ice, who posted an official time of 2:30.88 (click here). Over six seconds longer that Big Red. You could put a freight train through that gap. The whole throughbred world has gone to hell in a handbasket and they don't care. Darn shame. A nag like that wouldn't have even showed his face on a race track a decade ago.
I believe US House Representative Anthony Weiner is doing what is best. It has the appearance of being a "Tiger Woods" thing.
The media did the same thing to former Governor Spitzer of New York and they were "W"rong then. The Governor was never convicted of any crime and the entire episode was a witch hunt. The adultery was found to be nothing his wife was willing to dissolve her marriage over and rightfully so. If anything prostitution is a symptom of something rather than a choice of a new partner in life. I sincerely believe the media was guilty of 'trial by public opinion' due to the 'tone of the culture' of the time which was "A Bushy World." The 'thing' with Spitzer and I believe with Edwards is that the Bush Kingdom views these men as more than capable to be and of becoming President of the USA, they don't like their priorities and they certainly want to eliminate their ability to compete against them in any venue.
The adultery topic really is not a public debate as it is a private one. In the case of US Representative Anthony Weiner, a lot of this mess are reminants from his single life. So, it is more or less an adjustment. I believe his spouse realizes that as well. He was NOT committing adultery and I could get into reasons why I view it that way and if his spouse sought a divorce the courts would honor it at some level, but, in all honesty this was not a man 'on the hunt' for flesh.' The contacts were opportunistic and ego driven by both participants and in the case of a new marriage, perhaps there was a longing for a 'mistress' relationship though unspoken.
The contact with the seventeen year old is not illegal unless it was solicitis and if there was sexual intent. If she is a constituent, as other interns have been to other Congressmen then the motivation by her might be questionable. In some states, seventeen year olds are viewed as adults. I am not sure how New York views it. It all hinges on the tone of the contact and the intent. From what I can discern, which is all in the media, the contact between the Congressman and the women involved was more or less 'ego driven play' and was never meant to go any further. It was seductive and long lived. So there are a lot of dynamics and quite frankly his spouse can safely believe she was sincerely the only love in his life. Her safety and her pregnancy hinges here as well and the media doesn't seem to have any respect for that either in their 'dogged' pursuit of ruining the Congressman's reputation as if the women are completely innocent and without responsibility. It takes TWO to TANGO.
But, if one pays attention to the 'empty viciousness' of all the antics that go along with the Former Governor, the Former Senator and the current Congressman, it all carries a rather 'hideous' tone. One of invasion of privacy, malicious intent without sincere and credible facts and without blame in 'equality' of the genders, the hopes for 'star quality' by the women seeking fortune and possibly fame and of course without a basis for legal action. It is OBVIOUS this is political driven by greed. Hardly moral in itself, now, is it? It is like the "Pot Calling the Kettle Black" for lack of a better expression.
Have the women lost their jobs or been prosecuted? What are their 'preferences' and were they pursuing many men? It just seems that Congressmen have to be accommodating to some degree and it opens them up to 'opportunistic' relationships. Evidently, relationships that were enjoyed by both.
In the case of all these men there is the question as to why the women have 'escaped' legal scrutiny that resulted in legal problems for the men. Odd. Isn't it? Even a prostitute profits after the fact. And on the loose besides. Hm.
I applaud the Congressman's decision to take a leave of absence while rehabing from a very interesting life of 'single bliss.' Hard to give up, so say the least.
Where are Caylee's teeth? They would have 'effects' of gastric acid on them.
Not to this extent, but, there would be evidence of erosion of some kind.
I don't see how the prosecution of Ms. Anthony can get a guilty verdict based on the evidence they presented.
She puts a celebrity on the stand to testify that the child's death was caused by homicide. Homicide is a adjective, it has no definition in what caused the death. Death occurs by blunt instrument, suffocation, strangulation, gun shot, stabbing, etc., but, saying a death is a homicide only states it is a crime and does NOT state how the child died. Now, if the State wants the jury to be lead down the garden path to BELIEVE the child died by suffocation due to chloroform and duct tape, my question is how does a child breath in large amounts of cholorform with duct tape over her mouth and nose? And if the prosecution is saying the child was killed by inhalation of chloroform and when the mouth was taped to contain stomach contents so they would not leak all over the trunk of the car, then WHERE DID THE CHLOROFORM come from? Where is the purchase, where is the receipt, where is the criminal that sold her that lousy stuff?And if the State is saying the duct tape is actually staying in place after the death of the child to contain the stomach contents, then HOW do stomach contents with a pH of 1-2 actually allow duct tape to stay intact on the skin of a child afterwards and what makes the State believe the duct tape would not leak out into the trunk of the car and where is the proof it may have? Where is the proof the duct tape IN ANY CASE, not just the Anthony Case, holds up to emesis or otherwise for as long as this was suppose to have stayed in place which I believe is 31 days? If the tape was wrapped around the head that would be believeable, but three pieces of loose duct tape?
I just don't see it. I have a difficult time believing the jury will unless they were brainwashed by the celebrity on the stand and the media hype before the trial. If nothing else this case screams of appeal in a very big way.
...digestive enzymes...(click here) The presence of gastric acid in the stomach and its function in digestion was first characterized by a U.S. Army surgeon around 1830....
How to Remove Stickers from a Laptop (click here)
There are a lot of questions about the State's case seeking justice for Caylee.
David Brooks on Charlie Rose stated, "Twenty percent of American students are avoidantly attached." (click title to entry - thank you)
I do believe David Brooks made an important statement and expressed why it is important a teacher has the time to connect with children emotionally.
I thank Charlie Rose for the interview and Mr. Brooks for the dedication to write this and speak the words.
"What can an avoidantly attached individual...(do to overcome it). (click here)
David Brooks’s Theory of Human Nature (Book Review from the NY Times - click here)
Friday, June 10, 2011
Tod Palin was so proud of his wife as governor he just couldn't stay away.
There is nothing like being another Hillary Clinton, huh? (click title to entry - thank you) I sincerely understand now why McCain chose her and FOX News did, too. Wednesday, September 17, 2008
The "Sarah is Dangerous Voter"
To reflect a bit on the article in the LA Times regarding the homicide rate...
..first, I was very serious about Newark having traditional families. There sincerely are many tradtitional families that live in the city in very nice town houses and the like and they also live in the communities surrounding the city and work there. I like most every person I met while I worked there. And the work there was rewarding. At the end of every day I felt I accomplished something and earned my pay. I could honestly say that I never pulled any punches with people and told them as I saw it and they listened. They were interested in living and working and being important. I did always make sure everyone I came in contact with knew they were important, if to no one else, to me and I'd validate that with reasons. Their responsibility to themselves and their influence no matter how small it seemed at the time.
Oh, there are plenty of those with images of the inner city cast in stone that will say, "Die Hard Liberal." Not so. Definately not so. I wasn't a hand holder. At all. I didn't have a soft spot to be exploited.
But, when I reflect on what I read in the article, which uses multi-media really well, there is a difference. I got the impression that a major part of the homicides; not all but more often than not; was related to enforcing 'the code' within the violence that has a residence in Los Angeles. That wasn't the case in Newark, now New York may be different, but, most of the violence in Newark is more or less associated with 'acts' of crime.
It seems to me, LA have gangs/people, that use fear in order to control their crime territory. Hence the family killings. They were examples to the community in general. Those murders made an impression and it is my guess they could even be random as well as 'within the crime community' to keep everyone on their toes. In other words, even if a family was able to keep their son or daughter from participating in the organized crime within their or near their neighborhoods they could still be a victim to the violence to keep everything stirred up.
In some ways Newark was a bedroom community to New York crime. I do know of one instance where a man worked for the Chinese mafia as a gunman and lived in Livingston. I know that for a fact and I do know some of the crime that occurs in New York is like a 'commuter crime' in that the people committing the crime are crossing the river to enjoy their power and return home at the end of a hard night's work. Seriously. As a rule that does not mean they only commit crimes in New York or only in Newark, but, the criminals have their preference.
That may be one of the real dividing lines for Newark. There are no real organized crimes in the city because those that care to and have the talent to engage in crime that pays have wealthier pursuits in New York City. There is no reason to organize a gang, as a matter of fact, if the gang members are using New Jersey for a covert life away from the crime it is more realistic to believe there won't be the "LA influence." That 'idea' may also contribute to some of the more peripheral murders to the two major homicide hubs in Los Angeles.
About the men involved in this and the occassional women, can they be 'turned' from it? Yes and no, but, mostly no. Not because it is a perferred way of life, but, because they believe it is the only life available to them.
When the young men I became familiar with had a job, they rather earn their way than commit crime. They don't want to commit crime. They want to believe they have a worthy talent that will provide them a comfortable life.. But, when faced with the reality that their earnings will never be enough to enjoy a life without hardship they SUBMIT to that reality and at that point PLEDGE to it even if that pledge is within their own soul. Some of that SUBMISSION is from long time racism. Lack of opportunity. Having a 'mind map' of familiarity and not reaching beyond that mind map to seek a life elsewhere. Within the reluctance to 'try' find a life elsewhere is a self image no one should have. A self image that says "I am doing the best I can do here and I need to get over myself." Then. The criminal behavior 'got em.'
They have really lousy 'self talk.' None of them saw themselves hitting a home run for a team, that sort of thing. There was no reward in life that was abstract or culminated in non-material rewards such as volunteering for a charitable activity or giving a donation to even the blood bank to help have enough emergency supply of blood for people coming into the hospital. They never saw themselves involved in anything except activity that can 'get them something.' Always the 'buck' no matter how it was going to come, yet the work they did kept them involved LESS in street crime. I know that for a fact as well. The work provided connections to experiences they would not normally have and it did effect their lives. They were never criminals in the work environment. But, they were aging and realizing there was not a big change in life coming for them. That is why the Twenty Year Olds go on in smaller numbers to become Thrity Year Olds and smaller number of Forty Year Olds, etc. And then when they get to their fifties and sixties and seventies they become victims to those they would see as allies at one time in their life.
That is my take on it.
Oh, there are plenty of those with images of the inner city cast in stone that will say, "Die Hard Liberal." Not so. Definately not so. I wasn't a hand holder. At all. I didn't have a soft spot to be exploited.
But, when I reflect on what I read in the article, which uses multi-media really well, there is a difference. I got the impression that a major part of the homicides; not all but more often than not; was related to enforcing 'the code' within the violence that has a residence in Los Angeles. That wasn't the case in Newark, now New York may be different, but, most of the violence in Newark is more or less associated with 'acts' of crime.
It seems to me, LA have gangs/people, that use fear in order to control their crime territory. Hence the family killings. They were examples to the community in general. Those murders made an impression and it is my guess they could even be random as well as 'within the crime community' to keep everyone on their toes. In other words, even if a family was able to keep their son or daughter from participating in the organized crime within their or near their neighborhoods they could still be a victim to the violence to keep everything stirred up.
In some ways Newark was a bedroom community to New York crime. I do know of one instance where a man worked for the Chinese mafia as a gunman and lived in Livingston. I know that for a fact and I do know some of the crime that occurs in New York is like a 'commuter crime' in that the people committing the crime are crossing the river to enjoy their power and return home at the end of a hard night's work. Seriously. As a rule that does not mean they only commit crimes in New York or only in Newark, but, the criminals have their preference.
That may be one of the real dividing lines for Newark. There are no real organized crimes in the city because those that care to and have the talent to engage in crime that pays have wealthier pursuits in New York City. There is no reason to organize a gang, as a matter of fact, if the gang members are using New Jersey for a covert life away from the crime it is more realistic to believe there won't be the "LA influence." That 'idea' may also contribute to some of the more peripheral murders to the two major homicide hubs in Los Angeles.
About the men involved in this and the occassional women, can they be 'turned' from it? Yes and no, but, mostly no. Not because it is a perferred way of life, but, because they believe it is the only life available to them.
When the young men I became familiar with had a job, they rather earn their way than commit crime. They don't want to commit crime. They want to believe they have a worthy talent that will provide them a comfortable life.. But, when faced with the reality that their earnings will never be enough to enjoy a life without hardship they SUBMIT to that reality and at that point PLEDGE to it even if that pledge is within their own soul. Some of that SUBMISSION is from long time racism. Lack of opportunity. Having a 'mind map' of familiarity and not reaching beyond that mind map to seek a life elsewhere. Within the reluctance to 'try' find a life elsewhere is a self image no one should have. A self image that says "I am doing the best I can do here and I need to get over myself." Then. The criminal behavior 'got em.'
They have really lousy 'self talk.' None of them saw themselves hitting a home run for a team, that sort of thing. There was no reward in life that was abstract or culminated in non-material rewards such as volunteering for a charitable activity or giving a donation to even the blood bank to help have enough emergency supply of blood for people coming into the hospital. They never saw themselves involved in anything except activity that can 'get them something.' Always the 'buck' no matter how it was going to come, yet the work they did kept them involved LESS in street crime. I know that for a fact as well. The work provided connections to experiences they would not normally have and it did effect their lives. They were never criminals in the work environment. But, they were aging and realizing there was not a big change in life coming for them. That is why the Twenty Year Olds go on in smaller numbers to become Thrity Year Olds and smaller number of Forty Year Olds, etc. And then when they get to their fifties and sixties and seventies they become victims to those they would see as allies at one time in their life.
That is my take on it.
Thursday, June 09, 2011
"The Homicide Report" by the LA Times. Wow. They are mostly in their 20s.
But, then there is...
Joshua was shot on the porch of a home while being held by his uncle about 8:30 p.m., LAPD officials said.
Joshua was one year old.
The majority of the killings are gang related. Have to be. On a very rare occassion there is a death on the same day between Watts and Carson. The 'pattern' that a quick glace reveals is death(s) in one of those areas followed by death(s) the next day in the other. Those are the two largest homicide areas in the city, 68 and 55 respectively.
Showing 41 homicides in Vermont Square since Jan. 1, 2007 (click here)
I'll be reading this map for awhile. I believe it is a good tool actually.
I'll tell you something, I worked for about five years at UMDNJ in Newark, NJ. The stereotypes in the country regarding this violence are completely wrong. These poeple have lives and they intend to live them, but, they get all confused about the best values of life and they end up dead. I could tell you stories that would break your heart. The young men are very implusive. Add to that guns in their possession and what results are dead friends and otherwise. They get scared. They might rob a car and never think they will get caught and pull a gun on each other for no reason at all except they are overloaded with fear. Then when they realize what they have down will dump a half dead friend in the emergency room doors and hope he lives.
For all the time I worked in Newark, and I loved it there, I have never heard of entire families being killed. The gangs were young and foolish, but, the familes were traditional with jobs and hopes for their children. In all the years I worked in Newark I have never, ever, heard of entire familes, even siblings being assassinated or murdered. Never once. What the 'HELL' goes on in LA?
Wow.
Joshua was shot on the porch of a home while being held by his uncle about 8:30 p.m., LAPD officials said.
Joshua was one year old.
The majority of the killings are gang related. Have to be. On a very rare occassion there is a death on the same day between Watts and Carson. The 'pattern' that a quick glace reveals is death(s) in one of those areas followed by death(s) the next day in the other. Those are the two largest homicide areas in the city, 68 and 55 respectively.
Showing 41 homicides in Vermont Square since Jan. 1, 2007 (click here)
I'll be reading this map for awhile. I believe it is a good tool actually.
I'll tell you something, I worked for about five years at UMDNJ in Newark, NJ. The stereotypes in the country regarding this violence are completely wrong. These poeple have lives and they intend to live them, but, they get all confused about the best values of life and they end up dead. I could tell you stories that would break your heart. The young men are very implusive. Add to that guns in their possession and what results are dead friends and otherwise. They get scared. They might rob a car and never think they will get caught and pull a gun on each other for no reason at all except they are overloaded with fear. Then when they realize what they have down will dump a half dead friend in the emergency room doors and hope he lives.
For all the time I worked in Newark, and I loved it there, I have never heard of entire families being killed. The gangs were young and foolish, but, the familes were traditional with jobs and hopes for their children. In all the years I worked in Newark I have never, ever, heard of entire familes, even siblings being assassinated or murdered. Never once. What the 'HELL' goes on in LA?
Wow.
The Southern California Golden Eagle and its status. False Alarm on endangered status. Very false.
Eagles at risk from wind turbines (click title to article - thank you)
(Don Kelsen / Los Angeles Times)
This prairie falcon chick was trapped, banded and then placed back in its nest by field biologists studying the effects of the east Bay Area's wind farms on raptors.
It would seem as though the 'Tea Baggerites" are hard at work making lies into truth (ie Sarah Palin and FOX New).
To begin with the cute and ugly little chick in the picture is not a Golden Eagle chick. So, the LA Times can lose the lousy attitude in trying to suck people into 'the rant' that this chick is endangered.
The LA Times has also NOT done its homework on this topic and is trying to stir up 'anti-environmental sentiment.' So let's get the facts straight.
The Golden Eagle, species "Aquila chrysaetos," is not endangered or threatened except for a few obsure habitats along the East Coast of the USA.
The 'concern' in Southern California by some ornathologists is that the number of birds that die due to the Wind Farm is larger than the number of Golden Eagle chicks born each year. That will be an interesting finding for the study being conducted, but, that does not mean the species has the status of threatened or endangered because there are Golden Eagles that migrate into the habitat in Southern California that increases the genetic diversity of the species. That being said, the number of "Aquila chrysaetos" never falls to dangerously low numbers in the area because of its health in the primary habitat in the Western USA.
The study is prudent to 'check on' the viability of the species and as an 'early warning' sign that something may be wrong, but, tracking the Golden Eagle is far different than crying it is threatened or endangered as is definately case of the Spotted Owl in the Northwest Old Growth Forests.
Case closed. The LA Times is trying to be a political instigator to defeat the purpose of environmental laws and they have committed a huge folly in doing so.
Citation from the US Forest Service regarding the Golden Eagle:
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : (click here) In North America the golden eagle breeds from northern and western Alaska east to Labrador and south to southern Alaska, Baja California, western and central Texas, western Oklahoma, western Kansas, and the
highlands of northern Mexico (south to Durango, Guanauato, and Nuevo Leon) [1,8]. A remnant eastern population of golden eagles extends from Quebec into the Appalachian Mountains [9]. The golden eagle has never been common in the eastern United States. Fewer than 30 historical breeding territories are documented in the Northeast, primarily in New York, New Hampshire, and Maine [26].
The golden eagle winters from south-central Alaska and the southern portions of the Canadian provinces south throughout the breeding range to Mexico, rarely to coastal South Carolina [8,9].
The Golden Eagle is a raptor and a cornerstone species because it is a predator. It is a very important species and when exploited for the wrong reason can become endangered and/or threatened in the wrong hands. Genetic diversity by migrating birds is very, very important and there should be a clear distinction that this species is healthy in Southern California because of that genetic diversity coming in from other areas of the country. Currently there is no concern for the number of Golden Eagles in Southern California.
On the other hand, the Alternative Energy Industry, should take these studies seriously and seek answers to the problem. No one wants dead birds, especailly me. So, the Alternative Energy Industry needs to examine the species involved, their habitat, flight patterns and altitude where they live and thrive. They need to identify food sources, which in the Golden Eagle case are mice, rats, voles and the like. There is a lot that can be done to scare the birds onto a better flight path and or providee 'flyways' through the wind farms to avert tragedy. Seriously. "Flyways" could be where abundant amounts of food sources are found. There is a way with dealing with all these concerns. The birds don't have to die.
Golden Eagle Status according to The US Forest Service:
OTHER STATUS : (same link as above.
The gold eagle is federally protected under the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1962 [31].
Declines in golden eagle populations have been pronounced in coastal southern California. The golden eagle is listed as a species of special concern in Washington and Montana. Golden eagles are common and
populations are presumably stable in other western states [13]. Golden eagles are recognized as an endangered species by Maine, New Hampshire, and New York. Other states in the Northeast either designate the golden eagle as a former resident, an occasional transient visitor, or extirpated [26].
Environment: Do we have to choose between clean energy and the animals? (click here)
June 7, 2011
As staff writer Louis Sahagun notes:
Scores of protected golden eagles have been dying each year after colliding with the blades of about 5,000 wind turbines along the ridgelines of the Bay Area's Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, raising troubling questions about the state's push for alternative power sources.
It would seem as though the 'Tea Baggerites" are hard at work making lies into truth (ie Sarah Palin and FOX New).
To begin with the cute and ugly little chick in the picture is not a Golden Eagle chick. So, the LA Times can lose the lousy attitude in trying to suck people into 'the rant' that this chick is endangered.
The LA Times has also NOT done its homework on this topic and is trying to stir up 'anti-environmental sentiment.' So let's get the facts straight.
The Golden Eagle, species "Aquila chrysaetos," is not endangered or threatened except for a few obsure habitats along the East Coast of the USA.
The 'concern' in Southern California by some ornathologists is that the number of birds that die due to the Wind Farm is larger than the number of Golden Eagle chicks born each year. That will be an interesting finding for the study being conducted, but, that does not mean the species has the status of threatened or endangered because there are Golden Eagles that migrate into the habitat in Southern California that increases the genetic diversity of the species. That being said, the number of "Aquila chrysaetos" never falls to dangerously low numbers in the area because of its health in the primary habitat in the Western USA.
The study is prudent to 'check on' the viability of the species and as an 'early warning' sign that something may be wrong, but, tracking the Golden Eagle is far different than crying it is threatened or endangered as is definately case of the Spotted Owl in the Northwest Old Growth Forests.
Case closed. The LA Times is trying to be a political instigator to defeat the purpose of environmental laws and they have committed a huge folly in doing so.
Citation from the US Forest Service regarding the Golden Eagle:
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : (click here) In North America the golden eagle breeds from northern and western Alaska east to Labrador and south to southern Alaska, Baja California, western and central Texas, western Oklahoma, western Kansas, and the
highlands of northern Mexico (south to Durango, Guanauato, and Nuevo Leon) [1,8]. A remnant eastern population of golden eagles extends from Quebec into the Appalachian Mountains [9]. The golden eagle has never been common in the eastern United States. Fewer than 30 historical breeding territories are documented in the Northeast, primarily in New York, New Hampshire, and Maine [26].
The golden eagle winters from south-central Alaska and the southern portions of the Canadian provinces south throughout the breeding range to Mexico, rarely to coastal South Carolina [8,9].
The Golden Eagle is a raptor and a cornerstone species because it is a predator. It is a very important species and when exploited for the wrong reason can become endangered and/or threatened in the wrong hands. Genetic diversity by migrating birds is very, very important and there should be a clear distinction that this species is healthy in Southern California because of that genetic diversity coming in from other areas of the country. Currently there is no concern for the number of Golden Eagles in Southern California.
On the other hand, the Alternative Energy Industry, should take these studies seriously and seek answers to the problem. No one wants dead birds, especailly me. So, the Alternative Energy Industry needs to examine the species involved, their habitat, flight patterns and altitude where they live and thrive. They need to identify food sources, which in the Golden Eagle case are mice, rats, voles and the like. There is a lot that can be done to scare the birds onto a better flight path and or providee 'flyways' through the wind farms to avert tragedy. Seriously. "Flyways" could be where abundant amounts of food sources are found. There is a way with dealing with all these concerns. The birds don't have to die.
Golden Eagle Status according to The US Forest Service:
OTHER STATUS : (same link as above.
The gold eagle is federally protected under the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1962 [31].
Declines in golden eagle populations have been pronounced in coastal southern California. The golden eagle is listed as a species of special concern in Washington and Montana. Golden eagles are common and
populations are presumably stable in other western states [13]. Golden eagles are recognized as an endangered species by Maine, New Hampshire, and New York. Other states in the Northeast either designate the golden eagle as a former resident, an occasional transient visitor, or extirpated [26].
Protected species means they CANNOT be hunted.
United States Code Annotated Currentness. Title 16. Conservation. Chapter 5A. Protection and Conservation of Wildlife. Subchapter II. Protection of Bald and Golden Eagles. (click here)
Being prudent in 'tracking' these raptors is a lawful and good study for any ornathologist that seeks to help PROTECT the bird and from illegal activity.
...The BGEPA prohibits any form of possession or taking of both bald and golden eagles....
From the same law above, the eagles can't be pets, either. The law provides dignity and 'special status' for these birds and rightfully so. We are a compassionate and proud people and this is proof of that. Cornerstone species that are raptors should be tracked to make sure they are not dwindling due to pollution of other factors.
Protection and 'status' laws are complicated topics and those that use them glibly are doing so negligently and ignorantly. This type of inappropriate dialogue causes lawsuits.
I am quite sure The Alternative Energy Industry will address this concern for reasons of supporting the public without being sued. After all, they are 'the green energies' now aren't they.
Hurricane Adrian is the first hurricane of the season in the East Pacific. (click title to entry for 12 hour loop - thank you)
1230:14z
UNISYS Water Vapor GOES East Satellite
The current movement of Adrian is westward into the Pacific, but, it is connected to a vortex in the North Atlantic. In 2009 Hurricane, which was a Cat 5 at its highest wind speed, had a similar dynamic and came on shore Mexico after first traveling northwest parallel to the North American coast line.
I don't believe we will be seeing Cat 5 hurricanes this early in the season as the strongest storms occur when Sol makes a return trip south in its traverse of Earth, but, the potential cannot be dismissed for any of these East Pacific storms.
Hurricane Adrian will probably make land fall at Porto Vallarta as possibly a Cat 2 or a weak Cat 3. That is my best guess and most prudent one.
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
I can't stay silent with a child in the balance.
If Breitbart thinks he is doing the nation a favor by exposing skin to insult a new marriage and a new baby he is sadly mistaken. I find Breitbart's priorities disgusting and he should be sued along with women involved who do not care what occurrs in the marriage or with a pregnancy.
There is an ethics investigation to be conducted to determine if there are violations the House has to deal with and that is where the photos and testimonies of the women should have gone in the first place. They could have been placed into the public rhelm at any time if the House proved it was not going to handle the issue.
But, for Breitbart (I always think of Homer Simpson when I hear that name) thinks he is exempt from causing harm and being sued he has a nothing thing coming. If I were Representative Weiner and my wife were expecting I would not be taking this lying down. He made his statement to the public and that's the end of it. He and his wife should enjoy their pregnancy and hope the child is born healthy. I think Breitbart should be handed a summons for harassment and imperiling the health of a woman.
Bight - BartJust one of those strange analogies that crop up for me when I hear the name.
Go figure.
President should summit with OPEC and allow them to build their own refineries in the USA.
President Obama should have a State Dinner for Saudi Arabia and others that can bring products Americans can make within their own borders and provide jobs to Americans for the products they purchase from other countries. There is no way the USA could ever have enough oil to fill the demand for Wall Street's commodity market.
Why didin't Bush and Cheney offer to allow the Saudis a refinery to sell their product directly to the American people? Perhaps the speculation of oil was more rewarding to the former President and Vice President than anyone is willing to admit. After all, if the Saudis could bring their oil directly to a refinery in the USA who would need Halliburton in Iraq?
OPEC should not allow manipulation by speculators and only determine production by amounts currently in reserve.
In recent months, OPEC has been played for fools by Wall Street while they insisted the unrest in the Middle East was justification for increasing prices. That simply isn't true.
The oil ministers of the MIddle East have a conscience and they know what the global market consumption is and they should be able to 'set policy' based in that history and the trend by the USA to reduce the need for oil and gas by pursuing alternative fuels, especially at the tailpipe.
OPEC should not be easily manipulated by speculators that could not care less how much of their profits actually go to the countries that OWN the oil fields. It is ridiculous.
Understanding the global consumption and where it is going, hopefully down in demand, should guide the OPEC countries in their production.
Wall Street Speculators should be irrelevant to the production of these countries. They are not reaping the profits Wall Street speculators are because they are not charging that high a price for the oil they produce. The outrageous speculation by Wall Street will never stop. They care less about people and the need so much as the money that lines their pockets. Their is an argument that oil producers should sell their oil not to the commodity markets, but, with CONTRACTS to refineries that will guarantee a price at the pump for consumers all over the world. There is absolutely no reason for OPEC to engage in commodity markets. They can open contract negotiations directly to refineries guaranteeing they receive the lion share of the cost of the oil while reasonable profits are made by refineries to the consumer. OPEC has the ability through contract negotiations with refineries to control the cost of oil directly from the oil fields and address production accordingly.
OPEC can set prices to consumers if they want to, they simply have to want to and take control of this entire mess. There seems to be little anyone else can do. If there is no cooperation at the refineries than institute an embargo until others deal reasonably with OPEC. I believe OPEC can control the quality of life to a globe of citizens seeing unreasonable 'goods' prices, including food, they just have to find the will to do it.
Was there chloroform in the body of Caylee Anthony? If not, why not?
I have a theory. Remember propofol intoxication of Michael Jackson? And there was that medication for children in the fifties that worked to put them to sleep. What heck was it?
Paregoric. Parents would give their children paregoric for stomach aches and set them off to sleep. Paregoric was camphorated tincture of opium. People in Afghanistan probably use it as a benevolent agent for sleep and don't understand why The West is so opposed to it.
At rate, chhoroform (CHCl3) is used as an anesthetic, no different than propofol. Where the heck did Anthony come by chloroform? If she used it on Caylee, she used it as a sleeping agent while she partied with her friends. I doubt she expected Caylee to die.
The prosecutor and the defense need to put this into perspective. If there is any chloroform within Caylee's body and Anthony was using it for sedative purposes then the investigation isn't over. I don't think it is first degree murder. I believe the bizarre social behavior of Anthony when Caylee died is very explainable considering that was her goal and she simply didn't know what to do about her circumstances otherwise. A Borderline Personality Disordered female would consider partying as a 'normal' behavior even though her daughter never work from her coma.
It really don't believe this was premeditated. I think it was dysfunctional and stupid and Anthony was never meant to be a mother, but, I don't believe she is a killer necessarily. Somebody needs to get this right.
Sad, but, true. When a society makes the citizen an authority above all else people begin they can control their world and the world around them. Anthony thought she was being smarter than the average young mother. It even could have happened with a nanny involved.
...It's no secret the young mother loved to party.
Pictures are posted all over the internet of Casey wearing short, tight, form-fitting skirts and dresses.
She is seen in nightclubs dancing provocatively with other women and posing in photos for "hot body" contests at an Orlando club called Fusion...
Guaranteed, it wasn't premediated and the 'story telling' has 'evolved' as she tries to save her own life with the HELP of her family. There is a larger investigation that needs to begin and should have been on going if Caylee died of chloroform overdose. Where did Anthony get it and why? Did the nanny play a roll in this and did the family at any venue know about it? Certainly they weren't ignorant to her party schedule. I really believe this case is bigger than anyone wants to admit and the family has bargained in order to exonerate themselves from the knowledge of her activities. Something is not correct here. There are others involved. That is my estimation. No one optains chloroform without help. No different than propofol.
If the jurors are worth their salt this is going to end up in a hung jury for the inabiltity of the prosecution to bring to scope the entire case. Caylee is not getting justice here. I sincerely the prosecution is playing with stereotypes rather than presenting the evidence in its correct context.
Paregoric. Parents would give their children paregoric for stomach aches and set them off to sleep. Paregoric was camphorated tincture of opium. People in Afghanistan probably use it as a benevolent agent for sleep and don't understand why The West is so opposed to it.
At rate, chhoroform (CHCl3) is used as an anesthetic, no different than propofol. Where the heck did Anthony come by chloroform? If she used it on Caylee, she used it as a sleeping agent while she partied with her friends. I doubt she expected Caylee to die.
The prosecutor and the defense need to put this into perspective. If there is any chloroform within Caylee's body and Anthony was using it for sedative purposes then the investigation isn't over. I don't think it is first degree murder. I believe the bizarre social behavior of Anthony when Caylee died is very explainable considering that was her goal and she simply didn't know what to do about her circumstances otherwise. A Borderline Personality Disordered female would consider partying as a 'normal' behavior even though her daughter never work from her coma.
It really don't believe this was premeditated. I think it was dysfunctional and stupid and Anthony was never meant to be a mother, but, I don't believe she is a killer necessarily. Somebody needs to get this right.
Sad, but, true. When a society makes the citizen an authority above all else people begin they can control their world and the world around them. Anthony thought she was being smarter than the average young mother. It even could have happened with a nanny involved.
Casey Anthony Trial: Was Caylee drugged with Chloroform so Casey could party? (click title to entry - thank you)
9:24 AM, Jun 8, 2011...It's no secret the young mother loved to party.
Pictures are posted all over the internet of Casey wearing short, tight, form-fitting skirts and dresses.
She is seen in nightclubs dancing provocatively with other women and posing in photos for "hot body" contests at an Orlando club called Fusion...
Guaranteed, it wasn't premediated and the 'story telling' has 'evolved' as she tries to save her own life with the HELP of her family. There is a larger investigation that needs to begin and should have been on going if Caylee died of chloroform overdose. Where did Anthony get it and why? Did the nanny play a roll in this and did the family at any venue know about it? Certainly they weren't ignorant to her party schedule. I really believe this case is bigger than anyone wants to admit and the family has bargained in order to exonerate themselves from the knowledge of her activities. Something is not correct here. There are others involved. That is my estimation. No one optains chloroform without help. No different than propofol.
If the jurors are worth their salt this is going to end up in a hung jury for the inabiltity of the prosecution to bring to scope the entire case. Caylee is not getting justice here. I sincerely the prosecution is playing with stereotypes rather than presenting the evidence in its correct context.
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