The Special Prosecutor in the Junk Indictment Against Rick Perry is Facing His Own Legal Problems:
"It turns out that the special prosecutor charged with going after Texas Governor Rick Perry, as the behest of belligerent drunk Democrat Rosemary Lehmberg, may be facing some legal challenges himself. "
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
10 Of The Creepiest Commercials To Ever Hit The Small Screen
10 Of The Creepiest Commercials To Ever Hit The Small Screen - Listverse:
This 1980s commercial was originally created to help sell those horrible chocolate eggs filled with a “surprise” item inside. It features a nightmarish Humpty Dumpty knockoff that Italian candy company Ferrero believed would sell more product.
The company’s CEO at the time, Michele Ferrero, apparently didn’t realize that an increase in sales wasn’t linked to the emotional scarring of children.
Kinder Surprise eggs have been banned from the United States due to an FDA ruling banning confectionery products with embedded non-nutritional objects. The fine for violating this act is currently $2,500.
In 2012, Brandon Loo and Christopher Sweeney had a candy-related run-in on their way back to the US from Canada when border patrol agents found them in possession of the illicit ova, meant to be exotic treats for American family and friends.
Since neither man knew the eggs were illegal, they were let off with a warning.
In 2012, Brandon Loo and Christopher Sweeney had a candy-related run-in on their way back to the US from Canada when border patrol agents found them in possession of the illicit ova, meant to be exotic treats for American family and friends.
Since neither man knew the eggs were illegal, they were let off with a warning.
History for September 23
History for September 23 - On-This-Day.com:
Caesar Augustus 63 B.C., Mickey Rooney (Joe Yule, Jr.) 1920, Ray Charles 1930
Julio Iglesias 1943, Mary Kay Place 1947, Bruce Springsteen 1949 - Musician,
1779 - John Paul Jones, commander of the American warship Bon Homme, was quoted as saying "I have not yet begun to fight!"
1806 - The Corps of Discovery, the Lewis and Clark expedition, reached St. Louis, MO, and ended the trip to the Pacific Northwest.
1845 - The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York was formed by Alexander Joy Cartwright. It was the first baseball team in America.
1846 - Astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune.
1930 - Flashbulbs were patented by Johannes Ostermeier.
1951 - The first transcontinental telecast was received on the west coast. The show "Crusade for Freedom" was broadcast by CBS-TV from New York.
1952 - Richard Nixon gave his "Checkers Speech". At the time he was a candidate for U.S. vice-president.
1962 - "The Jetsons" premiered on ABC-TV. It was the first program on the network to be carried in color.
1986 - Japanese newspapers quoted Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone as saying that minorities lowered the "intelligence level" of America.
1990 - Iraq publicly threatened to destroy Middle East oil fields and to attack Israel if any nation tried to force it from Kuwait.
1991 - U.N. weapons inspectors find documents detailing Iraq's secret nuclear weapons program. The find in Baghdad triggered a standoff with authorities in Iraq.
Caesar Augustus 63 B.C., Mickey Rooney (Joe Yule, Jr.) 1920, Ray Charles 1930
Julio Iglesias 1943, Mary Kay Place 1947, Bruce Springsteen 1949 - Musician,
1779 - John Paul Jones, commander of the American warship Bon Homme, was quoted as saying "I have not yet begun to fight!"
1806 - The Corps of Discovery, the Lewis and Clark expedition, reached St. Louis, MO, and ended the trip to the Pacific Northwest.
1845 - The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York was formed by Alexander Joy Cartwright. It was the first baseball team in America.
1846 - Astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune.
1930 - Flashbulbs were patented by Johannes Ostermeier.
1951 - The first transcontinental telecast was received on the west coast. The show "Crusade for Freedom" was broadcast by CBS-TV from New York.
1952 - Richard Nixon gave his "Checkers Speech". At the time he was a candidate for U.S. vice-president.
1962 - "The Jetsons" premiered on ABC-TV. It was the first program on the network to be carried in color.
1986 - Japanese newspapers quoted Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone as saying that minorities lowered the "intelligence level" of America.
1990 - Iraq publicly threatened to destroy Middle East oil fields and to attack Israel if any nation tried to force it from Kuwait.
1991 - U.N. weapons inspectors find documents detailing Iraq's secret nuclear weapons program. The find in Baghdad triggered a standoff with authorities in Iraq.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Islamic State Issues New Declaration of War: ‘Rely Upon Allah, and Kill Him in Any Manner’ | TheBlaze.com
Islamic State Issues New Declaration of War: ‘Rely Upon Allah, and Kill Him in Any Manner’ | TheBlaze.com:
“O America, O allies of America, and O crusaders, know that the matter is more dangerous than you have imagined and greater than you have envisioned. We have warned you that today we are in a new era, an era where the State, its soldiers, and its sons are leaders not slaves,” the Islamic State letter reads. “
It's time to wake up!
“O America, O allies of America, and O crusaders, know that the matter is more dangerous than you have imagined and greater than you have envisioned. We have warned you that today we are in a new era, an era where the State, its soldiers, and its sons are leaders not slaves,” the Islamic State letter reads. “
It's time to wake up!
VIDEO: Obama is a ‘Radical Marxist’ Says former House Majority Leader
VIDEO: Obama is a ‘Radical Marxist’ Says former House Majority Leader:
"Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, forced out of office by bogus lawsuits by leftists only to be cleared of any wrongdoing, says that Barack Obama is a classic radical Marxist, but that people are finally waking up to that fact, and that’s a good thing. "
"Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, forced out of office by bogus lawsuits by leftists only to be cleared of any wrongdoing, says that Barack Obama is a classic radical Marxist, but that people are finally waking up to that fact, and that’s a good thing. "
She Just Nailed the Democrats’ Double Standard in the ‘War on Women’ | Video | TheBlaze.com
She Just Nailed the Democrats’ Double Standard in the ‘War on Women’ | Video | TheBlaze.com:
“If a Republican had gone out and talked about how somebody wanted to spend all this money on clothes and say all the gossipy things they said about Debbie Wasserman-Schultz — with the White House’s fingerprints all over it — you all would be screaming bloody murder,” Navarro said."
“If a Republican had gone out and talked about how somebody wanted to spend all this money on clothes and say all the gossipy things they said about Debbie Wasserman-Schultz — with the White House’s fingerprints all over it — you all would be screaming bloody murder,” Navarro said."
With a 'Fuck It,' TV Reporter Quits On-Air To Pursue Dream of Legalizing Marijuana
With a 'Fuck It,' TV Reporter Quits On-Air To Pursue Dream of Legalizing Marijuana - Hit & Run : Reason.com:
"That's Charlo Greene of Anchorage's KTVA-TV—sorry, formerly of Anchorage's KTVA-TV—wrapping up a report on the Alaska Cannabis Club by revealing that she is the CEO of the organization and declaring that she'll "be dedicating all my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalising marijuana here in Alaska.
And as for this job, not that I have a choice, but fuck it, I quit."
Then we cut to the surprised anchor.
I wish Greene best of luck in her new career, especially since I don't think she'll be able to fall back on local news if it doesn't work out."
"That's Charlo Greene of Anchorage's KTVA-TV—sorry, formerly of Anchorage's KTVA-TV—wrapping up a report on the Alaska Cannabis Club by revealing that she is the CEO of the organization and declaring that she'll "be dedicating all my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalising marijuana here in Alaska.
And as for this job, not that I have a choice, but fuck it, I quit."
Then we cut to the surprised anchor.
I wish Greene best of luck in her new career, especially since I don't think she'll be able to fall back on local news if it doesn't work out."
Krauthammer: Obama is ‘Clearly a Narcissist’ Who ‘Lives in a Cocoon Surrounded by Sycophants’
Krauthammer: Obama is ‘Clearly a Narcissist’ Who ‘Lives in a Cocoon Surrounded by Sycophants’:
"From The Daily Caller:
“But let me just say as a layman, without invoking any expertise, Obama is clearly a narcissist in the non-scientific use of the word,” said Krauthammer. “He is so self-involved, you see it from his rise. Here’s a man who says I don’t do theater, you know, I don’t do that. Well, his whole run in 2008 was theater, including the Roman, the Greek columns that he had around him at his speech at the convention in Denver.”
"From The Daily Caller:
“But let me just say as a layman, without invoking any expertise, Obama is clearly a narcissist in the non-scientific use of the word,” said Krauthammer. “He is so self-involved, you see it from his rise. Here’s a man who says I don’t do theater, you know, I don’t do that. Well, his whole run in 2008 was theater, including the Roman, the Greek columns that he had around him at his speech at the convention in Denver.”
Cambodia Buddhist 'Meth Monks' Arrested for Smoking Ice in Pagoda Room
Two Cambodian Buddhist monks have been arrested in the popular tourist city of Siem Reap for smoking crystal methamphetamine along with two women in their pagoda.
...Pur Langka's pagoda chief monk said that the two monks had already been defrocked.
He added that Pich David was expelled from the pagoda in 2012 for bad behaviour but allowed in again in 2013 under promise to respect the Buddhist doctrine and follow the rules of the pagoda.
A number of complaints at the monks' late-nights parties and general attitude in the past months led pagoda authorities to call the police.
Buddhist monks are forbidden to drink alcohol and take drugs and must abstain from sexual intercourse.
UNREAL: Michelle Obama: Americans ‘Take for Granted’ what Barack has Done for the U.S.
UNREAL: Michelle Obama: Americans ‘Take for Granted’ what Barack has Done for the U.S.:
"However, what Michelle evidently sees as successes, the majority of America views as failures. Detroit learned that failure is an option, we’re still propping up a banking system that has been undercut by governmental overregulation and Obamacare remains, perhaps, the most fiscally-unsound government program in the history of governments since the fall of the Soviet Union. When we factor in the human lives rationed, socialized medicine will take, it’s arguable that Obamacare can serve as one of the greatest tragedies to befall the American people unless it is repealed."
"However, what Michelle evidently sees as successes, the majority of America views as failures. Detroit learned that failure is an option, we’re still propping up a banking system that has been undercut by governmental overregulation and Obamacare remains, perhaps, the most fiscally-unsound government program in the history of governments since the fall of the Soviet Union. When we factor in the human lives rationed, socialized medicine will take, it’s arguable that Obamacare can serve as one of the greatest tragedies to befall the American people unless it is repealed."
Allah OK. Christ not so much?
Imagine the "fair and balanced" media coverage if the Christian/Jewish kids wanted a room and 10 minutes to pray!
N4T Investigators: Church and State | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona
Tucson - It's 12:40 in the afternoon, and in the Islamic Center of Tucson, a time to pray.
Muslims have a strict daily prayer schedule, five times a day at specific times. One of those times is in the middle of the school day.
In a room off the library at Desert View High School, four to six Muslim students pray during every school day for about 10 minutes.
Sunnyside Unified School District officials tell the News 4 Tucson Investigators that all but one of the students pray during their lunch period, the other misses a few minutes of a class.
Community activist Richard Hernandez doesn't have a problem with allowing prayer, but with how the administration handled it.
N4T Investigators: Church and State | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona
Tucson - It's 12:40 in the afternoon, and in the Islamic Center of Tucson, a time to pray.
Muslims have a strict daily prayer schedule, five times a day at specific times. One of those times is in the middle of the school day.
Sunnyside Unified School District officials tell the News 4 Tucson Investigators that all but one of the students pray during their lunch period, the other misses a few minutes of a class.
Community activist Richard Hernandez doesn't have a problem with allowing prayer, but with how the administration handled it.
Boom! It Took Morgan Freeman Just 2 Sentences To Destroy a Common Misconception About Race
Boom! It Took Morgan Freeman Just 2 Sentences To Destroy a Common Misconception About Race - The Political Insider:
"CNN host Don Lemon didn’t know what hit him. Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was interviewed, and Lemon asked if he thought race largely determined how wealthy a person can become over the course of his life.
Without hesitation, Freeman gave this great response.
But something tells me that the ideological Mr. Lemon will still ask foolish questions to guests in the future."
"CNN host Don Lemon didn’t know what hit him. Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was interviewed, and Lemon asked if he thought race largely determined how wealthy a person can become over the course of his life.
Without hesitation, Freeman gave this great response.
But something tells me that the ideological Mr. Lemon will still ask foolish questions to guests in the future."
Judge Jeanine: ISIS Most Serious Threat this Nation has EVER Faced
Judge Jeanine: ISIS Most Serious Threat this Nation has EVER Faced:
"As President Obama prepares to deal with the serious threat posed by ISIS with a weak response hinging on a thrown-together plan riddled with ambiguous policies, objectives and ill-defined goals, the rest of America waits to see if ISIS will strike at America while Obama golfs."
"As President Obama prepares to deal with the serious threat posed by ISIS with a weak response hinging on a thrown-together plan riddled with ambiguous policies, objectives and ill-defined goals, the rest of America waits to see if ISIS will strike at America while Obama golfs."
Watch as a College Degree Goes from Rare to Super Common in 40 Years
Watch as a College Degree Goes from Rare to Super Common in 40 Years | TheBlaze.com:
"The dramatic increase in educational attainment might seem like good news, but many graduates have been left in debt and without skills needed to seize good jobs — if those jobs exist in the first place.
The Project on Student Debt estimated seven in 10 recent college graduates carried student debt, with an average total of nearly $30,000 each.
College costs have risen astronomically over the past few decades, while PBS pegged the percentage of American jobs that require bachelor’s degrees to be somewhere between 20 and 35 percent — meaning the U.S. economy might not have work for many more college grads."
"The dramatic increase in educational attainment might seem like good news, but many graduates have been left in debt and without skills needed to seize good jobs — if those jobs exist in the first place.
The Project on Student Debt estimated seven in 10 recent college graduates carried student debt, with an average total of nearly $30,000 each.
College costs have risen astronomically over the past few decades, while PBS pegged the percentage of American jobs that require bachelor’s degrees to be somewhere between 20 and 35 percent — meaning the U.S. economy might not have work for many more college grads."
From my "friend" Robert Reich!
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Kroger Once Again Stands Up to the Anti-Second Amendment Rights Bullies
Kroger Once Again Stands Up to the Anti-Second Amendment Rights Bullies:
"The anti-gun rights group Moms Demand Action has been on a tirade recently, bullying business to alter their policy on guns in a manner that meets their approval. But, there is one business that refuses to cave to their demand and they just sent Moms Demand Action a message that they will not be bullied or shamed into submission."
"The anti-gun rights group Moms Demand Action has been on a tirade recently, bullying business to alter their policy on guns in a manner that meets their approval. But, there is one business that refuses to cave to their demand and they just sent Moms Demand Action a message that they will not be bullied or shamed into submission."
The internet NEVER lies....right?-------Top 16 Small Cities in Michigan
This article would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
And inaccurate.....
Top 16 Small Cities in Michigan | City Described
6. Muskegon
And inaccurate.....
Top 16 Small Cities in Michigan | City Described
The name Muskegon comes from the Ottawa Indian word ‘Masquigon,’ which means swamp or marshy river. The area’s history dates to the Paleo-Indian era seven to eight thousand years ago. The Ottawa tribe lived in the Muskegon region approximately two-thousand years ago, according to the Muskegon-Michigan website.
The fur trade made the Hudson Bay Company rich and Chicago used Muskegon lumber to rebuild after the fire of 1871. More millionaires lived in the Muskegon region during that era than any other city in the United States, the Muskegon-Michigan website states.
Muskegon sits on the shores of Lake Michigan and has picturesque beaches that bring tourists to the area for sightseeing, fishing and swimming.
The city known as the Riviera of the West continues to prosper with community renovation projects to beautify and restore some of the historic buildings in the city, as related to the Muskegon-Michigan website.
Muskegon produced a music industry innovator in James Newell Osterberg, Jr. Known to the world as Iggy Pop, James changed the Punk rock world. Iggy played drums in a number of high school bands before moving to Chicago to study the blues. Iggy formed the Psychedelic Stooges and his career began as stated on the Outdoor-Michigan website.
Well-known televangelist Jim Bakker grew up in Muskegon. Since his divorce from Tammy Faye, he remarried to Lori Beth Graham in 1998. Jim Bakker appeared on television for ten years in support of the PTL Ministries and fans loved him and his wife Tammy Faye. Unknown to Tammy and the viewers, Jim had diverted money from the PTL and stolen viewer’s money to support his hidden lifestyle, found on the Hall of Infamy website.
The Pyrotechnics Guild International (PGI) Convention comes to Muskegon every August. More than 10-thousand people attend the convention every year even PGI members flock to the small town. Only PGI members are allowed into the convention but the convention’s public displays draw huge crowds, reports the Atlas Obscura website.
Well, this helps when making a political choice-----Is Caring About Climate Change an Essential Part of LGBT Identity?
Is Caring About Climate Change an Essential Part of LGBT Identity? - The Daily Beast
To the radical LGBT activists most likely to march in New York City on Sunday, caring about global warming expresses solidarity with the oppressed.
But what about the mainstream gays?
But what about the mainstream gays?
On Sunday, a gaggle of queer folks will be joining the “People’s Climate March,” a rally in New York City projected to attract more than 100,000 attendees. Unfortunately, those who could help the cause the most are the least likely to show up.
Marching under banners such as “Queers for the Climate,” LGBT climate activists are, first and foremost, agitating for action on climate change. But they are also saying something about what LGBT activism should be about, and saying something quite different from the (current) gay mainstream. The question is whether they can make an impact.
The trouble is that while the radically minded queers may be more inspired to march in the People’s Climate March, they may be the least likely to convince others.
....To a “mainstream gay,” having a group called Queers for the Climate may make little sense. I mean, there’s no harm in it. But other than perhaps getting someone’s phone number at the climate march, there doesn’t seem to be any particular reason for it, either.
To a “radical queer,” on the other hand, caring about climate change is an essential part of queer identity. It expresses solidarity with the oppressed—which in this case may include almost everyone—opposition to the one percenters who got us into this mess, and a righteous indignation nourished by decades of LGBT activist experience.
For Voter ID Opponents, This Was a Stunning Blow
For Voter ID Opponents, This Was a Stunning Blow:
"What this decision means is that, as Governor Walker said, at least in Wisconsin, it will now be “easier to vote and harder to cheat.” And it adds to the long string of losses suffered by opponents of voter-ID laws. Slowly but surely, voter ID is getting implemented across the country."
"What this decision means is that, as Governor Walker said, at least in Wisconsin, it will now be “easier to vote and harder to cheat.” And it adds to the long string of losses suffered by opponents of voter-ID laws. Slowly but surely, voter ID is getting implemented across the country."
Gotta be true. It's on the Internet!-------Woman Gets Third Breast
Jasmine Tridevil: Woman Gets Third Breast -- NYMag:"A Florida woman who goes by the name Jasmine Tridevil figured out that there is really only one acceptable reason to get a third breast: to buck traditional beauty standards and purposely make yourself unattractive to men.
The 21-year-old massage therapist claims she had to ask over 50 doctors to perform the surgery, which involved taking skin tissue from her abdomen and adding a silicon implant.
She also got an areola tattooed on. The procedure cost $20,000, and Tridevil reportedly had to sign an NDA so couldn't disclose what doctor performed it.
"I got it because I wanted to make myself unattractive to men," Tridevil said on a recent radio broadcast.
"Because I don’t want to date anymore."
Given the fact that most men love boobs, I'm not entirely sure getting another one is the fastest route to unattractiveness, but her attempted commitment to misandry is commendable.
Meanwhile, the photos look kinda 'shopped, so I'm really hoping this isn't some sort of viral marketing scheme for American Horror Story: Freak Show."
History for September 22
History for September 22 - On-This-Day.com
Michael Faraday 1791, Paul Muni 1895, Paul LeMat 1945
Debby Boone 1956, Joan Jett 1960, Scott Baio 1961
1862 - Republican U.S. President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves held within rebel states would be free as of January 1, 1863.
1903 - Italo Marchiony was granted a patent for the ice cream cone.
1914 - Three British cruisers were sunk by one German submarine in the North Sea. 1,400 British sailors were killed. This event alerted the British to the effectiveness of the submarine.
1949 - The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb successfully.
1964 - "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." debuted on NBC-TV.
1980 - A border conflict between Iran and Iraq developed into a full-scale war.
1994 - The U.S. upgraded its military control in Haiti.
1998 - The U.S. and Russia signed two agreements. One was to privatize Russia's nuclear program and the other was to stop plutonium stockpiles and nuclear scientists from leaving the country.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton addressed the United Nations and told world leaders to "end all nuclear tests for all time". He then sent the long-delayed global test-ban treaty to the U.S. Senate.
Michael Faraday 1791, Paul Muni 1895, Paul LeMat 1945
Debby Boone 1956, Joan Jett 1960, Scott Baio 1961
1862 - Republican U.S. President Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. It stated that all slaves held within rebel states would be free as of January 1, 1863.
1903 - Italo Marchiony was granted a patent for the ice cream cone.
1914 - Three British cruisers were sunk by one German submarine in the North Sea. 1,400 British sailors were killed. This event alerted the British to the effectiveness of the submarine.
1949 - The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb successfully.
1964 - "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." debuted on NBC-TV.
1980 - A border conflict between Iran and Iraq developed into a full-scale war.
1994 - The U.S. upgraded its military control in Haiti.
1998 - The U.S. and Russia signed two agreements. One was to privatize Russia's nuclear program and the other was to stop plutonium stockpiles and nuclear scientists from leaving the country.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton addressed the United Nations and told world leaders to "end all nuclear tests for all time". He then sent the long-delayed global test-ban treaty to the U.S. Senate.
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