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TATTOO  CONTEST

Saturday July 19, 2014
4pm, Budweiser Beverage Tent at the Arena Lot (Corner of 4th & Western - aka Steel Horse Alley)

Show off your tats at this always popular contest. Sign up at the Arena Lot tent on Saturday prior to the contest. Free to compete and free admission to the beverage tent. Awards for best sleeve, best realistic, best black & white, and best overall.

 

MISS BIKE TIME CONTEST

Saturday July 19, 2014
6pm, Budweiser Beverage Tent at the Arena Lot (Corner of 4th & Western - aka Steel Horse Alley)

Cheer on your favorite contestant as she competes for the title of Miss Muskegon Bike Time.  

1st place: $250 cash prize, Miss BIke Time Sash, Trophy

2nd place: $175 cash prize, Trophy

3rd place: $75 cash prize, Trophy

Photo session following the event for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.

Contestants can sign up in advance by filling out the below form and returning it along with a tasteful photo. On-line registration deadline is July 16th.

Due to time constraints the number of contestants will be limited.  If there is still space available, contestants may also sign up at the Arena Lot tent on Saturday prior to the contest. Sorry, no former "Miss Bike Time" grand prize winners are eligible to compete.

Miss Bike Time Registration Form

- See more at: http://www.muskegonbiketime.com/events#sthash.hMYoPfYd.dpuf

Lawsuit Filed Against Eric Holder, ATF Director After ‘Overreaching’ Law Prevents D.C. Residents From Buying Handgun in Texas | TheBlaze.com

Lawsuit Filed Against Eric Holder, ATF Director After ‘Overreaching’ Law Prevents D.C. Residents From Buying Handgun in Texas | TheBlaze.com:
"The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, claims that the law prohibiting someone who lives in one state from purchasing a handgun in another state inhibits competition and stops a national handgun market. The result is harmful to consumers, the plaintiffs say."

U.S. Amb. Blames 'Climate Change' for Hotel That Collapsed 12 Yrs Ago on African Beach

U.S. Amb. Blames 'Climate Change' for Hotel That Collapsed 12 Yrs Ago on African Beach | CNS News: "U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power posted photos on Twitter Wednesday to illustrate the purported effects of climate change on a West African nation’s coastline, but the pictures show a hotel that collapsed into the sea 12 years ago, the victim of erosion blamed largely on years of illegal mining of coastal sand.
“Had sobering meeting with Benin’s U.N. Ambassador, who described the devastating effects of climate change on his coastal country,” she tweeted. “Showed me chilling photos of eroding coastline, said ‘that’s climate change – a daily life of falling in the sea.’”
Although not identified by Power, the two photos posted with the tweet are of the remains of the Palm Hotel in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin, a small, narrow country tucked between Nigeria and Togo. The building collapsed in 2002, 20 years after it was built."

DOJ: We heard about IRS missing emails on the news | The Daily Caller

DOJ: We heard about IRS missing emails on the news | The Daily Caller:
"James Cole, deputy attorney general in the Department of Justice, testified Thursday that the DOJ heard about the destruction of IRS officials’ emails in the news, even though DOJ has formally been investigating the IRS for more than a year."

Hilarious: If Disney Movies Had Politically Correct Titles…

Hilarious: If Disney Movies Had Politically Correct Titles… | Young Conservatives

1.1 Million American Homeless Youth and Obama Spends Millions to House Illegals

1.1 Million American Homeless Youth and Obama Spends Millions to House Illegals:
"On Wednesday, it was reported that BCFS, the Baptist Child and Family Services, was awarded a $50 million grant by Obama to purchase and convert the 7 acre Palm Aire Hotel, located in Texas, into a facility to house illegal alien youth.
The facility not only offers lighted tennis courts, three swimming pools, a Jacuzzi and concierge service, it would also take care of the mental and medical needs of these illegal aliens. "

This ought to be REALLY funny! Ooooor meebee cancelled?

Lots of stink wafting from the Muskegon county building----More from the "comments"----Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler facing criminal investigation for alleged misuse of charity funds

Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler facing criminal investigation for alleged misuse of charity funds | MLive.com:
 Lance 7 hours ago
@Fruitport1  Live questions, Fruitport1.
If it wasn't a 501(c)(3), then what the heck was it?  
Were the people who spent on/donated to the golf outing deducting those donation(s) on their taxes, under the impression that it was a legit charity?
Was it an official Muskegon County entity/function/department?
If it was the latter, I suppose that explains why somebody with the records went ahead and responded to a FOIA request.
(If it wasn't a "county" account, then it wouldn't ordinarily fall under state FOIA laws).
But if this thing didn't have the 501 paperwork/trimmings, and if it wasn't an official county department/fund/function, then it has all the earmarks of a common "slush fund."
What wipes me out is this: Muskegon County has legal counsel, whose job it (presumably) would be to do the 501 paperwork if the county wanted to administer a charitable fund. 
Who decided it was cool to let this go un-filed for years?  
From the story it looks like they were advised to have counsel square things up -- who decided "no?"  
The guy using the money for his kids' college and gas money?"

From the comments. VERY interesting!-----Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler facing criminal investigation for alleged misuse of charity funds

Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler facing criminal investigation for alleged misuse of charity funds | MLive.com:

Lance5 hours ago

Well, would-ja check this out -- I can't vouch for its authenticity, but it looks like it speaks to my question posted below; question being, if this wasn't an official "county" thing, why the heck would it turn over anything - at all - to somebody filing a FOIA request?  

http://www.johnjayjurkas.com/righttoknow/Exhibits/Letter%20to%20Commisssioners%201092013.pdf 

[I wouldn't call this first-class legal work, by the way.  There are only two proper answers to a FOIA request -- a) turn over everything the law requires, if 's a qualifying public entity that's being queried; or  b) don't turn anything over, if it isn't.  Turning over some documents, and not others, is the "worst of all worlds," so to speak.]

Anyhow, if the letter at that link is to be believed, it looks like various people on the county's payroll believed it was a "county" thing -- some may have used official letterhead, worked on it while on payroll, blah blah.  But then when the county was sued under FOIA for records (again, if this letter is to be believed), why, then, here comes the county, with "muchos affidavitos" about how it's not an official "county" thing.  

Here's why it's relevant: allegedly taking money from a charity is one thing.  Allegedly taking money from an official county fund (whether charitable or not) is quite another.  Allegedly (or, admittedly) using county resources to raise money for an arguably-private charity (if the county doesn't approve/maintain/sponsor it) is yet a third thing.  

But allegedly using the mail and/or the telephones to raise money in the county's name, if it's not, in fact, a "county" deal, would be not just a fourth thing -- it could be a "federal" thing (tax implications aside).

Oh, and the second-worst piece of lawyering on full display here?  Letting your client talk directly to the cops.  However this goes, I do hope Mr. Roesler considers trying to get his fees back for that "oops."

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Lance4 hours ago

Oh, mannnn...  sometimes I almost wish I didn't have a J.D., so I wouldn't know what to look for in a purported letter like this: http://www.johnjayjurkas.com/righttoknow/Documents/letter1.pdf

If this claimed letter is real (who knows, right?) and if it was either mailed or faxed, there could be some Muskegon-based cars spending some time in downtown Grand Rapids pretty soon.  Oy, vey...

FLASHBACK: Presidents Reagan & Obama Address America on Russians Shooting Down Passenger Airliners

FLASHBACK: Presidents Reagan & Obama Address America on Russians Shooting Down Passenger Airliners:(video at link)

September 5th, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan addressed the American public after the Soviets shot down Korean airliner KAL 007.
“My fellow Americans, I’m coming before you tonight about a Korean airline massacre. The attack by the Soviet Union against 269 innocent men, women, and children aboard an unarmed Korean passenger plane. This crime against humanity must never be forgotten.”

Compare the former president’s strong response to the current president’s line about the Malaysian airliner MH17 reportedly shot down by the Russians, believed to have killed 280 passengers and 15 crew:




“It is wonderful to be back in Delaware. Before I begin, obviously the world is watching reports of a downed passenger jet near the Russia-Ukraine border. It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy. Right now we’re working to determine whether there were American citizens on board. That is our first priority.”

President Obama then returned to his prepared statement on pitching more shovel-ready jobs to Americans. The contrast couldn’t be anymore clear."

History for July 18

History for July 18 - On-This-Day.com:

Birth anniversary of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013).

Birth anniversary of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-63), author of Vanity Fair (1848).

Birth anniversary of gonzo journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson (1939-2005).

Happy 93rd birthday, John Glenn!

Happy Birthday! Steve Forbes, Elizabeth McGovern, Martha Reeves

1872 - The Ballot Act was passed in Great Britain, providing for secret election ballots. 


1914 - Six planes of the U.S. Army helped to form an aviation division called the Signal Corps. 


1936 - The first Oscar Meyer Wienermobile rolled out of General Body Company’s factory in Chicago, IL. 


1942 - The German Me-262, the first jet-propelled aircraft to fly in combat, made its first flight. 


1947 - U.S. President Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act, which placed the Speaker of the House and the Senate President Pro Tempore next in the line of succession after the vice president. 


1976 - Nadia Comaneci scored the first “10” in Olympic history with a flawless performance of the compulsory exercise on the uneven bars at the Montreal games.


1985 - Jack Nicklaus II, at age 23 years old, made his playing debut on the pro golf tour at the Quad Cities Open in Coal Valley, IL.

VIDEO: Former Obama Labor Secretary Caught on Tape Illegally Shaking Down Donors

VIDEO: Former Obama Labor Secretary Caught on Tape Illegally Shaking Down Donors:
"Obama’s former Labor Secretary, Hilda Solis, has been caught on tape illegally soliciting campaign contributions for Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign. "

CHILLING Video: Famous Liberal Law Professor Warns of Obama Dictatorship; Urges Congress to Act

CHILLING Video: Famous Liberal Law Professor Warns of Obama Dictatorship; Urges Congress to Act:
"Turley said that there is a new model of government emerging, one in which our Founding Fathers thoroughly rejected, and pointed out that when Obama announced his unconstitutional dictatorial powers, Democrats in Congress cheered him on.
“A dominant presidency has occurred with very little opposition. Indeed, when President Obama pledged to circumvent Congress, he received rapturous applause from the very body that he was proposing to make practically irrelevent.”

Obama Proves Again that Fundraising Trumps National Security

Obama Proves Again that Fundraising Trumps National Security:
"Obama opened up his remarks smiling and happily stating that ‘it is wonderful to be back in Delaware.’ He then mentioned the plane crash saying it ‘looks like it may be a terrible tragedy’ and assuring the people that his National Security Team would be in contact with the Ukrainian government to determine how we could assist and if any Americans were aboard the plane. By that time, it had been reported that 23 Americans had indeed perished in that crash.
It was then on to jokes and the chastising of Republicans for not approving of his constant efforts to circumvent Congress."

What’s Happening in One of the Most Progressive Cities in the U.S. Seemingly Undercuts Key Anti-Gun Argument | TheBlaze.com

What’s Happening in One of the Most Progressive Cities in the U.S. Seemingly Undercuts Key Anti-Gun Argument | TheBlaze.com:
"Anti-gun advocates routinely argue that more guns will result in more crime — but the exact opposite appears to be happening in one of the most progressive cities in the United States.
The city of Detroit has seen 37 percent fewer robberies in 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. Further, there have been 22 percent fewer break-ins of businesses and homes, and 30 percent fewer carjackings."

Ted Nugent Revealed a ‘Staggering’ ‘Hidden Secret’ to Glenn Beck This Morning That He Says The Media Has Been Ignoring | Video | TheBlaze.com

Ted Nugent Revealed a ‘Staggering’ ‘Hidden Secret’ to Glenn Beck This Morning That He Says The Media Has Been Ignoring | Video | TheBlaze.com:
"Rock legend Ted Nugent revealed a “hidden secret” on Glenn Beck’s radio program Wednesday that he says the media has kept hidden for 26 years: he and other hunters donate roughly 250 million meals each year through programs like Hunters for the Hungry.

“We process and we cook and distribute 250 million hot meals of pure, nutritious, low-fat, low-cholesterol, wild organic venison,” Nugent said. “250 million meals a year, Glenn.”

Half Of The United States Lives In These Counties

Half Of The United States Lives In These Counties - Business Insider:

VIDEO: White House Claims Obama’s Foreign Policy has Improved ‘Tranquility of Global Community’

VIDEO: White House Claims Obama’s Foreign Policy has Improved ‘Tranquility of Global Community’:
"While Israel and Hamas hurl rockets at one another, as ISIS controls Iraq and as North Korea, Iran and Russia all pose significant threats to the United States, the White House declared on Tuesday that President Obama’s foreign policy- if one wants to call it that- has led to an improving of “tranquility” amongst the global community.

No, no it hasn’t…"

Dang! They almost got 'er done!------BIG UPDATE— Baptist Child and Family Services Withdraws Bid for Palm Aire Resort

BIG UPDATE— Baptist Child and Family Services Withdraws Bid for Palm Aire Resort (Video) | The Gateway Pundit:
The Obama administration has awarded a $50 million contract to a charitable group to buy a Texas resort hotel and transform it in to a 600 bed facility for juvenile illegal aliens.

The beautiful Palm Aire resort and hotel has an indoor Olympic sized pool and an outdoor pool.  Free Wi-Fi and cable TV are included in the simply decorated guest rooms.
The Palm Aire Hotel and Suites is set to be sold to Baptist Child & Family Services (BCFS) operating under a federal contract, pending local government approval, according to reports from Weslaco, Texas where the hotel is located. Weslaco is a few miles north of the Rio Grande in Hidalgo County.
The resort hotel for illegal alien children is reportedly the ‘first in the nation’.
Now this…
Due to backlash the charity received after the story was posted on The Drudge Report, Baptist Child and Family Services withdrew it’s bid for the Palm Aire Resort.
The charity said it was disappointed and that the resort would have been perfect for the illegal alien children.

Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs over next year

Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs over next year:
"Microsoft confirmed it will cut up to 18,000 jobs over the next year, part of the tech titan's efforts to streamline its business under new CEO Satya Nadella.
In a statement released Thursday, Microsoft says about 12,500 of the professional and factory positions will be cut as part of its $7 billion acquisition of Nokia's handset business, which the company closed in April.
"My promise to you is that we will go through this process in the most thoughtful and transparent way possible," said Nadella in a memo to employees."

19 FACTS ABOUT ILLEGAL ALIENS EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW... You'll Never Learn About These From Our Propagandist Media

19 FACTS ABOUT ILLEGAL ALIENS EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW... You'll Never Learn About These From Our Propagandist Media:
The following are 19 very disturbing facts about illegal immigration that every American should know:
#1 57 percent of all households that are led by an immigrant (legal or illegal) are enrolled in at least one welfare program.
#2 According to one study, the cost to U.S. taxpayers of legalizing current illegal immigrants would be approximately6.3 trillion dollars over the next 50 years.
#3 The Obama administration has distributed flyers that tell illegal immigrants that their immigration status will not be checked when they apply for food stamps.

#4 The Department of Homeland Security says that it has lost track of a million people that have entered this country but that appear never to have left.
#5 One out of every five children living in Los Angeles County has a parent that is in the country illegally.
#6 In one recent year, taxpayers in Los Angeles County spent 600 million dollars on welfare for children of illegal immigrants.
#7 Thanks to illegal immigration, California’s overstretched health care system is on the verge of collapse. Dozens of California hospitals and emergency rooms have shut down over the past decade because they could not afford to stay open after being endlessly swamped by illegal immigrants who were simply not able to pay for the services that they were receiving. As a result, the remainder of the health care system in the state of California is now beyond overloaded. This had led to brutally long waits, diverted ambulances and even unnecessary patient deaths. At this point, the state of California now ranks dead last out of all 50 states in the number of emergency rooms per million people.
#8 It has been estimated that U.S. taxpayers spend $12,000,000,000 a year on primary and secondary school education for the children of illegal immigrants.
#9 It is estimated that illegal aliens make up approximately 30 percent of the population in federal, state and local prisons and that the total cost of incarcerating them is more than $1.6 billion annually.
#10 The federal government actually has a website that teaches immigrants how to sign up for welfare programsonce they arrive in the United States.
#11 The Obama administration recently introduced the very first “unmanned” border station along the Texas-Mexico border.

#12 The Obama administration has sued individual states such as Arizona that have tried to crack down on illegal immigration.
#13 According to the FBI, there are approximately 1.4 million gang members living in our cities. Illegal immigration has been one of the primary factors that has fueled the growth of these gangs.
#14 As I have written about previously, there are only about 200 police officers assigned to Chicago’s Gang Enforcement Unit to handle the estimated 100,000 gang members living in the city.

#15 Mexican drug cartels make approximately 6.6 billion dollars a year “exporting” illegal drugs to the United States.
#16 It is an open secret that Mexican drug cartels are openly conducting military operations inside the United States. The handful of border patrol agents that we have guarding the border are massively outgunned and outmanned.
#17 According to the Justice Department’s National Drug Intelligence Center, Mexican drug cartels were actively operating in 50 different U.S. cities in 2006. By 2010, that number had skyrocketed to 1,286.

#18 Overall, more than 55,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006. That same level of violence will eventually show up in major U.S. cities unless something dramatic is done about illegal immigration.
#19 It is being projected that the Senate immigration bill will bring 33 million more people to the United States over the next decade.

Senator Warns All Congress: Obama Threatens our Constitutional Republic

Senator Warns All Congress: Obama Threatens our Constitutional Republic:
"Known for his strong support of a secure U.S. border, Senator Sessions had a letter penned by him on the subject of the illegal alien invasion hand-delivered to all 535 members of Congress on Monday. He cut to the chase from the very beginning by opening the letter with the statement, “I write to inform you of a development that threatens the foundation of our constitutional Republic.”

Breitbart obtained a copy of the letter that details Sessions grave concerns about the impact of the lawlessness of the Obama administration regarding illegal migration into the United States."

CDC's Tom Frieden Says Agency Culture Contributed to Anthrax Lapse

CDC's Tom Frieden Says Agency Culture Contributed to Anthrax Lapse - Businessweek:

The most troubling thing about the Centers for Disease Control’s recent disclosure that 81 agency employees may have been exposed to live anthrax last month is that it wasn’t the first lapse of its kind.

Government watchdogs have warned for years about weaknesses in federal labs dealing with dangerous bugs. The CDC’s own report on the June incident details four other times that pathogens inappropriately left high-security labs since 2006, including an earlier case involving anthrax. While investigating the latest mishap, CDC Director Tom Frieden also discovered that a contagious strain of avian flu was unintentionally shipped to a lower security Department of Agriculture lab in March.

“What we’re seeing is a pattern that we missed, and the pattern is an insufficient culture of safety,” Frieden told a congressional panel on Wednesday. There may be more disclosures to come as the agency reviews its practices, he said.

Sexy and dumb. Real dumb. Likely not so sexy---------------Couple having sex on floating tubes 'in plain view' is latest in Muskegon River enforcement

Couple having sex on floating tubes 'in plain view' is latest in Muskegon River enforcement | MLive.com:
Officers said several witnesses called police to complain about the overly amorous couple on the tubes.

"Witnesses advised CO Greenway that the two having sex in plain view were in a group of tubes that included a young female child," a report showed.

As it turns out, officers tracked down the tubers and discovered the man was wanted on outstanding warrants and the woman was on parole.

Both were taken to jail.

VIDEO: Obama Gives EBT Cards to Busloads of Illegals to Shop at Walmart

VIDEO: Obama Gives EBT Cards to Busloads of Illegals to Shop at Walmart:
"On Sunday afternoon, a North Carolina woman was on her lunch break when she stumbled upon a disturbing scene. It was approximately 1:30 pm when Sylvia Locklear witnessed a strange sight in a Walmart parking lot in Concord, North Carolina. A school bus filled with adult illegal aliens was parked in the lot dropping the illegals off to shop at Walmart with EBT cards."

What could possibly go wrong?-----Democrats partner with Detroit to offer absentee ballot applications via smart phones, Internet

Democrats partner with Detroit to offer absentee ballot applications via smart phones, Internet | MLive.com:
DETROIT, MI -- Detroit elections are entering the digital age with the help of Democrats.

Detroit City Clerk Janet Winfrey, alongside Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lon Johnson, on Wednesday announced a new smart phone and online application process available to voters wishing to secure an absentee ballot.

Detroit is the first city in the state to move to an electronic application process, although up to three more cities are expected to announce similar plans between next week up through the primary election in August with "many more" before the general election, Johnson said.

In the past, Detroit only accepted absentee ballot applications via mail, fax and hand delivery. 

Johnson cited the inability to obtain an authentic digital signature as the reason but says new technology makes it possible.

"We know we want to engage the least likely voter," Winfrey said. "For this election, it is the 18- to 35-year-old, and we know that the least likely voter has their cell phone attached to their hip so why not be able to use their smart phone to request an absentee ballot."

Winfrey, who ran an unsuccessful 2010 campaign as a Democrat to become Secretary of State, said the partnership has nothing to to with partisan politics.

"It could have been done with the Democratic Party, it could have been done with the Green Party, Libertarian, Republican Party, it doesn't matter," she said, "What matters is that we have the ability now to use our smart phones to access voter information as well as request an absentee ballot."

Check out these U.S. Senate Campaign Political Ads

Check out these satirical (but on-point) U.S. Senate Campaign Political Ads - Dr. Rich Swier:

Guess What the CBO is Saying About Obamacare and the Debt | TheBlaze.com

Guess What the CBO is Saying About Obamacare and the Debt | TheBlaze.com:
"The CBO report seems to take the side of Republicans by saying healthcare costs will continue to rise. It says that increase, combined with new federal subsidies for healthcare under Obamacare, will put new financial burdens on the government that will lead to more debt."

Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler facing criminal investigation for alleged misuse of charity funds

Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler facing criminal investigation for alleged misuse of charity funds | MLive.com:
"MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI – Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler is under criminal investigation for allegedly misusing funds from an account set up years ago to benefit the county's Memorial Charity Golf Outing.
The accusations are detailed in a Michigan State Police report that is under review by Eaton County Prosecutor Douglas R. Lloyd. Lloyd was assigned as the special prosecutor to the case to avoid any conflict of interest in Muskegon County, Lloyd confirmed this week.

Altogether, Roesler is being investigated for making 13 withdrawals over several years totaling $2,290 from the charity golf outing account, according to the police report obtained by MLive Muskegon Chronicle.
At the time of the investigation, Roesler had transferred a total of $1,850 from his personal account into the golf outing account, the report indicated.
Lloyd on Tuesday declined to speak about the specifics of the case, but did confirm he received the Michigan State Police report after it was assigned to him by the Michigan Attorney's General Office."

Ya gotta listen to this audio thug!-------Could this Comcast rep be the worst service rep in the world?

Click the link. 
Listen to this thug. 
Wonder how your Mom might be treated. 
Wonder how many bonuses this predator received from Comcast.
Wonder how many others didn't have the stomach to fight this tenacious bloodsucker!
And cancel your Comcast account!
Could this Comcast rep be the worst service rep in the world? - CNET

Block simply wanted to disconnect his service.
The rep wants to do everything, and I truly do mean everything, to irritate him into staying.
"I am declining to state why I'm leaving Comcast," Block politely explains.
He explains that he's moving to Astound.
The rep ignores him.
"Tell me why you don't want faster speed," he says.
When Block very politely insists he just wants disconnecting and wonders why this might be a difficult task, the rep says: "Because my job is to have a conversation with you about keeping your service."