Jan20

Standing Os For Newt!!!

by Aon on January 20th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
Posted In: Politics, Rants/Opinion

As hard as I try not to like this guy… when he stands up and fight backs, when he bitch-slaps the MSM, calling them out for their blatant and aggressive biasses and partiality… I find myself cheering him on more often than I like!

Seeing CNN’s John King pushed back and called to task for a change was awesome lagniappe (freebie). PJMedia article here.

 

 

 

 

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Nov20

What a Breath of Fresh Air!!!

by Aon on November 20th, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Posted In: Uncategorized

87-Year-Old Woman Tries But Fails To Get Arrested At Occupy Wall Street

Frances Goldin is an 87-year-old literary agent and activist with a bold streak of purple in her otherwise grey hair. She’s joined the Occupy Wall Street movement and has been protesting in Zuccotti Park, but she’s not new to activism. She’s been demonstrating in support of various social justice causes for decades and has been arrested for civil disobedience a whopping nine times! Her goal is to be arrested 12 times, but much to her dismay she wasn’t able to come any closer to reaching it during the Occupy Wall Street march on Thursday.

I was sure I’d be arrested today, but the cops were determined because of the bad publicity for them, to not arrest an 87-year-old woman. I said [to an officer], “What if I socked you in the eye?,” and he said, “I’d give you a free shot.”

But she was determined to do whatever was necessary to get dragged away in cuffs. So she pressed on:

“‘Well, what if I kneed you in the groin?,” and he said, “No, you’re not going to get arrested!’”

It’s probably for the best that she didn’t go after any of the cops in the end. But let’s hope she keeps up the good fight!

87-Year-Old Occupy Protester Can’t Get Arrested [MSNBC]

 

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Nov20

President Shows ~More~ True Colors

by Aon on November 20th, 2011 at 2:28 am
Posted In: Politics

November 20, 2011
President sends letter of condolence to rapper’s funeral
Bill Zwerger

Barack Obama sent a personal letter of condolence to late rapper Heavy D’s funeral, which was read at the service by none other than the Rev. Al Sharpton.

“We extend our heartfelt condolences at this difficult time. He will be remembered for his infectious optimism and many contributions to American music. Please know that you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers,” read the Obama note.

That’s all good and well. It is always a nice gesture when the President of the United States reaches out in compassion to the families of those who suffered an early and tragic death.

It’s just very telling and extremely disrespectful that he couldn’t find it in himself to do the same for the family of slain border agent Brian Terry, who died serving this country in a most honorable manner.

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Pathetic isn’t a strong enough word to describe these lapses in judgement by our supposed “Commander-in-Chief.” More like a complete lack of any moral fiber and integrity.

Read more here.

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Nov19

Just Like the Boston Tea Party… huh?!?

by Aon on November 19th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Posted In: Politics, Rants/Opinion

Yeah… OWS so like the Boston Tea Party!   Just a sample of a… shocking? surprising? simply stunning? list…  the rest, with links, can be found in full here.

Just Like the Tea Party: A List of Occupy Mayhem Sorted by Type

John on November 16, 2011 at 7:04 pm

Rather than just an unordered list, I was thinking it might be helpful to categorize the mayhem by type.

Arson
Occupy Fort Collins – Member arrested, $10 million in damage
Occupy Portland – Member arrested for throwing Molotov Cocktail
Occupy Seattle – Suspicious fire at Bank of America 2.7 miles from camp
Occupy Portland – Three men arrested with homemade grenades
Assault/Threats
Occupy SF – 12 assaults in 24 hours
Occupy LA – 4 assaults including two with knives
Occupy Philly – Man punches woman in the face
Occupy LA – Two assaults including setting someone on fire
Occupy Berkeley – Police respond to three assault calls per night
Occupy Wall Street – Three men threaten the life of a sexual assault victim
Occupy Lawrence – Punch thrown
Occupy Orlando – Knife fight sends man to hospital
Occupy Portland – Multiple assaults within a 24 hr. period
Occupy Toledo – Man assaults police officer after arrest
Occupy San Diego – Woman assaults cameraman
Occupy Victoria – Man dumps urine on city worker
Occupy Vancouver – Two police officers bitten during near riot
Occupy Oakland – Death threats
Occupy Austin – Man in Joker make-up arrested for brandishing knife
Occupy Oakland – Man sets his dog on reporter
Occupy Oakland – Man pulls a knife in camp
Occupy Wall Street – Photographer assaulted
Drugs/Dealing
Occupy Boston – Two drug busts in a week
Occupy Boston – Another drug arrest
Occupy Boston – Heroin dealers busted were living with 6 year old boy directly behind welcome tent
Occupy Portland – First hand account “Drugs. Selling…Heroin. Meth.”
Occupy Portland – Video of open drug use in the camp
Occupy Portland – “I get high“
Fraud
National Lawyer’s Guild member Ari Douglas pretends to be run over by a police scooter

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Nov15

Too Bad Political Promises Speak Louder Than Actions

by Aon on November 15th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Posted In: Politics

“I will finally end the abuse of no-bid contracts once and for all. The days of sweetheart deals for Halliburton and the like will be over when I’m in the White House.” – Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama, October 2, 2008
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From the Los Angeles Times:
Over the last year, the Obama administration has aggressively pushed a $433-million plan to buy an experimental smallpox drug, despite uncertainty over whether it is needed or will work.

Senior officials have taken unusual steps to secure the contract for New York-based Siga Technologies Inc., whose controlling shareholder is billionaire Ronald O. Perelman, one of the world’s richest men and a longtime Democratic Party donor.

When Siga complained that contracting specialists at the Department of Health and Human Services were resisting the company’s financial demands, senior officials replaced the government’s lead negotiator for the deal, interviews and documents show.

When Siga was in danger of losing its grip on the contract a year ago, the officials blocked other firms from competing.

Siga was awarded the final contract in May through a “sole-source” procurement in which it was the only company asked to submit a proposal. The contract calls for Siga to deliver 1.7 million doses of the drug for the nation’s biodefense stockpile. The price of approximately $255 per dose is well above what the government’s specialists had earlier said was reasonable, according to internal documents and interviews.

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