March 31, 2005
Breaking: Pope given Last Rites
From CNN:
Pope John Paul II has been given the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church.
The networks all broke in about an hour ago to discuss his "deteriorating condition." But this is the first sign that we are in the final stages of John Paul's papacy.
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Theresa Marie Schiavo, 1963-2005
All the networks are reporting within the past five minutes that Terri Schiavo has passed away at her hospice in Florida.
Word had surfaced in the hour prior that her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler would not be allowed to be with her at the time of her death.
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If true, yet another reason to call him a putz.
Posted by: DarkStar at March 31, 2005 08:43 AM (BbmiU)
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If this is true, even if he had problems with Terry's parents, this is an evil act.
Posted by: Cynthia at March 31, 2005 11:58 AM (Aqoa4)
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Mary hadn't been in to see her daughter since Sunday!!!Real caring , huh?
Posted by: Zoe at March 31, 2005 03:13 PM (6krEN)
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It is also being said that MS won't allow Terri's parents to attend her funeral.
Maybe someone can confirm it.
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March 30, 2005
6 Iraqis arrested in Mexico near CA border
Six Iraqi nationals were arrested at Mexican checkpoints
near the California border over the past week.
There was no evidence that the detained Iraqis had ties to any terrorist groups, Mexican officials said. There is a significant Iraqi Christian community in southern California.Still, the arrests spotlighted fears that terrorists might attempt to enter the United States from Mexico. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recently raised that concern with U.S. lawmakers and Mexican officials.
Mexican President Vicente Fox, speaking with reporters on March 16, played down fears of terrorists crossing the border.
"We don't have any evidence or indication that terrorists from al-Qaida or from any other part of the world have come to Mexico in order to enter the United States," Fox said.
As far as I'm concerned, ol' Vinnie Fox is either clueless or is in the midst of it.
It's high time to close the border and be done with it.
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You couldn't be more right, Mike.
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Apparently Google likes holidays - as long as they aren't Christian
I pointed out the other day that Google found it OK to do something for "World Water Day" but ignored Easter Sunday.
They've done it again.
Today, Google has changed their logo to honor the birth of Vincent Van Gogh.
Just damn.
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How can that be when Google had Christmas images?
Posted by: DarkStar at March 30, 2005 05:15 PM (cnw1A)
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My bad, they do "happy holidays".
Ok.
So what?
Do they do Jewish holidays? No.
Do they do Muslim holidays? No.
They did Easter by showing eggs. Not the resurrection, but eggs. Not a cross, but eggs.
Mole hill, meet mountain.
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I looked over the years Google had listed and they missed Easter quite a bit, but they also did more fun logo things 1 year then only a few the next. I don't think its a conspiracy, they havent done Kwanzaa, boxing day (that I could see) any majoy Jewish Holidays, Veterans Day, etc. One thing is for sure, they have always done Earth Day. Who cares really though, eventually someone will come along and bury them and the whole Google logo conspiracy will be just a distant memory.
Posted by: Sgt Fluffy at March 30, 2005 06:06 PM (iMSOt)
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Michael,
Love your blog but I have to disagree with you on this one. As a longtime Christian, I not only don't care whether Google changes their logo for Easter but am glad that they don't. Why would they? Is Google a Christian company? I would just as soon NOT have non-Christians secularize Christian holidays.
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"Just damn."
This REALLY cracks me up...
thanks for the smile...
I mean, where will you find oppression next?
There ought to be a law, I tell ya...
private businesses MUST endorse Christian holidays with silly logos.
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The problem with fundementalist Christians is that they think the world revolve's around them.They wonder why some folk don't like them, well maybe its because they are always tryng to ram their faith down everybodys throat.They show no respect of the beliefs of others and are at times aggressive in their condemnations of everyone who's not a "god fearing bible thumping neocon Bush loving better than everyone else christian"...yet when someone fires back, they cry religious persecution. Kinda like a bully who runs to the teacher when someone gets fed up and pushes back.They cry how they are trashed by the media...frankly they dont need the liberal media to make them look like condesending self rightous hypocrites...they do a good job of it themselves. Really, just watch TBN or the 700 club and the plastic superficiality of these peeps comes shining through...remember, Theres a big difference between kneeling down and bending over.
Most fundies are against abortions yet support the war in Iraq. What about the children our bombs have killed? The pregnant women...collateral damage...Oh, It's ok if an American bomb kills them..its nessecary....Thats called Moral Relavitism, Situational Ethics
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11th Circuit denies Schiavo appeal yet again
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta
has denied yet again the appeal by Bob and Mary Schindler to reconsider the Florida ruling that permitted Michael Schiavo to withdraw a feeding tube from his brain-damaged wife, Terri.
In a strongly worded concurrence, Judge Stanley Birch said Congress overstepped its bounds in passing a law last week calling for the federal court to look at the case. He said the judges did not want to be "activist judges" by overturning Florida state law."Congress chose to to overstep Constitutional boundaries into the province of the judiciary," Birch wrote. "Such an act cannot be countenanced."
He said it was duty of the court to "conscientiously guard the independence of our judiciary and safeguard the Constitution, even in the face of the unfathomable human tragedy that has befallen Mrs. Schiavo and her family and the recent events related to her plight which have troubled the consciences of man."
"But when the fervor of political passions moves the Executive and the Legislative branches to act in ways inimical to basic constitutional principles, it is the duty of the judiciary to intervene," Birch wrote.
Two judges, Gerald Tjoflat and Charles Wilson, dissented. They wrote that Schiavo's parents brought a "plausible claim" that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires "clear and convincing evidence of an individual's wishes before a state court may order withdrawal of life sustaining nutrition, hydration or other medical attention."
With Terri Schiavo entering her 13th day without food or water, this apparently was the last possible courtroom appeal.
Doctors have insisted that she would die roughly two weeks after having her feeding tube withdrawn; her husband has insisted that he was complying with her wishes in doing so, much to the anger of many protestors in Florida and across the nation.
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This has all got to stop. All has gone to far. May God forgive Micheal and his followers.
May God grant peace to Terri's Mom, Dad and siblings.
Posted by: Shnev at March 30, 2005 12:43 PM (rp6r3)
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We as a nation need to reconsider what is right and what is wrong. As a nation we feel that it is wrong to starve an animal to death but not a person. As a nation we feel that it is wrong to kill an eagle and can be fined $50,000 but not for killing a baby in the process of being born (partial birth abortions) or in the mother's womb. Death row inmates gets years of appeals but not one handicapped woman. We have laws saying that it is wrong to discriminate against the handicapped but the courts are in the process of murdering Terri. Is this murder? Yes, she is not on life support. The last time I looked, all of us need food and water to sustain life. May God forgive us for murdering Terri. May God forgive us for placing so little value on human life. And my thanks goes out to the President, Congress, Govenor Bush for standing up for Terri's life. At least I know that someone in this country will stand up for a person's right to life.
MC
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How can a man just stand by and watch as his WIFE is being starved to death. Maybe it would be different if he could not get any money from all of this. He is trying to play GOD and he is more like the DEVIL. Like the old saying goes, what goes around comes around, and his time will come. Why is he not being tried for adultry? His girl friend should be really watching him, as he will probably try to get rid of her too just for money.
Posted by: Marlene Spradlin at March 30, 2005 04:01 PM (MBomh)
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I just can't stop wondering why Michael Shivo insists his wife die? Her parents are wiling to care for her, people have offered him millions to just go away, but yet he persists him and his Kevorkian Lawyer. Even insisting she be cremated. I think we have us an episode of CSI in the making. Now I truly know the meaning of the Florida Tag on FARK.
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Study says most college courses taught by liberals
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new study from the Randolph Foundation has found that most collegiate level courses in the United States are taught by liberals.
By their own description, 72 percent of those teaching at American universities and colleges are liberal and 15 percent are conservative, says the study being published this week. The imbalance is almost as striking in partisan terms: 50 percent of the faculty members surveyed identified themselves as Democrats and 11 percent as Republicans.The disparity is even more pronounced at the most elite schools, where, according to the study, 87 percent of faculty members are liberal and 13 percent are conservative.
In other news, "Sky is blue, water is wet." Details at 11.
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This doesn't surprise me a bit. I attend a small public college in Virginia and I would definetly say that a majority of the prefessors are liberal. There are even a few who feel the need to push their agendas on students.
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Sgt Fluffy to study...well duh
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Black lawmakers calling photo ID bill racist
A bill requiring voters to present state-issued photo ID as identification when voting was passed by the Georgia state Senate yesterday, despite the carping of black Senators
who insisted the measure was racist.
The bill would reduce the types of ID permitted to be presented by voters when identifying themselves at a polling place from 17 to 6. It would eliminate such forms of identification as utility bills.
"This is spitting on the grave of Martin Luther King Jr.," said Senate Minority Leader Robert Brown (D-Macon), an African-American. He compared the photo ID requirement to Jim Crow laws that once institutionalized racial discrimination in the South.Republicans argued the measure would help prevent voter fraud and protect the integrity of the ballot. The bill would reduce the number of acceptable forms of identification for voting from 17 documents, which now include utility bills and bank statements, to six forms of government-issued photo identification.
Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) said he could not forget those who "bled, sweated and died" for his right to vote and serve in elected office.
Some saw the measure as an ominous sign for race relations.
"I do believe that this bill has fractured this body," said Sen. Kasim Reed (D-Atlanta), who is black. "I do believe this bill is a disaster for race relations in the state of Georgia. I do believe this is the most aggressive bill and attack on the rights of minorities and African-Americans that I have seen in my tenure in the House and the Senate."
The measure now has to go back to the Georgia state House for approval of minor changes before going on to Governor Sonny Perdue for his signature. If signed into law, the measure would have to be reviewed by the US Justice Department in order to ensure that it does not place an undue burdon on minorities.
The black lawmakers in question have no answer when asked about the requirement to present a photo ID - like a drivers' license - when banking. They are obviously using this as a "guilt-based club" to attack others and get their way.
There is no coincidence that the black Democrats are also using this as a rallying cry and basis to claim that Republicans do not want to renew portions of the Voting Rights of 1965 when they come up for vote in 2007.
This is about scaring the voting public and painting the GOP as "evil racists." This is about keeping the status quo in order to better facilitate voter fraud. This is about liberal desperation.
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I guess it's racist to have to present a short list of IDs at the bank to cash a check, too. *shrug*
Posted by: Laurence Simon at March 30, 2005 06:06 AM (uBCxH)
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I don't understand the arguments by the Democrats. I don't know if it makes sense. We use I.D. cards for everything, why not for voting...
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11th Circuit to consider Schindler's request on Schiavo
We've awakened this morning to news that the 11th Circuit Court here in Atlanta has decided to
hear an emergency motion from Bob and Mary Schindler, parents of Terri Schiavo.
This makes the third time the Schindlers have appealed to the 11th Circuit, but it gives them hope that their daughter would receive a reprive.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta issued a written order without comment late Tuesday allowing Bob and Mary Schindler to file the appeal, even though the court had set a March 26 deadline for doing so.In a one-sentence order, the court said: "The Appellant's emergency motion for leave to file out of time is granted."
The court didn't say when it would decide whether to grant a hearing. Last week, it twice ruled against the Schindlers, who are trying to keep their daughter alive.
In requesting a new hearing, the Schindlers argued that a federal judge in Tampa should have considered the entire state court record and not just the procedural history when he ruled against the parents.
The clock continues to tick for the brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, who is now in her 12th day without nourishment or water.
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March 29, 2005
Johnnie Cochran has died
Attorney Johnnie Cochran has died following a lengthy illness according to WXIA-TV's 6P news here in Atlanta. Cochran's daughter, Tiffany Cochran, is a weekend anchor for WXIA.
UPDATE WXIA has more.
Cochran died of a brain tumor and was at his home in California at the time of his passing.“The world has lost not only a legendary attorney, but an outstanding humanitarian,” a family statement said.
“Johnnie’s career will be noted as one marked by ‘celebrity’ cases and clientele. But he and his family were most proud of the work he did on behalf of those in the community,” the statement said. “As Johnnie always said, ‘an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’ It was his rallying cry as he worked to right many wrongs, and as he provided a voice to those who needed to be heard.”
The Cochran Firm has several offices around the country including one in Atlanta.
CochranÂ’s daughter, Tiffany, is an anchor and reporter at WXIA / 11Alive News in Atlanta.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date, the statment said.
I didn't agree with his politics, but he was an original character in American jurisprudence.
His "if it don't fit, you must acquit" line in the OJ Simpson trial became a mocked catch-phrase nationwide, and even inspired Phil Morris' spot-on parody, Jackie Giles, from Seinfeld.
Fare thee well, Johnnie.
Johnnie Cochran was 67.
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What was great about the Jackie Giles parody was that he was a prosecutor.
Giles (to Kramer):
Dammit, you can't have a woman try on a bra over a sweater. It has to be up against her skin... like a glove!
If Johnnie Cochrane were a prosecutor he would have convicted O.J., no doubt.
Condolences to the Cochrane family. And we'll miss him sharp commentary on cable news panel discussion segments.
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Lethal Weapon 4.
Chris Rock's character (butters i think) has caught a chinese waiter and is reading him his rights.
"You have the right to an attorney. If you can't afford an attorney we will provide the dumbest.... and if you get Johnnie Cochrane I'll kill ya"
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We will miss Johnny Cochrane as well as we will miss Terri Schiavo dearly. Cochrane was a well remembered lawyer he was the best African American lawyer we have and probably will ever have. Best wishes to his families unwanted lost. We love you'll. BEST WISHES
Posted by: Christina a.k.a. Pooh at March 31, 2005 05:57 AM (JrNPz)
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A tragic loss to 'injustice anywhere', Rest in Peace. Jonnie.
Posted by: Allen Okwabi at March 31, 2005 10:43 AM (GYLW2)
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johnnie we will surley miss you were the greatest lawyer ever and know one could
ever take your place you were a good man
we all miss and love you.
R.I.P
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A Great Barrister's voice is still, God, now however is the only Judge who matter.
I hope it will be, "Welcome home my Good and faithful servant."
For he really helped many who could not defend for themselves.
May you (Johnnie) rest in the bossom of the Almighty, All-wise, All-knowing All-forgiving; GOD.
To the family, BE BLESSED!
Jon (Birmingham, Alabama)
Posted by: Jon Peterson at April 02, 2005 09:56 AM (GNEp9)
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may god be with you and your family and may he bless you all god has a very special angel someone who has always help the world we are sorry about your lost may god bless you and keep you safe god bless you.
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THE WORLD HAS TRULY LOST ONE OF THE GREAT ONES. YOU WERE A STANDOUT AMONG ALL BUT ESPECIALLY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. TO THE FAMILY I AM SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS HOWEVER JUST HOLD TO GODS UNCHANGING HAND AND YOU WILL SEE JOHNNIE AGAIN SOON AND VERY SOON BE BLESSED
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To the Cochoran family and close friends and colleagues: I came to know of this great man during the OJ Simpson trial, when I saw real justicce at work. His knowledge emplified with his charamatic delivery restored my faith in the judicial system. I finally seen justice at its best. I no longer see it as a legal system for some, but justice for us all. The law is there, but what I found it is not the system its those who practice it. Johnnie wasn't lazy nor a fly by night style lawyer, nor was he settling for the good ol boy system. He courageously challenged the law enforcement officials and held them accountable for their actions and the abuse of their powers. I was a criminal justice major at the time I came to learn of Johnnie and it was because of him that I aspired to go to law school. He was sort of mentor from a distance. I am a labor advocate for one of the largest unions in the country and have proudly been labelled Johnnie Mae Cochran. I stand and fight for justice and equality with no hidden agenda or fringe benefits. My gratitude comes from Justice being served. His loyalty and dedication to the law profression has superceded all else. I know he will be missed the world is saddened because of his passing, but he has laid the blue print that will in time change the legal system for some to justice for all. I know he walked with Jesus the day of his closing argument during the OJ Simpson trial when he so eloquently approached the podium with the Bible in hand. My mentor from afar I salute you and I hope one day to pick up the torch you once carried until we meet again REST IN PEACE JOHNNIE WE LOVE YOU!!!!!
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Dear Cochran Family ,
Dennis,Ann,Aaronica,A.J. & I were so deeply saddened to hear about your father/son's death .
We want you to know that our family heart goes out to yours. No matter what the circumstances, losing a loved one is always a blow like no other. We pray that God's grace is sufficient each day for you and that you and all your family have an extra measure of His peace and comfort in these weeks ahead.
May God wrap His loving arms around you and hold you tight .
Gob Bless
Dennis & Sharon Creamer
Ann, Aaronica &A.J. Clements
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I only met Mr. Cochran for a brief moment.
I was visting my sister in California, and we
happen to be in downtown LA, the day the OJ
trial was convening.
I jumped out the car to get his picture and
MEEKLY asked him for a picture!
He seemed so sweet and humble and said "sure" and flashed that beautiful smile.
A short time later his lovely wife pulled up in front of the court house in powder blue
car..I think a Mercedes, sunroof open and picked
up a man who was handsome and the epitome of class.
There WILL be a ressurrection.
God has promised us that.....
but until then I will hold forever his memory on film.
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My heart and prayers are extended to the Cochran Family during their hour of bereavement. Only God knows the reasons why. Look up, and look to Him from whom all blessing flow. Johnnie was a giant and a blessing to this world. His light shines just as brightly as the Pope's, and he will never be forgotten. Rest In Peace good and faithful servant.
Posted by: Rene' at April 07, 2005 08:19 PM (AUJkc)
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I sincerely extend my condolences to the family of Johnnie Cochran Jr. You all are constantly in my prayer. You all loved him but God loved him best, that is why he releived him of his pain and suffering. May God continue to bless and keep you.
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An incredible and admirable human he is.
Posted by: Theresa at April 21, 2005 06:28 PM (7v958)
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I send my condolences to the Cochran family but God will surely look after you in this time. Jonnie Cochran is someone that I will always look up to, he was a superb attorney and served well on this earth. But don't fear because there is life after death. You will surely see Jonnie again if you trust in the Lord God. He will nevere be forgotten. Rest in Peace until we meet again xxxx
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Don't ever call me insensitive again!
After reading
this, y'all don't get quarter to ever call me insensitive again in life.
nggnugh
I know it's very wrong to laugh, but that's hilarious!
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Whoah.....That's messed up....
Posted by: CrzyDJM at March 29, 2005 12:13 PM (KKv48)
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This is so very wrong,but soooo very funny!
Posted by: Eric at March 29, 2005 01:02 PM (ve3Kg)
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I don't see anything funny.
Posted by: Expertise at March 29, 2005 01:19 PM (dKaYV)
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I'm just as pro Terri Schiavo as the next conservative, but when I clicked, I couldn't help laughing.
Insensitive? Maybe. I think we all need a laugh after this.
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I have to admit, I laughed my arse off despite myself.
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Falwell suffers "massive" heart attack (Update: He's sick, but he'll be OK)
Rev. Jerry Falwell has been hospitalized near his home in Lynchburg, VA, after suffering what has been described by
televised reports as a "massive" heart attack.
Falwell's son, Jerry Falwell, Jr. is expected to make a statement at Noon ET.
UPDATE - 12N - Per Fox News, Falwell has not had a heart attack. He is on a respirator, and is resting comfortably. He apparently has had a relapse of the viral pneumonia that sidelined him earlier this year. More details are due shortly.
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Never get between Jesse Jackson and a camera
Never one to let a photo op go untapped,
Jesse Jackson is set to meet with Terri Schiavo's parents at the protest outside her hospice this morning. Of course, the unwitting accomplices in the Schiavo protest are oblivious to Jackson's true motive.
Rev. Jackson is responding to an invitation from the Schindler family to come and pray with the family, and if possible visit Terri Schiavo in the hospice.After meeting and praying with the Schindler family, Rev. Jackson will make a statement to the press.
See what I mean?
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He shouldn't be in Florida. He should be sharing a cell with Noah.
Posted by: Laurence Simon at March 29, 2005 04:59 AM (uBCxH)
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Good commentary.
You take a slightly cynical angle to reporting the news which considers questions and ideas we don't read in mainstream news reports but often ask ourselves afer we put the newspaper down.
Ric
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Never one to let a photo op go untapped..
Unfair jab at Jackson being that he was asked to be there by the Schindler family.
Posted by: BH at March 29, 2005 07:23 AM (J3+1w)
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BH, come on! You believe that first contact was made by the Schindlers, do ya?
Jesse's people call to offer support, the Schindlers accept, Jesse gets to claim that he's "responding to an invitation".
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Jesse's people call to offer support, the Schindlers accept, Jesse gets to claim that he's "responding to an invitation".
And you know this how ?
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MJ's days look to be numbered.
On the heels of a Sunday morning radio interview with Jesse Jackson, entertainer and accused child molester Michael Jackson's trial defense was dealt a serious blow yesterday, when the judge ruled that the
jury may hear of prior accusations from five other boys including actor Macaulay Culkin and two youngsters who reached multimillion-dollar settlements with the singer.
District Attorney Tom Sneddon said Jackson's inappropriate activities with these boys included kissing, hugging and inserting his hands into their pants. He also said there was a pattern of "grooming," or preparing the boys for molestation, but did not elaborate.Jackson, 46, is on trial on charges he molested one boy - then 13 - at his Neverland ranch in 2003. In most criminal cases, evidence of past behavior is not admissible against a defendant. However, the California Legislature changed that in 1995, specifically in cases of child molestation and domestic violence.
Sneddon said the testimony about the five cases will show Jackson has a consistent pattern of abuse.
Only one of the five has agreed to testify in the current trial, while some testimony will come from parents of the boys involved.
Meanwhile, comedian and actor George Lopez took the stand yesterday, as the parade of celebrities tied to the trial continued.
Sunday, Jackson was interviewed by Rev. Jesse Jackson on his Clear Channel radio program, claiming innocence.
"I gain strength from the fact that I know I am innocent. None of these stories are true," Jackson told the Rev. Jesse Jackson during an hour-long interview broadcast live over the Internet on Sunday morning. "I just want to say to fans in every corner of the Earth, every nationality, every race, every language, I love you from the bottom of my heart," Jackson said toward the end of the interview. "I would love your prayers and your goodwill, and please be patient and be with me and believe in me because I am completely, completely innocent. But please know a lot of conspiracy is going on as we speak."
Many experts, pointing to yesterday's ruling, indicate that Jackson is in a nearly insurmountable hole when it comes to the possibility of acquital in the child molestation trial.
University of Georgia law professor Ron Carlson, speaking this morning on Atlanta's WSB Radio, suggested that Jackson's legal team may begin to seek a plea deal to reduce the amount of time that Jackson would spend in prison.
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MJ's days numbered? Is it possible for a rich celebrity to be convicted in California? Somehow I don't think so.
Posted by: Odd Brian at March 29, 2005 09:44 AM (b4q3c)
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Naaahhhh.....he'll get off on a technicality.....Hope not, but probably will...
Posted by: CrzyDJM at March 29, 2005 12:14 PM (KKv48)
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where is jesse when MJ needs him? Why is he messing with the Schiavo case? We need marches and slogans, it is MJ's only chance to get off unless he has an interview with Barbara Walters..
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March 28, 2005
Sony loses suit, but can still sell PS2 -- for now
I don't know how I missed this story this morning!
Sony has been ordered to stop selling Playstation consoles in the United States. Sony lost a suit to Immersion Technologies, who claims to have created the tactile technology that Sony uses to provide the feedback in their Dual-Shock controllers.
Judge Claudia Wilken of the U.S. District Court for Northern California issued the order late last week in a patent infringement case filed against Sony Computer Entertainment by Immersion, a San Jose, Calif.-based developer of "haptics" technology. Among other applications, the technology can generate force feedback in games so that the game controller rattles in response to events during play.Immersion claims that Sony's implementation of force feedback in its PlayStation 2 and the original PlayStation consoles infringes on its patents. Microsoft paid the California company $26 million two years ago to settle similar claims regarding its PC joysticks and other products.
Sony has fought those charges and suffered a setback late last year, when a jury sided with Immersion and ordered the console maker to pay $82 million in damages. Enforcement of the verdict was delayed, pending the judge's ruling on post-trial motions.
Judge Wilken's latest ruling entered judgment against Sony and ordered it to give Immersion the $82 million laid down by the jury verdict, plus $8.7 million in interest.
In a separate order, Wilken consented to Immersion's request for an injunction barring Sony "from manufacturing, using and/or selling in, or importing into, the United States the infringing Sony PlayStation system." The injunction further instructed Sony to pay licensing fees to Immersion for PlayStation hardware already sold in the United States.
It also covers 47 games that the jury said infringed on Immersion's patents. Most of the games, including the smash hit "Grand Theft Auto" series, aren't published by Sony, possibly complicating enforcement.
The order has been stayed while Sony appeals, but I'm sure that execs over at Microsoft are dancing in the corridors today.
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Does that affect making and selling new games for PS2?
Posted by: Gib at March 29, 2005 06:47 AM (PsC2M)
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I hope not -- my kids about had a conniption fit last night when I told them about this story.
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Mag 8.5 quake in Indonesia (UPDATE: NOW AN 8.7)
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magnitude 8.5 earthquake has occured in the Sumatra region of Indonesia. This is an aftershock to the 9.0 earthquake from last December, which caused the devestating Asian tsunami.
There are fears that this quake could cause another tsunami. Details forthcoming.
UPDATE - 2P - Though this is nearly as powerful as December's quake, according to experts on CNN and MSNBC television, this quake is centered further south than the December quake, reducing the likelihood of a tsunami in the areas struck by the Boxing Day Tsunami.
According to a quote from a Reuters report, an official on one Indonesian island says that "dozens" have died.
A massive earthquake killed dozens of people and destroyed hundreds of homes in the main town on Indonesia's Nias island Monday evening, a local government official told Metro TV."I can guarantee that dozens have died," Agus Mendrofa, the deputy mayor of Gunungsitoli town, said.
Indonesia's Metro TV quoted a resident on the island of Nias, off western Sumatra, as saying buildings there were damaged.
"Things are quite bad right now," the resident said. "There is much damage. People are running in panic. Many people are also trapped."
He did not elaborate on what he meant by people were "trapped."
Thousands have heeded warnings to head inland along coastal sections of Indonesia and Thailand.
UPDATE: - 2:30P - The US Geologocal Survey has raised the magnitude of this quake from an initial read of 8.2 to a whopping 8.7. In comparison, the Boxing Day quake in December was a 9.0.
UPDATE - 2:50P - According to Confederate Yankee, the DUmmies at Democratic Underground are already blaming Bush for the quake.
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I reprinted a post I wrote December 26th relating to
how earthquakes lead to tsunamis. My professional opinion? Don't worry too much.
I hope I don't have to eat my words.
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Somebody upstairs does not like that area much.
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I have learned about this at school today!
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Aaron's Buy A Gun Day III coming up on 4/15
Aaron's Rantblog (the legendary founder of
Blogopoly; my piece is over the left side of this page) has returned from the ether and moved, changing it's name in the process to
Aaron's CC, found, logically enough, at
http://aarons.cc/.
As we approach April 15, not only are we reminded that it is the final day you can submit your taxes (at least without having to pay a penalty), but it is also the third annual Buy A Gun Day. Protect yourself, protect your family, and exercise your second amendment rights.
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I wonder who will disarm the KKK and all the other paramilitary groups in the U.S.
Posted by: Cynthia at March 28, 2005 05:35 PM (IqwRh)
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Thanks for the shout-out and warm welcome back.
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If disarming the KKK involves disarming responsible citizens, I'm opposed.
Would love to see a treatment of crimes foiled by display/use of citizen arms versus those perpetrated by kooks. The evidence would NOT be liked by the gun control lobby, since the ration of good uses to bad would be enormous.
Only naive idiots demand a perfect system. As Victor Davis Hanson once said,
"the perfect is the enemy of the good".
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Google changes it's logo for holidays; why not for Easter?
Michelle Malkin points out the fact that Google changes it's main page logo for most holidays (most recently for "World Water Day," March 22, as seen above).
But on a quick look yesterday begs the question, "Why didn't Google change their front page logo for Easter?"
Looking back at Google's "special holiday logos" section, it seems that they quit doing one for Easter in 2002. But no one can seem to tell us why.
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Does it matter that they still do Christmas?
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March 27, 2005
Texas man has piercing to permanently place glasses on face
James Sooy was tired of "wrestling with glasses" and decided to have a piercing placed on the upper part of his nose which attached to glasses, so that they were permanently affixed to his face.
I don't know about you, but I like to take my glasses off when I go to sleep. I guess that wasn't an option for Sooy.
James Sooy was tired of wrestling with his eyeglasses and instead of contacts decided to have a post pierced into his face for permanent lenses."These, you know they are stuck to my face, with the other ones, if they were pulled, they would just come off real simple," Sooy said. "They're easier to work with and there is no safety risks involved."
Sooy says that LASIK surgery is too expensive, and the piercing "goes with his lifestyle."
I guess the staple gun wouldn't work for him, huh?
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Just Damn! To quote your good self.
Posted by: Patrick at March 27, 2005 07:54 PM (8nC1X)
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Well. That was interesting. While it seems like an alternative, I think I'll stick with the contacts.
As far as LASIK goes, it isn't the expense that keeps me from trying it. It's the unknown side-effects and general long-term results. I can still see now with ocntacts, but who knows what would happen after someone got through with my eyes?
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I really didn't need to see this.
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Someone could easily pull normal glasses off his face -- what does he think will happen if somebody grabs these things and pulls on them?
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Imagine his chagrin when he finds out that he needs a new lens prescription.
"Now, take off your glasses and look through this device at the chart on the wall."
"Uuuuuh...."
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I can't help but think that this guy sat right behind me on the "short" bus !!
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March 25, 2005
Islamic group claims responsibility for BP Texas blast
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Islamic group has claimed responsibility for yesterday's explosion at a BP refinery near Houston.
“It was a new kind of operation as we promised before,” said the ”Jund al-Sham Organisation” (Organisation of Soldiers of the Levant) in the statement posted on an Islamist website and dated March 24.“Jund Al-Sham is able to attack with an iron fist all the enemies of Allah wherever they are,” added the statement, whose authenticity could not be verified.
“This operation was a big surprise, which we spoke of in other statements, and we will continue our suicide operations inside and outside America, and we will attack the economy of America as America did the economies of the Muslims,” it added.
The group also threatened to carry out attacks in Britain and Italy, and said these would continue “until the last soldier of the Crusaders or Jews is no longer in an Islamic country.”
The FBI says that they have no evidence that the blast was caused by any terrorist group.
BP is still investigating the cause, but has ruled out terrorism as of this point.
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This attack was probably carried out by a GI Joe doll.
Posted by: Odd Brian at March 25, 2005 12:33 PM (b4q3c)
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Sham, indeed. What an appropriate name.
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Georgia Democrats oppose photo IDs for voting; cry 'racism' in their defense
Protestors here in Georgia insist that a state house measure, championed by Republicans, to limit the types of identification accepted for
voter ID is racist.
The measure would only allow voters to present government or state-issued photo IDs, including drivers' licenses, state-issued identification cards, passports and state school IDs.
Backers of the bills call them a giant step forward in the battle against voter fraud, but opponents say they're a giant step backward after years of Civil Rights progress. They contend many of the poor and elderly would be blocked from voting because they do not have drivers licenses or any other photo identification."My mother's 96 years old. She no longer drives and she does not need photo identification. She would love to take her thumb and dip it in a little bottle of ink and vote," said Rep. Tyrone Brooks, D-Atlanta.
The whiners beg a basic question: "What do those without photo ID do for identification when they are banking?"
The measure will decrease voter fraud in the state, and would certainly help to streamline the present system, which allows one to use things as obscure as mail from the Social Security Administration.
A photo ID would guarantee that the person voting is the person named, plus it would ensure that the voter is voting in the proper place, and is properly registered to vote.
What's the problem? Could it be that the Democrats want to allow voter fraud to continue unchecked? And is race being used as a red herring to get people worked up?
Fascinating...
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It's those dead voters, they never look like their photo...it must be the weight loss.
Posted by: BobG at March 26, 2005 05:24 AM (bLMew)
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The Democrats are so desperate to win elections, they're willing to object to basic, common sense requirements. The argument that not everyone drives is specious, due to the fact, that all states issue official ID's at very minimal costs. In a post 9/11 world, why would anyone not have a picture ID? It takes a picture ID to board a plane, buy cigarettes and alcohol, write a check, etc. etc.
I worked at our local election board during the 2000 campaign. We had numerous instances of fraudulent voter registration cards, with the names of dead people and empty lots used as mailing addresses. We literally recieved thousands of registrations and I'm positive not all of the fraudulent ones were spotted. Without a photo ID, what will stop unscrupulous people from voting numerous times with a fake name? In this past election, all around the country, examples were given where the number of new registrations surpassed the number of people eligible to vote in those particular counties.
The Democrats are always talking about "fair elections" and "let every vote count." They claim this is the only way minorities can be assured of the integrity of the voting system. Isn't the integrity of the voting system equally compromised when uncertainty arises in the legal eligiblity of those voting?
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