GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Lapdog media conceals Gooferment bad behavior

Saturday, September 27, 2014

http://www.mrc.org/media-reality-check/victims-families-speak-out-against-obama-networks-dont-care

Victims’ Families Speak Out Against Obama, Networks Don’t Care
Published: 9/18/2014 9:45 AM ET
By Geoffrey Dickens
Deputy Research Director

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The mother of ISIS beheading victim James Foley told CNN’s Anderson Cooper, on September 11, that she was “embarrassed and appalled” by the White House’s handling of her son’s kidnapping. On September 8 a spokesman for the family of ISIS victim Steven Sotloff claimed that both families were “bullied and hectored” by the administration.

So how many Big Three (ABC, CBS, NBC) network stories have been devoted to helping these families tell their shocking stories of a White House that let them down and even intimidated them? Just three (CBS 2, ABC 1, NBC 0).

However, in the summer of 2005 when anti-Iraq war mom Cindy Sheehan camped out in front of George W. Bush’s Crawford, Texas ranch the networks flooded their evening and morning shows with 100 stories (ABC 37, NBC 33, CBS 30) in the first month (August 9 through September 9) of coverage alone.

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The Gooferment gets away with bad behavior because the Media is “in bed with the D’s”.

Argh!

How much more obvious can it be?

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LIBERTY: Robin Hood’s spirit is alive in New Hampshire

Friday, September 26, 2014

http://freekeene.com/2014/09/19/robin-hooding-to-be-featured-in-upcoming-documentary/

Robin Hooding To Be Featured in Upcoming Documentary

by Ian Freeman | Sep 19, 2014

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If the purpose is to ration scarce parking spaces, and NOT merely “revenue generation” AKA THEFT, then why give parking tickets when there are spaces available?

If the “enforcement runs at a loss” is true, then why do it at all. 

(I have the same problem in Seaside Heights. It’s all about money!)

Argh!

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POLITICAL: Crony Capitalism meets Regulatory Capture

Thursday, September 25, 2014

http://www.cato.org/blog/california-gives-inspectors-new-power-menaces-more-unlicensed-contractors-jail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 11:36AM
State Inspectors Get Run Of California Worksites—At Business Groups’ Behest
By WALTER OLSON

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How could the California legislature have unanimously (as it did) passed a measure curtailing property rights by giving more state inspectors access to places of labor against owners’ will? Simple: it was framed as a pro-business measure. Among its backers were the sponsoring Contractors State License Board and such groups as the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Association, the electrical contractors, the landscape contractors, the plumbing and heating contractors, and so forth. 

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Crony Capitalism meets Regulatory Capture!

It’s all about reducing competition.

That’s the first rule of Crony Capitalism: payoff the politicians and bureaucrats and keep competition out of the marketplace. 

Argh!

Maybe it’s just me.

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FUN: Proof of death

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Once again, I’m asked for Our Girl’s certificate.

I guess I am becoming immune to it.

It’s I guess my own fault because I didn’t insist on folks to ack their change of registration. 

Poor POA, she gets to clean up all this nonsense.

A fellow alum passed yesterday so I am feeling the “cold breath”!

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SECESSION: Scotland screwed up

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/19/us-usa-secession-exclusive-idUSKBN0HE19U20140919

Exclusive: Angry with Washington, 1 in 4 Americans open to secession
By Scott Malone
BOSTON Fri Sep 19, 2014 7:41am EDT 

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(Reuters) – The failed Scottish vote to pull out from the United Kingdom stirred secessionist hopes for some in the United States, where almost a quarter of people are open to their states leaving the union, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

Some 23.9 percent of Americans polled from Aug. 23 through Sept. 16 said they strongly supported or tended to support the idea of their state breaking away, while 53.3 percent of the 8,952 respondents strongly opposed or tended to oppose the notion.

The urge to sever ties with Washington cuts across party lines and regions, though Republicans and residents of rural Western states are generally warmer to the idea than Democrats and Northeasterners, according to the poll.

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Interesting.

Haven’t seen any analysis of why the vote failed.

Just from casual browsing, the “secessionists” didn’t have a plan or reasonable answers.

For example, just what I read and thought of:

* Money

No one addressed what currency they would use. The secessionists could have just said “free market” (e.g., USD$, Euro, UK pound, gold / silver). Imagine the vigor of the market that would evolve. If they adopted an “honest money”, imagine that they could displace the Swiss as the “store of value”.

* Defense

They could have said we’ll be like the Swiss. MYOB. Not much offensive “defense” needed.

* Debt

They could have offered to take a per capita share of the UK debt with them.

Did I miss anything?

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RANT: Identify theft foiled by lying to innocent questions

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2014/09/dont-get-identity-stolen-heres.html?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-get-identity-stolen-heres

Don’t Get Your Identity Stolen – Here’s How
by Daniel Wesley on September 12, 2014 in How To, Lifehacks

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1. Trolling social media: Social media is a great way to connect with friends and share information about your life, but a talented scammer knows how to sift through your basic information to find answers to security questions for your financial websites.

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I’ve ranted about secondary security questions (i.e., redundant authentication) before:

http://wp.me/pg9z-2Jh

where my favorite book might be “4zm7#ut47″ on one site and “ut47#vj4a” on another.

Same as Mother’s Maiden Name:

http://wp.me/pg9z-2kQ

 “dpdes5 mkkey9″.

So why do people still do it?

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: “Plea Bargains”

Monday, September 22, 2014

http://www.libertychat.com/2014/09/offering-plea-bargains-is-actually-a-horrible-government-practice/

Offering “Plea Bargains” Is Actually a Horrible Government Practice
By Robert Murphy on September 5, 2014

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To warm you up to my view–which may at first seem odd–consider this quotation I found from a legal website: “Plea bargains are extraordinarily common in the American legal system, accounting for roughly 90% of all criminal cases. Many countries, however, do not allow plea bargains, considering them unethical and immoral.” Isn’t that interesting? By the end of this post, you’ll understand why this typical U.S. practice is considered a miscarriage of justice in many other parts of the world.

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And excellent argument AGAINST any form of plea bargain!

Argh!

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INSPIRATIONAL: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255

Sunday, September 21, 2014

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/sunlights-strange-effect-on-suicide-rates.html

Sunlight’s Strange Effect on Suicide Rates
September 13, 20143:00 pm

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September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Suicide is now responsible for more than 39,000 deaths per year, and is preventable. In fact, most people who consider suicide do not actually attempt the act.

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Of course, suicide is a much more complicated issue than a single study about sunlight can cover. If someone you know is considering suicide, take it seriously and help them seek the professional help they need. You can also call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

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Hopefully everyone is listening for signals that this might happen.

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MEMORIES: Ev’s last aunt laid to rest

Saturday, September 20, 2014

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Sad!

What can I say.

Losing the threads that bind me to Our Girl. Bummer day!

From the Aunt Kay’s grave, you can see the 9/11 memorial at the cemetery.

At last, Aunt Kay is with Uncle Willie again.

[For those that have asked, she was 92.]

Requiescat In Pacem

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SERVICE: Google Wallet and Google Mail

Saturday, September 20, 2014

https://www.google.com/get/googletips/card/sending-money-to-your-friends-and-family-is-as-easy-as-sending-an-email/detail/

Sending money to your friends and family is as easy as sending an email.  

This ties in Google Wallet to your Google Mail.

I recommend wallet as an easy and free / cheap way to transfer money around.

Recently, I cleared an advance in Iowa by a quick transfer from my phone.

Pretty neat.

The recipient was impressed.

Laugh. I just hate owing anyone anything. And love to play with technology. I think I’ll be using it more.

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