Reinke Faces Life

http://dumpdc.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/flash-editorials-december-10-2011/

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Business: The US Air Force quietly announced that they have excluded American aircraft builder Hawker Beechcraft in Wichita, Kansas from competition for a $1 billion contract to build a light attack aircraft. The company said that they had already invested $100 million to comply with what the Air Force wanted in a plane. They also said that 1,400 highly paid technical employees in 20 states will lose their jobs. But here is the outrage. It looks like the $1 Billion contract will go to Embraer…A BRAZILIAN COMPANY. Want even more outrage? Embraer sold 40 light fighters to Iran in 1989, and Iran used the planes as their primary close support aircraft. The Obama Administration is flipping you the bird, America. Learn how to say, “Want fries with that?”

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Why do we ned a billion dollar “light” attack aircraft?

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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/woman-denied-food-stamps-kills-self-shoots-children-181629410.html

Woman denied food stamps kills self, shoots children
By Jim Forsyth | Reuters
2011-DEC-06

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SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A woman in the border city of Laredo, Texas who was angry because she had been denied food stamps killed herself and shot and critically wounded her two children late on Monday, authorities said on Tuesday.

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Remember this. I waited until the details came out.

This is all the Gooferment’s fault.

Either of two tracks:

(1) The Gooferment shouldn’t be doing “charity”. Churches and Associations are better suited and more efficient.

(2) The Gooferment dumped all the mentally ill on the streets without support. Families, Churches and Associations are better suited and more efficient.

Get a sense of what the sock answer is: “Gooferment bad; individuals are kings.”

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http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Whistling-donkey-traffic-violations-leaves-Irish-courts-in-fits-of-laughter-134896463.html

Whistling donkey traffic violations leaves Irish courts in fits of laughter

Judge left speechless by shaggy dog story

By DARA KELLY, IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Friday, December 2, 2011, 8:05 AM

Updated Friday, December 2, 2011, 8:05 AM

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An outbreak of irresistible silliness left a presiding judge, the local police officers, attorneys and even the defendant himself in tears of laughter at the Dingle District Court in County Kerry at the weekend.

According to The Kerryman the unexpected outbreak of hilarity began as they listened to a completely unlikely series of events that led to three road traffic charges being brought against a man.

Dingle street entertainer Deaglan O’Muiris had originally been stopped by Irish police officer Frank Scanlon, who described to the country court the scene when he pulled the busker over for driving with four bald tires.

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Mann added that after being stopped by police officer Scanlon, O’Muiris had immediately paid $470.00 for four new tires for the van.

Police officer Scanlon acknowledged that the tires had been satisfactorily replaced and informed the judge the donkey has also been retired for the winter season.

The defendant was then given until May of 2012 to pay $400.00 to the court poor box to avoid a conviction for the bald tire offenses.

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Argh!

So why does the poor Mundane have to pay another 400$?

If he had caused an accident due to bald tires, then he’d have had to make restitution.

BUT, under the “no victim = no crime”, why was this fellow accosted and robbed by a “highwayman”?

The donkey was the smartest in the room!!!

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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cheers-fda-approved-hangover-pill-promises-edge-holiday-partying-article-1.986338

Cheers! FDA-approved hangover pill promises to take edge off holiday partying
Over-the-counter cocktail beats hair of the dog
BY Nicole Lyn Pesce NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Saturday, December 3 2011, 2:56 PM

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A new FDA-approved hangover cure has hit the market just in time for holiday party season.

“So many people see hangovers as a shameful or embarrassing thing. I think of them as just a fact of life,” said Brenna Haysom, the creator of Blowfish through the West Village-based Rally Labs LLC.

The over-the-counter drug cocktail combines 1,000 milligrams of aspirin, 120 milligrams of caffeine and a stomach-soothing agent into two effervescent tablets taken the morning after a night of heavy drinking.

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As anyone who reads this blog, I’d like to replace the FDA with “Consumers’ Reports” type private organizations.

We need to have a gradual way of escaping the regulatory tyranny of an agency that has been captured by those it regulates (i.e., an incestuous relationship between the “regulators”, those “regulated”, and the politicians).

Perhaps a good first step is making FDA approval optional?

If it’s not FDA “approved”, then your right to sue or collect damages is limited in some fashion.

It’d be a start?

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Dear Mr. John:

Thank you for contacting me about taxes. I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.

On August 2, the “Budget Control Act of 2011” (P.L. 112-25) was signed into law. This law allows the debt limit to be increased by up to $2.1 trillion. In conjunction with this increase, deficits must be decreased by at least $2.1 trillion over 10 years. This law generates $0.9 trillion in initial deficit reduction over 10 years through spending cuts rather than tax increases. At least $1.2 trillion in additional deficit reduction will be identified by the newly-established Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. This bipartisan committee is charged with presenting a deficit reduction plan by late November, which must receive an up or down vote in both chambers of Congress by the end of the year. If the committee fails to produce a plan, or if the committee’s plan fails to attract the support of a majority of the House and Senate, additional spending cuts of $1.2 trillion over 10 years will automatically occur.

Please be assured that I will be closely monitoring the recommendations of the Joint Committee and I will keep your concerns in mind as this issue receives further consideration by the Senate. Thank you again for contacting me.

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Argh!

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FROM FACEBOOK

“Appears that there is a 2nd grader telling the kids that there is no Santa.”

Sorry, but parents should NEVER lie to their children. Ever! They have to be able to KNOW that Mom, but especially Dad, will tell me “the truth” as best as they know it. Imagine what goes on in their little brains when it dawn on them, that the two people their whole life depends on, will look them right in the eye, smile, and lie like a used car salesman. Bad! If they can’t depend on getting the truth from Mom and Dad, who then? (Uncle Ferd!) And, then folks wonder why children turn into teenagers that don’t listen, or respect their parents. Now, you don’t have to tell them everything you know (e.g., sex, income tax rates, how a motor works, how much work stinks, worries). But you don’t have to correct their assumptions, erroneous memes, and | or incorrect paradigms. Just do NOT lie!   

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http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/movers-sheriffs-deputies-refuse-evict-103-year-old/nFp4Q/

Posted: 5:23 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011
Movers, deputies refuse to evict 103-year-old woman
Movers and sheriff’s deputies refused to evict 103-year-old from her home Tuesday.
By Ryan Young

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ATLANTA, Ga. —

A 103-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were just moments from being evicted from their home Tuesday, when sheriff’s deputies and the moving company hired by the bank decided not to go through with the action.

Channel 2’s Ryan Young was there when the family started thanking God for the miracle. At just three weeks shy of her 104th birthday, Vinia Hall has shared her home on Penelope Road in Northwest Atlanta with her daughter for 53 years.

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Good for them.

Some common sense!

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203802204577066101466652394.html?mod=djemalertNEWS

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Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that he will retire from Congress at the end of next year, reversing a decision from earlier in the year to seek re-election for a 17th term. Mr. Frank, 71 years old, is the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee. He will announce his retirement at a 1 p.m. ET press conference in Newton, Mass., his office said in a statement.

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Hmm, rat leaving the sinkin’ ship comes to mind.

And, leaves behind the scorched earth of Fannie and Freddie as well as Dodd-Franks.

Argh!

No mention of what his pension will be?

The gift that just keeps on “giving”.

Why do politicians get pensions?

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http://www.9wsyr.com/sports/content/su_sports/story/ESPN-reporter-explains-why-Fine-tape-wasn-t/I0Bn-4AKZU2tyosOS8_57g.cspx

ESPN reporter explains why Fine tape wasn’t released in 2002

Published: 5:14 pm

Updated: 5:17 pm

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Syracuse (CNN/WSYR-TV) – Bobby Davis, an alleged molestation victim of Bernie Fine, recorded a phone call with the coach’s wife in 2002, according to ESPN.

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SPN’s Mark Schwarz explained in an interview on CNN why the tapes were not made public back then.

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“We did not go to authorities with the tape.”

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Well shame on you and your organization.

I would hope that if I had such a tape, I’d have the courage and fortitude to bring it to the proper authorities. And I’d go with a reporter and a recording crew. (Supposedly you guys have those.) And, let the “proper authority” explain to the camera why nothing could be done. Argh! We’ve become a nation of sheep. You could have take that crew from the office of the “proper authority” over to SU and gone door to door asking for a comment. AND put their “no comments” on Sports Center every half hour.

Sports is treasured because it’s supposed to build character. You’ve demonstrated that’s a flawed view. It’s done nothing for you and your organization.

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http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/11/25/8th-oui-charge-for-east-boston-man-with-lifetime-license-suspension/

8th OUI Charge For East Boston Man With Lifetime License Suspension
November 25, 2011 3:22 PM

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EAST BOSTON (CBS) – An East Boston man with seven previous OUI arrests and a lifetime license suspension is behind bars after being charged for an eighth time with driving drunk.

State Police arrested 52-year-old Albert Diaz Wednesday night in front of Chelsea High School after a Trooper witnessed him allegedly committing several driving violations in Revere.

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The “law” can’t prevent anything.

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