Kentucky resident Danny doesn't think the mannequin depicting President Obama eating a slice of watermelon he placed by the side of the road near his home is at all racist. Sadly, neither do most of his neighbors.
"The way I look at it, it's freedom of speech," Danny told local television station Lex18. "I don't know how other people will take it."
Hafley says the mannequin, which he put out around the time of the November election, is his "buddy" and that if he earned a dollar each time someone snapped a photo of it, he'd be a millionaire. To him, it's all a big joke.
But at least one of his neighbors thinks the display isn't funny.
"If he wants to place it someplace else that would be fine," the neighbor told the television station, speaking anonymously. "We don't have Black people in this community, but I'm sure they travel this road like everybody else does. They could be offended. I don't agree with it."
It's not the first time watermelon imagery has been used in attacks against Obama, and likely won't be the last. Hafley says he will keep up his display until the spring or any trouble comes from it.
"He's pretty popular," Hafley said. "If he's as popular in Washington as he is here, then he's a popular man."
see article at...
http://www.bet.com/news/politics/2012/12/28/kentucky-man-defends-watermelon-eating-obama-mannequin.html
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Watermelon Eating Obama Mannequin in KY
Watermelon Eating Obama Mannequin in KY
Kentucky resident Danny doesn't think the mannequin depicting President Obama eating a slice of watermelon he placed by the side of the road near his home is at all racist. Sadly, neither do most of his neighbors.
"The way I look at it, it's freedom of speech," Danny told local television station Lex18. "I don't know how other people will take it."
Hafley says the mannequin, which he put out around the time of the November election, is his "buddy" and that if he earned a dollar each time someone snapped a photo of it, he'd be a millionaire. To him, it's all a big joke.
But at least one of his neighbors thinks the display isn't funny.
"If he wants to place it someplace else that would be fine," the neighbor told the television station, speaking anonymously. "We don't have Black people in this community, but I'm sure they travel this road like everybody else does. They could be offended. I don't agree with it."
It's not the first time watermelon imagery has been used in attacks against Obama, and likely won't be the last. Hafley says he will keep up his display until the spring or any trouble comes from it.
"He's pretty popular," Hafley said. "If he's as popular in Washington as he is here, then he's a popular man."
see article at...
http://www.bet.com/news/politics/2012/12/28/kentucky-man-defends-watermelon-eating-obama-mannequin.html
Kentucky resident Danny doesn't think the mannequin depicting President Obama eating a slice of watermelon he placed by the side of the road near his home is at all racist. Sadly, neither do most of his neighbors.
"The way I look at it, it's freedom of speech," Danny told local television station Lex18. "I don't know how other people will take it."
Hafley says the mannequin, which he put out around the time of the November election, is his "buddy" and that if he earned a dollar each time someone snapped a photo of it, he'd be a millionaire. To him, it's all a big joke.
But at least one of his neighbors thinks the display isn't funny.
"If he wants to place it someplace else that would be fine," the neighbor told the television station, speaking anonymously. "We don't have Black people in this community, but I'm sure they travel this road like everybody else does. They could be offended. I don't agree with it."
It's not the first time watermelon imagery has been used in attacks against Obama, and likely won't be the last. Hafley says he will keep up his display until the spring or any trouble comes from it.
"He's pretty popular," Hafley said. "If he's as popular in Washington as he is here, then he's a popular man."
see article at...
http://www.bet.com/news/politics/2012/12/28/kentucky-man-defends-watermelon-eating-obama-mannequin.html
Friday, December 21, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Gun discounts for Teachers ?
Gun Store Owner Now Offering Teachers Discounts…
Gun discounts for Teachers
(CBS) – An Austin-area gun store owner is joining the gun rights debate with a controversial offer for teachers in light of the tragic shooting in Connecticut.
Crocket Keller of Kellers Riverside Gun Store says if educators want to get a concealed handgun license, he’ll give them a discount.
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“As we do with veterans, I would offer them a discount. Our normal rate is $110.00, so I would give them a rate of $90.00,” said Keller to KRLD. “If they are teachers, we would be more than happy to do that.”
Listen to Crocket Keller on KRLD
Keller’s offer comes as a debate wages over whether or not educators should be allowed to be armed on school grounds. He believes they should.
“We need to start thinking out of the box and deal with this violent culture,” said Keller. “We need to lobby our various state governments to allow teachers to be armed.”
But not everyone is on board with Keller’s controversial ideas or his offer to teachers.
“I knew this would come up at some point, there would be people who think the answer is to put guns on campus. Frankly I think it’s absurd,” says Gayle Fallon with the American Federation of Teachers. “In a lot of cases, the perpetrator is a kid. Look at Columbine, it was a 14-year-old kid. You tell me a teacher is going to look in the eyes of a 14-year-old and pull the trigger — it’s not in their emotional make up.”
Fallon believes the answer lies in having more police officers on campus and tightening restrictions on guns. But Keller wants none of that.
“Our personal safety is our responsibility, unfortunately the police and the military cannot be everywhere,” said Keller. “When seconds count, the police are just minutes away.”
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/12/17/austin-gun-store-owner-offers-teachers-a-discount/
America Must Recover
Are you mad as hell?
We aren’t going to take it any longer!
Sunday, December 16, 2012
what if those New Town guns were "fast and Furious" ?
what if those New Town guns were "Fast and Furious" ?
was there a gun safe, gun vault or trigger locks ?
Monday, December 10, 2012
is Warren Buffett really collecting social security ?
is Warren Buffett really collecting social security ?
All his talk about how unfair the tax code is, and he sits in Omanha collection his social security checks.
what's wrong with this picture ?
talk about means testing.
Monday, December 03, 2012
Timothy Geithner sounds like a used car salesman
would you buy a used car from Timothy Geithner ?
Timothy Geithner sounds like a used car salesman
does he still owe back taxes ?
is he now paying his share of taxes due?
Friday, November 30, 2012
Less taxes, less government
Less taxes, less government.
Let's talk about spending not more taxation{revenue as it's now termed}.
I think the conversation shoulb be about lowering spending not raising anyone taxes. Who's wants to feed the Obama fiscal monster.
how about less taxes across the board for everyone.
Friday, November 09, 2012
Election 2012: Whitney didn't show up
Election 2012: Whitney did show up to vote
This summarizes the presidential election, the white vote simply did not appear.
It's was not so much an Obama victory, its was a white forfeiture.
Just 72% of the white vote turned out.
I personally think it was the personality / presence of Mitt Romney that caused this lack of turn out. People just could not relate to some one who a a car elevator, pays $14 millions in annual taxes, doesn't drink coffee and alcohol.
Oh well whitey, hope to see you in again in 2016.
This summarizes the presidential election, the white vote simply did not appear.
It's was not so much an Obama victory, its was a white forfeiture.
Just 72% of the white vote turned out.
I personally think it was the personality / presence of Mitt Romney that caused this lack of turn out. People just could not relate to some one who a a car elevator, pays $14 millions in annual taxes, doesn't drink coffee and alcohol.
Oh well whitey, hope to see you in again in 2016.
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Jesse Jackson looking for a plea deal, (I would be depressed too)
Jesse Jackson looking for a plea deal, (I would be depressed too)
WASHINGTON (ABC NEWS) -- Attorneys for the Justice Department and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. are in talks about a possible deal regarding allegations of campaign finance violations, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Negotiations have been under way for some time.
It is unclear whether the talks will result in a plea agreement, but sources say the talks could come to some conclusion soon.
Part of the investigation's focus is on whether Jackson improperly used campaign funds for personal purchases, including furnishings for his Washington, D.C., home. Investigators are also looking at allegations that Jackson bought a female friend a $40,000 Rolex watch. The investigation is being run by the FBI's Washington Field Office.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in Talks for Plea Deal - ABC News
WASHINGTON (ABC NEWS) -- Attorneys for the Justice Department and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. are in talks about a possible deal regarding allegations of campaign finance violations, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Negotiations have been under way for some time.
It is unclear whether the talks will result in a plea agreement, but sources say the talks could come to some conclusion soon.
Part of the investigation's focus is on whether Jackson improperly used campaign funds for personal purchases, including furnishings for his Washington, D.C., home. Investigators are also looking at allegations that Jackson bought a female friend a $40,000 Rolex watch. The investigation is being run by the FBI's Washington Field Office.
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. in Talks for Plea Deal - ABC News
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Monday, November 05, 2012
2012 GOP Victory Rally Nov 5th at 6:45
U.S. Senator John McCain, Jeff Flake
and other GOP Candidates & Officials
Join U.S. Senator John McCain and Jeff Flake
this Monday, November 5th at 6:45pm
at Courthouse Plaza in Downtown Prescott for a
"Get Out The Vote" Victory Rally!
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2012 GOP Victory Rally with U.S. Senator John McCain, Jeff Flake and other GOP Candidates & Officials Courthouse Plaza in Downtown Prescott Gurley Street between Cortez Street and Whiskey Row (Montezuma Street) Monday, November 5th at 6:45pm |
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Thursday, November 01, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
McCain: Libya either a "cover up" or "incompetence"
McCain: Libya either a "cover up" or "incompetence"
CBS News) Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., argued this morning that Libya has made
foreign policy a major part of the presidential campaign and that President
Obama has shown "the worst kind of incompetence" on the issue.
"I don't know if it's either a cover-up or the worst kind of incompetence, which doesn't qualify the president as commander in chief," McCain said on "Face the Nation" today. He called the administration's handling of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, a "debacle" that has "exposed the failures of the Obama foreign policy."
McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been one of the most vocal critics of the Obama administration on the Libya issue.
McCain said the "worst" aspects of the Libya aftermath are the "gross, gross, outrageous statements" made by administration officials, including the president, in the days after the attack. He specifically referred to statements by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice made shortly after the attacks in which she blamed the violence on a "spontaneous" demonstration over an anti-Muslim American made film.
"We now know there was no demonstration. There was no mob," McCain said, referring to surveillance records he received from inside the consulate. "So for literally days and days, they told the American people something that had no basis in fact whatsoever," McCain added.
McCain also compared Libya to Watergate saying, "Nobody died in Watergate. But this is either a massive cover-up or incompetence that is not acceptable service to the American people," he said. "The American people may take that into consideration a week from Tuesday."
"What did the president know? When did he know it? And what did he do about it?" McCain asked rhetorically.
watch the short video clip at cbs news
"I don't know if it's either a cover-up or the worst kind of incompetence, which doesn't qualify the president as commander in chief," McCain said on "Face the Nation" today. He called the administration's handling of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Libya that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, a "debacle" that has "exposed the failures of the Obama foreign policy."
McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been one of the most vocal critics of the Obama administration on the Libya issue.
McCain said the "worst" aspects of the Libya aftermath are the "gross, gross, outrageous statements" made by administration officials, including the president, in the days after the attack. He specifically referred to statements by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice made shortly after the attacks in which she blamed the violence on a "spontaneous" demonstration over an anti-Muslim American made film.
"We now know there was no demonstration. There was no mob," McCain said, referring to surveillance records he received from inside the consulate. "So for literally days and days, they told the American people something that had no basis in fact whatsoever," McCain added.
McCain also compared Libya to Watergate saying, "Nobody died in Watergate. But this is either a massive cover-up or incompetence that is not acceptable service to the American people," he said. "The American people may take that into consideration a week from Tuesday."
"What did the president know? When did he know it? And what did he do about it?" McCain asked rhetorically.
watch the short video clip at cbs news
The mention of Obama drew boos and triggered a walkout by several concertgoers at Madonna tour
The mention of Obama drew boos and triggered a walkout by several concertgoers at Madonna tour.
Madonna booed touting obama
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Madonna drew boos and triggered a walkout by
several concertgoers after she touted President Barack Obama on her "MDNA Tour"
in New Orleans.
The Material Girl asked during Saturday night's performance: "Who's
registered to vote?" She added: "I don't care who you vote for as long as you
vote for Obama." Drawing boos in touting Obama over Republican Mitt Romney,
Madonna followed: "Seriously, I don't care who you vote for ... Do not take this
privilege for granted. Go vote."Madonna booed touting obama
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Freedom to succeed
Freedom to succeed
watch this short video, concise to the point
watch this short video, concise to the point
Thomas Peterffy grew up in socialist Hungary. Despite the fact that he could not
speak English when he immigrated to the United States in 1956, Thomas fulfilled
the American dream. With hard work and dedication, he started a business that today employs thousands of people. In the 1970s, Thomas bought a seat on the
American Stock Exchange. He played a key role in developing the electronic
trading of securities and is the founder of Interactive Brokers, an online
discount brokerage firm with offices all over the world.
$5 million for Pres Obama college records ?
$5 million for Pres Obama college records ?
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump wants to
make a deal with President Barack Obama.
If Obama releases his college and passport
records by the end of October, the New York real estate mogul and reality show
host says he will contribute $5 million to a charity of the president's
choice.
Trump made the offer Wednesday in a video
posted to his Twitter account. He called Obama "the least transparent president
in the history of this country," and said that by taking the deal Obama would
satisfy voters' questions about his past.
Trump drew broad publicity last year for
questioning whether Obama was born in the U.S. and eligible to be president.
Obama later released his long-form birth certificate showing that he was born in
Hawaii in 1961. In the video, Trump said he was proud to have pushed Obama to
release the birth certificate or "whatever it may be."
Trump has endorsed Republican Mitt Romney
for president. Obama campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki declined to comment on
the Trump video, saying "given Trump is one of his biggest supporters, this is a
question best directed to the Romney team in Boston."
Friday, October 19, 2012
Affirmative reporting
Affirmative reporting
Affirmative reporting, a new phase to explain the media behavior in this presidential cycle.
It's the only way to describe the behavior of press and tv media in the reporting of Obama and Romney.
The media favored Obama , somewhat like affirmative action for the job of the President.
I may be be a political junkie, watching the Sunday talk shows, and the popular cable tv personalities sprouting their views and thoughts. This ideal of 'Affirmative reporting' does explain the bias in the media.
I never believed in any affirmative action, 2 wrongs don't make a right.
Affirmative reporting, a new phase to explain the media behavior in this presidential cycle.
It's the only way to describe the behavior of press and tv media in the reporting of Obama and Romney.
The media favored Obama , somewhat like affirmative action for the job of the President.
I may be be a political junkie, watching the Sunday talk shows, and the popular cable tv personalities sprouting their views and thoughts. This ideal of 'Affirmative reporting' does explain the bias in the media.
I never believed in any affirmative action, 2 wrongs don't make a right.
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
news /media blackout ?
news blackout / media blackout
I just heard this phase for the first and it really does explain media bias regarding Obama.
It's just hints of a racial angle that the news / media seems to be following. They are definitely pro Obama and are using the communications channel to promote him.
One example I can recall is when the Catholic Bishops filed suit against Obama care due to their basic religious beliefs regrading abortions and birth control. I thought this was a major headline story , but the media just ignored it, not one station reporting on it. This is a definite of the "blackout".
I just heard this phase for the first and it really does explain media bias regarding Obama.
It's just hints of a racial angle that the news / media seems to be following. They are definitely pro Obama and are using the communications channel to promote him.
One example I can recall is when the Catholic Bishops filed suit against Obama care due to their basic religious beliefs regrading abortions and birth control. I thought this was a major headline story , but the media just ignored it, not one station reporting on it. This is a definite of the "blackout".
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