Sunday, July 31, 2011
SUMMER MUGSHOT MADNESS! REDNECK ZOMBIES!
WE CAN'T recall this guy's crime but we do note he has an interesting head. Zombies from the Ozarks? Could be....
Debt Ceiling Deal Reached To Avert Default-Tea Party can declare victory!
Even though Tea Party members may not like the final deal, they can surely declare victory for getting congress to deal with fixing the country’s outrageous debt situation. They set the terms of the debate where neither establishment GOPers nor Democrats wanted to go.
It’s not a perfect fix, far from it. But, it’s a small step in the right direction.
The big loser is President Obama who stayed on the sidelines and showed just how incompetent he is as president. Next on the agenda is voting him out of office.
The Huffington Post
President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders reached historic agreement Sunday night on a compromise to permit vital U.S. borrowing by the Treasury in exchange for more than $2 trillion in long-term spending cuts.
Officials said Republican Speaker John Boehner telephoned Obama at mid-evening to say the agreement had been struck.
Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid said that both his party and opposition Republicans gave more ground than they wanted to. He said it'll take members of both political parties to pass the measure.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the pact "will ensure significant cuts in Washington spending" and he assured the markets that a first-ever default on U.S. obligations won't occur.
Both the leaders said they will brief their colleagues tomorrow on the details of the agreement.
More here
Memeorandum
TPM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has signed off on a deal to raise the debt limit pending the approval of his caucus -- and of course if can win the backing of Senate GOP leaders and then a majority of the House.
His spokesman confirms that Reid will present the deal to his caucus shortly, with the hope of holding a vote on it Sunday night, giving House leaders some running room to pass the plan before the nation's borrowing authority expires late Tuesday.
The deal works like this:
It guarantees the debt limit will be hiked by $2.4 trillion. Immediately upon enactment of the plan, the Treasury will be granted $400 billion of new borrowing authority, after which President Obama will be allowed to extend the debt limit by $500 billion, subject to a vote of disapproval by Congress.
That initial $900 billion will be paired with $900 billion of discretionary spending cuts, first identified in a weeks-old bipartisan working group led by Vice President Joe Biden, which will be spread out over 10 years.
Obama will later be able to raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion, again subject to a vote of disapproval by Congress.
That will be paired with the formation of a Congressional committee tasked with reducing deficits by a minimum of $1.2 trillion. That reduction can come from spending cuts, tax increases or a mixture thereof
More here
Memeorandum
It’s not a perfect fix, far from it. But, it’s a small step in the right direction.
The big loser is President Obama who stayed on the sidelines and showed just how incompetent he is as president. Next on the agenda is voting him out of office.
The Huffington Post
President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders reached historic agreement Sunday night on a compromise to permit vital U.S. borrowing by the Treasury in exchange for more than $2 trillion in long-term spending cuts.
Officials said Republican Speaker John Boehner telephoned Obama at mid-evening to say the agreement had been struck.
Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid said that both his party and opposition Republicans gave more ground than they wanted to. He said it'll take members of both political parties to pass the measure.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said that the pact "will ensure significant cuts in Washington spending" and he assured the markets that a first-ever default on U.S. obligations won't occur.
Both the leaders said they will brief their colleagues tomorrow on the details of the agreement.
More here
Memeorandum
TPM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has signed off on a deal to raise the debt limit pending the approval of his caucus -- and of course if can win the backing of Senate GOP leaders and then a majority of the House.
His spokesman confirms that Reid will present the deal to his caucus shortly, with the hope of holding a vote on it Sunday night, giving House leaders some running room to pass the plan before the nation's borrowing authority expires late Tuesday.
The deal works like this:
It guarantees the debt limit will be hiked by $2.4 trillion. Immediately upon enactment of the plan, the Treasury will be granted $400 billion of new borrowing authority, after which President Obama will be allowed to extend the debt limit by $500 billion, subject to a vote of disapproval by Congress.
That initial $900 billion will be paired with $900 billion of discretionary spending cuts, first identified in a weeks-old bipartisan working group led by Vice President Joe Biden, which will be spread out over 10 years.
Obama will later be able to raise the debt limit by $1.5 trillion, again subject to a vote of disapproval by Congress.
That will be paired with the formation of a Congressional committee tasked with reducing deficits by a minimum of $1.2 trillion. That reduction can come from spending cuts, tax increases or a mixture thereof
More here
Memeorandum
Only Way Is Essex star Lydia Bright bikini shot with fatso boyfriend
Fat or not the guy has enough game to hook up with Lydia.
The Sun
THE Only Way Is Essex star Lydia Bright is clearly delighted that her romance is back on with James 'Arg' Argent - even if he's a little l-Arg-er these days.
Lydia, 20 - who split with him in the second series - kissed the 17st11lbs singer by a pool on hols in Marbella then posted a photo on Twitter, saying: "Look at the stud on me arm."
Arg, 23, is aiming to lose 1½st with The Sun's Fabulous magazine team. A pal said: "He was eating to fill the gap Lydia left in his life. Now he'll soon be back to his best."
The Sun
THE Only Way Is Essex star Lydia Bright is clearly delighted that her romance is back on with James 'Arg' Argent - even if he's a little l-Arg-er these days.
Lydia, 20 - who split with him in the second series - kissed the 17st11lbs singer by a pool on hols in Marbella then posted a photo on Twitter, saying: "Look at the stud on me arm."
Arg, 23, is aiming to lose 1½st with The Sun's Fabulous magazine team. A pal said: "He was eating to fill the gap Lydia left in his life. Now he'll soon be back to his best."
Big fish tale: Angler enters record books after catching EIGHT FOOT albino catfish
Now that’s one big fish!
Daily Mail
This monster from the deep has netted a British angler a place in the record books. The whopper, caught by plucky Chris Grimmer, is the biggest albino catfish ever caught by an angler.
The 8ft beast tipped the scales at 194lbs - 2lbs heavier than the previous best by blind woman angler Shelia Penfold last year.
More here
Daily Mail
This monster from the deep has netted a British angler a place in the record books. The whopper, caught by plucky Chris Grimmer, is the biggest albino catfish ever caught by an angler.
The 8ft beast tipped the scales at 194lbs - 2lbs heavier than the previous best by blind woman angler Shelia Penfold last year.
More here
Hoey, look what you have to clean!
Katy Perry Smurf Star Character
Katy Perry Smurf Star Character stole the show, both continue the tradition of his sexing up the character of children and wearing the clothing of the hyper-sexualized describing them, while Sofia Vergara, a little more conservative dress, more than likely leave Papa Smurf dizzy anyway. Brooke Shields is shining too, and don't worry there is that special someone to welcome Smurfette, too.
Smurf films she tied for # 1 at the box office despite the very negative reviews mostly ranged from "sort it so poorly watched" to the "so bad it's bad" sort of insult is critical. So what kept the film? Two things: one is the existence of the real world of Neil Patrick Harris. That's right, a former child actor who seems destined to be forever known as Doogie Howser secretly has transformed itself into one of our better actor in his adult life. The other is the presence of virtual Katy Perry, Smurfette, breathing sounds the right amount of ladyness to a single female Smurf. And it's a good thing, because the male Smurfs movie just plain annoying.
But if there's something to work on this film, it may be that viewers can hang in there through NPH's representatives as he finds a Smurf characters to be like disturbing as the audience does. This is a tough day when characters are in their original incarnation caricature so they have the names of the stereotypical clearer than the Seven Dwarves, but this character has somehow managed to disperse further to caricature (the threshold is not returned) in their movie incarnation. Oh well. But Neil and Katy to save, because apart from that, there's not much here.
Smurf films she tied for # 1 at the box office despite the very negative reviews mostly ranged from "sort it so poorly watched" to the "so bad it's bad" sort of insult is critical. So what kept the film? Two things: one is the existence of the real world of Neil Patrick Harris. That's right, a former child actor who seems destined to be forever known as Doogie Howser secretly has transformed itself into one of our better actor in his adult life. The other is the presence of virtual Katy Perry, Smurfette, breathing sounds the right amount of ladyness to a single female Smurf. And it's a good thing, because the male Smurfs movie just plain annoying.
But if there's something to work on this film, it may be that viewers can hang in there through NPH's representatives as he finds a Smurf characters to be like disturbing as the audience does. This is a tough day when characters are in their original incarnation caricature so they have the names of the stereotypical clearer than the Seven Dwarves, but this character has somehow managed to disperse further to caricature (the threshold is not returned) in their movie incarnation. Oh well. But Neil and Katy to save, because apart from that, there's not much here.
CNN Anchor Clashes With Sen. Rand Paul Over Debt Ceiling
Mediate:
After proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Reid bill and having it struck down, Sen. Rand Paul sat down with Don Lemon to explain what was happening on the floor and what compromises he was up for making.
Lemon was in a curt mood, it seems, as weeks have gone by and the debt deadline looms with little to no visible progress occurring. The two had a contentious exchange as Sen. Paul tried to explain he did have the will to compromise when Lemon questioned what it would take.
After proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Reid bill and having it struck down, Sen. Rand Paul sat down with Don Lemon to explain what was happening on the floor and what compromises he was up for making.
Lemon was in a curt mood, it seems, as weeks have gone by and the debt deadline looms with little to no visible progress occurring. The two had a contentious exchange as Sen. Paul tried to explain he did have the will to compromise when Lemon questioned what it would take.
COLD CASE USA MAKES ITS BIG DEBUT THIS TUESDAY!
IN THE USA, there are tens of thousands of unsolved murders, disappearances and killers who've gotten away with it. We want to make a difference. CRIME SCENE USA is pleased to announce that we will soon be launching a brand new blog: Cold Case USA. Cold Case USA will focus on America's unsolved crimes, its missing people and finding its most heinous criminals. We debut Tuesday.
HOPE FADING FOR MISSING NH GIRL CELINA CASS, 11
POLICE SOURCES say hope is fast fading for the safe return of missing New Hampshire girl Celina Cass, 11. After scouring through garbage and interviewing everyone in her small town near the Canadian border today they're searching the Connecticut River. The soft-spoken little girl disappeared Monday and has not been seen since. The FBI have offered a $25,000 reward for info on her bizarre disappearance.
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kieran Ramsey, announcing the reward said: “This reward should not be read into that we are transitioning in
any way in this investigation. We are still aggressively — aggressively — searching and hoping to bring Celina Cass home."
But friends and family are losing hope after almost a week.
West Stewartstown selectman Jimmy Gilbert said: It’s a pretty sad mood for everyone. It’s hard not knowing. Everyone wants to know.” HOPE FADING FOR CELINA CASS
FBI Supervisory Special Agent Kieran Ramsey, announcing the reward said: “This reward should not be read into that we are transitioning in
any way in this investigation. We are still aggressively — aggressively — searching and hoping to bring Celina Cass home."
But friends and family are losing hope after almost a week.
West Stewartstown selectman Jimmy Gilbert said: It’s a pretty sad mood for everyone. It’s hard not knowing. Everyone wants to know.” HOPE FADING FOR CELINA CASS
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DRUNK DAD BILLY JOE MADDEN LETS BOY, 8, DRIVE CAR
TEACHING A boy to drive often falls to dad. It's just that usually they're closer to 16, not 8. Billy Joe Madden of Hattiesburg, Mississippi (where else) was hammered, according to cops, and so while he had a snooze he had his 8-year-old take over the driving while they traveled from Mississippi to Texas. He was doing the speed limit, Louisiana State Police said, adding he had to sit on the edge of his seat to reach the gas. His 4-year-old sister sat in the backseat. The child’s driving was apparently so erratic that it alarmed motorists, who called police.
His 28-year-old father--named Hattiesburg's best dad last year--was booked for child desertion and allowing a minor to drive. The vehicle was a green Chevy pick-up. Pretty dumb, huh?
DRUNK STUPID DAD ALLOWS BOY, 8, TO DRIVE
His 28-year-old father--named Hattiesburg's best dad last year--was booked for child desertion and allowing a minor to drive. The vehicle was a green Chevy pick-up. Pretty dumb, huh?
DRUNK STUPID DAD ALLOWS BOY, 8, TO DRIVE
SUMMER MUGSHOT MADNESS! MULLET MANIA STRIKES
SOMETIMES, mullet is all you have to say. Love it. Not that we really think this brutal head is worse than white supremacist killer Curtis Allgier.
GAL ON RACIST KILLER CURTIS ALLGIER: 'KIND HEARTED'
IT'S NOT Valentine's Day but true love does indeed conquer all. Look at Skinhead killer Curtis Allgier. His mixed race girlfriend is going to marry the Hitler admiring goon. Oh, he says he's not really like that anymore. She says he's kind. Ahhhh. KIND-HEARTED CURTIS ALLGIER
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Game addict Chris Staniforth, 20, killed by deep vein thrombosis playing too much Xbox
I stopped playing games (Sega game system) when I was twenty four years old. That was twenty four years ago and I thought I’d stopped at a late age. But, the game systems changed and I thought it was an opportunity for me to put away childish things.
I don’t get grown men playing video games.
The Sun
A LAD of 20 has been killed by a blood clot caused by playing his Xbox for up to 12 hours at a time.
A post mortem revealed that Chris Staniforth - addicted to games such as Halo - had suffered a deep vein thrombosis. It can be triggered by sitting in one position for long spells.
Stunned dad David, of Sheffield, said: "He lived for his Xbox. I never dreamed he was in any danger.
"As a parent you think playing computer games can't do them any harm because you know what they are doing
"Kids all over the country are playing these games for long periods - they don't realise it could kill them."
Chris collapsed seconds after telling a friend how he had been experiencing a strange sensation in his chest.
The pair were chatting outside a JobCentre where Chris had an interview.
David said: "He told his friend how he was woken in the night by a strange feeling in his chest.
“Then he dropped a packet of chewing gum and as he picked it up, he jolted back and began to spasm."
Chris's friend called an ambulance - but paramedics could not save him.
A coroner yesterday confirmed DVT had caused Chris's death and it was cited on his death certificate.
More here
I don’t get grown men playing video games.
The Sun
A LAD of 20 has been killed by a blood clot caused by playing his Xbox for up to 12 hours at a time.
A post mortem revealed that Chris Staniforth - addicted to games such as Halo - had suffered a deep vein thrombosis. It can be triggered by sitting in one position for long spells.
Stunned dad David, of Sheffield, said: "He lived for his Xbox. I never dreamed he was in any danger.
"As a parent you think playing computer games can't do them any harm because you know what they are doing
"Kids all over the country are playing these games for long periods - they don't realise it could kill them."
Chris collapsed seconds after telling a friend how he had been experiencing a strange sensation in his chest.
The pair were chatting outside a JobCentre where Chris had an interview.
David said: "He told his friend how he was woken in the night by a strange feeling in his chest.
“Then he dropped a packet of chewing gum and as he picked it up, he jolted back and began to spasm."
Chris's friend called an ambulance - but paramedics could not save him.
A coroner yesterday confirmed DVT had caused Chris's death and it was cited on his death certificate.
More here
Republicans and Democrats reach tentative deal on debt ceiling talks that kicks the can down the road, again!
As I expected this Kabuki dance between the Dems and the GOP was coming down to the last wire.
Basically, this deal that both sides are not going to like does nothing to stop the rate of spending.
Instead of going over the cliff at 100 mph, we’re slowing down to 92.
It’s kicking the can down the road, as usual.
ABC News
Democratic and Republican Congressional sources involved in the negotiations tell ABC News that a tentative agreement has been reached on the framework of a deal that would give the President a debt ceiling increase of up to $2.4 trillion and guarantee an equal amount of deficit reduction over the next 10 years.
The details are still being worked out, and a senior White House aide tells ABC News, "talks continue but there is no deal to report."
Congressional leaders plan to brief their members on the framework tomorrow. The reaction from both parties' rank-and-file will determine whether this tentative deal becomes a final deal.
Here, according to Democratic and Republican sources, are the key elements:
*A debt ceiling increase of up to $2.1 to $2.4 trillion (depending on the size of the spending cuts agreed to in the final deal).
*They have now agreed to spending cuts of roughly $1.2 trillion over 10 years.
* The formation of a special Congressional committee to recommend further deficit reduction of up to $1.6 trillion (whatever it takes to add up to the total of the debt ceiling increase). This deficit reduction could take the form of spending cuts, tax increases or both.
*The special committee must make recommendations by late November (before Congress' Thanksgiving recess).
* If Congress does not approve those cuts by December 23, automatic across-the-board cuts go into effect, including cuts to Defense and Medicare. This "trigger" is designed to force action on the deficit reduction committee's recommendations by making the alternative painful to both Democrats and Republicans.
* A vote, in both the House and Senate, on a balanced budget amendment.
More here
Memeorandum
Basically, this deal that both sides are not going to like does nothing to stop the rate of spending.
Instead of going over the cliff at 100 mph, we’re slowing down to 92.
It’s kicking the can down the road, as usual.
ABC News
Democratic and Republican Congressional sources involved in the negotiations tell ABC News that a tentative agreement has been reached on the framework of a deal that would give the President a debt ceiling increase of up to $2.4 trillion and guarantee an equal amount of deficit reduction over the next 10 years.
The details are still being worked out, and a senior White House aide tells ABC News, "talks continue but there is no deal to report."
Congressional leaders plan to brief their members on the framework tomorrow. The reaction from both parties' rank-and-file will determine whether this tentative deal becomes a final deal.
Here, according to Democratic and Republican sources, are the key elements:
*A debt ceiling increase of up to $2.1 to $2.4 trillion (depending on the size of the spending cuts agreed to in the final deal).
*They have now agreed to spending cuts of roughly $1.2 trillion over 10 years.
* The formation of a special Congressional committee to recommend further deficit reduction of up to $1.6 trillion (whatever it takes to add up to the total of the debt ceiling increase). This deficit reduction could take the form of spending cuts, tax increases or both.
*The special committee must make recommendations by late November (before Congress' Thanksgiving recess).
* If Congress does not approve those cuts by December 23, automatic across-the-board cuts go into effect, including cuts to Defense and Medicare. This "trigger" is designed to force action on the deficit reduction committee's recommendations by making the alternative painful to both Democrats and Republicans.
* A vote, in both the House and Senate, on a balanced budget amendment.
More here
Memeorandum
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Computer performs wedding ceremon
Maybe computer can be the norm to perform same sex weddings?
Daily Mail
When Miguel Hanson and Diana Wesley get married today, they won't stand before a gray haired minister holding a Bible. Instead, they'll be looking at a 30-inch monitor.
Mr Hanson, a Houston, Texas web developer and IT consultant, created a minister software program when the couple couldn't get a friend to serve as the minister at their wedding. On one half of the screen, they'll see a virtual minister with an animated, square face with blue eyes and thin, oval glasses.
Daily Mail
When Miguel Hanson and Diana Wesley get married today, they won't stand before a gray haired minister holding a Bible. Instead, they'll be looking at a 30-inch monitor.
Mr Hanson, a Houston, Texas web developer and IT consultant, created a minister software program when the couple couldn't get a friend to serve as the minister at their wedding. On one half of the screen, they'll see a virtual minister with an animated, square face with blue eyes and thin, oval glasses.
His voice will be heard over a sound system while the text of what he's saying will show up on the other half of the screen.
'I was like, you know I'm going to write my own minister,' Mr Hanson said.
More here
The trigger that could lead to a debt deal
I was saying to a good friend of mine who’s really concerned about the country might go into default, not to worry.
This whole song and dance going on in Washington is exactly that, a show to scare the Be-jesus out of people, so when a deal finally gets cut, most people won’t pay attention to the details of a crappy deal that solves absolutely nothing.
The Washington Post
Look closely at the Reid and Boehner bills. The first round of cuts are pretty much the same. The joint congressional committee charged with recommending further deficit reduction is pretty much the same. The difference is that Boehner’s bill forces them to act. He ties a future increase in the debt-ceiling to the successful passage of their proposal. Reid’s bill has no such trigger. And many of the participants in this process say that is the space where a deal will be made -- or not made.
Democrats dismiss Boehner’s current offer completely.
At the New Republic, Jonathan Chait piquantly compared it to “a kidnapper who offers to give you back your child in return for $100,000 and your other child.” A senior Democratic aide in the Senate is even blunter. “That’s the one line in the sand we’ve drawn this whole time. We can’t be revisiting this in another six months.”
Most think the likely compromise is a trigger that would impose automatic, across-the-board cuts in spending if the committee fails in its mission. But Senate Democratic leadership isn’t so sure. They worry that a spending-cuts only trigger is heads, Republicans win; tails, Democrats lose. “The idea of triggers with just cuts is a non-starter. Republicans would just deadlock the committee and get the cuts they want,” continues the aide. “If there is a trigger it would have to be balanced.”
The White House proposed a balanced trigger in April: It would have automatically raised taxes and cut spending if America wasn’t on a path to balanced budgets by 2014. In his remarks on Friday morning, Obama reiterated that support. “if we need to put in place some kind of enforcement mechanism to hold us all accountable for making these reforms, I’ll support that too if it’s done in a smart and balanced way.”
More here
Memeorandum
This whole song and dance going on in Washington is exactly that, a show to scare the Be-jesus out of people, so when a deal finally gets cut, most people won’t pay attention to the details of a crappy deal that solves absolutely nothing.
The Washington Post
Look closely at the Reid and Boehner bills. The first round of cuts are pretty much the same. The joint congressional committee charged with recommending further deficit reduction is pretty much the same. The difference is that Boehner’s bill forces them to act. He ties a future increase in the debt-ceiling to the successful passage of their proposal. Reid’s bill has no such trigger. And many of the participants in this process say that is the space where a deal will be made -- or not made.
Democrats dismiss Boehner’s current offer completely.
At the New Republic, Jonathan Chait piquantly compared it to “a kidnapper who offers to give you back your child in return for $100,000 and your other child.” A senior Democratic aide in the Senate is even blunter. “That’s the one line in the sand we’ve drawn this whole time. We can’t be revisiting this in another six months.”
Most think the likely compromise is a trigger that would impose automatic, across-the-board cuts in spending if the committee fails in its mission. But Senate Democratic leadership isn’t so sure. They worry that a spending-cuts only trigger is heads, Republicans win; tails, Democrats lose. “The idea of triggers with just cuts is a non-starter. Republicans would just deadlock the committee and get the cuts they want,” continues the aide. “If there is a trigger it would have to be balanced.”
The White House proposed a balanced trigger in April: It would have automatically raised taxes and cut spending if America wasn’t on a path to balanced budgets by 2014. In his remarks on Friday morning, Obama reiterated that support. “if we need to put in place some kind of enforcement mechanism to hold us all accountable for making these reforms, I’ll support that too if it’s done in a smart and balanced way.”
More here
Memeorandum
HUSTLER MAG OFFERS CASEY ANTHONY $500 GS
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Owner Larry Flint claimed even he found the offer to America's most notorious women, "a little weird" but said that fans of the magazine had repeatedly asked him about it.
He said: "I just felt that people wouldn't want to see her with her clothes on or off, so I kind of forgot about the idea.'
But he added: "I just recently got off of a book tour where dozens of people would come up to me in Philadelphia, Austin, Houston, they'd
say, 'Why haven't you made an offer to Casey Anthony?"'
Despite some of the weird and wacky things Flynt has done in his checkered life, he admitted that even he was a little bit wary about the idea.
He said: "You've got men who say, hey, I want to see her in her birthday suit. There may be some sick individuals but that's what life is all about."
He added that in addition to the $500,000, he offered Anthony a percentage of whatever he earns from her pictures.
The news comes just days after we revealed here that she had been offered $1 million for her first TV interview, about the murder of her daughter Caylee.
BREAKING: Obama Approval Drops to New Low of 40%
Barack Obama is desperately trying to work the debt ceiling crisis as a means of trying to get his approval rating up by putting the blame on the Republicans.
I don’t see how that’s gonna work exactly considering his record of out-of-control spending.
Gallup
President Obama's job approval rating is at a new low, averaging 40% in July 26-28 Gallup Daily tracking. His prior low rating of 41% occurred several times, the last of which was in April. As recently as June 7, Obama had 50% job approval.
Obama's approval rating averaged 46% in June and was near that level for most of July; however, it has stumbled in the past few days, coinciding with intensification of the debt ceiling/budget battle in Washington.
Obama's 40% overall approval rating nearly matches the recent 41% approval Americans gave him for handling the debt ceiling negotiations. Though Americans rate Obama poorly for his handling of the situation, they are less approving of how House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are handling it. Gallup does not include ratings of Congress or congressional leaders in its Daily tracking, and thus, there is no overall job approval rating of Boehner, Reid, or Congress directly comparable to Obama's current 40% overall job approval rating.
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I don’t see how that’s gonna work exactly considering his record of out-of-control spending.
Gallup
President Obama's job approval rating is at a new low, averaging 40% in July 26-28 Gallup Daily tracking. His prior low rating of 41% occurred several times, the last of which was in April. As recently as June 7, Obama had 50% job approval.
Obama's approval rating averaged 46% in June and was near that level for most of July; however, it has stumbled in the past few days, coinciding with intensification of the debt ceiling/budget battle in Washington.
Obama's 40% overall approval rating nearly matches the recent 41% approval Americans gave him for handling the debt ceiling negotiations. Though Americans rate Obama poorly for his handling of the situation, they are less approving of how House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are handling it. Gallup does not include ratings of Congress or congressional leaders in its Daily tracking, and thus, there is no overall job approval rating of Boehner, Reid, or Congress directly comparable to Obama's current 40% overall job approval rating.
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REP. PAUL RYAN DESTROYS REID BILL IN BLISTERING SPEECH; ‘LET’S COVER THE MOON WITH YOGURT!’
Paul Ryan makes an excellent point about how the Democrats use baseline budgeting to come with phony numbers to fool the public.
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Boehner: 'I stuck my neck out a mile' for debt-ceiling deal with White House
Despite what the Obama-suck media is screwing over the airwaves, the only people coming up with plans to address the financial situation of the United States are the Republicans.
The Democrats offer no plans and just criticize the GOP to score cheap political points with voters. Is this how a responsible political party should act?
I don’t think so.
The Hill
A defiant House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) late Friday defended his debt-ceiling plan by saying it is the only viable plan on paper so far.
The Speaker said he'd risked political capital and stuck his neck out to try to get a deal, while saying an agreement with Democrats was impossible due to their intransigence.
"I've offered ideas, I've negotiated," Boehner said in closing debate on his bill. "Not one time, not one time did the administration ever put any plan on the table. All they would do is criticize what I put out there.
"I stuck my neck out a mile to try to get an agreement with the president of the United States," Boehner continued to grumbling among Democrats. "Hey, I put revenues on the table in order to try to come to an agreement in order to avert us being where we are. But a lot of people in this town can never say yes."
Boehner closed his remarks by thundering: "This House has acted. And it is time for the administration and time for our colleagues across the aisle… put something on the table! Tell us where you are!"
Boehner defended an addition to his bill that would require both houses to pass a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution, saying the country is ready for this change.
"It's time for this to happen," he said. "It enjoys support from both houses of this Congress, and it enjoys bipartisan and widespread support across our country."
More here
The Democrats offer no plans and just criticize the GOP to score cheap political points with voters. Is this how a responsible political party should act?
I don’t think so.
The Hill
A defiant House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) late Friday defended his debt-ceiling plan by saying it is the only viable plan on paper so far.
The Speaker said he'd risked political capital and stuck his neck out to try to get a deal, while saying an agreement with Democrats was impossible due to their intransigence.
"I've offered ideas, I've negotiated," Boehner said in closing debate on his bill. "Not one time, not one time did the administration ever put any plan on the table. All they would do is criticize what I put out there.
"I stuck my neck out a mile to try to get an agreement with the president of the United States," Boehner continued to grumbling among Democrats. "Hey, I put revenues on the table in order to try to come to an agreement in order to avert us being where we are. But a lot of people in this town can never say yes."
Boehner closed his remarks by thundering: "This House has acted. And it is time for the administration and time for our colleagues across the aisle… put something on the table! Tell us where you are!"
Boehner defended an addition to his bill that would require both houses to pass a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution, saying the country is ready for this change.
"It's time for this to happen," he said. "It enjoys support from both houses of this Congress, and it enjoys bipartisan and widespread support across our country."
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SERIAL KILLER JEFFREY DAHMER'S LAST VICTIM - A MURDERER?
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Almost 20-years ago Tracy Edwards, now 52, was found naked and partially handcuffed in the street outside the the lunatic's home.
He told cops that wielding a large butcher's knife, Dahmer who was eventually convicted of the murder, mutilation and cannibalisation of 16 young men and boys, had forced him into his bedroom wielding a large butcher's knife.
Then as he tried to cuff his wrists, Edwards fought back, punching and kicking his attacker and running out into the street.
When cops found him he told them about a horrible smell coming from a blue barrel, which led to the gruesome discovery of body parts in his refrigerator and other human remains around his apartment.
Almost two decades on however, Edwards is himself facing a possible homicide charged after a fight that led to Johnny Jordan falling into the Milwaukee River in Wisconsin and dying.
They had got into an argument with two other men on a bridge.
Friends said Edwards, who never received counselling after his confrontation with Dahmer, had found relief in drugs and alcohol.
Dr Emily John, who worked with Edwards at a homeless project, told WISN: "I don't think a lot of people want to go to therapy to deal with pain.
"They'd rather self-medicate, and that's what Tracy does, and it leaves him in the street over and over again.
"I am hoping in an odd way that this is a good thing for Tracy. Maybe the judge will recognize that he needs some help."
"They'd rather self-medicate, and that's what Tracy does, and it leaves him in the street over and over again.
"I am hoping in an odd way that this is a good thing for Tracy. Maybe the judge will recognize that he needs some help."
Senate Tables Boehner 3.0 Bill. Where’s the compromise by Democrats?
The House last week passed Cap, Cut, and Balance with bi-partisan support. The Democrat controlled Senate tabled the bill without even the decency of having a debate.
Last night the House passed another bill that wasn’t as good as the first as far as truly addressing the financial woes of the country. And again the Senate tabled it without a debate.
Yet still the Democrats like Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, and Dick Durbin have the gall to accuse the GOP of not wanting to compromise.
What is the GOP controlled House supposed to do when they’re the only branch of government offering plan after plan while the Democrats are the ones refusing to deal seriously with our nations spending? It’s the Democrats with Presidents Obamam’s failed policy of super spending that has put us in this situation in the first place.
Could it be that the Democrats are actively forcing a financial collapse of the United States so they can offer up even more big government to fix it?
Sure looks lie it to me?
The Caucus, New York Times
The United States Senate quickly dispatched the debt ceiling bill passed by the House Friday evening, tabling the Republican bill indefinitely and moving quickly to start consideration of a Democratic plan that would avoid default on Tuesday.
Less than two hours after House Speaker John A. Boehner pushed his bill through the House over the strenuous objections of nearly two dozen of his own Republican members, the Democratic leadership in the Senate followed through on their promise to kill his legislation.
But the move now sets up an uncertain 72 hours as the Congress moves ever closer to the Tuesday deadline when the Treasury Department says the country will default on its financial obligations without an increase in the debt ceiling.
Mr. Reid said he intends to start the legislative clock ticking on Friday on a new plan to raise the debt ceiling. But Mr. Reid could wait until later in the evening on Friday to allow more time for negotiation throughout the evening.
Memeorandum
Last night the House passed another bill that wasn’t as good as the first as far as truly addressing the financial woes of the country. And again the Senate tabled it without a debate.
Yet still the Democrats like Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, and Dick Durbin have the gall to accuse the GOP of not wanting to compromise.
What is the GOP controlled House supposed to do when they’re the only branch of government offering plan after plan while the Democrats are the ones refusing to deal seriously with our nations spending? It’s the Democrats with Presidents Obamam’s failed policy of super spending that has put us in this situation in the first place.
Could it be that the Democrats are actively forcing a financial collapse of the United States so they can offer up even more big government to fix it?
Sure looks lie it to me?
The Caucus, New York Times
The United States Senate quickly dispatched the debt ceiling bill passed by the House Friday evening, tabling the Republican bill indefinitely and moving quickly to start consideration of a Democratic plan that would avoid default on Tuesday.
Less than two hours after House Speaker John A. Boehner pushed his bill through the House over the strenuous objections of nearly two dozen of his own Republican members, the Democratic leadership in the Senate followed through on their promise to kill his legislation.
But the move now sets up an uncertain 72 hours as the Congress moves ever closer to the Tuesday deadline when the Treasury Department says the country will default on its financial obligations without an increase in the debt ceiling.
Mr. Reid said he intends to start the legislative clock ticking on Friday on a new plan to raise the debt ceiling. But Mr. Reid could wait until later in the evening on Friday to allow more time for negotiation throughout the evening.
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'STRAIGHT' BISHOP EDDIE LONG: ANOTHER MAN COMES FORWARD
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Well now it's emerged that a fifth young man, Centino Kemp has also confronted lawyers about his relationship with the pastor during the settlement negotiations.
The 22-year-old, who has Long's name tattooed around his wrist along with the words, "Never a Mistake, Always a Lesson," did not officially file a lawsuit, but also got a payout.
A lawyer close to the case confirmed to WAGA TV that Kemp was involved but claimed he was "different from the other young men" which made the case "more difficult."
Kemp told the station that he met the pastor during a visit to his megachurch when he was a teenager, but refused to comment further.Bishop Long is a father of four who has been an outspoken opponent of gay marriage, and his church has counseled gay members to become straight.
His empire was threatened in September when several men claimed he abused his spiritual authority and used cars, jewelry and cash to lure them into trysts when they were 17 and 18.
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ORLANDO OR BRANDON NEMBHARD: WHO'S THE KILLER?
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Cops originally locked up Orlando for the murder of 19-year-old, Sir Xavier Brooks, who was gunned down outside Leonardo's DaVincci Code nightclub in Chandler, AZ.
But now he may be freed, after his bail was lowered from $500,000 to just $10k because prosecutor's are unsure as to which brother actually committed the crime, as both were at the scene of the murder on the night.
With no murder weapon or forensic evidence, Cops only have conflicting witness testimony to go on, so defense lawyers have argued that Orlando may be mistakenly identified.
A motion filed by his defense attorney this week read: "Conflicting descriptions were initially given by witnesses with some witnesses describing the defendant (by his clothing) as the shooter and others describing his twin brother as the shooter."
Jerry Cobb, the public information officer for the Maricopa County Attorney's Office seemed to agree that it was hard to tell them apart.
He said: "I can tell you that both look very, very similar. Any normal person seeing them side-by-side would see instantaneously that they're twins. With circumstances like these, it's easy to see how they could be confused.
"Witnesses at the incidents saw different things and have different ideas."
The victim's father, Ronald Brooks was furious at the lessened bond, telling KNVX: "I'm angry, very angry.
"Now that we're hearing this other story that maybe you know it's another brother or this brother or whatever brother it is, you know one of them did it."
CELINA CASS'S FATHER HAS 'VIOLENT, MENTALLY ILL PAST'
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As a result of the 2003 attack, court records show that the 47-year-old was involuntarily committed after being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
At the time, Judge Richard Hampe ruled Noyes was incompetent to stand trial, writing that the man's mental illness created "a potentially serious likelihood of danger to himself and others."
Pretty Celina, 11, vanished without trace Monday, after last being seen playing on her computer at around 9pm, sparking a huge manhunt, around the small town of Stewartson, NH, which has just 800 residents and is just a mile away from the Canadian border.
There seemed to be no signs that she had either run away or of abduction or struggle as nothing was missing or disturbed in her room.
State Police, border patrol and FBI child abduction experts scoured the area Thursday, even sending agents as far as New York and Virginia.
Shannon Towles, who owns a mini-mart on Route 3, said her disappearance had shaken the town, saying: "It's creepy. Things like this don't happen here. I know that's kind of a tired phrase. I'm an overprotective mom as it is. Now it's going to be way worse."
She added: "She's just a little girl and she's a nice little girl."
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Sexy bikini babe Freida Pinto all set to Freida world
The Sun
SEXY Freida Pinto shows just why she's a global sensation - as she prepares for a battle to save the world in her latest movie.
The Slumdog Millionaire star, 26, hits cinemas next month in Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, a tale of mankind and monkeys fighting for supremacy
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SEXY Freida Pinto shows just why she's a global sensation - as she prepares for a battle to save the world in her latest movie.
The Slumdog Millionaire star, 26, hits cinemas next month in Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, a tale of mankind and monkeys fighting for supremacy
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Wedding Invitations Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
Wedding Invitations Kim Kardashian – Kris Humphries
Kim Kardashian had stepped on a more serious thing for her marriage. Evidence from two stars of celebrities is already very clear now began working on the preparation of their marriage. After rolling out a party of the servants and a few days ago is now Kim Kardashian and Krish Humphries spread the invitation.
From the start to spread this invitation, it is revealed that this reality show star getting married on Saturday, August 20, forthcoming. The wedding ceremony will be held at Montecito, California, near the mansion belongs to Oprah Winfrey.
In line with tradition, the family of the bride who will host, Kris Jenner and Kim's stepfather, Bruce Jenner. In the invitation, they use their full name, Kimberly and Kristopher. The invitation was expected to wear costumes with the theme of ' Black Tie '.
"Kris and Bruce Jenner pleaded with respect your presence at the wedding of their daughter/Kimberly Kardashian/and Kristopher Humphries. Saturday, August 20/2011/Montecito, California/Black Tie invitation with "sound design are very special in the form of an upright font substituted.
And sister Kim Kardashian Kourtney-buy lingerie Agent Provocateur in Los Angeles for the personal preparation of Kim, who wants to add to the collection of lingerie for the moment the first night with the prospective husband, Kris Humphries.
Kim Kardashian had stepped on a more serious thing for her marriage. Evidence from two stars of celebrities is already very clear now began working on the preparation of their marriage. After rolling out a party of the servants and a few days ago is now Kim Kardashian and Krish Humphries spread the invitation.
From the start to spread this invitation, it is revealed that this reality show star getting married on Saturday, August 20, forthcoming. The wedding ceremony will be held at Montecito, California, near the mansion belongs to Oprah Winfrey.
In line with tradition, the family of the bride who will host, Kris Jenner and Kim's stepfather, Bruce Jenner. In the invitation, they use their full name, Kimberly and Kristopher. The invitation was expected to wear costumes with the theme of ' Black Tie '.
"Kris and Bruce Jenner pleaded with respect your presence at the wedding of their daughter/Kimberly Kardashian/and Kristopher Humphries. Saturday, August 20/2011/Montecito, California/Black Tie invitation with "sound design are very special in the form of an upright font substituted.
And sister Kim Kardashian Kourtney-buy lingerie Agent Provocateur in Los Angeles for the personal preparation of Kim, who wants to add to the collection of lingerie for the moment the first night with the prospective husband, Kris Humphries.
MONSTER DAD JOHN SKELTON'S TWISTED DREAMS
SHOCKING new revelations in the case of a Michigan man whose three sons have vanished filled a courtroom yesterday. Among them: dreams of the three missing boys near a dumpster; the trio in blankets clutching their toys as their dad drove away; his chilling search for the best way to break a neck. John Skelton has pleaded no contest in the disappearance of his three boys: Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7, and Tanner, 5. The boys vanished last Thanksgiving. He has still given no explanation as
to what happened to them, only that they were safely in the hands of a secretive child protection organization. Skelton has unloaded a truckload of conflicting stories on cops. These inconsistencies convinced detectives that the boys were, in fact, dead. He faces up to 15 years when he is sentenced in September. The boys mom sobbed throughout court.
The prosecutor's office said: "Members of the investigative task force and the Lenawee County Prosecutor's Office continue to actively pursue a final solution. We consider this just one more step toward everyone's goal of fully resolving this case."
to what happened to them, only that they were safely in the hands of a secretive child protection organization. Skelton has unloaded a truckload of conflicting stories on cops. These inconsistencies convinced detectives that the boys were, in fact, dead. He faces up to 15 years when he is sentenced in September. The boys mom sobbed throughout court.
The prosecutor's office said: "Members of the investigative task force and the Lenawee County Prosecutor's Office continue to actively pursue a final solution. We consider this just one more step toward everyone's goal of fully resolving this case."
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CASEY ANTHONY DRANK CORONAS ON PRIVATE JET: VID
SHE'S BACK. And she is ready to P.A.R.T.Y. Apparently, according to TMZ notorious Party Mom Casey Anthony who murdered was acquitted in the death of her toddler daughter Caylee sucked on a bottle of Corona just after being released from a Florida jail. The new images show the 25-year-old promiscuous party girl smiling widely as she comes down the stairs of a private jet; waving the half-empty bottle. Her handlers are now apparently shopping the video around but is prohibitvely expensive. The images of Anthony are triggering outrage and are a chilling reminder of Anthony's heavy partying, posing in bikinis and such in the days following Caylee's 2008 disappearance.
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