Yesterday I slept poorly, and when I finally did sleep, I slept through most of my research time, so this article is all I have today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s tool me 4:27 (average 4:46). To do it. click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From Alternet: It’s been another week of the insane, inane, and outright offensive. Here’s your top ten:
- Pennsylvania governor can’t find any Latinos to work for him. Gov. Tom Corbett (R-PA) told a Spanish-language newspaper this week that he didn’t have any Latinos working for him. There are approximately 18,000 Latinos just in the Harrisburg, PA area alone.
- Pennsylvania governor remembers single Latino who works for him. A day after saying he didn’t have any Latinos working for him, Corbett suddenly remembered a single Latino appointee working in his administration.
- Conservatives freak out over Boy Scouts decision to admit gays. Here’s the ten best conservative freak-outs over the group’s decision to admit gay scouts while maintaining a ban on gay leaders.
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Click Through for the rest of the ten craziest things Republicans did last week.
From Common Dreams: Notorious Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio engaged in racial profiling and violated drivers’ constitutional rights, a federal district court ruled on Friday…
…"Singling people out for traffic stops and detentions because they are Latino is unconstitutional and just plain un-American. Let this be a warning to any agency trying to enforce the ‘show me your papers’ provision of SB 1070 and similar laws — there is no exception in the Constitution for immigration enforcement," said Wang.
"Today’s decision vindicates the rights of Latinos in Maricopa County who’ve been terrorized by discriminatory MCSO practices and have had their communities torn apart," added Dan Pochoda, legal director of the ACLU of Arizona. "The court recognized that racial profiling within the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is a pervasive and widespread problem that can only be addressed through substantive, meaningful changes to eradicate this egregious practice and begin rebuilding public trust."
It could not have happened to a more deserving goose-stepper.
From Daily Kos: Writing in Thursday’s Washington Post, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell provides evidence that he says substantiates his assertion that President Barack Obama is responsible for a "culture of intimidation" that "goes well beyond one agency or a few rogue employees."
For example, McConnell says:
The president’s lawyers circulated a draft executive order in 2011 that would have required anyone bidding for a government contract to disclose political donations. The message was clear: If you want a government contract, be careful which causes or candidates you support because the White House will know.
Yep, you read that right. According to Mitch McConnell, requiring firms that do business with the government to publicly disclose how much political cash they’ve given to the politicians from whom they seek contracts and special treatment is all about intimidating companies into silence. Of course, that was not the idea at all. The real idea was to let the public know whether companies that made anonymous political contributions were getting special treatment from the government.
Leave it to Bought Bitch Mitch to twist reality into InsaniTEA. McConnell is certainly intimidated, but he’s really afraid of being primaried by a Bagger.
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3:57 The guy that made this puzzle has to have chrome balls to go with the chrome skull! All that is shiny is not gold!
3:50 Pretty gruesome for a Sunday puzzle.
3:55 Looks like Patty is the shiniest one on this puzzle.
Monster Mashed and last.
Puzzle — 3:57 The guy that made this puzzle has to have chrome balls to go with the chrome skull! All that is shiny is not gold!
Alternet — It's hard to pick a favourite because they are all just so "insane, inane, and outright offensive". But #3 certainly said volumes, especially this tweet from OnMyHonor.Net
Change the place of two words, and you have what should be. I am offended that the BSA counts itself as a "Christian" organisation. Apparently it is OK to call yourself a Christian organisation but not adhere to Christian principles. Personally, I'd like to see religion taken out of the BSA, for that matter out of the world-wide scouting movement, and replaced with human rights and dignity for all people.
Common Dreams — "…widespread problem that can only be addressed through substantive, meaningful changes to eradicate this egregious practice and begin rebuilding public trust." — The best start to this reform is to get rid of over-the-hill and obsolete Sherrif Joe and his staff.
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Daily Kos — Let McTurtle be primaried and then Ashley Judd come in and clean house sending the Republican/Teabaggers scurring for cover like the vermin they are!
Cartoon — From Wikipedia:
Almost sounds like he was one of the Dixiecrats.
LOL! At least I kept you from being last.
I agrree, but a lot of what claims to be Christian isn't.
Amen!
Judd is out of it now.
Good observation. Johnson certainly took a Dixiecrat stance
"Yes, we have no Latinos" As if Pennsylvanians needed ANOTHER reason NOT to re-elect Corbett in 2014.
I think Joe Arpaio will look VERY fetching in his pink undies … while living in a tent … in 110 degree Arizona heat.
Next he'll claim that therfe are no black people in PA.
Sounds wonderful!
I really think they are all trying to outdo each other with the craziness. There is no other plausible explanation.
It sure seems that way!
10.5 approx. on puzzle, at least I finished it..
Excellent Richard! There is no shame in time, only in not persevering to finish!
That will definately improve!
Mitch might be scared but he has all ready amassed a huge campaign fund. No accouting for the idiots who vote for him.
Of course he has a huge campaign fund. That's how he became Bought Bitch Mitch.
I looked for this several times yesterday but C2 wouldn't let me find it! As for the BSA – I read some of the comments and felt I needed a shower – what is wrong with those bigots?!!
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"Yep, you read that right. According to Mitch McConnell, requiring firms that do business with the government to publicly disclose how much political cash they’ve given to the politicians from whom they seek contracts and special treatment is all about intimidating companies into silence. Of course, that was not the idea at all. The real idea was to let the public know whether companies that made anonymous political contributions were getting special treatment from the government."
I do agree that everyone should know which company is giving how much money to what political party – it might stop some of the shenanigans (well, for a while at least).
Thanks Pat. That's about what I'd expect from Bought Bitch Mitch.