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Father Shoots Son Over Karaoke SingingREDDING, Calif. - A California man is facing charges after allegedly shooting his son because he didn't like his karaoke singing.
- Who Called the Food Stamp Grocery Police?
The Sun Sentinel highlights two Republican lawmakers who are introducing this type of legislation in Florida.
- Mitt Romney Has No Idea That 50% of Americans Are Poor Or Low Income
Beyond his latest statement that he doesn’t care about poor people, hides the fact that Mitt Romney has no idea, exactly how many poor and low income people there are in the US. Here is the video of Mitt Romney explaining why he doesn’t care about the poor from CNN …
- Susan G Komen Foundation Bows to Pro-Life Bullying; Stops Contributing to Planned Parenthood
Susan G Komen For the Cure has announced that it will stop funneling money to Planned Parenthood, ending a years-long partnership between the two organizations that provided mammograms and related services to low income women.
- OWS Stands With Farmers, Says Enough! to Monsanto
Monsanto’s seed monopoly has grown so powerful that they control the genetics of nearly 90% of five major commodity crops including corn, soybeans, cotton, canola and sugar beets.
McSpocky's February Holidays Party
Click a heart above for even more February holidays! This is McSpocky's February Holidays Party! Everyone is welcome, and feel free to invite your friends/enemies/acquaintances.
- Time to Put "Another Bush" In the White House?
Not one bit of it is implausible. Arguably, a deadlock is an entirely realistic outcome in a race where Romney's institutional edges are considerable, but his vulnerabilities and Gingrich's raw campaign skills are more than enough to offset that advantage.
Time Lord Chronicles…Wrapping Up Loose Ends
It’s been a little over four months since we got back home. Fall has turned into winter and the RV…now affectionately called “The Ark”, is sitting in our front yard covered with 12” inches of thawing snow.
- Virginia Officials Confirm Criminal Election Fraud Investigation of Gingrich Campaign
Had the same thing been carried out by a worker for the now-defunct ACORN, Republicans --- and even Newt Gingrich --- would have called it massive "voter fraud." But the 1,500 acts of fraud, by Gingrich's own admission, were carried out by a worker hired by his campaign, so it …
- Eliza Gray: Susana Martinez, The VP Search, And The Curse Of Sarah Palin
In May 2010, Susana Martinez was running neck and neck in the Republican primary for the New Mexico governor’s race.
Los Angeles teacher charged with molesting 23 kids
A Los Angeles elementary school teacher was charged with committing lewd acts against nearly two dozen students after a film processor gave authorities bondage-style photographs showing children in blindfolds with their mouths taped, and some with giant cockroaches on their faces, authorities said Tuesday.
- Sarah Palin's Attacks the GOP Establishment
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stirred the pot again in the GOP presidential campaign. Using her Facebook account Friday she blast "the Republican establishment" for using "Alinsky tactics" against her favored candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Dropping Out
I got into a flame-war the other day:
- Senator Booted From Restaurant Over 'Homophobic' Views
A Knoxville, Tenn., restaurant owner has drawn cheers and jeers for refusing to serve a state senator whose beliefs she viewed as homophobic. Republican state Sen. Stacey Campfield told ABC News he went out to brunch at The Bistro at Bijou restaurant on Sunday with some f …
- Virginia lawmaker tries to attach rectal exam provision to anti-abortion bill
Virginia state Senator Janet Howell (D) thinks that if the government is going to force women to undergo medically unnecessary tests, then it is only fair to apply the same standards to men. Republican lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would require pregnant women …
- When is Opinion Just Disrespect?
It seems it isn't enough to have a political opinion and to exercise freedom of speech without spending inordinate amounts of cash or to ignore the parts of the Constitution that don't fit an ideological profile.
Foto-Friday Sampler
I call this a sampler because I have a little bit of everything here today. A sunrise, some sunsets and some inside-scapes as well.
- "Right to Work" Bill Passes in Indiana House
On Wednesday the Indiana House voted 54-44 to pass the controversial "right to work" bill, nearly ensuring the state will become the 23rd to have such a law.
- Tennessee State Sen. Stacey Campfield Claims It is "Virtually Impossible to Get AIDS From Heterosexual Sex"
Speaking to Michelangelo Signorile on SiriusXM radio, Tennessee State Senator Stacey Campfield (R) claimed on Thursday that it was nearly impossible to get AIDS through heterosexual sex.
Obama-Brewer friction on display on tarmac tiff
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she meant no disrespect when she pointed a finger at President Barack Obama during an intense discussion on an airport tarmac. But the Republican governor says the Democratic president showed disrespect for her by abruptly ending their conversation.
- What The Hell Happened To The Republican Party?
They claim to be the party of Lincoln or Reagan. I want to know what the hell happened to the party of Eisenhower.
- How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the '1 Percent' ~~~ Socialism -> Conservatism -> NeoLiberalism
Sweden and Norway, for example, both experienced a major power shift in the 1930s after prolonged nonviolent struggle. They “fired” the top 1 percent of people who set the direction for society and created the basis for something different.
Sex Moccasins
A couple walked into a gift shop during a pow wow on the reservation. The Native American clerk said to them, I have some special moccasins I think you would be interested in.
- Man Accused of Kicking Kitten Like a Football
CHICAGO, IL (CBS) - A 22-year-old South Side man is in the Cook County jail - accused of kicking a kitten like it was a football.
"Lone Tree" ~ Collaboration 7 (A. Mac/mstanley)
This is the seventh of collaborations combing an image by myself and a poem by mstanley. A. Mac
Report: Mom who lost 3 daughters in fire attempts suicide
The mother who lost her three daughters and parents in a Christmas Day fire in Connecticut has tried to take her own life, the New York Daily News reported. According to the newspaper, Madonna Badger, one of only two survivors of the fire at her home in Stamford, was hospitalize …
- Florida Man Arrested for Gruesome Connecticut Slaying, Accused of Eating Parts of Victim
LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly hacking to death a Connecticut man and eating the victim's eye and part of his brain, police said Wednesday.
G.O.A.T. (go-at) Grain Operated Anti Tree
On a blizzardy January night in 2001, friends called to tell us they had a little baby Nubian goat for us. His mother was a champion dairy show goat, so she wasn't permitted to nurse her kids. Apparently it makes her teats look funny if she nurses.
- A Bit of Good News… Well, Sort Of
Sometimes, we get a lucky break.
Good Morning From The Misty Mountains, For They May Call You Home
Here is the fabulous Rankin Family when based in Ireland, and singing in Gaelic.
- Day After Gay Teen's Suicide, Lawmaker Says Gays Not "Mentally Healthy Adult Human Beings"
A lawmaker inTennessee, one day after the suicide death of fourteen-year old gay Tennessee teen Phillip Parker, wrote a constituent telling her that a gay person is not a “mentally healthy adult human being.” Rep. John Ragan, a Southern Baptist, pro-life, …
- Under Obama, Price of Gas Has Jumped 83 Percent, Ground Beef 24 Percent, Bacon 22 Percent
So far, during the presidency of Barack Obama, the price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 83 percent, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. During the same period, the price of ground beef has gone up 24 percent and price of bacon has …
- Just Another Isolated Incident: Arkansas Dem Staffer's Cat Slain, "Liberal" Scrawled on Body
Ardem at Blue Arkansas reports a horrifying case (with graphic pictures of the cat, may not be safe for children):
- BREAKING: US marine pleads guilty of "negilgence" over Haditha killings of 34 civilians: faces maximum sentence up to three months...
"Staff Sergeant Wuterich accepted responsibility ...
The Burn in Hell Test
Okay, this article is about the test that Christians say humanity has to undergo in order to determine your souls destination after death. You can go to heaven or you can go to hell.
NO JOKE: Rick Santorum launches C.U.M.: Conservatives Unite Moneybomb.
Apparently Rick Santorum and his campaign staff were not thinking when they came up with this name. Another example of why America doesn't need this nut for President, he doesn't THINK!
- Arkansas Dem's pet murdered, with 'LIBERAL' scrawled on corpse | The Raw Story
An Arkansas Democrat has a message for whomever killed his kids’ cat: “I’ve got a gun and I know how to use it.” According to the Blue Arkansas blog, the campaign manager to Ken Aden, who’s running for the state’s third congressional distric …
- What the Right Gets Right - NYTimes.com
With the competitors for the Republican presidential nomination engaged in an intriguing and unexpected debate over the dangers of capitalism’s “creative destruction,” this is the appropriate moment to explore the question: What does the right get right?
- What the Left Gets Right - NYTimes.com
Today’s column is a counterpart to last week’s, in which some thoughtful liberals responded to the question, “What does the right get right?”
- Man Watched & Laughed as Pit Bull Attacked Woman
MARIETTA, Ga. — A Marietta man is facing charges after police said he stood by and watched as his pit bull attacked a woman.
- Apple and Unbridled Capitalism
Imagine a world where sixteen hour days and .70¢ hr is the prevailing wage. Now imagine the company you worked for earned $10B in profit in 2010 and by all accounts will make $30B in profit in 2011.
Woohooo! News on SOPA and PIPA
Great news in an email I received today from fightforthefuture.org.
- Man Blames "Ghost" For Wife's Beating
(NewsCore) - A Wisconsin man was arrested on charges of beating his wife, but he told police that a "ghost" was actually responsible for the assault, The Oshkosh Northwestern reported Friday
- Dad Accused of Binding & Caging Daughter Says It Was Just a "Joke"
CINCINNATI -- Authorities have released the details of a case involving a man who they said punished his daughter using duct tape
The quirky Vegetarian and picky Eaters
Over the years, I have had a few challenges when it comes to handling vegetarian requests. Some people are simply vegetarian, which to me means, they eat all things that do not contain any fish, flesh, or fowl. Those are easy to understand.
Grump Wants to Know: Goofy Things Your Dogs Do
Dogs are among the most wonderful creatures on the planet. Dogs and elephants are amazing animals. Since most of us don't have an elephant, let's talk about the cute, bizarre, strange and wonderful things our dogs do. If you happen to have an elephant, feel fre …
- Gingrich's ex-wife claims he wanted an 'open marriage' - The Hill's Video
In an explosive interview, Newt Gingrich’s second wife, Marianne Gingrich, says the former House Speaker wanted an “open marriage,” but that she refused.
The Newsvine Photographers Header
The Newsvine Photographers group has a header on the group front page featuring photos by group members. The header photos are changed from time to time and are dependent on NVP member submissions for their content.
- Fischer: God Will Cure AIDS If Gays Stop Having Sex
A few weeks ago, we posted a video of Bryan Fischer denying that HIV causes AIDS and claiming it is all a scheme concocted by scientists in order to get research grants. Since then, Fischer has continued to promote this position and earlier this week, Warre …
- Lawmakers withdraw support of anti-piracy bills after online protest
Some lawmakers are rethinking their support of controversial anti-piracy bills that led to some websites shutting down in protest. The protest was in response to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill, a piece of proposed legislation that is working its way through Congress.
Hey, Funny People! A Contest Just for You
For all you funny Kornerites, the annual Erma Bombeck Writing Competition is now open for submissions. The contest, which is very well regarded in the field of humor writing, is accepting submissions thru Feb. 14.
Cars That Were Like Family
Cars That Were Like Family Sometimes our car can seem more like a member of the family than just a machine. I think that's especially true with the first car or cars that we own. I think we all have some pleasant memories about the times with our first car/cars.
- Mother & Aunt Arrested for Muder of 5 Year-Old Boy
The mother and an aunt of a 5-year-old Newberry boy who died in late December have been charged with his murder.
- Trial Date Set for Former Detective Charged With Setting Wife on Fire
Christopher Hanney's attorneys will soon get to tell his side of the story.
- Obama administration to reject controversial Keystone pipeline - The Hill's E2-Wire
The Obama administration will reject the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday afternoon, according to a source closely following the issue.
"Enticing" ... Collaboration Six
Image by A. Mac/Poem by mstanley.
- (Graphic) 'Bath-Salts' Injection Leads to Flesh-Eating Disease, 2 days later amputation of the woman's arm, shoulder and collarbone, mastectomy
They treated a 34-year-old woman who developed forearm pain and redness after she attended a party. She didn't have any other symptoms but did have a small red puncture wound on her arm.
Grump Ate One of These and He is Really Sorry He Did
When I was summering in northern Spain a while back, I visited a pub for dinner. My friends said I should try the "rape". That's pronounced rah-pae, for you who are snickering. It was the most delicious piece of fish I had ever eaten and I ordered it several times ov …
- BREAKING NEWS - WISCONSIN WALKER RECALL GATHERS MORE THAN ONE MILLION SIGNATURES
Update: new link: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/walker-recall-leaders-say-they-gathered-more-than-million-signatures/article_5a9505e6-4141-11e1-9384-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz1jkLANUeR Leaders of the effort to recall Gov.
Autopsy: Ga child killer hanged self in prison
A 20-year-old maintenance man who had just begun a life sentence for molesting and killing a 7-year-old north Georgia girl used his sweat shirt to hang himself in his prison cell, according to autopsy results released Friday.
- Michael Kazin: The End Of The Christian Right
Is the Christian Right still a power in American politics? The lavish coverage which its partisans and their favorite issues have received during the current Republican campaign certainly leave that impression.
Old Family photos
Well I thought it might be nice to share some old family pictures with ya. The picture of Grandpa Holley and Grandma Holley On the red couch. Grandpa was quarter Cherokee and grandmother was blackfoot....not real sure how much.
- Georgia Republican Who Wanted Drug Testing For Welfare Recipients Gets DUI | Addicting Info
The do as we say, most certainly not as we do party struck again, and this level hypocrisy might just shift the tectonic plates and reveal a whole new world for the rational among us (or whatever is left).
- Mother raped own daughter for 'sex education'
A mother of four who raped her 11-year-old daughter and filmed it as a form of "sex education" has been jailed for four years in Australia. The 37-year-old woman from Queensland's Sunshine Coast made three films using her mobile phone showing her raping her youngest …
- Shiite and Sunni: What are the differences?
We take a look at the differences – and similarities – between Sunni and Shiite below.
- Texas Boy Killed By Family's Pit Bull | Fox News
"A 1-year-old by was killed Saturday night when he was attacked by his family's pit bull at his grandparent's Texas home, the Houston Chronicle reported."
Halifax Oliver - suspended for a day
Well, that was so not worth it. I need to clarify what happened (I hope I am allowed to), why I had an involuntary day off (without pay no less), if anyone cares. I do. The other day my good pal Grisham seeded an article asking where Atheists turn in times of crisis.& …
Occupy Kaiser!
Hello, my friends. Those of you that have Kaiser for health insurance may relate to this post. If you've never heard of Kaiser, maybe you can relate just on the level that they are a "health care provider". Last year, our share of Kaiser insurance went up from $ …
- These 61 Senators are refusing to meet with their constituents before the critical Jan 24 vote on PIPA/SOPA.
The January 24th Senate vote is our best chance to stop SOPA. The EFF, Public Knowledge, Demand Progress, CDT, and anti-SOPA lobbyists all agree on this. So together we've been organizing meetings with Senators in their home districts.
Photos for a Thursday of boredom.
I am sooooo bored today. Cleaned the house. Fed and watered all of the outside animals. Took out the garbage. Got the mail. Washed the dishes. Watered the plants. Took down Christmas lights. Boiled potatos for dinner. Put a meatloaf in the oven. Played with the dog. Fed th …
My Name Is Holly, And I Go Into Contentious Seeds Deliberately to See Humor And Avoid My Spouse (Kato's Korner)
Hello All! My name is Holly, and I'm a contentiaholic. I have found life with my spouse damn near unbearable, so I turn to the Vine to provide me with the humour and satirization that I need to get me through. I check the front page for contentious seeds.& …
- Iraq Vet Antonio Beuhler Assaulted, Falsely Charged for Recording Abusive Arrest
Antonio Buehler, 34, a combat veteran of Kosovo and Iraq, West Point graduate, and middle school teacher, was serving as a designated driver shortly after midnight on January 1 when he saw a woman being abused by police outside a 7-11.
- Haley Barbour pardons nearly 200 including rapists, killers, child sex offenders and Brett Favre's brother
Mississippi governor Republican Haley Barbour spent his final days in office granting pardons or early release to around 200 people - including more than two dozen convicted killers.The outraged families of the victims have slammed the decision as unfair but Mr Barbour has so f …
Sayings and Proverbs
Ojibwe sayings and proverbs. 1. No tree has branches so foolish as to fight among themselves. 2. If the eyes had no tears the heart would have no feeling. 3. Sometime I feel pity for myself, all the while a great wind is bearing me across the sky. 4.
I need your opinion here
Fellow Viners...if you follow the posting of candidate resumes for all to read, you will notice that myself and js are working together on this endeavor.
- We're Sorry! Papa John's Apologizes For Racial Slur (DETAILS)
Papa John's Pizza fired a cashier at one of its New York chains and apologized to an Asian-American woman for a receipt that identified her as "lady chinky eyes."
- Mom Arrested After Kids Found Living Amid Piles Of Feces
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Photo Challenge - My Personal Best of 2011
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- More of Greek's Poor Abandoning Their Children
Greece’s financial crisis has made some families so desperate they are giving up the most precious thing of all – their children.
- Paying a Price, Long After the Crime
IN 2010, the Chicago Public Schools declined to hire Darrell Langdon for a job as a boiler-room engineer, because he had been convicted of possessing a half-gram of cocaine in 1985, a felony for which he received probation. It didn’t matter that Mr.
- Kevin Carey: A Radical Solution For America's Worsening College Tuition Bubble
Over the last three decades, through good economic times and bad, one of the few constants in American life has been the relentless rise in the price of higher education.
- Media Ignoring Teamsters Strikes Throughout the Country
The Teamsters have been active in fighting for workers rights across the country in the last year, yet few in the media have covered numerous strikes the union's members are engaged in around the country.
- Gabrielle Giffords 'makes me want to vomit' says Tucson shooting victim George Morris
An elderly, former Marine who lost his wife of 54 years in the Tucson mass shootings expressed his anger at fellow victim and Congresswoman Gabbie Giffords. George Morris, 77, was shot in the leg and back in the attack just over a year ago as he tried to protect his wife from …
- CSG extraction linked to animal deaths
American research linking chemicals from coal seam gas extraction to the deaths of scores of animals has prompted calls for a freeze on new drilling licences in Australia. The University of Massachusetts study, published in the New Solutions journal, examined the impact of gas …
More on the bathroom reno...
Woo hoo! We have tile!!! I busted my arse this weekend!!! I can't believe that I'm not sore! I'm glad that part is done. Next... Grout and sealer.
- Relatives Accused of Killing Teen They Thought Was a Witch
The alleged attackers hit the teen with sticks, metal bars, a hammer and chisel, prosecutors said, and he “begged to die” because of the pain from the beating.
- As "Right to Work" Law Looms, Indiana Occupiers Join With Limestone Strikers | Truthout
An unexpected alliance is blooming seven weeks into a hard winter strike by 50 Millworkers at the Indiana Limestone Company: The participants of Occupy Bloomington in that nearby college town are rallying to their cause.
Please Tyler & Sally, We Want RV Back!
Tyler & Sally, We the undersigned would be grateful if you could reinstate Remote Viewer's membership to this establishment. She (rather hastily) deleted herself, & we would like for her to be able to come back, should she decide to do so. Please look at this not as …
- Can Women Escape from Men? | Radfem Hub
If women as a group were able to escape male violence, we would not be men’s victims. Women as a group have obviously not yet found a way to stop or escape rape, wife abuse, incest, sexual harassment, or other forms of male tyranny. (Dee Graham, in Loving to Survive)
- Indiana 'Right-to-Work' (For Less) Battle Heats Up
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) and his allies in the state legislature are pushing so-called 'right-to-work' legislation in Indiana that they claim will create jobs when, in reality, the legislation is a thinly-veiled assault on Indiana workers.
- NOT Fair and Balanced
Last year, amidst crushing budget shortfalls and mounting deficits, state legislatures across the country spent their time on the issues Republicans said really matter: “personhood” for zygotes, the repeal of Obama’s healthcare plan, and the disenfranchisement …
Remote Viewer has Left the Vine
At some point yesterday, Remote Viewer decided to exit the vine permanently, and she took down her column. I had no clue until I went to her column to look up something, and… …Oops! It seems that the page is no longer here… I kinda panicked.
- Pentagon Scientists Use 'Time Hole' to Make Events Disappear | Danger Room | Wired.com
Soldiers could one day conduct covert operations in complete secrecy, now that Pentagon-backed physicists have figured out how to mask entire events by distorting light.
- Utah Media Investigate Growing Crime of Worker Misclassification
A growing number of companies across the country are purposely misclassifying workers as self-employed 'owners' for the sake of saving on labor costs.
McSpocky's January Holidays Party
Click the snowflake above for even more January holidays! This is McSpocky's January Holidays Party! If you like the party, be sure to stop by McSpocky's Lounge too. Everyone is welcome, and feel free to invite your friends/enemies/acquaintances.
To start off the McSpocky New Years Party ...
First, let's get this party started ... Then, shall we raise our glasses ... And then wind down the night with a little whimsy from Harry Mancini ...
McSpocky's Happy New Year 2012 Party!
This is McSpocky's Happy New Year 2012 Party! Everyone is welcome, and feel free to invite your friends/enemies/acquaintances.
- 'I am shooting people': What father dressed as Santa told 911 dispatcher when cries of 'help, help' were heard in background as he shot dead whole family on Christmas Day
The father responsible for the Christmas Day shooting in Texas that left seven dead told a 911 dispatcher 'I am shooting people' while cries of 'help, help' were heard in the background, police say. One of the victims of the shooting sent text messages before her 56-year-old u …
- Bachmann: 'Obama is Putting Abortion Pills on the Bubblegum Aisle' -- And Other AntiChoice GOP Ridiculousness at the Tele-Town Hall | AlterNet
This is how a powerful interest group gains influence in a contested presidential primary: Last night, four GOP candidates—Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry—took part in a “tele-town hall” sponsored by Personhood …
- Hugo Chavez Nuttily Claims the U.S. Gives South American Leaders Cancer
Yep, it's another controversial statement from Hugo Chavez -- but he really seems to dial up the Nut-O-Meter to 11 with this cancer conspiracy theory.
- Eight States Raise Minimum Wage for New Year | Truthout
Finally there's some good news for the millions of Americans who must to live on pay at or close to the legal minimum wage. Eight states are raising their minimum wage on January First, in line with state laws requiring the minimum to keep pace with inflation.
- NASCAR Driver Kasey Kahne Slams Mothers Who Breastfeed In Public
NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne went on a bizarre, anti-public breastfeeding tirade on his Twitter feed yesterday, later deleting his tweets without apology.
- Can a Real Conservative and a Real Liberal Be Real Friends?
To become a less judgmental person who sees through political differences to the person within, the next step is not to think that politics is the be-all and end-all when you’re with other people. If you make a serious effort to do that — as dubious a suggesti …
Methinks It's Safe To Announce It By Now, I Did It! Augur Did It! Hoo Yaa!
Yes, this is an unabashed announcement not necessarily looking for attaboys or backpats or huzzahs, altho I do unabashedly confess I won't turn a one of them away! Any and all will be warmly received! It's been a struggle, a fight at times, and at no few times an almost uncontro …
- The Muslim Test: How To Expose The Hypocrisy Of The Religious Right
So what is the Muslim Test? Simple! It is the fool proof method of revealing this Right Wing hypocrisy. As the last three years have made blindingly obvious, the average conservative has lost all sense of reality.
- Mother condemns Kentucky school for putting autistic son in duffel bag | World news | guardian.co.uk
The mother of a nine-year-old autistic boy who was placed in a duffel bag with the drawstring pulled tight has called for the teacher responsible to be dismissed and for the practice to be banned. Sandra Baker, from Harrodsburg, Kentucky, said that her son, Christopher, has be …
- The Year In Dirty Energy: Money, Corruption, And Misinformation
It is said that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That statement has proven itself true time after time in both politics and business, but I would like to amend that statement slightly: Power corrupts, but money and power corrupt absolutely. This year has …
And To All . . . A Goodnight !
Police: Neighbor chopped up Ind. girl with hacksaw
A babysitter and trusted neighbor has confessed that he bludgeoned a 9-year-old Indiana girl to death with a brick then dismembered her, hiding her head, hands and feet at a home where he was staying and dumping the rest of her remains nearby, police said Tuesday.
- The Ten Questions Ron Paul Won't Answer!
Everyone has been asking why doesn't Ron Paul answer questions about his newsletters? The thing is no one is getting an answer from him. Here are ten questions that the Republican Candidate refuses to answer.
- Woman charged with throwing 'Pup' out window
A woman will face court charged with animal cruelty after allegedly throwing her dog out the window of a unit complex in Sydney's west. The eight-month-old Staffy has been nicknamed "Pup" by vets and will remain in care to undergo further tests.
- Girls Scout troops disband in protest over allowing seven-year-old transgender to join group | Mail Online
Three Girl Scout leaders have resigned and disbanded their troops after a transgender child was allowed into the organisation.
- Withholding Scientific Data: Good Idea or Not? | Cato @ Liberty
Should information be withheld from academic journals because of the potential that it might fall into the hands of terrorists? The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) has asked the journals Science and Nature to keep certain details out of reports they inte …
- Jurors Can Say No - NYTimes.com
IF you are ever on a jury in a marijuana case, I recommend that you vote “not guilty” — even if you think the defendant actually smoked pot, or sold it to another consenting adult.
- An Amsterdam church full of Jewish stories | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
A new exhibition about Judaism opened this week at Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk museum. The objects on display all come with a story because, the museum argues, stories are central to Judaism.
The Christmas Gift
Vlads Dog gave me a challenge this morning to come up with a holiday themed poem and I just couldn't come up with anything but this tiny story. I hope the message will be enough. The Christmas Gift They had spent almost every bit of their free time trying to find all the g …
- B'klyn teen critical after being stabbed in the head over basketball game - NYPOST.com
"A fifteen-year-old boy today was repeatedly stabbed in the head by a seething scissor-wielding classmate over a basketball game at the famed former Erasmus HS in Brooklyn, authorities and witnesses said."
Happy Winter Solstice!!!!
Happy Yule to all my friends... may the rebirth of the Sun King bring you joy and happiness as the days begin to lengthen and the sun returns to us. Just a little information on my "holiday". And a so …
Calling All Kornerites! Where Y'all From? Updated 12/30/11, 7:00 pm EST
We are, as they say, spread all over all creation! Isn't that wonderful? Here on the Korner, our friendship knows no geographical barriers. And that, in and of itself, is a wonderful holiday message! I am putting dots on the map of where all the Kornerites are …
- Man Dies after eating Cocaine from His Brother's Butt while in Handcuffs
It sounds strange but is true... Handcuffed in the back seat of a squad car, Deangelo Rashard Mitchell, convinces his brother,Wayne Joshua Mitchell, to eat an ounce of cocaine out of his butt before the police find it...... The brother dies from an overdose.
My Broken Brother, I Miss Him.
Recently in the vine Defense Council wrote a piece with a poem about a broken brother, it got me to thinking about a friend of mine in school when I was in North Carolina.
Indians Really Do Have A Sense Of Humor - Honest
It has always been a great disappointment to Native people that the humorous side of Native life has not been mentioned by professed experts on Indian affairs.
- Finally, Republicans Find Their New Welfare Queens | The New Republic
...The problem for Republicans after the welfare reform law passed was that, having achieved the victory, they no longer had the issue: The specter of the non-working poor could no longer be reliably evoked, and nothing with a similar power to divide voters has emerged to take it …
- 'Bait' Dog With Amputated & Broken Legs Saved, Police Seek Suspect/s
TUCSON, AZ - Tucson authorities are looking for whoever's responsible for abusing a dog in what they call "one of the cruelest acts performed by man".
- Keith Olbermann Unchained: Calls Ted Nugent ‘A**hole’ In Worst Persons Segment | Mediaite
On Monday night’s broadcast of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, host Keith Olbermann matched the show’s edgy new look with some choice language for Motor City Madman Ted Nugent.
Fifth 2012 GOP candidate in a row inflates, then pops (Gingrich edition)
The 2012 GOP flavor of the week really only lasted a week and change. Newt Gingrich is plummeting in Iowa, running 27%, 22%, and 14% in the last three PPP polls.
- So What If Corporations Aren't People? by Ilya Shapiro, Caitlyn McCarthy :: SSRN
Corporate participation in public discourse has long been a controversial issue, one that was reignited by the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC, 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010).
- Good Minus God: The Moral Atheist - NYTimes.com
This view of the basis of morality is hardly incompatible with religious belief. Indeed, anyone who believes that God made human beings in His image believes something like this — that there is a moral dimension of things, and that it is in our ability to apprehend …
- NE Ohio Girl Shot In Buggy "Died"
FREDRICKSBURG, Ohio - Police in two Ohio counties are investigating the death of a teenage girl who was shot while riding home from a party in a horse and buggy.
NEW SNOW A WALK ROSIE AND ROCKY TOO. WEEK END PICTURES.
i think this snow is going to stay, as the temp has stayed down.
- Herbal Remedies for Headache - Headache and Migraine Center - EverydayHealth.com
Herbal Remedies for Headache Pain Some herbal remedies may be helpful in easing headache pain. Learn which ones are the most popular and why.
Tyler and Sally's Top 50 Singles of 2011
Tyler and I did NOT agree with his seeded list of the top 50 singles of 2011. So we made a new one. We each chose 25 songs (and we must hang out a lot, because there is a surprising amount of overlap in our song selections). Tyler's Picks: 1.
- Deaths from brain-eating amoeba linked to sinus remedy for colds | Mail Online
A sinus-flushing device used to relieve colds and allergies has been linked to a deadly brain-eating amoeba. It is thought the amoeba entered their brains when they used the devices. Both victims are thought to have used tap water, instead of distilled or st …
- Can You Imagine the Impossible? | Psychology Today
"When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge." ......Albert EinsteinThink of how Einstein changed our understanding of time and space by imagining people …
- Why Obama Can't Close Guantanamo | Foreign Affairs
The last two prisoners to leave the U.S. detention center at Guantánamo Bay were dead. On February 1, Awal Gul, a 48-year-old Afghan, collapsed in the shower and died of an apparent heart attack after working out on an exercise machine.
The Squirrel Thinks he has Outsmarted Me! Maybe He Has.....Foto-Friday
I've renamed my squirrel - he is no longer a Rocky but is now Stocky from being in my feeder so much. These photos are all birds in my yard that I've been able to photograph this week. Thanks for looking at my pictures.
- Teacher Writes "Stupid" on Child's Forehead
ALLONS, T.N.--A so-called joke backfires on a teacher. Now, he's suspended and could be out of a job.
Aloha Days
The sky has been showing off a bit lately. I actually got to go to the beach and had a great time. Hope you enjoy these photos.
- Cherokee Prophecies - 2012 Spiritual Information
The Rattlesnake of the Cherokee is very sacred and its sacredness is written even in the Heavens. Upon the mouth of the Rattlesnake is found 52 scales. These scales in number of 52 is written upon the Calendar of the Cherokee and upon the wheels and rings of TIME UNTIME.
- Today Is Bill of Rights Day
Today is Bill of Rights Day. So it’s an appropriate time to consider the state of our constitutional safeguards. Let’s consider each amendment in turn.
- Waiting for the Higgs Particle - NYTimes.com
WHEN rumors started crisscrossing the Internet last week that the elusive Higgs particle had been detected by researchers at the Large Hadron Collider outside Geneva, I experienced my first physics-generated chill in a decade.
Are You Depressed or Find Yourself Overly Anxious
It is the holiday season. However, most research indicates that those who suffer from depression (or excessive anxiety) have a decrease of symptoms during this time. If you do find yourself being more depressed than you are normally it is possible to relieve your symptoms.& …
- Texas, 4, strangled by 10-year-old boy: police
A 10-year-old child was behind the death of 4-year-old Texas in Ljungby in south central Sweden, according to police who on Wednesday announced that that the crime has been solved
14 Dec 2011 12pm - Blondie crossed The Rainbow Bridge today
Today was the day for my dear girl to not have to worry about me anymore. She was always worrying about where I was when I wasn't within eye distance. She couldn't hear so she had to always see me. She had terrible separation anxiety. She had star …
- Mother Broke 4 Year-Old Daughter's Leg After Bathroom Accident
INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. -- An Indiana County woman is facing charges after police said she broke her 4-year-old daughter's leg.
- Man Whips 3 Year-Old Stepson in The Groin with Belt
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (KARE11) - A 39-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested for allegedly whipping his three-year-old stepson with a belt twice in the groin.
Tuesday Techniques: Variations on a Theme, or How to Peel an Onion
When I first started taking photography seriously as a creative pursuit, I used to worry a lot about finding really interesting subject matter. I thought that the subjects of my photographs had to be beautiful or exotic or at least humorous in some way. But over time, …
- Four dead in armed attack in Liège
Four people have been killed and seventy-five people injured in an armed attack in the heart of the Walloon city of Liège on Tuesday lunchtime.
- Impressions of an Indian Childhood Section 3 Bead work
Zitkala-Sa. Impressions of an Indian Childhood Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library On one occasion, I forgot the cloud shadow in a strange notion to catch up with my own shadow.
- Impressions of an Indian Childhood section 2 The legend
Zitkala-Sa. Impressions of an Indian Childhood Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library My uncle, whose death my mother ever lamented, was one of our nation's bravest warriors.
- Tim Tebow -- How Holy Are His Hail Marys? | TMZ.com
Tim Tebow's ridiculous success has everyone wondering ... is he guilty of using a P.E.D. -- performance enhancing deity?? Hey-oh! (The preceding attempt at humor was not ordained by the Father, Son or Holy Ghost)
- Father Accused of Breaking Infant's Bones
PHOENIX - A Phoenix man is accused of breaking his 7-week-old son's bones.
- American Airlines, Bankruptcy, and the Housing Bubble : The New Yorker
We normally say that a company “went bankrupt,” implying that it had no choice. But when, recently, American Airlines filed for bankruptcy, it did so deliberately. The airline had four billion dollars in the bank and could have kept paying its bills.
A Bittersweet Birthday Gift to Myself
My gift? Peace of mind. I will be leaving the vine for no less than a year. My time on Newsvine has been absolutely riveting, unfortunately to the extent that it has become addictive. As moderation isn't my forte I feel it's best that I move on for a while.
- Anti-Abortion Activists Plan To Harass Women With 'Empty Manger' Christmas Caroling
This holiday season, anti-abortion activists in several states are renewing one of their favorite traditions: harassing women in front of family planning clinics with mean-spirited Christmas carols. RH Reality Check reports on the antics of Pro-Life Wisconsin: Yes, for the fe …
- House GOP releases payroll tax package under Obama veto threat - TheHill.com
House Republicans on Friday released their legislation to extend the payroll tax cut, reform and extend unemployment insurance, and delay changes to the Medicare reimbursement rate for doctors.
Opinion isn't fact, so why does the left continue to call those who express their thoughts liars ?
Why does it seem, IMHO, that the left loves to go after political commentators or viners who state their opinions on various topics as liars ? Seems to me that if I'm not stating facts and backing them up with undeniable evidence, I'm sharing my opinion. Is the left u …
Foto-Friday: December Roses
Goldilocks Walk
My family and I live in a campground in the Central Valley of California. It is an interesting place to live full of natural beauty, human discontent and some measure of peace. We lead 'organic' lives here in the campground, contented refugees from the economic crisis.
- Mother Tells Court How She Found Baby Son Dead
A Paisley mother accused of murdering her baby has told the High Court in Glasgow how she found him dead in his carry cot one morning.
Bathroom reno and then some...
So, for a few months now, my husband and I have been collecting items to perform a bathroom renovation. We have a 3/4 bath in the basement, so we are not without a way to wash the funk off or do our business.
Top 12 reasons Liberals, Progressives and the lost art of being a true Democrat, Vote the way they do !
FROM AN UNKOWN AUTHOR ! 1. I voted Democrat because I believe oil companies' profits of4% on a gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't. 2.
- Mother Accused of Beating, Whipping Daughters With Tennis Racket & Horse Whip
December 8, 2011 (CASCADE, Wis.) -- A rural Cascade mother is accused of using a tennis racket and horse whip to injure her daughters.
- Woman Caught Shoplifting, Abandons Son at Walmart
Fort Myers, Florida (News-Press) -- The Lee County Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman they say left her infant son at the North Fort Myers Walmart Wednesday as she fled the store after being caught shoplifting.
Gloria, an Angel that Deemed me Worthy!
In 1995 I was living in a homeless shelter in Colorado Springs and having a really bad time of it, (I was on suicide watch).
Left Wing Whining About Plan B "Morning After" Pill Is Really Annoying
President Obama, in this case sensibly mingling his re-election mindset with doing the right thing, appears to have ordered or strongly suggested to his Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, that she prevent the "morning after " birth control pill PlanB from bei …
Pictures of the kitty and Starbuck.
G.H. asked me to post some pictures of our new kitty.
Here's My Paper
One Historical Perspective on Two Differing Types of Corporations and Their Relationship to the Regular Laborer By Leona For Writing 122 Fall 2011 The word “corporation” conjures different thoughts in people depending on their relative experiences with different corpo …
Holiday Greetings from the Dowser Clan!
It's that time of year again! The entire Dowser Clan, including all the animals, would love to wish all of you a very Happy Holiday Greeting, in the form of a video Greeting! Little Pharaoh, BooBear, Lulu, and Tommy Two-Tone visit the Pet Store to put together their S …
- Dog Named Reagan, Rescues Kittens Left to Die
The persistence of an Iowa yellow Labrador named Reagan saved the lives of two kittens that were left to die in a Meow Mix bag on the side of a Des Moines road. Reagan came across the bag on a country road near her home....
- World's Oldest Dog Dies
Pusuke, the World's Oldest Dog, Dies at Age of 26 After living a good, long life, Pusuke, who was listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living dog, died peacefully in Japan this week at age 26. That puts him at well over 100 in human years.
- Under Pressure From Anti-Choice Groups, Gingrich Flips To Anti-Birth Control Position | ThinkProgress
Although GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich previously took the view that “personhood begins at conception,” on Friday, Gingrich told ABC’s Jake Tapper that life begins at the “successful implantation” of a fertilized egg in a woman’s …
- My Call with Rush Limbaugh
Yesterday, I called Rush Limbaugh. In his first hour monologue, he told his audience that he is tired of hearing establishment Republicans whine about how formidable Barack Obama is as a candidate. This is standard fare for Rush; he's repeated this trope dozens of times.
- The Depraved Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts have been in the news over the past few years for various scandals. And they again were all over the news as a little boy named Bobby Montoya tried to join. The story started off predictably enough.
GNW — Good News For My Family !!
As some of you may not know, my daughter and son-in-law have Fostered 3 sisters for 2 1/2 years.
- Schadenfreude: When 'Small-Government' Conservatives Have to Face the Reality of Their Rhetoric
As I discussed in a previous post, there might (or might not) be legitimate reasons for cutting spending on various programs, both due to policy or macroeconomic reasons.
- Los Angeles Votes to End Corporate Personhood
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to support a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment that would assert that corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights, and that money is not the same as free speech. The resolution was backed by Move to Amen …
GNW: What Is It?
Fletch made a comment yesterday that got me thinking it would be fun to post a few "What Is It?" images. Can you guess what these are? ©2011 HollyKL. All rights reserved for all images.
The Code of Honor Explained: Article One
This is not an attempt to claim or assume any authority on Newsvine, and should not be construed as such. Rather, it is written with the goal of clarifying what I see everyday - misconceptions about the meaning and application of the First Article of the Newsvine Code of Honor.
- Mom Shoots Kids In Welfare Office, After Being Denied Food Stamps
SAN ANTONIO — A Texas woman who for months was unable to qualify for food stamps pulled a gun in a state welfare office and staged a seven-hour standoff with police that ended with her shooting her two children before killing herself, officials said Tuesday. The children …
Katos Korner: Rules and Roll Call - Check in Required by ALL KK Members
This article is required reading for all members of Katos Korner (KK.) Please read in its entirety, and respond to roll call in the comment section.
A LITTLE SNOW ON THE WALK.
Daily Horosope December 5, 2011
Aries: Put yourself first today. Visit the hair salon, buy a holiday outfit. Pamper yourself to restore depleted energy.Taurus: Dreams may be active, lucid or strange now.
- Art and the Limits of Neuroscience - NYTimes.com
“Neuroaesthetics” is a term that has been coined to refer to the project of studying art using the methods of neuroscience. It would be fair to say that neuroaesthetics has become a hot field.
Would you move your family for a better quality of life - or is it easier to bitch about the prices where you live?
Once upon a time in America there was a group of people called Pioneers. They made their way West on wagon trains, enduring unbelievable difficulties. They did it to give their families a better quality of life. They packed up their meager possessions and spent …
- Kentucky Baptist Church reverses ban on interracial couples - Pastor says 'we'll grow from it'
Kentucky Baptist Church reverses barmy ban on mixed-race couples - The Free Thinker
- ObamaCare's Hidden Time Bomb That Benefits Every Insured American
The provision that seemed to be buried in the extensive law, the medical loss ratio, requires health insurance companies to spend 80-85% of consumer’s premiums on real medical care and not overhead, profits, or marketing expenses.
Is Negative Evil?
I think a lot of people have a dualistic view of their existence in terms of good and bad. I have been reading A Course In Miracles wiki (ACIM)for a little over a decade.
- Johnny Depp will burn in hell, says Christian Coalition spokesman
The Pirates of The Caribbean star Johnny Depp was hoping to rival The X Factor with his new song "Jesus Stag Night Club," but it seems that his bid for a Christmas chart success has got him into trouble with Christians.
- Michele Bachmann: I will 'shred Barack Obama in the debates.'
On CNN's 'State of the Union' Michele Bachmann talked about Herman Cain's departure, the Tea Party, her book, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and debating President Obama:
- Horse Slaughterhouses: 'America's Dirty Little Secret'
The debate over the slaughter of American horses so that their meat can be transported and sold for consumption overseas galloped into a Capitol Hill hearing room today. Critics call it America's dirty little secret.
- Trump To Moderate GOP Debate
Billionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump will play the role of moderator at a Republican debate in Des Moines, Iowa on Dec.
- Pants on Fire
To Herman Cain, "Liar liar, pants on fire."
- Charts of the Day: Kaiser's Fascinating Obamacare Data | Mother Jones
The Kaiser Family Foundation does regular polling about the public's view of healthcare reform, and the results are always interesting. This month's results, however, are even more interesting than usual.
Time to share more Ozarks Sunsets!
It's been a while since I've had any sunsets to share, so I decided to show you what we have been seeing around here lately. It looks like it's going to turn off cold here pretty quick, but at least we haven't had any snow yet.
Man sentenced for killing wife; she strangled son
A New Hampshire man was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison Friday for beating his wife to death with a flashlight after he came home to find she had strangled their 4-year-old son with a ribbon and tried to kill their 7-year-old daughter.
Hail to the Chief President Obama for moving this country forward in spite of the Republicans deliberate self inflicted mess
The latest unemployment numbers today showed that unemployment dropped from over 9% to 8.6% for the first time since 2009 when the republican administration left us with a 9% unemployment rate and in the worst economic crisis in over 40 years. There were 140,000 new jo …
Foto-Friday: Fire in the Sky
Unemployment Rate Falls As People Quit Looking For Jobs
8.6% unemployment rate! WOW! That is such good news isn't it? Not really when you consider that the rate plummeted because of people who quit looking for work--a fact that has finally been admitted in a Mainstream Media outlet (MSNBC). Combined with the h …
- Woman Charged with 'Self-Abortion' After Miscarried Fetus Found in Trash Can
[New York] Yaribely Almonte, 20, faces first degree self-abortion, a class A misdemeanor, for the death of her female fetus, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told reporters Thursday.
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