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Skip to comments.Reality Check: The "Politically Incorrect Truth" About The Second Amendment
Posted on 01/04/2013 8:39:08 PM PST by neverdem
WXIX-TV Tucson reporter Ben Swann takes a look at what he called the "politically incorrect" truth about the Second Amendment. In his "Reality Check" segment for the local FOX affiliate, Swann explains the true intention behind the Second Amendment.
"This is where American history becomes very politically incorrect because the Second Amendment was not drafted for hunting, or just self defense from an attacker. The Second Amendment was put into place to guarantee the rights of the individual to be equally armed as military, both foreign and domestic, in the event that the citizenry might actually, at some point, have to fight their own government," explained Swann.
"Again, it's a very controversial subject. But if we're going to have a debate about what rights we're actually going to guarantee under the Constitution, then we need to have an honest debate about what the Founders were attempting to guarantee," Swann said.
"The Second Amendment is about making sure the population would not be controlled, dominated or oppressed by a government," Swann explained. "It's not my place to tell you what the Founders were thinking, or what they would be thinking today. But the principle of what they put into place had nothing to do with the kind of weapon they were guaranteeing, it was simply about matching force."
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"put into place to guarantee the rights of the individual to be equally armed as military, both foreign and domestic, in the event that the citizenry might actually, at some point, have to fight their own government,"
So, we need to start facing facts that such "arms" include tanks, ships, fighter jets and the like. Even thousands of us armed with the best MIL-style autos are just going to get creamed by a few bombers overhead. Our little handguns aren't going to cut it.
Unfortunately, far too many treat the constitution as a living document.
The tyranny of government, via laws in 1934, 1968, and 1986 have empowered government over the people, and now the people are at risk, being several degrees less armed than the power of government called the Army. Even less so when factoring in the AF, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, State Police, BATFE, FBI, US Marshals, Park Service, etc, etc.
I laugh when the potheads try to tell me that the Second Amendment is about the National Guard. LOL! It's obvious that they are clueless as to what the Bill of Rights is.
Clue: The Bill of Rights doesn't guarantee rights to the government. The Second Amendment was not written to guarantee the government the right to have a National Guard.
Our only hope now is that the service men and women are our most patriotic citizens and they would stand for the people and not for the despots in a shooting war.
Perhaps, if we were to make the mistake of gathering in one convenient spot for the bombers to hit. But there's no reason we would have to do that.
If we ever reach the terrible state where American bombers are creaming American cities, I don't think we'll be worrying about whether it's "legal" to have heavy weapons, anyway. We'll be way past debating the meaning of the Second Amendment.
Reason prevails, in the purpose of the 2A, as stated in the post. What other reason for its high rank? A hobby? A collection? Hardly.
Even before the 2nd Amendment, Article I section 8 gave Congress the power "To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;". A Letter of Marque gives an individual the power to make war in the name of the United States, most commonly allowing a ship owner to become a privateer and capture enemy ships. They didn't do that with either stern language or muskets. Instead they had to own the 18th century weapon of mass destruction - the cannon - to capture enemy ships.
The Bill of Rights is an enumeration of the natural rights of man. These rights derive from God, NOT from government.
Privileges - such as a driver's license - are granted by government and can be taken away.
If the government tries to deny the people their God-given rights it is their sacred duty to resist.
Gurilla warfare, the type fought by a civilian population is almost impossible to defeat by a normal military. Special forces specially trained have limited success. The 'rebels' have the choice of time place and method of assault. Great Britain was the most powerful armed force in the world at the time of our revolution. They were beaten soundly. We lost our collective asses in Vietnam to a gurilla type war machine. Look at Afghanistan. Its like a video game. We knock them down in one place and they pop up in another. That is why no nation in modern times has been successful there. Air power, tanks, drones and 'smart weapons' all can make a mess of things but cannot in anyway be decisive in that sort of conflict. Nuke 'em? Maybe. But who is going to give the order to do that, especially if the fighting is taking place in NYC or LA or Atlanta or Dallas or DC? More to the point. Who is going to carry it out? IMHO with the exception of a few social climbing generals the rest of our military would side with their families and the civilians. War is hell and Civil War is probably the worst kind of hell. It may be what the Marxists want.
Sort of like that scene in JAWS,,,
You Funny!
Point is, we are not going to scare government with a few pop guns. They will not be intimidated. They have the firepower and have ruled MIL apparatus illegal for mere civilians to own - not what Founders intended. The Founders intended the government fear its people.
Privileges - such as a drivers license - are granted by government and can be taken away.
If the government tries to deny the people their God-given rights it is their sacred duty to resist.
***************************************************************************** Say it again...and again ....we have to educate a lot of people, now.
Now we only need out RINO representatives to make the same case and then call for the abolition of all gun (arms) control laws instead of what they will do and cave to the likes of that ugly wench senator from CA.
"If we ever reach the terrible state where American bombers are creaming American cities..."
The Messiah wouldn't bomb big cities, that's where his supporters are located. He'd go for strafing runs against towns, maybe neighborhoods based on voting patterns.
Despite popular myth, the AmRevWar was NOT primarily a guerrilla war nor was GB "beaten soundly".
And again, I point to the fact that any gov unafraid to ruthlessly bomb anything from sky and sea WILL win over those rebels in this day and age. The samples cited only demonstrate the wimpiness of the US machine - the US could destroy half the earth if it had the will. We mere citizens have been disallowed the heavy artillery - mere handguns stand no chance without commandeering it.
I think 8 million scoped deer rifles would scare them a lot. One shot from each on select targets would make a lot of bodies and a lot of fear.
The idea that the 2nd Amendment was ratified by a group of literal revolutionaries who had just defeated the world's then-most powerful empire for the purpose of ensuring that some 21st Century Elmer Fudd would have the right to hunt Bambi is absurd beyond belief or rational discourse. All that one must do to understand its purpose is to read the argument for revolt against a legally-constituted government in the Declaration of Independence.
Equally absurd is the argument that the 2nd only applies to muskets and the like, since that's all that existed then. Ask the moron who makes that point if he or she would similarly allow government censorship of the Internet because it didn't exist in 1791, and watch the drooling idiot shut up instantly and look for someone else to talk with ASAP.
I know we have "precision" weapons but how do you drop a 500 lb. bomb in an urban neighborhood and hit only the right wingers?
Major cities would be denied water and food in short order.
Various wordings of the Second Amendment were tried during its development. The end result *purposefully* leaves out any enumeration of reasons why an individual has the right to keep and bear Arms. Any reason *why* an individual may or may not keep and bear Arms, was left to the states and the people thereof, to settle among themselves.
The only enumeration in the Second Amendment focuses on what to do about a group of men under Arms - what is to happen when individuals who bear military grade Arms are in a group, and they *are* capable of exercising martial power. What *then,* was to become of that power?
The answer was, that both the states and the federal government would rely upon *the group* being formally mustered, well-regulated, well trained to Arms, well discplined, and answerable to civilian authority.
Both the states and the federal government sought unity of function and preparedness of the militia of each state. The state militiae should be "well trained to Arms" and be capable of, and mindful of, lawfully exercising martial power and respecting lawful civilian authority.
In the old days up to around WW-I times and for a while thereafter, there was a tradition of local militia drilling on the common, the town green, or the county fairgrounds. It gave people an opportunity to remain somewhat familiar with military duty; it helped to keep them from becoming too rusty. It demonstrated the proper practices and discipline *for all to see.*
It is a shame that most communities and counties and states got out of that practice.
All the uses of weapons, firearm or not, for non-military purposes, were left to be decided by the states and their people.
Again, there would be no condition within the Second Amendment, by which you do, or do not, have the right to keep and bear Arms; because, the Founding Fathers correctly anticipated that any such enumerated condition might be used as grounds for an individual to either be forced to bear Arms or be stripped of their Arms.
I shudder to think of the firepower if even every tenth scoped deer rifle was pulled out of the closet and put into service. A tyrant's loyalist forces could pick just about any street in America and somebody would start picking them off one by one. Drip, drip, drip.
I don't know about all of the services, but I have lived most of my life in Jacksonville, NC, the home of Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. I can attest to the fact that these brave men and women would stand for the American people and not the corrupt federal government.
Semper Fi
Au contraire. Fighting against an armed, indigenous insurgency is a challenge for any military however well armed. Unless the government is willing to carpet bomb our cities, they will have a hard time using such weaponry. Or finding enough fellow Americans to carry out such a strategy.
"And again, I point to the fact that any gov unafraid to ruthlessly bomb anything from sky and sea WILL win over those rebels in this day and age"
You mean like how Afghanistan and Iraq were pacified? The way cartels in Mexico were neutralized? lol
It's a fools errand to try to fight them on their terms, with a similar force in the field. You don't go try to dogfight F-15s as an insurgent. You kill the pilot with a snub 38 as he is gassing his car on the way home.
A squadrom commander gets a photo of his daughter in the mail. She is walking into the school. Crosshairs are drawn on her.
A geeky drone operator in Vegas is in a bar. A smoking hot 23 year old woman is really into him. She asks what he does. Drunkenly, he tries to impress her by saying he's a drone pilot at Nellis. He explains to her that drone pilots are fully qualified pilots too. She screws his brains out that night. She asks him to meet her somewhere the next time he's off.
He is shot dead as he gasses his car. The assailant was a 25 year old man. The older brother of the girl from the bar. They tracked him carefully. They were in Vegas on a mission with a 357 and one box of bullets. You see, their father was killed by a predator drone strike.
Five assembly line workers are murdered in a coordinated sniper attack as they walk into the Martin missile assembly plant that builds the Hellfire missiles. 30% of the workforce quits. The miltary has to secure locations they never dreamed of.
Artillery units are bitter at being asked to fire non precision HE into an American city. Desertions are rampant with crew served weapons. The "loyal" units ust be carefully vetted for locals from the state being attacked.
Tanks are thirsty. The fuel trucks that supply them are driven by the likes of Jessica Lynch. Tanks cannot find a target, but fuel truck drivers are sniped wholesale. Some by freelancers belonging to no organization. They were aa leaderless cell of one and simply saw a target of opportunity.
No,,a resistance movement would not need F-15s or Artillery. All of these examples are happening somewhere in the world right now. Nazis couldnt stop them, we cannot, nobody can. Such wars are unbeliveably violent, and should be avoided at all costs,,,,, except the loss of freedom.
It is the acme of evil that our government is headed straight for despotism and deep corruption. But no, they could not defeat us.
Our entire military was almost ground to hamburger in iraq, which is about the size of Texas. No dice.
"Major cities would be denied water and food in short order"
The economy grinding to a halt,, that'll be popular with wall street. And the cities the national government decides to starve out, everyone in that city becomes an insurgent. People in other cities watch it and become disgusted, the resistance grows exponentially. Other nations gleefully go to get some revenge and demand the UN to bring an end to the American genocide.
Youtube is filled with heart rending cell phone videos of starving children.
The harder you attack the innocent people, the more the movement grows. They cannot escape the dynamic.
From our other founding document, the Declaration of Indepedence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
Why the *F* do you think they want to grab them all first?
OK. After the first three or four air strikes on city or urban populations, with a number of 0bamaBot collateral casualties, what direction would the administration's poll numbers move in and how fast?
Yes, but I haven't actually heard anything about "hunting rifles" in this latest grabber hysteria. In any case, my point was more in support of Mr. Corleone's thoughts re: guerrilla warfare. For the record, I see no reason for citizens to be denied access to any man portable system fielded by our military, and I will oppose any firearms ban/registration scheme.
This thread discusses the ways in which insurgents might be able to attack off-duty military.
I reject the argument that it is even necessary to defeat our own military until such time as the military is used against the people.
That will not happen until civil disobedience makes it impossible for those "lesser magistrates" to accomplish the government's objectives.
Prior to the military occupation of Boston and the subsequent outbreak of hostilities which were the American Revolution, there were many incidents of conflict between the colonials and their "lesser magistrates". One example would be the treatment of those who accepted the job of distributing the tax stamps which were required on all official documents by the Stamp Act. Although I am not familiar with the particulars of this topic, I have seen political cartoons of the time depicting the tarring and feathering of these lesser magistrates.
We have already heard from at least one county sheriff in the U.S. that his office will not participate in government confiscation of arms. Those sheriffs who do not take such a stance become the "lesser magistrates" who will have to be convinced or coerced into supporting the people and not the government.
Those lesser magistrates who fail to uphold the Constitution will be expected to leave office.
In reality, if it got to the point of sending in bombers or close-support air strikes, we would already have obtained effective counter weaponry, either by armory or field capture; or by the defection of units loyal to the people/Constitution.
Also, if bombers were used, the U.S. government would not be any more immune from foreign/UN intervention than Saddam, Gaddafi, or Assad. They would be hoisted upon their own Globalist petard...and weapons & supplies would start arriving across both the northern & southern borders.
Precisely. Read the discussion on whether or not there should be a standing Federal Army in the Federalist Papers, and this is evident.
"A well Regulated Militia..." was a well-controlled Army. (Think of what a regulator or regulations do--they control.)
It had little to do with training, but with the ability of the people by force of arms and sheer numbers, to prevent the Army from imposing tyranny as the British had done.
The founders recognized the possibility from the onset, and relied on the overwhelming force of arms in private hands to act as a deterrent to tyrannical government.
-—"The Second Amendment was put into place to guarantee the rights of the individual to be equally armed as military, both foreign and domestic, in the event that the citizenry might actually, at some point, have to fight their own government"
And that is perhaps the best ARGUMENT FOR ALLOWING ASSAULT WEAPONS:
If the government has Assault Weapons, the people should be able to have them to defend themselves from the government!
and boys and girls, that is the way it is done............
The Liberator Pistol is a History lesson in itself,
if one is interested,,,
Luepold Mark IV, mounted on a .308 and 30-06....Ave nice day....
It was designed to be a living document, but when's the last time it was amended properly?
The Framers' original intent is discussed in this 1991 law-review (U. Penn.) article, which was about distribution of power in the Constitution, which reserved to the People alone the power of the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box, the Second Amendment making the last absolutely secure from any attempt by Congress, the States, or any combination of politicians and magistrates to attenuate or abolish:
And that is perhaps the best ARGUMENT FOR ALLOWING ASSAULT WEAPONS
"Shall not be infringed" is certainly right up there as an argument, apparently lost in 1934.
Especially for white men from the countryside and suburbs. Everybody knows those sumbitches make very unreliable Communists and have to be watched like a hawk. They just don't have the right 'tude at all.
....but fuel truck drivers are sniped wholesale. Some by freelancers belonging to no organization. They were a leaderless cell of one and simply saw a target of opportunity.
This is called Generation 4 War .... a general's nightmare. Guerrilla actions a la the French maquisards and Serbian anti-Nazi guerrillas were Gen 2. Al-Anbar and Sadr City were, and Afghanistan is, Gen. 3. Gen. 4 is what the Al Q'aeda Salafists have wet dreams about, but their plans keep getting interrupted by Hellfire missiles.
Tons of veterans -- 10 years' worth -- know all about Gen. 3 war now. And they have knowledge of how Gen. 4 is supposed to work.
Yamamoto and Kipling were right. Invade America, wage war on America, which is her People, and you will die, along with your troops in the field.
I've read about that little puppy. It was .45 ACP, had an effective range (due to inaccuracy) of about 7 yards -- funny, that's a typical gunfight engagement distance -- and one could copy them and turn them out in one's garage with just a couple of old, hidden-away machine tools.
They were air-dropped in numbers into occupied Europe.
Nasty little boogers, if you were a Nazi.
The next generation Liberty pistol will likely be a double or triple barrel type of a derringer made completely from an engineered plastic like Delrin straight off a 3D printer.
Every part is plastic, even the firing pin will only have a metallic tip and will be of a metal less detectable to a scanner, non ferrous like aluminum, though for the first couple of shots its quite possible to actually use a plastic firing pin. Just need enough travel and strong enough main spring behind it. Its been proven that even the large low pressure case of the .45acp can be fired in a plastic barrel, and a triple barrel .22 would be a perfect close quarter pistol, no rifling, no traceable firing pin strike.
> Our only hope now is that the service men and women are our most patriotic citizens and they would stand for the people and not for the despots in a shooting war.
I have talked to many service men and everyone of them have been very patriotic. I have little doubt that if they were ordered to murder civilians they would turn on their own masters. It would be a little like "Last Resort"...http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/last-resort
which was cancelled For some reason...lol
I actually do believe the Constitution is a living document— just not one subject to change on the whim of those who don't like what it plainly says.
The Constitution is a living document— and its DNA is not subject to manipulation...
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Thursday dawned and I was on the go! My hairdresser was booked up but one of her colleagues had an opening so I was able to get an appointment. Yippee!! First though, I was off for a mani-pedi. By the time I returned home at 3pm, I was coiffed, buffed and polished and ready for the party – except – I still had to figure out what to wear. In a lucky coincidence, I had two dresses, borrowed from my friend Cindy, as options for another special event that I ended up not attending. I chose a floor-length gown of Cindy's that was beautiful. It was a flowing, black, sleeveless number, very Grecian in style, with beautiful beading around the waist. The theme for The Book Lover's Ball was "Black and White and Read All Over" so the gown would be perfect. I make-up-ified and accessorized and was then ready to head downtown.
I arrived at the poshly adorned Royal York Hotel, an historical gem in downtown Toronto. As luck would have it, I arrived at the exact same time as writer, Graeme Gibson. An accomplished author, Gibson has also become known for being the partner of fellow author, Margaret Atwood. Ms. Atwood was away in England, so Gibson was without a date. He was looking very dapper in his tuxedo and tartan vest! We had a lovely chat as we made our way to the cocktail reception. Before I could ask some relevant book-related questions, Gibson was welcomed by several friends and my time with him ended as we neared the registration table. He was so kind and lovely! I presented myself at the media check-in and was greeted by some helpful volunteers. My name badge and table number secured, it was time to walk the red carpet! No, really! It was.
A red carpet was set up for guests to walk, in order to reach the cocktail lounge. This red carpet even came with some paparazzi – photographers and interviewers – ready to snap each guest's arrival and ask questions of the many noted authors and local celebrities. Former Toronto comedienne, radio and television host Carla Collins was doing a great job promoting her new book. Then I noticed this, ummm, other lovely lady who had arrived dressed as Alice in Wonderland. Apparently, when The Book Lover's Ball first launched, guests were encouraged to dress as literary characters, but this hasn't been the case for a few years now. I would see Alice milling about, talking with an author every now and then and feel a weird disconnect from the reality of being at this amazing event. Perhaps I needed more wine?? The cocktail reception was beautiful. Held in two annex lounges off of the main ballroom, the intricate woodwork and marble that adorned the rooms was stunning. Coupled with the ornate ceilings, there was a certain period flair added to the ambiance of the evening. H'ors d'oeuvres were created by bad-boy chef, Marc Thuet. During the evening, a silent auction was running, with items to be bid upon ranging from books (of course) to trips, guest appearances by authors to sports memorabilia. Mostly, I was drooly over the bundles of books up for auction, courtesy of various Toronto publishers, but here was definitely something for everyone. People were spending a lot of time checking out the various items up for auction during the swish happy hour! While mingling before dinner, I had the opportunity to meet many writers, all of whom were gracious and interesting. My most in-depth chat was with poet, biographer and university professor, Richard Greene. "Rick", as he introduced himself to me, won the 2010 Governor General's Award for English-Language poetry. Greene has an upcoming biography on the life of Edith Sitwell due for release in Canada later this spring.
Here is a gallery of other authors I was lucky enough to meet during the cocktail hour:
From right to left are: Linwood Barclay with Lawrence Hill; Shilpi Somaya Gowda; Vincent Lam; and Claudia Dey.
Dinner began just after 7pm and, from the sounds within the room, everyone was having a great time. There was much laughter and a palpable buzz as we all enjoyed our meals. Following dinner was a fashion show that used themes from various books, such as Eat, Pray, Love and James Bond novels, to showcase some great designs from some amazing Toronto designers.
The biggest highlight for me came towards the end of the evening. I approached the bar and found myself standing next to Camilla Gibb (on the right, in photo). Now, Gibb is someone I have long admired. Her novels, such as Sweetness in the Belly, The Petty Details of So-and-So's Life and her most recent releaseThe Beauty of Humanity Movement are evocative and richly detailed stories that transport the reader (or at least this reader) to another world. That Gibb is a brainiac (B.A., M.A., PhD (Oxford)) with a potential geek-factor makes her all the more awesome. So, here I was standing side-by-side with Gibb wondering how to introduce myself. I need not have worried. Due to a creepy skulker at the left side of the bar, I was drawn into the chat Gibb was having with a friend. "Did you see that?" I was asked, as they indicated off to the left. Yep, I had noticed the fellow in question. I think he had succeeded in giving at least three other women the heebie-jeebies in the few minutes I had been at the bar. Gibb, her friend and I, now in consort together over the gross-factor of the leech-man, ended up having a terrific conversation. I properly introduced myself and spent a very quick moment as a fawning fan, then quickly reverted to journalist-mode. Gibb gracefully accepted my praise for her writing and we spent nearly ten minutes chatting about the event, in general, and the internet as a tool for publishers and writers. I admit it, I developed a bit of a girl-crush after meeting Gibb, but excused myself so as to not overstay my welcome.
I had a wonderful time and hope to attend again next year! During dinner, I was seated with Anne Marie Aikins, manager of community relations with the Toronto Public Library. A few days after the event, I got in touch with Anne Marie to request some numbers for The Book Lover's Ball. I wanted to be able to share the success of this annual event with you in a way that indicates just how important this event is for the library's Foundation, as well as giving you an idea about where some of the money raised will be directed. Here is the message Anne Marie sent to me:
In its sixth year, The Book Lover's Ball – Black and White and Read All Over – was once again a huge success raising $470,000 in support of Toronto's Library and its 99 branches. This past February 10, 2011, almost 600 literary and library lovers gathered on February at the Fairmont Royal York and mingled with 57
celebrity authors including the likes of Brian Goldman, Camilla Gibb, Carla Collins, Kate Taylor, Lawrence Hill, Linwood Barclay, Robert Herjavec, Shilpi Somaya Gowda and Stuart McLean.
Guests enjoyed the delicious, French inspired hors d'oevres dished out by Chef Marc Thuet and showed their support of Toronto's Library through a silent auction, raffle and a new fundraising initiative – Adopt a Branch raising an additional $22,000 in support library priority needs including collections, programs, and services and community spaces.
Wrapping up the evening was a stunning fashion show inspired by our city's cultural diversity and its international – and internationally read – authors. Show designers included Nadya Toto, Second, Envers, Samuel Song, and Romona Keveza.
Toronto Public Library Foundation is grateful for the support of Presenting sponsor Sun Life Financial and other major sponsors including Toronto Star, TD Bank, Whitehots Inc., OSSTF, BMO Capital Markets, Harlequin, Rogers, Citytv, Hello Canada, Air Canada Vacations and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.
I shall leave you with a few more photos of Canadian authors I was lucky enough to meet during the event:
From left to right, Stuart McLean; Annabel Lyon; Robert Herjavec with his Dragon's Den co-star Arlene Dickinson; and Giles Blunt.
I hope you have enjoyed this post. I will add a new post, part two of the Ball, in a couple of days as there are many more wonderful photos to share with you! In the meantime, if you are in a position to help the Toronto Public Library Foundation, with a financial contribution, I know they would be greatly appreciative. Like many library systems in municipalities across North America, the Toronto Public Library will definitely be facing shortfalls for fiscal 2011. A new municipal government just took over the reigns of the city in November, 2010 and it has been made known that funding for our library system is not a priority. That so many citizens rely upon the services offered by the Toronto Public Library does not seem to matter, unfortunately. Please visit the TPL donation page if you are able to help a great cause. Thanks!! I'll get off my soapbox now. 😀
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FERRON- Earl D. Jensen, 77, passed away with his wife by his side on Jan. 23, 2013 in Ferron. He was born in Clawson on Feb. 23, 1935 to Darrell and Hildred Henrie Jensen. He married his soul mate, LaRene Leslie on Feb. 6, 1954 in Ferron. They shared their life together for 58 years and had two wonderful daughters.
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JACKSON – Itawamba AHS coach Kenny Coker promised his girls bowling team two things if they won a state championship Friday.
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"They've never seen me bowl, so I told them I'd roll one ball," Coker said, then smiled. "I also promised them we'd go out for ice cream."
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By Ginna Parsons/NEMS Daily Journal
Emily Seymer and her husband, Tom, live in Holliday Haven, one of Aberdeen's largest antebellum homes. Every room is filled with fine antiques, precious porcelain and more lamps than you can shake a stick at.
And the beauty of it is, the Seymers love to open up their home regularly to guests.
"It's a fun house and it's fun to have parties here," said Seymer, 66. "We entertain at least once or twice a month and we have big parties here two or three times a year."
When Seymer is ready to have guests over, she has to prepare well in advance, because she has three jobs.
She works full time as a courtroom deputy for Magistrate Judge David Sanders in Aberdeen, and on Sundays, she plays the organ for St. John's Episcopal Church and then the piano for Faith Presbyterian Church.
"Nice cooking takes time, so if I'm going to do something, I have to plan ahead since I work so much," she said. "If I'm going to entertain, I get the cookbooks out and plan the menu and make sure everything is here that I need to prepare my dishes."
The Seymers belong to two supper clubs – one meets monthly and the other meets quarterly.
"At the monthly supper club, everybody brings a dish," she said. "For the gourmet supper club, you do it all. It's fun to get out all the fine china and pretty things."
When she last hosted the gourmet club, she prepared bacon-wrapped beef tenderloin, stuffed baked potatoes, ginger-glazed carrots, asparagus soufflé, a congealed salad and a lemon dessert.
"I'm not real creative," she said. "I pretty much have to have a recipe to go by. I'm all about color on my plate – green, red, yellow and orange. Food presentation is so important to me. It has to be pretty."
Seymer tried more than once to count the number of sets of china she has. The first time, she said eight. The second count yielded 10. And then she realized she left another two out of the mix.
"I love dishes and my mother loved dishes," she said. "And I've loved porcelain all my life, ever since I was a little girl. It's amazing to me how some things can be so old and so intact."
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Limbaugh is a Blowhard
Shame on you and your station for continuing to air this racist, sexist, lying hate monger. I try to listen to your station for news, it's a shame you have to taint the airwaves with his vile disgusting hate speech. Since you won't stand up to him, I have been forced to remove your station from my car's presets.
Limbaugh is a blowhard.
It's a shame you taint your news station's credibility with his racist, sexist, hate speech. I have been forced to remove your station from my presets out of disgust. I don't mind hearing dirreing points of view, but there should be some civility. He was fired from ESPN for racist statements, and also been arrested for drug use, yet continues to be forgiven. A leopard doesn't change it's spots. Your station should do what's right and stand up.
Get Rid of Rush
Rush tries to present his biased opinions as fact, when actually most of what he says is warped. Unfortunately too many gullible people believe the opinions that he spews. And thus he has a divisive effect on society. I've tried to listen to him but have concluded this this guy makes his millions by being a moron. When Rush comes on, my radio goes off. Do your station a service and get rid of Rush.
Rush excels in his industry, and is "The best source of Truth in the USA".
To the management of WBEN, kudos to you and the sponsors. What Rush said about the young lady who is dependant on social services (handouts), was not fair or smart. However, he is 100% correct about the character of someone who is looking to be paid for any source of sex, period. And this is what its all about, period. About Rush being arrested for drugs, "cmon man", he was suffering from serious pain inducing injuries. I personnaly believe that Rush was "set up" when he was found with the same kinds of pills that my wife had to take after she was involved in an almost death related car accident. The problem is this, the Left wing groupies of this country hate Rush because everything he says about the Democratic Party is 100% truth, and they can't handle that. To all of you whiney, sniffling little "takers" of today's society, go get a real job, start paying real taxes, and then and only then you will slide over to the Conservative side after you start to feel the real pain of "taxes" being taken out of your paycheck every week. I have lost many friends over this topic, and you know what, Rush is Right, and I will always support and listen to him on WBEN, period!
Whining, lying, refusing to accept the consequences for his own words.
In other words, nothing new (though the advertisers seem to have gotten a clue after all these years). DUMP THIS CANCER WBEN. We deserve better. Let his ignorant followers move to states with higher poverty, illiteracy, obesity and teen pregnancy levels. They're known as red states.
who's the blow hard
Whos the blow hard. I think its the media matters astro turfing hypocrites.Limbaugh is a true patriot, perfect no, but light years ahead of liberal mindsetthat threatens the very core of our country.
Keep Rush
We need him!
Rush Limbaugh is the only reason I listen to this station.
Rush is on target - some WBEN listeners are cry babies
I support Rush. You thumb sucking commenters - have you chastised Baldwin, Schultz, Billy M. etc, etc.
Rush is Right
I love the Rush Limbaugh show. He speaks the truth and the left wingers hate it. He is spot on with this commentary.
aging hippies
I think Rush is so poplular for two reansons. First, he tells the truth. It may be ugly, not covered in the main stream media or seemingly unbelievable, but it can always be verified through other sources. Secondly, he tells it in a manner which made him the number 1 talk show in history. Kudos to you WBEN for carrying this show. As for the offended minority, these aging hippies and government handout dependent malcontents, they probably do not or would not support his sponsors anyway. Allow me to make a suggestion. Switch from CBS newsfeeds to the Fox News network. It would provide better coverage, perhaps boost your already high ratings and and drive the censorship types back to the ashrams. I tell any young people who will listen, the world will be a better place when all the 60's flower children become flower food.
There is a concerted effort of the left who have now embraced communism to shut down free speech, starting with conservative talk radio. This group is a minority, however a small minority who, unlike conservatives are skilled at community organizing ans getting their voices heard. Conservatives need to standup and speak against this in a peaceful way and to distance themselves of all attempts of being provoked to violent response by them. Rush took the bait in a less than thoughtful way, but to squelch his message after one mistake and an apology is unAmerican. This communist minority, OWS, etc., does not represent America, they are just loud, intimidating, bullies, from those in government to those surrounding them and supporting them, including the SEIU.
RE aging hippies
What a silly post. Actually it's shown again and again in ratings studies that the right-wing propaganda sources (Fox "News", hate radio) skew heavily to the older, whiter demographic (check O'Reilly's numbers); studies have also demonstrated that people who get their news from these sources are disproportionately uninformed. As our population becomes younger, less caucasian and reliant on better information sources, these lying dinosaurs will go the way of the original dinosaurs. You just keep on telling yourself differently, though, bless your heart.
It's free speech
Rush Limbaugh said what he said and it's time people got over it already. It will take far more than rants of his liberal detractors to unseat the Doctor of Democracy from his Attila the Hun chair behind the golden microphone at EIB.
RE disproportionately uninformed.
A good example is the number of people here claiming free speech rights infringement. It's a violation of freedom of speech if you're prosecuted for your words. It's not a violation if you repeat staggeringly ignorant lies, day after day, and people happen to notice and object.
re aging hippes
My heart feels the blessing.I have never seen a study that says disproportinate numbers of Fox viewers are uninformed. Judging from the viewers Fox has or the numbers of Rush listeners, I would have to say that a majority of news seeking individuals tune to these sources.Of course these are my thoughts. I would never use misleading statements like " studies have shown" or " shown again and again" without citing sources. I would be afraid that it would make me sound agenda driven or worse. I am intersested in your statement proclaiming our population getting younger. Every statistic I come across states that our population is " graying", that is getting older. It seems to me that these "lying dinosaurs" appeal to a group, no matter their demographic, that is interested in hearing facts, not suppositions backed by phrases like "shown agin and again". Once again, thanks for the blessing, any reaffirmation of the exsistence of God is a good thing. In that spirit, and guessing your location from your post, may you live long and prosper.
Ignorance In Broadcasting would be a better description of the Rush Lamebrain show.
No opposing views allowed
Notice that all of the anti Limbaugh posters want him off the air. He's very effective at expressing a political point of view they don't agree with, so they demand that NOBODY be allowed to hear it. Sic Semper Tyrannus.
leave Rush alone
those of you who want to get raid of Rush and have not condemed Bill Maher take an hike get raid of bill first and of the Sarah Palin and the things said about her 10yr old daughter by the left, then we will know you are serious.
No longer a listener
I would often listen to Rush during my lunch break...wanting to hear the other side of things. He has become so offensive and ridiculous with his comments that I will no longer listen to his show. I'll continue to listen to WBEN in the morning for news, weather, traffic...but no more Rush for me. I'm done and I wish WBEN was too.
Keep Rush
This country needs Rush to tell the truth about our government, since the last three years the American People are being lied to everyday
I Like Rush and Free Speech!
I am for Free speech & Rush! I tire of liberal Projection, their Hypocrisy, name clling and stupidity. Liberalism(Socialism/Communism) is a mental disorder. Remember that Projeting means you are seriously disturbed. I am offended by the Democrat Party which I left because it is now more The National Socialists Party!
Support Rush and WBEN
Im 18 years old and a true conservative and on my collage campus I notice many who think the same as me. We may not be the majority but we still hold strong beliefs. As for you who say when the older generation gives up the reigns of power we will become a socalistic state because of liberal propaganda that has been with my generation through our whole lives through the media and education system your wrong. The reason is simple: conservatism is the pragmatic choice. When my peers wise up they will realize this country is going down the wrong path.
Seminar Bloggers
You know Rush often speaks of seminar callers. What we have here are seminar bloggers. Thank you Tim for pointing this out and supporting Rush. Stop it you post hippie, closed minded, fools. Before it's to late, please open you minds to the truth. You are the people that believe in this countries biggest mistake in generations, better known at Obama. Your are the suckers Barry needs to continue his destruction of the United States reducing it to a welfare state and, have you noticed, GAS IS ABOVE $4.00 A GALLON and your guy has absolutely no solution.
Rush is goofy
Rush actually is a whacko, who loves to hear himself talk. This time he talked to much.
Long live Rush
There is always a cry from the left when one of their ox gets gored. If Rush is wrong PROVE IT! You can't!This woman was a shill for the LEFT. She is so busy screwing that she can't go out an get this eran her own way. Give me a break. Granted Rush is bombastic but prove him wrong!
Let's be fair
Rush limbaugh, like him or not, is the only reason people in this country have a sense of what is fair and balanced political media coverage. Before the limbaugh show most Americans believed what they heard and read in the press with regard to politics. Thank goodness , and Mr. Limbaugh, that now, many of us realize that most of the press is simply too biased toward the left to be viewed as fair and credible in their reporting. It is a good thing that we have Rush Limbaugh on the airwaves, just as it is that we have Howard Stern. Americans need to act like adults and discuss different views with each other without sounding angry and uncivilized. Grow up America.......please!
No opposing views allowed
Indeed. WBEN will not allow posts containing links to studies demonstrating how uninformed Fox "News" viewers are. Fairleigh Dickinson and U of Maryland did these studies over the past couple years. Use your google and learn. Stalin wouldbe proud of WBEN.
To the 18 year old
You're probably too young to remember George W Bush. He was the worst President we ever had; he stole from the Treasury to enrich his buddies; he started a war based on lies; his disastrous Robin Hood in reverse economic policies led to record deficits and almost created a depression. You won't hear that on WBEN because they lie constantly.
Rush is only telling the truth
Rush tells the truth, the left can't handle it because they KNOW he is right, the majority of this country is Conservative, Liberals have nobody to carry their distorted socialistic views, they only wish they had someone with the reach of Rush on their side, but they don't, Rush explains thinsg in a common sense approach, and that scares the left. God Bless Rush Limbaugh!
The issue is free speech NOT Rush Limbaugh
I don't think he should have apologized. What DO you call someone who goes public with that ridiculous, shameful demand that American tax payers foot the bill for her sex life? Nevertheless, the issue is free speech. Funny how it is only conservatives who have no right to it...
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One of the most magical and memorable moments of a woman's pregnancy is feeling the baby move for the first time, an event referred to as quickening. Although your baby has been wriggling around since about the ninth week, he or she has been too small for you to feel. But as he or she grows larger and starts running out of room those wiggles and kicks strike the walls of your uterus and become noticeable to you, usually between the 14th and 26th weeks of your pregnancy.
If this is your first pregnancy, you may begin feeling your baby a little later than more experienced moms, often not until 18 to 22 weeks. Veteran moms tend to feel their baby's movements earlier because their uterine muscles are not as tight as a first-time mom's, making them more sensitive to the baby's kicks. First time moms also may mistake those first soft, fluttery kicks for gas or digestion, while second- or third-time moms know the difference. Women with smaller frames or who are slim may also feel their baby's movements earlier than those with larger frames or who are overweight.
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When you first feel your baby move, the kicks and flutters may come only sporadically; however, as your pregnancy progresses, they should become increasingly strong and regular. Your baby may be very active one day and relatively quiet the next, but you should feel some movement every day. Many doctors and midwives recommend their patients count their baby's movements at some point every day. There are many different methods used to keep track of fetal movements, but here's a quick and easy one: Choose a time of day when your baby tends to be active, such as after a meal, or when you go to bed. (Try to count movements at roughly the same time each day.) Sit quietly or lie on your side so you won't get distracted. Time how long it takes for you to feel ten distinct movements — including kicks, twitches, and whole body movements. If you don't feel ten movements in two hours, stop counting and call your midwife or doctor.
Besides all those wonderful kicks and wiggles, your baby will probably have several cases of the hiccups before the whole nine months are over. . . yes, hiccups! Hiccups will feel different than kicking or movement and more like regular little spasms in your belly. Some babies get the hiccups several times a day, everyday, and maintain the same pattern after birth. Luckily, hiccups are not as uncomfortable for babies (in or out of the womb) as they are for adults, even if they last as long as 20 minutes. Once you get comfortable with the sensation of fetal hiccups, sit back, relax and enjoy the entertainment!


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Leinster's 17-match unbeaten run in the Heineken Cup came to an end at Marcel Michelin on Sunday as Clermont won 15-12.
Leinster's 17-match unbeaten run in the Heineken Cup came to an end at Marcel Michelin as Clermont edged to a 15-12 Pool victory on Sunday.
The French side's success means they now stretch their home record to 51 games and also extend their advantage in Pool 5 to five points.
Leinster now must regroup before les Jaunards arrive in Dublin for the return fixture next Saturday, with a home win now imperative for the holders.
There were no tries in the game while only three points were scored in the second-half as it had the feel of an arm-wrestle between two giants.
In the end it was a smart drop from Brock James on 39 minutes that proved the difference as both Jonathan Sexton and Morgan Parra struck four penalties apiece in the closely-fought contest.
Parra gave Clermont a 9-6 lead by the half-hour mark with three shots at goal while his Leinster counterpart Sexton – playing his 100th competitive game for the Irish province – knocked over two.
Ireland international fly-half Sexton pulled his side level in the 33rd minute as Leinster dominated the game in an fine spell of patient rugby without being able to turn it into tries.
Referee Nigel Owens was then forced to give the two captains a warning that he would be forced to bin players soon with the number of infringements taking place in the teams 22.
It was from a resulting offence that Parra restored the hosts lead with another penalty for 12-9 and fly-half James dropped a goal on the stroke of half-time to give Clermont a 15-9 lead.
Sexton reduced the deficit in the 53rd minute as Leinster dominated again, but still came up short in crossing the line – replacement hooker Richardt Strauss not helping with three terrible throws at line-outs close to the Clermont line.
That was the only score in the half as the match somewhat failed to live up to its billing.
The scorers:
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Pen: James 4
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For Leinster:
Pen: Sexton 4
Clermont: 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 13 Aurélien Rougerie (c), 12 Wesley Fofana, 11 Naipolioni Nalaga, 10 Brock James, 9 Morgan Parra, 8 Damien Chouly, 7 Alexandre Lapandry, 6 Julien Bonnaire, 5 Nathan Hines, 4 Jamie Cudmore, 3 Davit Zirakashvili, 2 Benjamin Kayser, 1 Vincent Debaty.
Replacements: 16 Ti'i Paulo, 17 Raphael Chaume, 18 Daniel Kotze, 19 Julien Pierre, 20 Julien Bardy, 21 Ludo Radosavljevic, 22 David Skrela, 23 Regan King.
Leinster: 15 Ian Madigan, 14 Fergus McFadden, 13 Gordon D'Arcy, 12 Andrew Goodman, 11 Isa Nacewa, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Issac Boss, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O'Brien, 6 Kevin McLaughlin, 5 Damien Browne, 4 Leo Cullen (capt), 3 Mike Ross, 2 Sean Cronin, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Michael Bent, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Shane Jennings, 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Fionn Carr, 23 Andrew Conway.
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Sean Brickell (Wales), Jonathan Mason (Wales)
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The 255 is the most rugged of Inov-8's Trailroc series, offering increased overlays around the toebox, as well as a bit more midsole material over the 235 and 245 for increased protection and durability. It's suitable for technical trails and the most gnarly terrain.
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