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Skip to comments.Getting Hannity's mind right on Amnesty
Posted on 11/11/2012 11:09:28 AM PST by TBBT
Immigration & Delusion
Why Hispanics Dont Vote for Republicans
The Demographic Excuse
I've never thought that Latino's were conservatives in waiting if only the GOP got right with illegal immigration and amnesty. In my mind they vote Democrat because they believe in Democrat ideology - just as it's spelled out in the articles that I linked above. If you want to get more Latino votes, you're going to have to find a way to turn their belief system away from liberalism and move them to conservatism. How we go about that is open to debate. But what is not debatable is what will happen if we cave on amnesty. Immediately, there will be 11 million new "legal" Democrat votes. They will not swing to the GOP anymore then they swung to George H.W. Bush after Reagan granted the last Amnesty.
In my view, we need to start inundating Hannity's email, website forum, and phone to get his mind right and stop the damage that he is likely going to do.
Sean is a bumper sticker Conservative. He will soon be repeating what Limbaugh and Levin say.
I can't stand Hannity. Listening to him is like nails on the chalkboard. He's got a big empty head.
What do you consider amnesty? Letting the illegals stay? You can't deport all of them. I'd rather get some measure of control over the border first. Although security has already been pretty well shot, because the Democrats want as many illegals in the country as possible.
The poor ones like the freebies, the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Care Credit . . it's nice to get a "refund" every February
Sandy took a heavy toll on Hannity's trees and yard; he's been whining about it since the storm hit. I think he's just trying to find a decent landscaper to clean up cheap.
YES you can deport their ILLEGAL asses!!!!!!!!!!!
Build the fence
Enforce the fence
Deport the ILLEGALS you catch
Watch the rest self-deport
Buy a clue and get a brain, fool!
a digital memory chip does a better job of repeating the same mantra of crap over and over and over than Hannity. He's not bright and he has become so boring I'd rather watch paint dry.
Put Judge Jeanine Pirro on in his spot. She's brilliant and a conservative who can frame arguments and probe issues rather than toss a damn football.
I could care less what Hannity says about amnesty because he can't even persuade conservatives, much less the people we need to persuade. Listen to what Lindsay Graham says about immigration reform, people like Hannity shooting off his mouth is part of the problem.
Lurking behind the illegal Hispanic crowd is La Raza and Reconquista. They don't want either R OR D, but they find the D so incredibly pliant to their cause, of course they will align...until they can retake the southern US. The Muslims will be right behind them to take the rest. Perhaps Texas & Louisiana have something.
TBBT wrote: "If you want to get more Latino votes, you're going to have to find a way to turn their belief system away from liberalism and move them to conservatism."
And, the way to turn that belief system is to kill off the entitlement spigot that has been built and manned by the libtards since FDR. Get the government out of the welfare business. Get back inside the constraints of the Constitution. The latino vote will either follow, or it won't. IF it doesn't then we need to be prepared to take the next steps.
How do we do that? Start local. Add States, by dividing up the fifty we have into 150 or more, thereby reducing the undue influence of the metro areas and providing more Senators, more EV, a more level playing field for everyone.
Campaign and message intensely for conservative values and conservative principles ALL YEAR LONG, not just during election cycles.
Prepare, prepare, prepare...challenge election fraud at EVERY TURN, and don't walk away from the confrontations.
If we are to salvage this grand experiment, we must fight for it.
It is not immigration policy that creates the strong bond between Hispanics and the Democratic party, but the core Democratic principles of a more generous safety net, strong government intervention in the economy, and progressive taxation.
A March 2011 poll by Moore Information found that Republican economic policies were a stronger turn-off for Hispanic voters in California than Republican positions on illegal immigration.
And a strong reason for that support for big government is that so many Hispanics use government programs. U.S.-born Hispanic households in California use welfare programs at twice the rate of native-born non-Hispanic households. And that is because nearly one-quarter of all Hispanics are poor in California, compared to a little over one-tenth of non-Hispanics. Nearly seven in ten poor children in the state are Hispanic, and one in three Hispanic children is poor, compared to less than one in six non-Hispanic children.
The best evidence available on Hispanic public opinion, a big election even poll from Latino Decisions and ImpreMedia, makes it clear that this is just a fairly liberal voting bloc. Just 12 percent of Latinos support a cuts-only approach to deficit reduction, and only 25 percent want to repeal Obamacare.
seems to contrast the latest media meme that its ALL about immigration policy.
"Compromise" suggests BOTH sides get something. What if amnesty/"path to citizenship" meant you become a citizen, but cannot vote(as Rush suggested) for 5 years or more?(I would add not get any welfare)
Hannityis like the Democrats. He thinks the most important thing in the world is winning elections. He is wrong. Sticking to one's principles is what makes one an honorable person. Going against them, makes one a hypocrite.
Hannity's a big Twitter user.
What I found MOST disturbing were his pics of homosexual marraige and his comment that AMERICA is changing and perhaps we conservatives should go along.
What an ASS! Hannity has been selling his soul for quite sometime now. Anything for a win eh! Is that it sean?
I'm calling on Cardinal Dolan to excommunicate this POS, ASAP!
9:00 PM FOX BUSINESS CHANNEL! The Willis Report!
get real kick the can down the road for 5 years then what 15 million new lifelong entitlment minded democrats...we are in this mess because no one will say no remember 60% of the usa does not want amnesty...use that to your advantage, why commit slow political suicide..
Hannity admitted in a Newsweek interview several years ago that he uses Limbaugh for show prep. He's an empty suit in the intellect department.
Anyone who thinks any significant portion of 20 million newly legalized poor latinos will suddenly decide to be self sufficient and reject the party of government goodies ought to be made to EXPLAIN how they think that will happen. At least.
Buy his book and get you some Ruth's Cris!
Most of the Latinos I know are conservative, but that anecdotal evidence, and the focus on 'Latinos' is irrelevant. The real issue is not about Latinos but illegal aliens. I think most of the vote and activism we see is from people who have no respect for our laws as they are either illegal aliens, amnestied americans, or the children of amnestied americans.
Sounds like the same kind of deal with the debt.
Taxes go up, the spending is never cut.
There is also probably a huge contingent of pro amnesty US citizen '99 weekers' who think that manual labor is beneath their awesome specialness and they need 'others' to do those jobs.
While Hannity is on his recent break, he should be getting his attitude adjusted by Levin and Rush.
"Sean is a bumper sticker Conservative. He will soon be repeating what Limbaugh and Levin say."
Honestly, I think we he prepares for his show, he listens to Limbaugh and Levin, and takes notes. I rarely hear him be the lead on any issue. I really doubt he researches much of anything to much in depth he discusses on his show. The few subects he is well researched on, he beats into the ground over and over.
Great info that needs to be posted far and wide on FR and elsewhere.
Another enlightening stat that Rush talked about on Friday is that, before Ronald Reagan signed blanket amnesty legislation, Hispanics identified as 37% Republican. After Reagan signed the amnesty bill, giving citizenship to 3 Million illegals, the percentage of Hispanics identifying as Republicans dropped significantly to 30%.
Living in Texas as I do and having Hispanic "friends" or acquaintances, the main reason I hear them voting Democrat is purely and simply a "tribal" thing, and several of them even use the "tribe" word, and often, as they say things like, "I'm voting with my tribe". The logic behind their thinking is quite simple; if it weren't for the Anglo population, the land and wealth would belong to their tribe. They're hatred of the Anglo isn't as intense as it is in the Black population, but it runs as strong and is, in many ways broader. They of course justify this with their slant on history. Unfortunately, they identify the GOP as a party interested only in protecting the wealth and privilege of the Anglo population who they see as an usurper population. As they become the demographic that is the largest minority in a non-majority population, the GOP will simply fade into the history books. There is no "turning" them and Hispanics that embrace the GOP are questioned as not being "real" Hispanics, a charge recently leveled at newly elected Texas Senator Ted Cruz.
How much of an audience/influence does he really have? These energies would be better spent clearing up senatorial minds.
Hannity is just a mindless cheerleader whose shows, both tv and particularly radio have no in depth discussion.
Makes sense. Illegals are the kind of people who want to break the rules and take advantage of the largesse of others without paying their dues. Of course once they're legalized they will vote Democrat. We at least have a chance of getting the votes of legal immigrants. I'm friends with a legal immigrant from Latin America who is a staunch Republican.
None of the powers that be want the border to be closed, they want amnesty. Period. That's why they want securing the border and amnesty done at the same time as comprehensive immigration reform. This is 1986 all over again, they get amnesty but eventually nothing is done with the border
I think Hannity is kind of empty headed but he is not the one who started all of the welfare programs which is the reason we have the illegal problem to begin with.
Cut off the welfare programs to young Americans and aliens and we would not have any reason to consider amnesty.
His new "religion" comes straight from Rupert.
Murdoch makes a statement and Hannity "see's the light".
He is nothing more than a shill.
This is one reason why the Democrats embrace abortion and subsidizing contraception to such a large degree. If every ethnic group were reproducing at natural rates, the ethnic balance of the country would remain intact (barring changes from immigration). But with legalized "family planning" or baby-killing, there is a chance to influence whites to have less children than other ethnic groups. This is helped by promoting feminism in the schools, which denounces and shames motherhood. Yet some fools in the GOP want to become a pro-choice party, endorsing an immoral action that is helping to take votes away from them.
This is how his 3 day evolution evolved. Rupert Murdoch owns News Corp. News Corp owns Fox News. Hannity works for Fox, ergo Murdoch owns Hannity. Murdoch tweets after the election that he's for amnesty. So if Hannity wants to keep his cushy job and live in his cushy neighborhood, which btw, is nowhere near a day labor center that brings down property values, he becomes a good little soldier and gets in line with his boss. Much like Boehner is telling his minions. Let's just see how that all works out. Thank God Rush gets it and has a bigger megaphone.
They smell blood in the water. They know politicians are only thinking about the next election. If history repeats itself, eventually whites will be the Native American tribes and Hispanics will be the Europeans.
I'm with you on that. I've said this for years. He's a total moron.
Hannity, to me, is a repetitive little non-thinker, but....he did/said THAT? Was it on his TV show?
Living in Texas as I do and having Hispanic friends
It wasn't The Republican Immigration Policy:It was The DemoRat "Santa Claus"government policies that won!!We have reached"The Tipping-Point"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Id rather get some measure of control over the border first.
of course you would
any old excuse to give your illegal aliens AMNESTY...
shall we put you down as having OPEN HOUSE ???
how many illegal aliens will fit into your house ???
5 families ??? 10 ???
We'll start small just 10 families...
expect them Monday...
Do you have a shed you can move you and your own family into ???
We wouldnt want the illegal aliens to be inconvenienced and feel uncomfortable having to look at white American faces...
can you keepp your children quiet so your guests are not disturbed ???
That car your wife drives...does it get good mileage ???
Your truck of course will have to be shared with the men of the families...
they need to transport their independant pharmacutical business wares some how...
and that 60 inch TV does it get the Spanish lauguage channels clearly ???
You'll have to get an upgrade on your cable...
do you have a credit line for Lowes ???
Toilets tend to overflow and get broken easily when we put Hispanics in Gringos homes...
Poor plumbing or something...
and food ...they all have delicate stomachs..
Please order only the best beef for their Tacos...
and beverages...
100 caaes of Miguel a week might be enough for a start...
but they'll let you know when you need to purchase more...
You might want to stock your library with Spanish language books
We dont want the children being forced to read English...
and of course a regulation soccar ball for each of the boys...
incase they get bored with those XBox video games youre going to buy them...
and a Hispanic Barbie complete with full wardrobe and assessories for all the girls ...
Little girls cant ride their Schwinn bikes in the rain..
and of course clothes for the children themselves
What how many ???
Well how many anchor babiers do you thinl 10 families of illegal aliens can make in 10-20 years ???
The wives can only use the finest makeup for sensitive skin so dig deep in your wallet...
are you taking good notes ???
and clothes I think Prada might do for now..
Oh just give each lady a credit card for Macys or Saks...
Oh and healthCare...Hmmmmm
Well that will depend on how many of the children the parents can claim are not yet 26...
and a cellphone for everyone...
They have to keep in touch with family and friends
and how would you like to be lost and lonely in a strange country where few people spoke your language ???
and you cant expect the president to buy phones for your guests...
Isnt this fun shopping for other people ???
You are SOOOOOOO nice to volunteer to sponser 10 of these worthy illegal aliens families...
You'll see... it will be great...
watching your money get spent faster than you could yourself...
3 monbths or 30 years its only money...
and who deserves it better than you ???
oh and make sure you are at all times prepared to buy another car...
Illegal aliens dont drive too good...
Aint AMNESTY grand ???
Why? Who says we can't?
Well, I think your correct in many respects. I would add that if you examine the agenda of the Liberal elites that basically hijacked the education system in the 1960's and immigration policy during Johnson's administration, you come to see that their efforts have been entirely anti-Anglo from the very beginning. They've engaged in a two pronged tactic, they've re-written history to demonize the Anglo-European population and with the Immigration and Reform Act, they've insured that policies would favor non-Anglo/European immigration and of course, they've maintained the open borders with Mexico policy.
The irony of all this is that for all practical purposes, the GOP has been entirely hollowed out. The politicians in the party are owned, operated and controlled by extremely wealthy people like the Koch brothers who have no moral center, their only interest being the increase and preservation of their wealth. And that strikes to the core of the problem of the GOP, i.e., it's owned, operated and controlled by a group of people who don't believe it can win, but rather, use it to buy time to offshore their wealth and property. That fact is made clear by the fact that in order to run for election, Romney himself had to close his offshore bank accounts.......he already had one foot outside the door when he was basically "paid", probably by monies siphoned off by Karl Rove, to make this bogus run for president. He knew he'd lose, but......as long as his pockets were lined, he didn't care. The GOP is therefore basically used as was the Austrian Army in WWII, sacrificed in a losing cause to buy time for the Austrian elites to move their money and families to Switzerland. Living as they do, paycheck to paycheck, the Anglo-European middle class has no conception of either what's really happening nor what the end result will be; at the end of the day of course, they'll be impoverished, their property confiscated and they won't have the funds necessary to get their families out.
And, you can run, but you can't hide anywhere in the U.S. Just today I heard a Democrat operative talking about doing away with farm subsidies. They're going to force the Anglo-European population out of rural areas and into the blighted cities which are already free-fire kill zones.
You are correct. All Rupert's platforms (inc. Wall St. Journal & FNC) are falling in line. Time to boycott them all.
In order to get Hannity's head straight on amnesty, you must explain what it is first to him. I doubt he could explain it. This guy represents our viewpoint in a prime time slot, it's embarrassing. We have devolved from Firing Line to this dolt. The only thing good you can say about him, is if you listen to past shows they are never dated, it all sounds the same.
Well then that's good because Rush is against amnesty and says the GOP is out of their collective minds if they think the hispanics will support them if amnesty is embraced.
The hispanic vote is all about the free stuff the democrats promise and pass out.....
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Skip to comments.The REAL Last Crusade: Nazi search for the Holy Grail which inspired Indiana Jones
Posted on 03/25/2013 12:26:34 PM PDT by the scotsman
'A new exhibition in Germany about archaeology under the Nazis shows how the regime launched a 'Last Crusade' expedition in wartime to find the Holy Grail from the Last Supper of Christ.
In the 1989 Last Crusade movie, Indiana Jones played by Harrison Ford was on the quest for the grail - and he was in competition with the Nazis.
Now truth turns out to be stranger than fiction in the exhibition 'Dig for Germania. Archaeology under the Swastika' in Bremen. It tells how S.S. chief Heinrich Himmler allegedly visited Spain during the war because he believed the grail was at the Montserrat Abbey near Barcelona.
The chief architect and manager of the Nazi Holocaust believed that finding the grail 'would help Germany win the war and give him supernatural powers.'
Squads of S.S. men searched in vain for the grail. The S.S. budget for such projects was vast as the Nazis intended their finds to rewrite history to prove Germans were the greatest race in all history.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
WHY did such a collection of moronic atheists and anti-Jewish and anti-Christian maniacs have such a fetish for Jewish and Christian objects?
Didn't they also want the spear that pierced Christ?
I hate those guys.
And why would Hitler speak of avenging his Savior's blood upon the cross? / s
And so how did Goldman Sachs finally end up getting it?
Holy Grails available, one per customer, standard Grail size, extra holiness for slight additional charge.
Because the inner circle of Nazis were not political - it was an occult organization that had these ideas at the core of their belief system. Look up Dietrich Eckhart, who created/trained Hitler.
And if you act now, you'll get a free Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.
"That belongs in a museum!"
They were socialists. National Socialists, but there's no real difference between socialists. Their goal was to grab Christianity by the b*lls and rewrite it, so that they could have a Church of Hitler and his allies, including the muslims.
Crazy Ernst Zundel never gave up trying to find the biblical lost objects.
He was a madman. Real Mein Kapmf. His insanity is there in black and white.
Never heard of him though.
Yes, and they took it. The one one display now is supposedly not the same one that was taken. Trying to sort out a fake-fake or a real-fake is confusing sometimes.
To create technology that would make them invincible.
Kind of weird that they would give credence to objects from a faith they rejected. But there is something VERY weird about the NAZI movement.
I use this line on my wife.
"You chose poorly."
You chose poorly.
So did the country during the last two elections.
But what the heck, we're in quota baby heaven!!
I think it was the Thule Occult Society.
Is this factual or a conspiracy theory?
We just watched that movie on Friday evening.
See my profile page about the Nazis.
The Holy Grail is in a Church in Valencia Spain.....seen it and read the provenance of the Chalice!!
No criticism of you, but he was the central figure in the development of Hitler re the underlying philosophy of the Nazis as a charismatic controller of the masses. Conventional historians minimize or overlook his pivotal role in the transformation of Hitler from penniless schlub to rock star because their bias against the occult makes it impossible for them to consider it, so it is ignored and erased from history.
Hitler actually built a "temple" to house the chalice, in anticipation of finding it.
Historians minimize the occult involvement in the Third Reich because they are part of the secret occult cabal...
People believe this conspiracy, but avoid the Birthers and the 9/11 Conspiracies like the plague, I don't get it?
Google the Thule Society, Dietrich Eckhart, and Hitler.
See what you find.
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Thanks the scotsman. Contrary to some of the comments above, Hitler, and Himmler's SS, were not atheists, they were cultists with their own peculiar ceremonies, analogous to the oddball stuff dreamed up by various other organizations over the past few hundred years. Hitler is said to have brushed off an observation that (for example) Earth couldn't be both concave (IOW, the surface of the Earth is actually the inside of a sphere, all evidence to the contrary being illusions) and be subject to the Eternal Ice disasters; he said that Nazi ideology didn't have to be "coherent", which means he understood exactly what he was doing. Getting people to not only remain silent in the face of absurd claims (global warming for a more recent example) IOW propaganda, but to actually verbalize the absurdities, is an act of degradation intended to impose control.
I believe I read somewhere that all those involved in the Spanish incident on returning to Germany were sent to the Russian front ... and never heard from again.
Google Thomas PM Barnett, fallen buildings and 2 Trillion dollars worth of lost Pentagon paperwork.
You might also burden yourself with an earlier thread today featuring Lt. Gen. Boykin the father of the US Militaries Special Forces on Youtube warning us about the emerging USA marxist threat.
Do you feel me Friend?
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Recognition Programs
Employee of the Month Program
The Employee of the Month program recognizes outstanding performance by the honoree, and/or an outstanding contribution that improves the way Bristol Community College serves students or the community. The Selection Committee is a diverse group of representatives from departments across the campus. To qualify for the award, nominated employees must be an active full or part-time employee who has been employed for at least one year.
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Longevity and Retiree Recognition Event
A full-time employee event and part-time employee event is held annually to honor faculty and staff for their "service milestones" in length of service to the College (i.e. 5-year intervals Faculty and staff that have retired during the academic year are also recognized for their many contributions to the College.
At the full-time event members of our BCC Family who have reached service milestones are recognized by creating a "living recognition". The Employee Planting Recognition recognizes the dedication and commitment of our colleagues, symbolizes an important truth of our community college, and demonstrates how each of us leaves something of ourselves here. In honor of 25 service years, a tree is planted, 20 service years, evergreens, 15 service years, flowering bushes, 10 years service, perennial plants, and 5 service years, bulbs. Also presented at the recognition event are the Sceptre & Scroll and Silver Shield awards. For more information regarding the Sceptre & Scroll and Silver Shield awards, please contact the Associate Vice President of Enrollment Services office.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Recognition Program
Commonwealth employees or teams of state employees may be nominated for the Performance Recognition Program for exemplary work performance for awards in three categories: Commonwealth Citation for Outstanding Performance, Eugene H. Rooney, Jr. Public Service Award, and the Manuel Carballo Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Service.
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Ella Elizabeth Strumpher, 71, Elizabethtown, died 11:05 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 at the Wabash Christian Retirement Center in Carmi.
Graveside services are 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at Antioch Cemetery near Macedonia. Arrangements are in the charge of Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
She is survived by one son, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a sister-in-law.
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The Museum's superb military collections document the history of the men and women of the armed forces of the United States. The collections include ordnance, firearms, and swords; uniforms and insignia; national and military flags and banners; and many other objects.
The strength of the collections lies in their enormous depth. Some 3,000 military small arms and 2,400 civilian firearms document the mechanical and technological history of the infantryman's weapons from the beginning of the gunpowder era to the present. Among the 4,000 swords and knives in the collection are many spectacular presentation pieces. The collections also include Civil War era telegraph equipment, home front artifacts from both world wars, early computers such as ENIAC, Whirlwind, and Sage, and materials carried at antiwar demonstrations.
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Anthony Lanza World War II Letters and Photographs, 1943-1946
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- Lanza served in the U.S. Army during World War II and during the occupation years in Japan after the war, attaining the rank of Master Sergeant. He saw Hiroshima just a few weeks after the bombing. He later taught at New York University.
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- Letters sent by Lanza to his mother during his U.S. Army service in Japan during and after World War II, and photographs he took. Other miscellaneous items, such as newsletters, clippings and drawings. The addendum includes a diary, additional photographs, travel and language guides for Japan; and detached pages from a scrapbook with a drawing, Lanza's official Army papers, snapshots, and ephemeral items.
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DROUGHT 2012 has not been kind to local agriculture producers. With a hot, dry and windy spring coupled with a mediocre snowpack over the winter, water supplies are low. In this drought content package, the Journal looks at how local agriculture producers are dealing with the dry summer.


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Yes or No
I think it's plain murder. Sure, there is a thing called free will, but free will doesnt entitle you to killing human beings. You concieve a child, which means it's your responsibility, but people tend to give a crap about that and throw it away carelessly. Would you rather have a chance at life instead of dieing against your own will?
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Unborn child has not experienced living nor breathing outside. Taking away it's life will not cause it any harm. It's the mothers choice.
That is indeed the case, but dont you agree that everyone should have a shot at life?Unborn child has not experienced living nor breathing outside. Taking away it's life will not cause it any harm. It's the mothers choice.
Its wrong. Unless the mother has a valid reason like she cant afford to keep it, or for health reasons, or if she was raped and couldn't bear to have it and such. But if a woman gets rid of her child because it would get in the way of her career or it would ruin the shape of her body or something, then i see it as murder.
Yea, its not developed or anything but it deserves a chance. Besides, how do we know it doesn't already have a soul breathed into it? >.>
This is a very sensitive subject and I would request to everyone to please re-read your posts before submitting them to avoid any confusion and misunderstandings in putting your opinions across as these types of topics tend to become very personal.
My opinion is if the pregnancy would put the mother's life in real danger then it is acceptable, this is because the mother is the 'originator' of the foetus, the mother's life is well-established, the mother has with duties and responsibilities, the mother is part of a family and allowing the mother to die would also kill the foetus in most cases.
It should not be allowed if the family feel that they cannot financially support the child.
If it is confirmed in the early period of pregnancy that a foetus suffers from a defect that can't be treated and that will cause great suffering to the child, I feel this is also a valid reason for the abortion, provided that the pregnancy is less than 120 days old.
Also a valid reason in the first 120 days of the pregnancy for abortion is where the mother is the victim of a rape.
There should be flexibility in dealing with abortions not one view is right the other wrong.
For the sake of posting I don't support it morally/religiously.
I'm ok with abortion, if the mom doesn't want it or the dad doesn't want it then let them get the abortion...


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By GARY ARRINGTONSports Writer
The Utah State 1-A girls basketball tournament concluded last week with undefeated Panguitch claiming the title with a 51-29 victory over region 20 foe Bryce Valley. Panguitch was the number one team out of region 20 while Bryce Valley was the number six seed. Region 20 partner Wayne finished fifth at the tournament. Region 17 winner Rich High defeated region 18 winner St. Joseph for third place.
The Green River High Lady Pirates played two games at state and lost both of them. On Thursday Wendover defeated Green River 47-39 and on Friday Milford defeated the Pirate team 63-36.
Against Wendover only three Pirates scored in the game. Taylor Johnson scored 14 to lead the team but Kira Engleman was right behind with 13 points and Sydney Thayn was right there also with 12 points. Wendover did not pull away until the final few minutes of the game.
Against Milford, Green River was down 21-14 at the half and then the Pirates were outscored in the second half 42-12 to blow open the game. Engleman scored 16 points to lead the team. Presley Lovato scored 4 points, Thayn 3 points, Johnson 2 points and Savannah Williams 1 point in the loss.
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By PATSY STODDARDEditor
The Emery County Commission met in their regularly scheduled meeting on June 18 at 9 a.m. The meeting began with an opening prayer by Commissioner Drew Sitterud and the pledge of allegiance was led by Captain Kyle Ekker. Those present were Commissioners Sitterud, Randy Johnson and Ira Hatch. County Attorney Dave Blackwell was also in attendance.
The first item on the agenda was the approval of the check edit list, additional claims, requisitions and dispositions. The agenda item for the approval of a donation to Green River City for help with the annexation legal fees was approved for $10,000. A contribution to Green Thumb volunteer program was approved. Commissioner Hatch explained they have six Green Thumb volunteers at the museum at a cost which averages out to be 25 cents per hour. Hatch said they have basically been told to pay up or they are going to pull their people. A requisition was also approved for two high-back chairs and a visitor chair for the economic development office.
The next item on the agenda was Pat Snowball, personnel director. She asked for an incremental increase for a sheriff's office employee and a wage increase for a landfill employee who has completed his six month orientation. She reported they had interviewed six people for the part time librarian position in Ferron. She said, "It is the recommendation of the library board that we hire Sharon Jensen as the assistant librarian." It was also approved to increase the position of Dorothy Taylor from a three quarters to a full-time position.
The next item on the agenda was the discussion of two new drinking fountains for the court house. The present fountains are out of compliance with ADA regulations. A low bid of $406 from Mountain States was approved. It was also pointed out that three fountains in the libraries are down. It is more costly to repair these older fountains than it is to replace them. It was determined that they look at the library budget to see if replacing these fountains can be done as routine maintenance.
The next item on the agenda was the citizen concerns. Mark H. Williams came before the commission to inform them that enough signatures had been gathered to have the monument proposal be included on the ballot in the Nov. 5. election. He said the county would now have to provide voter information pamphlets stating the pros and cons of the issue.
The next item on the agenda was the consideration and approval of the yearly retirement contribution. It was explained that the amount contributed is set by the state. The contribution was approved. The next item was the consideration and the approval of the proposed tax rate for 2002. The certified rate approved was the same as the previous year. Brenda Dugmore from the clerk's office pointed out that there will be a judgment levy this year for PacifiCorp for the payback of approximately $350,000 in tax protests.
The next item on the agenda was the consideration and approval of road construction and maintenance easement with Consoldation Coal Company. Rex Funk from the road department, said the loop road would meet haul road standards. Consol donated the easement to the county for a fee of $1. He said the funding for the project is still under consideration. Commissioner Hatch made a motion to accept the road easement from Consol to connect the two county roads. It was determined that the county would prepare a letter of road ownership and who would maintain it, to send to DOGM. Funk will prepare the letter.
The next item on the agenda was the consideration and approval of an interlocal agreement between Emery County and Emery County Special Service District #1 for the airport apron reconstruction project. Commissioner Hatch said the contract had been awarded to Nielson Construction as the low bidder and they were proceeding ahead with the project. The agreement will be ratified at the next commission meeting. The project total is $178,000 with our portion being $17,800, with the road district agreeing to pay the $17,800, said Hatch.
The next item on the agenda was the approval of the June 4 meeting minutes. The commissioner reports were next with Commissioner Sitterud discussing the boat ramp at Joes Valley. It is muddy and this is hurting the economy at Joes Valley. The only way to launch a boat was to get stuck in the mud and have someone pull you back out with a truck. Joes Valley Reservoir is dropping a foot a day.
Commissioner Hatch said they just concluded a defensive driving course here and in Green River. He said they had approximately 40 people participate county wide. Kathleen Truman reported on how the heritage tour went with Brenda Barrett from the department of the interior. She said Barrett was very impressed with the area and would have had a hard time seeing how the heritage area and public lands all tie together in Emery County if she had not seen it for herself. She said nobody could have described the area to her and conveyed what it meant. She was happy to see for herself and said she will support our heritage area.
The next item on the agenda was Jeff Kelsey with a discussion of the health insurance renewal. Kelsey gave the commissioners a summary of the expenses from July 1, 2001 through May 31 of this year. He said it has been a good year for the county and he has been collecting quotes and through the process all of the carriers wanted to pick up the county. Kelsey said Alliance was offering a 5 percent decrease from the current carrier. He also pointed out that Alliance has an A+ rating and was based out of Salt Lake. Kelsey said in the bidding war Alliance had been good to work with and at one point he had to talk to them every day for two weeks to get the proposal worked out. Commissioner Hatch recommended they accept Alliance as the new carrier with it taking effect on July 1. The proposal was seconded and approved.
The next item was the public hearing to receive public comments on the conditional use permit for The Rockland Corporation. Mack Huntington from planning and zoning spoke and said the Rockland operation is southeast of Emery and they are applying for a level three permit. Emery County officials have visited the site. The operation will be underground with room and pillar. They plan to mine 80 ton of shale a week which is eight truck loads. They will mine three days a week, which will supply the plant in Emery.
There were no comments from the public and the conditional use permit was approved. The next commission meeting will be held on July 16 at 9 a.m.


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The title says it all. What's a video game you really wanted to enjoy but just weren't able to?
For me it's both Half-Life 2 and Portal. I heard they were great games but they just bored me immensely. Couldn't have cared less about what happened to Gordon Freeman since the guy didn't even talk. Plus I hated the HUD. Though, I'm big on story in games so that might be way. Portal was just plain boring. I really can't see how making portals to get to where a robot tells you to go can be fun in the least.


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In the News
Harvard Filmmakers in Berlin
Radcliffe fellow Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, both at Harvard's Sensory Ethnography Lab, are screening their co-directed "Leviathan" (2012), a wordless, sensual, and phantasmagoric portrait of commercial fishing aboard a trawler out of New Bedford, Mass., at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Prestigious Royal Society Award for Nottingham Trent University Scientist
Radcliffe fellow Carole Perry, a scientist with Nottingham Trent University, received a prestigious Wolfson Research Merit Award from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science.
The Emancipation Proclamation Now
The Harvard Gazette asked scholars from across Harvard to reflect on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and how the document resonates today. Hear from President Drew Faust, first Dean of the Radcliffe Institute, and Radcliffe Institute Professor Annette Gordon-Reed.
Lunch with Tiffany
Radcliffe Fellow, Harvard Law School Professor I. Glenn Cohen Codirects Petrie-Flom Center's Project with NFL
Cookbooks Echo With the Wisdom of Chefs Past
The New York Times features the notes and marginalia in Julia Child's cookbooks, housed in the Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Return to the Radical
Director John Tiffany Talks about the Artistic Process
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Considering how much attention we lavish on the technologies of writing—scroll, codex, print, screen—it's striking how little we pay to the technologies for digesting and regurgitating it. One way or another, there's no sector of the modern world that isn't saturated with note-taking. That was more than sufficient justification for holding a conference called Take Note, held at the Radcliffe Institute.


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Tee hee, I have to get there. I don't know if I'll actually get there before this Christmas, but I am going to get thre.
Never noticed before but you can pull up the catalog and look at it online.
Now wait a minute, Susie. Just because every child can't get his wish that doesn't mean there isn't a Santa Claus.
You know, I just joined this website today....and I just have to say that I am so happy to know that I am not the only one out there that is completely crazy about Christmas! I am so glad I found this website and have people to share the Christmas spirit with! My husband thinks I am absolutely crazy and obsessed because I am already itching to play Christmas carols and watch Christmas movies. LOL I just can't help myself. I love Christmas, it's by far the best time of the year and everything about it puts me in a good mood. And I am so excited to be a part of this Chritmas Community!
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Canadian-flavoured Izmir eliminated in Champions LeagueIZMIR, Turkey (February 12, 2013) – Canadian national team players Gord Perrin of Creston, B.C., and Justin Duff of Winnipeg scored 13 and 10 points apiece in a losing cause for Izmir, Turkey in a decisive men's Champions League semifinal match.
Izmir lost to Kedzierzyn-Kozle, Poland 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 25-19 before 5,300 disappointed fans. The Polish squad wins the series 2-0 and advances to the Champions League Final Four tournament for the first time in 10 years. Izmir falls short in a bid for a second straight championship appearance.
"Our opponent played really well tonight, especially from the serving line," said Izmir's head coach Glenn Hoag of Gatineau, Que., also head coach of Canada's national team. "We had some problems in reception while their block-defense system was almost impeccable. They did not allow us to play our game. They deserved to win tonight."
Adam Simac of Ottawa was the other Canadian player on the Izmir squad. He played two sets and earned a point on the attack.
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With minor upgrades to an already great shoe, the Saucony Guide 6 continues to provide support and cushioning in a reliable, go-to daily trainer.
Except for a few nitpicky details, we were impressed with the Saucony Guide 5, a near-lightweight supportive trainer with an 8mm offset. Luckily for us, Saucony kept all that was good with the Guide 5 and improved those nitpicks when releasing the Guide 6.
Among the changes is a redesign in the arch wrap for a refined midfoot fit. The result is a more secure, performance-oriented fit through the midfoot and heel, while the toebox remains on the roomier side to accommodate those with a wider forefoot.
We heard from a few runners who felt that outsole durability on the Guide 5 was a bit lacking - the outsole rubber could get chewed up more quickly than expected. Saucony remedied this by switching to a harder rubber in the forefoot to reduce wear.
These changes don't affect our favorite part of the Guide – its balanced cushioning and a smooth ride. Fans of the Guide 5 will continue to enjoy a soft step-in feel and a responsive toe-off, with underfoot protection for high mileage use and an excellent ride from heel to toe.
As a fan of the Guide 5, I'm happy to see that the changes are minimal in the 6. Those who liked the 5 will continue to like this shoe.
The fit feels a little snugger in the midfoot than the Guide 5. It's not a bad thing, though, as it feels more securely wrapped around my foot.
Though good for heelstriking, the extra material in the heel felt a little weighty for a mid to forefoot landing.


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The basic origin story was fairly faithful to the comic book but did take some slight deviations. Also, with DC it's hard to know what is "faithful" to the comic anymore. Green Lantern has probably had three major tellings of his origins over the 50 or so years he's been around. This was probably pretty faithful to the most recent one. That aside, the story suffered from forcing the themes down the viewers throats rather than letting them see them displayed through the actions of the characters.
It also read as DC's attempt to make a Marvel movie. That's an understandable thing right now given that Marvel movies are rocking the super hero movie world right now. But DC and Marvel characters are different from each other. Marvel origins are very much about redemption and humanity. The characters in Marvel start at a low point and must take on their heroism to redeem themselves. This is not the template for a DC character. Most DC characters are naturally good people who are granted powers for who they are already rather than what they can become. I found it very hard to believe that the ring chose this guy out of the 7 billion people in the world.
I did find Sinestro to be an interesting character and wished there had been more interaction between him and Hal Jordan. This was a prominent part of one of the recent DC Universe animated movies and makes the eventual turn of Sinestro mean so much more. It would be akin to not giving Batman much time with Harvey Dent before his turn to Two-Face.
The biggest issue with this movie was casting. I don't mind Ryan Reynolds, but Hal Jordan he is not. I could see him as a wise-cracking Wally West or he was okay as Deadpool, but something about him seemed off as Hal Jordan. He was too aloof and really a big jerk. He's not the only casting problem. Blake Lively really doesn't live up to her name with her cardboard acting and lack of chemistry with the lead. I didn't buy her as an aspiring entrepreneur nor as a friend of Hal Jordan's.
The effects weren't bad, but I do question the need to change the classic costume from the comic book version. The Gil Kane-designed outfit is one of the greatest costumes in comics. It's a shame that we still have not seen it truly realized on screen.
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- Chrisloc1701 said...
Totally agree with you CT. I feel Nathan Fillion would have made a better Hal Jordan. I like Ryan Reynolds but he just wasn't a good Hal. He would have bee an excellent Kyle Raynor, but not Hal.
Also in the closing credits we see Sinestro put on the yellow ring... too soon!!! I was hoping the next film would Sinestro's fall into the dark side.
They just tried to do so much in one film and all they accomplished was a mess of a movie with potential.
- Sunday, January 15, 2012
- Paxton said...
I mostly agree. Blake Lively was terrible. Peter Saarsgard's character was useless. I liked the idea of Parrallax, but he was used incorrectly.
I do, however, like the costume, and the entire idea of Oa and the Corps. Why they didn't focus on that is beyond me. It would have been a much better movie if after getting the ring Hal left Earth and didn't return until the next movie.
- Monday, January 16, 2012
- Fitz said...
I understand the criticalness in looking at this movie. For example, was that the Smoke Monster from Lost or was Parrallax the one behind Lost?
However, I enjoyed the movie for one reason . . . GREEN LANTERN was on the screen!!!!! You couldn't wipe the grin off of my face! It was amazing to see!! Yes there were issues, but I saw Hal Jordan and Sinestro.
Sometimes you have to let negativity wash over you and just let the 8 year-old boy in you pretend you were part of the Corps again (Yellow issues and all).
I know they probably won't, but I hope they make another one.
- Monday, January 16, 2012
- Paxton said...
My problem, Fitz, is that I was never a GL fan in the first place. This movie was supposed to change my mind. It didn't. For this movie to be effective it had to create new fans, not just pander to the current fans who remember they liked GL when they were 8.
It's not that I actively hate this movie and think it was terrible, I was just so horribly disappointed because I could see the immense unrealized potential this movie had.
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- CT said...
I guess we comic book nerds are a bit spoiled now. We've had several decent to great adaptations of characters on the screen so it's no longer enough to just be happy seeing them. We could settle for what we got when it came to Tim Burton's Batman because there were no other options, but that movie wouldn't fly these days. I want something true to the actual character and a great story that lives up to the decades of history the characters have.
All that said, I think I would like to see a sequel to this. I think it would be better although there are still hurdles to overcome such as casting.
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Chrisloc1701 said...
I must say that this film was watched by my Wife, who is not a comic book fan, and she liked this film. As did my oldest daughter who also is not a comic book fan. I agree CT that we are spoiled and there was a lot of expectatons for this film, it just didn't deliver for this fan. But I am hopeful for the sequel, hopefully they will correct the mistakes of the first film.
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Fitz said...
I gotcha Pax. I did have a grin the time I watched in the theatre, but you know what . . . I have rented it or watched it again. Probably won't either for all the reasons already stated. I have run into a lot of people who I think "hated" GL because they thought they were suppose to, but if you didn't know any better people actually enjoyed it. I just wanted to be a voice for actually liking the movie.
CT, in regards to choices . . . I still conflicted about this one. Rebooting Spider-man. Already talking about rebooting Batman. I don't know how I feel if movies become like comic books and every three movies you get a new director and reboot. What is the point? Let's reboot Harry Potter. I have been ready about how Kahn is in Star Trek 2 or is that 12; I have lost count. How can it be a reboot if it is actually a repeat. I mean they are "rebooting" the Girl with Dragon Tattoo because American's are too lazy to read subtitles. (okay this might not actually be a reboot, but you get my point).
But there are choices. I enjoyed Rami's Spider-man. Am I going to the theatre every 6 years or so to see a new Spider-man, Batman, or X-men movie? Probably not.
Rant over. ;)
- Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- CT said...
For the record Fitz, I really tried to go into Green Lantern with an open mind. I'm not one to let others tell me how to think or feel about something. (Just look at my stance on Michael Bay.) And I feel like I was fair to GL. Maybe it got a bad rap, but it just didn't have the magic I would have wanted from this movie.
We've got an episode of the podcast coming up all about sequels, but remakes and reboots is probably another couple of topics worth talking about down the road. I don't mind them in general, but the decreasing amount of time between them is a bit disconcerting. You're right…how long before the Harry Potter reboot?
I worry a bit though that the super hero genre is headed for something similar to what happened to Star Trek. There was so much Star Trek that there eventually was "franchise fatigue." With the dozens and dozens of super hero movies we've been getting, I have to wonder if we're in for a "genre fatigue" and an eventual crash. Probably would do some of these properties some good to get a rest. Batman did well to have the nearly ten year gap between Batman & Robin and Batman Begins. This has been predicted for some time now. We'll see if it happens. At least we'll get Avengers first.
- Wednesday, January 18, 2012
- Fitz said...
Totally understand CT. It is kind of funny because the "fatigue" you are talking about; I feel with the Marvel stuff. I get that they are making a shared movie universe and I think they are doing a great job. I just feel like everything between Iron Man and Avengers is just filler.
I will say I did think Captain America and Chris Evans were fantastic. I didn't think I would like it, but I did. Getting to what you said, I think CA had the "magic" and GL didn't.
One reboot I didn't mention which might cause debate . . . the Star Wars prequels. I know they are suppose to "prequels," but for all intents and purposes they were a reboot of Star Wars. Clone Wars just solidified the reboot nature. I think Lucas' idea that Star Wars is modern mythology lets him "reboot" or "rework" anything that was suppose to canon. I.E. the Mandos - canon use to say they were the deadliest warriors in the galaxy. Clone Wars says they are farmers and peaceful (except that small moon of outcasts). Even Star Wars isn't immune to rebooting. :( or is retconing?
- Wednesday, January 18, 2012


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Battlefield 2 Patch v1.50 Final
Battlefield 2 Patch v1.50 Final
Battlefield 2 Patch v1.50 Final
Battlefield 2 Patch v1.50 Final
Battlefield 2 Patch v1.50 Final
Battlefield 2 Patch v1.50 Final
BF2 = that POS must die go to hell and burn. Alone with BF3, I know its not out yet, but it WILL suck, most likely more than BF2.I wish someone would make decent modern game where you don't have all that artillery, radar, peopling-poping-out-of-the-air-next-to-squad-leader-spawn-type gay a$$ sh*t.Just you, your gun and opposite team.
Battlefield 2 Patch v1.50 Final
Battlefield 2 Patch v1.50 Final
maybe because artillery is a modern thing that is used? same with uav's. and the spawn system is 10x better than that call of duty's spawn so... other then crappy graphics and needing 5 shots to kill a person the games good. but if you really want realism that badly, the army would probably love to take you. and then it will just be you, your gun and a bunch of enemies, and artillery and people popping out of nowhere as they were hidden. you even only get one spawn then!


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Subsidizing Creativity Through Network Design: Zero Pricing and Net Neutrality
Robin S. Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Tim Wu
Columbia University - Law School
July 21, 2009
Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 61-76, Summer 2009
Today, through historical practice, there exists a de facto ban on termination fees - also referred to as a "zero-price" rule (Hemphill, 2008) - which forbids an Internet service provider from charging an additional fee to a content provider who wishes to reach that ISP's customers. The question is whether this zero-pricing structure should be preserved, or whether carriers should be allowed to charge termination fees and engage in other practices that have the effect of requiring payment to reach users. This paper begins with a defense of the de facto zero-price rule currently in existence. We point out that the Internet, as an intermediary between users and content providers, exhibits pricing dynamics similar to other intermediaries in "two-sided markets." In particular, we posit that the Internet's absence of payments from content creators to users' ISPs facilitates the entry of content creators. In that respect, the rule provides an alternative implementation of the policy goals provided by the intellectual property system and achieves functions similar to copyright and patent law. The rule also helps avoid the problems of Internet fragmentation, in which content providers who do not reach agreements with ISPs cannot access all customers, and consumers on a single ISP are foreclosed from proccessing their content.
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Back on ssh topic, i think this is third or perhaps the fourth article regarding ssh, one of my favorite tools on a Linux server, and that a lot of times is not used or configured properly. In this small guide i'll show you some setup to make your ssh server a bit more safer from the most common attacks.
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