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The Economist: Overreaction and Irony
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Dr. M. Ray Perryman
June 27, 2013
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently set off a firestorm when he indicated that the temporary and extraordinary measures the Fed has taken to help the economy recover from the recent recession would at some point (yet to be determined precisely) be phased out. The reason for the mention of tapering off is that, in the Fed's view, the economic recovery might be close to reaching the point where it can continue on and gain momentum even without the Fed's help. The risks to the economy have diminished since last fall, the job market is better, and the housing market has improved.
This is good news, right? Wrong! At least not judging by the way the investment community reacted. The Dow dropped more than 200 points after the announcement, and other major market indices took similar hits. The reaction was both overblown and ironic in several ways.
One notable point is that the selloff was based on so little new information. Everyone has always known that the high levels of bond purchases by the Fed would end at some time. Chairman Bernanke basically said IF this and this and this, then MAYBE that and that and that unless something else happens, and we will continue to monitor the situation and adjust accordingly. There were caveats aplenty and room for a change in plan at the least signal that there was a need. However, folks reacted like he said a nuclear weapon would hit their house in 30 seconds.
He used an analogy of driving a car, saying that "any slowing in the pace of purchases will be akin to letting up a bit on the gas pedal as the car picks up speed, not to beginning to apply the brakes." Mr. Bernanke continued with the automobile analogy, indicating that "if the incoming data support the view that the economy is able to sustain a reasonable cruising speed, we will ease the pressure on the accelerator by gradually reducing the pace of purchases." He was quick to point out that "any need to consider applying the brakes by raising short-term [interest] rates is still far in the future."
Ending the Fed's stimulative actions due to improvement in the economy is clearly a good thing from almost any perspective you choose. Some analysts have feared that the Fed's actions could lead to major long-term problems (spiraling inflation, a weakening dollar, and more). These risks (while somewhat overstated, in my opinion) increase if we keep up the quantitative easing too long. If the Federal Open Market Committee is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, it's good news.
The fact that the economy is improving should also be good for equities markets, as it bodes well for corporate growth and earnings and returns to investors. So why did stocks tumble? Largely because of the fear that long-term interest rates will rise when the Fed takes the foot off the gas (which is likely true). However, it is important to note that if the Fed doesn't ease up on the easing once the recovery revs up, the excess money in the system will fuel inflationary fears. In an environment with higher inflation, bond buyers and lenders demand higher rates to protect against negative real returns. Ironically, long-term interest rates would rise either way (and actually more if investors become convinced the Fed is not going to act).
Some analysts have set forth the opinion that the reaction was more due to the stock market being primed for a correction than what was actually said in the announcement. While the investment community has long obsessed about the Fed's actions and the Chairman's words, the size of the drop was partly a case of markets looking for an excuse for a correction. There's probably some truth to that notion given the way it kept drifting down and is now beginning to drift back up.
Mr. Bernanke said that "our policy is in no way predetermined and will depend on the incoming data and the evolution of the outlook." We knew this fact years ago. While there was a little acknowledgement of the fact that the economic recovery might be reaching a point where it makes some sense to think about thinking about tapering off, it was carefully couched in terms of happening if and only if the recovery is at a stage to warrant. Although there will inevitably be a period of adjustment when the Fed stops its accommodating policies, I for one hope that it's sooner rather than later.
Perryman is President and Chief Executive Officer of The Perryman Group (
). He also serves as Institute Distinguished Professor of Economic Theory and Method at the International Institute for Advanced Studies.
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Today: The former country of Czechoslovakia is now the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. In both republics, people enjoy increased artistic freedom.
Late 1960s-Late 1970s: The United States engages in a war in Vietnam to try to stop the spread of Communism in Asia.
Today: The United States engages in a war in Afghanistan to try to stop the spread of terrorism in the world.
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Jean's Potato Salad
Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Melanie Clarke
Yield: Makes 8 servings
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Stand: 15 Minutes
Chill: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
- 6 medium-size baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes (4 lb.)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 6 large eggs
- 4 green onions, white and light green parts only
- 1 medium-size green bell pepper, diced
- 4 celery ribs, diced (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 1 large carrot, shredded
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- Garnishes: Bibb lettuce leaves, green onions
- 1. Bring potato, 1/2 tsp. salt, and water to cover to a boil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat, and cook 10 to 15 minutes or just until tender; drain.
- 2. Place eggs in a single layer in a stainless-steel saucepan. (Do not use nonstick.) Add water to a depth of 3 inches. Bring to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let stand 15 minutes.
- 3. Meanwhile, chop green onions. Drain eggs, and return to pan. Fill pan with cold water and ice. Tap each egg firmly on the counter until cracks form all over the shell. Peel under cold running water. Chop eggs.
- 4. Stir together eggs, green onions, bell pepper, celery, and carrot in a large bowl; add potato, stirring gently to combine.
- 5. Stir together mayonnaise, pepper, and remaining 1 tsp. salt; add to potato mixture, stirring gently to coat. Season with salt to taste. Cover and chill 1 1/2 to 24 hours before serving. Garnish, if desired.
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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > Veni, Vidi, Fuck Shit Up
Gerard has given up on his life, but he's not prepared to end it. He's resorted to making his deadbeat life in run-down Belleville more interesting by peppering it with alcohol, smokes, anything ...
Chapter 1; Veni, Vidi, Fuck Shit Up
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Trigger warning, depression and self harm thoughts, no graphic descriptions though.
Copyright blah blah blah this is all fictional in an alternative universe.
You might have concluded that waking up the morning of an eventful day would be a good place to start a story. I'm inclined to agree with you, but I'm afraid we can't do that. We can't start off in the morning and let the story roll by without you knowing just how crooked a boy young Gerard has become. Because trouble doesn't happen in one day.
Trouble doesn't just spring up and take over a shy teenager's instincts. You'll find that shy teenager is just introverted. Weak. Bullied. Pressured. Troubled. They don't simply wake up and decide they are about to wreak havoc. These things take time.
Like all good things.
It would be nice if Gerard could leave.
His dreams were to have dreams. Confusing, yeah. He had this shit figured way before DiCaprio coined it though started knocking people out and raping their brains though.
This was different to Inception, however. Gerard dreamed of breaking out of the cyclical lifestyle Bellevillians had settled into, leave this dead end, and find a life to live, because he sure as fuck wasn't living right now. He was alive, surviving. Gerard existed.
And that was his only achievement in life so far.
At seventeen, kids in the wider world had a vague idea of what they wanted to do. They had friends, dreams, they bothered their asses in school because they had something to work towards, people to work for and a life they wanted to earn.
At seventeen, kids in Belleville had dropped out of school and swept floors or cleaned toilets, working their way up the grimy ladder that meant they would someday get a managerial position. And boy was that a job to be dreamt of.
Perhaps once he finished school he could enrol in college or leave the town. Newark wasn't too far, and it was his best shot at achieving... well achieving anything. But that yearning still entwined in his heartstrings, and he wanted to go further, far away. San Francisco had a cool gay area, apparently. New York was the typical place to go. Chicago seemed like the most enticing for some reason.
These things just didn't happen in Belleville. Achievements, hopes, dreams, that crap. You could ask three Bellevillians what their life goals and you'd come out of it with three identical life stories. Leave high school. Become the manager of a convenience store or a coffee shop.
On the bright side, there were quite a few Walmarts in Belleville.
Another school year was looming across the threshold, counting on Gerard spending his days just opening his locker, going to class, closing his locker, going home. Repeat. Life was established, life was a routine, and he was used to it. He woke up as per usual, brushed his teeth as per usual, skipped breakfast as per usual, and downed his coffee with a shot of something special that just gave everything less of an edge.
At least his little vials of vindictive addiction reached in and tugged on his cheeks. That woozy smile passed over and shivers tickled down his spine, with a pinch at the base of the neck. This was great; every morning had a kick like this. Gerard had something to look forward to whenever he gingerly rolled out of bed. Small things like this peppered through his day. Truth be told, Gerard couldn't live without them. His shots in the morning, cigarette breaks at lunchtime, that time alone with himself and the razor blade in the evenings, hitting his head against the wall hoping it would knock him out before he went to sleep. All in good nature, he told himself. All for his own wellbeing.
Time had passed slowly over the summer. The only thing of remote interest was a new comic store opening in town. The thought fleeted that Gerard could apply for a job there once he finished school, to busy himself whilst he rotted away. Such a horrible image, but it played on his mind. The idea that no one would notice if he was gone, if he'd just decayed into a mess of life force. He was a sad excuse of a human being in his own opinion, yet he enjoyed coping with it. That sort of thing drew him in, hurting himself, healing himself, that spinning cycle. Gerard had a lust for his own blood of sorts.
As we were saying, summer. Not much had happened as the two months rolled by painstakingly slowly. Some new kids had moved into town, some lucky kids had moved out, some left in coffins too.
One girl had left them but yet she was still there, six feet under, with a stomach full of pills and that blissful look on her face until the maggots ate it away.
Sucks to be her.
Gerard had mulled it over for a while. The death, that was. It wasn't the first suicide in Belleville and it sure as fuck wasn't going to be the last one. But this girl was his age, only seventeen years old. And he just didn't get it. He'd toyed with the idea of just ending his life; he'd nicked the skin on his throat and wondered should he press further. Yet in the end, that ounce of hope outweighed the omen looming over his shoulder. He staved it off again, saving his own death for a less merciful day. Because in the end, that small feeling that things could get better always won him over.
Summer's lease hath all too long a date and Belleville High School's reopening couldn't come fast enough for Gerard. School was his only occupation, for the most part. That's not to say he had no friends, he just didn't see them much outside the classroom. There was Jimmy and Rob, they were friends, they liked the same music as him and they all sat together at lunch, which totally meant they were friends! Gerard wasn't a loner, he just wasn't known for his prolific social interaction. Even his little brother Mikey tended to stay away from him these past few years.
"See you later Mikes!" Gerard hollered through the doorframe, just about ready to click the door shut and make his way to school.
"Wait up cocksucker!" Mikey yelled, and before Gerard knew it, there was a foot jammed in the doorway and an extremely pissed off Mikey to answer to, glaring at him from the inside of the house.
As I was saying- they weren't on best terms.
"Open the door jackass, you're hurting my foot." he snarled, wrenching Gerard's hand off the handle and pushing his way out of the house. Gerard stood aside in awe, trying to figure out why Mikey's angst was spiking up this morning, and more importantly why this year he'd decided that walking seemed the best way to get to his school on the other side of town.
"Why aren't you getting a lift off mom...?" Gerard dared to ask, clicking the door shut behind him woozily and staring at Mikey as he stalked down the path to the corner of their street. The steps creaked softly underfoot as Gerard hesitantly dropped his grip from the door handle. He rarely saw Mikey this early in the morning and much less saw him this angry without a cause. These shambles of late dawn were making less and less sense as the year went by, perhaps Gerard had taken the shot that blew his head off.
"I start high school today you moron!" Mikey yelled again, shooting an angry look over his shoulder and not waiting up for Gerard - who consequently fumbled with the house keys and sprinted down the street in an effort to catch up with his little brother.
"Why are you being such a bitch?" Gerard wheezed, stumbling up to Mikey's side.
"Why do you think?" he huffed, tugging on his grey beanie and flicking his long brown fringe aside in the most irritating and an unbearably stuck up manner.
"I got nothing here Mikes-"
"Don't. Call me. Mikes." he hissed slowly, frustration snarling and seething from every syllable. Gerard was still at a loss. What had he done this time? By the norm standards, they didn't have the closest relationship, but it was still uncharacteristic of Mikey to lash out like this instead of just ignoring Gerard's very existence.
"I'm showing up for my first day of high school with my piss-annoying older brother who's a fucking social hermit, has no friends and will make me look like a tool in front of highly impressionable teenagers." Mikey sighed, shooting another glare at Gerard as they stalked down the street.
"Fair deuce, I'm a sociopath." Gerard shrugged.
"And you say annoying shit like that." Mikey added. "Now, everything will just work out better for us, if once we turn that corner, you go ahead, I stand back, and we pretend we don't even know each other, okay?"
Although he could perfectly understand why Mikey was annoyed today, Gerard still couldn't see why he had to be such a douchebag about it. They stalked down the street in silence, with Mikey's aura of I Hate My Life making an impenetrable shield of awkward. Gerard lit up a cigarette after a minute or so, and once they finally reached the end of the road, the Way brothers agreed Gerard would stay back to finish his smoke and Mikey would go ahead to meet up with his middle school friends. No one would even know they knew each other, much less they were brothers.
Mikey trotted up the steps to Belleville High School, met his friends, smiled, laughed, hung out by the main entrance and seemingly had a great time, and once again, Gerard was an antisocial loner, who couldn't even get his own brother to like him.
He smiled and plucked the cigarette from his lips, exhaling slowly in a long stream of smoke.
This was just how he liked it.
He liked being alone, ignored, he liked standing by himself. He liked the things they spat at him, the smoke in his lungs, the remaining traces of cheap vodka caressing the inside of his veins. He liked the nicks in his skin tickling down his arms.
He liked the harm in it all. There was something so pretty about it.
He didn't need anyone else when he had a romance between himself and self destruction.
The ash blew off the tip of his cigarette and brushed against his knuckle. He held the stick between his fingertips and stroked his lower lip with the filter absentmindedly, like some cancer flavoured lip balm. Maybe he could make this year different somehow. Maybe he could do something good, make a difference. Maybe he could quit smoking, quit drinking, start talking to people start a reputation. Maybe he could be remembered in the school.
Or, on the other hand, maybe he could start himself a bad history.
A smile crept up Gerard's cheeks. That sounded like a funny notion. The goody two shoes kids were always about making their lives better, making a difference. But maybe Gerard could have some fun and fuck shit up. Or make things worse for himself.
That sounded enticing.
He glanced around the corner, to see Mikey and his friends were still stalling around the student entrance. Laughing, nodding, smiling, all crowded around having an awesome in their awesome clique with their awesome friends. The cigarette tumbled from Gerard's hand to the ground, and he couldn't even bother stub it out. He started marching towards the school with a certain air of determination about him. Determined to do what? He wasn't even sure. But he was sure to get his shit together and do something, anything, to make the days go by faster. Time flies when you give yourself cancer.
It's not like it mattered anymore. There was no chance of him leaving Belleville after high school, might as well make a deadbeat life slightly more interesting.
He suspected it might've been his morning shot's last kick stemming the strangest ideas in his mind, but the malignant thoughts stuck to his brain like some pleasing tumour, resignated to ruining his life whilst simultaneously giving him a good time. Going out with a bang, you could call it. Thoughts drifted back to his earlier ponderings. Such a horrible image, the idea that no one would notice if he was gone, if he'd just decayed into a mess of life force. That was the last thing Gerard wanted. Sometimes he'd want to just give up, make it stop, let this breath be his final, but that wasn't to say he didn't want to be remembered. He'd come back and haunt this town if he needed, but Gerard Way was going to do something before he died, he was going to be remembered, he was going out with a crash, bang and explosion.
At least the thought didn't fall through like most of his rare points of optimism did. Gerard had barely crossed the school grounds' threshold and set foot on the grimy steps leading to the main building before a kid standing a few feet away from Mikey caught his attention. The boy was hanging around awkwardly by one set of the school gates, and Gerard couldn't tell if he was loosely attached to Mikey's group or if he was just simply alone. That in itself was weird, as most people - excluding Gerard , obviously - found comfort in numbers at school. He was an intriguing figure, to say the least. No special, aura, none of that butterflies and radiating magic shit, he just looked different. Half shaved hair, eyeliner, band t-shirt, ripped jeans - y'know that kind of kid. Goth, punk, emo, as you like it. He wasn't strikingly hot, he wasn't repulsively ugly, but when he's the only other kid in a ten mile radius with an interest in The Cure, you got curious.
Gerard was most certainly not the only misfit in the school, himself and the other oddballs found company in each other, but sometimes it just boiled down to the fact they had no one else to go to. Jimmy, Rob and himself were the regular trio found at Table 12 at lunchtime, sometimes joined by Ray, or Jennifer, and on even rarer occasions, Bob. But even at that, Gerard was the only one who truly stuck out of the crowd. In fact, he couldn't name another person who dressed as such apart from himself. And this kid, apparently.
He was new on the scene. Never seen before. Brand new, coming to a theatre near you, available in all good retailers. But he looked too old to be a freshman, so Gerard narrowed it down to a) he'd just moved to Belleville in the recession like a lot of newcomers or b) maybe he'd been in the school for years and he'd had some sort of spiritual awakening during the summer whereby he'd realized he would be a really good looking faggot. Gerard smirked at his own amazing humour. Hardy har har.
Who was this boy though? Gerard's thoughts zoomed back into focus. He did his best to soak in every detail of his image while he walked by him in the direction of the student entrance, whilst trying remaining inconspicuous - and as a result nearly walked into one of the midgets in Mikey's group of friends. He considered pissing off his little brother with an "Oh hey Mikeeey!", but decided against, freshman had been hard enough on him and he didn't have an annoying queer brother peering over his shoulder. What, you thought he was a douchebag? He hated himself, that's not to say he wanted to ruin Mikey's life too. If anything, Mikey deserved the best chance he could get.
Ignoring the affronted look that Mikey's friend gave him, he marched up the steps and paused at the building's doorway. He was really curious, and more so reckless. If he didn't find out who this stranger was now it would probably eat away at his head for the rest of the day. Chances were part luck, part stupidity, and Gerard was a stupid boy feeling lucky.
He mimed looking at his phone, trying to keep his glances in check so he wasn't too conspicuous. And right after he checked himself, he realized- fuck that. Gerard wanted to show interest, he wanted the guy to be aware of the piqued curiosity he'd caused. It only took one more casual look over before Gerard had decided 'to hell with it' and walked over to the boy.
Some small part of his mind was thinking that maybe he should stay away. This kid had good style but that didn't mean he would take too kindly to some ascetic, lanky eighteen year old waltzing up and asking how he was. He had a fauxhawk from chrissakes. Fauxhawks are not for the faint of heart.
Then again, that was the small part thinking. There also remained that overbearing percentage of his possible choices that seemed to have bought most of the stock in Gerard's brain, and was now urging him forward to retrace his steps back down to the gate, to say hello to this kid.
And finally, there was the sweet remains of that Irish taint to his morning coffee. Maybe alcohol wasn't a healthy choice for breakfast, but hey, nothing says let's start a new school year like a swig of knock-off whiskey from the downstairs pantry.
He found himself face to face with this kid. When did he get to the bottom of the steps? Oops. Perhaps he should pay attention to this kind of shit in the future.
"Hi." Gerard stated briskly, planting his feet on the ground and pushing a few strands of his greasy black hair out of the way. He looked like shit, as far as he was concerned. The new kid glanced him up and down and stared bemusedly, soaking in every detail of what was going on. It was such a simple action but he was fuck confused. There was a boy who looked a bit older than him and possibly had vampiric ancestry staring at him, his eyes widening over the his hollow cheeks, awaiting an answer. He looked freaky, to be honest. Greasy, pale, skeletal, and the long black bangs framing his face complemented the creepy ass knee-length jacket.
"Hey." the kid smiled warily. He looked more surprised than anything. In fairness to him, a Dracula lookalike had appeared out of the blue to say hello to him. Gerard gave him another look from head to toe. He had some badges on his bag strap. All good bands. The Smiths? Hm. Bit different to the rest. Still good music though, and always fallback for shitty conversation in case things turned sour.
Sure, here's a tip from Mr Gerard Way- if anyone's ever beating the shit through you for being an irrational faggot, ask them if they like brit-pop.
"I haven't seen you around." Gerard stated again, continuing the conversation with his brilliant social skills. "You new? What's your name?"
"Oh." the kid's face cleared a little, probably because he thought this dude was a little less likely to use him as a blood sacrifice or some shit now. Because he totally looked like that kind of guy.
"Yeah. I just moved from Newark, my name's Frank." He nodded.
"Nice meeting you Frank. My name's Gerard. Do you like The Cure?" Gerard questioned immediately, rattling questions off like the world's most apathetic game show presenter.
"Well, yeah." Newark replied with a gesture towards his shirt, still too confused to break a smile in this conversation.
"Good, I like them too. And I'm tired of all those jackasses wearing band tees without knowing the band." Gerard grinned, and Frank's lips finally twitched into a small curve. This guy wasn't so bad after all. Still freaky looking but a nice guy. Frank wasn't one to judge, he was usually interpreted as the aggro, kill-all-your-friends, punk kid.
Okay in fairness he did have a few 'anger issues', but that was why they'd moved to Belleville, so he could have a new start. A start where he wasn't known in the school for giving a kid a black eye because he said The Smiths were faggots.
(You don't diss The Smiths around Frank Iero.)
"So you like The Cure?" Frank shrugged, slowly trying to make headway in the conversation. He wasn't the shy type, and since someone else had approached him first he sure as fuck was not going to let them go this easily.
"I do indeed Newark, and all these other badges..." Gerard nodded, leaning in to stare at the buttons peppering over Frank's jacket. In response, Frank almost backed away, but decided to grit his teeth and clench his fists at this sudden intrusion of his personal bubble.
Out of the bubble. Frank muttered in his mind. Out. Gerald. Or Gerard. Whatever.
Out. Of. The. Bubble.
"Surprised to see The Smiths in between Skunk Anansie and Murderdolls though." He added, pulling away and standing once again in his strangely rigid posture that just enforced his skeletal image. "Still, I love all of them."
Frank found himself grinning absurdly.
"You love them all." he smiled breathily. "You like The Smiths."


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"We Shanghainese value our image. We don't want to lose face in front of the entire world…"
Society & Culture
Cultural differences in the eyes of a Chinese living in the United States. Stuff that seem trivial may actually hold meanings to another culture.
Especially for this season's Mid-Autumn Festival, should you go home for the holidays? Today's generation does not think so. There are 2 ways of looking at it–being practical and/or just not placing much significance in the cultural background of the holiday.
Definitely not a how-to guide on using the famous or infamous Chinese toilets. Toilet stories in China. Toilet terms you should know.
Rules in riding the public transportation: 1. Take the initiative when paying your fare. 2. Give up your seat to the elderly, weak, and/or pregnant. But what happens when rude people take the bus or metro?
The Internet is filled with opinions if the term "laowai" is degoratory or not. I doubt this will end the discussion, but I asked the Chinese instead on what they think of the word "laowai"; since the word came from them anyway.
Are Chinese robots? Relating experiences from the World Cup and the Shanghai World Expo.
Do you see the World Expo as a homecoming for the overseas Chinese? Hillary Clinton shares some points on Chinese-Americans during her visit to the Shanghai World Expo.
What makes something Chinese? How are Chinese characteristics viewed outside China? Is there even such a thing as a specific Chinese characteristic?
Is the World Expo changing China? An observation from South Korean President Lee Myung- bak offers a lot of insights.
Have traditions associated with Tomb-Sweeping Festival started waning from the cultural consciousness of the Chinese younger generation?
The slang term 小资 (xiaozi) originates from the Marxist term petty bourgeoisie, but means "yuppie" or "hipster" in today's China. We've developed a 20 question quiz to tell if you or your Chinese friends are xiaozi. See if you agree with us.
C. Custer of ChinaGeeks translates a post by popular Chinese blogger Acosta that offers some insight into the way young Chinese view spending, sacrifice, and success.


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Rick Perry's Ties to a Terrorist Militia
Rick Perry denies he ever spoke in favor of Texas secession from the United States. But records show he not only spoke in favor of secession, Perry spoke at a rally attended by secessionist leaders and a top Perry aide met with secessionist leaders privately. Perry went on to push for legislation favored by secessionists and others. One of the groups he sought the support of, the Republic of Texas militia, has a long history of terrorism, including plots to assassinate a Republican governor (later president), a Democratic president, attempted attacks on a US Army base and federal building, and attempts to acquire missiles and biological weapons.
Bring up the topic of Texas secession today, and Rick Perry and his campaign insist he never spoke in favor of it. Indeed, in his most famous statement on the topic he did say, "There's absolutely no reason to," even while insisting in the same statement, "We would be able to leave if we decided to do that.... if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, who knows what may come of that?"[1]
The ROT militia claims they are the return of the original "Republic of Texas." Beginning in 1995 they set up "banks," printed "currency," and began a campaign that Texas state officials called "paper terrorism," harassment, intimidation, fraud, and theft using phony liens, affidavits, orders, summonses, and warrants. As Governor, George W. Bush was ordered by the ROT militia to vacate office. At one point, over 300 angry militia stood on the Texas Capital steps, demanding Bush leave office. The ROT demanded more than $92 trillion from the federal government in "war reparations." Texas state officials shut down two federal buildings because of bomb threats by the ROT. The ROT funded itself by passing over three million dollars in worthless checks.[7]
The ROT also worked with another militia, the Washitaws, a Black supremacist group demanding the control of the entire former Louisiana Territory. In an audacious scheme, both militias tried to issue $1.5 billion in deposit warrants. Both militias then used the proceeds to buy property and luxury cars.[8]
In 1997, members of the militia including their leader Richard McLaren, kidnapped two neighbors, leading to a standoff with Texas state police that made headlines worldwide. On trial, the full extent of the ROT's plotting came out. The ROT tried to buy surface to air missiles, planning to shoot down Governor Bush's airplane. A government informer, Robert Cyrus Stewart III, attended two militia meetings where Bush's assassination was discussed. Stewart cased the governor's mansion and believed the plot to be real, but the FBI never informed the governor's security staff. [9]
"Your [government] employees and their families have been targeted for destruction by revenge....Non-traceable, personal delivery systems have been developed to inject bacteria and/or viruses for the purpose of killing, maiming, and causing great suffering."
The planned method of attack used biological weapons, cactus thorns coated with anthrax and shot by a modified cigarette lighter. The militia members were arrested near the Mexican border after meeting with a government informer.[11]
In 2000, members of the ROT militia planned to attack the Houston Federal building. Federal agents arrested Mark McCool, leader of the ROT's "Militia and Combined Action Program." McCool was arrested buying C-4 plastic explosives and automatic weapons. McCool pled guilty and served time on federal charges.
In 1999 in Trinidad, Texas, ROT militia member John Joe Gray was in a car pulled over for speeding. He was carrying a gun without a permit and resisted arrest. Gray tried to take one officer's gun and actually bit the other officer's hand during the struggle. He went to jail. Though known to be a militia member, alleged to be part of a plan to bomb a highway, and alleged to have had others make threats to carry out violence unless he was released, Gray was allowed out on bond. For twelve years, Gray has remained in a standoff with local police, hiding out on his small country property. Gray's extended family with him numbers sixteen people, some heavily armed, some only children. Gray has also avoided prosecution for unpaid taxes and sheltered his daughter defying a court order giving custody of her children to her ex-husband.[14]
These are the type of people Governor Rick Perry for a time chose to associate with and sought out their support.
Treason, seeking to overthrow the US and Texas governments by force
Plots to assassinate one American President and one Texas Governor (later a US President)
Plotting to murder soldiers at an American Army base
Plotting to murder federal employees
Over $1.5 billion in various forms of fraud
Three kidnappings
Three other attempted murders, including of two policemen
Three other assaults on police
Numerous threats against police and public officials
Attempts to acquire surface to air missiles, plastic explosives, and other military weapons including biological ones
Paper terrorism using phony liens, court orders, summons, warrants
Numerous counts of forging passports, driver's licenses, other documents
The ROT militia claims to have thousands of members statewide, and admits that some of the membership includes a "white supremacist faction."[16]
Recall the phony charges against Obama in 2008 about "palling with terrorists" over serving on a committee with someone who, a quarter of a century early, had solely destroyed property. But Rick Perry shared the stage with real terrorists, and sought their support. The ROT tried to assassinate a Democratic president and a Republican governor, murder police, soldiers, and civilians, force elected officials from office using threats, steal on a scale organized crime can only dream about, and intimidate any who disagree with them.
It may just be a matter of time until we see another violent spree from the ROT. It would be extremely unlikely if the ROT is not plotting terrorism at this very moment, if they had simply given up after a long record of terrorism stretching back more than a decade and a half.


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National Press Club Awards Announced
To paraphrase Young MC: Brody Mullins' "got more rhymes then the other guys do; They're just a monkey, I'm the whole damn zoo." Yet again, Mullins picks up another award.
We reported it earlier and it was made official today: the WSJ's Mullins took home the Sandy Hume Memorial Award for Excellence in Political Journalism (for the second year in a row). The award is for reporters who are 34 or younger.
The National Press Club announced their 2007 National Press Club Awards today. The Louisville Courier-Journal's James Carroll picked up the Washington Correspondence Award. Carroll also won the Robin Goldstein Award for Washington Regional Reporting (also a repeat performance).
Dana Milbank picked up an award for "Body of Work."
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Broadcast: NPR's David Folkenflik
Newsletter Journalism (analytical): Inside the Pentagon's Elaine Grossman
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- CNN's Jake Tapper Recipient of 'Tex' McCrary Award for Excellence in Journalism
- WaPo, Center for Public Integrity, CFR Named Finalists for 2014 Online Journalism Awards
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A Hinesville couple has been arrested on child cruelty charges from the same home where a 3-year-old girl was found dead Wednesday morning.
Candice and Torres Boles were arrested Wednesday and charged with child cruelty.
Hinesville police said the child's death was suspicious in nature.
Chief of Detectives Thomas Cribbs said the child's father, Torres Boles, who is a Fort Stewart soldier, placed a call shortly before 8 a.m. Wednesday about the child being unconscious.
An officer found the child in the hallway of a home on Bannon Court, according to the police report. Torres Boles reported to police that after getting to work, his wife called him to say their child was not breathing. The father then returned home and immediately called 911, according to the report.
Officers described the headlights being on to the vehicle driven by the mother Candice Bolles, according to the report. The officer also stated that the carpet was damp inside the home and the mother told officers that she had cleaned it the night before.
Robert Wilson lives a few doors down from where the child was found.
"It is a very quiet neighborhood, most of us get along. A lot of us are ex-military or current military so we stick to ourselves, but most everybody is pretty friendly," said Wilson.
"We found out about it yesterday and I just thought-hold your children a little tighter. Three years old, that is too young, she had not even started living," said Wilson.
The death remains under investigation.
Fort Stewart's Public Affairs Office issued a statement Thursday morning saying it is coopering with local law enforcement to find out what happened:
"We are saddened by this tragedy, and we are cooperating with local law enforcement to find out what happened.
We can confirm that Spc. Torres L. Boles is a Soldier assigned to the 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
Although Spc. Torres is innocent until proven guilty, the alleged crimes are absolutely not in line with our Army's values.
We have full confidence in the civilian legal system to handle this case justly and appropriately.
Although civilian authorities have primary criminal jurisdiction on this specific case, the Army maintains jurisdiction over Soldiers alleged to have committed crimes off a military installation and retains such jurisdiction until the matter is fully resolved."
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No arches, but window is golden
To needy Quad-Citians, the window is a source of food for the hungry, clothes for the cold and hope for the poor. To volunteers handing out food and donated items, the window is a source of strength -- the spiritual strength that comes from helping others.
``We get more out of it than the people who are receiving,'' the Rev. James Patrick Conroy said recently. ``If you're going to be religious, you've got to be compassionate.''
The service to the poor that passes through the window has been the brainchild of Rev. Conroy and Sister Ludmilla Benda for more than 10 years. It all began Jan. 28, 1987, when Rev. Conroy moved into St. Anthony's rectory.
``That first night, people were banging at the back door, the side door, the front door, at 1 a.m.'' Rev. Conroy said. ``I thought, `I'll never get any sleep.'|''
The housekeeper would answer the door, find out what the people wanted, go to kitchen to get it and return to the door, Rev. Conroy said. By the time she arrived, more people were lined up for help.
St. Anthony's staff came up with a solution.
``We figured the little room off the kitchen was the easiest way,'' Rev. Conroy said. ``We could roll up the windown to pass the food out. The janitor fixed it so it would slide right open. We kept juice, coffee and donuts in that room. People would line up outside and we'd pass it out.''
Church staff still answered the doorbell for those in need at any time of day, but window hours were set from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Word soon spread that hungry people could get a good meal at St. Anthony's window.
``It was getting a little chaotic,'' Rev. Conroy said. ``We started passing out numbers so they don't have to stand there for 45 minutes in the cold. They can go home, or to their car, then come back when their number is called.''
Feeding 500 people a day with donated food is no small task, but Sister Ludmilla and Rev. Conroy make it sound almost easy.
``I got up at 5 a.m. to make the soup and prepare any food that may have been donated the day before,'' Sister Ludmilla said. ``You can't plan a menu a week ahead of time, because you never know what you're going to have.''
The housekeeper comes at 8 a.m. and puts out the juice, Sister Ludmilla said. Volunteers arrive at 8:30 a.m. and begin making about 500 sandwiches. About 40 volunteers, Catholic and non-Catholic alike, regularly work in the kitchen, Sister Ludmilla said.
The menu they serve varies according to daily food donations. Leftovers come in from weddings, anniversaries and other parties, and stores like Hy-Vee and Eagle donate baked goods a few times a week, Sister Ludmilla said. Buffet and restaurant leftovers find their way to St. Anthony's kitchen, as do donuts from DB Donuts and venison from deer hunters.
Needed items that are not donated are bought with church funds, Rev. Conroy said. St. Anthony's parish agreed several years ago to set aside 15 percent of their funds to the needy program.
Other items are handed through the window as they are donated to the church. Toothbrushes, razors, disposable diapers and socks are handed out regularly. Soap is given out once a week. A fresh supply is usually available, Sister said, because many people donate little soaps they get at motels and hotels.
Rev. Conroy sometimes hands out a dollar bill to the first hundred or so customers, until the daily supply runs out.
Anyone who shows up at the window is served, no questions asked.
``We figure if they ask for it, they must really need it,'' Sister Ludmilla said.
``If you come out there at 6 a.m. and wait until 9 a.m. in the freezing cold, you must be hungry,'' Rev. Conroy said. ``If they've waited that long, they deserve some food.''
About 75 percent of the customers are from a six-block radius around the church, Sister Ludmilla said, but some walk over the bridge from Illinois and some drive in the cars that double as their homes. Some are working low-paying jobs, others are unemployed or homeless, Rev. Conroy said.
Church staff also tries to help the unemployed find work, Rev. Conroy said, noting that dozens of his customers came out to help sandbag during the flood. Others have done odd jobs for parishoners who need leaves raked or gutters cleaned.
Rev. Conroy and Sister Ludmilla retired from St. Anthony's the last week in January and no longer will be involved with the program. They hope the new father, Monsignor Schmidt, will continue the program. The window still was operating as of Feb. 3, and Sister Ludmilla said plenty of volunteers are interested in continuing.
``I'll give them all the support and encouragement I can,'' Rev. Conroy said. ``When I left there, it was in good shape, and all it has to do is continue.''
Rev. Conroy said he occasionally was criticized by those who feel the program enables people looking for a ``free ride''.
``I got (criticism) occasionally, but I let it go in and out my head like a breeze,'' he said. ``The Lord said, `Whatever you do to the least of these people, you do to me.' I know, I'm there, I talk to these fellows. I know they need this help.
``At night, I go to bed in a nice warm rectory,'' he continued.``Some of them sleep on a cold bench. Before we turn in, we go see if they need a blanket, sleeping bag, another sandwich, some coffee.
``You never have to worry about starving in Davenport. There's always somewhere you can go.''
-- By Sarah Larson (February 9, 1998)
Copyright © 1998 Moline Dispatch Publishing Company, L.L.C.


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Number of Pages: 368
Vendor: Discovery House Music
Publication Date: 2013
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