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It's been 8 weeks of school here at C of I and I've had one of the best times of my life. I've made some great friends, had some crazy times and learned a lot. Halloween was awesome, bowling night was a ton of fun, and the Yote Fam cheer section at the NNU game was crazy to be a part of.
If you've ever driven to the College of Idaho, chances are you were on the Boulevard at one point or another. The Boulevard, officially named Caldwell Boulevard, borders the College on its northern side, and serves as the main artery that flows between Caldwell and Nampa.
Welcome to the second installment of Dos and Don'ts, the monthly series in which I impart the wisdom I've gathered over 4 and a half semesters of college life to you, the reader. Don't worry, it's a lot more fun than it sounds.
The hottest topic right now with the International Student Organization is the annual Cultural Show. This is the biggest event that the ISO hosts and the preparations for it this year are absolutely incredible.
A habit I have developed in my time here at C of I is writing down things that professors say. Yes, I know, everyone takes notes, but these are more random, weird and funny quotes that I will remember for a very long time.
Because I'm majoring in political economy, these are all quotes from the POE professors, but I think they're quite hilarious. I've spent a lot of time collecting these (plus it makes class go a lot faster!), so here are some of my favorites:
"We are all, in other words, prostitutes." – Hunter (he's famous for this one)
There is nothing that brings the C of I family together quite like free sandwiches. That, along with the hope that we might just see someone get hit in the face by a leather-bound canon going 50 mph and we have ourselves one exciting Saturday night.
The Lady Yotes geared up for a match against Salem, Oregon's Corban University. The winner would be granted a lifetime subscription to Cat Fancy magazine and the loser would get…I don't know. This joke sort of got away from me readers. I apologize. I'll be sharper with my comedic skills next week.
It's only early November, but holiday indicators are starting to show up. Albertson's has Christmas candy out, I have holiday themed soap in my bathroom, and Bon Appétit has sent out its advertisement about buying holiday pies. This afternoon, I'll be helping put up one more indicator of the impending Christmas season, with the Giving Tree.
First off, I apologize for being late on this post. I haven't blogged in over a month and that is due in large part to my busy schedule. This town had a very interesting October. Since my last post, our nation experienced the first partial government shutdown in 17 years. The House and Senate were unable to agree on a budget to fund the federal government and as a result national parks, monuments, and museums were closed and between half a million to 800,000 federal employees were furloughed – including myself.
Last week when I was home for fall break has really made it feel like fall. Fall is an interesting season because everything is dying, but it's beautiful. I love fall. All the beautiful colors of the leaves, the smell that invades everything, drinking hot tea and cocoa, and finally getting to wear boots and sweaters.
Rev up your broomsticks, practice your ghoulish wails, and put your dentist on speed dial, ladies and gentleman, because it's Halloween and things are about to get a whole lot of weird.
I had class today with Miley Cyrus. So already, that's a little bit abnormal for my regular Thursdays. And there was a ghost there, but that wasn't unusual. If horror movies have taught me anything, it's that colleges are the ideal ghost hang-outs. And, Gregory is cool and kind of keeps to himself, so everyone is pretty okay with him.
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Concerns of those who care for Kansans with developmental disabilities rise as session reconvenes
Topeka — As legislators return Wednesday for the wrap-up session, concerns are rising for those who care for Kansans with developmental disabilities.
Two issues are in play.
One is increased funding proposed by Gov. Sam Brownback to reduce the number of Kansans on waiting lists to get the support they need.
The second issue is whether the thousands of Kansans with developmental and intellectual disabilities should be brought under the new KanCare system to provide their long-term care services.
Parents of those with disabilities support Brownback's proposed $18.5 million funding increase, though many oppose providing long-term care for their children under the privatized KanCare system run by for-profit insurance companies.
But Brownback's administration is saying one would impact the other.
Angela de Rocha, spokeswoman for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, said the "continued opposition to including long-term services under KanCare for persons on the I/DD (intellectual and developmental disability) waiver jeopardizes the state's ability to address the waiting lists."
De Rocha points to a fiscal note of House Bill 2029, which would "carve out" long-term care services from KanCare.
That fiscal note, signed by Brownback's budget director Steve Anderson, says the carve-out would increase costs to the state by $9.2 million in the fiscal year starting July 1, and $16.8 million in the fiscal year after that.
As a result, de Rocha said, the ability of the House and Senate to adopt Brownback's increased funding plan "could be impacted by the carve-out."
Tom Laing, executive director of InterHab, which represents groups that provide services to people with developmental disabilities, had a different view of the fiscal note.
Laing said projected costs contained in the fiscal note incorrectly included several factors, including inflation. "We don't get paid higher costs due to inflation. That is a fictional variable that they've thrown in," he said.
InterHab says more than 1,100 Kansans will attend a rally on Wednesday outside the Statehouse calling on Brownback and the Legislature to carve out from KanCare long-term services for the developmentally disabled.
Angela de Rocha 3 years, 9 months ago
Tom Laing's comment on the fiscal note is misleading. The fiscal note calculation did not include "fictional variables" but did include forward projection of current inflationary trends for services. Waiver costs per member per month have increased and continue to increase. That is not a "fictional variable." That factor is what was used to determine the base expenditures. Angela de Rocha Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
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Angela, your boss has been caught in so many fiscal 'errors' that it's too hard to believe any of the numbers coming out of the statehouse any more. Don't you have a real job to do besides just trolling for 'misinformation' on the digital news? Is this what our taxes are for?...paying you to counter anything that doesn't meet with the Administration's approval? You're not convincing anyone.
ForThePeople 3 years, 9 months ago
Good post scribe! I often wonder about Angela spending our hard earned dollars arguing on the internet....hummm. This whole KanCare business with the DD population is very sad. The actual providers, meaning those who do the hands on day to day care have not seen a raise in over a decade. I do know that the agencies themselves however pocket a pretty penny and adding the MCO's into the mix is going to make things even worse for the people doing the care. The way things are set up now works pretty well...I truly do not believe the KanCare rollover will benefit anyone but the MCO's!
jafs 3 years, 9 months ago
If two entities provide the same level of support services, then inflation will be a factor for both of them.
There's no reason to think that a private entity can provide the same level of services for less money.
Susan Shaw 3 years, 9 months ago
I thought the fiscal issue was not based on inflation, but on the (misguided) theory that the state will save money only if they lump everything in with KanCare. Inflation is still going to be around regardless of whether services are carved out. And not all providers get raises because of inflation. Many do not. It is kind of conniving for the state to say, "If you people don't quit pushing for services to be carved out, then we are not going to fund your waiting lists." I wondered what Brownback was up to when he suddenly made that generous proposal to give money to the waiting lists. I don't think we will be fooled.
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He's 'giving' the money to the waiting lists to keep from getting sued by the feds for failing to provide services. It's not out of the goodness of his heart and certainly not to 'help' our disabled friends. If KanCare succeeds, the waiting list money will wind up in the pockets of the managed care organizations anyway. He's helping out his own friends in the long run. And if the 'carve out' noise doesn't go away, I'm sure there will be some retribution for those making the noise. He doesn't like it when people disagree with him.
avarom 3 years, 9 months ago
Brownback answer: Carve out two one hundred dollars bills and call me in the morning....
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Big-impact proposals—a blues music complex, apartments and condos on the downtown waterfront, homes and commercial buildings on the lake bluff, a sprawling subdivision on 227 acres of lakeshore land two miles south of the downtown—are making big development news in the City of Port Washington. While these are all potential developments—not a shovel of earth has yet been turned for any of them—development of a smaller, quieter nature has been steadily going forward, and the city is a better place because of it.
This is the development of new affordable housing, a concept that has been relegated to obsolescence in many suburban municipalities. It is alive in Port Washington, and while it is a small movement in terms of the number of homes, it is an important contribution to the character of a city that has thrived as a diverse community of home-owning blue and white-collar workers.
The Ozaukee chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the nonprofit organization whose mission is to work toward the goal of ensuring that everyone has a decent place to live, is responsible for a cluster of sturdy, energy-efficient, two-story houses of modest size along South Park Street, adjacent to a neighborhood of older houses.
Construction is underway now on a house in the Park Street Habitat "subdivision" that will be home for a mother and a son who is disabled and needs wheelchair-accessible living quarters. Though built by unpaid volunteers (with expert supervision), Habitat homes are not gifts. Residents are chosen based on criteria meant to ensure they will be responsible homeowners. They are required to have jobs and earn enough to make regular payments on the no-interest mortgages Habitat provides, as well as pitching in on the building process. The idea is that Habitat homeowners will be contributors to the vitality of the community.
That this is the ninth Habitat home to be built in Port Washington is a credit not just to that organization, but to the city government, whose officials have been welcoming and helpful in facilitating Habitat's good work.
Habitat for Humanity is also building a house in Grafton, but there it took a yearslong battle to get approval from village officials, who seemed to have difficulty understanding the value of allowing a bit of space to be used to encourage the construction of housing that people of modest means can afford.
Back in Port Washington, compact housing on affordable lots is also getting a boost from Mike Spies' Timber Creek Development company, which has built a row of appealing two-story houses on land along Division Street that had been shunned for years because of its proximity to a foundry.
While modern in every way, particularly in its state-of-the-art energy conservation features, the development is reminiscent of some of Port Washington's attractive older neighborhoods, where closely spaced houses have small yards with garages placed discreetly behind the homes.
These neighborhoods dating to the early and mid-20th century, shaded and quieted by mature trees, continue to thrive, and serve as an example of how well-designed residential streets can contribute to community life. Today they fill a need for starter homes, which in many cases have been improved by proud owners.
Though it is subject to the pressures of suburban development, Port Washington remains a traditional community in which middle-class families can live and work. Though the days when Port neighborhoods were populated by people who had good-paying jobs at the city's then-thriving manufacturing plants have passed, the affordable house ethic that has sustained the city for 181 years endures.
Port Washingtonians can be proud that even as development plans for fabulous tourist attractions and luxury lakeshore housing are extolled, the city remains a community in which families of diverse prosperity levels can afford to live.
Hire a professional planner to create a plan for the development of an extraordinary tract of lakeshore land.
If that sounds like an obvious course of action, consider the context: The land is in Port Washington, a city that is forging ahead with development of some of its most sensitively located sites without a comprehensive plan to deal with the impact on the marina district.
That mistake must be avoided when the 44 acres of land along the bluff overlooking Lake Michigan south of the power plant are developed.
The land represents an opportunity of a community's lifetime for the City of Port Washington. Few coastal cities anywhere possess a resource this valuable. The land would have been developed decades ago, probably in haphazard fashion, had it not been acquired in the early 20th century and guarded for future power plant expansion by the company that is now WEC Energy Group.
The land, given to the city early in this century as part of a deal in which city officials agreed to not oppose construction of a new gas-fired power plant on the waterfront, was the subject of a meeting of the Community Development Authority last week.
The CDA gathering was not even official—it lacked a quorum—but it may well prove to be one of the group's most significant meetings. For it was there that the first inklings of an enlightened vision for the use of the land appeared and the recommendation that the city not proceed without the help of a professional planning firm was made.
The recommendation came from Jason Wittek, an adviser to the CDA. Without independent, professional planning, Wittek said, "I'm afraid we're going to get four streets and 40 lots. I think we could aspire to more."
As things stand, the Common Council intends to use the RFP (request for proposals) procedure—just ask developers to submit proposals for what they would do with the land. If that sounds familiar, it's because that is how the development of the north slip parking lot was handled.
Lacking the guidance of a comprehensive master plan, the idea of selling the publicly owned marina district land for commercial development rose out of a brainstorming session along with the bewildering notion that the property should be used as a site for a brewpub. RFPs were sent out. Only one proposal was returned, not for a brewpub, but for an equally dubious use of public lakefront space—a blues music complex. The Common Council accepted it amid a polarizing controversy that shows no signs of abating.
Decisions on how the lake bluff land will be used should not be left to developers, whose interests rarely align with those of the public. Some promising general ideas for its use were voiced at the CDA meeting. It should be residential. The location and character of the land support that use and it be would the most reliable tax base generator. It should be creatively designed as a city neighborhood rather than as an off-the-shelf suburban subdivision.
The land comes with some challenges. Though it is only about half a mile from the downtown, it is still quite rural in character. Because the massive power plant and its extensive surroundings stand between the bluff land and the downtown, the area will never seem physically joined to the city.
Wittek, a disciple of the urbanist school of land-use planning, suggests a compact urban neighborhood with an eclectic mix of single and multiple-family housing.
There much to be admired in that approach, but the bluff land should not be treated as though it were 44 acres of inland space. The proximity of the lake cannot be ignored, and larger lots for upscale houses taking advantage of the water views should be part of the mix. So too should natural areas for public use.
All of this can be sorted out in a proper master plan. If the city has no money in its budget to hire a planner, then it should put action on the bluff land on hold until it does. There is no rush. But there is a need to get this development right.
Then, by all means, send out some RFPs—not to developers, but to planners who can propose how they will guide the city in taking advantage of this once-in-its-lifetime opportunity.
Police officers and firefighters of the City of Port Washington got a deserved pat on the back last week in a letter praising their good work signed by every member of the Police and Fire Commission and published in Ozaukee Press.
It was a gesture of support at a time of appalling violence involving law enforcement personnel—a time when in some American cities police officers have been murdered just because they were police officers and police officers have been accused of murdering citizens.
Port Washington and the other small communities of Ozaukee County and the surrounding area are far removed geographically and socially from this uncivilized mayhem, and yet even here a heightened sense of anxiety shadows service in police departments.
One of the reasons these are trying times to be a police officer in America is that more Americans than ever before are carrying guns. Increasingly permissive state laws loosening concealed-carry regulations and allowing open carrying of firearms have given every interaction between police and citizens, no matter how minor or apparently peaceful, the potential to be an armed encounter.
Even in quiet Port Washington, police officers have to be aware that in any traffic stop, response to a domestic argument or confrontation with a drunken or disorderly person they could be dealing with an individual legally armed with a deadly weapon.
A study reported in the American Journal of Public Health found that police were more likely to be killed in states with a high rate of gun ownership.
Using data from the F.B.I. and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers found a substantially higher rate of homicides of law enforcement personnel in the states with the highest gun ownership compared to other states.
"We see that the same states that are the top gun-owning states are also the top states for officer homicide," said the report's lead author.
(Wisconsin has the 12th highest gun ownership rate in the nation.)
The aftermath of the sniper-killing of five Dallas police officers guarding a demonstration and the worries voiced by Cleveland police ahead of this week's Republican convention drew attention to yet another alarming consequence of the relentless push by state legislatures to extend gun rights to extremes—the threat to the safety of the public and police posed by so-called open carry.
The term refers to laws in a number of states that specifically permit openly carrying loaded sidearms and rifles intended not for hunting but for shooting people when deemed necessary for self-defense.
The Dallas demonstration attracted a number of gun owners openly carrying pistols and AR-15-style assault rifles. Some wore camouflage clothing; some carried gas masks and other military-type paraphernalia.
It was obvious this was intended to be an in-your-face flaunting of Second Amendment rights, but it was described by spokesmen for the gun toters as an example of armed citizens standing by to help police deal with armed bad actors.
According to police officials quoted in news stories, when the shooting started the gun-carrying would-be vigilantes fled with the rest of the crowd, leaving police, who were desperate to find the source of the shooting that was killing their fellow officers, trying to discern whether these armed and dangerous-looking people were shooters or just citizens running for their lives.
In Cleveland, open-carry zealots have promised to turn out in large numbers for the presidential nominating convention, where demonstrations are expected. Several gave a preview to news media on Sunday, with assault rifles hanging on slings over their shoulders and handguns in holsters strapped on their legs gunfighter style. Cleveland's police chief has been articulate in expressing his dismay. The president of the police union asked the governor of Ohio to rescind the state's open-carry law during the convention.
Situations like these help explain why law enforcement organizations have become ardent opponents of proposals to make laws regulating where and how firearms may be carried even more permissive.
Those who support further widening of gun rights are wont to resurrect the gun lobby mantra that society is safer when the citizenry is armed.
There is no credible evidence to support that, but there is plenty of evidence that the progressive easing of gun-carry laws has made those citizens working as law enforcement officers less safe.


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Unique Quality: The interior of the hotel has a nice ambiance and is uniquely decorated with Chinese decor, sculptured pools and gardens. There is a Chinese restaurant, Chez Chine, which serves breakfast, lunch, and buffet, and a lounge, Le Lotus Bleu.
Directions: Between St. Laurent and St. Urbain, between Rene-Levesque and St. Antoine
Very nice hotel!!
We stayed in Holiday Inn Select for 4 days.The hotel has unique oriental feel.It is situated in down down,so all important business points are near.China town is besides the hotel,so you can get so many things less expensive.We enjoyed there a lot.Hotel staff is very cooperative.Breakfast is great!
Unique Quality: 1.Location
2.Convention Centre is opposite of the hotel.
3.China Town is near.
4.Railway station is around 2 kms far.
5.Old Montreal is also in the visinity of 1 Km.
6.Good food
7.Spacious rooms.
Directions: In front of Palace de Congres Convention Centre.
Place to stay in Montreal
The price is lower than other hotels in the city centre. I like this place, because I can easily walk to old town, the port, and to many shops and restaurants in St. Catherine or other streets.
Unique Quality: Its on the edge of Chinatown, and the hotel has a strong Chinese influence in decoration. There is a good Chinese restaurant inside the building where you can enjoy DimSum.
Directions: Near the Place d'Arms station. Parking entrance is on St. Urban Street.
Centrally located in Chinatown
This is a great Holiday Inn. It is two blocks away from Old Downtown and about three from downtown. It is well kept, with good breakfast and well priced.
Unique Quality: It has koy pond and Chinese gates on its roof. great Exercise room, pool and sauna.
Directions: Across the street from the Place d'Arms metro station. Can't miss it.
Holiday Inn.
We stayed at the Holiday Inn hotel, in the middle of Chinatown.
Paid $ 95,- for 1 night.
Unique Quality: We just went in there to see if they had a room available for that night. Rooms enough so we got a great deal, low price for a bussines room with all extra's. (we tried this in other places as well but it doesn't work all the time). The best thing is that it is in the center of Montreal so close to all things which are worth a visit.
Directions: It is in the middle of Chinatown and the center. So you are close to all the places you have to go to.
Holidy Inn Select
Unique Quality: This is the hotel I always stay at. The hotel borders Old Montreal and Chinatown, and is within walking distance from the financial district. The architecture has an oriental theme, complete with bridges, and ponds with goldfish. You can enjoy dim sum for lunch and and authentic Chinese meal for dinner at Chez Chine restaurant.
Directions: Chinatown
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Scoot: Mardi Gras - Insanity with Meaning
by Scoot
posted Feb 27 2017 1:20PM
Today, Monday, February 27, 2017, is a normal Monday around the country, but here in New Orleans and across the Gulf South, it is anything but – it's Lundi Gras! Fat Monday!
Mardi Gras is one of the many things that separates us from the rest of the country this time of year, and if you think about what we go through to enjoy the revelry, it makes it difficult to make it seem like something rational people would do voluntarily.
We endure traffic jams that could be described as a "rush hour on steroids." We often leave the comfort of our homes many hours even days, before the parades begin to stake out territory so we can wait for hours before the parades pass by.
The crowds are 10-12-14 people thick and there's pushing and bumping into one another – and that's even before the parade arrives. And, that physical contact only intensifies, when riders on floats shower crowds with beads, cups, stuffed animals, spears, coconuts and a variety of items fitting for the décor in a child bedroom.
Some women lift their shirts exposing their breasts in exchange for worthless beads, which can only mean they really wanted to experience a moment of uninhabited bliss.
Many wear costumes that are uncomfortable, but bring joy to the rest of us on the other side, who smile, laugh, take photos or videos. And on weekends and especially on Mardi Gras day, countless revelers will make a conscience decision to begin drinking early in the morning with the understanding that they will drink all day. The only explanation for why we do all this -because we can!
Mardi Gras is a unique gathering and the history of wearing masks explains the spirit of this special time. In the beginning, masks were worn by many so everyone was perceived as being equal on that day.
At the time, society was divided differently than today. People were separated by class and were not allowed to gather with everyone. Masks hid the identity of one's class, which allowed everyone to gather together and mingle.
Maybe we should think about the history behind wearing masks on Mardi Gras day, even if we're not wearing one? Our nation has never been this emotionally divided along political lines in modern history. Mardi Gras should be appreciated as a time when we all - rich, poor, young, old, male, female, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, straight, gay, Christian, Muslim come together for a common celebration.
The meaning behind wearing masks on Mardi Gras Day should serve as a reminder that we should, but don't always treat each other equally.
It would be nice if we could carry the spirit of Mardi Gras throughout the year... and throughout America!
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Scoot: Should Mardi Gras include political satire?
by Scoot
posted Feb 24 2017 12:23PM
Entertainment reflects society. That statement is as complicated as it is simple.
Media, movies, TV shows, music, talk radio, social media and every medium represent trends in society. There is little doubt that we are currently living in the most turbulent political times in modern history and that, in and of itself, is a statement about American society. So, we should not be surprised that the political satire of Mardi Gras 2017 reflects the divisiveness of America and is attracting controversy.
Political satire is part of Mardi Gras and even if there isn't more of it this year, the fact that Americans are so sensitive about their political views in 2017 means that any satire will attract more attention and open any political wounds.
Mardi Gras 2001 could have had 5 satirical floats about President George W. Bush and they would not have attracted the attention of 1 satirical float about President Trump would today. That's the result of the great American divide.
There have always been contentious presidential elections, but the tension in the country today is created by the political territorialism that exists. Holding different political views is as old as America, but the lack of acceptance of differing political views has never been as great as it is today.
From social to political issues, the protective attitude many Americans have toward their political territory has created an atmosphere that can best be described as "un-American." The lack of respect for differing opinions and ideologies defies the spirit of America.
Whether it's a costume on Mardi Gras Day, or a float or marching group in a parade, that insults your political views, remember that this is Mardi Gras time and it's not necessary to protect your political territory.
If you can't have fun and a sense of humor during Mardi Gras in New Orleans – stay home! Or at least, shut up! (Even though you are entitled to your opinions!)
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Scoot: Who is the enemy of the American people - the media or Trump?
by Scoot
posted Feb 20 2017 12:16PM
"The FAKE NEWS media (failing NYT, CNN, NBC and many more) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the America people. SICK!"
That was a tweet President Trump sent out Friday as he continues to ramp up his war against the media.
Shortly after sending that original tweet, President Trump edited the tweet by dropping the word "SICK" and adding ABC and CBS to the list of failing media.
Is the new media really the "enemy of the American people?" From the perspective of President Trump, the answer is "yes!" However, beyond Trump's inner circle and beyond Trump's most loyal followers, the news media is more the savior than the enemy of the America people. Judging the news media as a group is subject to bias.
The news media has its faults. There should be no doubt that certain stories get more attention and certain angles are applied to make stories more sensational and more reflective of the divide in America. Stories demonstrating unity over divide don't attract as much attention as those that ignite the national narrative, whether that narrative is real or rhetoric.
Advertising often uses the technique of repetition of a phrase, even if the phrase if not 100% accurate. There is a tendency by many to accept as fact something that is repeated over and over, even if that which is being repeated is not factual. President Trump appears to be using this tactic in his war on the media.
The news media deserves criticism, but to state that the news media is the "enemy of the American people" is designed to create unfair distrust from an institution that has a right and a responsibility to question authority – even the President of the United States.
Up to this point, President Trump may be winning the early war on the media, and only time will tell whether the media or the President is right or wrong. History is littered with presidents that rejected criticism from the media, only to be shown that the criticism was justified.
It is interesting to consider that so much of the information, including the rhetoric, President Trump presents to the American people comes from the source of the news media. The President is condemning the institution that is providing him with the information he needs to continue to fight a popularity contest.
At a campaign rally in Florida over the weekend, President Trump referenced a terrorist attack in Sweden the night before. When it was quickly determined that there was no terrorist attack in Sweden the night before, it was revealed that President Trump was referring to a report he had seen on the Fox News Channel.
Fox News host Chris Wallace challenged White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus over the weekend about President Trump's declaration that the news media is the "enemy of the American people." Priebus made the point that less attention was paid to the positive news about Trump's early days in the White House then negative stories, like Trump campaign officials talking to Russian officials during the campaign. Chris Wallace told the White House Chief of Staff, "You don't get to tell us what to do any more than Barack Obama did. Barack Obama whined about Fox News all the time. But I gotta say, he never said that we were an enemy of the people."
We have a president and a White House that is attempting to control the news media. Ironically, it has been idea of the "liberal media" controlling the minds of the American people that have been the focal point of much fear.
When the President declares that the news media is the "enemy of the American people," the news media needs to fight back and prove that its role in politics in America is vital to our freedom.
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Scoot: What if Obama had called Fox News "fake media?"
by Scoot
posted Feb 16 2017 12:34PM
The sh*t would have hit the fan if President Obama had praised CNN and MSNBC while bashing Fox News as "fake media," but that is essentially what President Trump is doing by praising FNC and labeling their competitors as fraudulent.
I realize that I'm taking a chance on offending many Trump supporters with my professional observation about the media. It's easy to discredit the expertise of anyone you disagree with, but my 40 years of experience on the air and studying the relationship between mass media and society does allow me to have an educated opinion on media matters.
Perhaps I'm not 100% correct, but my professional observations are inspired by what I see and hear and not by any personal grudge against President Trump. Any conscious listener appreciates that my show takes positions about the issues, regardless of political affiliation.
That being said - President Trump is turning the Fox News Channel into an extension of the executive branch of government. The benefit for Fox News is the anticipation of expanding its lead over competitors, and that is based on the assumption that enough Americans will tune in to watch a pro-Trump spin on the news. Fox News has been complicit in creating a "safe zone" for President Trump and in return, the President appears to be favoring Fox to the point that if President Obama did the same with CNN and MSNBC, the criticism from Fox News viewers and right wing radio talk show hosts would have been loud and relentless.
This op-ed blog is not an attempt to bash President Trump – it is an honest observation about the scary reality of a biased media going so far as to become an extension of the executive branch. The one thing that continues to distinguish media in America from media in many countries around the world is that our media is free from government control.
What happens if our media volunteers to become part of the ruling class in our government?
As I have argued many times, Fox News has every right to be biased in favor of conservatives, but if Fox News does accommodate a pro-Trump stance
if the President continues to show extreme favoritism to that cable news network, and the Fox News ratings grow, then we can conclude that many Americans defy their own claim to want a media that is not biased.
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Scoot: For the first time, I'm deeply concerned about America
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posted Feb 15 2017 12:02PM
It is not my intent to offend the many Trump supporters that are a regular part of the afternoon audience of our show on WWL. However, failing to be honest about any political controversy would disqualify me as a credible radio talk show host.
Throughout the presidential campaign and in the weeks following the inauguration of President Trump, I have always strived to talk objectively about then-candidate and now President Donald Trump. In doing so, I have been accused of blind support for Trump as well as unfairly bashing him. But that comes with the job of not being a "cheerleader" for the right or the left, and I willingly accept that as the reality of how I choose to do my job.
The current controversy over reports that top advisers to Trump were in constant communications with high-ranking Russian officials known to U.S. intelligence officials - during the campaign - raises serious questions about Donald Trump's relationship with Russia and cannot be passed off as a politically motivated attack from the liberal media.
The questions about the possibility that Donald Trump has a financial relationship with Russia, or is beholden to Russia for assisting him in winning the election, have suddenly turned into legitimate questions that can no longer be dismissed as a left wing liberal media conspiracy to delegitimize the Trump presidency.
There has been a lot of speculation as to why Trump, as a candidate and now as president, seemed to stop short of ever criticizing Russian President Putin. Does the new information about close contact between Trump's top advisers and high-ranking Russian officials explain Trump's reluctance to go negative on Putin? Perhaps.
And oh the hypocrisy! The Trump White House is now saying that it is the leaks that are the real problem. When the Clinton campaign focused on the leaks of information about emails over the content of the emails, Trump and his supporters condemned Democrats for blaming the leaks and not the content of the emails for her campaign failings.
Now, The Trump Administration is pointing to the leaks as the real problem and not the alleged close and constant contact between Trump advisers and Russian officials. The hypocrisy is so obvious, but so many will refuse to see beyond their bias.
There must be an intensive investigation into Donald Trump and his relationship with Russia. Imagine the perils this nation would face if any president would make decisions and act according to his own personal/business interests over what is in the best interest of the American people.
For the first time, I am deeply concerned about the direction of this country. I'm concerned about the political manipulations on the part of the Administration, ranking Republicans and a large segment of the American voters. And yes, the voters on both sides of the political aisle are participating in the slow demise of America.
Bias is blurring the reality of politics and that is tearing our country apart and there seems to be no end in sight. And before you blame the politicians and the media – look in the mirror and consider how you may be contributing to this mess in America.
Allowing bias over reality to shape opinions is a fundamental concern for what will make America great again!
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Scoot: The media and President Trump are both at fault
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posted Feb 13 2017 12:01PM
One of the dominant news stories over the weekend was the story about the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids that led to the deportation of over 350 illegal immigrants in 12 states. The majority of those arrested were convicted felons, but the raids did include the arrest of some illegal immigrants with no criminal record.
The left blamed the new Trump Administration for sweeping through communities and rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants and the news media was quick to ride that wave, even while softly reporting that the raids had been planned under the Obama Administration.
The news media, in general, enhanced the angle that new raids under the new Trump Administration resulted in the immediate deportation of illegal immigrants. However, the information that the raids had been in the planning stages for months before Trump became president seemed less important. This further demonstrates that the media, the politicians and the public feed the more sensational side of news stories.
But the Trump Administration confused the story about the raids on illegal immigrants by saying that the raids were part of the new aggressive attitude of the Trump Administration and a fulfilling of Trump's campaign promise to deport illegal immigrants.
The argument that the ICE raids were planned under President Obama was in defense of President Trump – then President Trump says that his administration was responsible for the raids. Well, which is it?
Both sides are using immigration, like every other controversy, for political gain. And here's a fact that defies the political rhetoric on both sides –
President Obama has
deported more illegal immigrants than any other president!
In 2014, the National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Latino advocacy organization,
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and demanded the pace of deportations under Obama cease.
That condemnation of President Obama did not benefit the left's image of being tolerant of illegal immigrants or the right's view that the Obama Administration was allowing illegal immigrants to openly come to America, where they will be protected once in this country.
The right has used the illegal immigrant issue to attract votes from Americans who are more apt to believe perception than reality, so the idea that President Obama was deporting more illegal immigrants than any other president did not support their agenda.
There are also statistics that contradict the widespread belief that illegal immigrants are flooding across our border to the south. The stats show that more immigrants are leaving America than entering – a trend that predates Trump becoming president.
With the media and politicians – facts are either convenient or inconvenient. But facts should be
The news media and President Trump's handling of the weekend raids on illegal immigrants perfectly illustrates how the media and politicians use the media to brainwash us to secure their own selfish political power.
Sadly, the American public is contributing to this disturbing trend through the process of
"confirmation bias"
– the belief in what fits one's preconception over reality.
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Scoot: Does a full moon really make people crazy?
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posted Feb 10 2017 12:54PM
Tonight a full moon will hang in the sky and there will be much speculation that it will have an effect on human behavior. But does a full moon really inspire lunacy? I did some research and discovered some interesting information about full moons and human behavior.
The moon has always been a mystical object in the sky to humans and even though man has walked on the moon, the mystery of the moon is still present today.
The word "lunacy" comes from Luna, the Roman Goddess of the Moon. One definition of "lunacy" is those moments of insanity believed to be related to the phases of the moon. A person who is acting in a crazy or abnormal manner is often described as a 'lunatic.' In 19th-Century England, lawyers actually used the defense of "not guilty by reason of the full moon" to prove that their clients should not be held responsible for their crimes.
The relationship between the moon and human behavior is well documented. A Roman scientist and military commander believed that the full moon created a heavy dew, which made the brain extremely moist and affected behavior. The power of a full moon to turn a human into a werewolf has been part of a literary myth since 1941.
It's easy to understand how the full moon got this image. Before modern lighting, the light of a full moon kept people awake at night and the lack of sleep led to behavior that was out of the ordinary. The full moon also provided light for people to carry on drinking and participate in general debauchery well into the night.
The phases of the moon affect the tides of the oceans, and the body is 65% to 75% water. So, does the moon affect the human body? Full moons have been blamed for increases in violent crime, suicides, epileptic seizures, sleep deprivation, births and even deaths.
But is a full moon to blame for abnormal behavior in humans? The answer seems to be no! Despite the belief by some police offices, ER nurses and doctors, mental health professionals and the general public that strange behavior increases during a full moon, there are no studies to support the myth that a full moon actually has the power to make people do crazy things. There have been a few studies over a 50-year period that established some correlation between a full moon and abnormal behavior, but follow-up studies have proven the original conclusions to be false.
Romanticize about a full moon and perpetrate the mysterious powers a full moon has on human behavior, but insisting that a full moon enhances deviant behavior can be link to the workings of a lunatic mind!
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Scoot: Is President Trump making politics entertaining?
by Scoot
posted Feb 9 2017 12:54PM
Yesterday during the show, I received texts from listeners who were commenting on how the show was so much "fun" to listen to, because some of the callers were ignoring reality and adamantly defending President Trump. One text said that his co-workers wanted to know why he was literally and figuratively LOL (laughing out loud) in the workplace, and he explained that he was listening to our show on WWL.
Other texts suggested that some of the callers were turning the show into what seemed more like satire than political talk. Recently, the creators of "South Park," Trey Parker and Matt Stone, announced they would no longer be satirizing President Trump because they just couldn't keep up with all that was coming from the White House and that the comedy being produced by the Trump Administration was better then anything they could create. One of the TV shows known for its topical satire is stepping back - and allowing the reality of the Trump Administration to entertain instead!
I would not go so far as to describe what is coming from the White House as "comedy," but much of what we are witnessing is bizarre. I'm not referring to the aggressive pace of the early days of the Trump Administration and the fulfilling of many campaign promises, which may be setting a new standard for the immediate work load of future presidents - I'm referring to everything else.
The recent tweet from President Trump bashing Nordstrom's for dropping his daughter Ivanka's clothing and accessory line, the negative comments about the judges ruling on his temporary travel ban and the numerous verbal faux pas from the Administration that defy facts are all of the things that give the perception of political reality turning into political comedy. Since what some perceive as comedy is indeed political reality – there's really nothing funny about it!
Donald Trump was elected President of the United States because he was a political outsider that represented change and what we are seeing are changes that should have been anticipated from a political neophyte. Presidential etiquette is being broken and that in and of itself is not a bad thing, but when the President of the United States uses the power of his office to publically condemn a major retail store for a business decision that negatively impacts his own daughter, who is an active part of the Administration, we all get a better glimpse into what really drives President Donald Trump.
As a father, I understand the parental instinct to protect your children, but Donald Trump, the man, should distinguish between his role as a father and business owner from his role as President of the United States.
President Trump used the power of his office to inflict public damage to a major retail chain because he was personally offended by the company's rejection of his daughter's clothing line.
In a statement, Nordstrom's said Ivanka's clothing line was discontinued due to sagging sales. Whether that's true or not does not change the right Nordstrom's has to freely decide what clothing lines it carries. Only time will tell whether dropping Ivanka's line was a positive or negative move for the store. Some will be happy and some will be angry. I would think that for those who are interested in buying and wearing Ivanka's clothes and accessories, online sales might skyrocket.
The point is that Ivanka Trump is an official part of the Trump Administration and is therefore not immune from the wrath of politics and even comedy. That's a reality that comes with the conscious decision to be part of the political system.
We often hear people say, "The government should be run like a business." But the innate nature of government is definitely different from business. As a businessman, Trump is used to the option of seeking revenge when it comes to dealing with those with whom he disagrees or the ultimate action of, "You're fired!"
Serving all of the people of the United States as President requires a different set of skills, not the least of which is the ability to understand that criticism and compromise are part of the job.
The tragedy in all of this is that we are reminded that politics has infiltrated into every aspect of our lives. Political stances have caused us to choose or boycott certain fast food businesses. And now, we are being challenged with thinking about political positions when we shop for clothes. Sad!
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Scoot: Trump's "war on the media" suffers casualty
by Scoot
posted Feb 8 2017 12:00PM
President Donald Trump's
war on the media
suffered a significant casualty in a recent strategic attack. Speaking to U.S. soldiers at the U.S. Central Command in Florida this week, the President said that the media is covering up terrorist attacks and said the soldiers at U.S. Central Command "understand why."
First of all, it is inconceivable that the media, which thrives on breaking news and the extended follow up, would purposely fail to cover a news story that would potentially yield massive attention-grabbing coverage. Secondly, there is a disconnect between President Trump's assertion that the media is covering up terrorist attacks, and the fact that the media has covered terrorist attacks.
President Trump has a right to call out the media for its many flaws, but the invention of facts to discredit the media will only weaken the President's position.
President Trump, like President Obama, has loyal followers who will believe anything he says and condemn any source that uses legitimate information to discredit an absurd assumption. Those are the American voters who demonstrate that you have a right to believe things that are not factual because that's what you want to believe, but belief is something that is simply not true does not make it any more true. It could be called an "alternative fact."
The media put itself in the position of being criticized for its strongly biased coverage of the news, and the media should do a better job of presenting the news objectively. The exceptions are the radio and TV talk shows that are driven by opinions. This is a segment of the media that should be immune from criticism of bias.
Too many Americans lump all media into one group and that's a problem. If CNN was criticized for being the
"Clinton News
then today, it's fair to describe the Fox News Channel as
"Trump TV."
But the shows on the cable news networks are different from the presentation of news within the format of a newscast. It is clearly up to the viewers to understand and make that distinction.
President Trump's insistence that the only reason he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton was because of massive voter fraud has no credibility - even among many Republicans.
President Trump is creating the
"fake news"
he condemns when he says something that cannot be backed up with facts. The President has been taking advantage of the public's negative overall image of the media, but as time goes on, the President will only enhance the media's credibility by spouting ridiculous claims for the sole purpose of bashing the media.
Since the loyalists to President Trump will not see the truth – it's up to the rest of us to hold the media and the President accountable. The time is coming when even some Trump supporters will start to question many of the charges President Trump wages against the media because of the false precedent he is setting.
The media can be rightly criticized on many fronts – so why is President Trump so intent on fabricating scenarios outright to fit his narrative?
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America has a new president and a new phrase that suddenly became a trending item over Donald Trump's first weekend as President of the United States. The new phrase is "alternative facts."
President Trump's inaugural audience was the largest to witness an inauguration – period.
President Trump's inaugural audience was not the largest to witness an inauguration.
The dishonest news media started the crowd controversy to bash President Trump.
President Trump started the controversy over crowd size on Inauguration Day.
Sunday, on NBC's "Meet The Press," Trump Senior Advisor Kellyanne Conway justified White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's statement that the crowd at President Trump's Inaugural Address was "the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration. Period!"
Conway fired back at "Meet The Press" host Chuck Todd saying that the Trump Administration, which was upset over media reports that the inaugural crowd was not as large as the one that witnessed President Obama's inauguration in 2009, gave "alternative facts" to Spicer that supported his statement.
What are "alternative facts?" That phrase became a hot item to be Googled over the weekend because people were not sure of its meaning. Using common sense one might deduce that an "alternative" to a "fact" is something that is not a fact, but we all know how rare the practice of using common sense is today.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's insistence that President Trump drew the largest crowd in U.S. inaugural history may have been an attempt to divert attention away from the millions of people that were participating in anti-Trump marches in American and around the world. The assertion that the Trump crowd was the largest was so absurd that it did get a lot of news media and social media attention, but there was still significant focus on the marches.
Facts that do not favor President Trump are simply falsehoods, or fake news, designed to show media bias against the President.
The news media's collective bias should not render the reporting of facts insignificant.
It's appropriate for President Trump to challenge media bias, but the danger comes in the form of rallying his troops to dismiss any facts that shed a negative light on the new administration.
From the beginning, the role of the news media has always been to fact check the president and all government officials. The origin of the press was founded on the idea that an outside group must hold the government accountable for the citizens. Fact checking is not a new trend that was born during the era of biased media. Its roots can be traced back to the role of the press in American society.
The age-old question of whether "size matters" is usually confined to the physical proportions of the male anatomy and there is considerable debate over the importance of size, but throughout the campaign and now continuing into the early days of his presidency, Donald Trump has shown a pattern of the significance he places on crowd size, which could be interpreted as a need for instant gratification.
During the campaign, Trump was right to point out the large crowds he was attracting because it seemed the news media, in general, avoided showing that overwhelming support. It was a fact that, as a candidate, Trump was attracting record crowds, but as a new president, it was a fact that he did not draw the largest crowd in the history of inaugurations and that was something Trump, himself, was not willing to accept.
The controversy over crowd size on Inauguration Day is insignificant in the face of more important issues, but the fact that President Trump ignored facts about crowd size to promote that he attracted the largest crowd ever is very significant. And what is especially significant about it is the idea that people may learn to ignore facts that are inconvenient or contrary to the Trump Administration's popularity.
Facts cannot be dismissed simply because someone doesn't like what the facts represent. The fact is, it doesn't matter and shouldn't matter to Trump or anyone if he attracted the largest inaugural crowd in history. The fact is that Donald Trump is President of the United States and his infatuation with insignificant matters is a troubling sign.
This is just the beginning of the new Trump Administration and it is possible that President Trump will evolve into a president that becomes less focused on the little things, like size.
Maybe these are the innocent consequences of electing a person who is not a politician and has never been in public office, but the public and the press can and should hold any president to acknowledging the facts.
Facts are important and efforts to use media bias to dismiss basic facts are a move to dismantle the role of a news media that is uniquely free from government control.
For those who still may not be clear on what is meant by "alternative facts..."
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The top civil servant investigating "wild allegations" that national security was put at risk when a friend of the Defence Secretary was allowed repeated access to government buildings will focus on what information was potentially exposed during his visits.
Liam Fox asked the Ministry of Defence's permanent secretary, Ursula Brennan, to look into claims security could have been compromised after Adam Werritty, his former flatmate, made 14 visits to the department over 16 months despite not being employed by the Government.
Details of what the inquiry will look into were released by the department tonight and initial findings, which will be made public, will be reported to the Secretary of State and the head of the civil service, Sir Gus O'Donnell, on October 21.
The investigation will "examine the access to departmental premises and information afforded to Mr Werritty, and establish that there has been no breach of security", an MoD statement said.
It will also turn the spotlight on the role of officials to check whether the "department acted in accordance with guidance on propriety".
The review will come up with recommendations on "any action necessary in the light of these inquiries, including any action necessary to clarify the current guidance".
Ms Brennan raised concerns about whether Dr Fox and Mr Werritty's friendship had strayed into official government business in August, according to the Guardian.
An MoD spokesman said Secretaries of State and permanent secretaries "discussed many matters on a routine basis" but would not "get into specifics about those discussions".
Dr Fox has come under pressure in recent days over his relationship with Mr Werritty, who was best man at his wedding.
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The Defence Secretary today said he did attend a "private event" with his friend on the island nation after a picture of the pair was published in the Guardian.
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Mr Werritty has been a controversial figure in Whitehall. Despite having no official role he is reported to hand out business cards with a portcullis logo describing himself as "adviser to Rt Hon Liam Fox MP".
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In this project you make a simple LED ladder network that turns on the LED bar graph when the button is hit with a small rubber hammer.
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The theory is easy to understand. The capacitor charges up the LEDs slowly. One by one they turn on. The stronger the hit the longer the button will be pressed and the more LEDs will turn on.
Accuracy in resistor values is not necessary. You can use values close to 100 ohms/1 kohms.