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Skip to comments.Why Women Want Rick (There is more to Ricks support by Middle American Moms than meets the eye)
Posted on 03/08/2012 10:20:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind
The Lame Stream Media circle like sharks in a blood pool over Rick Santorums Catholicism. Funny, they asked conservatives if they were against Romney because they are anti-Mormon but no one is asking those attacking Santorum if they are doing it because they are anti-Catholic. Do we want a POTUS candidate who doesnt believe his own faith? We already have that, dont we?
Rick Santorum is laughing all the way to the ballot box as women swoon, and it isnt over his good looks. Women like Rick for a lot of reasons. He is every womans husband. He is every girls dad, complete with the sweater vest. He is every businesswomans handy banker. He is every school girls slightly geeky, but deliciously smart favorite math teacher. He is the Sunday School teacher we wish we hadthe one who actually fights for his faith rather than cowering for church attendance and tithes. He has courage.
Women feel the financial strain created by this administrations $1 trillion per year spending habit more than our sexier counterparts. We are the ones who have to abandon our choices and go to work. We have to clip coupons, stretch dollars, walk the tightrope between what our kids want and what our struggling budget allows, and we know we couldnt do it without our spiritual strength. The press contention that the social issues dont matter smack of government constrained churches to us, and we wont have it. Women need the freedom to worship where they want, how they want, and they dont want this government threatening their spiritual freedoms. Women understand what Sarah Palin said when she proclaimed that social issues and economic issues are not mutually exclusive-- They are inextricably linked, and women know that because we use the spiritual strengths guaranteed to us by social issues to survive the fiscal stresses every day under this imperial Presidents reign.
There is more to Ricks support by Middle American Moms than meets the eye. In the states where he has campaigned and delivered a message, women are feeling emboldened to support this hubby-daddy-slightly geeky teacher-type; they know things the media and GOP establishment wish they could dust away.
Moms like him. Rick and Karen have 7 living children. Karen is an attorney, nurse, and author. Rick knows firsthand what it means to run the carpool, pick up the kids from soccer, help with homework, and drop them at a friends house, all while trying to get to work on time or spiff up the house before dinner with the family.
Businesswomen like him. Santorum sponsored and passed the Womens Business Centers Sustainability Act that established numerous initiatives to support small businesses owned by women.
Work at home moms like him. He has been outspoken and boldly spoken up for women to have the choices they deserveto work outside the home, or not. He even placed the blame for taking away these freedoms where real women know it belongson the radical feminists.
Poor women like him. When he decided to take on the colossal battle of welfare reform, he invited 8 women on welfare to co-create the legislation with him. Who does that? This shows such cool creativity and cutting edge leadership, it would give a sweater vest some swag!
Pro-life women like him. He is an unquestionable champion of life. This means that unborn women probably like him, too. They just wont be able to say so until about 2013.
Pro-choice women like him. He is the only candidate who has declared that he would not criminalize birth control, unless killing babies is your method of choice.
Libertarian women like him. The Cato Institute had rave reviews for the Senator while he was serving in D.C.
Victimized women like him. Unlike Obama, he doesnt label them victims (AKA: Useful idiots). He empowers crime victims with his tough law for trafficking victims (Trafficking Victims Protection Conference Report) and Aimees Law. He co-sponsored the National AMBER Alert Network Act to strengthen alert capabilities and assist state and local law enforcement in catching those who would kidnap a child.
Academic women like him. His mother was the first woman to graduate from Yale. She was the primary breadwinner for his family growing up. His wife, Karen, is a lawyer, nurse, and author. He understands the importance of education and more importantly, the personal satisfaction that comes from women meeting their full potential. His life is living proof of that.
Moms of special ability children like him. As a mother of a child with a Trisomy 21, I can assure you that this hidden, but adamant voting block will move heaven and earth to get to the polls to support someone who loves and understands all the extra joy and challenge in raising a special child. His love for his baby, Gabriel who died, and later for his precious little Bella with Trisomy 18, is all most moms like me need to know the man has a heart the size of Texas, and he wears it on his sleeve for our special little ones.
Mr. Moms even like him! He championed initiatives to encourage participation of fathers in the lives of their children, and provide families with relief from the marriage penalty tax.
While esoteric, overeducated liberals stand in awe as Senator Santorum survives the ravages of the socialist attacks, we Middle American Women quietly smile to ourselves. We know where our vote will be in 2012.
-- Dr. Gina Loudon is the host of the PM drivetime show The Dr. Gina Show heard in 8 states across the Midwest and the South.
We have Barry - you think voters are voting from knowledge and truth? LOL!!
In elections Santorum does terribly with women.
In his 2006 reelection effort for his Senate seat, he got 39% of the female vote.
RE: In elections Santorum does terribly with women.
WHICH ELECTIONS? He won several and lost one.
You're only showing the 2006 elections, a terrible year for Republicans where they lost BOTH houses by a huge margin.
What about 1994 and 2000? and his two congressional elections? All of which he won.
You tell me how Santorum did in 1994, the year before he started campaigning in support of making the Republican party pro-abortion, 3 years before campaigning for the pro-abortion Whitman, or how he did in 2000, after he and Specter had lost that fight to make Republicans pro-abortion, and 4 years before he was fighting for Specter again.
Santorum was destroyed in 2006, the election after his never ending support for the radical pro-abortion Specter over the pro-life conservative.
No republican lost like Santorum, most of them lost by 1 or 2 points. Santorum broke records with an incredible, massive, 18 point loss.
Thanks, Lauren!
Nobody WON, like Santorum:
"Two years later, he (Santorum) won 61 percent of the vote even as President George H.W. Bush lost his district by 22 points an astounding result, really."
And Rick Santorum won 4 out of 5 races.
btw, Reagan won in a landslide AFTER losing a race.
A lot changed from winning a good election in a Congressional district in 1992, and breaking records in a landslide loss as he was run out of his Senate seat in 2006.
Maybe it was his never ending support for liberal, pro-abortion candidates.
Three years after that 1992 election that you are so proud of, Rick Santorum was endorsing a campaign to force the Republican party to stop being pro-life.
Santorum was campaigning for a Presidential candidate running on this plank. ""In 1996, I intend to win the other house the White House with ten commitments to America including a womans right to choose "" I pledge to lead the fight to strip the strident anti-choice language from the Republican National platform "
Santorum admits that he had been pro-abortion all of his life, until he switched in preparation to launch his political career.
Reagan was never kicked out of an office, or lost a general election, or failed to be reelected, you are talking about Presidential primaries which nobody refers to as losing "elections".
RE: Whitman
Who was the alternative to Whitman in NJ? ANS: Jim Florio ( an even more pro-choice candidate). As I said, you are not always given the choice between two palatable candidates. You have to choose the lesser of the two evils. That does not make Santorum ( who was and still is a stalwart in defending the unborn) pro-choice ( as you would want to imply ).
And look what Whitman did in NJ, SHE REVERSED MANY OF FLORIO's devastating tax policies.
RE: Arlen Specter (again)
1) Specter SUPPORTED Santorum in ALL his candidacy, from Congress to Senate ( all 16 years ). You expect Santorum to turn traitor on someone who stalwartly supported him for 16 years? Hey, why did Sarah Palin, Tea Party darling, support John "Amnesty" McCain in Arizona over his tea party supported opponent? Same answer — LOYALTY.
That doesn't imply that Santorum is pro-choice.
2) And let's talk about Arlen Specter ( the pro-choice senator ).
Well, how do we like Justice Clarence Thomas? He's about my favorite member of the Supreme Court. But it was Sen. Specter who cut Anita Hill's testimony to pieces in the Judiciary Committee hearings in 1991. Without Specter's evisceration of Miss Hill's inconsistencies, it is highly doubtful that Thomas would have survived.
SO, Pro-life, originalist, Catholic, conservative CLARENCE THOMAS became Supreme Court justice partly BECAUSE Arlen Specter FOUGHT for him. And guess what? SANTORUM CITED THIS IN HIS CAMPAIGN FOR SPECTER.
I'll never forget watching the confirmation vote on Justice Thomasthat night. Hollywood's Ted Danson was sitting right in front of me, gripping the brass rail. His knuckles went white, and the large bald spot on the back of his head went red, as Thomas's nomination was approved by the thin margin of 52-48. And yes, Arlen Specter VOTED and FOUGHT FOR HIM.
Later that night, Sen. Specter strode over to the den of that lion of the right, Paul Weyrich, to receive the plaudits of grateful conservatives.
So, what did Specter do after Rick Santorum endorsed him in 2004? Do we remember the 2005 hearings for John Roberts and Sam Alito? Chairman Specter skillfully guided both of those worthy gentlemen to seats on the Supreme Court.
I knew that it was by no means assured that they would get though the Kennedy-Biden-Leahy-Schumer gauntlet of the Judiciary Committee.
But they did. And we can thank Arlen Specter for that. He ruled the narrowly divided Judiciary Committee with a firm hand. He put Ted Kennedy down, sharply. That was a joy to see. And all the while, Specter was undergoing chemo and radiation for a brain tumor!
I agree with all my conservative friends. I don't like Arlen Specter. I wish we had not had to support him ever. But Ronald Reagan backed the infinitely worse Lowell Weicker of Connecticut (who gave the state its INCOME TAX when it formerly had none ) and got nothing from Weicker in return ( and where are the condemnation of Ronald Reagan for this? NOTHING BUT SILENCE ).
So nope, ONE SUPPORT OF ARLEN SPECTER WHO DID MANY GOOD THINGS FOR THE CONSERVATIVE CAUSE ( 3 Justices of the SCOTUS owe their confirmation to his fighting for them and many other judges in the lower courts ), does not support your notion that Santorum is a fake conservative.
Sometimes, looking at things in perspective goes a long way.
RE: Reagan was never kicked out of an office, or lost a general election, or failed to be reelected, you are talking about Presidential primaries which nobody refers to as losing "elections".
Your argument looks like this — If a Politician loses a race either the presidential race or the race in his state, his career is at an end and he is thus, un-electable.
For a refutation of that see — Nixon, Richard.
The man lost in 1960 vs Kennedy and then went on to LOSE the governor election in California in 1962. You know the rest of the story.
Wrong. Santorum has to wait until Newt is out of the water with very little chance of winning - that's their plan all along. If Santorum dropped out now, Newt would over take Mitt in a NY minute. Mitt isn't cruising anywhere as long as Newt is in it.
You can't legislate people's behavior. Their hearts have to be changed. The church does that, not the BIG gov't candidate.
It's the economy, stupid. Newt already balanced the federal budge 4 times with the democratic president.
I'll take the PROVEN DOER not a BIG gov't talker. THE GOP E will never get my vote and Santorum is/has always backed the GOP E.
You got the truth back to your 'follow the leader' approach - if some paid entertainer like Levin supported him it must be right.
So much for having a discussion.
So much for thinking for yourself. You are the media's and the advertisers who support them - dream. They do it because it works every time. The clueless masses go willingly off a cliff with their propaganda - just give them a talking head that they believe in and we got them.
And the GOP E takes care of trashing who they will (any proven conservative, Newt and Sarah) and they get what they want - NO ONE ROCKS THEIR BOAT!
And WeThePeople are defeated once again by those who 'follow the leader' instead of thinking for themselves.
You asked the question "Who would...?"
And I answered your question "Mark Levin."
And I answered BIG DEAL - a sponsor paid talking head with restrictions for paycheck.
Ain't that the truth...
See Newt sit...
See Newt chat...
Santorum was a sitting Senator running for reelection, and he was dumped in a history making 18 point rejection.
Santorum is the guy who endorsed this party platform in 1996.
"In 1996, I intend to win the other house the White House with ten commitments to America
including a womans right to choose. "I pledge to lead the fight to strip the strident anti-choice language from the Republican National platform"
RE: Even Nixon was never defeated in a history making landslide as an incumbent, so I don't know what your point was
My Point was 2006 was an ABERRATION.
I'm not at all confident that Pat Toomey could have carried Pennsylvania that year, as President Bush was losing the state to John Kerry.
When we ask what Reagan would do, it might be helpful to
recall what Reagan actually did. So now, if we get Rick Santorum in the White House, Pat Toomey in the Senate, and Arlen Specter in retirement, why can't we conservatives be happy?
Who was the alternative to the rabidly pro-abortion Specter in 1996, and 2004?
Would you support this agenda? Watch the video.
This is the video of Specters announcement and platform, Santorum is there on stage endorsing it.
Santorum is seen nodding and applauding at Specters side:
3:46 mark: In 1996, I intend to win the other house the White House with ten commitments to America including a womans right to choose
13:22 mark: Even though we have this historic opportunity for these achievements, there are those in our party who would lead us down a different path and squander this unique moment in our nations history by using our political capital to pursue a radical social agenda that would end a womans right to choose
13:48 mark: When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation between Church and State, I say he is wrong
14:31 mark: When Ralph Reed says a pro-choice Republican isnt qualified to be our President, I say the Republican Party will not be intimidated or blackmailed by those kinds of threats.I, and millions of other pro-choice Republicans, will not be disenfranchised and made second class citizens.
15:33 mark: it is not Christian, or religious, or Judeo-Christian to bring God into politics; or to advocate intolerance and promote exclusion.
15:54 mark: I want to take abortion out of politics. I want to keep the Republican Party focused on the vital economic and foreign policy issues and leave moral issues such as abortion to the conscience of the individual. I believe abortion is an issue to be decided by women
16:40 mark: I pledge to lead the fight to strip the strident anti-choice language from the Republican National platform
RE: If Santorum dropped out now, Newt would over take Mitt in a NY minute. Mitt isn't cruising anywhere as long as Newt is in it.
And what makes you so sure of that, seeing Newt has only won 2 states to Santorum's 7 ?
Santorum has 181 delegates to Newt's 107.
People could also say, if Newt dropped out now, Santorum would over take Mitt in a NY minute.
Between polite claps and ACTUAL LEGISLATIVE BATTLES, I take the latter as indicating what someone will do thank you.
Santorum FOUGHT Clinton over partial birth abortion all the way.
He went toe to toe with Barbara Boxer in the Senate floor in 1999.
See here and watch his passionate defense of babies:
I think what my friend is doing, by asking me these questions, is off point. My friend wants to tell the doctors in this country what to do. My friend from Pennsylvania says they are rogue doctors. The AMA will tell you they no longer support the bill. The American Nurses don't support the bill. The obstetricians and gynecologists don't support the bill. So my friend can ask me my philosophy all day; on my own time I will talk about it.
I ask the Senator from California, again, you believe -- you said "once the baby comes home." Obviously, you don't mean they have to take the baby out of the hospital for it to be protected by the Constitution. Once the baby is separated from the mother, you would agree -- completely separated from the mother -- you would agree that baby is entitled to constitutional protection?
Again, I will not put words in the Senator's mouth, but what I heard -- and again I am willing to have that corrected by the record and the Senator can correct me right now -- what I heard her say is if the foot is inside the mother, no, you cannot kill the baby, but when the head is, you can. That is a pretty slippery slope.
We have a situation where this procedure is outlawed. It will hurt the women and the families of this country. My friend can disagree with that, but I never got into the issue of when is someone born. I said to you I am very clear on that, and I understand that completely, but it was my friend who kept on asking these questions, which to me do not make any sense because the issue here is an emergency procedure that my friend from Pennsylvania wants to make illegal, and it will hurt the women and it will hurt the families of this country.
No emergency do you present yourself in an emergency condition and get sent home with pills for 3 days to present yourself back.
Again, I want to finalize, and then the Senator from Arkansas has been waiting for quite sometime, and I want to allow him to speak. This is not a clean issue. This is not a removal of a tumor. We are talking about drawing the line between what is infanticide and what is abortion, and that is why many of us are disturbed about this. No one is trying to reach in and outlaw abortions.
The Senator from Illinois and I were very clear about the limited scope of this bill. What we are saying is, this is too close to infanticide. This is barbaric. This fuzzies the line that is dangerous for the future of this country. And what you saw, as the Senator from California was hesitant to get involved in that because she realizes how slippery this slope is, that you can say the foot does, the head doesn't, maybe the ankle -- folks, we don't want to go there. It is not necessary for the health of the mother, it is not necessary for the life of the mother, and if you don't believe me, believe the person who developed it because they said so.
I think we need to have a full debate, not just on narrow issues, but on the broader issue of what this means to the rights of every one of us born and unborn, sick and well, wanted and unwanted. I think the line needs to be a bright one. I yield the floor.
Romney/Spector for President supporter, Rick Santorum. "I was basically pro-choice all my life, until I ran for Congress"
As a member of the U.S. Senate from 1995 until 2007, Santorum was the prime author and champion of key pro-life bills, including the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, a ban on partial-birth abortion, and the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which makes it a separate crime if an unborn child is harmed or killed during the commission of a stipulated list of federal crimes.
Santorum not only has signed the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life Presidential Pledge, but he has helped raise money for that organization, too.
Santorum believes that abortion is never justified, including in cases of rape or incest. During a Republican presidential debate last summer in Ames, Iowa, when panelist Byron York noted that many Americans favor abortion under certain circumstances, Santorum didnt flinch or back off from his uncompromising position.
You know, the Supreme Court of the United States, in a recent case, said that a man who committed rape could not be killed, would not be subjected to the death penalty; yet the child conceived as a result of that rape could be, he said. That sounds to me like a country that doesnt have its morals correct. That child did nothing wrong. That child is an innocent victim.
The radical agenda to drive the pro-life movement out of the GOP that Santorum was promoting in 1996. Before supporting the pro-abortion Romney in 2008.
Santorum is seen nodding and applauding at Specters side:
3:46 mark: In 1996, I intend to win the other house the White House with ten commitments to America including a womans right to choose
13:22 mark: Even though we have this historic opportunity for these achievements, there are those in our party who would lead us down a different path and squander this unique moment in our nations history by using our political capital to pursue a radical social agenda that would end a womans right to choose
13:48 mark: When Pat Robertson says there is no constitutional doctrine of separation between Church and State, I say he is wrong
14:31 mark: When Ralph Reed says a pro-choice Republican isnt qualified to be our President, I say the Republican Party will not be intimidated or blackmailed by those kinds of threats.I, and millions of other pro-choice Republicans, will not be disenfranchised and made second class citizens.
15:33 mark: it is not Christian, or religious, or Judeo-Christian to bring God into politics; or to advocate intolerance and promote exclusion.
15:54 mark: I want to take abortion out of politics. I want to keep the Republican Party focused on the vital economic and foreign policy issues and leave moral issues such as abortion to the conscience of the individual. I believe abortion is an issue to be decided by women
16:40 mark: I pledge to lead the fight to strip the strident anti-choice language from the Republican National platform
Gary Bauer was President of the stridently pro-family and pro-life FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL.
He RAN for President in 2004 under a pro-life banner. He also has a newsletter observing the record of members of Congress regarding family issues ( abortion included ).
HE IS NO IGNORAMUS. He KNOWS what a person does in Congress and their records.
Gary Bauer has already endorsed Santorum.
So, according to that chart, men in non-milquetoast states don't like Rick...maybe because he's a wuss?
That's what's amazing about Newt. He ran the House under a Democrat president and still managed to have a more conservative domestic agenda than Reagan. He's the only one that can go toe-to-toe with the libs in divided government and score an amazing number of points.
What he has done is tried to destroy the pro-life movement with Specter's Presidential run in 1996.
In 2008 he tried to get the next most anti-prolife candidate that the GOP has ever produced for a Presidential run.
Just like Romney Santorum abandoned being pro-abortion so that he could run in Republican politics.
Santorum originally ran as a self labeled "Progressive Conservative" and his dislike for Reagan was revealed in his labeling pro-Reagan conservatives as a "right-wing fringe".
RE: What he has done is tried to destroy the pro-life movement with Specters Presidential run in 1996.
He has done NO SUCH THING. Specter HELPED to install PRO-LIFE and CONSTITUTIONAL JUDGES and JUSTICES in the courts of America.
Thomas, Alito, Roberts, all were confirmed because of Specter's guidance in the Justice Committee. Specter FOUGHT against Kennedy, Schumer and the rest who would derail their appointments.
It is this willingness to FIGHT for Republican appointments that Santorum found impressive.
And again, the fact that Specter is a liberal and a turncoat does not support your contention that Santorum is no conservative. If so, that would make Reagan a fake conservative too as he supported the RINO, Lowell Weicker ( the man later left the GOP as well ).
I'm for EITHER Santorum or Newt who ever wins.
I am however, NOT IN FAVOR of the supporter one attacking the other. That is political suicide.
RE: So, according to that chart, men in non-milquetoast states dont like Rick...maybe because hes a wuss?
Are you implying that men who live in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee are more milquetoast than the men in Massachusetts and Vermont?
Where's the evidence of that?
Who is the one that KNOWS and studied AMERICA and knows how it SHOULD WORK and HOW TO undo the wrongs done? Who is the brains here? To say anyone but NEWT is being dishonest.
In 1995 and 1996, Santorum was endorsing and supporting an attempt to make the Republican party pro-abortion.
Santorum admits that he was a pro-abortion Catholic until 1990, and changed his position in preparation to run for office.
When did Santorum become pro-life?
RE: Santorum originally ran as a self labeled Progressive Conservative and his dislike for Reagan was revealed in his labeling pro-Reagan conservatives as a right-wing fringe.
I don't care what he was originally. Ronald Reagan ORIGINALLY signed one of the most liberal pro-abortion bills in California. What does that make him?
I am more concerned with what SANTORUM DID in Washington.
If he were not pro-life, why would this strong pro-life Catholic group:
CatholicVote.org, a leading national grassroots Catholic advocacy organization. ENDORSE SANTORUM?
See here:
Simple, they looked at his record, and liked what they saw.
Pennsylvania Rick Santorum represents our best hope to rally the nation behind a unified moral and economic vision that Americans are clamoring for in a President, said Brian Burch, the president of CatholicVote. CatholicVote.org is proud to stand with Rick Santorum, and is prepared to mobilize our rapidly-growing grassroots network to help secure him the GOP nomination, and ultimately win the White House.
Catholic voters are looking for a candidate who can successfully combine the principles of the dignity of life and the dignity of work, Burch said. Senator Santorum understands better than any other candidate the profound link between the moral, cultural and economic principles foundational to the success of America. We are convinced that Rick Santorum is the candidate best equipped to win not only the political arguments, but also the hearts of American voters as he did in Iowa on Tuesday.
Rick Santorum is a workingmans Republican with a record and a plan which are especially appealing to Catholic voters. His record in Pennsylvania, and his record as a presidential candidate confirms that Senator Santorum understands why four more years of President Obama would be devastating for America, but also why a GOP message focused too heavily on taxes, spending, and debt is simply not enough, Burch continued.
Between this group and what you say, I'll take what this group believes, thank you.
RE: Santorum admits that he was a pro-abortion Catholic until 1990, and changed his position in preparation to run for office.
When did Santorum become pro-life?
Again, who cares what he was before?
The important thing is WHAT HE DID IN WASHINGTON and WHAT HE IS NOW.
Who cares what Reagan did as governor of California? ( He signed a bill to legalize abortion ), the important thing is HE SAW THE LIGHT and CHANGED HIS MIND.
Who cares that St. Paul aided and abetted the murder of Stephen before he was converted on the road to Damascus?
I hope you get the point.
I already voted for Santorum February 28 in Michigan. If things have to be reassessed after the convention I will do so.
RE: . If things have to be reassessed after the convention I will do so.
I believe you voted because you studied his record and studied his present policy proposals.
What kind of possible reassessment would concern you most?
What I meant was, if Santorum is nominated I will vote for him in Nov. If Gingrich is nominated, I will vote for him in Nov (though I prefer Santorum). If Romney is nominated, that is when I would have to reassess. At first I thought I would vote for Romney if necessary to get rid of BHO, but I just don't even want to acknowledge the possibility that Romney could be nominated at this time. There's hardly a point in having an election if Romney is our nominee. He would go down worse than McCain.
You got you pictures handy where Santorum is campaigning for MITT - THE WORST OF THE WORST he was trying to shove down voters throats??
Now this year, his approach is different for the GOP E and their man Mitt - anyone but NEWT/WeThePeople.
This is about WeThePeople and America - you guys are making it about personalities. You are falling for the trap they set and they have been working on for 3 years. And when it's over don't blame the media or the GOP E - blame yourself for falling for their bait.
People are entitled to make MISTAKES in their lives.
Reagan made huge mistakes, so did Newt ( remember sitting down Pelosi on cap and trade? Remember the support for Ethanol? Remember his calling Paul Ryan's medicare reform proposal "right wing social engineering"?).
Remember Newt's support of the RINO and Traitor Dede Scozzafava in NY Congressional elections (this woman actually received an award from a Planned Parenthood affiliate in 2008) over the Tea Party candidate, Doug Hoffmann?
Now, if you are willing to overlook that, how come Santorum is suddenly not excused from any mistakes he made in the past?
Seriously, when did Santorum quit supporting abortion?
He claims 1990, but in 1996 he was supporting making the Republican party pro-abortion, in 2004 he was still supporting the man with that agenda, in 2008 he was supporting the second most radical pro-abortion candidate that the GOP has ever produced and offered up for a serious Presidential run.
When did Santorum quit being pro-abortion?
RE: Seriously, when did Santorum quit supporting abortion?
The question is WHEN DID HE NOT FIGHT ABORTION WHILE HE WAS IN WASHINGTON.
Here is a list of the laws he sponsored to protect life for your edification.
Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act (Sponsor signed into law in 2003) Over several Congresses, he was the Senate author and champion of this bill to ban partial birth abortions.
Born Alive Infants Protection Act (Sponsor signed into law in 2002) This bill ensured appropriate care is provided for those infants who survive an abortion.
Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Co-sponsor - DeWine) This bill, signed into law in 2004, made it a federal offense to injure or kill a fetus while committing a federal crime.
Informed Choices Act (Co-sponsor Bunning) This bill would have provided grants to non-profit organizations to purchase ultrasound equipment and provide free examinations to pregnant women.
Child Custody Protection Act (Longtime cosponsor and supporter of this Ensign bill and similar efforts) This bill would prohibit individuals from taking minors across state lines for abortions in order to avoid state parental consent laws.
Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act (Co-sponsor) This bill required abortionists to inform women having an abortion that studies show that the unborn child feels pain during an abortion performed after 20 weeks of pregnancy and give her the opportunity, should she choose to continue the procedure, to allow the child to be treated for that pain.
Workplace Religious Freedom Act, Abortion Non-Discrimination Act, and Health Care Entity Protection Act (Sponsor and Co-sponsor) These bills, respectively, would protect the individual conscious rights of individuals to not participate in procedures they believe to be morally wrong and prevent health care entities from being discriminated against in receiving Federal or State funding because the entity refuses to provide coverage of, or pay for, induced abortions.
RU-486 Suspension and Review Act and RU-486 Patient Health and Safety Protection Act (Co-sponsor) These bills, respectively, would have withdrawn the approved application of the drug RU- 486 and allow for a review of the process by which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug and would require the FDA to establish restrictions regarding the qualifications of physicians to prescribe the abortion drug commonly known as RU-486.
Voiced concerns to the Bush Administration about the impact of making the Morning After Pill available without a prescription to youth and asked for the Administration to research the potential harmful effects of abortion on the women who have them.
Alternatives to Abortion
Women and Childrens Resources Act (sponsor - 1999) This bill was intended to link women to a network of supportive organizations who are ready and willing to offer assistance in the form of pregnancy testing, adoption information, prenatal and postpartum health care, maternity and baby clothing, food, diapers, and information on childbirth and parenting. Women could also have received referrals for housing, education, and vocational training. Low-income women would have been given priority for these services. He also sought to work with the Executive Branch to support of these important efforts through established programs.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act (cosponsor) This bill would have provided grants to institutions of higher education to establish student services offices for pregnant students, parenting students, prospective parenting students anticipating a birth or adoption, and students who are placing or have placed a child for adoption.
Informed Choices Act (co-sponsor) This bill would have provided grants to non-profit organizations to purchase ultrasound equipment and provide free examinations to pregnant women.
Strongly supported funding of abstinence education programs that informed and helped teens make the best choices for a fulfilling and productive life.
Adoption and Foster Care
Supported legislation to extend and expand the Adoption Tax Credit, making adoption more affordable to thousands of families.
Supported Promoting Safe and Stable Families Initiatives programs. These programs are designed to help the most vulnerable children be safe, healthy, and find a permanent home, including supporting families who adopt children from foster care. They also help teens aging out of the foster care system without having been adopted to make a successful transition to productive, independent living by providing services such as education, job training, life skills training, and housing help.
As a member of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, he supported numerous international adoption efforts and recognized families across the Commonwealth as Angels in Adoption for the steps they had taken to personally care for vulnerable children.
I challenge you to find another Senator with such an ACTIVELY pro-life record as this one.
Seriously, we need an explanation for why Santorum has been playing a life long, two layered abortion game.
Attorney Santorum admits this, "I was basically pro-choice all my life, until I ran for Congress".
When combined with his quiet history of trying to make the Republican party pro-abortion in Presidential elections, then we have to worry about why his goal is suddenly different this time, now that he wants to be President.
None of this effort to turn the Republicans pro-abortion has ever reached the general public, we need some discussion on this.
RE: Seriously, we need an explanation for why Santorum has been playing a life long, two layered abortion game.
You want to focus on the past. I want to focus on what he has done as Senator. That's the difference between you and me.
NOTHING he has done as Senator has ever made me doubt that he is pro-life.
1) His record ( if you want to ignore the list I gave, it's your problem, not mine ).
2) The scrutiny given to him by PRO-LIFE groups — Catholics, Evangelicals and others.
3) His present statements and policy proposals.
In other words, he did not become pro-life out of convenience. ACTIONS Speaks louder than words, and his ACTIONS are what I base my impressions on, not what he said in the distant past or what other people ( like you say about him ).
NOTHING he has done as Senator has ever made me doubt that he is pro-life.
Really? Senator Santorum trying to turn the Republican party into a pro-abortion party and remove the pro-life plank, doesn't cause just a little doubt?
RE: Really? Senator Santorum trying to turn the Republican party into a pro-abortion party and remove the pro-life plank, doesn't cause just a little doubt?
Yes really.
I gave you a list of the laws he sponsored. I gave you videos of his fighting Barbara Boxer against abortion. I gave you a list of pro-life people from Catholic and evangelical groups who scrutinized his record back and forth and endorsed him.
What have you given me? YOUR OPINION.
Here's more of his work for your edification :
Assisted Suicide Prevention Act (co-sponsor) - This bill would have amended the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit medical practitioners from using a controlled substance for the purpose of assisting suicide or causing the death of any person. It provides that dispensing, distributing, or administering a controlled substance to alleviate pain or discomfort in the usual course of professional practice consistent with public health and safety is a legitimate medical purpose, even if the use of such substance may increase the risk of death.
Pain Relief Promotion Act (co-sponsor in 105th Congress) - This bill sought to promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Incapacitated Persons Legal Protection Act (cosponsor) This bill would have granted habeas corpus rights to persons who have a court ordered removal of life-sustaining food, fluid, or medical treatment.
Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act (cosponsor in 105th Congress) This bill would have clarified Federal law to prohibit the dispensing or distribution of a controlled substance for the purpose of causing, or assisting in causing, the suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of any individual.
The Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act. (Sponsor - It passed the Senate by a vote of 100-0 in 2006 before being killed in the House by members who opposed support for these alternative methods that do not involve the destruction of human embryos.) This legislation would have further intensified research into non-controversial methods of deriving pluripotent stem cell lines to result in improved understanding of treatments for diseases and other adverse health conditions.
Fetus Farming Prohibition Act (sponsored this important legislation that was signed into law by President Bush in 2006) This bill prohibited researchers from acquiring tissue from fetuses gestated in a human or animal womb for research purposes.
Chimera Prohibition Act (Co-sponsor) - This bill would have prevented chimeras (human-animal genetic hybrids) created with uniquely human genetic characteristics. Animal could not be fused with human brain or reproductive tissue. This ban would also ban human embryos from being implanted in animals.
The Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act (Co-sponsor of this bill signed into law in 2005 by President Bush) This bill requires the Secretary of HHS to contract with qualified cord blood stem cell banks to assist in the collection and maintenance of 150,000 new units of high-quality cord blood to be made available for transplantation through the C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program.
Human Cloning Prohibition Act (Co-sponsor) This bill would outlaw all cloning of the human embryo for any purpose.
Conscience Clause/Religious Freedom
Workplace Religious Freedom Act (sponsor) This bill would restore a balanced approach to religious freedom in the workplace. This measure would restore provisions in the Civil Rights Act, undermined by the courts, which required employers to accommodate the religious beliefs of their employees, unless doing so would cause significant difficulty or financial hardship for the employer.
Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (sponsor and cosponsor) This bill would have prohibited the federal government, and any state or local government that receives federal funding, from discriminating against any health care entity because the entity refuses to provide coverage of, or pay for, induced abortions. This legislation clarifies existing law that states that health care entities should not be coerced into providing abortion services that they believe to be morally wrong.
Health Care Entity Protection Act (sponsor in 105th Congress) This bill would have prohibited discrimination against health care entities that refuse to provide, provide coverage for, pay for, or provide referrals for abortions.
OK, now who is your candidate?
Show me the laws he sponsored that matches this record....
And give me a list of laws Santorum voted FOR DIRECTLY that shows he is pro-abortion.
And don't give me the crap about some pro-abortion item inserted in a law that had hundreds of earmarks in it.
That only proves that he was negligent in not scrutinizing a lengthy legislation ( and yes, I will reprimand him for that ), but that IN NO WAY proves that he favors abortion.
You have to show me that ALL OF THE ABOVE LEGISLATIONS I enumerated are fake ( they are not ) to convince me otherwise.
Remember what he said about it and why? If you can't post THE WHOLE THING - it's just another way of being not honest.
Remember Newts support of the RINO and Traitor Dede Scozzafava in NY
And what did he say about that along with he got the wrong info and I can imagine from who. And what are you doing? Not giving the WHOLE story along with comparing someone in upstate NY to the presidents seat in the WH leading our country. It shows how DESPERATE you are.
Santorum is NO match for NEWT - you are as clueless as they get if you believe he is. Santorum's a toy being used by the GOP E and he wants to remain relevant so he wants to be used. You'll learn the hard way.
But the lying deceiving Santorum will never get my vote. You ain't taking down America on my vote.
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Hello, I'm new here. I joined lookin for help in the identification of a Chinchlid I purchased from the dreaded Wal-Mart. It is very pretty and very mean to others. It is bight orange all over. He doesnt have a notched forehead like some Chinchlids. He is kinda shaped like the Electric Yellow but he has no black marks or lines, he's solid. I'd realy appreciate any help as I'd like to know how big to expect the buggar to get. Thank you. :D
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It is very hard to say which cichlid it would be without a picture. You can try cichlid.com if you would like to take the time. Or you can post a picture and we will all take our shot at identifying it. Sounds like it could be a red zebra. A bread and butter African.
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Welcome to the forum Silverreng, it's good to have you here.
I'll repeat what herefishy said - it would be a lot easier to provide identification if you could post a pic of the fish :)
I'll repeat what herefishy said - it would be a lot easier to provide identification if you could post a pic of the fish :)
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Welcome to the forum, matey.
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The drama and the pleasure!
If there is one thing I want to see here, it's HUMOR.
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post #5 of 6 Old 06-23-2007, 11:49 AM
If it came from Walmart, and its bright orange all over with no markings, I can almost guarantee you its a M. estherae (red zebra).
post #6 of 6 Old 06-24-2007, 10:33 AM Thread Starter
I just looked up Red Zebra on the net and you guys are right on the money!! Thank you! Becouse of all your helpful imput I now know that my fishy is a Red Zebra female that will max out a little less than five inches. Thanks again! :D
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Unfortunately, we won't be doing any of these tomorrow. Or ever again.
Nobody would have thought that last year would be the last birthday we'd ever celebrate with you.
If only we knew.
Mum called earlier and she broke down. She was thinking of dinner with the kids tomorrow night but I've to attend an official school event and can't make it. She was disappointed. I think she wanted to be occupied so that she won't be missing your presence so very much.
But I intend to drop by Bright Hill Temple's Ancestral Hall after my morning lessons to visit you. Told Mum we could go for lunch instead before I head back to work. I'll call her later to confirm the arrangements.
Life for us goes on. We miss you, but we just have to march forward and put the pain aside. I have my kids and work to keep myself occupied, so it's much easier for me to solider on although I still do get emotional every once in a while.
I know it's unbearable for Mum but she is coping the best she can, and I'm proud of her efforts to keep positive. But I think you know her best, and how empty she actually feels.
Wherever you are, I hope you've settled in nicely. Do visit us whenever you can spare time from your busy schedule - of course I know you're tied up with many projects and engagements with old friends. You're not one to be twiddling your thumbs and watching clouds drift by. You were never the idler in life, so there's no way you'll be one in the afterlife.
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This is a review of the CND Speedey Daily-Defence Top Coat. I purchased the product at a high-end hair salon and spa in March 2012. I can't remember the price, but I am sure it was pretty expensive. I never heard of CND before. I generally use OPI or drugstore nail products. Overall, I have to say that this product is nothing special. I won't buy it again. It has a strong smell similar to cheaper nail polish, which I don't like it. However, it does provide a really nice shine and dries very quickly. I have had no problems with nail polish chipping, but I usually don't anyway.
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This is entirely too expensive for what it is. At $8.50 I expect a lot from a nail polish, even just a topcoat. What I consider a Top Coat is a product that is supposed to protect your nails and prolong the wear of your polish. The CND Speedy offers absolutely *no* protection for my nails whatsoever. I think this actually decreased the wear time that I usually get out of a normal polish. When I tried to use this as my only top coat, my nails began chipping at the tips that same night. I don't have particularly long nails at all (they barely meet the tips of my fingers), so it's not like they take a lot of abuse or anything. But for a top coat to fail so badly that my nails start chipping less than a day after I've done them, that's bad. My $4 Revlon topcoat performs better than that.
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I've posted here before about a beach recomendation as I had 8 hours in Rijeka before flying to Split. Now, having changed the schedule of the flight, I only have 2:30 in Rijeka (from 9:30 to 12). In your opinion, is it possible to take a bus to Opatija, take a walk around (maybe a quick swim) and the bus back to Rijeka to be at the port at 12:00, taking the flight at 12:40? (It is a saturday in July)
What do you think? Is Opatija seafront worth visiting, if only for less than 2 hours?
Would you suggest anything different?
Once again, thank you very much!
Locker in the Port
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Thanks in advance!
Travel to ljubljana
We are wanting to go to the postojna caves in Slovenia. We are looking at travelling to Ljubljana and getting a tour from there. Can someone help us on the public transport and times buses or trains leave Rijeka thanks.
Airport transportation
I am getting a flight into Rijeka and want to travel on to the island of Pag. What is the quickest and cheapest way of getting there. Taxis are coming up as really expenisve. Are there any buses or trains?
I also arrive on a sunday (31st of aug)
Thanks for your help! :)
visiting plitvice lakes -starting point,rijeka
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I need advice on the best way to get to Rijeka from Prague.
Hi everybody,
I'll be in Rijeka for one day (and one night); I'd like to know what is worth seeing, a cheap accomodation (something like a pension) and a good place where to eat.
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Travel from Rijeka to Italy
I'm travelling to Rijeka for the first time next March. I need to return to Italy and wondered whether anyone could advise on a cruise/boat travel that goes from Rijeka to Venice or other parts of Italy that would be worth doing? (I'd like to see some of the Croation coastline rather than just go back to Italy by train or bus.)
Also - how long would you recommend staying in Rijeka? is there much to do from a tourist perspective?
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Hi!:) Im a 23 old girl and ill be travelling to Rijeka in August! Im actually from there but ive been living abroad since i was little so i dont know nobody there except my family!! Ill have a car while im staying there and would like to travel a bit and am searching for some fun company! Ill be going to Porec, Rovinj, Pula and would like to stay in a guesthouse somewhere else and spend the night! Would like to go to Venice or just whatever :) Is anyone here searching for some company? Am no freak :)
Venice to Krk
I am planning to travel to Krk end July - to early August. I wanted to know if anyone can suggest best way to get there from Venice International Airport to perhaps Rijeka airport and give me an approximate idea about the cost.
what is worth to see in Rijeka
I plan to be one day by car in Rijeka..
What I should to see there?
Also I want to see something in Zagreb as well as in Ljubljana (Slovenia) (also one day in each of the city).
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I am a student currently studying in the Czech Republic. After school is over in mid May I would like to travel along the coast, south of the Czech Republic. I am planning to go from Prague, to Vienna, to Ljubljana, to Rijeka and perhaps Split and then to perhaps Macedonia or Albania.
I have been attempting to find train routs through these places and have been relatively successful, however there are no rates posted. What would the best means of transportation be between all these places and can anyone recommend any websites? I have spent so much time researching and have found so little. Also, is this trip even feasible on a student's budget? Thank you so much for all your help, and any advice at all is appreciated!
ps I posted this in the Rijeka, Croatia forum because going to coastal cities in Croatia was my initial inspiration for traveling. Any ideas of other places to go or not to go would be helpful as well.
Thanks again!
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Hi everyone. I would like to visit Rijeka for an indefinite time, maybe three months. Does anyone know where to find availability for homestay and/or short-term apartment rental? I would like to stay in the city, not in a nearby town. Much thanks!
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brand new to vt. we 3 (mom/dad/14yo) headed to rijeka jul aug 08, looking for apt in/near kantrida district. suggestions? any input on villa nora? thx.
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Hi everyone.
New to this site! I am looking to fly to Rijeka from the Uk, probably early July time. I'm at a loss as to what tourist, seaside areas are within driving distance of Rijeka. Are there any that are a maximum of one hours drive from the airport and what tourist attractions are around that we may wish to visit? Also any ideas as to how much we would expect to pay for accommodation (preferably with use of a pool)? I would be visiting with my 2 daughters aged 14 and 11. Thanks in advance for any information anyone can offer me.
Reservation for bus from Trieste to Rijeka
I am taking a bus (SAF autotrans) from Trieste to Rijeka at 12:30 on Monday, September 19. I've found the bus schedule on the web, but I cannot find a way to reserve two seats.
Could you please help me find out how to reserve a bus ticket for the trip? (I can pay in advance by credit card.) It is important that I take that bus, because I'm schedule to leave Rijeka by ferry to Dubrovnik at 20:00 on that day.
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Officer who killed Nala will get back pay
Former Baltimore police officer Jeffrey Bolger will receive $45,000 in back pay for the time he spent on unpaid leave after slitting a dog's throat.
Bolger, 50, was acquitted last year of animal cruelty charges after killing the dog — a Sharpei who had wandered away from her home.
The Baltimore Sun reports that, pending approval today from the Board of Estimates, Bolger will get payment for about 10 months of paychecks.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa M. Phinn ruled in November that prosecutors failed to prove Bolger was criminally responsible for the death of 7-year-old Nala when he took her life in June 2014.
Despite police commanders called the killing "outrageous and unacceptable" — and witness who claimed to have heard Bolger say, "I'm going to (expletive) gut this thing" — Phinn ruled the officer was acting in the interest of public safety.
Bolger was forced to retire early from the Police Department, but under the police union contract, he is entitled to receive back wages for the period he was suspended.
Steven H. Levin, who defended Bolger, said his client was unnecessarily charged and suspended from the department. "The evidence was overwhelming that Mr. Bolger acted appropriately," Levin said Monday.
Nala escaped through a gate in her Canton backyard, and bit the hand of a woman who was trying to rescue her.
Witnesses told police that fellow officer Thomas Schmidt held down the dog while Bolger slit her throat. Charges against Schmidt were later dropped.
(Photo: Nala and her owner, Sarah Gossard)
Posted by John Woestendiek March 9th, 2016 under Muttsblog.
Tags: $45, 000, acquitted, animals, back pay, baltimore, contract, dog, dogs, jeffrey bolger, killed, knife, law enforcement, nala, officer, pets, police, police union, police. officer, runaway, sarah grossard, sharpei, slit, throat, trial
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Police turn to eagles to bring down drones
I'm not sure if it's the technophobe in me or the nature-lover in me, but something about this video makes me smile inside.
Police in the Netherlands, concerned about the security threat posed by unmanned aerial drones, have enlisted eagles to bring them down.
The Dutch National Police Force announced that they've partnered with Danish company, Guard from Above, to train the birds, according to Global News.
Just as with police dogs, there's a potential that law enforcement might misuse its new-found ally. There are probably questions that could be raised from an animal rights perspective, as well. On top of that, I'd hate to think that eagles were somehow being used to abridge free speech.
But police officials emphasized the eagles won't be going after law-abiding drones, just those that are posing a security threat.
"There are situations in which drones are not allowed to fly. This has almost always to do with security," Mark Wiebe, innovation manager of the National Police, said in a press release. (No need to click that link unless you speak Dutch.)
The video above is from a demonstration National Police put on last Friday, during which one of the trained birds successfully tracked and brought down a standard commercial drone in mid-air.
It's almost as if the regal birds are taking back the sky, which, in our view, was their's to begin with.
Yes, I'm definitely seeing too much symbolism in it, but watching still makes me say, "Go Eagles!"
Posted by John Woestendiek February 5th, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, company, drone, drones, dutch, dutch national police force, eagle, eagles, guard from above, law enforcement, nature, police, security, technology, the netherlands
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Owner of dog killed by police in Colorado receives landmark $262,000 settlement
In a settlement that's being called one of the largest ever for a wrongful pet death, the owner of a dog shot and killed by police in Commerce City, Colorado, will receive $262,000,
Chloe, a 3-year-old chocolate Lab mix, was shot and killed by police in 2012 — after she'd been secured with a catch pole and shot with a stun gun.
A video camera captured Officer Robert Price firing five shots at the dog.
Chloe had been Gary Branson's companion and therapy dog since 2008.
"I am happy that we have been vindicated," Branson said. "She deserved justice for what happened to her. This has been a very difficult time for me and am glad that it is now settled."
The payment was part of a settlement aimed at avoiding a federal civil court trial scheduled later this month, KDVR reported.
Branson had left the dog in the care of a relative during an out of town trip in November 2012. The relative left the dog in the garage while running errands and Chloe somehow activated the door's sensor, making it open.
A neighbor saw the unleashed dog and called police to report an aggressive "pit bull"-type dog roaming the neighborhood.
When police arrived, Chloe was back in the garage. After getting the noose of a catch pole around her neck, and using a Taser on the dog, Officer Robert Price, deeming the dog's behavior as threatening and aggressive, shot Chloe.
Commerce City police, after a review of the incident, said Price was acting "within policy" when he killed the dog.
He was nevertheless charged with aggravated animal cruelty, only to be later acquitted by an Adams County jury.
Attorney Jennifer Edwards with the Animal Law Center said that decision prompted the filing of a lawsuit.
"It wasn't surprising. I think the prosecutor's office was pretty conflicted in this," Edwards says, "At that point my client did not feel much vindication so the only thing left is to pursue a civil remedy."
Edwards said the settlement sets precedent for thousands of other cases.
"It speaks volumes as to the fact that this isn't going to happen and you're not going to not be held accountable," she said.
For Branson, the settlement still isn't enough to replace what he lost.
"No amount of money could replace Chloe," he said.
Below is the video (be warned, it is disturbing) of Chloe's death, taken by one of Branson's neighbors.
(Photo from Justice for Chloe Facebook page)
Posted by John Woestendiek January 27th, 2016 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: animals, chloe, chocolate lab, civil, colorado, commerce city, court, dog, dogs, five times, gary branson, justice for chloe, law enforcement, lawsuit, mix, pets, pit bull, police, police killing dogs, settled, settlement, shot
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The most dangerous dog breed in Liverpool
The breed of dog most often involved in attacks on humans in Liverpool is … the Jack Russell terrier.
In 2015 more canine attacks on humans were reported from Jack Russells than from other breeds often seen as more aggressive, including pit bulls, Rottweilers and German shepherds, the Liverpool Echo reported.
Police data show 71 dog attacks were reported to police in 2015. Jack Russells were responsible for six of the recorded attacks in which the breed of dog was known.
Pit bulls and Staffordshire bull terrier-type dogs accounted for five recorded incidents in 2015, German shepherds were involved in three, and collies were involved in two.
If police seemed to waste no time in compiling the year end statistics, that may be because Liverpool is one of the worst cities in England when it comes to dog bites. The city's dog attack rate is more than twice the national average.
Jack Russells are known as high-energy dogs who can be very territorial.
Other breeds involved in at least one incident included a Yorkshire terrier, a Rottweiler, a St. Bernard, a French bull mastiff and a Chihuahua.
(Photo: Royalty-Free/Corbis)
Posted by John Woestendiek January 6th, 2016 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, attacks, breed, breeds, collies, dangerous, dog, dog bites, dogs, german shepherds, jack russell terriers, jack russells, liverpool, pets, pit bulls, police, rottweilers, statistics
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Stung: Escort charged with trying to sell dog who disappeared from Poconos monastery
A 21-year-old woman who police say was trying to sell both herself and a stolen German shepherd on Craigslist — in separate ads, of course — was arrested at a motel in the Poconos this week.
The German shepherd, named Shiba, was reported missing Nov. 23 from St. John the Beloved Coptic Orthodox Monastery in Canadensis, Pa.
Among those looking for the nine-month-old dog was a group called Hound Hunters of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and among the places they were looking was the Internet.They were tipped off about an ad on Craigslist, featuring a photo of a dog who appeared to be Shiba, in what appeared to be a motel room. All the owners were asking for was a "small re-homing fee."
The first thing Hound Hunters did was call the number listed and arrange to buy the dog.
The second thing they did was search the Internet a little more, and discover that the woman trying to sell Shiba was also advertising herself as an escort.
The third thing they did was go to police.
The Poconos Regional Police Department began its own investigation, confirmed the woman had the two ads on Craigslist, and was promoting herself on other escort sites as well. On one of them, she had posted a message for police: "Hey Mt. Pocono PD catch me if you can."
That taunt may have inspired police to take a little more interest in what they might have previously viewed as a run of the mill stolen dog case.
Police and members of Hound Hunters met in a vacant lot near the Travelodge motel and finalized their plan, in which Hound Hunters of NEPA President Christine Cahill and member Donna Barney, who had set up the meeting, would knock on the woman's motel room door.Here, we'll let Cahill, pick up the story.
"Donna and I would go in by ourselves," she wrote in a detailed Facebook post. "We were to knock on the door, and when she answered and we confirm that she and the dog are actually there, Donna was to hit her call button on her phone to alert the detective…..and they would be there in the blink of an eye. They told us if anything didn't seem right, we were to immediately get away from the door/window and take cover.
"First, let me tell you, just looking at this place (a motel), would give anyone the creeps. Second, with the info we found on this person, anyone would be crazy to just walk right up and knock on the door … but, yes, that's exactly what Donna and I did.
" … I knock on the door, she pushes the curtain aside to look out, then opens the door, just a crack. We see a beautiful black nose sniffing through the crack … We were invited inside, but I asked if we could bring the dog outside (especially when I saw a man sleeping in the bed just inside the door)."
(At that moment, Donna was hitting the button on her phone to alert police, but she had lost her signal, as can happen in the Poconos. She excused herself, walked around the corner, picked up a signal and hit the button again.)
"Just as the girl stepped back outside, the police came around the corner," Cahill wrote.
Kaynie L. Kingston, of Mount Pocono, was taken into custody. A check of the dog's microchip confirmed she was Shiba.
Kingston was charged with receiving stolen property and taken to Monroe County Correctional Facility.
Police said she will also be charged with theft of lost or mislaid property and solicitation to commit prostitution.
Shiba was reunited with her owners, who were visiting from New York when Shiba went missing. They made the two hour drive and picked Shiba up at the monastery.
"Donna and I are still bursting with adrenaline after our first 'sting' operation that actually included the police," Cahill wrote in the Facebook post. "We've done this before, but not on the level of needing police back-up. As we like to say….. 'This isn't our first rodeo!' And, I'm sure it won't be our last."
(Photos from the Hound Hunters Facebook page)
Posted by John Woestendiek December 11th, 2015 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, arrest, arrested, christine cahill, craigslist, dog, dogs, escort, german shepherd, hound hunters, hound hunters of northeastern pennsylvania, investigation, kaynie kingston, missing, monastery, operation, pets, poconos, police, prostitution, reunion, sheba, shiba, sting, stolen
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Baltimore police officer who cut dog's throat is found not guilty of all charges
There was no justice for Nala in Baltimore this week.
A Baltimore Circuit Court judge on Thursday acquitted a former city police officer charged with animal cruelty, misconduct and mutilating an animal after he slit the seven-year-old Shar-Pei's throat in the summer of 2014.
Judge Melissa M. Phinn said the state did not present adequate evidence that proved Jeffrey Bolger, 50, was responsible for the death.
That despite the fact he pulled out a knife and drew it across the throat of a dog already restrained by a catchpole — after uttering, at least according to one witness, "I'm going to gut this thing."
Phinn noted that the verdict might not be popular, but said the evidence indicated the officer was acting in the interest of public safety and putting the dog out of it's misery.
She also noted that Maryland's Chief Medical Examiner David R. Fowler testified that the dog likely was dead before her throat was cut.
Phinn said that Bolger would not have the expertise to know the dog was already dead when he slit its throat.
Bolger's attorneys — attempting to cover all the bases — had argued both that the dog was already dead and that Bolger was attempting to euthanize the dog in the most humane way possible.
"Rather than have a dog suffer needlessly, a dog that was going to be tested for rabies, he decided to make an incision," said Bolger's attorney, Steven H. Levin, said as he left the courthouse with his client on Thursday.
An incision???
Apparently, at least according to the defense arguments the judge bought, Bolger — or should we call him Dr. Bolger — decided to euthanize an already subdued dog he wasn't sure was dead or alive out of the goodness of his heart with his trusty pocket knife.
Contrary to the state medical examiner's findings, a necropsy performed by a doctor working for the city's animal control determined a cut artery led to the dog's death.
The state medical examiner said those findings were faulty, and while some witnesses said they heard the dog whimper and that her eyes remained opened before Bolger cut her, the medical examiner testified that both signs are not uncommon even after death.
The judge noted that, while one witness said they heard Bolger say, "I'm going to gut this thing," another person within earshot did not recall him use the phrase.
Prosecutor Paul O'Connor had argued the Bolger had no reason to slit the dog's throat, saying she was already restrained when Bolger cut her.
Bolger's attorneys argued that the officer did not have proper equipment to sedate the dog, that the dog choked "itself" to death while on the pole, and that Bolger used the knife to protect the public.
Both that pole and Nala's collar "disappeared" long before the trial started.
Nala escaped from her yard last year and was spotted roaming the streets of a Highlandtown neighborhood. Police were called after she bit a pregnant woman who was trying to rescue her from traffic.
Bolger had no comment to reporters at the trial's conclusion, other than to thank his attorneys. The dog's owner, Sarah Gossard, 30, left the courtroom in tears.
In a Facebook post Thursday, she said she was "heartbroken," by the judge's verdict.
"I do believe that just because this judge didn't find the evidence sufficient, that doesn't mean that he didn't kill her. I don't feel that justice was served but I can only hope that Nala's death has raised animal cruelty awareness."
After the trial, Bolger's attorneys talked about their client's suffering — that's right, Bolger's suffering.
Levin said the case drew nationally publicity, negatively affected his client's life and forced him to retire early from the police department and suffered after having been suspended without pay.
State's Attorney's Office spokeswoman Rochelle Ritchie said her office was disappointed by the judge's decision. "It will not deter us from pursuing and prosecuting those who commit heinous acts against animals," she said.
Katie Flory, who heads the Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission and is director of Community Affairs for the Maryland SPCA, said she was also disappointed by the verdict.
"We are very sad and frustrated to hear that a guilty verdict was not given today. It shows us that we have a lot more work to do when it comes to the egregious acts to animals in our city," she told the Baltimore Sun.
"We are very sad for Sarah's family," Flory added. "It's not going to bring Nala back and we hoped for justice for Nala, and for her family."
Posted by John Woestendiek November 20th, 2015 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animal cruelty, animals, baltimore, catch pole, catchpole, circuit court, cut, death, dog, dogs, jeffrey bolger, judge melissa phinn, killed, mutilation, nala, not guilty, officer, pets, police, shar-pei, sharpei, slashed, slit, throat, verdict
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Making a mountain out of a … poop bag?
Vanderbilt University may well have some racial inequities worth addressing. And some racist acts may take place on campus from time to time. But Marley's poop was not one of them.
A sack of dog poop left on the front steps of Vanderbilt University's Black Cultural Center — discovered the day after a student demonstration to show support for protesters at the University of Missouri — was quickly decried by a student organization as a "vile" and "racist" act.
In reality, the bag was left there by a blind student who cleaned up the mess left by her guide dog, Marley, but could not find a trash receptacle to place it in.
On Monday, about 200 Vanderbilt students staged a walkout over campus race relations — one described as a show of support for the Missouri students, but also held to draw attention to Vanderbilt's own problems when it comes to racial imbalances.
On Tuesday, the bag of feces was found in front of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center.
Backers of a university campaign called Hidden Dores, the mission of which is to "draw attention to the racial and ethnic minority experience on a predominantly white campus," quickly placed a post on Facebook decrying the deed.
"The Hidden Dores team is appalled to announce that our demonstration yesterday was met this morning with a vile act. This morning someone left a bag of feces on the porch of Vanderbilt University's Black Cultural Center. The center has served as the nexus of many aspects of black life on Vanderbilt's campus since its inception 31 years ago. The violation of a place that in many ways is the sole home for black students is deplorable.
"As many of us sit in grief, recognize that these types of actions are what we speak of when we note the reality of exclusion and isolation of students of color and specifically black students on our campus. This act has hurt many and will not be received lightly. We will not allow for the desecration of the place we call home. As we announced yesterday and reaffirm today, we will not be silent."
Campus police launched an investigation immediately. After surveillance camera footage was reviewed, officers contacted the student who appeared to have left the bag of feces there.
"The investigation found the bag was inadvertently left by an individual with a service dog who was authorized to be in the building who could not find a trash can near the entrance and did not wish to take the bag inside. VUPD has concluded, based on their investigation, that there was no criminal or malicious intent in this action, and the investigation is considered closed," Vanderbilt News reported yesterday.
The blind student posted her own account of what happened on Facebook:
"I would like to inform everyone on this campus that no racial threat occurred. I am a blind student on this campus with a guide dog. I was meeting with a group last night to go over our debate for one of my sociology classes. My dog did her business outside on the grass and I picked it up and put it in a bag like always … I did not want to bring the feces inside and make the building smell, so I left it outside by the door … Everyone is going to point me out now as the blind girl who left her dog feces by the black cultural center. I am sorry that I do not know where all the trash cans are on main campus…"
Leaders of the Hidden Dores campaign put a new post on its Facebook page, apologizing to the blind student, and for reacting a little too swiftly.
"Given the recent elevation in polarization on this campus in the aftermath of our silent protest this Monday, evidenced by tough personal exchanges and anonymous targeted posts, it was too easy for us to believe that a member of our community would stoop low enough to maliciously leave fecal matter at the Black Cultural Center," the Facebook post said.
"Nonetheless, we apologize to the Vanderbilt community for jumping to conclusions and for any personal trauma caused by the quick escalation of this situation."
(Photo: Hidden Dores Facebook page)
Posted by John Woestendiek November 19th, 2015 under Muttsblog.
Tags: animals, bag, blind, demonstration, dog, dog poop, dogs, facebook, feces, guide dog, guide dogs, hidden dores, incident, investigation, pets, police, poop, race, racial inequity, racism, students, university of missouri, vanderbilt university
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