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Residency and Filing Requirements: In order to file for a divorce in Washington D.C., residency requirements must be met for the court to accept the case. If the court discovers it does not have jurisdictional rights to hear the case it will not be accepted or it will eventually be dismissed. The requirements are as follows:Either spouse must be a resident for at least 6 months prior to filing for a divorce. All active military members that are stationed in Washington D.C. are considered a residents as long as they have been stationed for at least 6 months. (District of Columbia Code - Title 16 - Chapter 9 - Sections: 902)
Grounds for Filing: The Complaint for Divorce must declare the appropriate Washington D.C. grounds upon which the divorce is being sought. The appropriate lawful ground will be that which the parties agree upon and can substantiate, or that which the filing spouse desires to prove to the court. The divorce grounds are as follows:A divorce will be granted by the court on the following grounds: No-Fault: (1) Mutual voluntary separation without cohabitation for 6 months; (2) living separate and apart without cohabitation for 1 year. "Living separate and apart" may be accomplished under the same roof, if the spouses do not share bed or food. Fault: (1) Mutual voluntary separation without cohabitation for 6 months and (2) living separate and apart without cohabitation for 1 year are the only grounds for divorce in Washington D.C. (District of Columbia Code - Title 16 - Chapter 9 - Sections: 904, 905, 906) Filing Spouse Title: Plaintiff. The Plaintiff is the spouse who initiates the filing procedure with the family law or domestic relations court. Non-Filing Spouse Title: Defendant. The Defendant is the spouse who does not file the initial divorce papers, but rather receives them by service.Court Name: In the Superior Court of the District of Columbia-Family Division. This is the Washington D.C. court where the divorce will be filed. The court will assign a case number and have jurisdictional rights to facilitate and grant the orders concerning, but not limited to: property and debt division, support, custody, and visitation. The name of the court is clearly represented at the top of all documents that are filed.Primary Documents: Complaint for Divorce and Final Decree of Divorce. These are the essential documents needed to start and finalize a divorce according to Washington D.C. law. There are anywhere from ten to twenty other documents that may be required throughout the filing process. A few other documents that are typically filed during the process are: Affidavit of Corroborating Witness, Marital Settlement Agreement, Financial Affidavit, and Affidavit Regarding the Children.
Read more about Washington D.C. divorce forms Court Clerk's Title: County Clerk's Office of the Family Court. The clerk or the clerk's assistants will be the people managing your paperwork with the court. The clerk's office will keep the parties and the lawyers informed throughout the process in regards to additional paperwork that is needed, further requirements, and hearing dates and times.Property Distribution: Since Washington D.C. is an "equitable distribution" state, the marital property shall be divided in an equitable fashion. Equitable does not mean equal, but rather what is fair. The court will encourage the parties to reach a settlement on property and debt issues otherwise the court will declare the property award.If the parties have not stipulated to a property settlement, the court will distinguish what property is separate and what is marital. Separate property includes, but is not limited to, any property acquired prior to the marriage, gifts, and inheritances. Any property other than separate property will be divided equitably by the court after considering the following factors: (1) the contribution of each spouse to the acquisition of the marital property, including the contribution of each spouse as homemaker; (2) the duration of the marriage; (3) the spouses occupations; (4) the vocational skills of the spouses; (5) the employability of the spouses; (6) the estate, liabilities, and needs of each spouse and the opportunity of each for further acquisition of capital assets and income; (7) the separate property and debts of the spouses; (8) any prior marriage of each spouse; (9) whether the property award is instead of or in addition to alimony; (10) any custodial provisions for the children; (11) the age and health of the spouses; and (12) the amount and sources of income of the spouses. (District of Columbia Code - Title 16 - Chapter 9 - Sections: 910) Read more about Washington D.C. property division Restoration or Name Change:
Upon filing for a divorce, either spouse may restore their name to their former or maiden name. (District of Columbia Code - Title 16 - Chapter 9 - Sections: 915)Spousal Support: Not all cases involve support from one spouse to the other. The obligation of one spouse to support the other financially for a temporary or permanent basis is decided on a case-by-case basis as agreed to by the parties or at the court's discretion. The court may, at its discretion, may order temporary or permanent alimony during a divorce proceeding if it feels it is appropriate. In making such an award, the court will consider a number of economic factors, but marital fault is not a consideration. (District of Columbia Code - Title 16 - Chapter 9 - Sections: 911, 912) Read more about Washington D.C. alimony/spousal support Counseling or Mediation Requirements:
If the divorce involves minor children, the court may order that one parent or both parents attend a short parenting education class prior to the divorce being finalized. (District of Columbia Code - Title 16 - Chapter 9 - Sections: 911)Child Custody: When minor children are involved in a divorce, the Washington D.C. courts will do everything possible to help lessen the emotional trauma the children may be experiencing. If the parents cannot come to an agreement regarding the issues involving the children, the court will establish the custody order at its discretion.If the parents are in dispute regarding the custody of the children, the court will make the custody award with the best interest of the children at the forefront of the decision. Each parent is given equal consideration by considering the following factors: (a) the child's wishes, if the child is of sufficient age and capacity; (b) the wishes of the parents; (c) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community; (d) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved; (e) the relationship of the child with parents, siblings, and other significant family members; (f) the willingness of the parents to share custody; (g) the prior involvement of the parent in the child's life; (h) the geographical proximity of the parents; (9) the sincerity of the parent's request; (i) the age and number of children; (j) the demands of parental employment; (k) the impact on any welfare benefits; (l) any evidence of spousal or child abuse; (m) the capacity of the parents to communicate and reach shared decisions affecting the child's welfare; (n) the potential disruption of the child's social and school life; and (o) the parent's abililty to financially support a joint custody arrangement. There is a rebuttable presumption that joint interest is in the best interests of the child unless child abuse, neglect, parental kidnapping or other intrafamily violence has occurred. The court may order the parents to submit a written parenting plan for custody. (District of Columbia Code - Title 16 - Chapter 9 - Sections: 911, 914) Read more about Washington D.C. child custody Child Support: Washington D.C. child support guidelines uses the Percentage of Income Formula which calculates the support obligation as a percentage of the income of the non-custodial parent who is obligated to support the child. This method simply applies a percentage to the income of the parent according to the number of children requiring support.
The court will determine the support amount according to the current child support guidelines that are in place. If the court finds that the calculated amount is not appropriate form a specific case, it shall deviate from that amount by considering the following deviation factors: (a) the child's needs are exceptional; (b) the non-custodial parent's income is substantially less than the custodial parent's income; (c) a property settlement between the parents provides resources for the child above the minimum support requirements; (d) the non-custodial parent provides support for other dependents and the guideline amounts would cause hardship; (e) the non-custodial parent needs a temporary reduction [of no longer than 12 months] in support payments to repay a substantial debt; (f) the custodial parent provides medical insurance coverage; (g) the custodial parent receives child support payments for other children and the custodial parent's household income is substantially greater than that of the non-custodial parent; and (h) any other extraordinary factors. Child support may be ordered to be paid through the Clerk of the Superior Court. (District of Columbia Code - Title 16 - Chapter 9 - Sections: 911, 916) Read more about Washington D.C. child support Copyright Notice: The above synopsis of Washington D.C. divorce laws is original material which is owned and copyrighted by Divorce Source, Inc. This material has been adpated from applicable state laws and unauthorized reproduction is prohibited. Violation of this notice will result in immediate legal action.
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Muslims in Mannaar expose systemic inability of SL State in delivering justice to victims
India betrays Tamils by providing military personnel to Sri Lanka - Vaiko[TamilNet, Thursday, 11 September 2008, 14:46 GMT]Referring to the news that two Indian radar operators were wounded Tuesday when the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) attacked the Vanni Headquarters of the Sri Lankan military, Vaiko, the General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), in a letter sent Thursday to the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, said that the Indian Government was "caught red handed in its unpardonable betrayal" of involving Indian military personnel in Sri Lanka's "genocidal war" against the Tamils. He blamed the top level bureaucrats in India, particularly the national security adviser, for "clandestinely conspiring" with the Sri Lankan government. Mr. Vaiko urged the Indian Prime Minister to immediately withdraw and call back the Indian technicians and military personnel from Sri Lanka. He charged that, according to the information he had, there was a large number of Indian technocrats and military personnel, up to 265 persons, were fully engaged and assisting the Sri Lankan military. Vaiko, General Secretary, MDMK
The UPA government at the centre in India, immediately after its formation, more or less finalised a defence pact with Sri Lanka. Vaiko's MDMK, which was in the UPA, opposed the move. After Vaiko presented a detailed memorandum in person to Dr. Manmohan Singh, he dropped the move to go ahead with the defence pact. "But the top level bureaucrats, particularly the national security adviser, clandestinely conspired with the Sri Lankan Government to supply air force radars and military hardware to Sri Lanka," Mr. Vaiko charged. "I met you in person and pleaded with you not to extend any military help to Sri Lanka but all my pleadings, sorry to say, were thrown into the dust-bin." "In my previous letters, I have already accused that India is giving all military aid and soft loan to strengthen her sinful and vicious hands to decimate the Tamils," he noted. "In the wee hours after midnight a 8th September 2008 LTTE launched an arial attack also the ground attack against the Sri Lankan military head quarters in vanni areas. In this attack LTTE air force planes have destroyed the Sri Lankan air force radar system which was provided and built by India, and two Indian military Engineers, I.A.K.Tagore, Chinthamani Raut, have been seriously wounded." "Now the Indian Government is caught red handed in its unpardonable betrayal against the Tamils." "The Indian Government without an iota of humanism refused to send food and medicines collected in Tamil Nadu to enable the International Red Cross Society to provide solace to the suffering Tamils," he further blamed. "I would urge upon the Indian Govt. to withdraw and call back the technicians and military personnel from Sri Lanka and stop forthwith any sort of military assistance direct or indirect." Related Articles: 09.09.08 Indian radar operators wounded in Vanni SF HQ 23.06.08 India helping Colombo to perpetrate genocide on Tamils, accu.. |
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At Rayner & Sturges, Shirtmakers
When Boyd Bowman of Alexander Boyd, the Spitalfields tailor, introduced himself to me as the last shirtmaker in England – I knew at once that I needed to visit his factory, next to the old dockyard at the mouth of the Medway near Chatham in Kent. Here at Rayner & Sturges, in a handsomely matchboarded nineteenth century building, tall and narrow like a ship and with light coming from windows on both sides, the finest bespoke shirts are made for Savile Row and Jermyn St. And if you walk into Alexander Boyd's tailoring shop at 54 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields, and order a shirt to be made for you personally, this is where it will be cut and sewn.
On a rise up above the Medway stands the heroic shirt factory, established here in 1913 by Messrs Rayner & Sturges as part of a local clothing manufacturing industry in Kent that has all gone now, apart from this. Many of the staff trained and worked in other companies in the vicinity, but now the remaining skilled garment workers are all concentrated here, quietly making the very best shirts together.
You walk straight from the street into the factory floor where a rack of magnificent Italian and Swiss shirt cottons greet you on the left and paper patterns hang on the wall to your right. I set out to follow the path of a shirt, leading me to Anthony Rose, dignified cutter of fifty years experience. "You spent three years laying the cloth out and measuring the lengths before they let you cut it, " he told me, "You've got to understand how the pieces go together in the finished article. We make the full-matched shirt for stripes and checks, which means the pattern matches at the shoulder, the sleeves, the pocket, across the front and the cuffs." A master at work, he took out a length of bold blue-striped cotton, folded the cloth carefully in half and arranged the patterns strategically, cutting with a sharp pair of long, old scissors, to ensure an perfect symmetry of the finished shirt.
From the quiet of the cutting room, I climbed up to the sewing floor, echoing with the sound of machines and filled with dazzling morning sunlight. Here, Carol Williams, the cuffmaker, introduced herself, explaining that she began her career as dressmaker in Spitalfields at a factory on the corner of Toynbee and Commercial St in 1959, earning three pounds a week. The queen of cuffs today, she sandwiches the layers of shirting and liner together, sews them and turns them inside out to produce a perfect cuff every time.
Commanding the centre of the floor are a small posse of machinists, each specialising in different aspects of the shirt whether making collars or attaching sleeves. These lively ladies dressed in different colours welcomed me to their territory where they work with relaxed concentration and self-respecting perfectionism. The pieces of each shirt are gathered in a tray that gets passed along the line, as each member of the team works upon the garment until a beautiful new shirt emerges at the end. The skill and experience of these women working closely together, gossiping, amusing each other and taking pride in their exemplary work is a rare contrast to the sweatshops of mass-manufacturers.
Up on the top floor, in a room with a lofty aspect and a splendid wooden pent roof, I met Ryan an apprentice pattern maker, whose job is to translate the measurements and other specifications for a shirt into a paper pattern that can be sent down to Anthony on the ground floor to set the whole process rolling. Ryan's father John, who is also his master, was eager to talk about all the famous names that wear the shirts made here, but I was more intrigued by this unusual and harmonious father and son team.
Not only was the building reminiscent of a ship, but the employees were a top-notch crew in which everyone contributed their different skills to a single end, permitting mutual appreciation and respect, sharing pride in the finished result. While there is no doubt that the age of mass production can sublimate and degrade the individual – that is what you read everywhere – here in Chatham at Rayner & Sturges, I found another story which by its existence proves that a different way can be viable. People work in decent conditions, without cutting corners, and create beautiful shirts for which enough customers are prepared to pay the price. It may be the last shirtmaker in England, but it is a new song of the shirt.
Anthony Rose, bespoke cutter of fifty years experience.
Carol Williams, cuffmaker – started as dressmaker in Spitalfields in 1959.
Nirmal Sopal, attaching the sleeves
Amlesa Ahluwa, making the backs, attaching labels and doing hems.
Maria Nazaresova, making the front.
Gurmett Kaur, sewing on the collars.
Lin Kendrick, quality control and buttonholing.
Ryan Carroll, pattern making
John Carroll, pattern maker and his son Ryan, apprentice pattern maker
In 1913, Mr Rayner & Mr Sturges set up their factory in a former printing works.
Fifty years ago, an outing from the Victoria Works, where the factory still operates today.
Ros permalinkJuly 11, 2011
What a wonderful piece! A contemporary song of the shirt indeed, and at a much less dolorous pitch. Informative and excellently illustrated as usual.
July 12, 2011
That workroom is just beautiful!
The 'art of the shirt' is incredible. I hate doing two piece collars so I am in awe of these makers. -
Natalie Ryan permalinkJuly 25, 2011
Such an inspiring piece! I am so pleased to read that these lovely traditions continue on in London town, all the way from Australia.
Peter Dimond permalinkNovember 4, 2011
I own a couple of Alexander Boyd shirts and they are superbly made, long may the craft of shirtmaking flourish in England.
November 10, 2011
Thank you for such an interesting piece about the Rayner & Sturges factory
Jan permalinkApril 18, 2012
What an interesting piece. I lived in the next house down the hill for the 1st 5 years of my life (1945-1950). I didn't realise the factory was still open.Long may you keep up the tradition.
Rob permalinkMay 11, 2013
Such a shame the factory's been sold off, the staff laid off, and Charles Boyd-Bowman is up in front of the courts for tax evasion…mind you, they've been treating the staff terribly for years
Mark Carbutt permalinkDecember 11, 2014
I was Factory Manager and Production Manager for about 18 months during the time of Nigel Sturges being Director.
It is nice to see the company doing so well and Tony the cutter.


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The 'Pink Panther' creator died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California after suffering complications from pneumonia.
Julie Andrews' husband, "Pink Panther" creator Blake Edwards, has died at the age of 88. The director, writer and producer passed away at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday night, December 15 after suffering complications from pneumonia. His wife and other family members were by his bedside, according to his longtime publicist, Gene Schwam.
Born William Blake Crump in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Edwards began his career as an actor and screenwriter, penning seven scripts for late actor/filmmaker Richard Quine. He landed his big break on Orson Welles' production of War of the Worlds and went on to create screenplays for detective series "Richard Diamond", "Private Detective" and "Peter Gunn". He later established himself as a director, working with Audrey Hepburn to bring Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's" to the big screen in 1961, before taking on "Days of Wine and Roses" in 1962.
But he will perhaps be best remembered as the comic genius behind the "Pink Panther" series, teaming up with Peter Sellers for six of the hit movies in the franchise. His other comedy credits include "10", "Victor/Victoria" and "S.O.B.", all starring Andrews, his wife of 41 years. In 2004, he was presented with an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his extensive body of film work.
Edwards is survived by Andrews, his two children Jennifer and Geoffrey from his first marriage to Patricia Walker, and two adopted kids from Vietnam, Amelia Leigh and Joanna Lynne. He was also stepfather to "The Sound of Music" icon's daughter Emma, from her previous union to Tony Walton.


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(USA) Ending all complaints about price gouging at the gas pumps, drivers can now waste gas freely. The price for a gallon of gasoline had finally risen all the way to $10.00 per gallon; however, due to the inability of traditional gasoline price marquees to display more than three digits, in most locations the price of gas was displayed as $0.00 per gallon.
Station attendants feverishly attempted to enforce the full $10 fee, explaining that a one was meant to be displayed in front of the digits, frequently employing the metaphor of "getting a really high score on an old pinball machine". Angered consumers quickly filed (and won) several class action lawsuits against petroleum industry giants and retailers on claims of false advertising, and by declaration of the highest court in the land, gas stations are to keep at its current rate of free until 2009 (009 in marquee-speak). Drivers nationwide celebrated by driving down busy highways in high-priced, fuel-inefficent SUVs, shouting "free oil!" and shooting off handguns into the night sky.
Consumer backlash against the price change was immediate. Many skeptics felt that something was clearly wrong with the gas, given its new low price. However, no reports have emerged of severe problems with the gas, although some car owners have claimed that their odometers now display only 'TILT' or 'MULTIBALL'. As of this report, most boycotts against the free gas have ceased.


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Familiar pitching coach; unfamiliar pitching staff
It's expected that pitching coach Larry Rothschild is on the verge of officially signing a new contract to rejoin Joe Girardi and the Yankees. Rothschild is a familiar face, having spent the past three seasons in charge of the Yankees pitching staff. A familiar pitching coach, though, will likely find an unfamiliar pitching staff when he shows up in spring training.
Considering the basic roles of a 12-man pitching staff, here's a look at what Rothschild had to work with this season, and what he could be working with next season.
Last season: CC Sabathia
The job was CC Sabathia's, and he failed to live up to expectations. The worst season of his career was a problem for the Yankees, giving the Yankees an unreliable but still irreplaceable ace.
Next season: CC Sabathia
Chances are, it's still Sabathia's job. The Yankees could try to trade for a new ace, but Sabathia's coming back the job is his for the taking.
Last season: Hiroki Kuroda
In his second year with the Yankees, Kuroda thrived. He pitched like a legitimate ace for much of the year before fading down the stretch. On the whole, the No. 2 spot in the rotation was a strength.
Next season: Up for grabs
Kuroda could come back, but a more likely solution seems to be a high positing fee for Masahiro Tanaka or — just maybe — a potent New York debut by Michael Pineda.
Last season: Andy Pettitte
Call him the No. 3 or the No. 4, but there's a lot to be said for a starter who's not overwhelming but provides a steady chance to win. Pettitte did exactly that in his final season.
Next season: Is Kuroda coming back?
If the Yankees re-sign Kuroda, he could fall into this role. At his age, it would make sense to limit his innings and not lean on him heavily, but he could still be a steady presence. If not, maybe Pineda or a guy like David Phelps could fall into this sort of role.
Last season: Ivan Nova
Kind of deserves his own category because it defies any other label. Nova is an extreme hit-or-miss starter, and the Yankees saw a little of both last season: Demoted when he struggled; Pitcher of the Month when he thrived.
Next season: Ivan Nova
Unless he's traded, which seems unlikely, Nova will be back in the rotation. He pitched too well down the stretch to not get another chance. Could be great. Could be replaced by June 1.
Last season: Phil Hughes
Hopes and expectations were so much higher than the very bottom of the rotation, but that's clearly where Hughes landed. A 5.19 ERA will not be missed.
Next season: Plenty of young guys
I suppose there's a chance that the Yankees will open with a rotation of Sabathia-Tanaka-Kuroda-Pineda-Nova, but it seems more likely — at some point anyway — they're going to need at least one of David Phelps, Adam Warren, Vidal Nuno, etc. Manny Banuelos could be a wild card option here.
Last season: Adam Warren
Following in the footsteps of David Phelps, Warren emerged as a steady multi-inning reliever in his rookie year. It's not a high-profile job, but Warren did it well throughout the season.
Next season: Plenty of young guys
Pretty much the exact same situation as that fifth starter role. The Yankees have a series of young guys — including Warren — who could emerge as fifth starters, spot starters and long relievers. From Warren to Phelps to Hector Noesi, the Yankees have had success with young guys in this role recently.
Last season: Mariano Rivera
The ninth inning was never up for grabs. For one last season, the Yankees had their Hall of Famer in his familiar role.
Next season: Dave Robertson
There is obviously a chance the Yankees will go after a veteran for this role, but right now, it seems to be Robertson's job to lose. Regardless of who exactly claims the job, it's going to be a wildly different experience.
Last season: Dave Robertson
For three years now, Robertson has been one of the very best setup relievers in baseball. His 1.04 WHIP this year was the lowest of his career.
Next season: A new guy
Assuming Robertson moves into the ninth inning, Shawn Kelley is probably the first in line for the eighth. But it's hard to believe the Yankees will fail to add some sort of more-experienced reliever to bring some late-inning stability.
Last season: Boone Logan
Seemed like a relatively small part of a 2009 trade, but Logan became the Yankees top lefty for four seasons. A 1.18 WHIP this season was the lowest of his career.
Next season: Cesar Cabral?
The Yankees best in-house option seems to be the relatively untested Cabral, who pitched well in September but has faced just 15 major league batters. A free agent signing seems like, if only to compete for the job. Vidal Nuno and David Huff (if he survives the offseason) could also be candidates.
Last season: Joba Chamberlain then Shawn Kelley
Inevitably a few different relievers take a turn in the sixth and seventh innings. Chamberlain was supposed to be the go-to guy in this role; it wound up being the late-spring addition Kelley.
Next season: Shawn Kelley/Preston Claiborne
Assuming an in-house solution, Kelley and Claiborne are the most experienced options for the job, kind of a setup man for the setup man. But this role almost always goes through some changes in the course of the year.
Last season: Shawn Kelley then Joba Chamberlain
This role evolves a lot like that middle reliever role. A lot of times it's a test to find out what a new guy has (Kelley), what a young guy can do (Claiborne) or whether a struggling pitcher can get on track (Chamberlain).
Next season: Dellin Betances
This is exactly the kind of role Betances needs. He's out of options, and a half season of Triple-A success isn't nearly enough to thrust him into the eighth inning. But he could very well get a look in low-leverage situations while trying to prove himself at the big league level.
Last season: Preston Claiborne
On what was usually a 12-man pitching staff, Claiborne ended up with the 13th-most innings. But there were still stretches when he was a key part of the bullpen, a call-up who exceeded expectations early and struggled late.
Next season: Mark Montgomery/Chase Whitley/Manny Banuelos/Jose Ramirez
The Yankees might be thin on upper-level position players, but they have a handful of upper-level pitchers who carry legitimate reason to believe the could have a significant impact at the big league level. These four — and there are others — have yet to appear in the big leagues, but they could be important next season.
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Love the Irish! (Sorry Amfortas..) The American Irish, How's That?
Nobody Flashes
Ahhh…the Irish. We love them. We love their parades and their tempers, and most of all, how drunk they get on St. Patty's Day.
I played so many St. Patty's Days in bars as a singer/band person, that now, you would have to PAY me to go out drinking on St. Patty's Day.
I do miss giving the Irish drunks in the crowd the mike, to see who could sing "Danny Boy" the best. Nothing to me was more entertaining than watching drunks climb over their comatose friends on the floor, staggering with their beers spilling out onto the stage, as they smile and sing words they had NO clue as to the meaning of.
It's almost as fun as watching Hillary Clinton stumble into a parked car.
One time, on St. Patty's Day, I sang "Danny Boy" in a pub, and some really drunk Irish guy loved it. He stood right in front of me while I sang and swore that I was an angel from Killarny. And then at the end of the night, upon request, when I sang it again, he SWORE I botched it, and was about to throw his beer down and drag me clear to Dublin and throw me to his mother, who would have made me eat a rotten potato.
Luckily, I got out the back door.
That's typical of the Irish. They start out loving the world, and then by the end of the night, they want to beat it up.
You gotta love em'.
Here in the Midwest, there are more drunks out on St. Patty's Day than New Year's Eve. Why? Because it's a LOT cheaper to get drunk on St. Patty's day. Has been for years.
Tomorrow, in lots of American cities, there will be parades and lasses in green dresses, and green beer and green popcorn, and corn beef, and on a lucky charm note, we know that CNN won't dare complain about all these white people dancing around in green, because Obama is part Irish. Really. It's true. On his mother's side. (Someone tell Oprah.)
Today on the radio, I heard some bombastic ambassador of Ireland make a big speech about the 'immigrants' from Ireland and how when they first came to this country, they were treated like pigs. Trying to make the connection between the Irish and the Muslims.
I was about to say a few choice Irish words when I heard this, because there is no WAY you can compare an Irish American to a Muslim American. The Irish melted into our country just fine. So fine in fact, we celebrate them every year.
The moon will have to explode before Americans celebrate "Mohammed Day". Can't see it happening anytime soon.
This, "Irish" are like Muslims argument invites…..rather choice words like the ones spoken above. (I'm going to memorize a few of these.)
And by the way, in case you wondered, Amfortas is a very proper gentlemen of the English— descendant of Knights, (Who sometimes reads me) and he HATES the Irish, and from his point of view, he should.
So…Sorry my dear friend, Amfortas. This love of the Irish only happens in America.
Turn to your Bible, and forgive us…and realize, that we celebrate St. Patty's Day only because–it's simply too much fun.
Blame it on the state of our meaningless drunken affections. We're just dancin' away with the fairies, trolling in the lime, and waiting for St. Patty to clear out the snakes in Washington.
And dear amfortas….if you see St. Patty, tell him to hurry….the grass is almost green.
Nobody's Perfect: Mark Hamil—Dopey.
Nobody's Perfect
Ahhhhhhh, the many complaints of aging Movie Stars, just won't go away.
Mark Hamil, has decided it's his turn to let the world know: He is a flaming liberal idiot.
Star Wars is coming out soon. I don't know about you, but those of us who remember the FIRST Star Wars are all rookied out. If I see another Jedi Master, or repeats of the Millennium Falcon, I couldn't care less. The Star Trek series far surpasses the Star Wars franchises, not only with story, but with just about everything: Graphics, acting, storyline…excitement.
The last Star Wars movie was so lame, I don't even remember the name of it. Now, they just keep it up to sell the merchandize.
Harrison Ford went on to a long career, but Mark Hamil, well, he didn't do so well after Star Wars. Sure, he kept busy, making guest appearances on lame TV sitcoms, but he did a pretty stupid thing in 1977: He missed an exit ramp on a highway and decided to cross four lanes to get to it.
He ended up smashing his face so badly, even plastic surgery couldn't hide the scars.
But it's okay! Like Hillary Clinton, he's back, with a new show I haven't even heard of—called "Pop Culture Quest."
And we all know that politics of the radical left are really popular right now in the culture: along with BLM, Gun Control, obnoxious women comedians, and aging movie stars who NEED attention so badly, they are willing to start criticizing those deplorable from places like Oklahoma.
You want to keep your career alive, and you can't compete with the young stars anymore?
THEN…Politics is your answer!
Mark said this:
I'm glad I have [my new show 'Pop Culture Quest'] to take my mind off what's going on," Hamil told the Daily Beast. "Because if you look at what's being assembled for our government it's like, yikes. It's a who's-who of really despicable people."
Translation: If you like Trump's pick for his cabinet, then YOU TOO, are despicable.
What do these people do? Grab a dictionary and look for bad labels to call conservatives under the "d" section?
What will Harrison Ford call us? Disgusting? Degenerate? Demanding? Disgraceful?
Why don't they lighten up and just call us Dopey? I am very FOND of Dopey. I like that name.
I have often wondered, what "Force" screwed up this guy? He would claim it was his father, who was Darth Veda…a man who supported Richard Nixon. Hillary claims it was her conservative father who made a liberal out of her.
Oh well. Space movies are fun. But Star Wars…AGAIN? Come on. Really.
Mark Hamil was in the right place at the right time.
And now, he thinks he's Yoda.
So, congratulations Mark Hamil! You win the Nobody's Perfect Award for the week!
May the "Force" pick you up and slam you down and knock some sense into your head. (On the other side of the scar of course. Just a slight knock will do.) If I was Dopey, maybe a good cymbal to the head. But…
I wouldn't dare. I might be despicable, but I do have what you might call, deplorable dignity.
I only use 'force' when I decide to push the button on my remote control…which I do every time I see 'Star Wars'.
American Men Save Mom and Her Puppies
Nobody Flashes…
Probably the last inspiring news before the election…and this one IS an inspiration
You have to watch the video if you haven't seen it.
THESE are the type of men Tom Hanks was making fun of on SNL….
I LOVE these guys. American men. They don't get any better.
Nobody Wonders About Zoos, Kristal, Hillary, and Stripping Libertarians
Nobody Wonders
While most of us were remembering American soldiers this weekend, who had died in our various American "conflicts" around the planet, the biggest news of the day was the fact that they had to kill a much-loved Gorilla in Cincinnati, because some mother had failed to keep her child from falling into his pit.
Or was it the Zoo's fault for not making it almost impossible for anybody to fall into that pit?
While the mother SHOULD have been paying attention, (maybe her nose ring was keeping her vision out of line)…. and should have educated her 4-year-old that animals can be dangerous if you get close to them, I blame the zoo. In St. Louis, there is NO way some stupid kid or mother could accidentally fall into the gorilla pit, unless they dropped into it from a parachute.
I have mixed feeling about zoos. Like most people, I love to see the animals, but you can't help but feel sorry for most of them, unless they are born into captivity. Nevertheless, I remember Mr. Hannah say that the habitat for so many of the big game is being destroyed, that the zoos might be the only places some day that might save them. And sadly, I think he is right.
If Gorillas could use a computer, I'm SURE Zuckerface would save them all…
And speaking of saving…
Nobody Wonders how they can keep saying that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump handily in almost all demographics. Really? She can't even draw enough people to fill a high school basketball court. And another annoying thing is how shocked everyone is that Donald Trump wants to announce his GOP win in a bigger stadium than Cleveland. Funny how NOBODY remember Obama's big announcement where he came out to a huge crowd of thousands in Denver, Colorado, in the Broncos Football stadium…like a Greek God, with Greek Columns behind him…it was probably the most spectacular staged political event ever seen.
Nobody remembers THAT? I do. I also remember Oprah attending and crying BIG crocodile tears that in her lifetime a black man had been elected President. (More like a white man PRETENDING to be black.)
Now…millions will be crying tears of joy when he leaves.
And speaking of leaving….
Nobody Wonders when Mitt Romney is just going to LEAVE us all alone and accept that WE don't want him to run again? He has Bill Kristal, and Brit Hume, and probably even Paul Ryan just waiting to announce that Mitt Romney will be running on a third-party ticket.
Why else is Paul Ryan not giving Donald his support? Every day that Paul holds out, is hurting his chances for reelection. Really…Paul Ryan is taking big changes by playing "You will do it MY way Mr. Trump" hussy demands…. with a master.
How much do you want to bet, Donald is already ten steps ahead of Paul?
And how about that hold-out Henry Kissinger? How OLD is that guy? 287?
How can all these people prefer Hillary? Easy. It's all about THEM and the great "globalization."
In other words…Nobody Wonders…if anybody remembers that old saying that the cream floats to the top?
You do know what I was going to say next don't you?
Now that Donald Trump has gotten the Republican nomination, you have to wonder about the sheer insanity of the last remaining Rino's still fighting until their very last breath. Which brings me to another subject: Nobody Wonders what would happen if Daddy Bush would pass away BEFORE the election. Imagine all the propaganda that would drive both the liberals and the American people crazy.
And speaking of crazy..
If you are a libertarian…(Glenn Beck) the reason your party never does very well can be explained by one man: who gives us all a good example.
Suffice it to say: When it comes to exposing yourself…the libertarian way..may not be wise. I for one, am GLAD they don't run the country. You have to ask yourself: Was this guy stoned? Or just trying to make a few bucks?
How Will Obama's Muslim Refugees Deal with Transgender bathrooms?
Nobody Knows
Okay. We've finally figured out that Obama is a Muslim.
Now, can we all agree that the man is gay? And maybe Joan Rivers was right. Maybe Michelle truly IS a transvestite. Ever watched the two of them work out?
There has never been, in the history of most people's lives, ANY problem whatsoever with gays, or 'transgenders' as Obama has so lovingly named them, going into public bathrooms.
First: Most of them did not DRESS like the opposite sex, unless it was on the weekend and then they all had their very own nightclubs and places to hang out. Nobody bothered them. They were such a small percentage of the population, that it was never a problem.
But Obama has decided that this is a bigger crisis than ISIS, so he is going to mandate and insist that all bathrooms become…available to everyone.
WASHINGTON — In the middle of a legal fight with North Carolina over transgender rights, the Obama administration is planning to issue a sweeping decree telling every public school district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity.
The letter to school districts that will go out Friday describing what they should do to ensure that none of their students are discriminated against, signed by officials of the Justice Department and Department of Education, does not have the force of law. But it contains an implicit threat: Schools that do not abide by the Obama administration's interpretation of the law could face lawsuits or a loss of federal aid.
The dirty secret is, these places are already all over the country.
I remember the first time my husband and I went into one. It was a bathroom for BOTH…men and women.
I didn't even want to go into it with my own husband. I kept thinking: What if my husband wasn't here? What if there was a strange man, would I make polite conversation with him while I was washing my hands? Would he be thinking of sex with me while he was washing his hands? Would I just wait outside until he left?
And let's not even talk about the difference between the plumbing.
So…I want to know, what are the MUSLIMS going to do about this? How is a Muslim in school, going to feel with having a boy in her bathroom? Or how is a Muslim man going to feel when a 'lesbian' walks into his bathroom?
Will the American Muslims be exempt from using the bathroom with other children?
Adding to the insanity, Target has allowed this new Obama law to go into effect in all Target stores, and their stock crashed over $2 billion dollars. The CEO, Brain Cornell, compares this to the blacks not being allowed in the stores so long ago.
Let's ask the black people what THEY think about it.
Target's stock fell by 5.43 percent during the day, more than rivals J.C. Penny, which was down 2.47 percent. and Wal-Mart, down 2.75 percent. But other retailers lost heavily – Kohl's was down 6.02 percent and Sears dropped by 5.35 percent, amid bad news from President Barack Obama's tepid economy.
Most people don't mind some really flamboyant flaming transsexual going into the girls bathroom…the famous ones we all know like Bruce Jenner.
But these are dangerous times. Especially when we have a President that is a sick, sick, cookie. Who knows what men will take advantage of this new Obama tyranny.
AND BY THE WAY, Mr. "I want to be President NOW…Mr. Paul Ryan" Why aren't you talking about THIS?
Or…will you say that a President has the right to declare that all men and women should share bathrooms. It's Constitutional.
RYAN! Is Trump doing this kind of shit? Really. Why don't you attack the REAL tyranny right in front of you!
This is such a non-issue, but for a control freak/gay psychopath like Obama..It's too perfect.
This is an attack on all our freedom and privacy.
I predict, gun sales for women will go sky-high.
Nobody Wins
I've been waiting for this:
Some psychiatrist (sorry, I lost the page due to a power outage) explains WHY liberals are #$&-up.
Personally, I'd put Glenn Beck in this category, even though he claims to be a conservative.
Whoever said "Liberalism is a disease is right."
Frankly, I wish more psychiatrists would come out and explain Obama, and Hillary.
Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded," says Rossiter. "Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave."
"A social scientist who understands human nature will not dismiss the vital roles of free choice, voluntary cooperation and moral integrity – as liberals do," he says. "A political leader who understands human nature will not ignore individual differences in talent, drive, personal appeal and work ethic, and then try to impose economic and social equality on the population – as liberals do. And a legislator who understands human nature will not create an environment of rules which over-regulates and overtaxes the nation's citizens, corrupts their character and reduces them to wards of the state – as liberals do."
"The roots of liberalism – and its associated madness – can be clearly identified by understanding how children develop from infancy to adulthood and how distorted development produces the irrational beliefs of the liberal mind," he says. "When the modern liberal mind whines about imaginary victims, rages against imaginary villains and seeks above all else to run the lives of persons competent to run their own lives, the neurosis of the liberal mind becomes painfully obvious."
Nobody's Fool: Captain Clay Higgins
Nobody Gets Email:
Here's a real true blue and tried American, taking the time, to make this video, with great heart…and saying what many Americans feel.
Captain Clay Higgins is Nobody's Fool, and I for one am certainly glad he walks the planet.
Listen, and enjoy. You won't hear this on your local cable news station.
(Thanks to madmemere)
Nobody Knows in EXACTLY 500 Words
Nobody Knows
Ignorance is everywhere…in fact, it's the hottest thing going now around the world. So, let's begin counting up some of the things that in January of 2015, remain a mystery.
Nobody Knows…
—Why they were advertizing the Powerball amount ($550 mil) every hour, and what happens to the money that the government takes from the person who wins… which is well over half….(not including the taxes you pay after the fact) where does it go? To who? To what? Nobody knows.
—If a town that doesn't have a football team, (The Rams want to move from St. Louis to L.A.) will go ahead and build an empty stadium just so black contractor's can have a job. Seems to be the case.
–Whose BRIGHT idea it was to tie the international money markets to each other so that if one fell down, everybody else's did too.
—-If ANYONE will watch the remake of the O.J. Simpson trial on Cable. And WHY?
—If Bernie Sanders really wins the nomination, will he step aside for Hillary?
—-If someone will ask Jeb Bush how he KNOWS that Donald Trump will NOT be President, (He keeps saying it.) because if he does know who the President will be, then the whole process is rigged and Jeb Bush must be part of it.
—Why my friend who works for the Police Department is scared even to tell me what crimes she reported on that day. It's like she is sworn to secrecy of a secret society and something terrible will happen to her if she even tells me about a traffic accident. And why she doesn't even think that's a bit like working in the KGB.
—If the mendacious Hillary will ever tell the truth about anything, and if she is getting Botox.
—How many times I can watch the movie John Wick. (five so far)
—If the reason they keep playing Rocky movies on TV is because nobody is going to see his new one.
—-If Sly is trying to sell his house in Miami, so that he can leave the country so he doesn't have to pay taxes?
—WHY…it's okay that Paul Ryan put a bill on Obama's desk to repeal Obamacare, but when Ted Cruz stood up in the first place to protest it, and NOBODY was there to help him, he was ostracized by every one of them. They all condemned him for doing such a hopeless thing because Obama would veto it. Well…Obama is going to veto Ryan's bill. WHY is Ryan a big deal and Cruz not?
—How many people are going to die BECAUSE of Obamacare.
—Why we aren't seeing more of the sewage and dead animals from the great flood of the Mississippi rolling down to New Orleans on our news programs?
If you bake an egg, is it really better than boiling it?
—Nobody Knows, If I can write EXACTLY 450 words.
(I did it.)
If Reindeers Could Fly, We'd Stopped Hunting Them.
Nobody Wonders
–Yesterday the whole world attacked Donald Trump for suggesting that we limit temporarily, Muslims from coming into the country, and today we find out that Ted Cruz has legislation trying to do just that. Also, over 30 governors are refusing to accept Syrians into their states, and Obama is rushing extra border agents down to the border NOW probably to prevent more dangerous ISIS men from coming into the county— So, why is it that only Donald Trump is being ostracized, when everybody else is rushing to do the exact same thing?
–while Obama is claiming that Islam is peaceful, France has closed down three Mosques because they found the Mosques hoarding tons of weapons and ammunition. Why aren't we doing that here?
–Will Attorney General Loretta the Lynch arrest the rapper "Rick Ross" since he called for the assassination of Donald Trump in a new song entitled "Free Enterprise."? And when she doesn't, does that mean that SHE wants Trump to be assassinated? And isn't that impeachable?
—Is Caitlyn Jenner angry that Angel Merkel beat BARELY beat her out for Time's person of the year? Will she send her flowers like a good sport? And was she picked to endorse the G-20 elites mass "No borders, New World Order" agenda, thereby paving the way for Hillary to become President? (They hope.)
(On a side note, my friend Petra just got back from Germany and Merkel is NOT popular.)
–since Jimmy Carter banned Iranians from coming into our country during the hostage Crisis, does that make him a Nazi?
–since we are now finding out that the two Muslims that lead the attack in San Bernardino were actually part of a cell operation, and NOBODY had a clue about them, will Obama finally admit that Edward Snowden was right?
The govt itself admits the kind of universal surveillance the FBI Director wants has never stopped a single attack.
—–Do Americans even know that Obama's idea of using his no-fly list could include them?
[T]he no-fly list is a secret list that uses secret criteria to determine who finds a home on it. So if you link banning guns to the no-fly list, the scenario presented is completely feasible: The government could theoretically add anyone it wants to the no-fly list, even broad categories of people, and thereby prevent them from owning a gun.
—-Is Bill O'Reilly out to get rid of conservative America's last great hero Ronald Reagan because the Rino's, for which he works, want to destroy Reagan's legacy and replace it with the more progressive ideology?
—-If England bans Donald Trump from its shores, do they realize that if Donald Trump becomes President, he might not want to help them out should they be attacked?
—Obama administrations claims that banning all Muslims from America for a while disqualifies anyone who wants to be President, then how about banning Presidents who give nuclear weapons to countries that want to kill us? AND who had a past as a drug addict?
–what happened to the third Muslim killer that everybody reported at San Bernardino on the day of the shooting? Did he just disappear?
—-What happened to the two missing Iraq guys our military was training in Georgia?
—-Since the Freedom of Information act found out that Rahm Emanuel kept that police video quiet until after his election, will Obama get rid of that act?
—-why they are banning Christmas caroling in the United State?
–why can't I sing like Celine Dion? (I'm trying. It's not fair.)
–How many of us will eat too much food this month, ANYWAY.
—-and most importantly, why don't they make fiber optic Christmas Trees anymore?
Which was the main question on the Ladies Christmas luncheon today…tell me if you see one.
Nobody Remembers Walt Whitman and The Seduction of Monika Lewinsky
Nobody Remembers
I CELEBRATE myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you…
Walt Whitman or Bill Clinton?
Here's a bit of trivial fun: Bill Clinton gave both Hillary AND Monica Lewinsky copies of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Clever really. Bill, I'm sure figured it was a lot better than leaving a trace of your old love letters around for some future Presidential scandal. (ha ha ha) No, Bill wanted the ladies to know that he wanted to have sex, but he also wanted them to think that he was in love with them, when he really wasn't. Bill Clinton in love? I doubt that has ever happened. I don't recall him ever mentioning "love" in his autobiography. But wait…
I'm off the subject: This is about Walt. (I think.)
Bill really liked Walt, and it's no wonder. If Bill had lived in Walt's time, no doubt they would have been lovers. Walt was 'gay' but even more than that, he was full of himself..just like Bill.
If you read Leaves of Grass, you truly can feel that Bill and Walt were like two peas in a pod of lust…for themselves. Yes, Bill and Walt, besides being both democrats, had another characteristic that they shared:
The great talent of self-promotion.
The reason any of us remembers Walt is because Walt was a master not only of writing obscene poetry, he was great at promoting himself.
Like Bill, Walt could really sell himself:
From A History of the American People by Paul Johnson:
Whitman first published his central work, Leaves of Grass, in 1855, when it consisted of twelve poems and ninety-five pages. He republished it, with as much fanfare as he could muster, in 1856, with additions, and this process of republications continued until the sixth edition, in 1881, had 293 poems and 382 pages. He reviewed his own poetry often, both anonymously and under pseudonyms, wrote articles about himself and promoted biographies. He planted news-stores. He said: "The public is a thick- skinned beast and you have to keep whacking away on its hide to let it know you're there." He was his own iconographer, promoting photos and portraits of himself and editing them. He built up his own biographical archive, a practice followed by Berthold Brecht in the next century. He even designed his own tomb. He was the first American poet to employ free verse on a large scale, as a device for attracting attention, and the first to make a virtue of obscenity, thereby getting himself written about (and prosecuted.) He conned Emerson into writing him a letter and then published it to boost himself. He described his own body as "perfect" a theme taken up by his votaries, who compared him to Christ: actually he was an ungainly youth who became an ugly old men. He got a letter from Tennyson but let it be known that it was so fulsome in his praise that modesty forbade him to publish it. He wrote a sixty-four page promotional pamphlet to sell his third edition but did not acknowledge authorship till twenty-three years later. As visitors like Henry Thoreau discovered, he was not only eager to talk about himself but reluctant to have the conversation stray from the subject for long.
The first edition of Leaves of Grass sold only ten copies and Whitman had to give the rest away. But by the end of his life he was already a cult figure on both sides of the Atlantic, and his fame, and the interest in his work and personality, have continued to increase.
TELL me that doesn't sound like Bill Clinton. Yes, I can just see old Bill now, reciting Walt Whitman to Monica:
Undrape! you are not guilty to me, nor stale nor discarded,
I see through the broadcloth and gingham whether or no,
And am around, tenacious, acquisitive, tireless, and cannot be shaken away.
Houses and rooms are full of perfumes, the shelves are crowded with perfumes,
I breathe the fragrance myself and know it and like it,
The distillation would intoxicate me also, but I shall not let it.
The atmosphere is not a perfume, it has no taste of the distillation, it is odorless,
It is for my mouth forever, I am in love with it,
I will go to the bank by the wood and become undisguised and naked,
I am mad for it to be in contact with me.
You have to wonder….Bill figured he could seduce just about any woman with Leaves of Grass…
We know Monika read it, but Hillary? She probably gave her copy to Huma.
Who Deserves the American Dream? The Americans!
Nobody Remembers
I have just gotten home from my yearly Thanksgiving dinner at my son's house. It was just the four of us, my husband and I, plus my son and his girlfriend, plus one, my old friend Pattie. Pattie has had a rough time the last few winters. She has lost her husband, then her mother, then her father….nobody should be alone on the Holidays. I pretty much insisted that she come to our dinner, which was much like trying to get a squirrel to take a bath. But she gave in.
Everything was going well, until, my son, trying to pick the right moment, told us all that his whole company had been laid off, even his boss. He had maybe one more week's paycheck and then he would be back to being unemployed. Luckily, he already has a job interview lined up, but nothing is ever sure in this world. It's a GM dealership, one of the biggest in North County (Where the famous Ferguson resides.) and it was only a matter of time before it closed. It's bad timing because he was just starting to get back on his feet, and we all agreed at dinner, best not talk about it.
Everyone tried to be cheerful, but it's never easy, when the news is filled with stress and worry.
As we drove down the street coming back home, the streets were full of parked cars, families visiting, eating…and I wondered to myself, how many other families had gotten bad news? I have noticed that my one neighbors, who always have their Christmas manger scene out first, are not at home much anymore. Their house was dark. It's a good white family. (Sorry, I am counting the whites from now on.) Three kids, two grandkids. He had told me recently that sometimes he has had to work three jobs, one as far away as Texas. Yes, he drives to Texas to keep the family afloat. He would drive home on the weekends.
This is starting to be the norm in many parts of America. But the news is always, "HEY! The economy is doing good!"
Now, they just lie.
Pattie and I, were watching reruns of the Thanksgiving Parade, and stated talking. We have known each other since high school, and we started talking about how many businesses have been lost in St. Louis in our lifetime. The whole city has changed. Like the once great city of Detroit, the businesses here, have been destroyed, by unions, by globalism, by greed and corrupt politicians.
What's left in jobs? Government jobs. Health care jobs. "Service" jobs. That's about it.
On our way home, I didn't even recognized some of the old neighborhoods. All changed. Not for the better either.
Getting home is always good after a big Turkey dinner. After getting the dogs out, I went and turned on our Christmas lights out in the front of the house, I didn't really want to write, because the future, not only for our family, but for the whole country looks bleak. And what makes it especially hard to take, is it doesn't have to be that way. Sure, our economy is destroyed pretty much for all but those who are lucky enough to have the few good jobs, but more than that, our spirit is broken.
As I turn on the TV, FOX was doing a PR piece on the Bush Family. The nation is tired of the Bushes, and I thought, OH good god. They had our lives, as did the Clinton's, and they did…nothing. Nothing. I really didn't like Daddy Bush, I grew to be really disappointed in George W., and Jeb…stop it. Jeb isn't going to get my son a job. He isn't going to help us in any way. He will help, the Hispanics.
I'm starting to hate all of them. The Bushes think that just because none of the men were horn dogs in office, America should want them.
Wrong. We remember. Sorry Brit Hume, I can turn you off.
Once upon a time, even in my life, if a person worked hard, and was decent, and honest, he had a chance at the American dream….and the globalists (Clinton's AND Bushes) have taken it away.
So, I get mad. Then I get sad. When I get sad, I read.
I went into my old closet full of books to look for some bit of history, and I found a book I really didn't even know I had…it was even autographed. Who knows where I got it? Some book sale somewhere.
It was a book released in 2000, by Donald Trump:
The America We Deserve
Yes…guess what? Donald Trump has been wanting to run for the Presidency since 2000. Who knew?
So, I turned off the almost nauseating propaganda piece on the Bush Dynasty, being broadcasted to the whole nation on Thanksgiving Night, for god's sake, (We'll probably get the rerun on Christmas Day) and I picked up the book, and read a few pages.
I wanted to share with you an excerpt from The American We Deserve.(Page 27)
It's time to look around and its tie for all of us who care about the American Dream to change the political buzz from happy talk to straight talk. Here's the bottom line: If a policy threatens the American Dream, we need to go after it.
I'm going to shoot straight about terrorism and about the foreign threat. I'm going to talk plain about the economy and how to keep the system solid at the core. If we do that, then we can ride out any storm. I'm also going to talk about Social Security. I'm lucky enough not to have to worry about getting A Social Security check, but most American do and they're right to be worried about their futures.
And he goes on about the kids, and ends the chapter with this:
I'm not worried about whether or not the intellectual/journalist /political establishment thinks I've got the stuff to talk about saving the American Dream. I believe in the American Dream. My business experience shows me that it works, and I want to do everything possible to see that regular Americans can enjoy the same opportunity for success and security that I have had. That means the American Dream unencumbered by bureaucratic ineptitude, government regulation, confiscatory tax politics, racism, discrimination against women, or discrimination against people based on sexual orientation.
We must all have equal access to the American Dream. It's a dream we deserve and a dream worth fighting for.
And he wrote this in 2000.
I SWEAR to you, I had no idea that I had this in my closet. But I really needed something tonight to keep me from the hopelessness of what seems an ever ending series of political disasters making everyone's life miserable. I happen to think God just plopped that book in front of me, as a sign, not to lose hope.
I can't say, after seeing the entranced and powerful people coming at to destroy Trump, that even if elected, he would be able to pull of the miracle of trying to undo the damage that the Bushes, the Clinton's and the Obama's have done.
But…like tonight, I know deep in my heart the only answer is to have hope.
There ARE good people in the world.
And once in a while, miracles do happen. Sometimes in history, great men do make a difference.
Donald, I'm all in.
If a man can keep a dream that long, then he is truly, the real thing.
I only pray that the nation can hold on long enough to survive, until he can get into office.
Can Donald make America great again?
He is the ONLY one who wants to do it for us. For the Americans.
And we all know, who we are.
Nobody Wonders…As Usual
Nobody Wonders
–Can we just divide the country up? Mark Levine tonight is suggesting the United States divide into two parts: One for patriotic Americans, and one for the loonies. My mother had this idea in her last days on the planet….she thought that we should give the East and West Coast to the liberals, and the good people would get the middle of the country. This was around the year 2000.
"We'd have the bread basket" she said. Nobody Wonders how many Americans right now are thinking this is a good idea…they could keep their progressive Unicorn world, and as Mark said, Donald Trump could build us a big wall to keep them all out.
–If Jeb Bush thinks that putting on VERY expensive suits and reading from a teleprompter, and running his ads every hour on FOX is going to get him back in the race. Oh…he also magically got a very dark tan…in one day. Is Jeb's big Hollywood makeover going to help?
—-If the new sitcom Minority Report is going to miss me. In the very first scene that I watched tonight, the black lady cop showed DASH (one of the telepathic psycho) a picture of the hand of the Statue of Liberty.
And when Dash said he didn't know what that was…she said it was the Statue of Liberty and they were celebrating Amnesty Day…(remember, this program is in the future) the day where 10 million immigrants were granted citizenship.
"Oh…that's it." I said. I looked at my husband. We not only turned the channel, we erased all future recordings. Nobody Wonders how many other American did the same thing, but evidently a lot…because it's being canceled.
—-Have you noticed that liberal politicians, actors, famous singers, etc, ALWAYS criticize America when they are OUT of the country? There's a legal reason for that…they can't be sued.
—-Why every late night comedian has to attack Bobby Jindal with nasty jokes when he so graciously dropped out of the race. Would they do that to a democrat?
—-Why the huge Mosque I passed today NEVER has any cars in the parking lot…where are all these 'religious' people?
—Why Obama is trotting all over the world again. Was it just an excuse to ride in Air Force One and make all the other countries bow to him?
—-If ANYBODY believed that Charlie Sheen did NOT knowingly give lots of women AIDS?
–If dog treats from China have crack in them, because my dogs act like addicts when it comes to certain ones.
–And lastly…
–How I found a video of that kid and his father that I talked about today…but here it is…and you have to wonder: Seriously?
Nobody Reports the Obvious
Nobody Reports
Pat Buchanan, has a great knack for putting into words, the obvious. In his last opinion piece he explains why many people are attracted to Trump:
When Trump says, "We never win anymore," that resonates to these folks. They see 21st-century America as a nation that cannot win its wars, or secure its borders, or build an infrastructure of roads, bridges, rails and airports to match those rising in other countries.
Moreover, the spirit of revolt in the GOP, indeed, in both parties today, is not confined to the USA. It is roiling Europe. In Britain, France, Spain, Italy and Belgium, nationalism is tearing at the seams of nations. Secession from the EU appears to be an idea whose time is coming.
Right. Right. We see the rest of the world taking us over, while the Western Elite political families are busy making deals for their corporate friends, and their own families to stay in power…meanwhile they are building billionaire bunkers for the Holocaust they expect to happen from 'climate change" but more than likely a Nuclear Iran.
Right now, most American would have to agree with Vladimir Putin who just said THIS about the United States:
"I think some of our partners simply have mush for brains, they do not have a clear understanding of what really happens in the country and what goals they are seeking to achieve."
Mush. Putin masterfully explains Obama in one word.
Are you ready for the first democratic debate tonight?
I will, FORCE myself to watch it…just to let you know, the bloopers.


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Lenny Puddock writes of his experiences as a Chicago Cub during the 2011 baseball season. Puddock is a 32-year-old physical therapist for the Indianapolis National Institute of Fitness and Health who attended Randy Hundley's Fantasy Camp. Part of the Fantasy Camp experience is his developing friendship with Gertrude Castellano, a waitress who becomes a singing star. They romance at a distance. Puddock is invited to the Cubs' Spring Training after an outstanding performance at the Camp. The Cubs offer him a contract with the Daytona Class A team and he accepts. Puddock is moved up to Class AA Tennessee in mid-May and is called up to the Cubs in mid-July. He was batting .378. In mid-August Mike Quade resigns as manager. Ryne Sandberg, who had an escape clause in his contract with a Phillies Minor League team, becomes the Cubs manager. When Puddock joined the parent club, the Cubs were 10 ½ games out of first place. By the end of August they are four from the Wild Card spot. In the waning days of August the roster was two short due to injuries. Sandberg did not want to disrupt the Iowa or Tennessee playoff-bound teams, so he activated Greg Maddux and himself, thinking the roster had to contain the maximum 25 players. Plans were to activate two players before the August 31 midnight deadline but due to an intern's goof not recognizing the difference in Eastern Standard Time and Central Standard Time, the move came too late. In essence the Cubs would have only a 23-player Post-Season roster. The Cubs win their Division and League playoffs and enter World Series for the first time in 76 years. In an amazing ninth inning of the seventh game, the Cubs win the Series.
Puddock's Visit To Rip At Phoenix Hospital Friday, August 26 Really bad news. Gertie called and Rip's in the hospital maybe near death. I never mentioned but he is diabetic and Gertie said his blood sugar went up to 625. In addition, and maybe more serious, he has a bad case of pneumonia. As I understand diabetics, the figure should be around 100 so 625 must be really bad. I don't know Rip very well but from our trip to Old Tucson and a few other times, especially one day when we talked a lot of baseball, he struck me as a good kid with a good head. Maybe I should call him when I get a chance. Tuesday, August 30 Thursday's an off day and Sandberg said he would rest me tomorrow. Thus after tonight's game here in Frisco I don't play 'til Friday afternoon in Chicago.. I have an early morning reservation for a flight to Phoenix and will join Gertie at the Phoenix Children's Hospital. I understand Rip's been asking for me, hope my visit with him does some good, Hope also it alleviates Gertie's pain somewhat. Don't know where I'll stay tomorrow night, Gertie invited me but I don't know, bad, bad. I think of that swimming pool scene. Maybe I shouldn't go to Phoenix. Wednesday, August 31 Arrived in Phoenix in time for breakfast at Gertie's but of course she was at the hospital. I ate a slow breakfast mainly about five cups of coffee, at the airport while trying to decide my move--- check in at the Crowne Plaza Hotel or go directly to the Phoenix Children's Hospital and let matters take their course. I chose the hotel. I shaved, tried to wake up but couldn't shake a drowsiness and finally about mid-morning went to the hospital. Gertie was sitting at bedside reading a book. Rip was asleep. When she saw me Gertrude burst into tears, her body shaking uncontrollably as I held her tightly for several minutes. I think a tear or two came from my eyes. Gertie and I moved to the cafeteria as a bevy of technicians, and doctors took over the room. For some reason as we sipped at our mochas, I mentioned meeting her cousin just before I left Tennessee. "Good thing you got moved up," Gertie said. "Maribeth likes to tell people she's a reporter. She worked as a motel maid before getting some hefty hush money from some poor sucker trying to save his marriage. She's really a mankiller. Broke up two marriages that I know of. " I refrained from comment. Those were almost the exact words Maribeth used in describing Gertrude. We returned to Rip's room and received good news. His blood sugar level was down to 290, still way high but out of the immediate danger zone. Main concern now was the pneumonia. I had come to Phoenix to boost Rip's spirits. Instead I was comforting his mother simply by my presence as he drowsed from medicines most of the day. Despite what appeared to be grogginess, we had a nice talk about the Cubs, school and his ball playing. He was downcast when talking about his team and that he was done for the year. We parted company about 10 Wednesday night, she to stay in the hospital room overnight and me to return to the hotel. Except I didn't. I got a cab (pretty expensive) to the Dobson just to see if there was hopefully someone, bartender or anyone, that I knew from the Fantasy Camp days. Strike out. I think unconsciously I wanted to hear praise for going from the Camp to the big leagues, something that never had been done. Got back to the Crowne Plaza around 1 and had three messages on my phone from Gertie, at 11:15, 12 and 12:30. She asked if she could come spend the night with me. What would you have done? Been a Good Samaritan (defined as a compassionate person who unselfishly helps others)? Two o' clock arrived and I still hadn't decided. It was almost three when I made my decision. Gertie belonged with her son, not me. Thursday, September 1 Awakened by the ringing of the bedside telephone, half awake I slurred into the earpiece, thinking it was Randy Wells, "Whadda ya want?" I heard a soft voice, realized who it was and where I am. "Lenny, sorry to wake you but I had to let you know," Gertrude said. "Rip's suffered a relapse. A half hour ago his reading was 257, a couple minutes ago it's 308. He's getting worse." Gertie began sobbing uncontrollably. "Gertie, what's being done for him," I asked as I began pulling on a pair of pants. I sleep in my shorts. "The nurses are with him, they've called a doctor, Lenny, I don't know. What have I done?" "Listen, Gertrude. Listen to me. I'll be there as quick as I can. Stay out of the way of the medics. Sit in that chair across the room. Don't move 'til I get there." Understand?" "Hurry. I need you . . . need you to." When I got to the hospital Rip's blood sugar reading had leveled off at 410 and quit climbing There were two doctors and three nurses hovering over the bed and Rip was not conscious. I more or less dragged Gertie to the cafeteria. It was 9:30 and my flight to Chicago was at 4. That meant I should leave the hospital by 2. What have I gotten myself into, I thought. The day dragged on. The minutes were hours long, it seemed, just like back in the third grade when Rick Gloverman and I were kept after school for some now forgotten prank. Gertie and I had returned to the room around 10:30 and shortly before I had to leave Rip stirred, opened his eyes and cried out, "Len, you came. I knew you would." I stood at bedside, grasping his arm and holding his hand. "Rip, listen to me. You'll be okay in a few days. You'll face some tough times and I'll try to ease them by calling you on the phone every day. You'll be back in school and ready for another season before you know it'" He looked at me with a look I'll never forget, His eyes seemed to be miles deep into his skull. They got misty and his voice was unsteady. "Len, sometime when the Cubs are up against it, and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Ripper. "I don't know where I'll be then, Len, but I'll know about it, and I'll be happy. "I don't think I ever will play again. I got no energy. But you know what, Len? I'll play through you. Every home run you hit, well I will have hit it, too. Len, hit one for me in the World Series, bottom of the ninth, winning run. Hit it for me so then we will be the winning run, cross home plate together. Do that for me." I squeezed his hand as he drifted off. "Rip, we're together," I said. "You cross home plate in front of me." Gertrude had tears in her eyes but she wasn't crying. She wasn't sobbing. She looked at me, knowing time was short and I had to catch a cab for the airport. Thanks," she managed as I held her tightly. "Lenny, I needed you, I need you. I need you to love me. I'm yours whenever you want." "Enough," I said. "You're distraught, Gertie. Listen. Listen to me. Rip will be okay, he'll get fine treatment here. Don't get yourself ill. If we, Gertie honey, if we get into the Series, I'll have front row tickets for both of you. Look forward to that. Just look forward." I released her and strode from the room. I wanted to look back, to go back but I didn't. Had I gone back, I never would have left. My Cub days would have been over. I knew I would have a lot of thinking to do during the four hours from Phoenix to Chicago.
R. Rathbone Leonard began his journalism career at age 16 as sports editor of the school paper at Culver Military Academy. As late as mid-summer of 2006 at age 79 he was an active journalist, writing a sports column for an Indianapolis suburban newspaper. In between he worked for a Cass County (Ind.) weekly on the G. I. Bill, owned a weekly in Wabash County (Ind.), was sports editor of the Frankfort (Ind.) Times, and was a reporter, sportswriter, assistant Sunday editor, assistant state editor and photo editor during a 23-year stint at The Indianapolis Star. Leonard attended the University of Chicago before serving in the U. S. Navy V-5 program (pilot training) during World War II. He attended St. Ambrose College (Iowa), Colorado College, Indiana University and Ball State University where he attained a bachelor's degree in communications. For three years he moderated a television program on WTTV (Indianapolis) and from 1961 through 1965 published Big Time Wrestling magazine. He was interim Sports Information Director one year at Indiana Central University and Publicity Director two years for Citizens Forum of Indianapolis. This is his third book, second about the Chicago Cubs.. About The Illustrator Kelsey Bigelow aspired to be an artist since childhood, and art has been her main focus throughout her education. A "chipess" off the old block, she is the daughter of the late John Merritt Bigelow, longtime artist for The Indianapolis Star. In 2007 she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art from Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis. She contributed to Cubbing written by Russ Leonard, as well as numerous private commissions. Ms. Bigelow currently resides in Indianapolis with her husband and freelances as an artist and illustrator.
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