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Class Agents Honored At Halftimeby Fred Trebleone • September 13, 2010 Share:
Four Wabash Class Agents were honored at halftime of the Wabash Wooster football game on September 11, 2010 by President Pat White. Every year on opening football weekend, the college presents the awards to the class agents whose performance in connecting his classmates with each other and with the college has truly been exemplary.
Major General Earl Johnson, Class of 1938, is this year's recipient of the Warren Wright Shearer Award for class agents. Accepting for General Johnson's family is his niece, Judy Wynne. The Shearer award, considered the class agent Hall of Fame award, is presented annually to a class agent in recognition for sustained outstanding performance to his class and the college. For many years, General Johnson carried the message of Wabash to his fellow class members and their families. The general, who wrote history during WWII, put the same effort into keeping his classmates up to date on the latest Wabash happenings. Even today, the Class of 1938, 72 years after graduation, is still connected. A true measure of the General's reach is found in the number of widows from the class who hold Wabash dear and who actively support the college. For the year ending this past June, 84% of those listed on the class Honor Roll were widows. In addition, he always found time to return to campus and visit with the men of his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. His loyalty to the house was demonstrated many times by his donation of a dog to serve as the fraternity mascot. Of course, there was only one name for the dogs, "General". The general passed away this past January at the age of 93, but his contributions remain vivid and widespread. General Earl Johnson, Some Little Giant.
Rick Fobes, class of 1972, is this year's winner of the Myron Phillips Outstanding class agent award. Considered the MVP award among class agents, it is awarded annually to the Class Agent who performs most significantly in his roles of communicating with his class, encouraging class financial contributions, recruiting new students, and exhibiting Little Giant spirit. Rick Fobes has been all of that…and much more. Rick has served his class for 28 years as a class agent. He steadfastly writes his classmates every quarter, providing news on the college from his perspective and updates on the members of his class. Rick's classmates are connected and their support models that connection: 40% of Rick's classmates financially support the college. By comparison, that makes the Class of 1972 the top class in the decade of the 1970s. Rick also served for many years on the alumni board, culminating with a very successful run as the president. As if that isn't enough, Rick is also active with the Chicago area alumni group and helps with Career Services in the greater Chicago area. Rick Fobes is truly Some Little Giant.
3. Josh Owens and Ross Dillard, Class of 2007, are this year's winners of the R. Robert Mitchum award for outstanding young class agents. Josh and Ross set the standard for class agent engagement - providing their classmates with the latest on members of the class. Their last letter included updates on over 40 class members. The Alumni office liked it so much they sent that letter to all class agents and a great example of creating connections. Josh and Ross have engaged their class members in the life of the college and their donor rate, for the Class of 2007 mind you, exceeds every class back to 1982! Josh and Ross, despite their budding careers, stay well engaged with the college helping with their regional groups, Admissions, and with career services. They may be young, but their good! Josh Ownes, Ross Dillard…Some Little Giants!
Photos (courtesy of Jim Amidon '87): Top: Judy Wynne accepts the Shearer Award on behalf of her late uncle, Major General Earl Johnson '38
Middle: Rik Fobes '72 receives the Myron Phillips Award
Bottom: Josh Owens '07 and Ross Dillard '07 repeat as the Mitchum Award winners
Photos (courtesy of Jim Amidon '87):
Top: Judy Wynne accepts the Shearer Award on behalf of her late uncle, Major General Earl Johnson '38


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Saturday, 9 October 2010
Mini flare
I've got my 3 month check up at the hospital in 2 weeks and I know they'll ask me if I think it's helping. Trouble is, I have no idea.
As I've said before, I've had a pretty good 6 months with only minor complaints. This past week I've had the worst 'mini flare' I've had since april and it affected my foot and right hand but I thought it was going to get a lot worse and last weeks like it did last winter, instead it fizzled out after about 2-3 days. So I wonder whether that was the plaquenil helping?? Or maybe it was just a mini one anyway. I have no idea.. how do you know if a med is working or if it's just the natural ebb and flow of the disease??
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Hard to say when exactly you know that a med is working. For me, it's always been sortof retrospective - you realize that you've only had a 2 or 3 day flare, and that you don't feel quite so bad, you're not so stiff in the morning. Then you might think back a bit and you can associate it to the change of medication, diet, lifestyle, all of the above. For me, I walked down the stairs this morning after getting out of bed and the right knee didn't have the usual pain associated with coming down stairs. So I think "perhaps the dieting IS helping the knee pain" or maybe the injectible methotrexate really does make a difference. Whatever it is, I am thankful.ReplyDelete
Baby steps.
Good luck.
I don't really have advice for you. When I have gone on medications I have been pretty severe and can tell whether they work or not with little difficulty. I guess you could say that you are doing fine so either the RA isn't acting up much or the plaquenil is working.ReplyDelete
CFTC, yeah I think that's one of the difficulties, we're always trying to look for a pattern. I'm trying to figure out if I feel better after plaqunil, or after cutting out lots of meat, or after exercising more. I really don't know. I think the RA just does what it wants and it might all be a coincidence. But maybe not. I have no idea. :/ReplyDelete
Cathy, your post makes me feel grateful. I should just be thankful and not worry why this and why that. Thank you.
This is a good question. I have switched meds twice in the last year. I hurt everyday but for me, the real tell tale signs show up after physically exerting myself. I can tell if a med is working or not by how I feel after a rough 12 hour shift at work, or the day after a 140+ mile ride.ReplyDelete
Just as an outside observation, I would tend to think that the Plaquenil is doing pretty good from you being able to complete your 51 mile bicycle ride. No way I could do that.
I tend to go by if I'm having more good days than bad days (good being a relative term). It seems like it's such a slow, on-going process, that, like CFTC Admin says, is generally seen in retrospect.ReplyDelete
Ditto with what Tharr said, that's awesome on your bike ride!
It can be difficult sometimes to tell if meds are working. You may have a good couple of weeks then get hit with a debilitating flare. I've gone through 3 biologics with some relief then they seemed to quit working. The last one I was on, I had a bad reaction after an infusion.ReplyDelete
I am now starting all over again. I am on Arava and prednisone for now. I am hoping to start Actemra soon.
The plaquenil may be helping you, so I would continue to use it. Sometimes you slowly get back to living life that you don't realize how bad things were before...
Thanks guys, I think it's just another case of 'wait and see'. I think my rheumy will just tell me to wait it out until 6 months and then decide if I want to add mtx or something to it. We'll see. But yes, I am lucky to be able to do my bike riding and I am concentrating on today, trying not to worry about tomorrow. :)ReplyDelete

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Let's start with looking at where Santa Monica is currently with parking. There is often a chorus of sentiment expressed in local papers that we need more parking, and that the Downtown area must have more and cheaper parking to stay competitive with other business districts around L.A.. As you can see in the photo above, which does not mark the thousands of spaces of on-street parking, Santa Monica already uses a substantial quantity of some of the most valuable real estate in the L.A. region for no other purpose than places to stuff and stack automobiles.
Not enough car parking, and too much traffic are probably the most common complaints you'll hear associated with Santa Monica. I think the not enough car parking complaint is quite debatable, as I believe our existing parking is inefficiently utilized, which can make parking appear in shorter supply than it really is. Something Santa Monica is starting to acknowledge. Traffic being bad, terrible at times, is quite real however, and directly related to the parking situation. People tend to only drive someplace if they can put their car there, if you expand parking, and keep prices artificially low through subsidy, traffic is induced. As I'll also explain in more detail in the second part to this discussion of parking, under valuing street parking also induces the cruising for a space phenomenon. In one study conducted by Donald Shoup, author of The High Cost of Free Parking, 20% of traffic in Downtown Los Angeles was made up of drivers cruising for a parking space. In many cases off-street parking was available, but drivers opted to drive around in search of a bargain, a symptom of pricing street parking far below it's worth and demand for it's surrounding area.
So how does all this pertain to cyclists? Generating business is the justification for such enormous expenses to support automobile use, but as all of us riding bikes, walking or taking transit know, spending money does not have to be associated with driving cars. Most mornings Velo Club LaGrange is out in force riding multi-thousand dollar bikes through Santa Monica, likely purchased in Santa Monica at Helen's, and then finish their ride with buying coffee. Hundreds of cyclists take advantage of the Santa Monica farmer's market bike valet every weekend. There are paths to economic activity and growth, without having to grow the automobile fleet, and the associated asphalt and concrete for the cars to sit on.
We are often told there is not enough resources for cycling improvements, and things as simple as bike racks are in short supply in much of Santa Monica. Cycling improvements are largely neglected, with many afraid to leave the beach path, and those who aren't are often afraid to park their bike for fear of rampant bike theft. Where bike racks are unavailable people will try attaching to all kinds of weird objects, some secure, some not so much. Police and security personnel sometimes threaten cyclists with warnings or confiscation for bikes parked to secure objects that are not officially bike parking, yet adequate bike parking is lacking from most places in the city.
Not enough resources is certainly not the case. The remodeling of parking garages in downtown Santa Monica, which will add an additional 712 car spaces, plus postponed plans for completely new garages, has a 180 million dollar budget. Practically bullet proof fully secure bike lockers, such as those found at some Metro stations in L.A., cost about $800-1000 per unit. In other words for 180 million dollars we could buy around 200,000 bike lockers, more than double our entire population in Santa Monica. Not that we need 200,000 bike lockers, but hey maybe a few in scattered about for commuters and people making extended stays might be nice. How about some simple U-Wave racks at all major places of business. Whole Foods may have a green image, but their Santa Monica location has a highly costly subterranean parking garage for cars, and zero bike racks. Doesn't seem so green to me.
(Before and after on-street parking by OPCC center. The bike racks were well used when I first saw them during the week. When I came back with camera on weekend they were empty at the time.)
Another interesting twist in this whole parking issue for Santa Monica, is a recent discovery I made walking along a seldom traveled stretch of Olympic west of Lincoln, and just North of the 10 freeway and ramp to 4th St. There is a brand new shiny on-street bike rack, like some magical transplant from Portland, the city that made such parking famous. Besides being shiny you can tell it is at least fairly recent as it is not visible when Google Street View rolled by. At first glance I was really confused why such amazing bike parking was in such a secluded place, when Portland and other cities that did pilot on-street bike parking programs all chose vibrant centers of business and foot traffic, and advertised what they were doing.
Then I realized it was to serve the OPCC homeless shelter, and all the bikes and people I saw milling about were there for services. When I see the bike parking situation in most parts of Santa Monica, and then look at this, if it were not for the bike valet program, it might seem Santa Monica were trying to suggest bicycling and safe bike parking are things only homeless people and beach tourists were interested in. I would not deny that homeless people should have someplace to park their bike, but it does seem odd to me that the homeless be given the best bike parking in the city, while bike parking efforts elsewhere are drowned out by the sound of heel dragging.
We must never accept that lack of support for cycling is about lack of funding, it is a lack of political will to truly support cycling as a mode of transportation. The costs for supporting and growing cycling are but a tiny fraction of the costs associated with automobile travel. Some will argue, like a few people I encountered at the 20th and Cloverfield meeting, that our smaller numbers justify us getting the breadcrumbs of city resources. However as we have seen in cities like Boulder, Portland, Davis, New York, real commitments to cycling improvements grow ridership numbers. These investments eventually save the cities money as bicycling mode share increases reduce costs associated with car trips. In spite of the growth in numbers, these cities have experienced reductions in total bicycle involved collisions. There becomes a tipping point where the road culture it self changes with enough people riding bikes, and I think Santa Monica has the potential to get there, but is not quite there yet.
Hope is not lost, as Santa Monica has been shifting it's thinking about parking lately. The bike valet parking program at the farmers market, and many big city events, has been the most significant thing the city has done to support cycling in years. Two brand new parking garages were slated in the $180 million dollar plan, that would have cost $50,000 per new space, have been put on hold due to recommendations from new consultants to the city. The city has been actively pursing bringing car sharing service back to Santa Monica, programs which are associated with reduced car parking demand. Parking rates which have not moved in a decade are finally being discussed.
The pending 20 year LUCE (land use and circulation elements) plan includes some important changes to how land is used, and includes a number of improvements to bike parking. However there are still lingering attachments to the idea that we need more car parking in parts of LUCE and in the public discourse. There are also some easy things that can be done right now, and the waiting for LUCE to get anything done has been going on for years now. Hopefully our upcoming meetings with City Staff will give us the opportunity to get some of these issues addressed. In some cases the city may already be working on solutions, but timeliness may be unclear and priorities out of sync. Hopefully continued communication will lead to a more mutually beneficial relationship between cyclists and City Hall.
Change is controversial, especially things like raising parking meter rates, and it will be important for us to change the hearts and minds of the public, and rethink common myths and notions about parking. City Hall is starting to nudge in the right direction, but with enough support, maybe we could push the nudging along a little faster. The enthusiasm for future discussion with cyclists from Assistant City Jennifer Phillips is hopeful sign.
In Part 2, I'll go into more detail about the parking economics theories of Donald Shoup, who I got to hear in person at the LA Street Summit, and highlight the most important points from his lecture. Understanding parking may not be the sexiest of topics, but I think is a vital component of changing the transportation landscape. Copenhagen didn't transform from a mostly automotive city to be a land of 30%+ trips by bike, even in snowy months, just by making bike lanes and paths. Over the course of their multi-decade plans that began in the 70's, they repriced parking in tandem with increases to cycling infrastructure and transit to change the economic incentives of transportation. Some of the most popular cafes with outdoor seating of Copenhagen today were 20 years ago a parking lot. Parking policy matters, and in many ways dictates the way our cities take shape.


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Archbishop Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, said the ecumenical situation really is a "glass half full." He then held his water glass up to emphasize the point during a lecture at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on Nov. 19. Even in the wake of Pope Benedict XVI's special provisions for Anglicans who want to leave Archbishop Williams's flock and join the Roman Catholic Church, his assessment of Catholic-Anglican relations seemed to surprise some people in the audience.
But they showed less surprise at remarks about what the next steps in ecumenical dialogue should be. Anglicans and Roman Catholics—indeed, all Christians engaged in ecumenical dialogue over the last 40 years—the archbishop said, need to ask themselves if the doctrines and practices still dividing them are anywhere near as important as the essential dogmas they share. His remarks came on the evening before beginning a series of meetings with Vatican officials and with Pope Benedict.
Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, also spoke on Nov. 19, and he affirmed the Catholic Church's commitment to continuing the search for full unity. "Ecumenism has a future, not because we want it, but because Jesus Christ wants it and because his spirit helps us in our commitment," he said. "The Catholic Church cannot simply stop and wait," he said. "It has a special responsibility. Its unique ecumenical responsibility comes, paradoxically, from the Petrine ministry [the ministry of the pope], which often is seen as the main obstacle for unity, but which understands itself as a ministry of unity."
As for the questions still dividing Catholics and Anglicans, including the ordination of women, Cardinal Kasper told reporters, "We have to distinguish between differences that are contradictory and differences that are complementary. Complementary differences can exist in the church."
During their meeting, the archbishop and Vatican officials were expected to make final preparations for the third round of meetings of the formal Anglican-Roman Catholic Inter-national Commission, the official group for theological dialogue.
Archbishop Williams said that "for many Anglicans, not ordaining women has a possible unwelcome implication about the difference between baptized men and baptized women," a difference that is not made in any creed or fundamental statement of Christian faith.
The Anglican leader said the disagreements within the Anglican Com-munion over ordaining women obviously have caused internal tensions, but Anglicans still are seeking ways to preserve their unity without forcing those who have opposing views out of the communion. "And if it can be managed within the Anglican family, is this a possible model for the wider ecumenical scene?" he asked.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — South Korea's President Park Geun-hye told Congress on Wednesday that she will never accept a nuclear-armed North Korea and that provocative actions by the reclusive communist country "will be met decisively."
But Park also said South Korea was ready to provide humanitarian aid, without linking it to the political situation on the divided Korean Peninsula, and will try to build trust so long as the North's authoritarian government responds in kind.
Park is on her first overseas strip since taking power in February, two weeks after the North conducted its latest nuclear test, the third since 2006, and increased tensions in the region.
On Tuesday, Park and President Barack Obama delivered a strong message of solidarity in the face of threats from North Korea.
U.S. lawmakers gave Park a prolonged ovation as she entered the House to address a joint meeting of Congress, evidence of the tight bond with the U.S. forged during the Korean War.
Her speech started with a tribute to U.S. veterans of the 1950-53 conflict, a group that included four congressmen.
Park's visit marked the 60th anniversary of the military alliance with the U.S. that maintains 28,500 troops in South Korea.
Park said she is "president of a grateful nation," and that backed by the might of the U.S.-South Korean alliance, "no North Korean provocation can succeed."
South Korea remains on the highest level of readiness, she said, adding that it's time to end the "vicious cycle" of North Korea provoking security crises to win rewards from the international community.
But she also presented a vision for rapprochement and eventual reunification, which the North also seeks, but on socialist lines.
"I will remain steadfast in pushing forward a process of trust-building on the Korean Peninsula. I am confident that trust is the path to peace — the path to a Korea that is whole again," she told lawmakers.
"But as we say in Korea, it takes two hands to clap."
Park is the daughter of the late South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee. In her 20s, she assumed the duties of first lady after a gunman claiming orders from North Korea killed her mother.
Park's attempts to build trust with North Korea have gained no traction, and relations have worsened since she took office. The North recently forced the closure of a joint industrial park that was a rare symbol of cooperation between the two countries.
But in a sign that tensions could be subsiding, U.S. officials reported Tuesday that North Korea has removed from a launch site two mobile, medium-range ballistic missiles that had been readied for possible test-firing.


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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 4:59 pm
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Many people liked the idea of political outsiders organizing to resist the influence of the two parties and big money in political issues. Most of quickly came to the conclusion that the Tea Party was, in application of policies, an astro-turf organization, funded by corrupt folks like Tom Dulay and the Koch brothers. The facts about the policies that the Tea Party supports haven't reached the tin hat folks who watch Faux news, so it always interesting to update everybody with the latest "populist" efforts from the Tea baggers. Like their efforts to prevent child safety regulations being extended to farm children under 16, and the Obama administration's caving in to the wing nuts.
It was Hilda Solis, Labor Secretary, who proposed new regulations, in response to a repot by Human Rights Watch called "Fields of Peril: hCild Labor in US Agriculture." Here's an account of what happened:
Hilda Solis steps down as Labor Secretary. So how did she do?
Posted by Brad Plumer on January 10, 2013 at 11:08 am
On Wednesday, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced that she was stepping down. That prompted all sorts of Twitter snark: "we have a secretary of labor??" And so on.
Yes, people, I exist. (Ron Edmonds/Associated Press)
But, yes, the United States does have a secretary of labor! And now is as good a time as any to look back at what the Department of Labor actually does and how Solis has fared during her time in charge. Here's a rundown of the big, important items:
Managing job training and other unemployment programs. The 2009 stimulus bill included $67 billion for unemployment insurance benefits, job training, and other work programs. It was the Department of Labor's job to oversee that money.
So how'd it go? During Solis's tenure, 1.7 million people completed federal job-training programs. Workers in Kansas learned how to pave highways. And so on. But it's still not clear how much good these programs accomplished. Although many economists support job-training programs in theory, it's hard to gauge the effectiveness of the stimulus specifically few good studies exist yet. Back in 2010, a New York Times investigation found that many retrained workers were still struggling to find work.
Enforcing wage and hour laws. Shockingly, companies don't always follow the law when it comes to paying workers' wages. That's where the Department of Labor comes in. Solis made a point of reviving this wing of the agency, using stimulus money to hire hundreds of new enforcement officers. "There's a new sheriff in town," she declared in 2009. Last year, the department's wage-and-hour division recovered some $280 million in pay for 300,000 workers, a new record.
Solis generally gets high marks for this: "Under her tenure, there was a particular emphasis on protecting the most vulnerable workersimmigrant workers, teenagers, misclassified workers," says Kate Bronfenbrenner, a labor expert at Cornell. She explains that these workers are most likely to be wrongly classified as independent contractors or shorted on wages because they're either unlikely to speak out or afraid to lose their jobs.
Enforcing safety regulations. The Labor Department includes both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). Experts say that the people in charge of these offices can make a big difference to actual workplace conditions. And the consensus is that Solis was far more aggressive than her predecessor during the George W. Bush years, Elaine Chao. For instance, BP got hit with a record $87 million fine for its role in a 2005 refinery explosion.
Not everyone was happy with Solis' record, though. Mine-safety advocates criticized MSHA's failure to enact new rules after the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion in West Virginia, which killed 29 workers. What regulatory scheme has grown out of Upper Big Branch that has changed mine safety? J. Davitt McAteer, a former MSHA director told The Washington Post. The answer is nothing.
Setting up new workplace regulations. The Department of Labor doesn't just carry out enforcement. It also constantly puts forward new rules. That process has long been quite sluggish, and Solis didn't do much to speed it up: A recent investigation by the GAO found that OSHA takes eight years, on average, to issue a new safety rule. That's far slower than most other regulatory agencies.
But in many ways, Solis has been constrained by both the White House and Congress. A key safety rule on silica dust for miners and construction workers has been bottled up in the Office of Management and Budget since 2011.
Last year, the department proposed new rules that would have prevented children from performing agricultural work deemed dangerous. But after a fierce blow-back from farm groups and the GOP, the White House backed down, and Solis eventually withdrew the rule altogether.
Leading the charge against the rules? Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau, whose Board includes such noted family farmers as Monsanto, (affectionately called Monsatan by activists) DuPont and Archer Daniels Midland. The narrative? This would adversely affect family farms. The facts? Those rules would have only protected the 300,000 children under 16 who work as hired hands, or as the Farm Bureau would have it, independent contractors. Leading the charge for the Re-thugs--Denny Rehberg, Montana Republican. Endorsed by Tea Party Express. Multi-million dollar rancher who hired kids as young as 10 years old to herd his cashmere goats. Joined by Tea Party Caucus member Roscoe Bartlett, Maryland.
Follow the money. Talk populist, act on behalf of corporations. Fool many.
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You are just like beaglebuddy with his fireman issue, but worse, with you it's the T.E.A. party.
That makes 3 T.E.A. party bashing threads of yours on the first page alone.
Adding to one of your other threads instead would be nice.
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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 5:28 pm
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NW30--I certainly think the Tea Party is the worst thing to happen to politics since George Wallace. That's why I post information about what they are actually doing. Do you have a reason, with substance, to defend them? Or are you just an Obama hater? Substance? Do you have any?
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NW30--I certainly think the Tea Party is the worst thing to happen to politics since George Wallace. That's why I post information about what they are actually doing. Do you have a reason, with substance, to defend them? Or are you just an Obama hater? Substance? Do you have any?
Like I've said before, I've been to a Tea Party meeting on Maui. They are just a bunch of old small business people who want the government out of their hair.
You are fantasizing if you think otherwise. You go to a Glenn Beck rally, and all they want is constitutional principles and respect for America's traditions. These are a bunch of well dressed, well intentioned middle American people who don't want big government intrusion. Check out Allen West, who's one of their hero's.
Mac, so far you have to ask yourself what has a liberal done for us lately?
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Mac, so far you have to ask yourself what has a liberal done for us lately?
LOL, exactly!!!
They are still using the same old playbook, poverty, racism, war, you name it, listen to them, it's like nothing ever gets better.
On top of that, they, in general, have lost their sense of humor, other than them saying, "no we haven't, we laugh at conservatives, like you, all the time". But that is not humor, that's only a snide attempt at something they seemed to have lost.
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tell us about the Tea Party leadership.
These folks aren't mad at those nice men in suits you saw in Maui.
They are mad because the Teas leadership sits there in a nearly do nothing Congress and literally does nothing at all, except vote to repeal the ACA forty times.
These leaders did come out and shut down our gov. Costing the economy billions and esp. hurting small biz. owners.
How about Bachman, Tea party hero? She isn't even the worst of them.
How about the fake filibuster where Factcheck found 44 untruths?
The Teas cheered that speech and insulted anyone who voted to save our country from them.
Maybe these are a few of the reasons some folks think the Tea leadership is the worst part of our gov.
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I just went online for some quotes from Tea leadership.
Dreadful hate talk and wrong facts.
Why would such nice men in suits vote for these clowns?
Because the tea platform is full of encouraging generalizations that have nothing to do with the leaders the Teas have chosen.
Some of the teas are not those nice men. Enough of them to elect some really poor politicians in fact.
I support their agenda and hope that America gets a third party whose leaders and voters implement the Tea platform. These are not those leaders or voters.
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NW30 and Bard,
While I think that mac can be totally off-the-top in his hateful commentary toward you two, I find little to criticize concerning the depth of his awareness and knowledge on a myriad of important topics and issues that we face today. I truly admire what he brings to the table here. I wish I was so productive. Moreover, when it comes down to SF Bay and doing what is right there, few are so focused and diligent in their efforts.
Yet, when it comes down to the tea party and those that they elected to Congress as tea party favorites, what have those folks really accomplished, and what changes do they want to make for the future? mac and keycocker aren't wrong about the facts, or the poor outcomes we have been seeing from these tea party stars. More often than not, we see far too much in the way of social conservative thinking, and rather bold attempts to limit the freedoms of many Americans. What kind of plans do these folks have for the illegal immigration reform? Not much, because corporate farm interests aren't really wanting any changes.
You guys will need to do lot better in convincing me that the tea party has any real ideas to offer. Looking back, it's a dismal record.
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I had an interesting conversation with my wife today that ended in me saying that if I lived in the US I'd likely vote liberal. I'd be hard pressed to do that here though. The nutty gun laws alone would keep me away from voting for Republicans.
I most certainly do agree with your observation regarding the standard liberal tactics. The attachment of hatred to just about anything that one disagrees with is as digusting as the hatred they try to attach to just about everyone who opposes their viewpoint.
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NW and Bard--not surprising that you didn't comment on the issue of safety for kids on farms, generally immigrants. That must mean that you support Tea Party politicians efforts to block safety regulations. The Labor Department only counted ten deaths in 2012, so it couldn't be
important. I guess that you're also oK with the Tea Baggers shutting down the economy, promising to do it again in January, and cutting food stamps--while maintaining payments for Republican farmers and ranchers. As long as the grass roots folks on Maui are being bedeviled by pesky regulations--to assure worker safety--anything the Tea Party crew in Washington D. C. do is just jake.
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by Mary Gulivindala
Ladies and gentlemen, do you neglect yourself by not going to the doctor? Whatever doctor you have been avoiding, whether it's your dentist, proctologist or an overall overhaul, I'm here to encourage you to take care of yourself and to keep your eyes and ears open while doing so.
You never know when life is going to give you a reward of laughter for doing the right thing. When you least expect it, comedy karma will hit you, as it did me. I had the best time at the gynecologist last week, where I went for a girlie parts check up!
I normally don't go to a doctor unless I am in horrible pain. I don't dislike doctors; I just won't take the time out of my busy life to take care of myself. I feel fine; why bother? I also don't want to know if I have some heinous disease like cancer. No one wants to hear that. Ask anyone who has cancer; it's a total bummer.
I normally avoid doctors' visits, just like my father, God rest his soul. He went to a doctor and found out he had cancer. My dad never liked going to the doctor because: 1. He was Irish. I don't know if this is an Irish thing, but he'd say that "doctors have nothing good to say." 2. I grew up in an era where you didn't go to the doctor for every sneeze, headache or scrape, as people do today. Unless a bone was broken or you needed stitches, we pretty much would spit on a cut, slap on a band-aid and go back OUTSIDE to play.
Today I have insurance; thank you, Mr. President! There were a few years when my kids and I didn't, so medical insurance FEELS like a luxury, which it is not, so I'm going to use it. My Catholic childhood guilt knows that many people today don't have insurance or they don't use the coverage they have because they can't afford the co-pay. Shame on me if I don't use it! I set up this appointment a few months back. My ticket came up, so off I went to see the doctor.
His office is in the Women's Center on the fourth floor of Chestnut Hill Hospital. I think the hospital parking should be free, but that's another story for later. I went into the doctor's office, and here the fun began.
While standing in line to sign in, I noticed an older woman in front of me — let's call her Madam X — perhaps in her early 60s, who was holding a book. It was "FIFTY SHADES OF GREY"! If you haven't heard of this book, basically its soft core porn about S&M… a romance novel. Just then Madam X noticed that I saw what she was reading, and she tried to subtly cover it with her purse.
I was thinking, hey, there's no judgment here. I could completely identify with her feelings because I've had the exact same ones. Last June I bought the same book, and I also felt pressure to conceal it. My son attends a Catholic elementary school, and I was holding the book there at a school event. "Fifty Shades of Grey" is not exactly a Penguin Classic. I didn't want anyone to know I was having S-E-X, which I was whispering in my head. I started to get paranoid and began to feel flushed, and I hadn't even read a page yet.
Back in the doctor's office, a woman sitting next to me started telling me that she recently went to another local doctor by the name of DR. BUTCHER, who specializes in COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY!
You would have thought we just struck oil like Jed Clampett from the Beverly Hillbillies with the explosive gusher of laughter that erupted from that tidbit of information. Now we were in the zone! We were like two kindergarteners laughing about fart noises, only not so innocent.
Meanwhile, I noticed that across the room Madam X wasn't reading her book; she was concealing it on her lap with her purse. Fast forward to the examination room, where I was told to "strip down and put on the paper robe; the doctor will be with you in a minute." We all know a minute is not a minute at the doctor's office; it's at least 10 minutes. Due to the nature of my visit, I decided it was a good idea to visit the restroom. While sitting on the potty, I noticed boxes of little handy wipes. Score! I'll have a few, thank you. I asked myself if it was stealing, and I felt terrible. Once again that Catholic guilt was whispering softly in my ear. It might sound ridiculous to some, but I couldn't take the handy wipes without asking permission.
Now, the entrepreneur awakened in me, and I thought that if I were the gynecologist, I would have a vat of these towelettes next to the examination table, and it would be mandatory for all patients to wipe down prior to examination.
I mentioned this to my doctor when we met, and he thought it was a brilliant idea as well. Back in the examination room, I saw an OK magazine. What a treat! I do not buy rag mags but do read them for free at any opportunity. Waiting in line at the supermarket and CVS are two of my favorite "libraries" for such reading. Smack on the front page are stories of anorexic celebrities and how they maintain their skeletal appearances.
So I jumped up onto the table, put my feet in the stirrups and lay back like I was on a lounge chair at the Jersey beach. This was a vacation for me. I was alone, it was quiet, and I was reading a trashy magazine. Finally, here came the doctor.
Due to the endorphin-filled neurotransmitters shooting around in my head, I was feeling happy and chatty. Well, I hit the lotto of doctors when I met this one. We were like-minded, doctor-patient soul mates. We introduced ourselves, and get this; his name is PAUL NEWMAN.
Come on, Paul Newman, a gynecologist?! It was as if the comedy universe was showering me with blessings of comedy bits. Dr. Paul Newman, who has brown eyes, was born on the same day as the famous actor and salad dressing entrepreneur! What are the odds of that?! He was a lover of comedy, and of course I indulged him in what had just transpired in his office. It was fun, fun, fun!
But we soon snapped out of our revelry because it was time to get down to business. I was examined, all clear, and told I could dress. My visit was over; it was an anticlimactic moment (so to speak). Unless I receive a call telling me I have cancer, I will not have to return until next year. What a bummer. As of today, my phone has not rung, which is bittersweet.
"Life coach" Mary Gulivindala is the founder of Blue Print Life & Wellness Coaching in Chestnut Hill and a stand-up comic.


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Bernard O'Reilly
I am glad I finally got to climb the Green Mountains, or O'Reilly's as the 23 million years old plateau is known today. It was, without a doubt, one of the most impressive rides I have ever done. It wasn't just the fact that I could use the big ring for most of the steady climb - I love that - but the diversity of the scenery, the sounds of the wildlife and the solitude . It was an overwhelming experience, really. In fact, I could only compare it to the King's Canyon climb I did in May last year.
The training week started with a ride Wednesday afternoon, from somewhere near Currumbin Beach, through the valley of the same name, up Tomewin-Currumbin Creek Rd to the QLD-NSW border and back. A very scenic ride with 500 m of climbing to get the legs ready for the next morning.
I felt good on the bike again after the rest day and happy to be riding somewhere different once more. I can't even remember when I last rode on these roads...
Overnight rain meant I was on my own for the highly anticipated ride to O'Reilly's. Not a bad thing in a way, I got to choose the route (I was given a few choices by members of Brisbane's RoadGrime) and had plenty of time to enjoy a good coffee before I started.
Also in this forum, I learnt of a Henry Robert Drive, described as one of the toughest climbs in SE QLD. I wasn't sure if I was going to have a go at it but when I saw the sign, again I thought it would be a good idea to test myself.
Perhaps not. Later I decided to call the experience a nut-cracker. It did crack me because I didn't make all the way without a stop and lots of cursing at the time. Mostly for indulging on a large and delicious Margarita Pizza the night before. But... I will go back and have a go at it again.
Time: 37'30"
Distance: 8.1 km
Elevation: 495 m
Naturaly, it was much easier and faster on the way down. Next, it was a short ride to the small village of Canungra, where the route to O'Reilly's starts. From Canungra (elev. 98 m) to the the National Park sign (elev. 910 m), it was a steady 38 km climb averaging around 4%, through a very charming hilly country decorated with beautiful trees and steep slopes as a backdrop.
The landscape changed a fair bit as I climbed but nothing had me prepared for the transformation I experienced when I reached the entrance to the rain forest. It was dark, moist and still in what looked like a prehistorical jungle. It did add a different dimension to the ride, to say the least.
I could have spent a couple of hours exploring the National Park but I still had a bit of riding ahead. A heavy downpour made me seek refuge at the Alpaca Farm on my way down. It was a handy little stop for a soy-hot-chocolate and a good chat with the folks who run the business, they are both cyclists and responsible for carefully placing planks on the cattle-grids. Those planks were great help but had to be negotiated with lots of caution in the rain.
The descent was very nice, I just wished it hadn't rained, I could have done it without cramping fingers and toes. But it did get dry as I neared Conungra once again, and in time for the long ride on the busy road back to the car and the drive home.
Time: 4h 55min
Dist.: 145 km
Elev.: 3,116 m
The rest of the training week was filled with a TT session at Nundah and a ride to Jolly's Lookout (Mt Nebo Road) after morning shifts and a great Sunday ride with Sandra.
Not much to write about a TT session at Nundah, or 25 laps on a closed circuit, just mentally hard I suppose. But always good catching up with a few people.
The ride to Jolly's was interesting. I pushed hard but I was more than 50 sec off my best time to McAfee's (at 6.5 km). I followed it with a more conservative ride for the next 9.8 km because of the rain and got to Jolly's with a new PB (41'35"). That is if I haven't made a mathematical mistake. But it might mean good news, also...
On Sunday, to finish the week, Sandra guided me on an easy new ride - Gap Creek Road and Fig Tree Pocket Loop, I called it . She had been taken on this ride by a friend a couple of weeks ago and loved it. I can see why now and I can also see its potential on becoming one of our favourite training rides.
Week Forty Six: Build
Time: 15 h 40 min
Dist: 397.5 km
Not long for Bright now, a bit of intensity this week and a lot of rest in the next. That's the plan!


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South Shore Symphony Orchestra
The 65-member South Shore Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Music Director Scott Jackson Wiley, continues its season this weekend. Acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Biegel, of Lynbrook, returns as the featured soloist. The program includes Johannes Brahms Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, featuring Biegel, as well as the composer's Hungarian Dances No. 1, 3 & 10 and Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll. Concerto No. 2 is one of the most romantic and challenging pieces ever written for piano. An audience favorite, this is the first time the South Shore Symphony has had the opportunity to perform it.
Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m. 18, $15 seniors, $12 students. Molloy College, Madison Theatre, 1000 Hempstead Ave., Rockville Centre. (516) 678-5000 ext. 7715 or www.madisontheatreny.org or www.sssymphony.org.
Musical Americana
Accentuate the Arlen
Those beloved classic songs of Harold Arlen will have everyone humming along, at a concert honoring the master composer, presented by Hofstra University's Gray Wig Alumni Theater Company. Some 50 singers, dancers and musicians perform selections from the more than 500 songs Arlen wrote over the years, which are synonymous with the great American Songbook. Hear "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive," "Get Happy," "Stormy Weather," "Come Rain or Come Shine,The Man That Got Away," and, of course, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Performers include Amanda Falls and Claire Levasseur, of Bellmore, and Merrick's Olivia LaRocco and Nicole Fauci.
Saturday, April 13, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 14, 2 p.m. $25, $20 seniors and students. Hofstra University's John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus, Hempstead. (516) 463-6644 or www.tickets.com (enter Arlen in search box).
Outdoor Adventures
Nature Walk
Explore Muttontown Preserve for the first "Signs of Spring" and discover displays of color throughout the fields and trails on the guided walk. Look for the season's emerging colors and some early migrating birds. View spice bush, snowdrops and cypress spurge, and learn about a variety of aromatic plants.
Sunday, April 14, 10 a.m.-noon. Registration is required. $5 fee. Bill Paterson Nature Center, Muttontown Preserve, Muttontown La., East Norwich. (516) 571-8500.


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Here we see a little further into my mind and my thoughts on why violence needs to get toned down in some video games. Just trust me, you'll like it.
I don't remember people complaining so much about the first Bioshock being violent. And damn, it was. Violence is part of the Bioshock universe, it's actually one of the main themes developped in the games. It's part of Rapture as much as it's part of Columbia, as if it was a character itself. Actually, the violence is more relevant in Bioshock than in any other game.
Read the article before you comment, please. He makes some good points. Too much violence CAN get in the way of the plot sometimes. An example in my opinion would be Infamous 2, when playing Evil Cole. **Spoilers for those who haven't played it yet** When you first go into Flood Town, after beating the Behemoth, Laroche talks to you about the suffering the citizens had to go through after the hurricane. When people lost their homes and loved ones and Laroche telling you he lost his wife. Then Cole makes an extremely awkward comment after that:
"First the Flood, then Bertrand's Militia, and now these ice freaks. It's about time these people caught a break."
Words cannot even begin to describe how much WAT I felt after that line. A few minutes ago he was a merciless homicidal maniac, killing innocent citizens in the street, sucking the life out of them via Bio Leech, creating hundreds of windows and widowers, and now he suddenly feels sorry for them? Another example was during the ending, when you had to kill Zeke. Zeke didn't have any problems with you murdering innocent people until AFTER the game. When he realizes he's about to die suddenly it's a problem. Cole was just out of character during these moments, even back in Infamous 1, he didn't really feel like a evil guy until the story called for it. I'm saying I don't want violence in my games. I'm just saying: If they're gonna kill senselessly, let the consequences of their actions be pulled into the plot as well. Not just when it's convenient.
There is no violence in games, do people not see movies any more?
If you watch the Walking Dead, your probably saying to yourself there is not enough violence in video games.
Violence is in the eye of the beholder.
In my eyes Mario is violent: He's a dangerous sociopath who kills the local populace, destroys the infrastructure, and monopolizes the gold reserves, all to save one girl.


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On Friday, January 25, Q2 Music presented the opening night of the 2013 Ecstatic Music Festival in a sold-out evening of performances by Detroit-based songstress Shara Worden and the award-winning Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Hosted by Q2's Helga Davis, the event featured solo sets from both acts, as well as world premieres written by Worden (My Brightest Diamond) and performed alongside the chorus.
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I had been craving good ole tempeh. The tempeh strips were marinated overnight in tamari and the Creole sauce (so good! such a nice tangy flavor!), dipped into a water and cornstarch slurry, then pressed into fine cornmeal with thyme, garlic powder, sea salt, lots of freshly ground pepper, and crushed red pepper, and then baked at 375F for 20 minutes on one side, and then 15 minutes at 400F – for the crispin'. Served with roasted broccoli, steamed yam, and more Creole sauce.
In my head, and mouth, this meal was channeling the great The Lone Ranger plate at Chaos Cafe. Except without the quinoa and kale, since I didn't have them on hand. Out of quinoa, I know – not even an extra bag of red hiding in my cabinets. What's my life coming to?
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - UCSB came out of the gates firing with swings that put the team up big early in the first set. Senior middle blocker Dylan Davis wasted no time in continuing his momentum from last game, in which he set a season high in kills with 14, by blasting the first 3 of his 13 total kills this game. Sophomore opposite Matt Marsh would add 4 of his 13 total kills as well with Austin Kingi and Jake Staahl combining for another 7 kills in the first set. Meanwhile, the team's 6 combined blocks stymied the Cal Baptist Lancers' offense that could only manage hitting at .200%.
Game scores for the match went 25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-11. The Gauchos improved to 5-7 with the win, including a 3-5 record in the MPSF. Cal Baptist fell to 5-5, 2-3.
The Lancers would rebound in the second set with devastating strikes from their two senior outside hitters Levi Cabral and Aaron McCalmont, tallying 4 kills each of their own. While Marsh would tack on another 3 kills and Austin Kingi another 4 kills, the overall team hitting percentage dropped nearly in half from .480% in the first set to .233% in the second.
UCSB rallied in the third again behind offensive muscles Matt Marsh and Dylan Davis, with 4 and 3 kills respectively, while redshirt sophomore Kevin Donohue came off the bench to add 4 kills of his own. Cal Baptist met this effort in the fourth set in the same way it did in the second. Utilizing its own offensive muscle behind 4 more kills each from Cabral and McCalmont as well as an additional 6 kills from fellow senior outside hitter Guilherme Koepp, the Lancers secured the fourth set.
Overall, Cal Baptist's striking juggernaut saw Koepp finishing with a total of 21 kills at a .455 hitting percentage while Cabral and McCalmont assisted the barrage with 16 and 17 kills, respectively.
The decisive fifth set saw the Gauchos go down early but come roaring back in thrilling fashion. UCSB as a team efficiently attacked the opposing defense with a combined .615 hitting percentage. Conversely on defense the team blocked 4 of the Lancers' attacks late that helped pull out a victory.
After the game Marsh reflected on the team's play, "I like how we played. We played hard and we played to win. It was nice pulling out a five set win after losing some earlier in the year. We definitely are carrying this confidence going into BYU."
Coach McLaughlin emphasized the team play in the key win, especially over the dominant Brazilian duo of Koepp and Cabral, but did express cautious optimism about the upcoming test against the #1 BYU Cougars in Provo on Thursday, "BYU is a hard place to win but we're going to keep up our momentum and keep improving. This game will be a good gauge of where we are as a team going forward."


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Merging of the world's major pharmaceutical companies with agricultural ties continues to a new level. In December Rhone-Poulenc Ag and Hoechst announced plans to merge. If the merger is approved, it will create the world's largest animal health and agricultural company with annual sales of $20 billion.And just one week later, Zeneca issued word that it will merge with Astra of Sweden. Combined, these two businesses will form the world's fourth largest pharmaceutical company with annual sales of $14 billion.
According to George Dahlman of Piper Jaffray Companies, animal health and chemical companies need market dominance to "recoup the investments they've made in this business because it is an expensive one." Mergers will continue as a popular way to grow quickly.
The Rhone-Poulenc and Hoechst proposal blends the pharmaceutical and agricultural groups of both companies under a new company called Aventis. Agricultural products now listed under Rhone-Poulenc and Hoechst Schering AgrEvo will be covered under Aventis. However, for the 1999 growing season, Rhone-Poulenc and AgrEvo will operate separately.
Details of the latest merger between Zeneca and Astra are sketchy. But the announcement of the proposed merger was met with approval from analysts and investors. Trading in both companies sharply increased after the announcement.Both new merger disclosures came on the heels of a collapsed deal between American Home Products and Monsanto. These two powerhouse companies proposed a merger last year but called it off in October.
Applicator training beefed up
The training program for Professional Applicator Institute (PAI) certification has been beefed up to provide more training and regulatory information for custom applicators. The expanded program should help your custom applicator provide better service.
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) offers the improved PAI training. "Each year there are more regulations, technology and information that affect custom application," reports ARA's Sunny Wilkerson. "Some farmers realize it's difficult to keep up with all the information, and they look to their retailers for crop protection and fertilizer application recommendations."
The training now involves basic and more advanced sessions. Applicators who already attended a PAI session or have more than two years of experience may attend the advanced session. This session will go beyond the spraying basics and discuss subjects like site specific farming, emerging technologies and crop protection.
For more information, contact the Agricultural Retailers Association, Dept. FIN, 11701 Borman Dr., Suite 110, St. Louis, MO 63146, 800/844-4900.
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Refund checks recently went out to more than 10,000 midwestern farmers who purchased Roundup Ready soybeans and corn and YieldGard insect-protected corn. These purchasers faced unexpected weed flushes or crop losses or had to replant due to severe weather in 1998.
Monsanto provided the refunds as part of a risk-sharing program that it devised for farmers who use their new technology. The program refunds the technology costs of Roundup Ready and YieldGard products if a crop is destroyed. If replanting is needed, an allowance to help with replanting costs is issued. The risk-sharing program, called the Technology Value Package, is available now. New this year is a refund for 24 oz./acre of Roundup Ultra herbicide. Growers must start with an approved burn-down program, lose their YieldGard or Roundup Ready crop and replant. Contact your local Monsanto representative, call 800/768-6387.
Purchase of Dekalb nears
At press time, the Monsanto purchase of Dekalb Genetics Corporation was close to completion with the recent end to discussions between Monsanto and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
As a result of the discussions, Monsanto will grant seed company customers of Holden's Foundation Seeds the right for seven years to backcross agricultural biotechnology traits developed by third parties into Holden's lines and to sell hybrids derived from these lines.


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examines the digital maturity of national revenue agencies in nine countries (Australia, France, Germany, Indonesia, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States) and assesses the extent to which they are fulfilling the digital demands of their taxpayers and delivering public service for the future. It reveals digital security is no longer the primary concern of citizens and that digital is their preferred method of interaction with revenue agencies.
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4th Party Roundup
Yeah, yeah, Bronco Bama and Mittens Whatever. Surely some of you are as sick as I am of the non-stop coverage those guys get and are wondering how the OTHER candidates are doing.
No, I don't mean that Gary Johnson, Jill Stein crap either. I'm talking about the candidates with integrity! The candidates with boots on their heads, with magical flying reindeer, with no mouths whatsoever, and who may or may not actually exist!
Sadly, things aren't looking so good for our below-the-ballot candidates:
Hello Kitty, by virtue of her London birth (!) is disqualified from seeking office.
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Santa Claus sold us out and is endorsing Jill Stein.
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