White House On A Possible Military Takeover Of Texas: Um, No

White House On A Possible Military Takeover Of Texas: Um, No
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest was asked to weigh in on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) request that the State Guard monitor the training exercise to ensure that Texans' "safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed."
"I have no idea what he’s thinking," Earnest said




If you believe gay marriage will cause the Rapture, shouldn't you be FOR gay marriage?- Tina Dupuy

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Shared battlefield goals trump ideology among Syria rebels - for now
• UN envoy urges Palestinian unity, end to Israel blockade
• North Korean leader will not visit Moscow in May - Kremlin
• North Korean diplomats cause chaos at UN event on rights
• Slideshow: Thousands from Washington D.C. to Boston protest death of Baltimore man

As America’s Best Christian™ I’m praying for all the people in Nepal.  Because sending them water and medical supplies costs money. - Mrs. Betty Bowers

Pakistan Sends Meat To Nepal's Hindus
Pakistan is being widely criticized for its show of insensitivity by sending beef to the grief stricken survivors in Nepal, who belong to Hindu religion which believes Cow as mother and a sacred animal and eating beef is most condemnable thing. Pakistan’s 'relief' of Beef Masala has turned into 'agony' for grief-stricken Nepal earthquake survivors.





Sarah Palin announces she's running for president in 2018. - Frank The Doorman Tweet

Should we take Bernie Sanders seriously? He's no birther. He's never turned on his one big bill or shut down the government. Not named Bush.- LOLGOP




Republican Shenanigans

• Rand Paul is right — toppling Saddam hurt America
• Jon Stewart Grills Judith Miller on Iraq, She Blames the Clintons
• Jindal Supports Ginsburg, Kagan Recusal From Gay Marriage Decision 
• Huckabee: The Supreme Court ‘Cannot Overrule God’ On Gay Marriage
• Has Chris Christie’s Old High School Chum Struck A Deal With The Feds?
• Texas GOP lawmaker: ‘What is going on in Baltimore’ is because of too many gay marriages

Maybe it's time Christian conservatives started caring more about innocent people being shot by cops than how working moms spend Food Stamps. - The Daily Edge

Justice Roberts Sides With Liberals
A divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that states can ban judicial candidates from personally asking for campaign contributions, in a decision aimed at protecting the impartiality of elected judges.




Rand Paul blames violent crime on absentee fathers.
RELATED: Rand Paul's drunk son arrested for airport assault. - The Daily Edge

People with stick figures of children on your car: How come you can peel off decals but can't roll down condoms? - Mrs. Betty Bowers





Did Jeb Bush Just Commit Political Suicide?
 Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush declared Wednesday that 11 million immigrants in the country illegally should have an opportunity to stay, wading yet again into his party's contentious immigrant debate.

Rock The Voter News

• US official calls on Central America to address migration
• White House memos show Obama's caution on pardons
• Obama Administration Steps Back From Effort to End Federal Death Penalty 

New Crazy Drug In Florida
One man ran naked through a Florida neighborhood, tried to have sex with a tree and told police he was the mythical god Thor. Another ran nude down a busy city street in broad daylight, convinced a pack of German shepherds was pursuing him.

When do you call a white kid a thug? When you can't see his skin color under his hoodie. - Kona Lowell

Bernie Sanders' announcement for president marks the first time the word "Socialist" has ever been used correctly on Fox News.- LOLGOP

Business/Tech News

• Oil set for biggest monthly gain in nearly six years
• Exxon Beats Estimates, Despite 46% Drop In Profit
• U.S. asks India, other to go slow in boosting trade ties with Iran
• Climate Change Is Already Hurting The World’s Most Consumed Coffee Bean

The Apple watch won't work properly on some tattooed wrists. Especially ones that say "Bill Gates Rulz!"- Daily Show Tweet

It's Obama's Fault! Said No Republican About This.
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits declined last week to the lowest level in 15 years, showing employers view a first-quarter slowdown in the economy is probably temporary.




NFL will end its tax exempt status. Still maintains exemption from the laws of brain science.- Daily Show Tweet

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Odd News

• What Melissa Rivers Found Hidden in Joan Rivers' New York City Apartment
• Prosecutors: Man stuffed $300 bribe into city worker's pants
• Video reveals 2 bra bandits in latest mall lingerie heist
• Man turns in $1 million lottery ticket _ dusted with flour
• San Diego man recovering after sea lion yanked him overboard

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A closeup of a hummingbird.

Peace.

Clinton: Baltimore shows justice system 'out of balance'

Clinton: Baltimore shows justice system 'out of balance'
Pointing to a wave of violence in Baltimore, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that the nation's criminal justice system has gotten "out of balance" and must be restored through steps such as the use of body cameras by every police department in the country.




Hillary Clinton has temporarily changed her campaign logo to rainbow colors in support of marriage equality. Of course, her idea of marriage equality is both of you should get to be president.- Seth Myers

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Marshall Islands needs U.S. help in Iran cargo ship standoff
• Heavy fighting in Yemen, Saudi Arabia trains tribal fighters
• Gulf states must allow Nepali workers to return after quake: trade union
• US, Japan widen defense ties in historic sea change
• Baltimore protester’s creepy arrest on live TV prompts concerns of ‘blackbag kidnapping’
• Veteran Canadian reporter: I’m white and ‘America’s police now frighten me’

The Russians Are Coming...Out Of The Sky
An unmanned Russian spacecraft loaded with supplies for the International Space Station is spinning out of control and may already be plunging toward Earth, according to Russian news reports.

Bruce Jenner declared he is a woman and a Republican. In other words, the GOP finally found someone who might be able to beat Hillary.- Jimmy Fallon




Republican Shenanigans

• Florida GOP lawmakers split, end session abruptly with no budget
• Look who's speaking Spanish: It's the 2016 Republicans
• Corker Nixes the GOP’s Budget as ‘Monkey Business’
• Elisabeth Hasselbeck: ‘In God We Trust’ is good motto for public schools because it’s on money
• Governor orders Texas Guard to stop US troops from imposing martial law during Jade Helm 15 exercise
• GOP Measure Would Make It Harder For Obama To Empty Guantanamo
• Donald Trump slams 'African American President' on Baltimore riots

Donald Trump is so racist his crucifixes burned themselves.- John Fugelsang

Iowa Racist
On a spring evening in Perry, Iowa, a chorus of kindergarteners were about to take the stage. Adults began the program with introductions, first in English, then in Spanish. During the Spanish remarks, a man from the crowd began shouting, “USA, English only. USA, English only,” disrupting the concert.




If the Supreme Court removes gay marriage as an issue for 2016, Republican candidates will have to start talking about banning electricity and soap.- Andy Borowitz

Rock The Voter News

• House Dems bolster Obama veto threat
• Sen. Bernie Sanders, the latest presidential hopeful, issues dire warning to Alabama

Bernie Sanders is infinitely more rational and qualified than all of the GOP 2016 candidates combined, which is why the press mocks him.- LOLGOP

Rand Paul thinks the Baltimore riots are the result of kids growing up without the benefit of a father to gift them a presidential campaign. - LOLGOP

Business/Tech News

• Oil May Push Past $100 a Barrel in 2016: Hofmeister
• 5 Things Halliburton Company's Management Is Seeing in the Oil Market
• US economy stumbles in first-quarter as weather, low energy prices weigh
• SEC proposal could aim more light at CEO pay

We have weird standards. Conservatives blew the surplus then cost us 8 million jobs and politicians aren't ashamed be called conservatives.- LOLGOP

Pope Francis On Salary Gap
Pope Francis on Wednesday made an impassioned plea for an end to the salary gap between men and women, calling it "a scandal" that Christians should decisively reject.




A new study reveals that one-third of babies in the U.S. have used a smartphone. Yeah, and one-third of babies in China have MADE a smartphone.- Conan O'Brien

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Odd News

• University Of Florida Frat Shut Down For Harassing Military Veterans
• Antarctica's Mysterious 'Blood Falls' Explained In New Study
• Brewers tasked with turning sewage into suds
• Professor in Texas fails entire class, school says no way -report
• Barn owl halts removal of 41-foot nutcracker in Oregon park
• Fox Makes a Sandwich in Chernobyl

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Phi Phi Island, Thailand.

Peace.

MSNBC's Scarborough Invents Algerian Terror Connection To Attack Clinton Foundation

MSNBC's Scarborough Invents Algerian Terror Connection To Attack Clinton Foundation
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough suggested that the State Department under former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton removed Algeria from a list of state sponsors of terror because the nation donated money to the Clinton Foundation, a baseless charge given that Algeria has never been on the State Department's list of terror sponsors




Why o why won’t America believe that this 174th Clinton “scandal” is for sure, a 100% game changer where none of the others ever were? Why?- Tea Party Cat

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam

• Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 4,600 as rescuers face challenges
• Saudi says arrests 93 Islamic State suspects, foils U.S. embassy attack
• Indian, Afghan leaders pledge to fight militants, build trade
• China expresses concern over ASEAN's South China Sea stance
• Senate debates bill on congressional approval of Iran deal

Uh Oh. Iran Fires On Commercial Ship
Iran Revolutionary Guard patrol boats fired shots at a commercial cargo ship and then intercepted the vessel, the M/V Maersk Tigris, which was crossing the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday morning, according to a senior U.S. military official.

And once again the American Media explains to us how 'protesters' and 'rioters' are the same people. - John Fugelsang



Baltimore Uproar Continues
National Guardsmen fanned out across the city, police with riot shields blocked streets, and firefighters doused smoldering blazes Tuesday after looting and arson erupted in Baltimore following the funeral of a black man who died in police custody.

Nonviolence is a flop. The only greater flop is violence. -- Joan Baez




Republican Shenanigans

• Scarborough Defends Clinton Cash Author: Stop ‘Bowing Down Before Bill and Hillary’
• Religious Right Serves Restraining Orders On Supreme Court Justices Ginsburg and Kagan
• Bruce Jenner is a Republican. Here’s the reason that shouldn’t surprise you.
• Patriot Act showdown looms for Republican presidential field
• Scarborough: As A Republican, I Want Hillary Clinton To Be The Nominee Because She's Going To Lose

House Republicans Want To Undo Obama's Opening To Cuba
House Republicans are moving to sharply curb the Obama administration's recent moves to ease U.S. restrictions on travel to Cuba.
A provision backed by Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart would block new air flights and cruise ship travel to Cuba.

"We as a country have to do some soul-searching. This is not new. This has been going on for decades." — President Obama on the situation in Baltimore

Same-sex marriage. Iraq. Elect another Bush and we'll be fighting his losing battles well into the 2030s.- LOLGOP

Dumb As A FOXy Lady
Outnumbered guest host Stacey Dash said Monday afternoon that no one would have been beheaded under a George W. Bush presidency.
Dash’s comments were in reference to a report Monday that Bush criticized Obama’s foreign policy, the first time he has been known to done so...








George Bush criticizes Obama on foreign policy, also whines that the mechanic who repaired a car he wrecked left a smudge on the side window. - The Daily Edge

Rock The Voter News

• Obama welcomes Abe to White House with high ceremony
• Historic Same-Sex Marriage Case Finally Reaches Supreme Court
• SEE IT: Furious Baltimore mother beats son for taking part in riots, yanks him off streets

They're talking about putting a woman on the $20 bill. And Hillary said, "I'm available."- David Letterman

I Like Pope Francis More And More
Pope Francis and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday voiced shock over migrant deaths in the Mediterranean and agreed on the need for tackling global warming, just weeks before the Vatican issues an official opinion on the controversy.

Business/Tech News

• Oil price: BP profits hit by low crude prices 
• South Florida sees third-highest annual home price growth in nation
• China Now Has More Vineyard Land Than France
• Tyson Foods to end use of human antibiotics in US chickens by 2017

You can't stand up for Main St if you're on all fours for Wall St. - John Fugelsang

Fracking Florida
The Florida House passed its own hydraulic oil fracturing bill on Monday, saying it would provide a framework to regulate the burgeoning industry while Democrats fiercely denounced the proposed law, saying it put out the welcome mat for fracking in environmental sensitive areas such as the Big Cypress Preserve.

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The Printer Has Landed


In the U.S. when you want to buy a printer, you can order it online or you go to the store, buy it and go home and install it. Ah, here in Costa Rica things are done a bit differently.

Being without a car, my friend Yvonne gave me a ride to Gollo Gollo buy the printer around 12pm. As soon as we entered the store a charming young Tico, who introduced himself as Diego, came over to help. I told him about the printers I saw on their website. He immediately turned around and picked up the model I posted on my website last Friday. He said,  "It is the only one we have but later this week we'll have the other models." I told him that I'd take it! I was in and out of there in under ten minutes.

Yvonne needed some repairs done on her computer. She needed very simple things done that I was capable of, so I offered to take a look at it. She drove us to her condo in Playa Flamingo, which is on the Pacific Ocean nestled in a lagoon.


She has a lovely den where she kept her laptop, it was facing the ocean where I had to suffer looking out the window at this.

We took a break and sat on her front porch sipping on a refreshing glass of orange and carrot juice by Dos Pinos. It was my first time trying that combo and it was delish. We had this view to enjoy. Once the rainy season begins those mountains are a lush green.

I was able to fix 75% of Yvonne's laptop problems. Yvonne said, let's go celebrate and have dinner. We can celebrate your successful printer fundraiser and that I got back my Google Chrome and other programs due to you!


We walked about 25 winding steps up to the restaurant in her condo complex. How convenient. We had a front row table to view the Pacific.

Yvonne suggested the Special of the Day, Mussels in Wine.

By the time I got home it was after six. Next thing I know my girlfriend Yerlin came by to see the printer and brought some wine!


I was asleep by 8pm. I awoke at 1:30am startled. A quake hit in the central valley but I felt and heard the roof joists creak, even though we are on the other side of the country.


No wonder people celebrate simple things here. You never know when the big one will hit.

Thank you, dear viewers for my much needed printer, and the for lovely day shopping for it.




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Odd News

• Miss Piggy is recipient of prestigious New York museum award
• Quacking duck ringtone helps firefighter rescue ducklings
• Burnt macaroni and cheese forces evacuation at Iowa Capitol
• Bar Owner Defends 2-Way Mirror In Women's Bathroom
• Farmer Finds Prehistoric 'Sea Monster' On His Property

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Yangtze River Waterfalls, China.


Peace.