Saturday, August 16, 2014

No Aliens would land here






I'll be back on Monday. Deep apologies for any humor inconvenience. 
I do have a couple of chuckles below, so you won't go away empty handed.


Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Saturday in the St. Louis suburb where a black teenager was shot to death by a white police officer a week ago.


Only a few are truly guilty of gross looting but we shouldn't let that reflect how we judge all bankers.- LOLGOP







Texas Messing With Perry
 Texas Governor Rick Perry, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, said on Saturday an indictment against him for abuse of power was a political move that he intends to fight.





Man climbs to the top of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and takes the coolest selfie.

Peace, and see you on Monday.

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Why weren't paramedics called after a police shooting?







Obama calls for police to respect protesters in Ferguson, Missouri
President Barack Obama on Thursday said that police should respect protesters after four nights of racially charged demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri, over the recent police killing of an unarmed black teenager.


Why weren't paramedics on the scene within minutes to see if they could save this teen's life? What's wrong with the police in Ferguson?


Ferguson's population is 2/3 black but it's police force matches the racial demographics of Fox News' viewers.- LOLGOP







The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam




The politicians who tell you 'Obama is coming for your guns' are the politicians who are coming for your Social Security.- John Fugelsang







Every politician left & right who's spoken out agrees we must demilitarize the police. IF ONLY THERE WERE SOMETHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.- LOLGOP



Our Pentagon Needs Policing
White House and State Department officials who were leading U.S. efforts to rein in Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip were caught off guard last month when they learned that the Israeli military had been quietly securing supplies of ammunition from the Pentagon without their approval.







Give me the beautiful brilliant tormented depressed souls over the Cheneys & Limbaughs who never knew an anguished day or sleepless night.- John Fugelsang



Republican Shenanigans



Why Do Ferguson's Police Look Like Soldiers?
Police officers responding to protests in a St. Louis suburb Wednesday night were outfitted in fatigues, wore gas masks and body armor, carried military-style rifles, and were backed by tank-like armored vehicles as they sought to clear the streets.







Next up on Fox News: The case for impeaching Obama over Ferguson, followed by a discussion about how impeachment is a liberal scam. - Top Conservative Cat



The Man Who Will Decide On Prosecuting The Cop Who Killed Michael Brown. FYI: Prosecutor's Dad Was Killed By A Black Man
Bob McCulloch is in a difficult situation.

As St. Louis County prosecuting attorney, McCulloch is responsible for deciding whether to pursue criminal charges against the police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Mike Brown on Saturday outside a low-income apartment complex in Ferguson, Missouri.






Rick Perry is fueling speculation that he'll run in 2016 by visiting the Iowa State Fair. Unfortunately, he hurt his chances by holding a two-hour conversation with that butter sculpture of Kevin Costner.- Jimmy Fallon







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Apple Store Slurs Gay Customer
Apple Stores are perhaps the most respected retail establishments in the world, racking up more revenue per square foot than any other large retail chain on the planet. Of course, not all retail store employees live up to expectations, and one Portland, Oregon Apple retail location now finds itself in hot water following an unfortunate incident involving anti-gay discrimination.



Yesterday a fight broke out between the Oakland Raiders and the Dallas Cowboys during a joint practice. Referees told them there's a proper way for NFL players to settle their disputes. It's called murder. - Conan O'Brien







Today I'm proud to live in a society where mental illness shaming gets trumped by mental illness shaming-shaming.- John Fugelsang




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Scientists at the University of Illinois think they may have found a way to stop cancer cell growth using venom from bees, snakes, and scorpions. Because apparently cancer cells stop growing when you're dead.- Seth Myers


Business/Tech News




Auto Loans Reaching Out To High Risk Borrowers. Isn't That The Mistake Housing Lenders Made?
U.S. auto loans jumped to the highest level in eight years this spring, fueled by a big increase in lending to risky borrowers, according to a report Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.








There's a luxury Middle Eastern airline that's going to start offering first-class passengers a suite with bedrooms, a kitchenette, and shower. United Airlines says you can enjoy the same amenities if you cancel your flight and stay home.- Conan O'Brien







The Kardashians are mad. They're outraged that they've been robbed three times this year but the police haven't caught the culprits. Los Angeles police said if only there was a video record of what goes on in the Kardashian home.- Conan O'Brien





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Oh, yum, I am going to make that this weekend. They have the best fruit here in Costa Rica and I just got my social security check.

Peace.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Israel Grants First Golan Heights Oil Drilling License To Dick Cheney-Linked Company





Israel Grants First Golan Heights Oil Drilling License To Dick Cheney-Linked Company
A local subsidiary of the New York-listed company Genie Energy — which is advised by former vice president Dick Cheney and whose shareholders include Jacob Rothschild and Rupert Murdoch — will now have exclusive rights to a 153-square mile radius in the southern part of the Golan Heights.


Dick Cheney for president in 2016. He'll be 78 but his heart will be just hitting puberty.- LOLGOP







The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam


Our police have become too much like the military. And vice versa. - LOLGOP



George Bush Sure Knows How To Pick Em
 Iraq's caretaker premier Nuri al-Maliki said Wednesday it will take a court ruling for him to leave power, defying the president's decision to task a rival with forming a government.







The Most Common Language Spoken in Your State, Besides English and Spanish



ConservativeLand. Where Golfers being frisked to protect the president is a bigger deal than unarmed kids being shot. - LOLGOP






Republican Shenanigans



Jesus never called the poor 'lazy,' fought for tax cuts for the wealthiest Nazarenes or asked a leper for a copay.- John Fugelsang






You Can't Fix Stupid. You Can Medicate It, Maybe, But You Can't Fix It.
Confederate sympathizers protested the University of Mississippi’s rebranding efforts to minimize its racist past...“People in the South should be proud,” she said. “They should be so proud if they knew the type [of] men that were in the Confederacy, and we haven’t seen men like them since probably the Spartans in the 300 –phenomenal, and our people grow up and our kids [are] ashamed, not knowing the truth.”



FOX NEWS: GOLFERS INCONVENIENCED BY BLACK MAN -- JUST AS THE FOUNDERS FEARED. - LOLGOP







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Don't know if I trust Snowden's motives. But until he runs a massive surveillance state walled off from accountability, I'll let him be.- LOLGOP



The Conservative War on Women Continues
Conservative state legislatures are waging an effective fight to close down the nation’s abortion clinics, and nowhere is that battle more evident than in Texas, with one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.






Hillary Clinton has been calling President Obama's foreign policy a failure. She either wants to be a president or a Fox News anchor. We're not sure.- Conan O'Brien



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If your libertarian moment lasts past eleventh grade, ask a female friend which books she's reading.- LOLGOP







Armed gunmen shoot local man as part of their reign of terror in Iraq. Oops! Nope, that was police in Ferguson. My mistake. - Top Conservative Cat



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If you are more outraged at blacks looting stores than whites looting your savings then you've been duped- - Pete Dominick Tweet







So, We Pay More Taxes Than 20 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 
U.S. companies are looking for all sorts of ways to reduce their tax bill. But scores of big U.S. companies just paid no taxes or effective tax rates of 0%.

There are 20 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500, including drugmaker Merck (MRK), computer storage company Seagate (STX) and automaker General Motors (GM), which reported effective tax rates of 0% or lower in the second calendar quarter despite reporting a profit during the period







Cutting Medicare, SS & unemployment benefits to fix budget is like invading Iraq when you were attacked by 15 Saudis. - John Fugelsang



Lauren Bacall and President Harry Truman. Lauren Bacall passed away yesterday.



“I used to think the worst thing in life was to end up all alone, it’s not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people that make you feel alone.” - Robin Williams- Robin Williams





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Frozen St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse, Michigan, USA

Peace.