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good friend died...
when i last saw him, his family (amazing & good people) had made a choice to let him go.
He was snoring and smiling when i said goodbye...
goddammit people....
peaceful death of a very good man,
ceremony in PB tomorrow
he was my IT man,
my friend,
peace,
kp&roooooooooooooooo
his family posted that
he would have liked this:
he also liked this:
http://somafm.com/listen/
NH lawmaker: Women deserve less pay because they don’t work hard like men
NH lawmaker: Women deserve less pay because they don’t work hard like men
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During a floor debate on Wednesday, state Rep. Will Infantine (R) argued that the “Paycheck Equity Act” was not necessary to prevent wage discrimination based on gender because women deserved to make less.
“Men, by and large, make more because some of the things that they do,” he opined. “Their jobs are, by and large, riskier. They don’t mind working nights and weekends. They don’t mind working overtime or outdoors.”
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“Men work five or six hours longer a week than women do,” he continued. “When it comes to women and men who own businesses… women make half of what men do because of flexibility of work, men are more motivated by money than women are.”
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“Guys! I’m not making this stuff up,” the Republican pleaded. “My apologies if I have some people upset.”
VIDEO & MORE:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/24/nh-lawmaker-women-deserve-less-pay-because-they-dont-work-hard-like-men/
A fatal wait: Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital's secret list
(CNN) -- At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system, many of whom were placed on a secret waiting list.
The secret list was part of an elaborate scheme designed by Veterans Affairs managers in Phoenix who were trying to hide that 1,400 to 1,600 sick veterans were forced to wait months to see a doctor, according to a recently retired top VA doctor and several high-level sources.
For six months, CNN has been reporting on extended delays in health care appointments suffered by veterans across the country and who died while waiting for appointments and care. But the new revelations about the Phoenix VA are perhaps the most disturbing and striking to come to light thus far.
Internal e-mails obtained by CNN show that top management at the VA hospital in Arizona knew about the practice and even defended it.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/23/health/veterans-dying-health-care-delays/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
Anyone else find this pic pathetic, considering what we learned today about Cliven Bundy?
Protesters claiming government overreach in Nevada paused to observe the national anthem. Credit Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal, via Associated Press
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/us/politics/rancher-proudly-breaks-the-law-becoming-a-hero-in-the-west.html?_r=2
President Obama Tears Apart CNN’s Lazy and Biased Press Conference Question
President Obama Tears Apart CNN’s Lazy and Biased Press Conference Question
By: Jason Easleymore from Jason Easley
Thursday, April, 24th, 2014, 9:24 am
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During a joint press conference with Prime Minister Abe of Japan, CNN embarrassed themselves with a biased question that President Obama dismantled with facts.[....]
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, Jim, let me unpack that question because there’s a whole bunch of assumptions in there, some of which I don’t agree with. First of all, the treaty between the United States and Japan preceded my birth, so obviously, this isn’t a “red line” that I’m drawing; it is the standard interpretation over multiple administrations of the terms of the alliance, which is that territories under the administration of Japan are covered under the treaty. There’s no shift in position. There’s no “red line” that’s been drawn. We’re simply applying the treaty.[....]
With respect to the other issues that you raise, our position, Jim,
the United States’ position is that countries should abide by
international law[....] Now, the implication of the question I think is, is
that each and every time a country violates one of those norms the United States should go to war, or stand prepared to engage militarily, and if it doesn’t then somehow we’re not serious about those norms.
Well, that’s not the case. Right now, we have 87 percent of serious chemical weapons have already been removed from Syria. There’s about 13 percent left. That’s as a consequence of U.S. leadership. And the fact that we didn’t have to fire a missile to get that accomplished is not a failure to uphold those international norms, it’s a success. It’s not a complete success until we have the last 13 percent out.
the rest:
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/04/24/president-obama-takes-cnns-lazy-biased-press-conference-question.html
Roger Ailes owns Cliven Bundy now: How dumb opportunism became a right-wing nightmare
Roger Ailes owns Cliven Bundy now: How dumb opportunism became a right-wing nightmareSean Hannity has been the racist rancher’s top backer, and Fox and the GOP made him a cause. Now he's their problem
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Surprise! Sean Hannity’s hero, whose cause has been embraced by Senators Dean Heller of Nevada and Rand Paul of Kentucky along with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, turns out to be an old-time Republican racist, the kind that even Jonathan Chait recognizes, and Fox News and the GOP have a problem.
Until now I’ve ignored Bundy because he’s an extremist and a freak, and even Glenn Beck has denounced him. I was reluctant to use him against the GOP. But as he’s gotten support from the likes of Paul and Perry, two respected 2016 candidates, plus regular backing from Hannity and Nevada Sen. Heller, he’s become a huge problem for the right.
The welfare rancher has grazed his cattle for free and owes the government more than a million dollars, but to his admirers he’s leading an American insurrection. “This is the beginning of taking America back,” Shawna Cox of Kanab, Utah, told the New York Times. From whom? Shawna doesn’t have to say.
Asked about Bundy’s virulently racist remarks by the Times, Rand Paul was “not available for immediate comment.” What courage. At least Dean Heller’s office immediately condemned the “appalling and racist statements.” Here’s a tip for Rand Paul: You’re a libertarian. Give your staff the liberty to tell the media you abhor racist comments, even if you’re not around.
more:
http://www.salon.com/2014/04/24/roger_ailes_owns_cliven_bundy_now_how_dumb_opportunism_became_a_right_wing_nightmare/
Every Single F__king Repuke Who Spoke In Favor Of This Loser Should Have Words Plasterered On TV
Every single fucking Republican who spoke out in favor of this loser should have their words plastered on tv commercials over this racist asshole’s words.
are you listening Mr. Hannity?
How do you like your blue-eyed boy now?
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/24/us/politics/rancher-proudly-breaks-the-law-becoming-a-hero-in-the-west.html?_r=1
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2014/04/24/never-saw-this-coming/
UPDATE To Add Hannity's Interview with his good friend Cliven:
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/hannity/2014/04/22/cliven-bundy-takes-nevada-ranch-rhetoric
THEY are already trying to back away:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/24/conservatives-begin-backing-away-after-cliven-bundys-remarks-disparaging-the-negro/
UPDATED:
Now picked up by WAPO
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/24/cliven-bundy-on-blacks-are-they-better-off-as-slaves/
Business Insider:
http://www.businessinsider.com/cliven-bundy-racist-comments-slaves-ranch-2014-4
National Journal:
Cliven Bundy Just Ruined His CauseAfter Bundy's overtly racist remarks, let's see how far politicians run away from him.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/cliven-bundy-just-ruined-his-cause-20140424
Vanity Fair:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2014/04/cliven-bundy-racist-comments-politicians-rand-paul
The Atlantic:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/04/cliven-bundy-wants-to-tell-you-all-about-the-negro/361152/
A couple days ago Jonathan Chait asserted that modern conservatism is "doomed" because it is "rooted in white supremacy." The first claim may or may not be true, but there's little doubt about the second.
Bundyworld is in for a world of hurt, methinks.
stay tuned!
UPDATE:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hannity-bundy-slavery-repugnant
"The food here is awful."-"Yes, and the portions are so small."
"Republicans are now criticizing the ACA on the grounds that it hasn’t provided insurance to enough of America’s uninsured."
That's like the two old ladies at the restaurant:
First old lady, "The food here is awful."
Second old lady, "Yes, and the portions are so small."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/04/23/happy-hour-roundup-339/?commentID=washingtonpost.com/ECHO/item/1398291858-721-475
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