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NewsBusters' Sheppard Debates Media Firestorm Over Gay Romney Adviser With CNN's Lemon
An openly gay adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney resigned last week, and the Obama-loving media interested in discussing anything but the poor economy jumped all over it.
NewsBusters associate editor Noel Sheppard discussed this with Don Lemon on CNN Newsroom Saturday (video follows with transcript and commentary):
DON LEMON, HOST: Will the real Mitt Romney please stand up? You've heard the rap against him, that his views on some very big issues have changed over time. So let's take gun control, for example, then and now.
MITT ROMNEY, FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR: We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts. I support them. I won't chip away at them. I believe they help protect us.
MITT ROMNEY, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: You know, we need a president who will enforce current laws, not create new ones that only serve to burden lawful gun owners. President Obama has not, I will. We need a president who will stand up for the rights of hunters and sportsman and those who seek to protect their homes and their families. President Obama has not. I will.
LEMON: And you've heard even people in his own party saying he's going to flip-flop on health care and he also did it on the womans' right to choose on abortion. So, and then there's this: Romney's foreign policy spokesman quit after just two weeks on the job. Richard Grenell was outspoken, he's openly gay, and he had posted some controversial tweets. So he had his critics within the party, right?
But Grenell's quick exit spotlights a question that has shadowed Mitt Romney's career: is there any cause or concern at Romney's core? Is there anything at his core, any issue on which he will not budge?
So let's talk about that now with two conservatives. Welcome back Noel Sheppard, welcome back, NewsBusters, and Republican strategist Ana Navarro. Good to see both of you.
Alright, so, let me have it, and I'll let you have it. Yesterday Romney said his team encouraged Grenell to stay on the job. He told Fox News that he hires people quote "not based upon their ethnicity or sexual preference or gender but upon their capability." "We are very sorry to have him go."
Okay, so ladies first, and I'm not being sexist. So, why not do this before he steps down, or however it happened behind the scenes? Who knows? Why not stand up for the guy before instead of after the fact, Ana?
After Navarro said her piece, Sheppard got his chance:
LEMON: Noel, go ahead, what do you think?
NOEL SHEPPARD, ASSOCIATE EDITOR NEWSBUSTERS: Okay, here is what I think, and this might shock you or may not. I think about three weeks ago, Reuters/Ipsos did a poll asking for people's top priority in this election. And 53 percent said jobs and the economy, fourteen percent said health care, nine percent said family values. Nowhere in this mix was gay rights issues.
I think the reason why we're talking about this, and the reason why it has exploded on Mitt Romney is because the economy is terrible, the Obama administration, the Obama campaign don't want to talk about the economy. They want to talk about extraneous issues, and conceivably important ones, but not issues that the public are extraordinarily concerned with. Right now the public…
LEMON: Okay, Noel, go ahead, you can finish your thought, and I understand what you're saying. The public, the public, it's about jobs, I get that. But Noel, quite honestly, that's a talking point because Grenell, this wasn't about gay rights. This was about foreign policy. He just happened to be openly gay. And there were some things with tweets, but this wasn't, he is not in the job for foreign policy to make an issue out of gay rights. That logic does not…
"He is not in the job for foreign policy to make an issue out of gay rights."
No, he wasn't. But that's why the media were all over this including Lemon.
The segment began with Lemon addressing previous flipflops on issues by Romney. He then specifically made a point about Grenell being "openly gay" before saying, "But Grenell's quick exit spotlights a question that has shadowed Mitt Romney's career: is there any cause or concern at Romney's core? Is there anything at his core, any issue on which he will not budge?"
The issue at hand here that Lemon wanted to address was gay rights and how it pertains to Romney.
What Sheppard did was expose that gay rights is not currently a pressing issue on the minds of voters, but that this is yet another thing Obama and his media minions would like to focus on to distract the public from what they really care about – the economy.
The discussion continued:
SHEPPARD: And I very much agree with that. And you know what? Foreign policy in that Reuters poll was down at five percent.
LEMON: But you're not explaining why he had, you're not giving a good reason for why he had to step down, and that didn't have to do with gay rights. He wasn't making it an issue.
That's correct. It's the media that made it a gay rights issue because they'd rather talk about anything other than how lousy the economy is.
Consider that this discussion took place the day after the Labor Department released horrible numbers about job creations in April. There were other terrible economic stats that emerged in the prior week involving real estate, durable goods, consumer spending, as well as the very disappointing first quarter GDP estimate.
Instead of discussing those issues Saturday night – issues that every poll including the one Sheppard referred to show are front and center on the minds of the American people – Lemon chose to address a social issue that although important doesn't appear on most national priority surveys.
This of course is what the media have been doing all year beginning with the contraception issue in January to the student loan issue last month and now Romney's gay adviser.
Everything is important to the media EXCEPT the state of the economy.
Sheppard continued:
SHEPPARD: I don't think that this issue was handled well by Romney, although what we know about this is Romney wanted him to come back. Romney was not interested in him leaving. Apparently this man resigned of his own volition. So how is that Romney's fault that someone resigned because he was potentially feeling uncomfortable about his position? And Romney has come out and said, "I'd like…"
LEMON: I understand that, but we have to run for time purposes. We're very heavy here. But the thing is is that, yes, why would, my question was, is there anything he won't -- is there anything he won't, you know, not back down about? And, and why not step up for the guy, stand up for the guy beforehand instead of after? That's a question I asked Ana and that's the one I ask you.
Actually, Romney stood up for the guy by hiring him. How else could he have stood up for him "beforehand?"
Should Romney have held a press conference addressing an issue that hadn't happened yet and told people that if his new adviser gets into a Twitter fight with detractors and then deletes a bunch of tweets he'll support him for doing so?
This whole media firestorm over this matter has been completely disingenuous – surprise, surprise – for this involved Grenell and not Romney.
It was Grenell's decision to resign. There's absolutely no evidence that he did so due to pressure from either Romney or the campaign.
Quite the contrary, Romney said Friday he wanted Grenell to come back.
So exactly what more could Romney do to satisfy media hell-bent on discussing anything other than the poor state of the economy?
Obviously, nothing.
When Sheppard got his chance to respond to Lemon's question, he did his best to explain this:
SHEPPARD: The reality is that both of the presidential candidates at this point, Romney and Obama, have flip-flopped on their position with regard to gay rights, in particular same-sex marriage.
LEMON: Right. Absolutely.
SHEPPARD: We know that Obama in 1996 when he was a state senator was for same-sex marriage, and in 2008, he changed. Well, in 1994, when Romney was --
LEMON: Noel, you're right. I don't think you understand what I'm saying. This is not about gay rights.
This is not about gay rights? Of course this is about gay rights. That's what the entire media firestorm has been about since Grenell resigned and why Lemon brought the matter up.
Would anybody have cared if a straight white guy left the Romney campaign after getting into a Twitter fight with detractors over his position on national security for example?
Of course not.
This fits the Obama campaign's zeal to paint Romney as an extreme right-winger on social issues, and his obedient media assisted in disseminating the misinformation much as they have since they out of nowhere began asking Republican presidential candidates in January about their position on birth control roughly two weeks before the White House issued a new contraception edict.
Now a little over three months later they all pounced on this matter to try to make Romney appear as a homophobe who's opposed to gay rights issues, and despite this being the clear implication in Lemon's introduction, he was now claiming, "This is not about gay rights":
LEMON: What I'm saying is why not stand up for the guy beforehand? Even Rick Santorum…
SHEPPARD: He did. He said he would hire him back.
LEMON: Okay, good. But even Rick Santorum stood up for his friend who people outed who was a gay friend. I had a conversation with him. It appears from some people from the outside looking in that Mitt Romney didn't stand up for someone that he hired and someone he had respect for and then after the fact he's back-pedaling.
As you can see, this clearly WAS about gay rights issues despite Lemon's protests to the contrary: "But even Rick Santorum stood up for his friend who people outed who was a gay friend."
And no matter what Romney did, he wasn't going to be able to satisfy his media detractors:
SHEPPARD: But he's already come out and said that he'd hire him back, that he'd like him back. So what more can he do?
Indeed, as for the Obama-loving media looking to turn everything that happens in the Romney campaign to an advantage for the current White House resident they want desperately to get reelected, the answer is nothing.
Would that be the case if Obama were the Republican seeking reelection and Romney the Democratic challenger?
Just look back at 1992 for your answer.
Back then, all the media wanted to talk about - with the obvious approval of the Clinton campaign - WAS the economy.
Keep in mind that at this same point 20 years ago, the Commerce Department had just announced the GDP expanded a staggering 4.5 percent in the first quarter. This was up from the fourth quarter's 1.6 percent.
As such, the economy was starting to explode.
Unfortunately, this hadn't translated into a hiring boom yet as unemployment was still at 7.4 percent.
But added together, the economy when Clinton tried to unseat a White House resident was far better than what we have today.
The Commerce Department reported two Fridays ago that GDP dropped to a disappointing 2.2 percent in the first quarter down from the fourth quarter's 3.0 percent growth. And unemployment is still above 8 percent.
Yet compared to 20 years ago when the media only wanted to talk about the supposedly bad economy irrespective of the boom that was starting before their very eyes, today's press only want to talk about social issues despite the economy being in far worse shape.
Why do you think that is?
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Don Lemon logic:
Submitted by HockeyKid on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 11:57am.
"Now, this doesn't have anything to do with racism; that's not the issue. Here's my question: do you think people voted against Barack Obama because he's black?"
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Who cares??!!!!
Submitted by c5then on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:03pm.
People join and leave political campaign all the time. Is the person's attraction to aspecific type of person really important? Was he chosen because he was the best person for the job, or because he was "gay" and the campaign got "points" for that?
We've had our first affirmative action President and it didn't work out too well, we certaintly don't need to be picking advisors and staff members for the next President based on the minority qualifications.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
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I can't believe the GOP is forcing me to have to...
Submitted by stage9 on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:08pm.
agree with liberal radicals! That's what makes me angry! I can't stand CNN and I loathe liberalism with a passion, but liberals aren't stupid....at least not on this subject...the GOP can deflect all they want, but they've set themselves up for failure. If they lose they will have done so by single-handedly nominating the worst candidate you could possibly nominate at this time in American history. (or ANY TIME IMO) Morally, our nation is hanging on the brink, and despite the poll numbers from the ridiculously uninformed, at the bottom of this entire debate on the economy is morality. We are in the mess we're in SPECIFICALLY because we have lost our way morally.
Greed is a moral issue. Debating liberal secular values is a moral issue. Healthcare is a moral issue. The future direction of our nation is of MAJOR moral consequence! Do you want a godless immoral secular state? or a god-fearing morally aware charitable state? How you answer that will determine how you and your family will fare in the years to come. Choose wisely.
As for Obamney, he has proven himself to condone the murder of the unborn and the promotion of homosexuality consistently. He is a liar and a phoney. And the fact that the degenerate, incompetents in DC ignored some really GREAT CONSERVATIVE candidates for this fool shows they no more have the pulse of America than the left wing radicals do. The GOP leadership is a disgrace and to continue to defend them and their "moderate from Massachusetts" (or "liberal" to the thinking person) makes us complicit in their disgrace as well.
May the God we've so desperately tried to forget have mercy on America, either way, we're going to need it.
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Bad Noel!
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:10pm.
LOL, refusing to accept the premise of Don Lemon's questions from the left, each and every time. You could tell he really didn't like that.
Great job! And of course, as the Recording Secretary of the Pesky Fact Club (Gary Hall, President), I award you a 6 on a scale of 1 - 5 for presenting pertinent facts.
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Submitted by Noel Sheppard on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:21pm.
I humbly accept. :-) ns
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You acutally made a great point
Submitted by RESTLESS 1 on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 1:14pm.
One that I made to a liberal FB friend: that this is an irrelevant non-issue, being used by the left to score political points, curry favor with the gay lobby, and for a little dose of moral superiority to boot.
Your recognizing that in the face of important issues, like the economy and foreign affairs, the departure from Mitt's campaign by some gay dude isn't all that important, seemed to take Don aback.
Nice job.
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Extra point is for dealing with the Lemon theory of relativity
Submitted by upcountrywater on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 3:21pm.
Geez Noel, That's some fast thinking there!
LEMON: What I'm saying is why not stand up for the guy beforehand?
Talk about coming out of left field, hurry give an answer before the question gets there.
There is just no preparation possible for going on any of these lefty shows.
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Actually, I awarded the bonus point
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 4:35pm.
.....for dealing with that nonsense question MORE than once! Since Don seemed fixated on it, and it was an idiot point.
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The Obama Psychophants
Submitted by HardRightTurn on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:11pm.
Leftists will accuse you of being homosexual and homophobic at the same time. Is this not after all their naturally projected state?
To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read "Leftism As Psychopathy" by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
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A few more pesky's for Don Lemon
Submitted by Gary Hall on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 12:38pm.
And with due respect to Blonde - I'll offer a few more pesky ones. What great fun, Noel.
DON LEMON: Will the real Mitt Romney please stand up? You've heard the rap against him, that his views on some very big issues have changed over time.
Since this is really all about media bias - why not come back with the rebuttal of:
Will the real Barrack Obama please stand up? You've heard the rap against him - he flipped on taxes, on lobbyists ("we will not take a dime from lobbyists or special interest groups" -- "we will change the way Washington works"), on Gitmo, on rendition, and he's soon to flip on gay marriage (if we're reading the cards correctly).
Lemon: Yesterday Romney said his team encouraged Grenell to stay on the job. He told Fox News that he hires people quote "not based upon their ethnicity or sexual preference or gender but upon their capability." "We are very sorry to have him go." [..] So, why not do this before he steps down, or however it happened behind the scenes? Who knows? Why not stand up for the guy before instead of after the fact, Ana?
How about, "Did you, and the MSM, take such a stand when Van Jones was let go on a Friday evening?
When, Obama walked away from his pastor of 2 decades?
Mr. Lemon, do you call Obama a "flip flopper?" Do you ask for the real Obama to stand up?
(;~> gary
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Wasn't a good Noel performance
Submitted by Mattheus on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 1:43pm.Unfortunately, from the clip above, Noel didn't do such a good job in Romney's defense. Noel threw out a red herring about what "Americans really care about" and a "tu quoque" attack in regards to Obama, (i.e.: "Obama's a flip-flopper too"). Essentially, Noel sounded like he was spouting off talking points rather than taking on Lemon's questions. The "what Americans really care about" defense is really morally ugly. The liberals used it back in 2008 with abortion. The idea that the economy is somehow more important than the moral debates that continue to come up is just plain wrong and evil. I didn't think this would ever be a conservative defense. Unfortunately, Romney has to figure out how he is going to play his hand. Is he going to continue to pretend he is conservative, or is Romney going to "come out" as the liberal that we already know him to be anyway? The fact that Romney hired someone "openly gay" already shows his liberal chops, as being openly gay is per se a liberal political act. So why pretend Romney, just play it as "Obama 2.0" and see what happens. Maybe the honesty will be refreshing for a lot of voters, and you will win.
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Submitted by Boudin on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 1:49pm.
The idea that the economy is somehow more important than the moral debates that continue to come up is just plain wrong and evil.
Are you serious? So the fact that the economy is going down the crapper is fine, but we must get to the bottom of why a Romney staffer quit. Good grief
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Yeah, honestly
Submitted by Mattheus on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 4:29pm.
What good is your talk about the economy if I can't trust a single thing you say? What good is your talk about the economy if you will always act in ways that are politically expedient, rather than what you believe in?
When someone running as a conservative hires an openly-gay advisor, and that person quits after facing some pressure to do so, there are some valid questions to be asked that speak to Romney's character. And to say that the economy is more important plays well to the "fiscal-only" Republicans, but I want to know what kind of man the Republican candidate is.
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Where did this pressure come from?
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 4:38pm.
From Mitt?
I have no idea.....and Don Lemon didn't mention it either. So exactly what was Noel supposed to say, hmmmm?
If Lemon is so intellectually lazy as to pose a question, without informing his viewers.....why should the onus be on Noel to inform them?
And truly....Noel was spot-on. A very tiny tiny segment of the American population gives a rat's ass about gay marriage & all of the other LGBT issues.
It's the Economy, Stupid! Nothing else really matters.
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Oh, I get it
Submitted by Boudin on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 4:45pm.
I thought you had a relevant point to make.
But you just hate Mitt. Next your going to tell us theres no difference between Mitt and Obama, eh.
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Go Noel!
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 4:53pm.
You got it, very few people care about more than the economy right now. Certainly the issue of one gay guy quitting after making the pretty bad tweets he made isn't a big deal. I love the way you kept the focus off the gay agenda.
As far as Romney changing positions, his role as governor is far different than the role of president. As governor, you have a responsibility to your state that as a president, you don't have authority over.
Noel, I don't think you'll be invited back, which means you done good.
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Noel, you appear to have taken Lemon's premise and ran with it.
Submitted by Rush Fan on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 6:49pm.
You made a strong argument for Romney, by correctly saying "although what we know about this is Romney wanted him to come back. Romney was not interested in him leaving. Apparently this man resigned of his own volition. So how is that Romney's fault that someone resigned because he was potentially feeling uncomfortable about his position?
Good question. So why would you preface your argument with, and give Lemon what he was looking for by saying: "I don't think that this issue was handled well by Romney"? It seems to me, based on your strong argument, that Romney handled that issue as well as he could.
Ana Navarro represents Republicans, and specifically Romney, as well as "Conservative Talking Heads" such as David Frum and Kathleen Parker. Navarro was the national co-chair of John McCain's Hispanic Advisory Council in 2008, and she is as much a RINO as McCain. That is why the Leftist media, such as CNN, use her to represent "The Republican Side".
Navarro was on CNN, April 2 discussing Romney's supposed "issues" with women voters. Here is the VIDEO and here is the Transcript. At the 3:20 mark Navarro blames Rush Limbaugh for Romney's "issues" with women voters. Why am I not surprised?
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Submitted by Noel Sheppard on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 9:56pm.
In sales, marketing, and diplomacy what I did there is called "backing and filling." I gave a little ground to calm my opponent down so that I could take more.
My last two encounters with Don have been far less contentious. Previously, he was more interested in listening than filibustering. This time he seemed anxious to quickly rebut. So rather than completely disagreeing with him or talking over him, I made a concession so that the conversation would ratchet down a tad rather than flare up into a shouting match.
This isn't as easy as it seems especially as I can't see who I'm talking to. He's at a tremendous advantage because he has monitors showing both of his guests. The guests don't. As such, we can't respond to visual cues about how he's reacting. We're literally blind.
From my ear, I realized that I had totally blind-sided him with my answer, and that he was annoyed by it. So rather than let the interview spiral down into the toilet, a gave some yardage to try to recover it. Quite frankly, I think my strategy worked extremely well despite your displeasure with it.
This is only the sixth time I've been on national television, and only the fourth time live. This is also only the third time I've been on with a liberal anchor as opposed to a conservative one. Please keep this in mind as I try to appear civil whilst getting my point heard in the presence of a possibly antagonistic host. ns
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Noel....Thanks for the reply. I not only have a better
Submitted by Rush Fan on Tue, 05/08/2012 - 1:23am.
understanding of the television interview process, but you also have reminded me that it is easy to play an armchair quarterback from the sidelines.
My initial comment focused on my one and only "displeasure' with your remarks. Overall, I thought you performed well. I especially liked it when you reminded Lemon (and the viewers) that gay rights is not a priority issue. Despite your lack of television face time, you come across as an experienced pundit. But after watching you on television a number of times, I've got to say: I thought you would be bigger. :-)
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Who the heck hired the woman as a "Republican Strategist"?
Submitted by DaMav on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 9:38pm.
Her first answer could have been written by the DNC
And fwiw I'm tired of the homosexual lobby whining and carrying on about some homo getting his feelings hurt like it was the biggest issue in the election.
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Éire's Captive Moon, the first book of the Éire's Viking Trilogy, brings you to the unsettled era of the early Viking raids along the coast of Éire – today's Ireland.
Red-striped sails make their first appearance on the shores near the village of Ragor and the peaceful life of the villagers is obliterated in one deadly raid. Agnarr Halvardson and his overlord, Tuirgeis, have come to Éire for treasure, honor, and slaves. After slaying her husbands, Agnarr claims Charis, the healer of the village, as his personal medicine woman – and sex slave. Cowan, a local prince, is captured by Tuirgeis to serve as translator for trading journeys. Leaving the smoking ruins of Ragor and Bangor Monastery behind them – as well as the children Charis had carefully hidden from the Northmen – the invaders sail away.
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BIOGRAPHY: Having been a voracious reader all her life, Sandi never expected to want to write until the idea was presented in a backhanded manner. Once the notion occurred to her, though, she had to dive in the deep end (as is her wont) and began by writing historical fiction. She has since written more than twenty novels—most of which will never see the light of day. Sandi has degrees in English and Ministry, has studied theology, spent years as an educator, has worked in escrow and sundry other careers, but research is her passion. She won an award for Celtic Fiction in 2003, but as well as history, she is also fascinated with contemporary research and has self-published several novels in the Inspirational Romance genre. She has been married for twenty years to a man tolerant enough to let her go giddy when she discovers new words in Old Norse. Her two sons find her amusing and have enjoyed listening to her read aloud—especially when she uses funny voices. A woman of deep faith, she still finds a great deal to laugh at in the small moments of the everyday and hopes that she can help others find these moments, too.
MFN: Hi Sandi, and welcome to My Fiction Nook. Let's start with the first question: What was your inspiration behind Eire's Captive Moon?
Sandi Layne: The inspiration to write something with this flavor came after reading How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill. But the plot for this story happened, seriously, in a dream I had in which a man who wasn't a Viking was fighting in a snow-swept square against a man who WAS a Viking. And the fighting took place in the North. That was in my dream so the book sort of led to that scene and away from it.
MFN: What kind of research did you conduct into Viking raids and the lives of people in the 9th century Ireland and what is now Norway?
Sandi Layne: Ancient civilizations have long been a hobby of mine. (My brother and I used to study them on our own when we were younger.) When it came down to the 9th Century, I looked into early Medieval Europe, for basic notions on societal rules and inclinations, and I read the old laws of the Túath, the ways and peoples of Éire. I also investigated the Brehon Laws, since I decided Charis lived in a rather anachronistic village, cut off from much of the church-culture of Ireland at that time.
Viking raids were largely found in poetry - how the people felt about them - and in watching documentaries on The History Channel and such. The weaponry, the fighting styles, the rationale... All of it was investigated and incorporated insofar as I felt it fit my story.
MFN: What kind of rituals do you have when you write? Listen to specific music, absolute silence?
Sandi Layne: Ah, I don't have time for major rituals unless I'm in a "compelled productivity" mode. Most of the time, I write a word at a time, one ear listening for a child, or on open tabs or twitter or whatever. Like, today? I have a doc open with one of the final chapters of Éire's Viking, ECM's sequel, and I've been working on that off and on while answering these questions.
Now, when I am compelling myself to produce? I work for maybe fifteen to thirty minutes. Headphones are on, meaning that I am not listening to the kids or my phone or a timer in the kitchen. The music I listen to varies, when I feel I need it. I don't use music to inspire, but rather to give my brain something to do, while the part I need write works harder. I might listen to Celtic-inspired instrumentals or a random mix from my '80's playlist. Devo and Duran Duran are great for busying my brain so I can write. :)
MFN: Charis is a very strong woman, persevering against great odds. Is she modeled on someone you know?
Sandi Layne: Charis has no model save her own self. She is, as you say, strong and from my earliest glimmering of an idea for her, she was this person. She tends to be a bit contrary. I will not confess or deny whether I am, too. ;-)
MFN: How is Éire's Captive Moon different from Captive Irish Moon? What changes did you make?
Sandi Layne: Great question! CIM was written in 2003-2004, and was self-published in 2008. When it was taken on by TWCS, we entered into a really busy editing time. Changes made included a prologue adapted from an award-winning story I had written back in 2003, as well as some minor tweaks to one of the characters, since it was understood that ECM would be the first book of a trilogy and I had to make that feasible. Additionally, I did a bit more research and found new terms for things I had not known before. This last was, for me, the biggest rush.
MFN: What is next in Charis' story? How soon can we expect the next installment?
Sandi Layne: I will be finishing book two this week and it is tentatively scheduled for release early in 2014. As soon as I finish it, I'll be starting the final book in the trilogy.
Charis will be featured in all three books of this series. The second book opens with her narrating the prologue, as Achan does in ECM. And I will say this, whereas ECM is a work of historical fiction, its sequel is definitely an historical romance. As to further particulars on that, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to wait.
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San Jose signs Niklas Hjalmarsson to a four year, $14MM offer sheet
I am not working, but I can tell you TSN's Gord Miller reports San Jose has signed Niklas Hjalmarsson to a four-year, $14M offer sheet.— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) July 9, 2010
According to TSN's Bob McKenzie, San Jose has signed RFA Niklas Hjalmarsson to a four year, $14MM offer sheet. Chicago has seven days to match the offer. If they do not, San Jose will owe Chicago a 1st and a 3rd round pick as compensation.


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One couple have had a Valentine's Day they'll never forget after a Tweet from Stephen Fry led to them getting engaged. He tweeted the proposal to his followers - over 5 million of them - and waited less than two hours for a reply.
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Omg... With a little simple editing, here's a How I Met Your Mother a nice, neatly-packaged ending that leaves its audience happy.
In the event that you didn't already know this (I honestly did not), Ted Mosby's daughter's real name is Lyndsy Fonseca and nine years ago
After a 9-season run that was nothing short of legendary, How I Met Your Mother came to a conclusion this evening. So, how did Ted
How will the bro code translate into verse? We're about to find out—a "rhyme" episode of How I Met Your Mother will air later this
Nine years ago, I took a chance on a program called "How I Met Your Mother." Now, admittedly, it wasn't the greatest show on television,
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As a taxpayer I would like our leaders to give as much weight to my vote as they do a CEO with a Learjet.July 12, 2011 at 12:10 p.m.
Context Kyle. Context.
And after a while, you can work on points for style.
Like the club tie, and the firm handshake,
A certain look in the eye and an easy smile.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to,
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in.
As a taxpayer I'd like to see the government stop increasing our debt. The hitch is they need to stop increasing our debt in a responsible fashion. For the record, "a responsible fashion" means to reduce the debt without collapsing the economy, inducing more massive employment, and cratering the stock market.
The cut off your nose to spite your face argument isn't very persuasive.July 12, 2011 at 10:57 a.m.
Gansoblanco - thanx for making me smile! :)July 12, 2011 at 7:16 a.m.
You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to...July 12, 2011 at 7:13 a.m.
Only dimly aware of a certain unease in the air.
You better watch out,
There may be dogs about.
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Shine on you crazy diamond.July 11, 2011 at 8:56 p.m.
I think you were certainly in the right.
Perhaps you were cruising for a bruising?
But if you ask for a rise, it's no surprise that they're giving none away.July 11, 2011 at 9:47 a.m.
born2Bme, I contend that our job markets will continue to be weak until the United States changes it's trade policy and reduce regulations on our own companies.
Many jobs that should have stayed in America under free trade ended up being shipped to China because China's artificially cheap currency made it artificially cheaper to export to the US from China--we are even how getting food products from China.
Our government and "our" multinational companies have turned a blind eye to corporate espionage. Where did China get the skills to make advanced factories? Western companies shipped those factories to China, knowing the Chinese would pirate the entire process. China (and others) also engaged heavily in computer hacking and other assaults on Western data, which they used to improve their own businesses. It's hard to hold a comparative advantage in a "knowledge-based" economy when foreign governments steal your data and give it to your competitors.
Many of the companies that compete with US companies are owned directly or indirectly by the Chinese government or Chinese military. These companies have an unlimited ability to obtain funding on favorable terms, to lie on their balance sheets, and to get regulations put into place that stop their competitors in their tracks. And through these governmental-corporations, the Chinese have managed to wipe out numerous American and European companies, leaving the Chinese to dominate the field.
By allowing foreign countries to subsidize their companies, to steal and use our data, and by actually making it cheaper for American companies to shift their operations overseas, we have allowed foreign countries to systematically gut the American economy to the tune of 15 million jobs that should have been created here.July 10, 2011 at 11:28 p.m.
The answer, painful and catastrophic as it will be, is a complete system crash and reset.
We are far past the point where this can be "fixed". The money we owe can never be paid back.
Sorry China and others foolish enough to finance our debts.
When this whole economic meltdown started a few years ago we should have just let the banks and bond-holders take their losses. As I remember, an overwhelming majority of Americans were against the bail outs, but they were imposed anyway, and now matters are only worse. Now the taxpayers are saddled with the burden instead of those "investors" who should have rightfully taken their losses for poor decisions made.
We would have had a hard and painful landing but would be well into a genuine recovery by now instead of playing this game of "kick the can" down the road and pray that it all holds together.July 10, 2011 at 7:32 p.m.
The Floyd has been censored!July 10, 2011 at 7:29 p.m.
but I repeat myself.July 10, 2011 at 5:01 p.m.
I'm in a high-fidelity first-class traveling set and I think I need a Lear jet!July 10, 2011 at 5:01 p.m.
I'm in a high-fidelity first-class traveling set and I think I need a Lear jet!July 10, 2011 at 5:01 p.m.
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Wealth: Get as much money as you can and keep all of it. He who has the most is winner.July 10, 2011 at 3:39 p.m.
You didn't answer my question, because you don't have an answer. Everyone ignores that question because they know there isn't a easy answer, or one that Republicans even want to think about.July 10, 2011 at 2:51 p.m.
If you pay people not to work, and tax them when they do, don't be surprised when you get unemployment." - Milton Friedman.July 10, 2011 at 2:24 p.m.
I'm going to ask this again. Since there is an estimated 6 people out of work for every job that is available, and that is not even counting people on public aid, where the h#ll are all of these people supposed to go to work?July 10, 2011 at 1:02 p.m.
Take those people off of public aid, and more people lose their jobs because there is less money circulating and fewer people buying things. Then, there are more people using ER's and free clinics than ever before.
So, what's the answer?
I believe you have indirectly identified the root of the problem, Alton. We are now approaching, or have passed, the point at which 50% of income tax filers owe no tax and many of those qualify for a (welfare) credit due to their "low income". Any guesses as to what percentage of these voters would have any problem voting for any politician who promises to continue their free ride?
In the immortal words of Dr. Adrian Rogers: When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply the wealth by dividing it.July 10, 2011 at 12:39 p.m.


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News: Erykah Badu Charged W/ Disorderly Conduct For Nude Video Shoot
Saturday, Apr 3, 2010 9:13AM
Singer Erykah Badu has been charged with disorderly conduct for recording her latest music video, "Window Seat," nude in Dallas, Texas last month.
According to reports, Badu will receive a $500 fine for her actions on March 13.
Sgt. Warren Mitchell said Friday the decision to cite Badu for disorderly conduct -- a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 -- came after witness Ida Espinosa, 32, of Vernon, offered a sworn statement to police Thursday. Espinosa declined to comment to The Associated Press on Friday. "Having a fact witness that was there is what let us file the charges," Mitchell said. "After much discussion, we feel that these charges best fit her conduct. She disrobed in a public place without regard to individuals and small children who were close by." Mitchell said the department has had "people calling from all across the country to express their concern." (Associated Press)
Badu also confirmed the disorderly conduct charge via Twitter.
"Are you watching , America?," she wrote yesterday (April 2). "charged on good friday .....return of the ankh . 1 DOLLAR FOR EVERY NEW AMERYKAH PRODUCT SOLD AT GOOD RECORDS TOMORROW WILL GO TOWARD MY BAIL MONEY.THANK YOU . (kidding)but im just sayin the garment of any leader is his people . when stripped of his people his message is lost ." (Erykah Badu's Twitter)
R&B singer Ryan Leslie shared his thoughts on the video earlier in the week.
"I followed the Twitter feed and her saying that the naked God is our purist God and if you have a problem with nudity, etcetera," said Leslie. "There's overtones of indecent exposure and the legalities of it, but I would want to know from Erykah exactly when she saw the Matt and Kim video, what inspired her to attach this video to the 'Window Seat' song, you know? I'm curious...The message [brings] some insight to the video. I just felt like there's a lot more. I know some people make that argument, 'Oh, is it artistic or is it just some lewd publicity stunt?' I think it's artistic, and it's very serious artistic risk. So when someone takes that type of artistic risk, I'm interested in the discussion." (VIBE)
The video's director Chike broke down the underlying theme behind Badu's visual earlier this week.
"It was also to tie [the JFK assassination] in," Chike added. "He was assassinated there for what reason? There were reasons for his assassination that dealt with him doing things that went against the norm for positive reasons. People try to assassinate your character when you try to step against the grain. That's where the gunshot in the video came. Also, she was inspired by the Matt and Kim video [for 'Lessons Learned'], where they did something shocking in the end. I've actually been seeing way more positive reactions than I have negative reactions. That's cool to see, just in the times today. I feel like five years ago, it might have been different. Society has grown, so we accept something like this more than normal, than we usually would." (MTV)
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WVi's Scott Grayson delivers the latest on the Mountaineers in this report. It includes a look at Geno Smith over the past two weeks and compares his performance in the two losses to the five wins this season.
Dana Holgorsen addresses that in this report.
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NEW YORK — The Swatch Group agreed Monday to make its largest acquisition to date, taking over the watch and jewelry business of Harry Winston, which plans to shift its focus to its diamond mining activities.
Swatch, the world's largest maker of watches, said it would pay $750 million in cash for Harry Winston and assume $250 million of debt. The publicly traded Harry Winston Diamond Corp., based in Toronto, will be renamed Dominion Diamond after the sale is completed.


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This supposed trade offer with McNabb and Sheldog/Asante for Nnamdi Something I can't spell, makes me think that this would be the dumbest thing we could do, hell, I'd prefer a 3rd rounder for McNabb over that trade.
My thoughts were, let's say the Eagles got this offer, what counter would you make, a fair move of course.
Here's mine:
1) McNabb, Sheldon Brown and a 4th for Nnamdi What's his name, Kirk Morrison
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Oakland Raiders' defensive tackle Tommy Kelly admitted post-game that he was gunning for Carolina Panthers' quarterback Cam Newton on Sunday.
Early on Sunday's game Raiders' quarterback Carson Palmer was injured on a blindside hit by defensive end Greg Hardy. Oakland's quarterback was unable to return, leading to a chippy game from both sides that saw 16 accepted penalties, and several more that were left declined. Following the 16-7 loss, Raiders' defensive tackle Tommy Kelly admitted that he was looking to hurt Cam Newton. Speaking to the media Kelly said:
"You take our guy out, we're going to go and try to take your guy out."
The additional attention got under Cam Newton's skin, as the quarterback who looked poised for the last two months lost his composure. Tommy Kelly was on the receiving end of a kick in the first half, and in the second half Newton bumped a referee while lobbying for what he perceived to be another personal foul.
Whether it's admitting an intent to injury, or bumping an official -- there's a good chance both Cam Newton and Tommy Kelly will be hearing from the league offices.


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Saw this in another thread and was surprised that it came from that label.
Wow, that was actually nice, mellow with a wacky beat.. 8
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4. Michael Cassette - Memories (90's Piano Mix)
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Eternal Sound - Progressive Trance mix
One for the Underground - Dark Progressive mix
Quite nice but the melody is not that catchy.
Some oldskool rave^^:
Nice intro, simple yet effective buildup, nice and fast, of course the classic rave sound, vocals a bit irritating around 3:00, a tad too repetitive for me, but overall it's a reasonable track.
Some fullon psy:
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Starts interesting, then quickly evolves into something energetic but the vocals irritate me. Nice melody at 1.20. Vocals :-( . Typical mushroom psy at 1.46. At 2.40 nice melody again, very energetic. At 4.26 that sound i really like! 4.52 that melody kinda rushes in unexspectedly - I don*t not really enjoy that...a little too noisy for me.
Overall 6/10
Not a huge fan of full on, but after the vocals stopped this was pretty solid. 7.
To chill things out a bit
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The elections took place at the annual general meeting on Jan. 6. The GSSPA is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the Greater Sudbury Source Protection Plan once approved by the Ontario Ministry of Environment.
Jacques Barbeau, Joe Cimino, Jennifer Davidson, Evelyn Dutrisac, Joscelyne Landry-Altmann, Russ Thompson and Anne Watelet are board members for 2014.
"I am very honoured to have the opportunity to continue as chairperson," said Gibson. "I look forward to working with our dedicated members, staff, community groups and volunteers to ensure the safety of our watershed residents and a healthy natural environment."


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NFC West Spin cycle: Cards, Seahawks going in opposite directions
In a week in which two NFC West teams were on bye, the Seahawks moved above the .500 mark and the Cardinals continued to flounder.
Lynch runs Seahawks past Vikings
Marshawn Lynch ran for 124 yards and a touchdown and the Seahawks overcame 182 yards rushing by Adrian Peterson in a 30-20 win over the Vikings.
Thursday's 60-second rant: NFC West defenses bending and breaking bad
PFW executive editor Dan Arkush reflects on the sudden vulnerability of the defenses in St. Louis, Seattle and Arizona.
Key matchup: Seahawks WR Sidney Rice vs. Vikings secondary
The Seahawks' passing game is starting to heat up just as the Vikings' pass defense has taken a step back. Here's a look at one key matchup.
Bucs claim CB Gorrer
The Buccaneers claimed CB Danny Gorrer off waivers from the Seahawks on Wednesday.
Seahawks place WR Obomanu on injured reserve
The Seahawks placed WR Ben Obomanu on injured reserve with a wrist injury and promoted WR Jermaine Kearse.
Key matchup: DE Jared Allen vs. OLT Russell Okung
PFW's Dan Arkush focuses on Vikings DRE Jared Allen vs. Seahawks OLT Russell Okung in the Vikings-Seahawks game Sunday in Seattle.
NFC West Spin cycle: 49ers head into bye sitting pretty
Both the Rams and the Seahawks had Sundays they'd like to forget after losses to the Patriots and Lions, respectively.
Lions rally to beat Seahawks behind late Stafford TD
Matthew Stafford threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Titus Young with 20 seconds left, lifting the Lions to a 28-24 win over the Seahawks.
Key matchup: Seahawks special teams vs. Lions special teams
Can the Lions win the battle in the kicking game against Seattle on Sunday? It's no small story line in an interesting NFC matchup.
Seahawks' top pick Irvin no longer considered a reach
First-round rookie DE Bruce Irvin has wasted no time winning over the critics in Seahawks Nation that accused him of being a 'one trick pony.'
NFC West Spin cycle: Cardinals continue to stumble
Storm clouds are hovering over the Cardinals, who dropped their third game in a row and showed no signs of turning things around in Minnesota.
NFL Links: Chicago a nightmare for Stafford
Chicago hasn't been kind to Matthew Stafford, the Seahawks can't outmuscle the 49ers and the pressure on Andrew Luck will help his future.
Gore helps Niners grind out win over Seahawks
Frank Gore ran for 116 yards and the 49ers held off the Seahawks 13-6 on Thursday night as the 49ers won their division opener.
Key matchup: Seahawks RBs Lynch, Turbin vs. Niners run defense
PFW's Dan Arkush focuses on Seahawks running backs vs. the Niners run defense in the Week Seven Thursday-night game.
Seattle was without starting right guard John Moffitt, who was not listed on an injury report this week, against the 49ers on Sunday night.||||||| Rookie J.R. Sweezy started in his place.
Moffitt is expected to undergo surgery on his left elbow and miss the next two to three weeks.||||||| Moffitt's elbow has been causing problems for him recently and forced him to leave practice early on Thursday. His left arm was in a sling during Friday's walkthrough.
Moffitt was placed on injured reserve with a torn MCL and PCL in his knee.||||||| Moffitt is out for the season.
The Seattle Seahawks have placed Moffitt on injured reserve.||||||| The Seahawks made the roster moves on Tuesday. Moffitt, the Seahawks' rookie right guard, suffered a pair of torn knee ligaments in Sunday's 22-17 victory over Baltimore when he got caught up in a pile. An MRI revealed tears of the MCL and PCL ligaments in his right knee. Moffitt had started all nine games for Seattle after being selected in the third round of the April draft.


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Fry's grocery stores are raising money for military charities during the month of February.
The goal is to collect more than $100,000.
One of the organizations benefiting from the "Courageous Hearts" campaign is Phoenix-based Packages From Home.
"Over the past 10 years, we sent over 140,000 care packages to our deployed military in combat and hazardous zones," said Erin Krivanek, director of fundraising and communications for Packages From Home.
Packages From Home are just that - packages lovingly filled by volunteers with a variety of donated food and personal hygiene items.
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In his first game on the big stage, Kelly had a big run that helped set up the go ahead touchdown.
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Already considered one of the state of Michigan's top young talents, Kelly had a big summer camp run and although his youth keeps him from hearing from too many schools, he will check out a prospective program soon.
"I should be at the Michigan State game. The opener. I'm not sure about any others right now."
That's because he has to focus on continuing the momentum his team has from week one.
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New Breed of Show – Blue Glass LA
It is no secret that I spend a good amount of my year at conferences. In the past year, I have been working on my own and needed to be at as many as possible for networking and client development. Now that I am with Distilled, I can be a little picker about what shows I attend and how often.
When first approached about Blue Glass LA, I knew nothing about it, only that Chris Winfield, Brent Csutoras, and Tony Adam were behind it. That in and of itself was credibility enough to attend, but the more I looked into the show, the better it got.
First off, most of the panels have only 2-3 speakers, making them more focused and less rushed, for the audience and the speakers. I am a big fan of this format because the hand picked speakers get more time to really teach. And as a regionally based show, the crowd should be more intimate.
This show seems much like Search Exchange, which I spoke at this past May and loved. It was a good opportunity to really get to know and network with people. Blue Glass LA is hoping for the same vibe, adding an LA twist.
I think this is going to be an awesome show for networking and education. Taking all of the best things about some of my favorite shows (like PubCon and SearchExchange) and putting them on the West Coast with a great crew. I can't wait to see everyone in a few weeks!


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Libertarian Party Presidential Convention
The 2004 Libertarian Party convention was held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, from Thursday May 27 through Monday May… read more
The 2004 Libertarian Party convention was held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, from Thursday May 27 through Monday May 31. The party was founded in December 1971 in Colorado. Currently, 603 Libertarians hold public office. So far the Libertarian party is on the ballot in 27 states in 2004. In the past three presidential elections, the Libertarian party was on the ballot in all 50 states.
The day's agenda calls for: nomination of party candidate for president; nomination of party candidate for vice president; ratification of the national campaign platform; and election of the party chair. The party chose Mr. Badnarik as its 2004 presidential candidate. Some speakers were not identified onscreen. close
*The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
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- Badnarik, Elaine Mother Michael Badnarik
- Badnarik, Michael Presidential Candidate [L] United States
- Cahn, Greg Member Libertarian Party
- Cameron, Dean Actor
- Campia, Rob Executive Director Marijuana Policy Project
- Cheatham, Dick Founder and Director Living History Associates
- Clifton, John Chairman Libertarian Party->New York (State)
- Collins, Fred Member Berkley, MI->City Council
- DeBellis, Teresa Member Libertarian Party->Oregon
- Diket, Jeffrey Presidential Candidate Libertarian Party
- Dixon, Patrick Chair-Elect Libertarian Party->Texas
- Ferguson, Mike Lieutenant Governor Candidate Libertarian Party->Missouri
- Gadby, Ron Candidate Florida State Legislature
- Gividen, Kenn Gubernatorial Candidate Indiana
- Gonzalez, Frank U.S. Representative Candidate Florida
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- Hollist, Dave Presidential Candidate Libertarian Party
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- Nacko, David Member Libertarian Party
- Neale, Geoffrey Chairman Libertarian Party
- Nolan, David Founder Libertarian Party
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- Rasch, Leonard U.S. Senate Candidate Connecticut
- Russo, Aaron Presidential Candidate Libertarian Party
- Rutherford, Mark Chairman Libertarian Party->Indiana
- Silberger, Donald U.S. Senate Candidate New York (State)
- Thompson, Ed Gubernatorial Candidate (Former) Wisconsin
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- Weiss, Alan Member Libertarian Party
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WWE takes a look back at some of the best WrestleMania matches of the past including the Rock vs. Hulk Hogan, Edge vs. Undertaker and more! Check out 411's WWE Smackdown report for all the details!
Hello and welcome! We have arrived at the final Smackdown before Wrestlemania! I seem to be a bit more excited for the big show than most of my colleagues. Most people have some pretty valid reasons for not ordering the show this year, whether it be the rematches, the less than exciting build, or the high price point. I'm excited for all of the action and drama that comes along with the "Showcase of the Immortals" though. I can't help it. Anyways, stick with me and scroll down. You'll get the results. That's the Benjamin guarantee. It's also a rule I have to abide by.
Championship Roll Call:
WWE Champion:
The Rock
World Champion:
Alberto Del Rio
US Champion:
Antonio Cesaro
IC Champion:
Wade Barrett
Unified Diva's Champion:
WWE World Tag Team Champions:
Kane & Daniel Bryan
WWE Smackdown Report 4.05.13
- Then. Now. Forevz.
- Tonight, Smackdown presents the Road to Wrestlemania. Matt Striker and Renee Young are backstage hosting the show in front of the standard interview set. They pimp The Rock vs. John Cena before Renee asks Matt if he can remember the last time John Cena won a WWE Championship match at Wrestlemania. Striker takes us back to Wrestlemania 26 where John Cena wrestled Batista. Well, I'm not going to complain about this. I thought I'd be reviewing 93 minutes of video packages so this is a welcome surprise.
WWE Championship: John Cena vs. Batista (Wrestlemania 26)
No entrances. I wanted to hear Batista's music. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. At this point, Cena was an eight time world champion and Batista was a six time world champion. Batista wins the first grapple and applies a side headlock. Cena whips him into the ropes and Batista hits a thunderous shoulder block in retaliation. Cena makes it back to his feet and corners Batista to a chorus of boo's! Batista whips Cena into the adjacent corner and hits a nice lariat to the back of John Cena's neck. John Cena's injured neck is a pivotal part of the story telling in this one. Cena reverses a suplex from Batista into a suplex of his own before hitting a bulldog for the first near fall of the match. He lifts Batista up for the Attitude Adjustment and Batista reverses it into an awesome looking DDT! TWO! Cena manages to sits up before getting hit with a running boot to the face by Batista. Batista goes for another pinfall and gets two. He locks in a sleeper hold to maintain control. Cena makes it to his feet with Batista on his back! Impressive. He breaks Batista's grip! They exchange "BOO" and "YEAH" punches before Batista hits a reverse DDT for TWO.
--Commercial Break--
A voice over from Renee Young brings us back to the action as a camera zooms from the rafters to the ring. This is a good time to mention that Renee Young is doing an excellent job in her new role. Batista has an overhead sleeper applied to Cena as we return to the action. Cena back body drops him off. Batista charges at Cena in the corner and gets hit with a boot to the face! FIVE MOVES OF DOOM~! Cena goes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle and gets hit with a spine buster by Batista! The animal has been unleashed! Batista lifts him up for the Batista Bomb and Cena reverses into the STF! Batista makes it to the rope and Cena has to let go. Cena turns around and gets hit with a spear out of nowhere! KICK OUT AT TWO! Batista corners Cena and delivers a couple of shoulder thrusts before taking him to the top rope for a superplex! Cena locks Batista's hand up top and we have a test of strength on the top turnbuckle! Cena throws a right and Batista falls to the mat! FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE FROM THE TOP ROPE! Cena follows up with the Attitude Adjustment but Batista grabs the top rope! He escapes and hits Cena with a Batista Bomb! 1... 2... NO! Batista goes for a second Batista Bomb and John Cena counters! He sets up for the AA but Batista slides off! Batista goes for a powerslam and Cena slides out and hits a HUGE AA on Batista! Cena covers and Batista kicks out at two! Cena goes back to the top rope as Batista makes it to his feet. BATISTA CATCHES HIM MID AIR WITH THE BATISTA BOMB! He goes for one more Batista Bomb and Cena rolls through and applies the STF in the middle of the ring! Batista has nowhere to go and no choice but to tap! This match is a great standard to hold all power matches up to. It was basically nonstop action from bell to bell. Though we're not seeing the matches in their entirety, I'll be giving my ratings for the full matches. John Cena walks out of Wrestlemania 26 as a nine time world champion!
: John Cena @ 13:10 aired via submission
--Commercial Break--
- A pretty good CM Punk video package airs, covering his heel turn, championship reign, and his overall dominance. You can never go wrong with a WWE video package.
- We join Striker and R-Young backstage again. They put over CM Punk's title reign before Renee confesses that she isn't sure if CM Punk is the man to end Undertaker's undefeated streak. This takes us back to Edge trying to beat the streak at Wrestlemania 24 while defending his World Heavyweight Championship.
World Heavyweight Championship: Edge vs. Undertaker (Wrestlemania 24)
We join the match in progress as Undertaker delivers a huge high knee to a cornered Edge, which sends Taker to the outside. I'm guessing they started the match there because they both started in separate corners. Undertaker gets back on the apron and Edge delivers a SPEAR to Taker from the apron into the barricade. Edge is looking to get a count out victory. Undertaker almost makes it into the ring by five but Edge delivers a sliding dropkick back into the barricade. The ref restarts the count for whatever reason. Edge's feet never hit the ground so the ten count should continue. Taker tries making it back into the ring again and Edge delivers a reverse neckbreaker on the top rope. Taker finally sneaks back to the inside and Edge corners him, delivering a spear in the corner. Coach and Cole aren't going to call it a spear until it's an actual finisher. Coach is doing a terrible job calling the match. Edge delivers a nice elevated dropkick to maintain control. He goes to the top rope but Taker makes it to his feet and shoves Edge to the outside! Taker follows up with an AWESOME looking plancha over the top rope! He sets Edge on the apron and delivers his vintage leg drop, Edge rolls in and Taker attempts to pick up a pinfall victory but only gets a two count! The phenom goes for the last ride, but his injured back wouldn't allow him to pick Edge up! Taker hits the rope for a clothesline but Edge delivers a nice boot to the face! Back outside and Edge delivers a reverse suplex onto the barricade! Edge drags Taker back into the ring and only gets TWO! Edge locks in a half Boston crab in attempt to injure the Undertaker's back further. Taker counters it into roll up! Edge escapes at two and locks in a full Boston crab. Taker fights him off and the two men exchange "BOO" and "YEAH" punches. They begin slugging it out too fast for the crowd to chant along with and Taker comes out on top. He delivers two clotheslines to Edge in the corner and hits him with the snake eyes on the top turnbuckle! Taker follows through with a big boot and Edge counters! DDT BY EDGE! He crawls over for the cover and only gets TWO AND A HALF! Edge sets up for the spear but gets a knee to the face! CHOKESLAM BY UNDERTAKER! 1... 2... NO! Edge counters Old School and crotches Taker on the top rope! He climbs upstairs and delivers a huge superplex! He crawls over to Undertaker but only gets TWO! Taker reverses the ten count punches and gets Edge on his shoulders! Edge counters a Last Ride into a neck breaker but only gets TWO! Taker goes for it a second time and delivers it! 1... 2... NO! It's gonna take a tombstone, Taker!
Taker goes for the tombstone but Edge reverses with a neck breaker! Taker fights him off and finally hits Old School! He follows up with a big boot but Edge moves out of the way and Taker collides with the ref instead! Edge hits a low blow on Undertaker. He heads outside of the ring and grabs a television camera! He knocks Undertaker out with it! Taker sits up! He still has life! Edge goes for his own Tombstone but Taker counters and hits his own! Taker goes for the cover but the ref is still out! A second official runs to the ring and Edge kicks out! Maybe they should have sent a second ref out the second the original ref got knocked out. Just saying. Hawkins and Ryder run down to the ring! Hawkins gets on the apron but Taker choke slams him on to Ryder! He turns around and gets NAILED with a spear! ONE... TWO... NO! Edge hits a second spear! He goes for the pin fall but Taker locks in the triangle choke hold! Edge can't make it to the ropes! TAP OUT! It's over! The Undertaker is 16-0 at Wrestlemania! This is EXACTLY the kind of match CM Punk should be looking to deliver this Sunday. This was all Edge with a few Taker spots thrown in. Still though, it's easily one of the best Wrestlemania main events of all time.
: The Undertaker @ 12:00 aired via pinfall
--Commercial Break--
- We get another awesome video package, this time hyping up The Shield.
- Striker and R-Young run down the Mania card for us. Okay, get over the rematches. As long as everything delivers like it should, this should be a great show. Seriously, split the price with your friends and check it out.
WWE Championship: Randy Orton vs. Triple H (Wrestlemania 25)
The library of Wrestlemania matches is so huge and here we are watching Orton/Triple H. Ugh. Okay, we're going to pick up in progress as Triple H chokes Orton up on the bottom rope. He delivers three knees to the side of the face of Orton. JR is doing his best to make this match seem better than it is. Triple H lifts him up and delivers a reverse neck breaker and Orton rolls to the outside. Orton reverses an Irish whip and sends Triple H into the steel steps. He follows that up with another Irish whip that sends Triple H over the barricade. He rolls into the ring and tries for a count out victory. Triple H rolls back in and Orton delivers a plethora of stomps. Orton turns Triple H on to his stomach and delivers a nice knee to the back of H's head for TWO! Triple H reverses a side headlock into a back suplex. Both men make it to their feet. Triple H charges at Randy Orton and Triple H hits a powerslam for two. He locks in a chinlock and the crowd goes mild. Did they even fucking talk about their game plan before this match? This is awful. The Game fights out of the chinlock and they exchange "YES" and "NO" punches before Triple H delivers a high knee. Orton counters a Pedigree and pushes Trips off but Trips come back with a resounding high knee, HHH lifts Orton up to the top rope and Orton slips down to the mat and delivers the snack eyes on the top turnbuckle. Orton goes upstairs for an axe handle and Triple H gets his foot up. Orton grabs the foot and gets a roll up for TWO. Triple H rolls Orton up for TWO! Orton gets up and hits the ropes but Triple H nails him with a spinebuster. Orton turns around and gets caught in a Pedigree setup! Orton reverses that into a reverse back breaker! Triple H REVERSES THAT into a roll up for two. Triple H goes upstairs and Orton catches him with a dropkick in mid-air.
Orton sets up for the punt and runs at Trips! Triple H catches his foot and sends him flying over the top rope! Triple H holds a television monitor over Randy Orton but the ref tells him that he'll lose the title if he gets himself disqualified. Triple H decides to roll Orton on the Spanish announce table to deliver a Pedigree. Orton back body drops him on to the other announce table and the table doesn't break. I hate that spot so much. If the cover is off both announce tables, it's BLATANTLY obvious that the spot will be reversed on to the other table. Orton rolls into the ring and breaks the count. He rolls back out and hits an elevated DDT off of the announce table. Triple H barely makes it into the ring in time and Orton stomps the shit out of him upon his entry. Orton sends Triple H shoulder first into the ring post but the ref is in the way! That takes down Trips and the ref! Orton rolls to the outside and grabs the sledge hammer. Orton climbs back into the ring and Triple H hits him with a punt out of nowhere! Triple H grabs the hammer and nails Orton in the skull with it! He drops the sledgehammer beneath the apron cover as the ref makes it back up! Triple H pummels Orton on the ground with a battering of punches to the skull. The ref stops him from continuing before he gets DQ'd. Triple H lifts up Orton for the Pedigree. ONE. TWO. THREE. What an awful ending. The match itself isn't as bad as people in the IWC make it out to be, but the finish absolutely sucked. It reminds me of Triple H vs. Booker T at Wrestlemania 19. So anticlimactic. Not to mention, the wrong man went over here. I stand by that to this day.
: Triple H @ 20:00 aired via pinfall
--Commercial Break--
The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan (Wrestlemania 18)
Watching this, I still can't believe it didn't go on last. We're going to pick up right at the stare down to begin the match. We start with a vintage collar and elbow tie up. Hulk sends Rock flying into the corner and the crowd goes fucking ape shit. This is what wrestling is all about, folks. Hogan locks in a side headlock and Rock fights his way out. Hogan hits a clothesline take down and taunts The Rock as the crowd continues to lose their shit. Has there been a crowd as hot as this since this match? Rock hits the ropes and Hogan shoulder blocks Rocky down for another huger pop. Rock ducks a clothesline and knocks Hogan down to NUCLEAR heat. They exchange shoves before Rock blocks a right hand from Hogan and pummels Hogan. Hogan rolls to the outside and Rock immediately follows him. Back into the ring, The Rock continues the clubbering, much to the crowds chagrin. He attempts a Rock Bottom but Hulk fights him off! Hulk sends him into the ropes and nails Rocky with a clothesline to the skull. Hogan hits a nice back suplex on Rock for TWO. Hogan locks in the abdominal stretch and delivers a few blows to the ribs of Rocky. He cradles Rock for TWO. BACK RAKE BY HOGAN! The crowd is going crazy for back rakes. That's why this match is so good. Hogan climbs upstairs to deliver the ten count punches! After four, he bites Rocky in the forehead and crowd loves it! The Rock turns the tables on Hogan and delivers a series of chops in the corner. Rock charges at Hogan and Hogan hits him with the Rock Bottom! The announcers didn't call it a Rock Bottom (much like they didn't call Edge's spears a spear in the previous match), and now they're both brawling on the outside. Rock tries to hit Hogan with a chair and the ref grabs the chair out of his hands! Hogan hits Rock with a clothesline and sends Rock back into the ring! REF BUMP! Hogan threw Rock right into the ref! Rock fights back with a spinebuster and the crowd is livid. King is killing me with all of the excuses for the crowd cheering Hogan. Just call it like it is and don't blame it on the city. The Rock locks in a Sharpshooter and Hogan makes it to the ropes! The ref is still down though! Rock drags him to the center of the ring and Hogan begins to tap! Of course, the ref doesn't see this so Rocky lets go of the hold. Rock tries to revive the ref and hits Rock with another Rock Bottom! The ref makes it back to his knees in time to count! 1... 2... NO! Hogan takes off his belt and whips Rock with it over and over while the ref conveniently turns around. Rock battles back and grabs the belt for himself! He whips Hogan like crazy with it and the crowd is PISSED! Hogan gets up and walks right into a Rock Bottom. HOGAN KICKS OUT AND HULK'S UP! THE CROWD IS GOING CRAZY! The Rock's offense is having no bearing on Hogan! Three punches and a big boot by Hogan! Leg drop! THE ROCK KICKS OUT! Hogan lifts Rocky up and delivers another big boot! He attempts a second leg drop and Rock moves out of the way! Hogan walks into another Rock Bottom as the crowd boos the hell out of The Rock! Rocky lifts him up and delivers one more Rock Bottom! He kips up and delivers the People's Elbow! It's over! The crowd made the match but you can't give the crowd sole credit for the match. This is the type of audience support these two had built up over the span of their careers. It was lightning in a bottle. This was an amazing match and like I said at the beginning, it should have went on last.
: The Rock @ 17:00
--Commercial Break--
- They air the Rock/Cena video package. The first time I saw it, I thought it was brilliant. I'm so sick of it at this point though, probably because I have to actually sit through it and recap any changes that are made. For the record, there were none.
: This was all about hyping Mania. Their approach was to simply show their current top stars big matches on the grandest stage of them all. Hey, if you're looking for some fun wrestling, you should check it out. I would have probably done a bit more to hype Wrestlemania 29 than just showing old matches though. Still, it was a fun show to watch, as I haven't seen a lot of these matches in awhile. Thumbs up. I'll be throwing my two cents into the Wrestlemania Instant Analysis feature this Sunday night so I'll see you guys there with my knee jerk reactions! As always, thank you for reading.
Here's a SECOND recap of Smackdown. I tracked down the version that the majority of you guys saw and I'll be doing a quick review of the show. I apologize if I gloss over a bit.
WWE Smackdown Report 4.05.13 Version 2
- Then. Now. Forevz.
Handicap Match: Ryback vs. Primo and Epico (w/ Rosa Mendez)
Josh Matthews and King are on commentary as Michael Cole and JBL are at Axxess. This match will be contested under tag team rules. Primo runs into a powerslam from Ryback and quickly tags in Epico. Ryback isn't going to wait for Epico to enter the ring and tosses him in. Ryback lifts him up and drops him down to the mat. Primo tags back in and hits a nice springboard dropkick off of the top rope! Primo locks in a headlock and Ryback lifts him up and nails a jaw breaker. Primo and Epico try double teaming him for a moment but end up getting double speared! Follow that up with a double Shellshock! It's over.
: Ryback @ 3:00 via pinfall
-Commercial Break-
- Michael Cole and JBL join us from Axxess and hype up Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H and they shoot us over to a pretty good video package for their rivalry.
- JBL and Cole join us again and talk about Bruno Sammartino's induction into the Hall of Fame briefly.
- They air the Bruno Sammartino video package. I'm so glad that Triple H made this happen. He was one of the few glaring omissions.
-Commercial Break-
- They air an AWESOME video package of Fandango trying to teach people to pronounce his name. His work with the local radio stations over the week has been hilarious. I love that he just storms out when the DJ's can't pronounce his name. It doesn't hurt that he wears his wrestling attire everywhere he goes either. Brilliant stuff.
- JBL puts over Fandango for a moment before Cole sends us back to Raw when Fandango blindsided Jericho and beat the ever living shit out of him.
- A quick Shield interview airs. Believe in them!
-Commercial Break-
- Michael Cole and JBL speculate as to whether Big Show, Randy Orton and Sheamus can co-exist at Wrestlemania to defeat The Shield. They send us back to Smackdown last week, when all six men brawled through the crowd.
- Damien Sandow, Cody Rhodes, and the Bella's come out to Brodus Clay's theme song. Cody is dressed as Tensai and Sandow is dressed as Brodus Clay. Yes, there are fat suits and yes, the Bella's stuffed the back of their shorts. They're not sure if the crowd understands the finer points of satire. Sandow says that Tons of Funk don't belong in the same ring as them. Tons of Funk and the Funkadactyls make their way down to the ring and they don't seem to find the humor in the Rhodes Scholars spoof. The faces clear the ring and the crowd seems pretty into it. This rivalry needed a segment like this. It's better than another tag match that ends in a hot mess. It's good for Brodus and Tensai to have a serious side too.
-Commercial Break-
- Next up, they air some quick spots from the Wrestlemania press conference. Nothing to see here.
- They air the CM Punk vs. Undertaker video package. This is easily the most intriguing storyline heading into Mania. I was afraid it'd be phoned in at first. I thought that running a fatal four way to determine Undertaker's Wrestlemania opponent was a bit lazy but they've made up for that.
-Commercial Break-
- They air a video package of WWE fans singing the Wrestlemania theme song. Okay, now I HAVE to order the show.
- JBL says "we're coming home" before turning to Cole and saying "I wish you'd go home." I love his deadpan delivery.
- They air the Donald Trump Hall of Fame video package.
- Michael Cole and JBL have a little back and forth bickering before sending us to John Cena's promo on Raw. The Cenacrats/Rockpublicans line was awful. I like the heel turn teases, though I can't see them following through on them.
- Next up, They air Rock's promo from later on in the night.
-Commercial Break-
- Renee Young joins us from Axxess and interviews Alberto Del Rio. They air the clip of Swagger's beat down on Del Rio this Monday. I thought the beat down was far more effective than a lot of others did. Swagger makes up for his lack of promo skills with an overabundance of intensity. They shoot back to Renee and Alberto. ADR cuts a quick promo about retaining his World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania. Nothing too inspiring.
Jack Swagger (w/ Zeb Colter) vs. Kofi Kingston
Poor Kofi. At least he's main eventing? Kofi and Swagger lockup to start. Kofi backs him into the corner and stomps a mud hole in him before the referee pulls him away. They grapple again and Swagger comes out on top of this one with arm wringer. Kofi tries to escape but Swagger cuts him off in painful looking fashion. Swagger's going to work on the left arm of Kofi now. Kofi finally escapes with an arm drag. Swagger hits the ropes and Kofi hops over him twice before hitting a dropkick. Kofi delivers a nice springboard clothesline from the apron for two. Jack Swagger rolls to the outside as we head to our last commercial break.
-Commercial Break-
We're back with Swagger in complete control. He backs Kofi into the corner and delivers a couple of knees. He charges at him again and Kofi gets hit foot up! Kofi's sticking and moving! He hits a couple of dropkicks but Swagger catches him! He goes for the doctor bomb but Kofi escapes! Swagger escapes the S.O.S. and knocks Kofi Down! Swagger attempts to capitalize with a Vader Bomb but Kofi gets his knees up! Kofi hits a springboard plancha off the middle rope for two. Swagger turns the tides immediately with a nice suplex. He picks Kofi up and sets him on the top rope. Superplex time? Kofi headbutts Swagger down! Kofi jumps off the top rope but Swagger catches him! Kofi escapes and hits the S.O.S. TWO! Colter distracts Kofi. Swagger chop blocks the leg of Kofi and locks in the Patriot Act. It's over. This was a pretty fun match.
: Jack Swagger @ 7:30 aired via submission
: Well this version of Smackdown wasn't as fun but it was far more effective than airing four Wrestlemania matches from the past. Alright, well that's it for me. I've seen more video packages today than I can handle. I'll see you guys on Sunday with all of my knee jerk reactions in 411's Wrestlemania Instant Analysis.
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