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The Republican Lies That Killed Our Sons And Daughters And Created ISIL!
This is a great edit of the many, many lies that the Bush Administration told, with precision, to lead our grieving country into a disastrous, unnecessary war in Iraq. Now is a good time to remind everyone to vote for anything but a Republican, I vote for Democrats.
Aaron Schock Compares Himself To Lincoln – A Rare Photo Proves It
In Aaron Schock's final speech on the floor of the House, he compared himself to Abraham Lincoln…which should be a clue to what is wrong with the man. The hubris with which this guy operated, like many who get elected to office, both Democrats and Republicans, is just over the top. We've only begun to learn what this guy did, I'm sure there will be more that will come out as the investigation continues.
I dug deep into the archives and found this rare photo of Abraham Lincoln acting just like Aaron Schock. (Photoshop is fun for the whole family)
Will The Supreme Court Kill The Republican Party In King v. Burwell?
As most politically informed people know, the Supreme Court is taking up the King v. Burwell case which could unravel provisions in the Affordable Care Act as they relate to state exchanges. The effect of this decision will have repercussions to millions of Americans who are just starting to reap the benefits of the law and get the care they need to live better lives. Personally, I have many family members who have health insurance for the first time in their lives and are getting their health under control. They are getting the medicines they need and have been freed from the worries that go along with not knowing if something may be wrong with them.
The Republican Party, in their zeal to disrespect, delegitimize and try to undo the last two presidential elections where President Barack Obama whooped their asses are walking blindly into the most serious blunder a political party has ever made, in my opinion. Their hatred, venom and racism has overcome any political common sense that might have existed in the far corners of that party. They are driving their party over a cliff, and taking millions of American with them. Sahil Kapur at TPM has a great piece about this.
"It's an opportunity that we've failed at for two decades. We've not been particularly close to being on the same page on this subject for two decades," said a congressional Republican health policy aide who was granted anonymity to speak candidly. "So this idea — we're ready to go? Actually no, we're not." Republican leaders recognize the dilemma. In King v. Burwell, they roundly claim the court ought to invalidate insurance subsidies in some three-dozen states, and that Congress must be ready with a response once they do. But conversations with more than a dozen GOP lawmakers and aides indicate that the party is nowhere close to a solution. Outside health policy experts consulted by the Republicans are also at odds on how the party should respond. The party that has failed to unify behind an alternative to Obamacare for many years now has five months to reach an agreement. It's an unenviable predicament, especially for the congressional Republicans leading the effort to devise a response — all of whom hail from states that could lose their subsidies.
As the court gets closer to hearing arguments in the case, there is a gap between the excitement among GOP political operatives and the nervousness of at least some GOP policy aides. "Our guys feel like: King wins, game over, we win. No. In fact: King wins, they [the Obama administration and Democrats] hold a lot of high cards," the congressional Republican health policy aide said. "And we hold what?"
It's hard to predict how the Supremes will rule. Something in me thinks that Chief Justice John Roberts is just a little bit smarter than the average Republican and will have the foresight to see the consequences for both the country and his political party. A middle ground solution may be what we end up with. Even though I am a political animal and think a "win" in the King v. Burwell case will benefit my party, the Democrats. I really don't want to see millions of people return to the insecurity and pain of fending for themselves in the "medical marketplace".
The only thing the Republicans seem to do well these days is keeping their voters uninformed, misinformed and angry. Oh, and they have the media helping them with that, and it's not just the right-wing media anymore.
Why Does Fox News Hate America? Bundy Edition
Just when you think Fox News has reached a new low, they dig even deeper.
This Bundy Ranch standoff between a deadbeat rancher and the Bureau of Land Management has made Fox News' Sean Hannity go full anti-American as he pours gasoline on a fire that has been burning since 1993, when Cliven Bundy first decided that he wanted to sponge off American tax payers and unlike the honest, hard working ranchers around him, stop paying grazing fees.
When Cliven Bundy declared "But I don't recognize the United States government as even existing", I knew it would feed the racist, drooling morons with exactly what they needed to get their hate fired back up. It seems just a little strange to me that the Second Amendment fetishists would embrace someone who doesn't even accept the federal Constitution, from which they pluck the 2nd Amendment – to the exclusion of all other amendments as well as the original language.
Chez Pazienza at The Daily Banter has an excellent piece up which poses several excellent questions about Fox News' role in this mess. Go Chez…
What do you do when a media outlet refuses to behave responsibly? When it peddles outright lies? When it preaches a kind of cultural armageddon? When it, directly or indirectly, stokes the fires of armed insurrection without any regard whatsoever for what could be the disastrous impact?
I personally think the Fox News machine has ruined our country. They have succeeded in brainwashing millions of people into believing in an alternate reality. Several studies have been done that revealed this phenomenon. From a Fairleigh Dickinson University study…
The largest effect is that of Fox News: all else being equal, someone who watched only Fox News would be expected to answer just 1.04 domestic questions correctly — a figure which is significantly worse than if they had reported watching no media at all. (emphasis mine)
They feed on these uninformed people. And beyond that, they also convince them not to believe any other media…you know, that whole "liberal media" bullshit that all of us liberals laugh uncontrollably at whenever someone says it.
Back to Chez's piece, where he cites another example of Fox News catering to militia-types who like to overcompensate with large guns…
Four years ago, Glenn Beck regaled his Fox News viewers day after day, week after week with paranoid fever dreams about the coming collapse of America and the need for some kind of resistance to the encroaching progressive threat. He picked specific targets for his outrage, people and institutions he claimed were surreptitiously trying to destroy the country; one of them was the Tides foundation, a relatively obscure organization based in San Francisco that Beck had singled out as being part of the secret liberal cabal.
In July of 2010, a guy named Byron Williams, wearing body armor and armed heavily, got into a shootout with the California Highway Patrol, injuring two officers. Under questioning he said that he was driving to San Francisco with the goal of "starting a revolution" by killing members of the Tides foundation and the ACLU. Why? Because he watched a lot Glenn Beck and heeded the host's warnings that his beloved country was about to be taken away from him if somebody didn't do something. So Byron Williams did.
I want to know where the responsible media is on this? Do journalists even attempt to police their own profession anymore or have they just given up and joined in the propaganda/money-making scheme that seems to be working for Fox News. Something has to change soon, the crazy just keeps getting crazier.
How Many Boys Has Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) Actually Broken In Half?
The Republican Party is full of crazies, idiots and bullies. They're like a giant clown circus on drugs.
The State of the Union address typically brings out the crazy, grandstanding boneheads from the party but last night we got a taste of the bully wing.
"Let me be clear to you, you ever do that to me again I'll throw you off this fucking balcony," Grimm told NY1 reporter Michael Scotto following an on-air interview in the Capitol Rotunda. "No, no, you're not man enough, you're not man enough. I'll break you in half. Like a boy."
This is your modern Republican Party, folks. Intimidation, threats of violence and corruption all rolled into one steaming pile of crap. More from TPM…
At the Caribbean Tropics nightclub, Grimm allegedly threatened another patron — the estranged husband of a woman Grimm had entered the club with. Grimm reportedly said the man "don't know who he's fucking with … I'll fuckin' make him disappear where nobody will find him." That same night, (and we're glossing over the part where Grimm allegedly said "I'm a fucking F.B.I. agent, ain't nobody gonna threaten me.") Grimm allegedly returned to the club with another FBI agent and several New York City police officers. He then refused to let club patrons and employees leave, and allegedly told everyone to "get up against the fucking wall" and gave an order: "all the white people get out of here." (emphasis mine)
I'm sure glad we have an election later in the year. Funny, you never hear about Democratic Representatives doing this kind of crap. Republicans have the market cornered on crazy politicians.
The Benghazi Stupid And The Chris Christie Worshippers!
What is it about Chris Christie that so enthralls some in the media? I have to wonder if it is because he screams at his constituents. Mother Jones posted an article with 8 videos of Christie berating and yelling at people, go take a look to see what "straight-talk" is according to his adoring friends in the media.
The Star-Ledger had an opinion piece that makes fun of the people I am now referring to as the "Benghazi stupid." This group of knuckle dragging idiots makes up the leadership of the Republican party these days, along with the reactionary, hateful nihilists that are easily distracted by the word "Benghazi."
Somehow, the right's response to Chris Christie's still-breaking Bridgegate scandal has devolved into this: Why are you writing about New Jersey traffic jams, because Benghazi!
In letters to newspapers and online comments, in phone calls to their favorite conservative radio and TV pundits, conservatives are in a state of collective denial: They refuse to acknowledge there's anything to Gov. Chris Christie and the George Washington Bridge scandal until President Obama and the consular attack in Benghazi get equal time.
What's the difference? Here are three reasons the unrelated Bridgegate and Benghazi stories aren't getting equal time – and shouldn't.
Intent: America's press corps has looked at Benghazi, the IRS scandal and the other Obama-related scandals tossed around last weekend. In each case, the facts dampened the early cries of conspiracy and cover-up. In Benghazi, neither congressional investigators nor the New York Times found evidence to support the idea of a concerted executive branch failure or cover-up. In the IRS fiasco, an investigation found both conservative and liberal political groups were subject to review – and everyone got what they wanted, anyway.
Coverage: It's hard to argue that Benghazi, the IRS scandal or Obamacare's glitchy website weren't covered in full. Each story was subject to intense coverage when it broke – just as Bridgegate is breaking now. To expect coverage of old stories to increase because of an uncomfortable new story is silly.
Just as silly are suggestions that New Jersey media, including The Star-Ledger, are spending too much time covering a breaking story of corruption in the governor's office. Because Benghazi?
Cover-ups: Each scandal resuscitated by the right last week began with cover-up allegations that have faded under the bright lights of media coverage and federal investigation.
Meanwhile, new evidence that Christie's aides tried to cover their tracks is surfacing as thousands of newly released documents and e-mails are made public. None of the evidence suggests the governor was involved at that level, but there are a lot of questions about the GWB lane closures that still haven't been answered.
I watched Chris Christie's marathon press conference the other day and he laid it on pretty thick for his adoring media audience. For those of us who aren't swayed by his tactics, it didn't pass the smell test. And now, with the release of more information about who in his office knew what was going on, it stinks even more.
He had to know what was going on.
The Real Reason Chris Christie Made Fort Lee Suffer!
Rachel Maddow and her crack staff have discovered the real reason for the retaliation that Chris Christie exacted on the city of Fort Lee, but the target wasn't the mayor of Fort Lee, it was the leader of the New Jersey Senate Democrats. Watch her report from last nights show below, it takes her a little while to get to the meat of the piece, but once you see it, I'm sure you will nod in agreement.
Steve Benen at the Maddowblog summarizes some of the piece…
In New Jersey, state Supreme Court justices serve an initial term of seven years, at which point the sitting governor decides whether or not to reappoint them. Since the New Jersey constitution was revised and adopted in 1947, every governor has reappointed every state Supreme Court justice without exception.
That is, until Christie took office. In 2010, soon after Christie's inauguration, he did something unprecedented: he declined to reappoint one of the justices: New Jersey Supreme Court Justice John Wallace, the court's only African-American member. Wallace was not burdened by scandal or allegations of wrongdoing; Christie simply didn't want him on the high court anymore.
Democrats in the state Senate were livid. Rachel described the political firestorm that soon erupted in Trenton:
Senate Democrats made Chris Christie's first nominee to replace Justice Wallace, they made her wait until somebody else's seat came up on the court then they would consider her for that one, but not Justice Wallace's.
Then, Chris Christie nominated a man named Phil Quan for the state Supreme Court, Senate Democrats said no. Then, Chris Christie nominated a man named Bruce Harris for the court, Senate Democrats said no.
Senate Democrats were so mad about what Christie did to take John Harris off the Supreme Court when he was up for re-nomination that they would not let anyone through. It's been a big political crisis in New Jersey. Senate Democrats rejected every one of those Christie nominees, one after the other.
And then when another of the justices on the Supreme Court, a Republican, came up for re-nomination just like John Harris had, and the Senate Democrats signaled that they were going to give her a whale of a time at her re-nomination hearing, Chris Christie just flipped out. He had enough. He pulled that justice off the Supreme Court rather than submit her to re-nomination before the Senate Democrats.
No governor had ever failed to reappoint a sitting state Supreme Court justice, but Christie had suddenly done it twice – once for the court's only African-American jurist, infuriating Democrats, and then again for a justice he actually liked. The governor, enraged, held a press conference to tell reporters, "I was not going to let her loose to the animals."
The "animals," in this case, were the Democrats in the state Senate.
Christie said that on the afternoon of Aug. 12, 2013.
On the morning of Aug. 13, 2013, Christie's deputy chief of staff told the governor's guy at the Port Authority, "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."
The leader of the Senate Democrats at the time was a senator from … Fort Lee.
Coincidence, I think not. It also explains why Governor Christie said that he didn't even want to hear Bridget Kelly's explanation, because he already knew the answer and didn't want you or I to know. To me, that is one of the most glaring things he said in his press conference. His explanation for why he didn't talk to her was completely unbelievable, but of course, the fawning media who were enthralled with his contrition just slobbered all over themselves at that point.
Governor Christie stood there for 2 hours yesterday and weaved an elaborate lie that is definitely going to come back to kick him in the ass. He would have been wise to give a short, contrite apology and drop the mic. But no, he chose to give the most elaborate, over-the-top apology, complete with sadness, embarrassment, humiliation, ignorance, naiveté, stupidity and poor management skills. He apparently thinks he can get over being incompetent easier than the reality, that he is a vindictive bully with a bad temper and not afraid to use his power to punish people who cross him.
I'm filling up the back of my pickup truck with popcorn, this is going to get really good. And you media apologists, we're watching you too!
Here is Rachel's piece, it's clearly her scoop, bravo Rachel and staff.
When the Democrats went populist
Guest post by Smartypants
What's frustrating in reading all this nonsense is that it seems that very few people pay any attention to history these days – even the more recent variety. Because if they did, they'd know that the Democrats had their own populist movement not that long ago. And the real question is whether or not we can sustain it on a national level going in to the 2016 presidential election.
To set the stage, we have to go back to what led up to the Reagan/Bush years. For the best description of how that happened, I'd suggest that folks read what Peter Beinart wrote about it a couple of years ago. To summarize, coming out of the left-wing hey-day of the 60's, Democrats got their butts kicked for 20 years in presidential elections – with the one exception being the Carter years that were a direct result of Nixon's Watergate. Here's what the Republicans did:
1972 – 520 electoral votes (49 states)
1980 – 489 electoral votes (44 states)
1984 – 525 electoral votes (49 states)
1988 – 426 electoral votes (40 states)
As you might imagine, Democrats were scared shitless that their future as a national party was over (things looked even worse for them than they currently do for Republicans these days). And so, a group of mostly Southern Democrats got together and formed the Democratic Leadership Council in 1985. Their goal was to shift the Democratic Party more towards "centrist" policies. But perhaps more importantly, they felt the need to attract more big money donors to the Democratic Party in order to compete with Republicans.
The result of these efforts was the election of Clinton/Gore (both founders of the DLC) in 1992. Perhaps since the Democrats were still fairly new to this whole business of big money donors, Clinton/Gore got off to a rocky start that resulted in a whole string of scandals about campaign finance. In case you're forgotten about all that, just think "Lincoln bedroom."
To connect this with the current race for VA governor, it was during Clinton's presidency that he installed Terry McAulliffe (big donor fundraiser extraordinaire) as the head of the Democratic Party. That's why you see the Clinton's campaigning so hard in his election – their connection to McAuliffe is deep.
One of the first Democrats to speak out against this capture of the party by the DLC was Paul Wellstone; it was the context for the line that was eventually adopted by Howard Dean: "I represent the democratic wing of the Democratic Party."
And then came Howard Dean's presidential campaign in 2004. Anyone who actually paid attention knows that – other than his anti Iraq war position – Dean was no flaming liberal. But his bottom-up anti-establishment campaign was a direct challenge to what the DLC and the Clinton's had built – especially in their reliance on big money.
As a full-blown Deaniac at the time, I watched the Clinton machine go after Howard Dean – as ferociously (perhaps moreso) than the Republicans did. And that became even more evident after Dean lost the presidential primary to John Kerry and went on to out-maneuver them to become Chair of the Democratic Party following Kerry's loss to Bush.
As you probably know, Dean instituted a 50-state strategy, which was an attempt to build up the party to be competitive in all 50 states. Rather than the party elites picking candidates, Dean wanted them to come from the grassroots. And even after his success in the 2006 elections, the Clinton machine brought out the knives against him. You can read about some of that here. But perhaps the crux of it came when James Carville said that Dean should be fired and replaced with…get this…Harold Ford (then DLC Chair).
All of that is what set the stage for a lot of the acrimony that surfaced between the Obama and Clinton campaigns in 2008. From the beginning, Barack Obama made it clear that he was not a member of the DLC and instead built his campaign on a new and improved version of Howard Dean's bottom-up grassroots model. While Clinton continued to rely on big money donors, Obama showed that the presidency could be won by harnessing the power of millions of small donors – shattering the whole DLC model.
Via that primary and a win in November 2008, President Obama offered a way out of establishment big money politics. That is why I'll be watching what happens in 2016. Can we find a way to preserve what Obama has done after he's gone? Has Hillary Clinton learned anything from her defeat and her time with the President in the White House? Or will her candidacy take us back to the top-down big money model of the (now-defunct) DLC? And finally, if Clinton demonstrates that she hasn't changed, is there someone who can pick up the mantle from Obama and continue his legacy?
If people really paid attention to our not-too-distant past, those are the questions we'd be asking.
Jon Stewart Shames The GOP AND The Media Over "Shutdown"
I watched this clip a little while ago and then turned to Chuck Todd's show on MSNBC to see him doing exactly what Jon Stewart shamed the media about, false equivalences. Chuck Todd is the poster child for what is wrong with the media, he has helped to re-brand lying as "messaging".
ALEC Is Not Your Friend – Beware!
If you were wondering where a lot of the terrible laws and attacks on our rights are coming from, meet ALEC. From the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance…
"ALEC" is the American Legislative Exchange Council, and it may be the most powerful organization you (probably) never heard of. There's a good chance ALEC already has impacted your life. And if it hasn't yet, give it time.
ALEC describes itself as an organization that "provides a constructive forum for state legislators and private sector leaders to discuss and exchange practical, state-level public policy issues." Others have called it a means for powerful corporations and interest groups to influence legislation to enrich themselves at the public's expense.[…]
Let's look at specific examples. Insurance companies wanted off the hook from mesothelioma claims, so ALEC came forward with a model bill to protect corporations from asbestos exposure liability. The bill quickly was introduced in Ohio, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, West Virginia, and at the federal level. The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act would require asbestos victims and their families to publicly disclose all manner of personal information before receiving compensation. This information could be used to deny credit or employment and make the victims vulnerable to identity theft. The point, obviously, is to intimidate people from filing claims. No such disclosure is required of companies that exposed employees and customers to asbestos.
In fact, liability protection is a major focus of ALEC bills. As of August 2013, this year at least 71 bills crafted by ALEC have been introduced around the country that make it harder to hold corporations accountable for death or injury. Many have misleading names, such as the "Full and Fair Noneconomic Damages Act," introduced in two states, that limits the amount a corporation has to pay to compensate people it has injured.
Go read the whole article and beware!
The Justice Department Did Not "Organize" Protests In Sanford Florida As Idiots Claim!
Only the crazy, racist, brain dead people of the right-wing propaganda machine could turn a Department of Justice unit called the Community Relations Service into a nefarious group and claim they helped "organize" the protests in Sanford Florida, following the national exposure of the tragic death of Trayvon Martin. The CRS is tasked with preventing tensions in racially charged situations, the opposite of what the idiots are claiming.
It fits nicely in their up is down, down is up world, doesn't it?
I won't link to any of the many posts flying around the wingnutosphere claiming that this Community Relations Service helped to "organize" anti-Zimmerman protests. The following is what the Community Relations Service actually does, via Media Matters for America…
The Community Relations Service is the Department's "peacemaker" for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of race, color, and national origin. Created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, CRS is the only Federal agency dedicated to assist State and local units of government, private and public organizations, and community groups with preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, incidents, and civil disorders, and in restoring racial stability and harmony.
For more than 45 years, CRS has been asked to provide its experienced mediators to help local communities resolve conflicts and disturbances relating to race, color, or national origin. Each year CRS' highly skilled conciliators bring hundreds of community-wide conflicts to peaceful closure across America and its territories.
I imagine that the wingnuts really don't want tensions to be eased, they hope to see cops bring out the riot gear and beat some people down for their sick pleasure. They really want there to be riots, you can tell by all the stories that have been written fantasizing about it. Don't be surprised if they bus in instigators to cause disturbances, that is how they roll.
The overt racism within the right-wing media is bubbling over. Since the election of President Obama, the backlash from racists has been obvious to anyone not mired in that hateful, ignorant world. The Trayvon Martin trial has brought many of them out of their shells. They are incapable of seeing Trayvon as a living, breathing, 17 year old kid with college aspirations and a caring heart, but rather as a "thug" or any of the adjectives that George Zimmerman was recorded calling young Trayvon.
When anyone even starts to justify the killing of Trayvon, an innocent young man walking home from the store, I cut them right off. In my mind, anyone capable of justifying the murder of Trayvon Martin is a sick motherfucker and needs help. There is absolutely no justification for murdering Trayvon Martin in cold blood, NONE!
The only person responsible for Trayvon Martin's death is George Zimmerman, full stop.
A Perfect Example Of Why Congress Has A 10% Approval Rating!
The immigration reform process going on in Washington presents us with a perfect example of why congress is the biggest joke in the country. From Steve Benen at Maddowblog. (emphasis mine)
Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) told Dave Weigel yesterday one of the main reasons and he and his House Republican colleagues will not support comprehensive immigration reform.
"If you're the White House right now," he theorized, "and you have a signature law — that is, Obamacare — that is completely a legacy issue for the president, and it's looking like implementation is going to be a disaster, and if you're on your heels in terms of these scandals, and you're flummoxed by the NSA, there's one issue out there that's good for the White House. That's immigration. The question is: How much energy does the White House actually put into getting the legislation, or do they want to keep the issue for 2014?"
I hear this quite a bit from the right. Democrats say they want to pass reform legislation, the argument goes, but it's a sham. What those rascally Democrats really want, conservatives argue, is for immigration reform to fail so Democrats can use the issue against the GOP in the 2014 midterms and beyond.
And every time I hear this, I'm convinced our public discourse has slipped a little deeper into madness.
Look, this isn't complicated: Democrats want to pass immigration reform. President Obama wants to pass immigration reform. When the reform bill reached the Senate floor yesterday, it received 100% support from Democratic senators, and support is expected to be at a similar level among House Dems. If the party were engaged in some elaborate ruse, they've apparently managed to fool everyone, including themselves.
In fact, I'd love to hear Roskam and others who share his ideology explain the electoral rationale behind their strategy. He seems to be arguing, "Democrats want immigration reform to fail so they can use it against us, therefore, we should make sure reform fails so that they can use it against us. That'll show 'em!"
I think there is also something missing from the above snippet, the fact that Republicans never want to give President Obama a win. They see any legislation that gets passed as a win for the president. Maybe they aren't aware that he has already been reelected and "giving him a win" isn't going to help him electorally. It might help his legacy, but is trashing President Obama's legacy worth more to them than representing their constituents? It could be the reason why they are less popular than child molesters.


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Babies adopted by celebrites to cause contravresy and commotion
Madonna got some baby bling this month
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Celebrity babies adopted or conceived for publicity purposes.
Madonna headed to Africa to pick up some baby bling.
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Mini Mochi Toddler Knee High Socks by Crystal Palace Yarns
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North Devon teenager sobs in court as he admits causing A388 death crash
Posted: February 02, 2013|
A teenage driver has admitted causing the death of another motorist in a head-on crash near the Devon and Cornwall border.
Adam Garthwaite sobbed throughout a ten minute hearing at Exeter Crown Court in which he pleaded guilty to causing the death of Paul Garcia by careless driving.
Mr Garcia, 38, from Launceston, North Cornwall, died in hospital from injuries he received in a head on crash on the A388 at St Giles-in-the-Heath on March 1 last year.
He was driving a Peugeot 106 car which was in collision with a Vauxhall Astra van driven by the 19-year-old.
Garthwaite, of Hele Lane, Frithelstock, admitted dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving. Both charges related to his driving on the A 388 on March 1 last year.
Judge Erik Salomonsen adjourned the case for sentence next month and imposed an interim disqualification.
He told Garthwaite: "You have pleaded guilty to two serious offences. You have clearly had good legal advice and you will receive credit for pleading guilty at this early stage.
"I am adjourning sentence for a pre sentence report. I grant you bail and disqualify you from driving. I make no promised about the eventual outcome of the case."
The case was not opened and no details of the circumstances were given to the court by either the prosecution or the defence.


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Most homeowners consider property tax as a burdensome matter. It tends to arise regularly and even if the mortgage payment is already over, property tax is still there. For most people, this is not something noticeable.
However for the meticulous ones, a change in property tax is something that calls for immediate action. This is a stress to those who didn't do anything that can cause the tax to increase.
If you're of these meticulous individuals, then you're on the right article. Read along and discover helpful tips that can help lower your property tax bills.
Know the process
Getting a good dose of knowledge has always been the initial step. Every town has a different way of assessing a property. That is why it's highly advisable to contact the assessor of your area. You can visit the assessor's office to seek further help. Consultation is usually free, but for a more in depth lecture, you can hire a professional.
You should also have a better understanding on how math stuff about property taxes.
Obtain a property card
Next would be to get a copy of your property card. This can also be obtained at your local assessor's office. A property card is a compilation of all the information that the assessor has about your house. Such information includes the following:
- Number of bedrooms
- Number of baths
- Lot size
- Square footage
By having a copy of the property card, you'll be able to determine if there are mistakes about your house. Any mistake on it will either increase of decrease your property tax.
Refrain from building
Home improvement of any type can increase your property tax. Adding a deck, improving the landscape or curb appeal, having a large shed or even a pool will surely increase your tax more than you expected.
Instead, it's highly advisable to consult experts to know what kind of changes you can do that will not affect your property tax. Often times, minimal improvement is allowed.
Talk to your neighbors
Often times, problems with property taxes can be solved easily once you open it up with your neighbors. Comparing homes in your areas are of considerable help, to find any discrepancies, and starting off with your neighbors is a stable step.
For example, you have a 3-bedroom house and a single-car garage that was assessed at $300,00.00. Your neighbor, on the other hand, has a 4-bedroom house with a swimming pool and a single-car garage that was assessed at only $230,000. Because it is obviously unfair, you can discuss it with your local assessor.
Paying the tax is indeed our responsibility. Nevertheless, we should also assure that we're paying the right amount. Because of the economic problem most countries experiencing today, many are also being more meticulous on every kind of tax they pay. This is where tips like this come in handy. By following it, you will not only lower your property tax. More to that, you will also have the peace of mind that the entire process was done smoothly.


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MailHops 1.0.1
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MailHops maps the route an email took to get to you. Displaying the senders location in the mail headers box. Click on the sender location to view a map of the mail route.
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Wilson Students Make Gingerbread Houses
On December 4, 2009 Wilson Elementary School students in Sherri Morgan's kindergarten class made gingerbread houses. During the week students read different versions of the gingerbread story and were asked to compare how the stories were alike and how they were different.
Prior to final activity of building the gingerbread houses, Morgan read the Jan Brett book "The Gingerbread Baby."
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"Nate did a great job for us last year when we brought him up. He helped solidify the team defensively, and hit with some power. He got on base and was an excellent basestealer," Orioles executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said.
"He did a terrific job when Nick Markakis went down, moving into the leadoff slot. He was one of our major players in the playoff run."
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Manager Buck Showalter lobbied McLouth to re-sign with the team.
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The Orioles have McLouth, Adam Jones, Nick Markakis, Nolan Reimold, Trayvon Robinson, Xavier Avery and L.J. Hoes on the 40-man roster as outfielders.
"We have some outfield depth and variety," Duquette said.
There's only one hole remaining, and that's an additional bat in the middle of the lineup. Duquette seemed to close the door on the team signing free agent Nick Swisher.
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-The Orioles signed first baseman/outfielder Conor Jackson and right-handed pitcher Adam Russell to minor league deals. Jackson has played seven seasons with Arizona, Oakland and Boston, but spent last season in the Chicago White Sox organization. Russell, who pitched in 85 games from 2009-11 with the White Sox, Padres and Rays, is 6-foot-8 and 255 lbs.
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We live in an era when the public sector is under assault from budget cuts and its ideological opponents and having trouble dealing with the demands of the 21st century. So can the private sector step in and fill that void? That's what seems to be happening. Google, for instance, has been laying fiber in selected cities, creating super fiber-optic data networks.
In the LA Times, Michael Hiltzik wonders if this new model can work, or if the universal service idea – you know, the concept behind the telephone, the mail, the electrical grid and water systems (in most places, anyway), is essentially a thing of the past. Those legacy services are a mix: public (mail, and we all know how that's going) and regulated private (electricity). But now, private companies have the money and the technological initiative, so they can dictate where they go and what they build.
With Google Fiber, cities competed for Google's services, and Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas were the initial winners. What city wouldn't want that? But that means it's all built on Google's terms. And Google wants people who can pay their premium. Initially, most of the lower income areas in KC, Mo. were left out of plans. A community campaign got many included, but many neighborhoods were left out.
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Okay. But the basic question here runs deeper: what obligations do we have to provide basic services equally, regardless of income and social circumstances? The answer seems to be, increasingly, that it's optional. You can almost see the social compact fraying before your eyes.
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Cheer: April 26, 10 a.m. - noon (PE Building Gym)
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Video: While personally attending auditions is the best way for us to evaluate your ability, we will accept video auditions through May 2, 2014 (see information below).
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If you cannot perform all of the listed techniques, please show what you can do. The Concordia cheer team is dedicated to developing everyone as individual cheerleaders as well as team members.
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April 29,2015
Authentic Vietnamese cuisine
Blue ginger right from start to finish offers authentic Vietnamese cuisine coupled with beautiful ambience & lovely service.. Excellent food different from the traditional Chinese available in most restaurants in India. Nice ambience for cosy dinner in a dimly lit Modern décor. The drinks card is extensive. The menu is extensive and there something for everyone. Our servers were very helpful in making recommendations. Pancakes stuffed with mushrooms and basil were yummy The best part of the meal, was the deserts. Particularly a mandarin creme brulee. To die for.
December 29,2013
Superb ambience.. as well as food!!
Amazing ambience and food is available at this restaurant.. Green papaya salad is a must have here.. I have visited this place twice and it serves good Vietnamese food. The ambience makes you forget that you are in a busy city.. Its calm and quite environment along with its amazing food lets you get mesmerised in your own little world..
March 04,2013
Romance personified
The Blue Ginger is an experience in its self ..... Much like the rest of the hotel this restaurant is shrouded in greenery and has a rainforest like setting. The low lit extremely pleasant atmosphere it creates for dinner is unbelievable. The soft banter of other diners around you the creaking and crackling noises of all the nature that surrounds you make you believe you are on a tropical island much less in the heart of Bangalore.
The service is exemplary as is expected from the Taj group of hotels and their menu and wine list is one of the most extensive i have experienced yet. Having said that i must warn you that Vietnamese cuisine that the restaurant serves is something of an acquired taste it might seem bland at first to the Indian Palette but if you are used to different cuisines believe me the depth and complexity that these subtle flavours offer is quite a different experience. Because the food is so lightly flavored it leaves you feeling strangely light but satisfied. At least we seemed to enjoy the food enough. Keep in mind though if you are an Andra chilly chicken kind of person this place may not really be your cup of tea and you might find the food flat and tasteless. for something different try the starters prepared with Rice paper rolls, very interesting texture and a great hoysin sauce.
All in all a good experience but be warned this place can blow a hole through your pocket that is pretty wide a meal for two on my wifes birth day with no alcohol or dessert i.e. 2 starters a main course gravy and some fried rice (all seafood items) set us back Rs. 6000.
Pros: - best atmosphere most romantic place
- Great change from the regular chinese/Thai
- huge menu and wine list
- exemplary service
Cons: - A bit expensive
February 28,2012
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June 21,2011
June 06,2011
Excellent Food and Ambiance
Spending an evening at blue ginger is an experience in its own. They just dont cook food, but its handcrafted to perfection.
The place is not at all overpriced as per my opinion. no doubt it is expensive, but then it is so much worth it. All good things have a price !
It is a world class dining experience @ Blue Ginger. Loved it !
January 24,2011
Did not leave a mark
Blue Ginger has a special place in Bangalore's eat-out history. In the years gone bt it was Paradise Island, for a long time the only place that served Thai cuisine in the city. And what a place it was. For some reason that all changed a few years back and in came Blue Ginger as a Vietnamese place.
Blue Ginger too has won a lot of accolades and one naturally goes in with a lot of expectations
For starters, I do wish that a meal for three would cost at least half of what it does. Close to 9000 rupees. That is something which has to qualify as day-light robbery
Anyway, we tried the Pho Noodle Meal which was flavourful and light but it did not leave a great impression with us. We ordered a couple of starters - the Fresh Rice Paper Roll and one of the Pancakes. The Pancakes were most disappointing and rather dry. The rolls were quite nice and fresh, the dipping sauce being excellent
For main course we ordered a Chicken Dish which had a Lemon Grass flavour, a Prawn Cari and some plain sticky rice. The Chicken was tough and while the flavours were nice the chicken spoilt it. The Prawn Cari, while good, left us with the feeling of having had some Goan Prawn Curry
So basically, the meal did not leave us with the impression that reading about the cuisine gave us. There should be something wrong. Either with the place or maybe on the day we went there. Either ways, we paid a heavy price to figure that out!
Excellent service, very good food, overpriced?
Staying at the Taj West End, I tried their in-house vietnamese restaurant.
The waiters were attentive and friendly. They even brought a fish in a fishbowl to my table to give me company :-)
The place is nice. Even though it is located outside, yet you get a chance to see what happens in the kitchen. One point that might get improved is that the music from the bar nearby is quite loud and this spoils the ambient a bit.
The food was really good, yet it felt a bit over-expensive (Rs. 750 for fried rice).
September 21,2010
completely awesome !
they made my day ! the staff was so nice and helped me plan a special day for my husband's birthday making it a remarkable evening to remember for both of us. they helped me plan a special menu in advance and went out of the way to help me plan. they gave me awesome options and i finally settled on this cozy nook where they lighted the whole place with candles and covered it in romantic white drapes floating in the breeze and put two special comfortable chairs. the food was perfect, the wine was perfect and so was the flaming cake. a perfect day ! i recommend it to everyone who wants to plan a special day...a heartfelt thanks to the entire team of blue ginger for making it soooo special for me and my husband!
January 21,2010
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November 27,2009
Soup Meals
Where do you get a place that's bang in the middle of greenery with less pollution,smart lighting,creative huge asian vases & a bit of privacy.
I find the soup meals incredibly filling that one dish is sufficient for two when you are having it with starters & drinks.Dig the munchies that they give with drinks.Find the dessert section not upto the mark but happy with the other fare.
Its mainly frequented by corporate honchos but they did give me a complementary Bday cake.
November 15,2009
Poor alcohol choices, average food quality
Firstly, the food wasn't Vietnamese. I've been to Vietnam, and this certainly was not Vietnamese.
We went there on a parent's birthday, and I'd rate it as follows:
Alcohol choice: 3/10
Soup quality: 7/10
Food quality: 5/10
Service: 7/10
Ambiance: 5/10
The ambiance was disappointing; cluttered tables and cramped areas surrounded by a lot of greenery and water. The place is probably more appropriate for a corporate gettogether than a family or romantic evening.
We were disappointed when the bartender told us that most of the beers and wines on the list were not available. Neither were most of the cocktails. I settled for a Diet Coke - poor show!!
The soups were not bad, the starters were average, and the main course was average too - overall, just average, which is not saying much for a high-priced restaurant in a 5-star hotel.
November 05,2009
Try the Toddy
As a hardcore South Indian the toddy (not exactly made of coconut) is out of this world. It turned out to be a hot rasam with brandy in it and I am telling you that knocked my socks out. Pepper saru with a kick kudos to the bar tender. Food was great. We had the glass noodles with something I cant spell. The only reason why this gets 4 is the price which well considering its in taj west end is sorta fair but its just a once in a while experience.
August 25,2009
Good food...even if not Vietnamese
It seems like everybody is all in a tissy because Blue Ginger is not authentic Vietnamese. I say, So What. As long as the food is good, I'm going to keep going. Blue Ginger is pan-asian/asian fusion and it's delicious, and the decor is awesome, and the service is excellent. What is there to complain about?!?!
Sure the prices are steep, but no more than every other single hotel restaurant in Bangalore. I whole heartedly agree with a previous reviewer who says they have no problem paying for something that is hard to come by. If Blue Ginger was just another continental restaurant my feelings would be very different but to have some ethnic options in India is worth it to me.
That being said, we tried the shrimp cakes and calamari Nha Trang- style starters. Then sampled the salmon in a tamarind mango sauce and soft shell crabs in a pineapple sauce and a side of chicken fried rice. We ordered a reasonably-priced bottle of French wine (same price as Indian wines). Everything was very good and there were so many other interesting sounding things on the menu I would also like to try in the future. It's not like any Vietnamese food I've ever had (and I've been there 3 times) but I was happy with the quality and flavors.
I have to mention the service was excellent. Since Blue Ginger is located outdoors, they provided me a shawl when they noticed I was a little chilly and lowered a clear plastic screen to block the wind but I could still enjoy the ambiance. The decor was pretty unique as well.
The best part of the meal occurred when I was surprised by the waiters who brought me a flaming chocolate cake for my birthday!
July 10,2009
10/10 for service, 8/10 for food, 9/10 for ambienc
Great ambience!! The trees, water and decor and lighting is wonderful. None of those bright lights that you are subjected to many of the "new style" places.
Service was great.. sublime in fact after my bad experience at Mosaic at the Taj Residency.
The best damn wine list in Bangalore (over 250 labels and 500 wines to choose from!!). The house savignon from Chile was pretty good!!
Being a non-seafood guy puts me at a disadvantage as they are the best at it.
The chilly lamb was commendable, the stir fry noodles with beef was excellent, the lemongrass chicken was just ok and the coconut caramel custard was average. But on the whole above average on the gastronomical scale.
A wholesomely feel-good experience.
August 21,2008
First off, the ambience here is a big let down after you are told this is a very romantic place to go to.The setting is very cluttered and cramped though it sits amidst some lush greenery and a water body all around.This is probably best to go to for a corporate meeting rather than a personal event or to celebrate anything.
I am a wine connoisseur and was delighted when a sommelier from France helped us out with wines after I described to him what sort of flavor I was looking for.This is a first in Bangalore, I dont know any restaurant where they have a dedicated sommelier to help patrons out with wine.
Food on the whole was very average.Soup was watery and not rich and the food,be it veg or non veg turned out to be bland, maybe Vietnamese food is just not for the Indian palate.The dessert however was coconut based and was very good and innovative.To sum up, excellent service(huge plus point!), good china, lousy ambience and very average food.
April 06,2008
Num Num Vietnam
Being the only Vietnamese restaurant in the country,the restaurant wins brownie points at the outset for sheer origiality. It also boasts of possibly the best setting in the city! Nestled in the midst
of thick foliage within the compound of The Taj WestEnd Hotel, The Blue Ginger is arguably the best restaurant in town.
It is situated away from the main building and compliments the Blue Bar which is its neighbour and again a very happening pub in the city.
The decor is typical of Vietnam complete with large blue urns and oriental decor. I would recommend the lunch set menu. Very good for a quick business lunch. Although the beauty of the place emerges at night when candles line the walkway to the restaurant and the water fountain around the place is in full spurt!They light a fire in the middle of the restaurant and that lends an ethereal glow to guests as well as the place itself.The neighbouring Blue Bar plays very good House music which complimets the setting of the restaurant as well.
Van, the Vietnamese hostess and now a dear friend, greets every guest with great enthusiasm and warmth - a trait that becomes the Vietnamese/Asian culture.
The staff is courteous and very clued in on the menu and immediately "get" what you would like to have. They help you through the menu to ensure you understand the various ingredients and that you dont end up over ordering or worse yet - ordering something you wouldnt touch with a barge pole. What I like is that the staff is attentive without being intrusive or in-your-face.
The food,as the cuisine suggests, is Vietnamese. Vietamese food has a lot of thai and chinese influence so you will recognize a lot of dishes. I particularly recommend the meat platter, the raw mango salad and the fish curry which comes with rice.
I would like to warn you though - they serve complimentary prawn and vegetable crackers when you sit down and one can easily eat the whole lot before the food arrives!
I havent really liked any of their desserts and we usually skip that course.
The weekends are very busy and I recommed that you make reservations. If you dont have a reservation, you could hve a bit of a wait but they ensure youre comfortable even there. There is an overstuffed couch upholstered in warm red and orange tones that relaxes the most irate guest....
Blue Ginger is an expensive restaurant. A meal for two which includes two main courses and noodles and a couple of glasses of wine could set you back by about 2500 per head. Hey. believe me - its worth every rupee.
I would highly recommend this restaurant. For its ambiance,food,staff and originality.
Too Expensive For Vietnamese But Nice
If you are thinking that Vietnamese in Bangalore would be cheap because most other things in India are cheap? Well think again.
I am accustomed to spending about Rs.280 for a dosa back home in Australia. However since we have a large Vietnamese community in Australia, we don't pay as much for the food you get in Blue Ginger.
So quite frankly, I don't see a problem with paying an exorbattant price for Vietnamese in a country where the Vietnamese population is either small or non existant.
Anyway, back to the topic of this restaurant, I found the food to be nice, the waiter service attentive like any other place I have been to in Bangalore and the ambience will make you feel like you're in another country. So if you want tasty and hygenic food and an experience without paying for a plane ticket to Vietnam, go to Blue Ginger.
I hope this type of food will take over the rotten Indian Chinese that is common in India and I hope it will bring the prices down once the demand is there.
August 12,2007
March 20,2007
Poor value for money
Our experience left us quite shocked at what Rs 2000+ will fetch you these days in Bangalore. The food was displayed and served with a lot of fanfare in a pretty outdoor seating environment, but the service was quite terrible. The food itself was decent, but certainly nothing you couldn't pick up at for less than $20 in a self respecting Vietnamese rest on the other side of the Pacific (unfortunately, my points of calibration for Vietnamese food are not in Vietnam, but in the United States).
Most upsetting was the fact that the staff, initially friendly and prompt, decided completely ignore us once a bunch of celebrities showed up a few tables away.
Oh yes, the Sangria had as much alcohol as there is snowfall in Chennai.
Overall, not recommended.
January 24,2007
Not really Vietnamese - and pricey
I went to this place courtesy of a well known multinational whose products you are probably using to read this, unfortunately. Anyway, the ambiance is very nice - and even though it is open air there are no mosquitoes - the've probably been priced out.
Service is a bit pushy - we were a large group and they essentially forced us to take the Prie Fixe menu - which was around 2500 per person, even though not all of us were that keen on it.
The most disappointing thing was most of the food was not really Vietnamese. The salad was good - but Thai, and the rest was mediocre Chinese.
The price is also quite ridiculous. For the meal, it was roughly Rs 4000 per head which included a little bit,but not too much, wine.
Which is about $100 - for which one can have a really excellent meal in many Michelin three star restaurants.
Its a nice place - but go there only when someone else is paying.
This is representative of a larger problem which exists in Bangalore - places are in short supply and so a nice place can charge the earth and get away with it without really giving one ones moneys worth.
Maybe in a few years things will improve.
December 12,2006
authentic, delicious, romantic!
Completely agreed with aarti - this spot has some amazing Vietnamese food - probably the only place where I can find it. Try the fresh steamed vegetarian spring rolls (not the deep fried ones) and the brothy Vietnamese classic noodle soup, Pho. Needless to say, the ambiance is very romantic - perfect for a date. Be prepared to spend here, to be expected at a 5 star hotel.
November 19,2006
Exclusively Blue
The one place in town you MUST visit for an exquisite experience. The food, the ambiance, the service, everything is simply awesome! For those of you who don't know, blue ginger serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Feel free to sneak around in the beautiful West End lawns after your meal for a complete experience! :)
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Fireworks Sales Good At Pyrocity Maine Presque Isle Store
The summer season means barbeques, get togethers and fireworks. Its good business for one local merchant. Shawn Cunningham reports.
Dave Basely and his associate Rob Kierstead are putting up BOOMER, the Inflatable Gorilla. He's a big customer draw to Pyrocity Maine's Presque Isle store. And right now, business is good.
Corrie Kierstead is the Pyrocity Maine Presque Isle Store Manager and says "We're doing very well, good customer support community support and people love fireworks."
Kierstead says the summer season is of course prime firework sales season. But this past winter, sales remained decent.
Kierstead adds "Actually it was steady, with skidooers, ice fisherman people just enjoying being outdoors."
Pyrocity Maine's Presque Isle store has been open for three years now. Kierstead says in that time, its been a positive addition to the local and state economy.
"Its added to the state and its added to jobs."
And while customers are making their way in for all kinds of steals and deals to celebrate Independence Day, she says July 4th isn't the only time when fireworks can be included…
"Even like family barbeques, birthday parties graduations going away parties any little thing…fireworks, works."
She reminds people of regardless what celebration you're using them for, to always use caution and safety when operating fireworks.
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