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this was a response to another post but i thought it should be a thread, what do you guys think? imho these are the reasons naruto sucks as a main character and whats holding him and the story back
1. narutos fights are all easy( well easier for him) - everytime he fights someone they get amnesia or turn into fodder nin and dont do half the things theyve shown before, simply because naruto is too stupid and under developed to face an enemy at full strength so they get dumbed down
naruto vs kakuza - naruto beat him by using the same bait and switch tech even though he was fighting kakashi, ino and chouji at the same time not to mention he fought the first and lived for almost 100 years meaning his battle experience alone should make narutos heart stop
naruto vs pain - they all attacked him 1 by 1
Naruto, bee vs obito/6 jinchuriki - 6 jin plus obito cant take out naruto? for real...?
naruto vs kyuubi - kyuubi is said to destroy mountains and cause tsunamis in one tail swing but naruto beats it with simple kage bushin, rasengan combo
2. naruto is ninja jesus without effort - why does he get all these power ups? uzumaki, son of the 4th, child prodigy, jinchuriki, sage like wtf its too much and the thing that pisses me off the most is that he doesnt make the most of these forms he simply rushes off and gets a new one. he never fully masters that power he rushes off, loses, then gets thrown a 2 second training arc that takes no effort and is dumbed down for him
lives with jiraiya for almost 2 years, comes back with bigger rasengan :-_-
wind chakra: instead of finishing his wind training he gets new rasengan and rushes off. kishi couldve easily had him finish it off screen but wever
sage mode: he hasnt shown half the abilities jiraya showed and jirayas wasnt even finished, not to mention hes only shown frog fu and again new rasengans
kyuubi mode: didnt fully master kyuubi mode just ran off and became bffffffgfffgsomglolz with the kyuubi in like 0.5 seconds giving him the biggest power boost with no considerable effort even though the kyuubi hated him and wanted revenge last time we saw him
you dont have to be the child prodigy, chuck norris and bruce lee all into one to be the main character, he has too many power ups and needs to have some taken away cause its getting ridiculous no one else has that much packed into them
3. his fighting style/ brain - his base stats are garbage, not to mention the fact he needs someone to hold his hand in every fight, he cant think for himself and never trains fully he just rushes off into a new battle in hopes of seeing the one that got away...sasuke-kun :teehee
when has he ever worked on hand to hand, ninjutsu or chakra control outside of a time when plot demanded it? part 1 he was always busting his ass but now he has a game shark and the cheat codes to power up whenever he wants
he cant hold his own and always needs someone to think or save him
naruto vs itachi - http://www.mangareader.net/93-266-1/...apter-261.html
naruto vs kakuza - http://www.mangareader.net/93-346-10...apter-341.html
naruto vs pain - http://www.mangareader.net/93-447-18...apter-442.html
naruto vs kyuubi - http://www.mangareader.net/93-53820-...apter-499.html
naruto vs obito - http://www.mangareader.net/naruto/598/15
naruto fights are all recycled to the point where i dont even read his fights anymore, i just give them a quick scan and hope something new happens and where the fuck are his new techs? can i get a tornado of atleast a gust of wind ffs. come on kishi even pidgey learns gust at lvl 6
4. narutos motivation - naruto just wants to save sasuke and get his fudge packed. early in the manga it was about defying destiny and carving your name into history, now its all about sasuke. sauske this, sasuke that. get over it already! its at the point where i cant even remember when naruto did something on his own and not having his driving motivation being sasuke and honestly its kinda gay and his dedication to someone who has made it clear they dont want or need to be saved and is completely capable of taking down kage level nin is kinda really gay. i have no problem with gay people but its not right how far naruto is going for him, even if he is his best friend theres a point to call it quits people have to come to their own decisions.
5. naruto stupidity - this shit need to end, i know hes stupid but theres a limit to how stupid people are and simply saying hes stupid doesnt mean you can simply forget about teaching him new jutsu and have him develop a thought other than his hard on for sasuke.
kishi simply covering up narutos faults with hes stupid is garbage. i know a lot of so called ''stupid'' people and they arent as hopeless as naruto.
the problem isnt with sasuke its with naruto. naruto is potrayed as a fuckin idiot who cant do things for himself while sasuke is taking on kage level nin all by himself.
we dont hate naruto, we prefer sasuke becuase sasuke has interesting fights and does things for himself as opposed to this so called ''child saviour'' who cant learn a new fucking jutsu or think for himself even though hes the ninja equivalent of jesus
naruto hate comes from his lack of skills and him being a boring 1 dimensional character
sasuke hate comes from sasuke doing all the things naruto is supposed to


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Organizing Schedules So You Can Find More Time to Write
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- 2 cups water
- 1 large potato, cubed
- 1 bay leaves
- 1/4 tsp. sage, ground
- 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- 1 medium white onion, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp. margarine
- 3 tbsp. flour, whole wheat
- 1 cup milk, 2 %
- 2 cups corn
- 1 tbsp. parsley, minced
- 1 tbsp. chives, minced
- 1 tsp. nutmet, ground
- white pepper, ground to taste
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
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Next, in a skillet, saute the chopped onions in margarine until translucent. Then make a white sauce by adding the flour, mixing well. Stirring with a wire whisk, add the milk and cook over a low heat for about 1 minute until it starts to thicken.
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Global policymakers fear that if Japan doesn't close its insolvent banks and pump up its moribund economy, its festering problems could turn into a global crisis. But how exactly would that play out? Economists from Standard & Poor's DRI recently set out to quantify the consequences of a Japa-nese crash for the rest of the world, including the U.S. The outcome for the U.S.: bad, but not catastrophic.
The economists chose a scenario that they estimated had a 20% to 25% chance of occurring. (Their base forecast calls for Japan's economy to shrink 2.7% this year and a modest 0.8% in 1999.) In the scenario, several of Tokyo's largest banks fail. Panic-stricken investors pull their money out of the country. The Japanese economy shrinks 10% over two years, while its currency collapses so that the dollar is worth more than 200 yen, and the Nikkei stock index plunges.
Under this scenario, China's growth slows to 1%, and most other Asian nations suffer deepening recessions. A collapse in Asian currencies socks U.S. exports and corporate profits, which in turn causes a 25% crash in stock prices on Wall Street. The U.S. economy suffers a mild recession, with output falling 0.5% in 1999 and then bouncing back with 1.5% growth in 2000 (chart). Western Europe escapes a recession entirely.
The relatively modest impact on the Western industrialized countries assumes that U.S. and European policymakers make the right choices, says Nariman Behravesh, chief international economist for Standard & Poor's DRI, which is owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies, also publisher of BUSINESS WEEK. "If the Federal Reserve learned the lessons of the 1930s and cut rates aggressively, we could come out of this quickly."
Indeed, DRI's conclusions are based on the assumption that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan slashes the overnight federal funds rate, now 5.5%, to 2.5%--a move that helps push yields on the benchmark 30-year Treasury to less than 5%. The domestic economy also is cushioned by a further decline in commodity prices, including a drop in oil to $9 a barrel by late 1999.
DRI estimates that the European economy would see growth slow from about 2.5% otherwise to roughly 1%. That reflects Europe's growing economic momentum and its relatively low level of exports to Asia. The Asian crisis would be felt most in such emerging economies as Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, South Africa, and most of the Mideast that depend on commodity exports.BY DEAN FOUSTReturn to top
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Economics 101 would suggest that the rising dollar should be bad news for the bottom lines of most U.S. corporations. Reason: The soaring greenback makes American exports more expensive at the same time that U.S. companies are finding their domestic sales undercut by ever-cheaper imports. Plus, profits from foreign operations look smaller in dollar terms.
Indeed, the trade deficit has widened on cue. But profits haven't been hurt as much as some pundits had predicted.
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hi, there is something that is puzzling me about my p. murinus, when i first got it, it would use threat displays and i couldn't get anywhere near it, but now i can pick it up freely and it doesn't seem to mind, it runs if it feels threatend instead of a threat display, does anyone know the reason for this?
Thanks in advance,
Don't count on it.
Read bite reports.
i've read bite reports about them, im just worried that something is wrong with it, he eats normal, but no threat displays what so ever, it's a sub adult
He's lulling you into a false sense of security...
He knows you're bigger than he is; so he's pulling the old "hey buddy, hey pal" thing on ya.
He's plotting.......
Seriously though...some people actually DO handle their obt's....
It is NOT recommended, however. If you have read the bite reports, then please remember what you read. Keep away from others when you are free handling this hot sp.
Good luck. It doesn't sound like anything is wrong with him.
Maybe he's like the elf who wanted to be a dentist and he doesn't realize he's supposed to be a jerk?
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Ted Cruz' most unconventional trait as a politician is his honesty and straight-forwardness. This guy believes in principles and they are not negotiable. I like that.
Took him three years less to do this than it took Obama.
B.S. He's a darned Canadian...he's not a natural-born American......
Obama haters said Obama could not be president if he was born in Kenya to anAmerican citzens married to non American man. Itwas an article of faith. Now that it sa darling of RW its 'Never mind". Cruz is ineliglble for same reasons as RW birthers stated. They had it right but had wrong man.
lol this is a big joke, This guy was not born in America but instead in Canada to a Cuban father and he is against Immigration reform and against Obamacare. I am sure he is going to be against any Cuban becoming an American Citizen. This are the same people saying that Obama is not an American because his father is from Kenya...what a reciest because he is black. At least Obama was born in Hawai so it appears Obama is more American than him....I am laughing my head off in the office...just love this GOP people...cant wait for the next Election lol
Big joke, This guy was not born in America but instead in Canada to a Cuban father and he is against Immigration reform and Obamacare. I am sure he is against any Cuban becoming an American Citizen. This are the same people saying that Obama is not an American because his father is from Kenya...what a shame because he is black. At least Obama was born in Hawai so it appears Obama is more American than him....I am laughing my head off in the office...just love this GOP people...cant wait for the next Election lol
lol this is really funny...Now it is ok because he is white and from a Cuban father born outside the country while Obama is Black and Born in Hawaii/USA. So that makes him more legitimate than Obama....OMG
Omg Cruz is not an American.....I knew it from the first day I saw him on TV. Where are the Birthers? Is it ok if u are white and your birth is outside US? But it is not ok if you are born outside the US and black? Please can a Birther answer my question? How do we know he was not born in Cuba or London or Paris or Russia lol?
He is Canadian/Cuban/American born outside the US....He is more American than any of the Birthers thus he will be a better President. Shame on you Birthers and the GOP Party telling us that Obama is not an American because his father is from Kenya but his mother is white and was born in Hawaii. So you have to be pure white to be an American...read btw the lines guys what this people are......lol
It's a forgery and I want to see his college transcripts.
Itwill be amusing to see how GOP does a right face on Birthier issue. But its Ok he can run for PM in Canada since he is a citizen there as well. Can a citizen of a foriegn country, (Canada) run for president?
Thats not what the constitution intended or says. it clearly intended for only citizens born in US to run.
US constatution clearly was written to allow only people born in USA to run for president. Surely GOP would oppose judicial activism to say otherwise.
He is a Canadian and should be banned from running for the Presidency......Period. I am gonna wait to see what the Birthers/GOP views on this issue. How do we know his Birth Certificate is genuine? Maybe he was born in Cuba or Vietnam and how can we verify if his mother is an American? Ops I forgot she is white...
In case anyone was wondering:
A 2011 Congressional Research Service report stated that
The weight of legal and historical authority indicates that the term "natural born" citizen would mean a person who is entitled to U.S. citizenship "by birth" or "at birth", either by being born "in" the United States and under its jurisdiction, even those born to alien parents; by being born abroad to U.S. citizen-parents; or by being born in other situations meeting legal requirements for U.S. citizenship "at birth". Such term, however, would not include a person who was not a U.S. citizen by birth or at birth, and who was thus born an "alien" required to go through the legal process of "naturalization" to become a U.S. citizen.[1]
PS none of this would be a problem if he was born in Kenya.....
What does Ted not understand about the word "natural", in natural born citizen? If he can become President, than that means anyone born in any part of the world, who has one US parent is eligible. For example, what if your mother was born in Kansas Iowa, but you were born in your father's native country of Kenya? Absurd!
Does anyone have the Donalds phone number, he'll get to the bottom of this just as soon as he sobers up.
No "Fun times", what's amusing is your uniformed post and this…
Obama – Forms a committee to dodge his birth issue for years, spends over a million doing it.
Cruz – Hits birth issue head on, Resolves it in days.
The former continues to prove he can't run anything, the latter proves he can get things done and quick.
...spokeswoman Catherine Frazier told the paper. "To our knowledge, he never had Canadian citizenship, so there is nothing to renounce."
Being born in Canada automatically makes you a Canadian citizen, so Ms. Frazier clearly doesn't understand the law. Cruz is a dual-citizen of both Canada and the US. Whether that's acceptable to US voters or not I will leave up to you all.
I put you a case. Is a child born on a US military station to American parents in a foreign country,a"natural born" American??
So you mean Obama is realiy an American after all? Next we will find out earth is round or such nonsense.
Cruz wins Senate race and quickly runs for president with no real executuve experience and with questionable citizenship. Sound vaguely famililar.
Did'nt a Senater from IL do the same thing and the GOp howled like bitten dogs?
The Obama camp claimed it was racist to ask for his birth certificate and dodged the issue. Is it racist now when asking Cruz?
And aren;t they both Harvard lawyers, which would make Cruz a card carrying eastern elite lawyer. Not to mention Cruz is born in Canada and we know how liberal canucks are.
Better a skilled professional from Canada as president, than a Kenyan born community organizer who spent his formative years living in a cesspool, one he must have been fond of given his reshaping of America into that now.
Obama letting his brother continue to live in that squalor speaks volumes, none of which is complimentary about him, nor the country he apparently seeks.
It is so funny to read the comments where right wing radical nut jobs try so hard to frame this as being different from what they accused Obama of doing. If they would just say it's okay for Cruz to run because he's not black I would have a little more respect for them ...not a lot, but a little.
tomp – In all seriousness, if you understood the meaning of respect, then you wouldn't be an Obama supporter as he continues to demonstrate anything but for the American people.
Taking years to address his birth is but one example, lying about keeping your doctor, no taxes on families making less than $250k and the diversions over the IRS, Benghazi, NSA, etc. easily serve as proof.
If you want to go tit for tat we can add W to the conversation because he makes Obama look like a Boy Scout.
@ w d Phillips.
Yes, Ted Cruz is a natural-born American citizen, by virtue of his mother, who was born in the state of Delaware. He is also a Canadian citizen, because he was born in the province of Alberta. And he now has a major PR problem.
Cruz makes me proud.
Doesn't matter. He has no chance of becoming POTUS.
To the l0sers who think they are going to drag us over coals b/c of our position on obama's foot-dragging and questionable efforts to validate his right to hold the office of the President. It ain't going to work.
obama permanently lowered the bar. We would have been glad to entertain a serious and thoughtful review of the constitutional question of "natural born citizen" as it pertains to Cruz had obama been honest and forthcoming, but he wasn't.
So, now, be little children all you want. You baked this cr@pcake and now you get to eat it. Your silliness just rolls off our back. When we see your tantrum, we just think "temperamental toddlers".
PS, my bet is that Cruz happily supplies his school records, but obama never will.
My prediction is that the US Supreme Court will ultimately rule that "Natural Born Citizen" simply means you were a citizen from birth... Not naturalized.
Are you really that dumb? Once again the GOP steeps itself in hypocrisy and you don't think that will be an issue for them?
Tries to end?
He did end it, by releasing the birth certificate. This is how intelligent men of integrity handle questions.
"PS, my bet is that Cruz happily supplies his school records, but obama never will."
Yes, it really is strange that "the smartest man ever" has to hide his college records from us.
OK, so he has a birth certificate. I'm still not convinced he's human.
Thank you, once more, liberals for showing your hypocrisy. Please do note that Ted Cruz' school records too are easily accessible upon request as are his publications.
You obviously note that "most legal experts say that standard includes both Americans born in the U.S. and people born outside the U.S. to at least one American parent."
But not that looney, Ted Cruz should run for and win the Texas governor race, and serve a successful term before considering a White House run. We love Mr. Cruz, but we are not looney,,,,,,,,,,,or so I think
Ted Cruz is a man that wants, first and foremost, the best for the citizens of the United States and this Nation. Barak Obama, on the other side, has done NOTHING, BUT BRING THIS COUNTRY DOWN. From Benghazi and the current situation in Egypt to pushing for jobs for Americans. He is proud of the fabulosity Jewish billionaire and Leftist George Soros has given him and is having, so far this year, 3 vacations.
My bet is that Obama has lied about eveything - from his place of birth (many questions remain about the "long birth certificate") to his degrees and education. A man that is proud of his achievements does not hire 7 law firms to protect them. Elena Kagan, a now Supreme Justice, suprise, suprise, also Jewish, ensured that his transcripts were never released and was rewarded with her job for life.
Never, ever has the Government of this Nation been so corrupted - from the presidency to the long arm(s) that protec that corruption.
It seems to me that Cruz HAS ended the debate over his citizenship. It is clear enough that he is a US citizen.
Cruz should turn this further to his advantage by mocking Barry and releasing his transcripts.
"He is also a Canadian citizen, because he was born in the province of Alberta. And he now has a major PR problem."
Why is that?
Cruz is smart and he is a TX badass. Because he is the perfect republican he will be the nominee and he will be swamped worse than Romney.
Oh no! Those evil Canadians are using Cruz as an Albertan Candidate to take over America!
Great to see all the commies taking potshots at Ted Cruz. OK, comrades, we Tea Party types are coming for you!. Our agenda includes fiscal responsibility, limited constitutional government, and free markets.
Cruz believes children's bible stories, his father is a preacher in Texas. America needs real thinking people in government, not someone who's only solution is to pray and we pay a belief tax. Cruz's bible says women must serve men.
Conservatives now admit that if a person is born outside the US to just one American patent they are a natural born American. Therefore, it doesn't matter where Obama was born, he is a natural born American and therefore was qualified to be President. So the birth certificate was never an issue.
Finally, they admit it.
I hope "The Donald" puts just as much effort into this as he did on the POTUS. Actually, it doesn't matter because Cruz comes across on TV as a very angry white man and he NEVER SMILES. Just watch him. He NEVER SMILES. No chance to be elected.
Everyone in the party has TEA on their face.
Cruz holds a US consular report of birth abroad, meaning that at least one parent met the US citizenship transmission requirements of the Immigration & Nationality Act, as amended (INA), and Cruz is therefore a natural-born US citizen eligible to be pres., same with Romney Sr and McCain. IF Obama was born in Kenya his mother did not meet the INA requirements in effect at that time and he would not hold a CRBA and not be a natural-born citizen. The law is quite straightforward, I adjudicated 1000s of CRBAs in my USG career.
Your silly prog comments still roll off our backs. As this unfolds, it will only put the spotlight further on obama's strange journey to obfuscate his past.
Mr. Cruz, whether he is the best candidate or not, still addressed the situation quickly and honestly. Even if, for some odd reason, there is a question of his citizenship, you cannot claim he tried to hide anything.
The constitution denies US citizenship if "...and who was thus born an "alien" required to go through the legal process of "naturalization" to become a U.S. citizen." Mr. Cruz did not have to go through any naturalization process to become a US citizen. He was borne abroad to a US citizen and never claimed citizenship of any other place other than the US and there is no record of him or his parents listing any other country than the US as his the source of his citizenship. Case closed.
So, flail away, we are laughing at your tantrums.
The above does not allow editing and the sentence that started "The constitution denies US citizenship if ..." was supposed to include ...according to the Congressional Research Centers definition. The wording above purposely and intentionally does not express a quote from the constitution but the added reference makes the source clearer.
The Constitution states: "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States."
The above reference, though purposefully and intentionally not listed as a quote of the Constitution should have referenced the Congressional Research Center as the source of this interpretation but, unfortunately, this forum does not allow edits. I want to ensure clarity by the follow up post.
"Conservatives now admit that if a person is born outside the US to just one American patent they are a natural born American. Finally, they admit it."
Are you that much of an idiot? No one questioned whether someone born abroad could be a citizen. Even as a strawman, this is the argument of a buffoon. You do recall that both Romney and McCain were born outside the US, don't you?
Moreover, obama claimed and provided a document stating he was born in Hawaii OR are you claiming he was born abroad and that obama lied? Are you a birther?
I am guessing you are a child and just do not understand the question that was posed earlier when obama delayed offering any documentation of his birth.
Anyway, I am sure you are spinning this in your head as some victory but it is a made up victory for a person who apparently needs false foundations for self-gratification.
Have fun in your fantasy life,
At least with Cruz, we have a chance to United The United States and Canada unto one country. :)
Didn't Ya'll know that I'm Texas' version of Michelle Bachmann?
I read in Today's Globe and Mail that, under Canadian law, anyone wishing to renounce their citizenship has to do so before a Canadian judge. I guess Mr. Cruz will be making a quick trip to Toronto sometime this week...
Any tea party member knows this foreigner is completely ineligible. He is Canadia.
All the Left touches is DESTROYED, and Obama is doing it GUSTO. Either we take this country back, or we are on our way to become a third world nation. Obama HAS NO CLUE, and the world knows it by now - all you need to do is read the European/Asian press. As a reference, all we need to do is look at the African continent. What have they done to advanced themselves? NOTHING! Look at Detroit, a city that needs to be separated from us by a sanitary cord, besides CORRUPTION, where are they going NOWHERE. What has Obama, son of a Kenyan Communist done? NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING. Hown much proof do we need?
As much as I admire Sen. Cruz for his stance against ObamaCare; I, and much of his Tea Party base, admire and respect the US Const. even more.
Sen. Ted Cruz is absolutely correct when he states he is a "US Citizen at birth". But Sen. Ted Cruz is a US Citizen at birth by positive law (Title 8 USC §1401 (g)). Unfortunately, the US Const. calls for our presidents to be "natural" born Citizens, by natural law, not by positive statutory law. If the founders, framers and ratifiers of the US Const. had wanted simply "US citizens by birth" as the requirement, they could have easily said:"US citizens at birth", but they didn't; they said: '"natural" born Citizens. In the US Const. words mean something, each and every one.
The fact that a definition of a "natural born Citizen" is missing from the US Const. wasn't an oversight, or a simple laps in judgement, as our courts have assumed. The founders, framers and ratifiers of the US Const., even the colonial (man) in the street, knew perfectly well what a "natural born subject" was before the American revolution.
After the War of Independence, the republican constitutional theory conceived of the individual as a Citizen and assigned sovereignty to the people. Therefore, to find the proper definition of a "natural born citizen", we must look at this enigmatic phrase, not through the eyes of a subject, but through the eyes of a sovereign, using natural law.
As sovereigns, their offspring would inherit their sovereignty from their fathers (partus sequitur patrem). As sovereigns, their offspring would also be natural born subjects wherever their birth occurred, as natural law dictates. As de Vattel points out in this work: 'Law of Nations', the minimum requirement to meet natural law criteria is that the child born inherits the citizenship of its father. Once this requirement is met, other restrictions can also be applied, such as 'place of birth' and the allegiance of the mother, as long as it doesn't interfere with the child's natural right to inherit its father's citizenship.
Under this definition, neither Barack Obama, nor Sen Cruz, are Art. II, §1, cl. 4 natural born US Citizens. Barack Obama was born a natural born subject of the English Realm, and Sen Cruz was born a natural born citizen of Cuba.
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Too late to the party - all available Tea Party hypocrite jokes appear to have been made already. Speaking as a Canadian, you're welcome to him.
I am also a citizen of communist Cuba as my father was...So What!
Ahhh, yes. Winston Smith is alive and well - - - and working in Washington, DC.
It was all perfectly simple when I was taught "Civics" (Civil Law, in Junior High School, Thomaston, Connecticut, circa 1961). Eligibility requirements (at the time) for POTUS included the requirement that the candidate be "natural born", which was defined by Mrs. Platt as "Born in the United States".
Mrs. Platt was not a Constitutional scholar, but she was a pretty sharp cookie. She knew (and taught) her subject. If she was wrong I'd be amazed because virtually everyone in the country understood the 'natural born' requirement for eligibility exactly as Helen Platt taught it to me and my classmates.
If she was right, Ted Cruz is not (regrettably) eligible for the office of POTUS - - - US Citizen or not. Because there was no requirement for Barack Obama to prove his eligibility prior to his election, questions remain whether or not we have a Constitutionally- legitimate POTUS. History will tell.
Are we a nation of Law, or are we a nation of Law when it is 'convenient'? If we want to change the Constitution, the Constitution itself defines exactly how to implement change.
Find a like-minded conservative to back in 2016, and take an active role supporting a conservative agenda, but, Ted, don't challenge the Constitution. Please don't force those who support your heroic agenda to make that choice. The Constitution is our last hope.
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A law-enforcement inquiry into the petition drive for his recall is one of several reasons Mission Viejo Mayor Lance MacLean is feeling better about election day
For its first nine months, the effort to recall Lance MacLean from the Mission Viejo City Council looked like a one-sided fight. Talking to voters on street corners and in shopping-center parking lots, the activists who wanted MacLean out of office landed some heavy blows—largely by stressing the fact that MacLean was charged with assault and battery in 2007—but the then-councilman didn't do much hitting back (see "Lance MacLean and the Slums of Mission Viejo," March 26, 2009).
With Election Day approaching on Feb. 2, though, the Mission Viejo political scene seems more like a hotly contested brawl.
On Jan. 4, MacLean opened the first City Council meeting of the year—and the first after being appointed mayor by a 3-2 council vote in December—with a call to keep the "sniping and the bickering that goes on to a minimum" in 2010. By the end of the meeting, police officers had intervened in two confrontations between audience members, one council member had accused another of "pious sanctimony," and Mayor Pro Tem Trish Kelley was nearly brought to tears while giving a speech about manners from the dais.
Earlier that same day, Orange County district attorney investigator Carlos Field climbed the stairs to the second floor of Mission Viejo City Hall and presented to the clerk's desk a one-page court order, signed that morning by Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals. It compelled the city to hand over 1,400 pages containing more than 13,000 signatures that had been collected in the petition drive to qualify the recall for the ballot.
Field didn't say why he needed them, but it's an open secret in Mission Viejo that some of the recall proponents might be soon facing legal troubles. Until a few months ago, both recall proponents and MacLean himself seemed confident the attempts to remove him from office would succeed. "I'm almost positive I'll be recalled," MacLean told the Weekly last year (see "Go for the Throat," March 3, 2009). Since then, though, a string of setbacks—not to mention opposition from moneyed interests—has tarnished the recall's image and left MacLean thinking he might just survive the vote.
"Their house of cards is now tumbling down," MacLean says of the recall supporters. "They've committed fraud, perjury and outright lies. I knew it was happening, and all I needed was someone to come forward and tell the truth."
It all started with an e-mail written by Lake Forest resident Dave Barron in December. In a message sent to all five council members, Barron recounted how recall organizer Connie Lee had recruited him on Craigslist to gather signatures, offering to pay him $1 per signature gathered. Within 10 days on the job, though, Barron and the recall parted ways. According to The Orange County Register, Barron says he quit, while Lee says he was fired. Barron says he witnessed improprieties; Lee denies that, but did admit to paying him under the table for a few days. And regardless of those controversies, one fact stands out: State law says that the people gathering signatures for a recall have to live in the same jurisdiction as the person being recalled. That jurisdiction, in this case, is Mission Viejo. Barron, as do a number of other workers listed on the recall committee's campaign filings, lives elsewhere.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department opened an investigation into the signature-gathering process but quickly passed it on to the district attorney's office. DA spokeswoman Susan Kang Schroeder says it would be "stupid" to reveal any details of an ongoing investigation, but an e-mail circulating among Mission Viejo activists said Field was looking to speak with any voters who felt they had been duped into signing the recall petition.
The recall may also find itself facing fines from the state's Fair Politicial Practices Commission. In December, City Clerk Karen Hamman notified the agency that the recall committee had filed its quarterly financial statement—which had been due on Oct. 31—nearly two months late. E-mail correspondence between Hamman and recall-committee treasurer Dale Tyler shows that Tyler, who is also running to replace MacLean if he's removed from office, was simply unaware of the deadline and hadn't been keeping clear-enough records to quickly fix the problem when notified of it.
The legal problems have ratcheted up tension in the city and provided ammunition for the foes of the recall. During the Jan. 4 council meeting's public-comment section, Sharon Cody—who was mayor of the city in the early 1990s—said she wanted the council to sue Lee and Tyler to recover the $270,000 in city money being spent on running the recall. Compatriot Susan Sellers echoed Cody's comments at the podium; when returning to her seat in the audience, she stopped and confronted recall supporter Joe Holtzman. Sellers accused Holtzman, who had been flipping through a fly-fishing catalog, of saying, "Screw you" as Sellers walked past. Holtzman denies saying anything. After a few seconds, both of them left the room with a sheriff's deputy.
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It's a strategy as old as commerce itself. But will undercutting its competition work for Uber?
The ride share company Uber on Monday announced that it's taking on the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission and its fleet of yellow taxis, with a new and discounted pricing scheme.
Here's what Uber is promising: For a limited time, Uber rides will operate at a 20 percent discount to the average taxi fare, roughly two dollars worth of savings on typical rides such as from the East Village to Brooklyn or Midtown to the Financial District.
"From Brooklyn to the Bronx, and everywhere in between, uberX is now the most affordable ride in the city," Uber brags in a blog post from yesterday.
It's a brash and bold move, but one that lacks the authentic David and Goliath chutzpah that so many startups engage in every day. Rather, Uber is more like the spoiled child giant of Silicon Valley who's taken up residence in the Plaza's new plush condos for the super wealthy and wants to have its own way. Uber, the most highly-valued startup of all time, is currently valued at $18.2 billion after a fresh infusion of cash--$1.2 billion from investors such as Fidelity Investments.
By trying to undercut New York City's yellow cabs, Uber may destroy a far more authentic entrepreneurial cab culture that the Big Apple has known for generations. (Maybe some will remember that Archie Bunker, of All in the Family, supported his family for a time by driving a cab.) Along with it, Uber is hoping to trade its pricing opacity for the regulatory clarity of the TLC and the nearly 200 million rides its drivers offer city dwellers annually.
Here's what we know about the TLC, the New York City agency responsible for the fleet of 50,000 vehicles that includes Manhattan's famed yellow cabs. It counts 100,000 drivers, whose licenses are reviewed annually and whose vehicles must pass regular safety and emissions reviews, among other things. The city has nearly 14,000 medallioned vehicles, a requirement for every yellow cab. Yes, the medallions are shockingly expensive--upwards of $1 million by some recent estimates--but that also means there's more skin in the game.
Here's what else the TLC disclosed in its 2014 fact book:
- The average fare for a taxi ride in 2013 was $13.40, up 11 percent from 2012, due to a rate hike.
- Average hourly gross pay for a driver is $26 to $44 an hour.
- Average net pay is between $14 and $31 an hour after fuel and amortized lease payments for the cab.
As a private compnay, Uber isn't required to divulge much about its drivers or standards for hiring them. According its website, all that's necessary to become an Uber driver is to have your own car and insurance, and to submit to a DMV background check. So far, Uber's ability to duck regulatory scrutiny in most states has allowed it to grow phenomenally quickly. And that growth has led to numerous lawsuits, primarily from taxi drivers in other cities who resent Uber's ability to disregard the regulations that they must follow.
Uber's lack of driver scrutiny and refusal to take responsibility for its drivers has led to some really bad press for the company. Last month, a West Hollywood Uber driver allegedly kidnapped a drunk woman and took her to a hotel room where he may have sexually assualted her. On New Year's Eve this year, an Uber driver killed a 6-year-old, but the company refused to add to the driver's personal insurance payout for the death. And last month, a driver with a felony record reportedly physically assaulted a passenger when he shouldn't have been driving at all.
And while it may seem like Uber is taking on the traditional establishment in cities like New York, as this report from Bloomberg Businessweek shows, Uber's investor billions have allowed it to retain top lobbyists to keep fighting regulators:
In Illinois, where the company ran into opposition in Chicago, it retained Michael Kasper, a confidant of Mayor Rahm Emanuel; in Washington, D.C., it hired the Franklin Square Group, run by Joshua Ackil, a veteran of the Clinton White House. In California, where a bill advancing through the legislature would impose new insurance requirements on ride-sharing companies, Uber is represented by the lobbying firm Gonzalez, Quintana & Hunter, which also works for Facebook.
Meanwhile, rather than rely on its fat bankroll of VC cash, Uber is making its own drivers take the hit for its hyped New York City discount. Here's more from the same blog announcing the new pricing:
We know you may be asking yourself how this affects our partner drivers. What we've seen in cities across the country is that lower fares mean greater demand, lower pickup times and more trips per hour--increasing earning potential and creating better economics for drivers. What does [that] mean in the long run? They'll be making more than ever!
Personally, I've had too many experiences with Uber's "surge" pricing to be sanguine. Rides that should cost $10 have cost $30 after a sudden traffic jam. Friends have winced as they've recounted tales of recent Uber trips across Manhattan during rush hour that have cost $50.
In 20 years of City life, I've never had much trouble with yellow taxis. Sure the drivers can be grumbly and rude, but that's to be expected sometimes in New York. Instead of secret sticker shock on my credit card bill, the fares are clearly metered. And while the rides can be expensive, at least you have a second-by-second accounting of the cost.
And sure, you can do some pretty intense maneuvering around other city dwellers to get a ride, but in a real pinch most New Yorkers will also share a cab with you, if you're heading the same way. Sometimes that means you make friends with strangers. And if you ask me, that's real ride sharing.


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Coca-Cola's demand for the removal of an environmental exhibition at OR Tambo International Airport is "absurd", say soft-drink competitors SodaStream.
SodaStream, the creators of the piece, say the exhibit is part of the "Help Free the World from Bottles" campaign, which aims to show the amount of discarded plastic bottles that end up in landfills.
A cage filled with 5 078 plastic cooldrink bottles, on display at the airport, is at the centre of the dispute. The number of bottles is the amount the average SA family use and discard over three years, SodaStream says.
SodaStream is a fizzy drink made by consumers at home using water, syrup, re-usable glass bottles and a carbonating machine – all sold to the consumer by the carbonated drinks seller.
SodaStream SA says Coca-Cola's lawyers sent them a letter last week, demanding the exhibition be taken down, saying the plastic bottles on display constituted an "unauthorised" use of Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta trademarks.
SodaStream characterised the demand as "absurd" in a statement on Monday. They say they will remove the exhibition only when it ends on July 8 at the airport's domestic departures lounge.
"The truth is that plastic bottles destroy our planet; 340 billion bottles around the world still end up in landfills every year," says SodaStream SA's managing director, Francois Dippenaar.
SodaStream's website has a digital counter which states the number of bottles they have apparently "saved" from landfills. As of last night, the number stood at about 1.8 billion.
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Shaken by the heart crisis close pal ROBIN WILLIAMS suffered, TOM HANKS just took a radical get-healthy step – hiring a personal chef after docs warned him that his habit of beefing up, then slimming down for movie roles puts an ungodly strain on the ticker.
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At home and on the road, his full-time meal maestro cooks steamed or broiled chicken, fish and loads of vegetables. Tom's favorite cookie-dough ice cream is now a no-no, but he loves a special yogurt, blueberries and cream dessert his chef whips up."
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CORBIN, Ky. (AP) - A southern Kentucky man has pleaded not guilty to charges he poured gasoline on himself and his wife and threatened to light a fire.
The Times-Tribune reports that 48-year-old Russell L. Knickerbocker of Corbin is being held at the Whitley County Detention Center on $300,000 cash bond.
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When Walden woke up after the party and looked at his devastated home and compared it to Charlie Sheen's house, that's one of the funniest lines ever on this show. There have been several good episodes recently. Season nine was good but season ten is better.
Kandi's return was one of the best things that's happened on this show in years. The funniest moment was when she wanted Alan to say hello to her breasts and he did - twice. And she really needs to learn what giving 110% means. Ms Bowlby plays this character just right, and she's really hot, so she's perfect for the part. Walden's stoned visit to Berta was fun too, he had trouble finding the door and now we know what she wants to do on the hood of her new car.
The return of Kandi is great news.
This was a solid instalment. The best part was Walden's adventure, how the cougar stopped by the road and liked what she saw and how his lie about who he is came back to bite him in the ass. Hopefully the writers will make Alan take the marital plunge soon, and then in a funny way make it blow up in his face once again. I mean, it hasn't exactly been smooth for this couple so far.
Lyndsey got the chance to kiss Walden. Alan never even got the chance with Lyndsey's choice, so nothing is new in Looserville. I liked the bar scene. Beggars can't be choosers, but Alan is anyway and when he turned to the woman next to him the result was predictable, short and funny. I give this week's show three stars out of five. As for next week, I'm really looking forward to Miley stopping by.
Miley on Two And A Half Men is a good idea, especially judging from the picture in this article.
A good start to the season. Walden's social clumsiness returned, this time with an over the top proposal, making it as uncomfortable as possible to say no. Michael Bolton's appearance was hilarious. It was a good idea to bring Evelyn into a scene with Bolton and the vibrator joke was perfect. The pot-fueled evening became funny when it started to become troublesome for Walden in bed. But the start of the evening in the bar could've been better. I would prefer that the writers would ease up on the gay jokes. They work up to a certain point with Alan, but those jokes have been milked too much.
The writers took it too far this time. It was good in the beginning with Alan's return to the house, the new bed and the new TV. But then when Walden had the escalator installed and Alan rode it in a cowboy hat it became silly. And he could've gotten caught with something less unrealistic than playing volleyball which a bunch of hot chicks.
It was funny that Alan could use his real heart attack to make his fake heart attack believable and it was so funny when he lay in bed and said: "I'd like to thank the academy. There are no small parts, only small apartments." Two And A Half Men has always offended some people. It used to be the sex jokes and of course still is. But now it's more about what a leech Alan is, and again some people get offended. That's one of the reasons I like this show, that it challenges what is considered comically correct.
Definitely an improvement from last time. The dinner scene with Walden, Zoe and his ex-wife was very well played. Although I don't like the storyline about Evelyn and Jean, Alan's comment about "golden girls gone wild" did crack me up. Alan serving tea over and over was funny especially when Walden drew the correct conclusions about it. And as it should, the best part came at the end when Alan felt a shiver down his spine and all that...


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As the black-and-white images flickered on the screen of our bulky television on that late November day 50 years ago, my mother wept. She had pulled me, a boy not yet of school age, in to watch the funeral coverage for John F. Kennedy.
"He was a great man, John," she told me, over and over. "You have to watch this. You have to remember this." ...