text:
Istook Press Release, Letter
Rep. Ernest J. Istook, Jr.,
Lauds Governor Fob James
For Threatening Americans
compiled by Cliff Walker
February 6, 1997
Contact: Kristy Khachigian
(202) 225-2132
Istook Commends Alabama
Governor in Effort
to Protect Prayer and
Ten Commandments
Says Issue Demonstrates Need
for Constitutional Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Ernest Istook (R-Okla.) today commended Governor Fob James of Alabama for his efforts to protect prayer and displays of the Ten Commandments in public settings. In a letter to Governor James, Istook stated, "I read about the ACLU's challenge to prayer and the Ten Commandments in Alabama's courtrooms. My heart and prayers are with you, to assure that our rights to pray and to acknowledge our religious heritage are not taken away when we step onto public property. I commend you and so many other Alabamans for having the courage of your convictions."
The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) challenged Circuit Judge Roy Moore's use of prayer at the start of court sessions and a display of the Ten Commandments in his courtroom. A circuit court judge ruled November 22 that Moore must end the prayers, but that he may still display the Ten Commandments. Judge Moore says he will not give in. Governor James backed Moore in a speech Wednesday at the Southern Baptists' annual Legislative Prayer Luncheon.
Istook said the Alabama case demonstrates the need for a religious freedom amendment in order to protect religious rights. Last Congress more than 100 House members sponsored a religious liberties amendment that would protect acknowledgments of religious heritage in public places, as well as allow voluntary prayer in public schools. A similar amendment will be introduced this Congress.
"With many others, I have been working on the necessary
amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to end the whittling away of our religious
liberties, and to restore our proper freedoms. This should be the year
when the long-delayed vote will occur in the Congress. The language we
submit will address the situation in Alabama courtrooms. Not only would
it make voluntary prayer possible again in public schools, but will also
address efforts to censor the Ten Commandments and other religious acknowledgments
in public settings."
February 6, 1997
The Honorable Fob James
Governor of Alabama
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Dear Governor:
I read about the ACLU's challenge to prayer and the Ten Commandments in Alabama's courtrooms. My heart and prayers are with you, to assure that our rights to pray and to acknowledge our religious heritage are not taken away when we step onto public property.
I commend you and so many other Alabamans for having the courage of your convictions.
With many others, I have been working on the necessary amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to end the whittling away of our religious liberties, and to restore our proper freedoms. This should be the year when the long-delayed vote will occur in the Congress. The language we submit will address the situation in Alabama courtrooms. Not only would it make voluntary prayer possible again in public schools, but will also address efforts to censor the Ten Commandments and other religious acknowledgments in public settings.
Your Alabama Congressional delegation has provided much support in the past, and I look forward to working closely this year with them, and with you, to preserve and to protect our religious liberties.
Very truly yours,
Ernest J. Istook, Jr.
Member of Congress cc: Alabama Congressional Delegation
State Supreme Court Issues Stay On Order To Stop Courtroom Prayer
Rep. Istook Thumbs A Ride
On The Alabama Prayer Bandwagon
by Conrad Goeringer with Larry Mundinger
from AANEWS by American Atheists
February 9, 1997
The efforts of Alabama Governor Fob James to keep prayer and other religious ritual in at least state court chamber despite court orders to end the practice, picked up support this weekend from a U.S. Congressman. Rep. Ernest J. Istook (R.-Okla.) has announced his support for the controversial Governor, who has vowed to use the national guard, state police and even the University of Alabama football team to keep prayer in government functions, and specifically the courtroom of Etowah Circuit Judge Roy Moore.
Moore, who opens judicial proceedings with a Christian prayer and posts a copy of the Ten Commandments in his chambers, has been the target of a lawsuit challenging the practices as a violation of state-church separation. Another Circuit Judge, Charles Price, issued a "cease and desist" ruling on the prayer, but said that Moore could continue posting the Decalogue.
And last week, James began attracting national media attention when he declared that he was intent on using state military and law enforcement agencies to keep the prayer; he also challenged President Clinton to federalize the Alabama guard, a step reminiscent of what President Kennedy had to do when former Governor George Wallace tried to keep segregation a policy in the state's public schools and university system.
On Friday, James told a Baptist gathering that "The only way those Ten Commandments and prayer would be stripped from that courtroom is with the force of arms."
Istook is a major congressional supporter of the Christian Coalition, and has appeared at the group's functions. In 1994, his office began framing a "Religious Equality Amendment" which called for greater religious involvement in public institutions, including prayer in schools. The Istook proposal is one of two pieces of legislation now being promoted by various religious group groups; the other is a "Religious Freedom Amendment" drafted by Rep. Dick Armey of Texas. There are subtle differences between the two bills, but both call for school prayer and, say critics, pose a threat to state-church separation.
Bible Opportunism?
Many of James's critics say that the governor is a demagogue who is "milking" the school prayer issue for political gain, and hopes to ignite a popular movement in support of the prayer amendment. Istook's sudden involvement in the Alabama debacle gives credence to this scenario. According to the Huntsville (Alabama) Times, "In a letter to James, Istook said he and others are working on a constitutional amendment that would allow for such religious acknowledgment in public." James also told a meeting on Thursday that the courtroom prayer case "may take years -- even beyond his own term in office -- before reaching a final resolution.
Alabama Atheist Larry Mundinger reports other developments:
Judges Battle Over
Display of Ten Commandments
by Bill Poovey
Associated Press Writer, Montgomery, Alabama
February 28, 1997
Alabama's attorney general says he will ask the state Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute over a Ten Commandments display behind the bench of a Gadsden courtroom. Attorney General Bill Pryor and Gov. Fob James on Monday again closed ranks with Etowah Circuit Judge Roy Moore in fighting an order to change the Ten Commandments display and discontinue prayers to open court sessions.
A Montgomery circuit judge, Charles Price, issued an order Monday that said the display would have to be changed so not to be "purely religious." With James again threatening to use the National Guard or state troopers if necessary to defend the Ten Commandments display, Pryor verbally assailed the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama. Pryor, like James a Republican, said it was astounding that a circuit judge in Montgomery was being asked to "redecorate" a courtroom in Gadsden. "That's the triviality that ACLU litigation has brought us to," Pryor said, although he also referred to the dispute as potentially rocking the foundations of the judiciary. An ACLU attorney described Price's ruling as "a major victory for the Constitution and the rule of law."
"We fervently hope that Judge Moore and his defenders will choose to comply with the court's orders and obey the rule of law," said ACLU attorney James Tucker. Price, who traveled to Gadsden to view the display for himself last week, said the placement of the wooden Ten Commandments plaque was unacceptable. Moore "has unequivocally stated that the plaques are not in the courtroom for a historical, judicial or educational purpose, but rather, and clearly to promote religion," wrote Price, who previously said the plaque could remain. Price said the plaques violate both the U.S. and Alabama constitutions, but he offered a compromise, citing a federal precedent:
Moore can add nonreligious items to create a larger display incorporating the Ten Commandments. Otherwise, the plaques must come down, he said. The Alabama state seal, a framed document and a portrait already hang in Moore's courtroom along with the plaque, which the judge made himself. Price gave Moore 10 days to comply. Pryor said he was hopeful his appeal to the state Supreme Court would put an end to the dispute. A supporter of Moore, Dean Young, said the proposed modification was unacceptable to the judge.
Young said nothing would be changed. "I think this shows poor judging on Judge Price's behalf," said Young, executive director of the Christian Family Association. James vowed last week to use all the power of his office to maintain the judge's ability to practice his religious beliefs in the courtroom. James, speaking on his weekly radio program Monday afternoon, said he was hopeful that Price's order would be overturned. "I do not anticipate that it will be upheld," he said. James again vowed to "use the National Guard and state troopers to prevent the removal." But the governor has said he expects the case to be on appeal for years, possibly beyond the end of his term in 1998. Price's decision was in response to a request for rehearing by the ACLU, which initially challenged the Ten Commandments display and Moore's practices of opening court sessions with prayer. Price earlier ordered Moore to stop opening court sessions with prayers, a decision Moore is appealing to the state Supreme Court. The justices last week allowed the prayers to continue while they decide the case.
Etowah County Sheriff James L. Hayes opened a jury session Monday with prayer at the request of Circuit Judge William Rhea. Price originally ruled the carving was not an unlawful promotion of religion, but he changed his mind after visiting the courtroom. Price's order noted he had been deluged with calls and letters from people urging him to "save the Ten Commandments," but he wrote the Old Testament laws "are not in peril." "They may be displayed in every church, synagogue, temple, mosque, home and storefront. They may be displayed in cars, on lawns and in corporate boardrooms," he said. "Where this precious gift cannot and should not be displayed ... is on government property." The attorney general said that bigger than the judge's constitutional right to freedom of expression is the issue of "whether any acknowledgment of God by government is unconstitutional." Pryor described the Ten Commandments as the "cornerstone of law of western civilization."
Alabama Showdown --
Ruling: Courtroom Prayer, Decalogue Must Go
A Judge Rules That
Decalogue Is A Religious,
Not Historical Statement
by Conrad Goeringer
from AANEWS by American Atheists
February 13, 1997
For Etowah County Judge Roy Moore and Alabama Governor Fob James, it's shaping up as a battle over state's rights -- the power of the federal government to enforce state-church separation guidelines concerning prayer and other religious sentiments in public venues, including courthouses versus a long-term custom.
But for plaintiffs and attorneys, it's a more fundamental issue. They insist that Judge Moore's practice of beginning judicial proceedings with a Christian prayer, or seeing the hand-carved Ten Commandments plaque that sits over the judge's right shoulder near the Great Seal of Alabama clearly violates their First Amendment rights, and even prejudices trial business.
Another Judge, Charles Price agrees. In response to a suit litigated by the American Civil Liberties Union, Price ruled last November that Moore had to "cease and desist" the prayer recitation, but could keep the Decalogue plaque. That decision prompted frenzied rallies by religious groups defending Moore and the practice of public religiosity; and then Governor Fob James hopped on the prayer bandwagon, threatening to call out the national guard, state police and even the University of Alabama football team if any court -- or even the President of the United States -- ordered an end to the unconstitutional practices.
The prayer debate in Alabama has gotten even hotter. Earlier this week, Judge Price -- responding to pleas from the plaintiffs -- visited Moore's courtroom, and underscored his earlier ruling by ordering the Decalogue plaque removed. On Monday, he said that fellow Judge Moore had ten days to remove the Ten Commandments or display them in some historical or cultural context. "It is obvious that the sole purpose of the plaques hanging in the courtroom in such a fashion in purely religious," noted Judge Price.
Judge Moore would agree, as would Governor James. Moore told the New York Times that "I feel that I'm sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Alabama, and those constitutions are founded upon a fundamental belief in God ... my display of the Ten Commandments and prayer before sessions are simply acknowledgments of God."
Governor Fob James has continued to repeat his threat to call out the guard and state police, saying that he will use "all legal means at my disposal ... to prevent the removal of the Ten Commandments from Judge Moore's courtroom." He now compares himself to Abraham Lincoln, seeing a parallel between his resistance to the removal order, and the Great Emancipator's resistance to slavery. He told the Times that "If we accept all judge's orders, we don't have a government of law, we have a government of men."
News reports suggest that Judge Price will probably not try to enforce the removal order, at least for now. Alabama Attorney General Bill Bryor says that his office will launch legal appeals; and Larry Mundinger reports that the State Supreme Court has temporaily blocked enforcement of Price's decision.
Meanwhile, Joel Sogol, one of the ACLU attorneys involved in the case, notes that Judge Moore's practice of starting courtroom proceedings with a prayer and posting the Ten Commandments "stigmatizes" those who do not believe in religion, specifically Christianity.
"If you're subpoenaed for jury duty, or if you are a party to lawsuit, and the judge calls in Christian clergymen to lead the prayer," noted Sogol, any refusal to participate could influence the outcome of the proceedings. "If you are an attorney, you have jeopardized your client and jeopardized your case. If you are a juror, you have stigmatized yourself in the eyes of other jurors. That's not what this country is about."
James' Support of
Moore Speaks Volumes
by Ron Barrier
from AANEWS by American Atheists
February 14, 1997
Ron Barrier, the "Slice 'n Dice" Atheist who is also the American Atheist National Media Coordinator, has some cutting words about Judge Roy Moore in a letter sent today to the New York Times ...
Judge Roy Moore suffers from an inability to distinguish the First Amendment from the First Commandment ("Judge Lets God's Law Mix With Alabama's," Feb. 13).
The First Amendment prohibits "respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." What this protects as an article of basic law is the right of the individual to investigate, study, embrace or reject any and all of the various religions and freedom from state coercion in such matters.
The First Commandment explicitly disallows any such freedom. The object of worship is clearly stated. There is no room for discussion. Doubt is a moral misgiving and rejection is a punishable offense.
The environment of the courtroom, in theory, should be hospitable to all citizens equally under he law. It is not a proper venue for coercing citizens to participate in orchestrated rituals of a specific religion designed to contact the dead or the conceptualized, ethereal leaders of such a religion.
Gov. James' support of Mr. Moore, even to employ the use of weapons, speaks volumes about the true agenda of the religious right and poses serious questions as just how safe are the basic individuals freedoms of this country.
We have a problem.
Ronald J. Barrier,
American Atheists
Missouri 51st Militia
Supports Alabama Governor
|(["Necessary Force"] Editor's Note: Judge Roy Moore of the Etowah County Court in Gadsden, Alabama, opens his court every morning with a prayer. He has a plaque, which he made himself, of the Ten Commandments on the wall of his courtroom. The American Civil Liberties Union recently took Judge Moore to court and obtained a ruling that he must cease his prayer and remove his plaque from his courtroom. The case is currently on appeal. In the meantime, Gov. Fob James of Alabama told Associated Press on Feb. 10 that "The only way those Ten Commandments and prayer would be stripped from that courtroom is with the force of arms." Gov. James has vowed to use the National Guard andor state troopers to defend Judge Moore's prayer and plaque. Following is the text of a letter sent to Gov. James by Col. McKinzey offering the support of the 51st.)
Feb. 18, 1997
The Honorable Fob James, Jr.
P. O. Box 302751
Montgomery, AL 36130-2751
Dear Gov. James:
The command staff and members of the Missouri 51st Militia would like to commend you for your stand in defense of Judge Roy Moore. It exemplifies the best in courage and dedication to the principles of Constitutional rights and state sovereignty and is, in addition, an open and public acknowledgment of the Ten Commandments as the basis for our system of jurisprudence.
It is my understanding that the case between Judge Moore and the ACLU is still under appeal. I hope and pray that the appeals court will rule in favor of Judge Moore.
However, if the ruling is unfavorable, I want you to understand that you will still have our full support. We have fully trained and well-equipped personnel ready to assist you, and we would be honored to serve under your command. This is the function of the militia, to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
If you would like further information on our organization, you may access our web page at
www.tfs. net/personal/sbarnett/51stweb.htm.
Please do not hesitate to call upon us at your convenience.
Col. James A. McKinzey, Commanding
Missouri 51st Militia
The Daily Iowan
Why We Need Religious
Neutrality In Courtrooms
by Michael Totten
February 19, 1997
Here we go again. The Supreme Court of Alabama has ordered that a display of the Ten Commandments on the wall of Judge Roy Moore's courtroom in Gadsden, Ala., must be removed, and Moore, who begins courtroom deliberations with prayer, must stop.
And Republican Gov. Fob James, in classic "kiss my ass" Alabama style, refuses to cooperate. He has threatened to call out the National Guard and the state troopers to defend the Ten Commandments and the courtroom prayer.
In the 1960s, then-Alabama governor George Wallace called out the National Guard to keep black students out of the federally desegregated schools. Wallace personally stood in the doorway of one school and physically kept the black students out.
The separation of church and state forbids any branch of government from establishing a religion. Initially, Montgomery, Ala., Circuit Court Judge Charles Price told Moore he could keep the Ten Commandments on the wall, as long as they were for historic purposes. But when Moore specifically stated the prayer and the Ten Commandments were for religious purposes, the court changed its mind and ordered them removed.
Too many ultraconservatives still believe liberals and so-called secular humanists are part of a Communist conspiracy to destroy Christianity. The Christian Coalition explicitly states that this is their belief, as does James Dobson's Focus on the Family, which claims as many as 5 million members.
In some ways, the position is understandable. When a "liberal" judge forces the removal of the Ten Commandments and silences prayer, it does seem a bit like outlawing religion. But only when the larger picture is ignored.
There are three different attitudes that governments across the world take toward religion. There are Communist governments like the former Soviet Union and modern China where churches, temples and shrines have been demolished and organized religious leaders have been imprisoned and killed.
Then there are theocracies, such as modern Iran, Saudi Arabia and many former Christian governments of Europe, where religion is forced on the populace, often with torture, imprisonment, and execution as a punishment for "heresy" or adhering to the "wrong" religion. Salem, Mass., set up a theocracy for itself before the U.S. Constitution was written, and Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" depicts the murderous witch hunts that resulted. With both the Communist and theocratic models, tyranny is the norm.
The United States is a liberal secular democracy where the government is neutral toward religion. This is the third way between the two extremes. We have the freedom to worship, the freedom to pray and the freedom to adhere to any religion or denomination we please. We also have the freedom to ignore religion altogether. We cannot have the freedom of religion without also having freedom from religion. Any attempt to establish the freedom of religion and enforce Christianity at the same time is as reasonable as trying to draw a round square.
Moore says the Constitution was "founded on a fundamental belief in God." Yet, the words "God" and "Christian" are completely absent from the Constitution. The word "religion" only appears once, and that is in the First Amendment that bans the "establishment of religion." The reason for this was because the founding fathers, particularly Thomas Jefferson, knew the dangers of mixing politics and religion after the European witch hunts, the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, the holy wars and the Reign of Terror.
Throughout most of U.S. history, it was just "common sense" that Catholics had allied themselves with Satan and were out to subjugate the planet. Eventually this paranoid view was pointed only at Jews, and now is aimed directly at "secular humanists" and liberals. Those on the far right don't know how to feel if they don't have the "forces of evil" to pit themselves against.
On the other hand, the Ten Commandments on the courtroom wall are largely symbolic, however annoying they may be to some. A person cannot be dragged before the court for forgetting the Sabbath. Moore may open with prayer, but that does not imply a theocracy. A non-Christian may very well be coerced into saying a prayer to avoid stigmatization, but this is a minor infraction and should not be mistaken for an inquisition.
It would be unseemly for the left to fall into the same "devil theory" trap of conspiratorial ideologies that still have an iron grip on the right.
Michael Totten's column appears Wednesdays on
the Viewpoints Pages.
Copyright 1996 The Daily Iowan.
Project Hang Ten
Judge Blasts ACLU
In Alabama Rally
by William C. Singleton III
Birmingham Post-Herald
February 23, 1997
GADSDEN -- Etowah County Circuit Judge Roy S. Moore's ongoing legal fight to display the Ten Commandments and pray in court has become more than a bothersome separation of church and state issue.
It has become a rallying cry for conservative Christians who claim the American Civil Liberties Union and others want to turn their beloved Christian nation into a secular wasteland.
But they say enough is enough, and Alabama is where they'll take their stand.
That theme resonated during a rally in Moore's behalf at Gadsden State Community College Sunday night [February 22].
More than 2,000 people packed the Wallace Hall auditorium and another 2,000 stood in the chilly air outside watching the rally on a large projector screen provided by Whites Chapel Baptist Church near Gadsden.
"If you're here tonight to support me, you shouldn't be here," Moore said working the evangelical crowd into a frenzy. "This is not about me. This is about something far more important. It transcends race, it transcends politics, it transcends gender. This is about the laws of God."
Moore has been battling the courts since 1995 when the ACLU and members of the Alabama Free-Thought Association sued to stop prayer before jury selection -- a tradition in the Etowah County courtroom house -- and to have Moore remove a wood-craved plaque of the Ten Commandments he hangs in his courtroom.
The issue became even bigger when Gov. Fob James said he would call out the National Guard to keep the Ten Commandments hanging.
Montgomery Circuit Judge Charles Price recently ruled that Moore could continue to hang the plaque from his wall.
But when he visited Moore's courtroom earlier this month he ruled the display was purely religious and ordered Moore by Feb. 10 to either hang other historical documents with it or take it down.
The Alabama Supreme Court issued a stay of Price's order until the ruling could be heard on appeal.
Today, prayer was expected to accompany the beginning of jury selection early today at the Etowah County Courthouse.
Although Moore has received his share of criticism on the issue, he has been warmly embraced by Christians who share his belief and his struggle.
His cause has become symbolic of persecution these Christians feel they've experienced as they witness their religious freedoms eroding.
During the rally, books proclaiming the "real" understanding of church-state -- including one called "Original Intent: the Courts, the Constitution and Religion" by David Barton -- were sold.
Ministers delivered rousing prayers calling the nation back to God and urged Christians to take up the battle.
Speakers quoted from founding fathers who espoused views linking government and Christianity.
"We're told by groups like the ACLU that this nation was founded by a bunch of deists," said Dean Young, executive director for the Christan Family Association, which sponsored the event.
He went on to quote Benjamin Franklin. "This deist, they say, said this: 'I have lived sir a long time and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without notice is it possible that an empire can rise without his aid?'" Young said. "If that's a deist I'll take him any day."
He also blamed Christians for sleeping while the courts removed prayer and Bible reading from schools and the Ten Commandments from classroom walls. "I point the finger at me and I point the finger at Christians," he said. But "I want to tell the ACLU and the People for the American Way that in 1997 that game is over the Christians are alive and well in Alabama."
An organization called Project Hang Ten from North Carolina sold granite slabs of the Ten Commandments.
In fact, the Ten Commandments were displayed on buttons and posters throughout the auditorium. Part of the proceeds were pledged for Moore's legal defense.
Also, petitions asking the state Supreme Court to allow Moore to continue his practices were distributed on the back of programs.
Two Christian music videos captured the mood of the crowd. One by contemporary Christian artist Carman, "We Need God in America," discussed how the departure from Christian values has led to an increase in crime, teenage pregnancy and other social ills.
Even though the video blacked out shortly before it started, the crowd still cheered wildly at any reference to the nation returning to God.
Another video by Ray Boltz, "I Pledge Allegience to the Lamb," played on the crowd's sense of martyrdom as a man tells his son about how the nation once honored faith in God and how one day he will have to take a stand for Jesus as the father is led away to execution by state authorities. With hands lifted high, many participants stood and sang along near the end of the video.
Throughout the rally, supporters waved banners and signs. "We cannot take God out of America and still remain America," said Darlene Arnette, a member of Briarwood Presbyterian Church near Birmingham, who stood outside with a banner in support of the Ten Commandments.
One lone protester, Chris McDougal, braved the multitude of Christians. "I'm out here because I feel it is wrong for a judge who's a representative of our government can impose his religious beliefs on unwilling minority members who are summons to be in the courtroom without a choice," he said, holding a poster decrying tyranny.
Young later confronted McDougal saying he would be allowed in the building
but would be escorted out if he disrupted the program. During Young's rousing
patriotic [sic] speech, McDougal shouted from in back of the auditorium.
Young quickly had security escort him from the building.
Rally Backs Prayer
Prayer Boosters Rally in Alabama;
Blast ACLU, Deism
by Conrad Goeringer
from AANEWS by American Atheists
February 25, 1997
Supporters of Alabama county Judge Roy Moore, the man who says he will defy court orders to end prayer in his courtroom and remove a plaque of the Ten Commandments, got loud and obnoxious Sunday night during a rally attended by more than 4,000 persons. They filled the Wallace Hall auditorium at Gadsden State Community College, and poured outside into the night air. According to the Birmingham Post-Herald, the embattled Judge Moore was "working the evangelical crowd into a frenzy," telling his audience that "This is not about me. This is about something far more important ... This is about the laws of God."
The paper noted that Moore's ongoing legal battle to keep the prayer and Decalogue display has become a "rallying cry" for those who fears that "their beloved Christian nation" is being transmogrified into a "secular wasteland."
Moore's troubles began in 1995 when the American Civil Liberties Union and members of the Alabama Free Thought Association sued to end the practice of prayer before jury selection and other court proceedings, and have a hand-carved plaque ostensibly depicting the Ten Commandments taken down. Another circuit court judge ruled that Moore had to end the prayer, but could keep the plaque if it was made part of a larger "historical" exhibit. Moore refused. Judge Charles Price then toured Moore's courtroom, and decided that the Decalogue also had to go since it was clearly a religious display.
Governor Fob James has hopped on the prayer-and-Commandments bandwagon, having pledged to call out the state guard, state police and University of Alabama football team if necessary to preserve the invasive and unconstitutional religious rituals.
Meanwhile, the Alabama State Supreme Court has issued a stay on the removal order until an appeal can be heard. The Post-Herald notes that "Today, prayer was expected to accompany the beginning of jury selection ... at the Etowah County Courthouse."
"Although Moore has received his share of criticism on the issue," notes the paper, "he has been warmly embraced by Christians who share his belief and his struggle."
At the Sunday rally, Dean Young of the Christian Family Association declared: "We're told by groups like the ACLU that this nation was founded by a bunch of deists." Young also blamed his fellow Christians for "sleeping" while prayer and other ritual was removed from government institutions like public schools. "I point the finger at me and I point the finger at Christians," Young declared. "I want to tell the ACLU and the People for the American Way that in 1997 the game is over (sic) the Christians are alive and well in Alabama."
During the rally, a group called Project Hang Ten sold slabs depicting the Decalogue, and petitions asking the state Supreme Court to allow Moore to continue his practices were circulated. "Christian videos" such as "We Need God in America" and "I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb" were also shown. Participants waved signs and banners with legends such as "We cannot take God out of America and still remain America."
Also on sale during the Sunday prayer pep-rally were materials by David
Barton, head of the "Wallbuilders" group which promotes a historically
disingenuous view of the First Amendment and state-church separation. Barton
has maintained that separation has no legal or moral foundation in American
history; he has been criticized for distorting quotations, and using "evidence"
that appears nowhere in documents. His books and videos include "The
Myth of Separation," a popular seller in Christian bookstores.
Atheist Says NO
To Courtroom Prayer!
Alfred Faulkenberry Stands By First Amendment
In Judge Moore's Court
by Conrad Goeringer
from AANEWS by American Atheists
February 25, 1997
An Atheist has refused to participate in a prayer orchestrated by embattled Etowah County (Alabama) Judge Roy Moore, who has attracted national attention for opening court proceedings with an invocation and posting a hand carved Ten Commandments plaque on the wall.
Alfred Faulkenberry, 63, walked out of a jury organizing session yesterday after he informed Moore that he was an Atheist and did not wish to participate. Moore was presiding over a periodic meeting for prospective jurors where they receive, en masse, instructions. According to Mrs. Carol Faulkenberry, Alfred's wife, it is unusual for the jury organizing meetings to be opened by a prayer. Judges are rotated, however, and yesterday Moore had Rev. Phillip Ellen, pastor of a local Baptist church, deliver the invocation. Mrs. Faulkenberry said late this afternoon that Alfred objected to the prayer, left the chamber, and then returned after the invocation was completed. At the end of jury organizing meeting, Mr. Faulkenberry announced that he would swear an oath to "god", but instead stated his intention to "affirm" that he would perform his duty as a juror.
Moore has been in a legal battle over the constitutionality of his practice of using an opening prayer and posting the Decalogue. In 1995, the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit against the practice on behalf of the Alabama Freethinkers Association. The Faulkenberrys are both active AFA members.
Moore continues this blatantly unconstitutional practice following a ruling by County Circuit Court Judge Charles Price, who recently issued a "cease and desist" ruling on the prayer. Price originally said that the Decalogue display could remain if it were made part of a larger "cultural" display. But after seeing the hard carved Ten Commandments plaque, Price ruled that the Ten Commandments were simply a "religious" statement and thus violated First Amendment state-church separation.
The Alabama Supreme Court has issued a stay on Price's ruling. Churches and religious organizations throughout the state have launched a petition campaign supporting Judge Moore. And Alabama Governor Fob James has joined the controversy, threatening to call out the state police, national guard and the University of Alabama football team if necessary to keep prayer, and the Ten Commandments, in courtrooms throughout the state.
Carol Faulkenberry Asked To Leave
Mrs. Faulkenberry said that she has been monitoring the jury organizing sessions in Etowah County to see if prayer or other religious rituals were part of courtroom business. She noted that she had always received permission from the Clerk of the Court to enter the chamber where the proceedings were taking place.
But on Monday, Scott Barnett an "assistant" to Judge Moore tried to prevent Mrs. Faulkenberry from entering the courtroom to view the proceedings, saying that she did not have press credentials. A reporter for ABC, however, invited her into the chambers using his pass; when the "assistant" spotted Carol, he raised his voice and declared that only accredited journalists were permitted in this public venue. Mrs. Faulkenberry was then escorted out of the courtroom, and an armed Sheriff's deputy posted at the door to keep her out.
The local Times newspaper observed that "only jurors and authorized members of the media were allowed inside the courtroom," adding that "there were more deputies than usual in and around the courtroom." Barnett described this as a "precaution," a term Mrs. Faulkenberry found somewhat amusing. "Who am I a threat to?," she jokingly asked.
Outside, members of Alabama Freethinkers and supporters carried signs reading "Love Thy First Amendment," "The First Amendment Protects ALL Faiths" and "This is not Roy Moore's church." Chris McDougal, an AFA member from Birmingham was on the scene giving interviews to the media which included National Public Radio.
Mrs. Faulkenberry reports that some media asked whether or not the Monday proceeding was a "set-up" in light of the publicity Judge Moore has been generating. "It really was just a coincidence that my husband was called," she said. She added that many people in the community of Gadsden oppose the prayer ritual, "including a lot of Christians." She told the Times that Moore may be getting support from people who want simple solutions to problems -- everything from their teenage daughters getting pregnant to their sons joining gangs. "It's an easy answer ... to tell people we make things better by having prayer requires nothing else." She added that she recently heard claims from people who said that the United States was losing jobs to Mexico because God is punishing attitudes in the country over abortion and gay rights. (Studies by the Commerce Departments suggest a net gain of approximately 45,000 jobs since the NAFTA agreement -- ed.)
Meanwhile, Al Faulkenberry -- the guy standing up to Judge Roy Moore and his wholesale violation of First Amendment rights -- is now generating some attention of his own. The story is spreading throughout the country, and is now reportedly in the British media.
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New Orleans Saints starting nose tackle Brodrick Bunkley is expected to miss several weeks with a calf injury according to NFL.com. Bunkley left early in the Saints game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, and was later seen on crutches in the locker room. The injury isn't expected to be season ending.
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The executioner mentions Barack Obama by name in the video where he cuts off the head of Steven Sotloff, 31, the second American Journalist to be killed by beheading. Sotloff gives a statement "clearly under duress" before the executioner with a British accent talks, blaming this on President Obama right before horrifically ending this man's life, saying "I'm back, Obama, and I'm back because of your arrogant foreign policy towards the Islamic State," reports the New York Times on Sept. 2.
Sotloff was more than likely given a scripted message when he says that he is "paying the price" for the U.S. intervention.
This is what is reported to be seen on the latest video released online of the beheading of another American journalist. While it is apparently the filmed death of Steven Sotloff, the U.S. has not confirmed this video as of yet. A number of news outlets have watched the video and have offered details of what was seen on this video. The Sotloff family believes that the video is authentic.
The Sotloff family has been notified of the video and have issued a statement saying they believe that Steven has been killed and they asked to be left alone to mourn their loss. Steven's mother had made a plea to her son's captures last week, but the today's outcome indicates that it was to no avail, reports Fox News today.
In the video, just like the first one when James Foley was killed, another hostage is seen. Sotloff was seen in the video that showed the killing of Foley. This leaves many to think that the world has seen just two beheading events out of a line of many to come unless something is done to stop this. ISIS was threatening a third captive, a Briton it identified as David Cawthorne Haines, as the next beheading victim, the SITE group said.
The video is meant to convey several messages, reports Fox News live today. The executioner could be the same man who beheaded Foley, but the news anchors who saw this video say it sounds as if his voice was digitally modified in some way, as it is a bit different on the video with Foley.
Sotloff was kidnapped when crossing Syria from Turkey in 2013. He was born and raised in South Florida and he had a very successful journalism career with articles featured in Time Magazine, Media Line, World Affairs, Foreign Policy Magazine and the National Interest to name a few.
What is the president and his administration going to do as the second American is beheaded and his death tape is posted online? No one seems to know, but people are looking for decisive leadership around these atrocities to American citizens, but so far nothing decisive has surfaced.


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The United Seamen's Service's 2016 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards will be presented to a ferry operator, union leader and a chairman of a classification society at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel Oct. 28.
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RALEIGH, N.C (Ivanhoe Newswire) It has been five months since a deadly earthquake hit Japan, creating a nuclear disaster of frightening proportions. Within days, the water was contaminated with radioactive iodide, a contaminant that can present a serious health risk. Now, scientists here in the U.S believe theyve found a new way to remove, not just radiation, but other potentially hazardous contaminants to make sure water is safe to drink.
Janet Chadwick never goes out for a hike without her water. But its not straight out of the tap. She filters every drop.
Theres multiple organisms that are in the water, different minerals that we dont want an abundance of, Janet Chadwick, a woman who filters her own water, told Ivanhoe.
We count on our tap water to be clean and safe to drink, but contamination is a continuing concern.
Its definitely an environmental issue I mean across the world, Chadwick said.
The earthquake in Japan raised an even bigger issue-- radioactivity. But NC State physicist, Dr. Joel Pawlak may have the solution: biodegradable foam. It works like a gooey sponge to pull salt, heavy metals and even radioactive materials like potassium iodide that dont dissolve out of water.
And we really think itll work for a lot of the other ions that are created from the nuclear reaction, Joel Pawlak, Ph.D., a paper physicist at NC State University told Ivanhoe.
The foam is made from combination of hemicellulose, a by-product of the wood pulp industry, and chitosan that is typically found in crushed crustacean or crab shells. The material can be functionalized to remove contaminants.
The material itself isnt selective for radioactive materials, what its actually doing is taking out dissolved ions inside, Dr. Pawlak said.
In a disaster, it could be as simple to use as a tea bag.
You take a cup of water, place your tea bag into the water and itll remove the salt from the water, itll remove the heavy metal from the water, and hopefully itll remove that radioactivity from the water as well, Pawlak explained.
One liter of the foam can turn a hundred liters of contaminated water into safe drinking water. Its physics and material science that could save lives.
The foam may also offer a new option for turning salt water into water thats safe to drink. Funding for this research comes from several sources, including the U.S Department of Energy.
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Hello ladies, I buried my baby boy last January and am ttc, but I haven't had a period since July, with many negative tests between then and now (I have PCOS). anyway, today I tested again and saw this faint line. It showed up well within the time frame, but I thought it looked a little too spaced out from the control line. Could it be an evap line? It is definitely pink. Somebody please tweak it and let me know. Thank you so much!
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The Kino Classics Blu-ray releases of the hard-to-find Bette Davis features, Of Human Bondage and Hell's House, are remarkable and should be added to the serious cinephile's film collection.
The 1934 film, Of Human Bondage, tells the tale of a sensitive artist named Philip and his crush on a worldly waitress named Mildred. Directed by John Cromwell and written by Lester Cohen, this film is a must-see with tender and funny moments and a superb performance from Davis.
The 1932 film, Hell's House, tells of the harsh conditions at a reform school, featuring Bette Davis as the kindly Peggy Gardner. This film was shot in only thirteen days, was directed by Howard Higgin and written by Paul Gangelin and B Harrison Orkow.
If you are a fan of the legendary actress that is Bette Davis, please do not hesitate to purchase these beautiful Blu-rays. Both films have been mastered in HD from "archival 35mm elements preserved by the Library of Congress". Of Human Bondage contains a feature length documentary, entitled Revealing Mr. Maugham.


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The main bridges in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto IV connect the islands to each other, and most are modeled after bridges in the New York area. Player can obtain the Under the Bridge Achievement by flying a helicopter below all the bridges.
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The outward feature is not to be trusted. Lime-water outwardly resembles milk. The apparent face is not identical with the immanence, the soul or the substratum. In determining the self, it is necessary to find our real position. Are we products of material things? Are we the Oversoul? This problem requires solution as we shall leave the external body after a time...


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Thunder, Clippers book second-round showdown
Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklohama City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder overpowered the Memphis Grizzlies 120-109 on Saturday to line up a clash with the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the NBA playoffs.
Russell Westbrook notched his second triple-double of the series with 27 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds, and Kevin Durant scored a game-high 33 points for the Thunder – who won the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series four games to three.
The Clippers advanced with a 126-121 game-seven triumph over the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles.
Westbrook joined Rajon Rondo as the only players in NBA history to record triple-doubles in two game sevens. His first also came against Memphis in 2011.
The Grizzlies, missing the suspended Zach Randolph and with Mike Conley nursing a sore hamstring, gave it all they had, taking a 36-27 lead after the first quarter and leading by as many as 11 in the second period before the Thunder inexorably asserted themselves.
Durant, expected to be named the NBA Most Valuable Player next week, was a perfect five-for-five from three point range and pulled down eight rebounds in the victory.
"I was finally able to get out of my own way tonight," said Durant, who admitted he'd been stung by critical press after struggling offensively earlier in the series. "I was thinking too much, worried about what you guys (the media) were saying about me."
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 24 points and six assists and Conley battled through his injury to score 20 points with nine assists.
Both added four steals, but the Grizzlies just couldn't stop the Thunder.
Leading by three points at halftime, the Thunder opened the second half with a 17-5 scoring run to take control of the contest. The surge included three three-pointers – two from Durant and one from Caron Butler.
Oklahoma City connected on 13 of 17 shots from the field in the third quarter. The Thunder led by as many as 16 before taking a 93-81 lead into the fourth, and the depleted Grizzlies never threatened in the final period.
The Grizzlies had led the series 3-2, but missed their chance to advance when they dropped game six in Memphis. Randolph, who led the Grizzlies in scoring with 18.9 points per game in the series, was suspended for game seven after punching Thunder rookie Steven Adams late in Thursday's loss.
The Thunder will host game one of the second-round series against the Clippers on Monday.
The Clippers kept their post-season push going despite the controversy surrounding owner Donald Sterling.
Sterling was banned for life from NBA activities and fined $2.5 million by league commissioner Adam Silver after racially charged remarks he made in a private conversation became public last weekend.
The league is also taking steps to force him to sell the club.
"I just thought this team really needed the game," said Clippers coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers. "I just thought with all this stuff, this team just needed this win.
"Our guys fought the adversity, they went through it. It drained them and they found enough energy to find a way to win the game."
Blake Griffin scored 24 points and DeAndre Jordan added 15 with 18 rebounds, the pair combining on a string of stirring plays down the stretch to secure the close-run victory.
Chris Paul scored 22 points and 14 assists for the Clippers, who got 22 from Jamal Crawford and 20 from J.J. Redick.
Steph Curry totaled 33 points and nine assists, and Draymond Green added 24 points for the Warriors, who had stayed alive on Thursday with a 100-99 victory.
Golden State were quick out of the blocks, and the Clippers never led in the first half.
But Los Angeles out-scored the Warriors 31-20 in the third quarter and took a three-point lead into the fourth, in which the lead changed hands six times as the teams fought for their playoff lives.
Saturday's games were among a record five game sevens in the opening round of the playoffs.
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College Hockey:Big Red Dump Bears In OT
Weickowski Helps Keep Cornell On Pace
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Cornell came away with a thrilling overtime 2-1 win over Brown, thanks to junior forward Krzystof Wieckowski's goal just 1:17 into the extra session.
After a Brown turnover at the Cornell blue line, a two on one developed with Wieckowski and Denis Ladouceur. Ladouceur made a nice feed to Wieckowski, who went in all alone and beat Brown's Brian Eklund through the five-hole. The Cornell bench emptied to congratulate each other, while a stunned Brown team looked on in dismay. This was the fourth straight loss for the Bears, despite playing improved hockey.
"We're playing good hockey," Brown head coach Roger Grillo said. "I was happy our penalty kill was better. But we need to take the next step- and that is finishing a well-played game like this."
Brown senior forward Doug Janjevich opened up the scoring 7:11 into the first. Janjevich fired a shot in on net, and, after a long scramble in front, buried a backhand into the vacated goal.
Cornell evened it at 1-1 early into the second. On a powerplay that carried over from the first, Sam Paolini, a sophomore forward, finally solved Eklund, who stood on his head in the first.
The rest of the second and the third remained scoreless. Despite many opportunities for both squads, including a few great chances for Brown midway through the third, neither team could get that go-ahead goal.
"Both goaltenders played great," Cornell head coach Mike Schafer said. "It's good to get out of here with a win. Brown is a tough squad, they've had some bad breaks."
With the win, Cornell keeps pace with the other top teams in the ECAC. They will venture up to Cambridge to face Harvard tomorrow night, in a crucial matchup. Brown will host Colgate, in a must win situation if they are looking to make the post-season.
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fruit and spinach smoothie
You will be so surprised! This power drink is full of vitamins and nutrients. The benefits of spinach are out of control. It is nutrient-rich, heart-healthy and an excellent source of iron. I hear that iron is good for pregnant woman and growing babies. I should feed this smoothie to my preggo sister.
Let's be honest. I don't really like raw spinach. When I make spinach, I usually saute it in a balsamic vinegar, sugar and pancetta mixture. It covers up the taste. It becomes very un-spinach like.
In this case, I am covering up the taste of raw spinach with delicious, sweet fruit.
Everything on the above cutting board goes into a blender with one cup of vanilla soy milk. That's it! No sugar, no ice... this smoothie is so legit.
You are going to love it. I don't appreciate overly-sweet, borderline milkshake-like smoothies. This one is the perfect balance.
Great for a super healthy breakfast, which is how I have been enjoying it.
I hope you try it!
Fruit and Spinach Smoothie
1 cup vanilla soy milk
1 whole ripe banana
4 frozen strawberries
4 slices frozen peaches
1 tablespoon milled flax seed
1 handful (about 3/4 cup) raw spinach leaves
Put everything in a blender. Blend it. Pour it into a glass. Sip and enjoy. Easiest recipe ever.
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Mmm, this looks delicious. I like how it calls for frozen fruits so we can enjoy this in the winter months too. I will try this weekend!ReplyDelete
i love veggie fruit smoothies!!!!ReplyDelete
does this recipe serve one or two? looks delicious!ReplyDelete
Serves one! I just photographed the smoothie in 2 tiny juice glasses :)ReplyDelete
Ooo I love! I've been thinking about getting into the smoothie groove and this sounds like the perfect starting point!ReplyDelete
That looks like a chocolate malt! I can't believe it's spinach instead. Very cool and nutritious!ReplyDelete
I can't wait to try this recipe. I already make one smoothie with blueberries and spinach. SHHHHH, my children don't know.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:01 PM
sounds delish but i would steam the spinach
Good ideas, everyone :)ReplyDelete
I never thought of steaming the spinach first. Will have to try that one. Thanks!
This recipe definitely only serves one... maybe .5-ReplyDelete
I could seriously drink a gallon of this stuff!
Very delicious smoothie, and I love how it's not overly sweet with ample health benefits :)
Ooooo tasty!ReplyDelete
I know your recipe can be edited, as alas I'm allergic to raw banana (which also includes most melons - all relates to my allergy to ragweed) so I may go for all berry. :)
green monster smoothies!! (that's the name for them in the blog world hehe) YUMM!!! :DReplyDelete


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NEW ORLEANS – UCLA senior thrower Julian Wruck was named to the men's 2014 Preseason Watch List for The Bowerman, USTFCCCA announced Wednesday.
Wruck was one of three male finalists for the award last season that made the trek to Orlando, Fla., for The Bowerman Trophy presentation.
A national contender and 2011 champion in the discus in his days at Texas Tech prior to his transfer to UCLA, Wruck had a breakthrough year in a big way in 2013, re-writing the record books en route to his second NCAA title in the discus.
Wruck finished the season not only undefeated but nearly untouchable in eight collegiate events in 2013, registering the top 27 throws by any collegian in 2013. He officially owns four of the top 10 throws in collegiate history and is No. 4 all-time at 217-7 (66.32m), and produced an all-time collegiate best 223-7 (68.16m) mark at an exhibition throws meet among four other throws that would have ranked in the all-time collegiate top-10.
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Bernanke Provided Billions In Loans to Gaddafi
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bread and circuits.
obuma blues
Americans don;t give a fuck, they have their head in the sand and only care about Jersey Shore reruns and episodes of the Bachelor..we need financial crisis round 2 to wake the people up in this country, only then might they get off their fat asses and hit the streets and show some outrage..my bet is they will stay in and watch on TV.
Ya the wine is poisoned. Tainted with blood money and drug money. Best kill jesus and kick his out of his ceo position quick before he goes all sociopath on your ass.
"Well, John the Baptist after torturing a thief
Looks up at his hero the Commander-in-Chief
Saying, "Tell me great hero, but please make it brief
Is there a hole for me to get sick in ?"
The Commander-in-Chief answers him while chasing a fly
Saying, "Death to all those who would whimper and cry"
And dropping a bar bell he points to the sky
Saying, "The sun's not yellow it's chicken"...........B.DYLAN
So I guess it's alright for any American citizen to give a loan to Gadhafi and Libya now since Big Ben must have had the approval of Homeland Security, NSA, FBI, CIA, etc.
Well, this development is something that we now know about. Think about all the stuff that we still don't know.
...and probably never will.
We're not half as angry as we should be.
Until they feel the pain....but then they will be begging the gummint for help.
It is time to shake the elite's cozy world. America needs it's own fruit vendor to light the match.
This Libya rape is about perpetuation of the FRN compadres! The USDX hits 75.5 and the PTB know it's damn time to get Libya's 128 tons or so of gold on the open market.
Drive that AU price down and keep the FRN stable for a little longer. Keep that ponzi degrading at a slow controllable rate is the name of the game.
Besides that, they are pissed that the Feds 5 billion loan to the central bank of Libya went to buy more physical.
Gaddafi, not wanting to play the fractional gold game, whereby losing the gold to the Anglos by sending his precious into the vaults of the beast, has now become a target.
The control of his light sweet crude is secondary to controlling his gold in this situation.
It is time to end the Federal Reserve Corporation.
Maybe muammar didn't pay it back or something
The USA is a global empire with concerns outside of the borders of the USA. Quite often those concerns are a greater priority than domestic concerns. And it's really none of the people's business.
WS sold them damaged goods. Guess where all the toxic mortgage debt went ? Overseas.
Try and unravel that gordian knot known as the Shadow Banking system.
And Bernie Sanders you lazy dolt, shut your yappering trap and start the impeachment proceedings already. Talk is cheap you windbag.
The FED, Bernanke is throwing the American Tax Payers to the Lions in the arena on behalf of Foreign Leaders like Gaddifi.
Was it Shiela who kept this secret for all these years. FOIA nazi
Didn't O get a transparency award this week?
Ron Paul, Jim Rogers, and the last great President Andrew Jackson are all correct - the Fed is a den of vipers. With this, in my mind, Buffett has lost whatever little credibility he has left.
I can't believe that scumbag Bernanke hasn't been imprisoned, let alone impeached.
Unfortunately, the closer you look the easier it is to see corruption in all aspects of America life, from the federal government to the state government to the local government to the private corporations and everywhere in between. There are still good people in this country but they are turned into fodder for the ruling elite. And the tea party is "extreme" for wanting to put a stop to this.
Please come again, thank you for playing "America".
pigmen, bitchez!
And we pay income taxes WHY????
Conspiracy Theory the movie is now sequeled by
Conspiracy Fact - the reality series.
After conspiracy-fact becomes conspiracy-double-act..the penny will drop...by then it will be conspiracy re-enact..without tact, but with brass tacks. Then the bemused 'of the people, by the people, for the people' crowd will realize they are the new Apaches...But will they act?..like the Frenchies..whom they despise...but who had the guts...yes, the guts...to take the Bastille..History lives on...not Fukushima mon amour...
You need to realize that everything Obama, Geithner, & Bernanke do, they do for The Banksters. Many people have lost homes. Many more are paying inflated rates on inflated properties which the banks refuse to refinance. Savers are getting lousy rates on CDs, but are charged 10%-24% on a credit card. From the top of the credit menu board to the bottom, The Banksters have FREE REIGN to suck as much blood out of the middle class as they possibly can. It's a criminal plan that TARP was paid for by The Taxpayers to save the banks from extinction, only for them to revive and viciously attack the hands that feed them. Henry Paulson should be charged with Treason for using The Taxpayers' Money to re-arm The Banks of Mass Destruction. Everybody is a victim, even the homeowner without a mortgage, his equity is dropping in its entirety; he's losing more than the guy with a mortgage. Condos sit empty because banks don't want to pay association's maintenance fees, while those fees rise for the rest of unit-owners to make up the shortfall. The Banking Cartel is waging a war against every American Citizen, and it won't be happy until every savings account is drained, every homeowner is broke & evicted, every credit card holder is paying 24.9% + $88/ mo. in overlimit and late fees, and every house is in their possession. Even the foreclosure process is financially draining for the owner, with insurance and electric payments continuing until property is taken out of owners' name, an average of 2-3 years. (Upon repossession, the bank doesn't book the loss until resale, artificially covering-up insolvency issues). Wake up people, its not us against each other, its Us vs. The Banksters who run their operation with impunity.
Further details of the covert TARP program, "Where the Bailout Went Wrong", by Neil Barofsky:
+1000, totally agree, we are being screwed by bankers, FED and Wall Street captured Congress/Presidential admin. And neither of our political party "representation" is doing a thing about it.
And what of the states and cities and towns...the FED won't save their budgets by giving them low interest loans, they have to go to bond market....but Q, he can get cheap loan...unbelievable. Imagine how much less trouble states would be thru this worst crisis in decades, if they had to pay no interest on their loans for a few years.
Rich people can keep getting their tax cuts they never needed before 2001, even in a time of war on worst economy since 30s, war and terrosist threats and foreign leaders can get very cheap money from our printing press...but our city and states can get no help, not even the fairly solvent ones, homeowners get squat, and we must cut teacher and cop salaries, cut Social Sec and Medicare benes etc....BS...
Now we know the real reason BB and the Fed wanted this information to be secret.
Not so much to protect banks who might not come back (but honestly, if they are going under they will come anyway), but to prevent disclosure of this embarrassing gifting of US taxpayer money to foreign entities.
just think of all the US people that are quietly, diligantly paying their mortgages, often on houses that are underwater, have good FICO scores and jobs, and yet can not refi to lower interest rates...No Discount Window For You...but third world dictator thug plane blowing up crazy men, now there is a good lend money for nothing.
How about the small businesses that run their businesses off credit cards, would they love some discount window action.
And all the money that could be saved if regular Americans and small businesses could get cheap money, where would the money end up? In the American economy.
Our money print to give low/no interest loans to foreigners while we get raped and pillaged by our big banks, brilliant...
Unless you have snooki do a public service announcement during american idol, this news won't matter. Sad but true.
You know who gets it. Alec Baldwin. He'd be good president. He's critical of Obama, and mad at nuclear bullshit
If we want to create change, we can start it. Or we have discussion on who we choose for president. Then we get them on ballot. I nominate Baldwin. If agree with me, everyone try to contact Baldwin, let's get his name on the ballot.
Please, not a Hollywood re-distributionist.
Alec Baldwin is an insane ass, fits right in with the Left Wing he LOVES.He's so far up the Lefts ass he can't breathe.
I would like 5 mins w/him alone.
+++ Alec Baldwin for president? WTF, though the media would love it with all those equally crazy brothers of his pullin shit all the time it would be a reporters wet dream.
Dude is smart. Ever see him on those political shows? I like way he handled yelling at daughter. Not Sheen crazy at all, crazy like fox. Brothers would be bonus, fun to watch.
Ben Affleck good to, but he's too nice. Anyone reading blog who's important, nominate Alec Baldwin. He can run independent. Or new party, Tea Party Liberate. The tea party now is social vise grip, I don't care what womans do to her body, or if Doszap want sex with man. Want fiscal balance, clean air to breathe, thrive place for business.
Billy Beer could make a comeback!
Why do you want to have sex with the Alec Baldwin?
Yeah, if we only give the gun to the New & Improved, benevolent dictator, then everything will be all better.
The change you need is to abandon those apathetic views known as being an "informed voter," and realize that nobody is your "representative."
Either take responsibility for you own life, or keep your head in the sand while you roast your ass in the upcoming political hell on Earth. You empower others over you at your own peril. Worse still, you attempt to empower them over me, something which you have no right to do.
"There comes a time to put away childish things." -- St. Paul
I see it's just community of whiners.
Are you wholly unaware that the US gov was taken over by a coup in 1913?
You can play their political games all you want, but thanks to the banksters chokehold over our currency, you cannot win! EVER!
The only winning move to this game, is to walk away, and refuse to play.
After witnessing the first 15 minutes of "Glengarry Glen Ross", I'm down.
Put the coffee down
Tyler, can we get a thread going for this purpose. ZH community nominates a President.
but, but, but...we have our own GW! to propose...
I'd vote for Tyler.
Bernie Sanders (Socialist) Vermont. Even Bernie, for a time, admitted that much.
But then loans to Q-daffy is natural...he is the true role model for the Oligarchy : oil baron, armaments buyer, dynastic head, terrorist, he even loves bunga-bunga. We don't know how to admit it in a 'nominal' democracy. But we'll get there...


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A smoker at the off-strip Silverton Casino last night saw a return to local boxing in Las Vegas with a half-dozen four-rounders and a sixer. The card, promoted by Roy Englebrecht and billed as "Battle in the Backyard" featured a handful of young prospects who kept their records clean against opponents ranging from lifeless to live.
Lightweight Artur "The Punisher" Bernetsyan, of Glendale, Calif., had to work the hardest for his win. In his six-round main event, the Armenian southpaw had to dig deep to pull out a win from Rynell Griffin, of New Orleans, who proved a leap up in class from the tomato cans he kicked around in his first four bouts.
The first two rounds were all Bernetsyan. Though Griffin was certainly game, his wide shots did little to dissuade Bernetsyan from bashing him with occasional right hooks.
The most damage came from two accidental head bangings – at least for Bernetsyan, who came out in round three with a protruding knob on his forehead. After a third clash of noggins, the doc was summoned ringside for a look-see. The fight continued but, from this point on, Griffin was suddenly live. Griffin poured on the aggression in what turned out to be a close round.
The fourth frame, also very competitive and marked with yet a fourth clash-o-heads, became a war of right hands – Bernetsyan's hook and Griffin's straight shot. The two stood in front of one another through the fifth, banging away, Bernetsyan mixing it up with body shots, and Griffin headhunting. Tiring, the Armenian sought to tie up through the sixth though Griffin was as game as ever.
After six, the judges ruled in favor of Bernetsyan, 59-55 twice and 58-56. Fightnews had it for the Armenian, 58-56.
Bernetsyan remains undefeated, climbing to 5-0, 2 KOs, while Griffin drops his second bout in a row, falling to 6-4-1, 2 KOs.
Handy Andy
It could be the desperate state of the heavyweight division that brings on the belief that chubby-but-charismatic Andy Ruiz may be the best looking heavyweight in America.
It could also be the lack of opposition he faced in Miles Kelly.
Soft opposition or not, Ruiz's blazing hand speed (for a physique that makes Chris Arreola look like Timothy Bradley) and smart aggression is something to note as he climbs the ranks of the rank U.S. heavyweight division.
Opponent Miles Kelly was a piece of cake (something Ruiz might know about). Ruiz tore into him early, downing him twice before the stoppage at 1:06.
With the win, Ruiz moves to 5-0, 4 KOs, while Kelly drops his third bout in a row, to 1-4, 1 KO.
Crystal clear in win
Fighting her fourth bout in six weeks, Crystal Hoy (5-3-3, 2 KOs) won a definitive decision over Phoenix's Allison Cole (1-3), who was coming off a year layoff and two losses.
Unlike her previous recent bouts in Vegas, Hoy was all over her opponent, seeking to land her big left hook. Cole sought to pop her jab and move on the outside, but Hoy's aggression was too much in all but the third round.
Big power shots from Hoy staggered Cole briefly in the second and punctuated the final round frequently.
Scorecards read 40-36 twice and 39-37.
A question of beard
Undefeated Los Angeles heavyweight Lionel Davis (6-0, 5 KOs) kept his record clean . . . barely.
Seems Kelsey Arnold (4-6-2, 1 KO) forgot to read the script before leaving his corner for round one. Barely 20 seconds into the fight, he landed a bomb of a right hand. Not even Davis' bushy beard could cushion the blow and he collapsed to the canvas in a heap.
To Davis' credit, he was up quick enough, somewhat embarrassed and his legs momentarily al dente, and he took back the fight from Arnold, who simply did not follow up on his knockdown (or care to).
Arnold turned suddenly submissive and Davis nearly knocked him over the ropes with a WWF move that should've earned him more than a warning from the referee.
The real knockdown came moments before the bell when, in a neutral corner, Arnold now entirely neutralized and disinterested in fighting, let alone winning, allowed himself to be battered down for the count at 2:56.
Turarov's tussle
In a four-round welterweight fight, Kazakhstan's Zhankosh Turarov (3-0, 1 KO) got a fight out of Las Vegas' Johnny Frazier (2-3-3, 2 KOs) in his unanimous decision win.
Turarov stalked Frazier the first two rounds, his lightning-quick counter right hand keeping the Las Vegan moving. In the third round, though, Frazier bloodied the beak of Turarov, who was suddenly reluctant to throw so many punches. Frazier turned it up a notch in the fourth and the two mixed in several exchanges, Turarov's shots heavier, but Frazier refusing to back down.
All three judges scored it for Turarov, 40-36 and 39-37 twice.
Green blues for Alcolea
In a four-round lightweight bout, Long Beach debuter Paul Green (1-0) spelled the blues for Las Vegas' Juan Rumaldo Alcolea (2-4, 1 KO), now in a three-bout losing streak.
Not exactly green from the amateur ranks, Green outclassed Alcolea, using a jab to set up his right in the first, then outboxing the persistent Las Vegan with faster, slicker footwork through the third and fourth rounds. Alcolea's aggression earned him a few licks only in the second round.
All three judges scored it a shutout for Green, 40-36 trice.
Visinia's re-Ward
What happens when you pit an unwilling 203-pounder against a win-hungry 270-pound Samoan?
Twenty-seven seconds is what happens.
That's all that Natu Visinia (5-0, 3 KOs), of Carson, Calif., needed to dispatch of outsized and outenthused Michael Ward (1-3, 1 KO), of Ft. Smith, Ark.
Visinia's quickie kayo, however, did not last quite as long as the groan of frustration Ward released upon hitting the canvas.
Bonus pics
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The continued rehabilitation of Burma among the Asia Pacific nations has received a boost following an agreement with Thailand to invest in a $50bn industrial zone.
In his first trip to Thailand since he took office in 2010, Burma's president Thein Sein, and Thailand's prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, backed the project which encompasses the Dawei port and industrial zone in southern Burma and industrial areas along Thailand's east coast, including the Laem Chabang deep-sea port.
The details of the scheme, which had previously been stymied by a lack of private investment, will be revealed by the two parties in August.
MaxMyanmar, the Burmese conglomerate acting as a local implementing partner, shocked investors when it pulled out of the project last month.
Overseen by Italian-Thai Development in southern Burma, the project could be one of the most important for a nation where the government is keen to revive a battered economy by attracting foreign investment after years of sanctions, reported the Financial Times.
This is first time the two governments have agreed to support the scheme together. However they did not say what level of support they would give the 250 sq km Dawei complex, a private initiative with plans for steel mills, refineries, a petrochemical complex and power plants.
Set for completion in 2018, the deep-sea port would handle goods from the Indian Ocean along a corridor running past Bangkok to its eastern seaboard, bypassing the long and congested Malacca Strait shipping lane.
As well as the ports initiative, the Thai government also pledged to help the Burmese government prepare for its role when it assumes the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2014.
The two leaders also discussed possibilities for opening additional border crossings, cooperation in economic and infrastructure development, Burmese migrant labour in Thailand and the fight against narcotics.
Political and economic reforms under the Thein Sein government have led to increased foreign investment.
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