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Obama was not born he came from the jungle and does not like American and their religion he only plays the part because he hates America and is out to bring it down to his level of Dum president America ever elected and the Democrat's pray to his religion which the devil come up with that is why Obama said there is no God but does say he has a religion by acting the part. That is why the democrat's kiss his royal ass. They all turned to be Muslims not Americans they also do not like America that is way they kiss Obamas rear. Now would you vote for them none Americans in office that are selling America to the Muslims?
How would you categorize President Obama's State of the Union address?
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Every speech Obama has give, including the State of the Union Speech,.......has been full of Lies, Misinformation, and Propaganda.
Obama is the most Corrupt President in the History of America.
My, My, didn't this topic just get everyone's B.P. up? I'm no expert but doesn't this kind of prove how divided this country really is? When people who wore the uniform/shed blood/cried tears for friends who didn't make it back/ have seen and done things not many have can't have a conversation(?) witout the name-calling/hateful comments/personnel attacks/ just who can? No, I'm not pleased wirh the CiC in office. As a matter of fact, I'm not looking forward to getting a new one in a few years/ main reason being: We keep getting worst instead of better leadership at the national level. Just how can we fix that?? I don't care what party is holding the White House; just get me a man/woman who will work for the good of the country/work out some of the differences in both parties/ at least make an attempt to simply get a tax code that anyone can understand/ and lastly won't make the US the laught-stock of the world for "making deals" in the middle-east. Just get us the hell away from that part of the world
We as honorable Vets need to hang together. Obama is a "divide and Conquer" communist who follows the Saul Alinsky play book to the letter! As honorable Veterans, we need to All stick together and come up with a solution to remove this Muslim loving tyrant and all those in Washington who agree with him.
This is the first time I've been on this web page and am appalled and disappointed in many of the comments here. I really don't need to read this kind of crap and thought a veterans site would be different. I thought there would be thoughtful and civil comments rather than personal and vile attacks on the character of our president. So, I won't be back, but, I do feel sadness that people who wear or have worn the uniform prefer to viciously trash our CIC. I guess I'm old school remembering in 1968 (MCRD, San Diego) doing endless push-ups and being told to STFU if we even thought about openly saying anything disrespectful toward our superiors. Hence, I have no tolerance for those who openly enjoy denigrating our president and it doesn't matter to me who holds the Oval Office. So, I am saying hello and goodbye at the same time and, if you won't miss me, the feeling is mutual.
I enlisted in the AAF under President Roosevelt, who was condemned by the Republicans as the worst there ever was or would be, a communist, and a warmonger. He was followed by Harry Truman, who the Republicans blasted as a numbskull, a hick, and a corrupt machine politician. He was followed by Eisenhower, who was damned by the Democrats as senile and by the Republican ultra-conservatives as too ready to compromise with Russia. Next came Jack Kennedy, who was bombarded by the Republicans as too close to the Mafia, obsessed with sex, and too weak because he didn't invade Cuba. And so it goes. Every American president is vilified and denigrated by his opponents before and after the elections. We are supposed to be intelligent adults, but we disprove that assumption with many of the statements in this list of comments. Shame on us.
It is foolish to pretend to respect anyone as destructive to this nation as this left wing, Progressive, Marxist, Fascist, communist, American Hater. The presidency has been so corrupted by this fool, it no longer deserves respect.
The Legion must now be political because the leaches are taking over. Veterans took an oath to protect this nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic. If you detractors do not believe in the oath then quit the Legion, we don't need you, we don't even want you around.
Great comment ED, and I agree with you, the leaches are taking over, but we should just stand back and keep our thoughts to ourselves
Here Here Ed. Even if you are at the bar talking about this.
While I'm not one to approve of the profanity, I do agree with the message. May I remind you all that President Obama IS your Commander in Chief. Like him or not, you should have respect for him in that capacity and honor him accordingly. Many should have learned what your parents told you -- don't discuss Politics or Religion in public places (and you all have made the Legion so). These conversations should be curtailed there, particularly when attendees are having alcohol. It gets "old" watching Republican news broadcasting and listening to the brotherhood slam the President, Democrats and other liberals. That's what got Steve all worked up. Leave it at home, not at the lodge regardless of who is right or wrong. Sure you are entitled to your opinions, but the bar isn't the best place to voice them.
Excellent speech. Covered all the bases except one. Too bad he didn't talk about getting automatic weapons out of the hands of civilians. These weapons are meant for MILITARY purposes, period.
I whole heartedly agree with the fact there is NO place for automatic weapons in private ownership. The Republican Supreme Court Justice Anton Scalia when writing the winning opinion for the landmark Supreme Court case Washington DC V. Heller said that the Second Amendment allows for handguns in the home but military weapons are to be regulated and if necessary forbidden.
Absolutely. We don't need military weapons in public mowing down our little kids who cannot defend themselves. Military assault weapons with loaded magazines are an extreme danger to the American public. They were built to be used on the front lines of battle -- not in our schools mowing down little kids and teachers.
1). The US economy grew 3.2 percent in the final quarter of 2013, with the best six months of economic growth in over ten years, shrugging off the effects of the fall's government shutdown and debt standoff.
2) the Dow Jones set a new record high in January reflecting big business's record earnings.
3) After a 20 year lull the US is again the largest producer of oil, out performing the traditional oil producing countries like Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and Russia.
4) As a sign of confidence in the US Economy the Federal Reserve continued their policy of "Quantitative Easing" and sold $111 Billion in bonds, taking this excess cash out of the well running US economy to guard against higher interest rates and inflation.
5) December unemployment rate of 6.7% was the lowest since December 2007.
6) US Sales of previously owned homes had the best rate of growth since 2006.
Not bad business leadership for a illegal Kenyan Muslim Socialist Community Organizer!
Do you really believe what you read regarding US economy growth. It is all a bunch of lies. If we are the largest producer in oil than the price would not be so HIGH. Unemployment rate is not correct. It is more like 12.7% with families starving and homeless. If owning a home was a better growth rate than so would the loan interest rate go up. You obviously are not a business person!
The economic measures of growth parameters I mentioned are learned in the basic macro economics courses in all schools and are the parameters used in all macro economics studies throughout the world. These figures are public information. Just because Rush Limbaugh's "low information voters" are not aware of this and this higher level of information is never mentioned on Fox News it does not mean it is not true. Republican administrations have used these same basic economic parameters in their assessment of the economy. The unemployment rates are derived by the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) a US Government but independent gathering house of information used by economists and banks throughout the world. I suggest you pick up newspapers like the Republican biased Wall Street Journal or the New York Times and you will find this same information explained in much greater detail. It will make you sound more informed too!
You are confusing oil with gasoline, which refined oil. US Gas prices remain relatively low when compared to world economies. Europe pays double the US price of gas at the pump while the North Sea is one of the biggest producers of oil by companies like Shell (Holland) and Statoil (Norway).
Yes, I am a senior business executive in both the petroleum manufacturing and aerospace industries.
Great statistics and they are true. The United States is recovering from the worst recession in its history (The Great Recession). I will add this to your list: The Obama Administration saved the auto industry and especially Chrysler and General Motors and the jobs that went with them. Chrysler paid back every dime it borrowed plus interest to the U.S. Government and General Motors has once again regained its ranking as the leader in vehicle manufacturing worldwide -- and out of bankruptcy.
Statistics are true? I have ocean front property in Phoenix for you at a Great price too. We are not out of The Great Recession yet. You must of been on that same deserted island too.
ANY president, of any stripe, who insists he will do something "with or without Congress" is grossly ignorant of the role of his office and makes the clear statement he does not want to "lead" but to "rule". Until this time, I was willing to discuss the fact that I do not agree with many of this president's policies, but that he was doing as he thought right.
NO LONGER. He deserves contempt for his misuse of the office.
Again, our president has used the Executive Order less than any of his predecessors. Look it up!
Why is the Legion providing a forum for these whackos to spew hate, racism and disrespect toward our President? We The People elected him.
You might have voted for Obama but I didn't and I am not racist, nor do I think that if I don't like the man, I am one who spews hate or disrespect for the president. I don't like the fact that he allows Muslims to have a meeting, then won't allow Christians the same right. This country was founded on freedom or religion, and to take that right away, regardless of your beliefs is wrong.
Where have you been? Let me guess on that same deserted island. Do you not remember that a lot of people voted several times.
I am worried and hope that the next election comes soon, like tomorrow
He talks about fairness in wages and wealth. The vet. he introduced at his speech is now disabled and will get disability benifits in the amt. of less than 1,000.00 per month for as long as he lives. Our president and other congress folks will get no less than 200,000.00 per yr. after one term in office. How abut he offer some of this to the ones who are hurting. As should other cronies in his clan.
How can you believe anything that comes out of a LIARS mouth. Example bold face lies! You can keep your insurance if you like it PERIOD. You can keep you doctor PERIOD. He is COLD, UNCARING and out to destroy FREEDOM and LIBERTY that countless AMERICANS have died for. Where is our CIA and FBI? Why is he not being investigated? He should not only be IMPEACHED but also IMPRISIONED for TREASON against the AMERICAN CONSTITUTION.
This is a socilist President who was elected by people who don't want to work. Free whatever they can get is the mission. If, as he claims, that so many employers are seeking skilled employee's, how is it that our troops returning home who been trained in many needed skills, beside fighting, can't even find a menial position?? He is an elequent speaker that spouts things that sound good, but totally without a plan. He used the wounded sargent to make himself look compassionate and caring. He then travels to a Costco to tell them raising minimum wage, a company, without any of his help, allready exceeds minimum wage by several dollars. That makes sense. He is totally out of touch with the real world. I'll bet he couldn't tell you how much a gallon of milk or a gallon of gas costs.
He is approaching and demanding that it is his way or the hiway. He should be impeached. But that will not happen. I am very concerned for the welfare of our nation and for all veterans. All service personnel and retirees should feel threatened, because they are. He and Clinton's response of what difference does it make is exactly how they feel. I hope our service organizations can muster enough clout and votes to demand favorable actions.
Respect is a 2 way street. When it is earned. This man by executive order has had the IRS DOJ and EPA go after citizens who dare have a different opinion or express same, buy the organizations they choose to join. His lies "keep you doctor" etc. are atrocious at best. If I were still in the Corps on Air Force One I would give him the "short-arm" salute and take the Courts-martial. Semper Fi-Bob
if and when I no longer belong to the legion I will not disrespect legion members or the legion by saying I quit on account of members comments or opinions. No one has to fill out or vote on our leader here if they do not wish to and surely don't have to read comments and make them. If you can't speak well of a legion, then don't speak.
if and when I no longer belong to the legion I will not disrespect legion members or the legion by saying I quit on account of members comments or opinions. No one has to fill out or vote on our leader here if they do not wish to and surely don't have to read comments and make them. If you can't speak well of a legion, then don't speak.
This man is insolent, arrogant, inept, and incompetent. It's time to introduce him to another "I" word - IMPEACHMENT. He bought the office, disgraced it, and considers himself the Imperial wizard who knows what is best for America. Read the word in CAPS.
get the senate back and you'll see the whole impeachment process on cnn and fox
I thought the Legion was not to be involved in politics. However, you want our political opinions. Which is it then?
I'm glad the Leigon is in this,They are one of few groups fighting to keep are rights and benifits.
It is Obama himself that disses the office of the president. I was serving under the peanut farmer & did not think anyone in my lifetime could possibly be worse. I WAS SURE WRONG ON THAT.
Just how many lies do people have to hear, before they finally realize they have been lied to!
From the Commander In Chief, I expect a more dignified SOTU. Everything this man says is about him- should be about others.
I don't care what political affiliation any one has... But, I'm really sick of all the whining, from both sides. We have a completely dysfunctional government... A government that has not put the needs of the citizens above their own petty partisanship.
I didn't come to the Legion webpage to see a political survey, nor did I come to listen to religion or politics... I came to see how 'an Oregon man is screwing veterans out of wages", but instead here I am, in the middle of the same petty arguments I hear from our government.
Yell at me for my comments, if you like... I could care less... But, if you want to try to point our government in the right direction, write to your elected officials and whine to them (enjoy their form letter response!) and vote them out, if they aren't doing their job.
Danny Staggs
I totally agree with you. Vote all of them out!
Let me start by saying I have respect for the Office of which Mr. Obama holds. Having said that, I have come to the opinion that this man will say, do and use anyone or anything in an attempt to make himself look good.
I salute the office and hold my nose for the man in the office.
After reading these comments I am reassured that my decision to quit was the correct one.
You made the right decision to quit.
That is your opinion. Mine is to not quit even if the ship is sinking. You continue to strive for success and you can't do that if you are a quitter.
Paul, after reading your posts it appears that The American is better off without you too. So we all are the winners.
Please keep voting Paul!
Oh, like you idiots know anything about what it's like to be President. I'm a vet too! Happily, an alive one. Please stop pushing your weight around, thinking you had anything at all to do about whether you got back or not. Please be grateful for the right to vote. If you have enough balls to vote.
We'll Mr. intelligent one, you are right on, I doubt anyone that's never held the office of U S President could ever Imagine how difficult it is. However, I am old enough to be able to compare how different President have conducted themselves, and evaluate the results of what they accomplished while they served. As a voter, (and I have voted in every Presidential election since I was old enough to), I rate PRESIDENT OBAMA as very low in the overall standings.
It's no longer government by the people,
for the people.
It's government by one man, for one man!
Barack Obama is the President of the United States and as such is also the Commander-in-Chief of all our nations' military forces. Some of the comments made are, in my opinion, shameful and certainly disrespectful of the office and the man himself. No one has to like the President as a human being regardless of who he is, but to disrespect the man and the office he occupies is un-american in principle and in fact. All Americans need to support their president and the Office of the President for this basic reason -- a successful president means a successful nation and the United States of America is our nation and the stronger we as Americans can make it, the better off all of us will be.
You must of been on a deserted island too. It is un-American to not have an opinion. If you do not know by now that military forces respect their Commander-in-Chief than you need to crawl back under the rock where you were on that deserted island. All Americans will not support their president with a prime example of the Senate and House (They Do Not). You must have a good president combined with the efforts of the Senate and House to have a successful nation and the stronger we can make it.
people of Germany respected Hitler and followed him to death. we need a president who will follow the guide lines of the congress. My dad has told me numerous times 2 heads are always better than one and our president can't see that. He vows to use ex . privilege if they won't let him have his way. Look at Fidel Castro who did the same. We are headed for a Muslim country as well as a communist type and we don't want that in America. Ia m a vet. of the Korean War era and I love America and I don't love what is happening to us with this president. We are a Christian nation no matter what he says. The polls prove we are an 86% Christian nation and that is a majority to me.
I agree with you R.J. Barr. I think that we are a Christian nation. I heard Mr. Obama and countless others use the phrase "God Bless America". I've heard it so often that it almost becomes meaningless and pointless. I believe God did bless America. If you would like to know is wrong with our country today, just look at what we have done with all his blessings. Our government doesn't have all the answers. They just think they do. Just my thoughts. I don't expect anyone to agree with me. Army '74-'77
God Bless America, I agree with you and I think that the path we are on now will lead to God not blessing us as he has done in the past. Prayer banned, Obama cancelled the day of prayer last year. We need God, and if we forget that then we will surely pay for it.
I respect the office, not the person occupying it. He's not doing anything that will move the country forward, of course he doesn't have any help either, as 905% of the current government office holders have not been sticking to the Constitution as our Founding Fathers intended. Example: none off them, (President or Congress), have the same healthcare, retirement plan, and pay scale as the rest of the government employees. I could go on with examples like this, but you should get the point…
Appears as though you are completely satisfied that we now have had an avowed SOCIALIST in OUR White House for 5 yrs., and counting. Shame on you for not advising yourself on his TRUE agenda. You have to dig a little, BUT, the info is there, showing what his true agenda is, AND, what his true plans really are!!
@Marvin, disagreement, regardless of how strong and severe, is by no means disrespectful. Calling names, making blanket (and false) statements about a person's character or integrity, or generalizations about a person's background would be disrespectful. While that line may be hard to find at times, the easiest way to find it is to ask yourself how you would feel if the comments were said about you.
Frankly, having a President stand behind a microphone or a teleprompter and tell the People what they should think and feel is disrespectful to the People. He certainly does not seem to like it when the People in turn tell him what he should do. How high do the numbers have to be before he acknowledges that he is on the wrong side of the Will of the People?
2 minutes out of 66 about Defense?
The people voted in the GOP in the House for a reason, to counter the Democrats and the President, they are of a different party that do not see eye to eye and it was the President who consitantly refused to listen to the GOP in the House. Further, the Senate leader refuses to bring up any bills sponsored by the GOP members,so the failure of the President to get anything done is his fault and the people spoke in 2010 to elect a GOP house to 'STOP' the Democrats. The people spoke no only to elect the President, but to elect the GOP house; thus, they want to government to be refrained.
Stop listening to racist fox lying news!! The only thing the republican congress brought up for votes is STOP so called Obama care. They haven't brought up one bill to move the country forward and HELP the middle class. They do nothing but obstruct!! What idea has the republicans brought forward for the President needs to listen to---none!!
Mr Clark, race has nothing to do with my opinion. Policies and leadership is what I pay attention to. In fact I am working to get a qualified conservative to run for president. His name is Dr. Benjamin Carson. He has integrity and demonstrated ability to lead. You are a very sad and angry person. I feel sorry for you. As to Fox News Channel, what a breath of fresh air. You could learn a lot watching Fox. They tell the truth and let me decide. You appear to more interested in listening to biased news reporting. I hope you can figure out how to have a life.
Here you go again. "RACIST!" "LIARS!"
The only reason Republicans, in general, don't like Obamacare is because it isn't Romneycare.
The majority of Americans don't want either one. Neither party is trying to help the middle class... they are trying to eliminate it.
I have never been so frightened of our government in my life since Obama has taken office. It seems as if he has no experience what so ever in government. I could not understand at all how he was able to be re-elected, as if Washington D.C. is scared to challenge him on anything. I know there are many democrats who would be glad to leave their office, but then they wouldn't be getting their fine benefits any longer. He, indeed, has too much power for a president. God help our Nation.
The work by MLK has been set back to the mid '60s. Shameful.
It is a shame that so many people now disrespect the office of the President. I thought it was about time the President took exception to the Congress. He has tried to work with them to no avail. I applaud him for his plans to do what ever he can to move this country forward.
There is no disrespect after you earn the respect. Where have you been? On a deserted island for the past 2 years or so? We keep moving backwards not forwards. Go back to your deserted island again.
I hate to disagree with you but he has turned his back against the house who tried to help me keep my health insurance and at 73 its hard to get some other insurance but the senate pushed it thru when most were on vacation.
Sir , it is a shame that WE DO NOT HAVE A PRESIDENT / COMMANDER IN CHIEF in the OVAL OFFICE.. What we have is a MUSLIM USURPER that is out to destroy every thread of FREEDOM and RESPECT that we once had. WAKE UP and PISS THE KOOLAID OUT.
Amen Phil, I agree with your 100%
AMEN PHIL You said it all and I agree with you 100%.
You are a dumb ass legionare
You are ANOTHER ASSHOLE RACIST IN THE American Legion!!!!
WOW! It's ok to be on the left and voice your views. That seems a bit harsh. Is that type of thing a left wing point of view?
You must of cracked another coconut on top of your head again.
It may surprise you, but you are right. There ARE a lot of racists around, and their numbers are increasing. What you may not know is this... most of 'em ain't white!
Also, experience has taught me the biggest racists tend to be the ones who scream "RACIST" the loudest and call people who disagree with them names.
You have your opinion and other people have theirs. Try to at least be civil, even if others are not. Lead by example.
Well said, Hey Jimmy. So tired of the racist card being played whenever a person disagrees with a stated opinion.
then he should be impeach
Read the constitution. The job of the president is to implement the laws set by congress. The use of executive orders are legal only if they apply to congressional direction. The second Roosevelt and Nixon started this and extended this trend and it is time for spineless supreme court to stop it.
You should also point out that this president has used the Executive Order less than any of his predecessora!
So, now, I suppose he just becomes a DICTATOR?? I sure do respect the office of President; just wish the present White House occupant would do likewise. I thought we still had 'checks-and-balances'~~~3 divisions of Government. TOO BAD the mainstream media refuses to inform Americans that his mother and grandparents were avowed socialist/communists, that he was tutored by Frank Marshall Davis, Saul Alinsky and other communists, so as to become the Socialist that he is!!!
Stop listening to Fox lying news!! the Republican congress has NO intentions of working with the PRESIDENT on ANYTHING!!
This is the last time i am going to read this junk you had better get your head out of your seat last year the REPUBLICANS PUT 77 BILLS thru to try to save harry reed to try to save us money but harry file 13 every one now who won`t work with who sign ed and junking everything...
It might do you well to stop listening to MSNBC and CNN. Fox isn't so great, either, but at least you CAN hear something truthful there... sometimes. And Republicans will not work with a Democrat president anymore than the Democrats will work with a Republican president. Both parties have the same end in mind and only exist separately so the American voter can "throw the bums out" in any given election without upsetting the real powers.
Forest, even the President has no respect for the Office of President. I would also like to know what Subject Obama has tried to " Work On " with the Congress. As to what I have seen is Obama's use of the " NO WORD " when Congress tried to meet him and Senator Reid halfway on many Subjects. Thank you for your time. TSgt., USAF Retired.
I never thought in my lifetime I would see another President as bad as Jimmy Carter but President Obama will go down as the worst serving President this nation has ever seen.
Our imperial President thinks and acts like a dictator. He makes you think that he wants to work with legislators, but he really has nothing but scorn and contempt for them. It's his way or the highway. Just look at how he has rammed his legislation through Congress, while it was in recess. Just look at the number of Executive Orders he has issued. He bypasses the legislative process when the majority of American people speak their voice. His highness thinks he is a great leader, but a great leader in a democracy can gain concensus agreement. His speeches are loved by those who hug and kiss this guy. Wasn't that absolutely ridiculous the way he hugged and kissed every Congressional woman, and even the Supreme Court women? I was shocked and appalled by this outrageous display of public affection. I was totally embarrassed that his highness would carry on this way. Absolutely shocking!!!
Our imperial President thinks and acts like a dictator. He makes you think that he wants to work with legislators, but he really has nothing but scorn and contempt for them. It's his way or the highway. Just look at how he has rammed his legislation through Congress, while it was in recess. Just look at the number of Executive Orders he has issued. He bypasses the legislative process when the majority of American people speak their voice. His highness thinks he is a great leader, but a great leader in a democracy can gain concensus agreement. His speeches are loved by those who hug and kiss this guy. Wasn't that absolutely ridiculous the way he hugged and kissed every Congressional woman, and even the Supreme Court women? I was shocked and appalled by this outrageous display of public affection. I was totally embarrassed that his highness would carry on this way. Absolutely shocking!!!
Unfortunately we all have now! Didn't help much but at least Carter was a Vet. But beyond being the worst Obama will go down as the most Damaging to the Constitution we all enlisted to protect. The very foundations of Freedom we defended are being under minded by this President. Silencing opposition are the things of tyrants. I note some members didn't appreciate the question even being asked. If our organization doesn't. Who else will?
Ditto, I agree.
I didn't realize there were so many racist people in the American Legion---until now!
What has race got to do with a president who is completely out of touch about how a president should act. He makes a point not to salute our flag, he has never done one single thing to make this country better. I don't care what color you are, if you are a good person who makes good decisions for our country I would stand up for you, Obama hasn't done anything but lie and deceive the American citizens. If the people who voted for this man are not ashamed, then they are blind or just plain stupid.
Sad to say Mr. Clark, you are the only person to play the race card. Here is food for thought, voting for a person BECAUSE of the color of his/her skin is as racist as not voting for someone because of the color of his/her skin. One other thought, he is half white.
Here we go again!! James, you typify the Obummer supporter and liberals in general: when you can't argue intelligently or justify your position, you turn to the race card. Race has nothing to do with it and you know it. You just can't present a credible defense for this idiot.
If you believe that then go live on the deserted island too.
You're the only one that I have seen bring race into it. Same old crap, if a person doesn't agree with something he must be a racist. Carter sucked as President and so does Obama. Not racist but fact. All you have to do is look at their record. They both are anti-military.
i am not a racist i don`t judge a man by the color of his skin my ancestors were red skins but i judge a man by his actions.
he will be in the WH from now on as America's dictator unless CONGRESS grows some balls and ARREST and INDITES him and his REGIME for MURDER and TREASON and get their SORRY A$$E$ out .......
I totally agree.
Mr. Howell,
Excellent comment! I have been saying this for a couple of years now. I live in Illinois and I know better than most that Mr. Obama was incompetent as our senator. He had never worked in the private sector nor does he understand it-I think rather he despises it. At least Carter was an Annapolis graduate and peanut farmer!
It often makes me wonder how Ovomit became filthy rich and receive his education from some ivy league schools when coming from dirt poor family. The sale of his books sure didn't make him all that he is worth today. No wonder he hired a team to keep his records sealed and never revealed his college transcripts. To this date i have never witnessed anyone coming forward and saying I knew him when he was growing up and his classmates stroies while he was in all of his schools. Wonder why that is? He has done more to create more strife and destroy the constitution than any other president ever. I can see the museum now for this poor excuse for our leader in the future being full of lies and smoke and mirrors his support of breaking our nations laws and rules.
"If Congress won't act, I will. I have a pen and a phone---". That's exactly why our founding Fathers wrote in to our Constitution a balance of powers. This president has trampled the Constitution and spit on the portrait of our Founding Fathers. His unending rhetoric is full of lies and distortion. There was nothing in his State of the Union speech that addressed the state of the union. It was another campaign speech full of empty promises to those who worship at is feet.
Indeed,,, Jimmy Carter must be proud of this guy !!!!
I agree. He has no respect for the American Citizens, tradition, or laws.
He can't leave too soon.
Obama is living proof that there are more horses asses then there are horses.
I agree, Jimmy carter his a very happy man today as he is no longer the worst.
Comments like that from members like you are the reason I quit the legion.
I agree Paul Donahue!
If you quit the Legion , stay off the page. Seems there are a few other infiltrators turning it into a childish social media outlet. I agree this administration , voted in twice ,just as another Chancellor was democratically elected 80yrs. ago, telegraphs its disdain for our nation and our Constitution and is "fundamentally transforming" free citizens into subjects . I am stunned and dismayed by the cheering of the masses of useful idiots and complete surrender of any resistance by the supposed opposition party or journalists.
Man are you every thin skinned. As long as you are not active duty, and individual has a right to criticize the Commander in Chief. Talk about intolerance Paul, YOU TAKE THE CAKE!
So leave, Paul; no great loss. Attitudes like yours are why we are in the mess we are in. What are we supposed to do: sit around and let this incompetent "president" totally destroy our country? He truly is the worst ever and the most dangerous. Wake up.
Hate you quit the legion. That is the reason members like you make us lose so many things.
I have to agree with the vet above Obama is the worst president he has us so far in debt that we will never get out from under it he took 714,000,000 that he put in obamacare which will never get working and with the help of some other dummys in dc took some military retirement and he is not finished yet ex democrat...
Could not agree more
We have an administration that does not look out for veteran's. If any American Legion member is happy with the president you should be ashamed of yourself. If the president truly cared about the American people we would not still be talking about BENGHAZI and would have gotten to the truth by now. We have ''Fast and Furious'' IRS, NSA, to many unanswered questions. I don't care whether your democrat or republican,whatever happened to leave no man behind, and instead order a stand down. You can't be serious Paul Donahue?
permalink. hope you didn't let the door hit you in the behind when you left
If you quit the Legion, why are you on this website?
If you don't belong why are you commenting??? Oh yea, that freedom of speech thing that this administration wants to deny us!
Good riddance to bad garbage!
Good Riddance Paul. The person you are talking about has his/her right to speak his/her Opinion/feelings.Yes I know, so do you, but yours was a personal attack, his/her's wasn't.
I wholeheartedly second the opinion that this is the worst president in, at least, modern history. He seemingly has no respect for the very oath of office that he took as he tramples on the Constitution, or looks for a way around it, every chance he gets. It also seems that his idea of leading is to simply create conflict, and then back the side that he likes. This administrations promotion of class warfare, gender warfare, race warfare, and political warfare is the worst I have ever seen or heard. This administration seemingly does not believe in the "will of the People", but rather to tell the People what they should will. Arrogant, disrepectful, unethical, untrustworthy. This is how I describe this President. It saddens me that so many of this People appear to be blind to their role in these problems that face us, and seem unwilling to change the course of our History.
Richard, Well put and what so many of us believe. It sounds like we may be
some of the few that have to fight for those beliefs. Stand proud brother!
If our President is "trampling the Constitution" why hasn't he been impeached?
You obviously have no idea of what your talking about. But after reading some of the other comments about our President, I can say you are in good company. Sad!
Mr. Perry
I completely agree with your statement, I could not have said it better myself. I wish America would wake up and see how bad this president is going to hurt this country for years to come. It is time to start calling our congressmen and ask them to start impeachment proceedings right away.
I still think he's a false president, and should have been impeached during his first term. The welfare class, illegals love him because they are getting a free ride as government dependents.
Sorry you don't keep up with the facts
I could not have said it better, thanks.
As a realitively new member of the Legion, I joined to be a member of an organization of veterans and not a political action group. It makes me wonder why the Legion does a poll like this in the first place.
Can't go anywhere now a days without politics getting into it. I joined a organization for veterans! With you Forest Webb…so sick of it!
They do it to get a feel for members' thoughts. In order to work for vets, you have to know their concerns and thoughts.
We wouldn't need organizations such as American Legion if the government took care of their brave men and woman that put their life on the line to keep America free and our way of life as the Founding Fathers intended it to be.
I totally agree. It is shameful to think, that we are of so few. Our founding fathers would be appalled!
I like the few.---------proud,---------- brave, but NOT Obama!
I like the few.
Our Founding Fathers were a lot harsher in their treatment of the Continental Army veterans than any U.S. government since. The individual Colonies, once they became states, did not want to pay taxes to the Continental congress and rejected the bills for paying the army's vets until George Washington stepped in years later.
So are you saying it is ok to treat today's vets with scorn and disrespect? If you don't want to come into the 2000s, at least come into the 90s; we are not in colonial America anymore. Don't make excuses for this incompetent clown.
The POTUS was the one that chose to not support and back our military. He made hollow promises about fixing things that actually in many cases have become worse regarding the serving members in our service branches. Heck when he 1st became C.I.C. he didnt' even know how to follow proper protocol when coming into contact with those that serve him while in uniform. He has shown his true baffoon character repeatedly. If he truly cared about our brothers & sisters in service he would have quickly have ruled the Fort Hood shooting a terrorist act. It shows where his true feeling and allegiance truly is and supporting and backing our troops sure don't deserve the terrible treatment they have been subject too while this clown has been in office.. At least the VFW and the Legion care for those that serve and keep our interests at their forefront to help protect our interests.
Total agree with your comment. The world was proof of Americans and now we can't even show our colors in the Olympics.
Heck when he 1st became C.I.C. he didnt' even know how to follow proper protocol when coming into contact with those that serve him while in uniform.
What did you know when you first came in touch with people whom you would serve?? Come on, grow up!!
This clown is the CIC, not some new recruit; he is supposed to know protocol. He's the smartest man in the room, remember (ask him, he will tell you that). Of course, when you have never had a real job and always had things handed to you, for whatever reason, why would you pay attention to traditions? This clown is a disgrace.


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1. Adalbert Rückerl, the former head of the Central Agency of the Länder for the Prosecution of Nazi Crimes, based in Ludwigsburg, who died in 1986, commented that the absolutely objective, i.e. independent and unprejudiced witness, does not exist. By this he meant one who in complete command of his or her faculties takes in an event, memorises it, and finally can repeat it without mistakes after the passage of time. A 'neutral' witness is hard to find because witness statements are inevitably, by their very nature, a recounting of events subjectively experienced at the time and further filtered over the years. The most exciting witnesses for the historian are those who have a wider mental horizon, whose powers of perception and interpretation of events are above the normal. Usually though, the historian faces the hard task of weighing up the objective truth of a statement against possible corruption of memory of one sort or another.
2. Rückerl listed a number of specific problems concerning witnesses to Nazi crimes and their willingness to talk.31 Some of them correctly fear that if they give a truthful account, they themselves may be prosecuted. Some of them are silent because they are genuinely ashamed to have known about these things and to have kept silent at the time. Some witnesses have genuinely repressed their memories of events, but Rückerl adds the proviso that:
The extent of apparent loss of memory, which many of these witnesses in the courtroom try to demonstrate, is nothing short of shocking and disgraceful. Time and time again in NS trials it is shown that those persons, apart from the accused themselves, who could be most effective in establishing the truth, are the very ones who impede matters.32
3. The age of the witnesses and the time-span between events and their retelling often poses problems, as does the tendency to fill holes with products of their fantasy to retain credibility. The historian is also confronted by the possibility of an ongoing exchange of ideas and memories between members of a particular group, so that that which has been experienced and that which has been received become intermingled and hard to disentangle.
4. A comparative approach is imperative when evaluating investigations. Only by reviewing as broad a sample of statements as possible are discrepancies, distortions and omissions likely to be revealed. Moreover, only by comparison with the existing documents can such statements be placed in their proper historical and individual context, and thus allow of an informed conclusion. With well-documented individuals one is often in the position to reject witness statements as a reflected self-image, based on a desire for exculpation. It must also be remembered that a genuine repentance and critical distance to their former life is rare amongst former Nazis. For instance only three of the twenty two accused at the main Nuremberg trial admitted their guilt: the General Governor of Poland Hans Frank, the Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories Alfred Rosenberg, and the Einsatzgruppenführer Otto Ohlendorf. Albert Speer made a show of declaring his guilt, but in fact to his dying day never admitted that he had known about the extermination of the Jews. Very few are those who wish to unburden themselves, legion are those who seek to prove their innocence.33
5. It is a recognised phenomenon amongst oral historians of the 'Third Reich' that witnesses to NS crimes are often only in a position partially to reveal their knowledge. Often an episode is disguised as having been told to the person interviewed by a third party, coupled with a disclaimer that he or she had not realised the full significance of the episode as related to them at the time. Oral historian Gabriele Rosenthal concluded that when the statement is made that the interviewee 'knew nothing', they mean that they knew nothing about the factory-like murder of the Jews in death camps or all of the circumstances and details which became public after the war.34 The witness deliberately overlooks the significance of those particular details known to themselves, and thereby avoids a confrontation with the realities of the past.
6. A further problem is that matters that are related as incriminating or as having preyed upon the mind, may not be what they pretend to be. A defensive barrier is erected whereby a partial revelation maintains the fiction of a certain morality and simultaneously blocks a fuller (self-) investigation into actions and responsibility. The claim to have known 'something' also maintains a certain plausibility as regards the rest of the story.35 Often the Nazi era is rejected out of hand as being too far in the past to be worth reminiscing about and provokes the blanket sentiment 'we had nothing to do with it.' It is also a recognised phenomenon that interviews, if granted at all in the first place, are often refused publication, often out of the revulsion experienced from listening to their own recollections.36
7. Not only are witness statements recollections of things past, and therefore subject to retrospection, but the context of a criminal or historical investigation itself may provide additional incentives for distorting the truth. This is a factor that must be taken into account by the interviewer. Oral historian Ela Horning discussed her experiences interviewing Austrian soldiers who had fought for the German Wehrmacht. She established that many of her interviewees, either consciously or subconsciously, sought to equate the sufferings of the victims of National Socialism with their own privations suffered on the eastern front or during post-war imprisonment. Some of her witnesses had revisionist interests and expectations. They hoped that, with the historian as an 'accomplice', their sufferings in Soviet camps could finally become a historically subjective part of history. Thereby they could negate their complicity in the crimes of war and National Socialism. The intention was, Horning concluded, that 'The culprits should become victims'.37
30. Literature discussing the veracity of post-war reminiscences of the National Socialist dictatorship includes Walter Hubatsch, Deutsche Memoiren 1945-1955. Eine kritische Übersicht deutscher Selbstdarstellung im ersten Jarhzehnte nach der Katastophe (Laupheim, 1956); Helmut Peitsch, "Deutschlands Gedächtnis an seine dunkelste Zeit." Zur Funktion der Autobiographik in den Westzonen Deutschlands und den Westsektoren von Berlin 1945 bis 1949 (Berlin, 1990); Leonidas E. Hill 'The Published Political Memoirs of Leading Nazis, 1933-1945', in George Egerton (ed.), Political Memoir. Essays on the Politics of Memory (London, 1994), pp. 225-241; Friedrich Gerstenberger 'Strategische Erinnerungen. Die Memoiren deutscher Offiziere', in Hannes Heer (ed.) Vernichtungskrieg. Verbrechen der Wehrmacht 1941-1944 (Hamburg, 1995), pp. 620-627.
31. Adalbert Rückerl, NS-Verbrechen vor Gericht. Versuch einer Vergangenheitsbewältigung (Heidelberg, 1982), pp. 249-256.
32. Rückerl, p. 250.
33. A particularly crass example is Lina Heydrich, Reinhard Heydrich's wife. When she published her memoirs her publishers saw themselves obliged to employ an historian to refute no less than 29 contentious attempts to excuse her husband or herself. Lina Heydrich, Leben mit einem Kriegsverbrecher mit kommentaren von Werner Maser (Pfaffenhofen, 1976).
34. The varieties of the protestation 'I knew nothing' are also dealt with in Barbara Keller, Rekonstruktion der Vergangenheit. Vom Umgang der "Kriegsgeneration mit Lebenserinnerungen (Opladen, 1996), p. 204.
35. Gabriel Rosenthal (ed.) "Als der Krieg kam, hatte ich mit Hitler nichts mehr zu tun" Zur Gegenwärtigkeit des 'Dritten Reichs' in Biographen (Opladen, 1990), pp. 216-220.
36. Lothar Steinbach, Ein Volk, ein Glaube? Ehemalige Nationalsozialisten und Zeitzeugen berichten über ihr Leben im Dritten Reich (Bonn, 1983), pp. 16-17.
37. Ela Hornung, 'Das Schweigen zum Sprechen bringen. Erzählungsformen österreichischer Soldaten in der deutschen Wehrmacht', in Walter Manoschek (ed.), Die Wehrmacht im Rassenkrieg. Der Vernichtungskrieg hinter der Front (Vienna, 1996), pp. 182-205, p. 187.
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John "Sid" Sidney Wheelock passed away at his home June 18, with his wife, Dana, and his boys, Zack and Zed, by his side.
He was born in Denver March 2, 1962. When he was 2 years old, his family moved to Hyannis, Neb., to live on the Wheelock-Manning ranch. When he was 5, his folks bought a ranch in Burns.
His first horse was a big work horse, the only time he didn't need help getting on it was when there was an ornery cow close by, then he could climb right up his leg into the saddle.
His dad taught him how to hunt, he became an excellent hunter with the rifle and bow. He got his first deer when he was 9 years old.
When he was 16, he spent the summer on a ranch in Wyoming. After graduation from high school he became a farrier and broke horses and worked on ranches near Hayden.
In 1984, John married Dana Gingrich. Together they had two children, Zackary and Zed. They were married almost 28 years. He taught his children the love of hunting, fishing, and bow hunting. He worked at the Hayden Power Plant for 22 years as a welder/mechanic. He enjoyed his family and friends, and will be greatly missed. "Sid" was preceded in death by his sister, Tabbie Lynn, and is survived by his parents, Sidney and Thalla Wheelock.


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Campolindo High's Hannah Buck scored with 34 seconds left to lift the top-seeded Cougars over Acalanes 8-7 in the North Coast Section Division II girls water polo championship.
Buck got behind the Acalanes defense for the game-winner after No. 2 seed and host Acalanes (17-10) had fought back from a 6-1 deficit to tie the game in the final minute.
The win capped a 26-1 season for Campolindo.
"It was amazing," Buck said. "It wouldn't have happened without my teammates. Natalie (Siedemann) made a great pass. The design was for the person at the top to make the goal, but the girl left me and I was wide-open in front of the cage."
It was a gut-wrenching loss for the Dons, who had tied the score 7-7 just seven seconds prior on a long shot by Megan Dietrich. The ball was partially-blocked by Campolindo goalkeeper Maddie Tagg and ended up right on the goal line. It took several seconds for the goal judge to confirm it was a goal.
Cougars coach Kim Everist then called a timeout to set up the final play.
Siedemann, Annika Jensen and Brooke Preston each scored two goals to lead Campolindo to its fourth victory over the Dons this season. Dietrich led Acalanes with two goals.
San Ramon Valley 7, Monte Vista 1: The No. 1 Wolves frustrated their crosstown rivals with suffocating defense and got four goals from sophomore Kat Klass to capture their second straight NCS Division I championship at Acalanes High.
Senior goalie Devon Gasparini turned away 10 shots and was working on a shutout until Monte Vista's Courtney Fahey scored with 6:23 left in the game.
"We really did a great job helping back on their strong key players," Gasparini said. "I was able to take away a lot of those shooting angles because my defense was so strong. It was really great to have just one goal up there and keep it not so close."
San Ramon Valley (23-3), which also beat Monte Vista for the East Bay Athletic League title earlier this year, led 3-0 at halftime on goals by Klass, Casey Pond and Grace Cochran and 4-0 after three quarters.
The Wolves outscored their three NCS opponents 44-8 on the way to the program's fifth NCS title since 1997. The Wolves and Mustangs (16-9) have combined to win NCS titles each of the last 12 seasons.
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The Sheridan-Johnson County chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society will meet Thursday.
Commencing at 6 p.m. in the Le Gourmet Room at the Sheridan Holiday Inn, the meeting is free and open to everyone.
Dinner can be order from the menu but is not required to attend.
At approximately 7:15 p.m. Forest Service Archaeologist Pat Bower will give a presentation regarding his archaeological work on Easter Island.
Reservations are not required to attend.
For more information call Scott Burgan at 673-5997.
The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Dr.
Sheridan College will present "The Legacy of the First World War: The View From One Century Later" on Feb. 6. Mike Walker will present a brief overview of World War I, the magnitude of the slaughter that attended the war and the consequences of it. The free presentation will commence at 7 p.m. in the Whitney Presentation Hall. A more in depth look at the First World War will be offered in a seminar class beginning Jan. 22. HIST2490 01, First World War, will be taught by Walker on Wed. evenings from 6-8 p.m. Registration is now open at www.sheridan.edu. For more information on the free presentation or the seminar class contact Walker at email@example.com.
The Sheridan County Democrats are sponsoring a program on Thursday at the Fulmer Public Library. "Follow the Legislature" is a non-partisan, free event which is open to everyone.
The program will explain how to navigate the Wyoming Legislature's website, with focus on bill tracking and advocacy.
There will also be discussions on a bill concerning Medicaid expansion, how to contact your legislatures and a few new skills that will keep you up-to-date on bills in Wyoming.
The program will run from 7:15-8:30 p.m. For more information call SCD President Hollis Hackman at 672-7585.
The Friendship Club of Sheridan (formerly the Sheridan Newcomers Club) will host a Get Acquainted Tea on Feb. 7.
From 10 a.m. to noon at the Inner Circle in Sheridan Fulmer Public Library women of all ages are welcome to enjoy punch or tea and cookies.
The tea is a chance to get to know the group, which meets for lunch the fourth Thursday of every month and offers subgroups including a book club, a Bunco group, a Pinochle group and the potential for future additions like a walking group.
For more information call Elaine Burke at 673-7321.
Sheridan College will present "Saturday University: The Free One-Day College Education" on Feb. 8.
Members of the community are invited to go back to college for a day — minus the tests and late-night study sessions — as three professors from the University of Wyoming present lectures from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The day begins with free coffee and pastries followed by opening remarks.
The first session, "The thinking animal: A look back at comparative psychology in the 21st century," will begin at 9 a.m.
The second lecture, "Making it home: Landscape photographs in the 19th-century West," will begin at 10:15 a.m.
The final class, "Biodiversity inside and out: A look at life's richness from Wyoming's perspective," will begin at 11:30 a.m.
The day will conclude with a lunch and conversation with the professors.
All activities are free and no pre-registration is required.
Saturday University is a collaborative program connecting popular UW professors with Wyoming residents sponsored by UW, the UW Foundation and the Wyoming Humanities Council.
For more information contact Amy Albrecht at 674-6446 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The WYO Theater will present "Live from The Met: Dvorak's 'Rusalka'" on Feb. 8 at 11 a.m.
The performance is part of the series "The Metropolitan Opera: Live in High-Definition" which transmits opera performances to movie theaters and other venues around the world as part of The Metropolitan Opera's efforts to reinvigorate opera and reach out to a broader public.
The program allows audiences to experience the production at the same time as the audience in New York.
"Rusalka" stars Renee Fleming in one of her signature roles alongside Piotr Beczala, Dolora Zajick and maestro Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Tickets are $18 for adults and $9 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at www.wyotheater.com, on the phone at 672-9084 extension 100 or in person at the box office, which is located inside the theater at 42 N. Main St.
Wyoming Weddings will present a free bridal expo on Saturday.
From noon to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Center, everyone is welcome to "Sheridan Bridal Expo."
One couple will win a flat screen television. For more information see www.wyowedding.com or call 755-6896. To pre-register for the event see www. wyomingbridalexpo.com.
Local artist Brent Spink will present his art throughout February at Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library beginning with an artist's reception on Saturday.
The reception will be in The Inner Circle from 1-3 p.m.
Spink is originally from Missoula, Mont. and his primary medium is oil paintings.
He currently lives and works just north of Sheridan in the Wolf Teeth Mountains.
For more information call Kevin Knapp at 674-8585 extension 29.
The library is located at 335 W. Alger St.
The Buffalo Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will hold their 30th annual membership banquet, dinner and auction on Feb. 8.
DU works to meet the needs of waterfowl in Wyoming by creating and enhancing wetlands and associated upland habitats.
The evening will include dinner, raffles and an auction.
Auction items available will be wildlife art, firearms, sculptures, antique wood decoy, gift certificates, dinner and lodging packages, a battlefield tour, fishing and hunting trips, golf packages and more.
Tickets are $35 per person if purchased by Feb. 1 and $45 per person or $80 per couple after Feb. 1.
Tickets are available at The Sports Lure, the Bank of Buffalo or by calling Dean Knauer at 684-5621.
The evening commences at 5:30 p.m. at the Bozeman Trail steakhouse and seating is limited. The steakhouse is located at 675 E. Hart St., Buffalo.
The fourth annual Sheridan College Rodeo Banquet will be held Feb. 8.
The event is a fundraiser benefitting scholarships and operating costs for the men's and women's student-athlete rodeo teams.
The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Silent and live auctions will be held and live entertainment will be provided by Justin Beasley and After the Rodeo.
Tickets are $50 per person and must be purchased in advance.
Tickets are available at the SC information desk, the SC Foundation or through the rodeo teams.
For more information call 674-6446 extension 4006.
The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Drive.
Sheridan College is located at 3059 Coffeen Ave.
Sheridan County School District 2 Board of Trustees meeting Monday 6 p.m. Central Office Board Room 201 N. Connor St. • Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance • Recognition 1. All-State Music participants: Diane Knutson, Razmick Sarkissian and Ashley Lecholat 2. We the People: Tyson Emborg • Approval of agenda • Welcome 1. Audience comments • Consent agenda items 1. Approval of minutes from Jan. 13 2. Approval of bills for payment • Old business 1. Capital construction update (action) a. Fort Mackenzie/the Wright Place and Behavioral Center to Old Highland Park 2014-2015 school year 2. Approval of policies (action) • New business 1. FY14 quarterly financial update (action) 2. Approval of donations for Sheridan High School (action) 3. Fort Mackenzie High School 1:1 MacBook Airs and Da Vinci Lab (information) 4. Flare Gas on School Trust Lands Draft Resolution (Action) – Richard Bridger • Reports and communication 1. Board of Trustees 2. PTO, parents, students, organizations 3. Site administration and staff • District reports 1. Superintendent a. Board goal updates (information) • Executive session 1. Personnel matters 2. Legal matters 3. Real estate matters • Adjournment
Sheridan College's Center for Workforce and Community Education and the American Association of Community Colleges are presenting a series of classes for people age 50 and over.
Classes will be held the second Tuesday of each month starting in September and ending in June.
The class schedule is:
• Feb. 11 — basics of Microsoft Word
• March 11 — writing attention-grabbing resumes
• April 8 — successful interviews
• May 13 — critical thinking
• June 10 — providing "wow" customer service
All classes are free and will be held from 8-11 a.m. at Sheridan College Main Street, 171 N. Main St. Pre-registration is required.
Call 674-6446, ext. 4501, for more information or to register.
Town of Ranchester Planning Committee meeting Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 145 Coffeen Street, Ranchester • Stoneridge Meadows Subdivision Phase 1 preliminary plat
Tongue River Power Board meeting Tuesday 7 p.m. Lucile Alley Room Daton Town Hall 608 Broadway St., Dayton. • Vote to accept the SLIB Grant Application for the natural gas line to the Tongue River Valley
The Sheridan Senior Center will host Helen Laumann of the Sheridan County Historical Society for the next "Conversation in History" on Wednesday.
This series of casual conversations surrounding specific portions of our Sheridan area history is free and open to the public.
The meeting will run from 10-11:15 a.m. in the Senior Center conference room.
The Senior Center is located at 211 Smith St.
For more information contact Lois Bell or Jane Perkins at 672-2240.
The Sheridan College Main Street campus Center for Workforce and Community Education will present the next topic in the series of "Brown Bag Lunch Seminars" on Wednesday. Lynn Gordon of Family and Personal Counseling Center will present topics on Wednesdays through the end of February including depression, fear, family and codependency and how to take control of these issues. The seminars are free and open to everyone with no reservations required. "Male and Female" will be the topic on Wednesday from 12:10-12:50 p.m. For more information call Gordon at 672-6789. The campus is located at 171 N. Main St.
The Bushnell Center will present "Warriors Don't Cry" at the WYO Theater on Wednesday. Part of the Children's Education and Family series at the theater, the play tells the story of the Little Rock Nine who risked their lives in 1957 to end segregation at Central High School. The play received the American Library Association award, 1995 Nonfiction Book of the Year award and the Robert F. Kennedy Book award. The performance will commence at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $14 for adults, $8 for students and $5 for children ages 12 and younger. Tickets are available at the boxoffice located inside the theater at 42 N. Main St., online at www.wyotheater.com or by calling 672-9084. For more information on the play see www.bushnell.org.
Tongue River Fire Protection board meeting Wednesday 7 p.m. TR Fire Hall 249 Highway 14, Ranchester • Bylaws
The Sheridan Artists' Guild, Et al (SAGE) will host an artist's reception and gallery talk on Thursday.
From 5:30-7 p.m. the public is welcome to visit the gallery and enjoy refreshments as SAGE presents "Cowboy Country: Photographs by Mary and Arthur 'Pete' Dailey" which is on display now.
The SAGE Exhibit Gallery is located inside Sheridan College Main Street at 171 N. Main St.
The exhibit will run through the end of the month.
For more information contact SAGE at 674-1970 or email@example.com.
Devils Tower National Monument will offer free park entrance in honor of President's Day on Feb. 15, 16 and 17. All hiking trails will be open to explore for bald eagles, prairie dogs and turkeys, among other natural wonders. Devils Tower is located 33 miles northeast of Moorcroft, 27 miles northwest of Sundance and 9 miles south of Hulett via Wyoming 24. For more national park free days see www.nps.gov/feefreeparks.htm. To learn more about Devils Tower call 467-5283 or see www.nps.gov/deto.
The Best Western Sheridan Center will host a Valentine's Day buffet and dance on Feb. 14.
The Jared Stewart Band will perform and a prime rib buffet will be served. Tickets to the dance are $12 per couple, tickets for the dance and buffet are $56 per couple and room packages are also available.
Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. and the band will begin at 9 p.m. A champagne toast will be served at midnight. For more information call 674-7421. The BWSC is located at 612 N. Main St.
The Big Horn Mountain Eagles #4169 will host a Valentine's Day dinner and dance Friday.
Dinner will include steak, shrimp, twice baked potatoes, salad and dessert and costs $12 a plate.
Dinner will be served from 6-8 p.m. and live music will be offered from 7-10 p.m. All members of the public are invited to attend. For more information call Joanne Kiser at 674-8279. The event will be located at 1760 Commercial Ave.
The national Alzheimer's Association is hosting a rally for its Wyoming volunteers and the general public on Feb. 15.
The event will take place at the Historic Plains Hotel at Central Avenue and Lincolnway in Cheyenne from 9 a.m. to noon.
Participants will be treated to a complimentary breakfast, lunch, give-aways and door prizes.
There will also be a support group offered during the event so caregivers, their loved ones, and volunteers from throughout the state are encouraged to attend.
Agenda topics will include the Alzheimer's epidemic in Wyoming,, the latest research findings, services and support the association offers, public policy and special events in local communities and the association's future plans for the state.
Attendees are asked to RSVP by Monday to Glenda Berry at email@example.com or to Anne Aquin at 550-3618.
The disease affects 10,000 people in Wyoming and its impact extends to additional thousands of friends and family members.
The Brinton Museum, Science Kids and the Big Horn Audubon will present the next monthly "Birding at the Brinton" on Saturday.
This free morning of bird watching will run from 9-11 a.m at The Brinton Museum.
All ages and abilities are welcome to join.
Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars if they have them.
For more information see www.thebrintonmuseum.org. The museum is located at 239 Brinton Road, Big Horn.
Landon's Greenhouse and Nursery will host three free public workshops on Saturday.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Sheridan's African Violet Society will inform participants on African violet growing techniques, do's and don'ts and society membership.
The second workshop will be presented by Landon's manager Keith Kershaw at 1 p.m. Kershaw will present information on ordering trees and shrubs for the spring.
Finally, at 3 p.m. Janelle Gray will house "It's a jungle in here: Caring for houseplants." Gray will offer information on light, watering, fertilizing and controlling pest problems.
All workshops are free but space is limited so pre-registration is required.
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The proposed trail was first analyzed in the Snowmass Master Plan Amendment - Ski Area Improvements Environmental Assessment and approved in February 2006. However, subsequent to an appeal filed on the 2006 decision, a segment of the egress trail was remanded from the 2006 Environmental Assessment approval and additional analysis was needed because it was located in an area that was at that time an inventoried roadless area. The inventoried roadless area extended into the ski area's special use permit boundary. In 2012, the Colorado Roadless Rule removed all inventoried roadless areas from within ski area boundaries in Colorado. The Forest Service will re-analyze the environmental effects of the segment of trail remanded in 2006 to determine if any new conditions require additional analysis as directed by the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Try to sleep approximately eight hours per night. Consider taking a nap or two during the day to stay refreshed. Consult your doctor if symptoms, such as restless leg syndrome , rapid eye movement (REM)-behavior disorder, tremor, or difficulty turning in bed at night, are interfering with your ability to sleep.
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Doomnatrah, on 03 May 2013 - 06:01 AM, said:
This is a great change for the game. Hopefully the nerfs continue roll down the line to mages, resto shamans, hunters, DKs
why are you even posting in this thread? you're a shaman, you arent good. get out and leave your useless dribble for your 1900 friends. they are actually butchering this class


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All eyes on Clowney as USC spring practice begins
Published: Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 12:11 a.m.
COLUMBIA — During a drill at South Carolina's first practice of the spring, fellow defensive lineman and former South Pointe teammate Gerald Dixon inadvertently grazed star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney's face.
Clowney didn't storm off the practice field. Instead, he and Dixon shared a couple of laughs as he finished off practice.
After an eventful offseason filled with controversy about whether or not Clowney should sit out the upcoming season and train for the 2014 NFL draft, perhaps the best player in college football and his USC teammates hit the practice field on Tuesday afternoon at the Proving Grounds.
Carolina defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward said the topic of Clowney potentially sitting out a season to avoid injury and protect his draft stock was never discussed.
"He loves competing. He loves playing with his teammates, and he knows he's got a lot of goals that he still wants to reach here. There was never any issue of him not playing," Ward said.
Ward did have a meeting with the rising junior and his parents this offseason, but the discussion was focused on what Clowney needs to do to become a better player.
Ward said the No. 1 thing he needs from his star is constant effort, something Clowney has struggled with at times during the past two years.
"If I could get him to play 100 percent every time, he might be unstoppable. If you want to be the No. 1 player picked in the draft you've got to play hard. He understands that," Ward said. "It's not that he takes (plays) off. If he wants to make a play it's obvious he's shown he can do that. I want him to make a play every time. I want him to give me that effort."
Ward said in addition to effort, Clowney has to handle the fame that he's going to receive this season.
His hit during the Outback Bowl on Michigan running back Vincent Smith is still being shown on ESPN and will likely continue to be shown leading up to the upcoming season.
He's also being mentioned as a potential Heisman candidate after finishing sixth last year.
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OAKLAND -- A 47-year-old woman killed in a crash on state Highway 24 last week has been identified as Sharon Santos of Pittsburg, according to the Alameda County Coroner's bureau.
Santos died following the 4:45 a.m. two-vehicle wreck Friday on the highway just east of the Interstate 580 split. The California Highway Patrol was dispatched to the scene for a report of a disabled motorist stopped in one of the westbound lanes, but as officers responded to the scene, they received another call that another car had struck the disabled vehicle -- a Mazda Sport Utility Vehicle.
Upon officer arrival, they found Santos in the driver's seat of the Mazda and extricated her from it. Firefighter personnel arrived and attempted to revive her, officers said, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the car that hit the Mazda was taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries following the wreck. That driver what not cited, officers said.
Although the wreck remained under investigation on Sunday, officers said that rain was likely a factor in the crash.
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Now this is "purely hypothetical" because it might have happened, but it didn't!
LLWS; you are U2 in a 4-man crew.
Bottom 6, and HT is down 3 runs. 1 out. R1.
You over hear the 1B coach say, "You have got to break up the double play! Stay standing as you come in on a ground ball. Don't slide! Put your hands up to distract the fielder."
(For those of you in Rio Linda, the coach is telling R1 to commit INT.)
There is a room service double play to F6, and............
You fill in the blanks. Try out the possibilities. What would you call? Would the fact that you overheard the coach modify your judgement or predisposition? Would you say anything to the coach, manager, TD, etc. AFTER the game?
OK, here's what really happened:
Next batter hits a single, R1 makes it to 3B.
Coach says the SAME THING to the new R1!
R3 scores on a PB. R1 advances to 2B.
Next batter fans. (2 outs.)
Next batter walks.
Last batter grounds to a 6-4 Fielder's Choice, game over.
So we have the coach telling 2 R1s to take out the DP. I am interested in your responses.
Mike CVUA
As to "what really happened"........and your "interest in reponses."
1)--In your hypo...you have the coach telling R1 to......"BREAK UP the double play." my caps!
2)--In your "what really happened" you state...." coach says the SAME THING to the new R1." your caps!
3)--You follow that with...."So we have the coach telling 2R1's to TAKE OUTthe DP." my caps!
#1----is not a problem! Runners attempting to "breaking up double plays" is part of baseball. So long as legally done.
#2---as in #1----saying the same thing to the new R1---is not a problem---so long as legally done.
#3---you changed what the coach said to his runner, from:..."break up the double play"....to......"to take out the dp."
" take out" is often related to physically taking out a player---albeit, not expressly stated!
In your hypo, and in baseball, the coach's instructions to R1 are part and parcel of the act of "distracting" the defensive player with the objective of "breaking up" a potential double play.. "Staying standing" ....in Little league, there is no must slide rule; so long as--in the umpire's judgment, an attempt was made to avoid contact with the D-player;...... allowing for some contact if judged to be incidental.
So, in #1 & #2-----coach is saying no more than what's expected of R1 in that situation, and what's taught by coaches in practices/scrimmage games.
In #3----hopefully, due to the semantics change, the runner does not take the coach's words "take out" to mean: illegally, physically, taking out the D-player.
I guess if I heard a coach say that, I would be a little more vigilant about what happens next, and rule accordingly.
But as Frank mentions, there is no rule in LL requiring a runner going into the base on the front end of a potential DP to slide, such as the "Force Play Slide Rule" that exists in the NCAA and NFHS. The runner can go in standing up if he wants to, and the fielder is expected to adjust for that possibility. The runner can also slide in such a way that he can still reach the bag with his hand.
What the runner cannot do is throw his arms up in the air, wave, slap at the fielder's arm or glove, etc. That clearly shows intent to interfere with the throw.
Frank said, "...in Little League, there is no must slide rule; so long as--in the umpire's judgment, an attempt was made to avoid contact with the D-player..." That is not quite accurate for LL. A runner may contact the defensive player with a legally-executed hook slide, similar to what is allowed in pro ball. If he slides feet-first to the right of the base and he trips up the fielder, there is no violation as long as the runner can reach the bag with his hand.
Agree with the analysis.
A runner coming in standing also has the right to enjoy a Rawlings McMuffin if there is a well-coached second-baseman! :-)
Mike CVUA
Whoa, I don't know about that, Mike. I would hope a well-coached pivot man would give himself a clear throwing lane to first base, and not attempt to intentionally nail the runner in the face!
A runner coming in standing also has the right to enjoy a Rawlings McMuffin if there is a well-coached second-baseman! :-)
Mike CVUA
I heard that once before in the early 90's. I still laugh very hard when I hear, or in this case read it. Thanks for a great belly laugh!!
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it!
HI Manny:
While agreeing totally with your last para
....starting with"Frank said".......My being well aware of what a runner may do legally as you described, having seen and heard it explained countless times by MLB announcers, I purposely did not reference what the baserunner can do via a hook slide making legal contact with the defender, avoiding a violation.
What I wrote in my original reply is quite accurate by written LL rules.
I avoided it because we are talking little league this thread...and nowhere, unless I missed it, is that action by a baserunner mentioned in the rulebook, The Right Call, or the RIM. I'm not even sure if it is "mentioned" in MLB rulebook.
Indeed, many times over the years, I have seen LL umpires call a baserunner for making contact with a defender for that very action. And all too often, asking a civil question and receiving a civil answer from umpire friends of mine, their reply being, where in the LL rulebook is that legal baserunner's action spelled out?
Now I'm looking for a foot up, waving hands or some sort of verbal INT from R1. Plus, they'd better be within reach of the bag.
Thanks for the heads up, coach.
Actually, more runners should do more than give themselves up, especially at the plate. If there's a late throw coming into the catcher, with other runners in play, that runner coming in should be taking that catcher out with a legal slide, if he's dumb enough to be near the plate. Don't let that catcher throw one of your teammates out, if you can prevent it. That's just smart baseball.
Frank_B wrote:
I avoided it because we are talking little league this thread...and nowhere, unless I missed it, is that action by a baserunner mentioned in the rulebook, The Right Call, or the RIM. I'm not even sure if it is "mentioned" in MLB rulebook.
Frank, it's in the RIM Instructor Comments under LL Rule 7.09(e):
"If sliding into second base, the runner must be able to reach the base with hand or feet. If the sliding runner is not able to reach the base with his/her hand or feet, and in the umpire's judgment the slide caused the second baseman not to complete the double play, call interference and get the out at 1st base also."
The implication from the IC is that if the runner while sliding causes the pivot man to abort his throw to first, but the runner was able to reach the base with his hand or foot, then there is no interference. It's the same as in the pros, and I'm sure an authoritative interpretation has similar language to the IC.
Thanks for that bit of information Manny. I missed that RIM IC totally......looking under 7.08; not 7.09. Still living and learning!
However, I think you, and maybe others (here) will agree....still fair to say, I did not mention the subject action by a baserunner in my initial response to Mike CVUA because the item is totally absent in the LL Rulebook and The Right Call.
Managers, coaches, and indeed, league officials, district people, and many umpires, notably service umps, DO NOT have access to, or even aware the RIM exists-----and that's the way Williamsport wants it; other than those privileged to have a legal copy of THE RIM-----via the Umpire Registry.
Too many league personnel, and managers/coaches do not have the "inclination" to read the rulebook......far be it for me to "talk about" a subject with nothing in the rulebook to support the subject------or, for a coach to teach his players the proper way for a baserunner to legally make contact with a defender to break up a double play knowing all too well an umpire will invoke Rule 7.08 and call his baserunner out for deliberatly making contact with a defender---hands touching the target base or not.
Well, if you go by the strict reading of the rule, specifically 7.09(e), anything the retired runner does that hinders the pivot man would be considered interference, to include continuing to run to the base standing up.
So, if you don't have the RIM, Frank, what do you use to justify your point above that "breaking up double plays is part of baseball"? Where does it say in the LL rule book or case book under 6.05(l) or 7.09(e) that it is perfectly legal for a retired runner to contact a fielder while that fielder is attempting a throw?
Manny: What I meant by...."breaking up double plays is part of baseball."
That statement begs much needed clarification--which I failed to elaborate on, thinking it was not needed where that statement is "accepted" as a general truism as applied to baseball.
No way did I mean by way of a rule violation---and no doubt more prevalent in 90 foot adult leagues and MLB, than in little league; particularly not in 60 foot LL levels.
Back to the RIM for a moment, page 59, 2012 RIM-----and your correct quoting of the IC's excerpt dealing with what is (legally) allowed for a baserunner to do in attempting to break up a double play; and my point being, basically, all for naught in LL play because that action by a baserunner is not covered in print in the LL Rulebook or The Right CALL... with the RIM, by Williamsport design, not being (legally) generally available.
Note the little "do-dad"---->for lack of not knowing the correct name of that arrow preceeding the comment itself----and noted preceeding many other IC's excerpts throut the entire RIM.
Page 2, of the 2012 RIM explains that "do-dad" as to what it means:
Quote: "These notes are not part of any Rulebook publication, but are helpful comments or explanations from the Little League Headquarters. Included in this section will be rule interpretations, basic mechanics instructions and appropriate suggestions." end quote!
My note: Given the IC dealing with as it reads as quoted by you, not appearing in the LL rulebook, we can throw out as not "interpreting" a LL written rule or regulation, or policy as one does not exist; at least for the purpose of being available to the persons at league level to be taught, executed by baserunners, and ruled on by umpires.
How can they?.... If the rank and file do not know what is printed on page 59 of the RIM...with no other OFFICIAL written source being generally available to all engaged in running the leagues, playing the games, and umpires rulings as to the correctnes as to what is happening in front of them, on the field.
[Hell, I mention The RIM to some of my people and they think I'm talking about my vehicle needing a rim replaced.]
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How do you upgrade GlassFish ?
By Anil Gaur on May 16, 2011
It's been about 11 weeks since GlassFish 3.1 was released and I was wondering how it's being adopted by the community. This was a much anticipated release as it combined the Java EE 6 innovation with enterprise ready features with support for clustering and high availability. As expected, the GlassFish download numbers improved as 3.1 release generated interest among the developers. More than the uptick in download numbers it was the trend of how the users are upgrading their deployments that caught my attention. While digging through the download data one interesting trend emerged suggesting most users prefer to upgrade their existing deployments using the built-in update center. I was surprised, very pleasantly, to see about 750,000 GlassFish installations were upgraded using the update center tool. It kinda makes sense since Update Center provides a convenient way to perform in-place upgrade of an existing installation. On the downside, the volume was too much to handle by our reporting system. The reporting tool crashed and remained that way for first couple of weeks as the system ran out of disk space, thanks to the large size of the log files. Oh well, this is probably one of those problems which are nice to have in exchange for 3/4th million upgrades
GlassFish is known for ease-of-use for development and administration and the update center tool takes it to a new dimension. The magic starts with the desktop notifier notifying the user as soon as the new updates are made available on the server. Within a few clicks and following simple instructions one can upgrade to the latest and greatest distribution of GlassFish Application Server.


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DOE Awards $4 Million to Two Wind Turbine Blade Test Facilities
June 25, 2007
DOE announced on June 25th that it will invest up to $4 million to develop large-scale wind blade test facilities in both Boston, Massachusetts, and Ingleside, Texas, near Corpus Christi. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Partnership and the Lone Star Wind Alliance will each receive up to $2 million in test equipment to develop the facilities. The two consortia will negotiate cooperative research and develop agreements with DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to design, build, and operate the new facilities, which are expected to be operational in 2009. The ultimate goal of the testing facilities is to test blades up to 330 feet long.
Blade testing is required to meet wind turbine design standards, reduce machine cost, and reduce the technical and financial risk of deploying mass-produced wind turbine models. Rapid growth in wind turbine size over the past two decades has outgrown the existing capabilities of NREL's National Wind Technology Center, which operates the only blade test facility in North America capable of performing full-scale testing of megawatt-scale wind turbine blades. According to NREL, a key factor in choosing the new sites was their access to waterways: the Boston site is on the Boston Harbor, while the Ingleside site has access to the Gulf of Mexico.
The total investment for each facility will total about $20 million. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Partnership has pledged $13 million in grants and loans for construction and startup costs, and has established reserve funding of $5 million for future blade design research and testing. The Lone Star Wind Alliance has pledged approximately $18 million from state and private sources for initial capital and startup costs. See the press releases from DOE and NREL.