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Acclaimed playwright Neil LaBute's "Fat Pig," "The Shape of Things" and "Reasons to be Pretty" will be performed by students at the Wallace Theater for the Performing Arts in the McKay Complex, 67 Rindge Road, through Sunday, March 1. Admission is free.
Fitchburg State faculty member Kelly Morgan (Communications Media), who coordinates Fitchburg State's professional theater track, calls LaBute's trilogy among the most important social issue plays he has produced at the university.
Morgan directs "Fat Pig," which opened the repertory series on Feb. 18. "Cow." "Slob." "Pig." How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? LaBute's award-winning, stingingly witty romance about love in the modern age of body image and peer pressure and a study in weakness that boldly questions our own ability to change what we dislike about ourselves. "Fat Pig" will be performed Sunday, March 1 at 2 p.m.
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E&E Legal and FME Law Forced to Sue New York AG, Ringleader of Unprecedented RICO Attack on 'Climate Change' Dissenters, For Failing to Release Public Records
Washington, D.C. – The Free Market Environmental Law Clinic (FME Law) and the Energy & Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) have been once again forced to sue a state attorney general to obtain records related to an unprecedented assault on free speech. The suit, filed in New York City last week, seeks records relating to the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's correspondence with major political donors and special interests, on either an official or non-official email or text account, relating to Mr. Schneiderman's efforts to use his powers as the state's chief legal officer to investigate and even prosecute those who dissent from the "climate" political agenda.
E&E Legal and FME Law blazed the trail in recent months of exposing this effort by Democratic Attorneys General across the country. After an initial public records production by the Vermont Office of Attorney General drew considerable media attention, multiple parties in what one letter self-describes as a new "informal coalition of Attorneys General…to ensure the adoption of stronger federal climate and energy policies" began stonewalling, slow-walking, and denying the groups' requests for records. Now these elected officials are even keeping related emails secret claiming privilege grounded in a promise among themselves to not release what plainly are otherwise public records relating to this abusive campaign.
When E&E sought correspondence relating to this purported "racketeering" investigation in New York State, which was between the Attorney General's Office and seven individuals with no role in New York government, six of them private activists and/or major donors, New York AG Schneiderman denied the request, citing the Attorney-Client Privilege and Attorney Work Product doctrines. However, neither doctrine shields correspondence shared outside of the attorney-client relationship, and neither applies when government officials work with political stakeholders and donors, as we understand is the case in this current abuse of investigative and law enforcement powers. The implication was that these activists and donors were somehow the AG's clients, or he sought to shield otherwise public records as involving "outside advisors".
E&E Legal appealed the Attorney General's decision, but the New York OAG failed to justify its withholdings for any of its correspondence with seven individuals outside of the Attorney General's Office, most notably the activist who is also the biggest single donor to Mr. Schneiderman's political party, Tom Steyer and his lawyer, who are at the same time promoting the agenda and have been recruiting elected Democratic office holders to pursue an "accountability" campaign. E&E Legal has proved this with explicit recruiting memos circulated by the Democratic Governors Association.
While the New York Attorney General's Office did not respond with any explanation how it could withhold correspondence shared outside the office, E&E Legal believes the Office may be hiding behind a purported common interest agreement, which the office drafted in an attempt to evade state transparency laws, hiding what are otherwise public records. The document claims to create privilege for records related not to litigation, but to broad subject matters around with this self-admitted "informal coalition" was organized as part of their joint advocacy for the "climate" agenda.
The document E&E Legal just obtained also claims that these AGs can maintain privilege even if they selectively correspond and/or share records with an approved list of others; it appears that this could mean activists and major donors. This seems to be the basis for NY OAG's strange implication in denying E&E Legal's request at issue in the lawsuit just filed: correspondence with activists, lobbyists and major donors are privileged and can be kept from the public as attorney work product.
E&E Legal recently obtained this document, an effort by the RICO AGs to write themselves out of their state FOIA laws, despite that other states — New York, Vermont and California included — insist it must remain secret. Even Iowa, which declined to sign the pact, is dragging its feet as it tries to find some claim to keep the document secret.
Common interest agreements, often used by parties to civil litigation, allow attorneys to share information with those they share interests with in particular litigation — they must be drafted in anticipation of litigation, yet the purported Common Interest Agreement New York signed does not deal with litigation, but with broad topics of public discourse, again among an "informal coalition of Attorneys General…to ensure the adoption of stronger federal climate and energy policies".
This document was plainly drafted in anticipation of open records requests, and as such is an attempt to abuse what the law allows. Elected officials cannot write themselves out from the coverage freedom of information laws their legislatures wrote them into, which would effectively allow them to create a cloak of invisibility for all of their work they simply don't want the public to see, and shield their political activities possibly including efforts using public office on behalf of major donors.
E&E Legal has pledged to fight to inform the public of the involvement of activists and donors this this gross abuse of public office and law enforcement powers. E&E Legal and FME Law believe that transparency is the key to good government, and that those who seek to prosecute political opponents should have their political motivations exposed to the public eye. A hearing has been set for September 1, 2016 in New York City in the case of E&E Legal and FME Law v. The Attorney General of New York.
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Concupiscence and Original Sin Revisited.
Now when you have an institution of highly trained philosophers like you do in Catholicism, you can get out of any claim of contradition, there's always some reason why technically it isn't a contradiction. 2 examples. Religious Freedom, which was condemned by Leo XIII or at least people thought it was condemned, because he wrote 'it is against reason for truth and error to have equal rights'. But Vatican II said, those in error had rights, so technically, Leo's statements are made meaningless, and the respect for other religions shown in the Vatican over the last 100 years have been a de facto contradiction of Leo's claims. I'm not with SSPX and those condemning religious freedom, I'm all for it, I'm just showing how dichotemies can emerge and how things can "change" within Catholicism without using the word 'change'.
Secondly, the Development of Doctrine used to be considered a hereetical modern idea because it said Dogma could 'change' over time. The Tridentine doctrine was that every Tradition was actually passed on by the apostles. So St. Paul was walking around Ephesus expounding the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception and giving Indulgences. Obviously, most Catholics today would not hold this view, and Cardinal Newman is probably responsible for this. I don't disagree that Dogma develops, again I'm just saying that it's place has 'changed' (or developed) in the Catholic view.
So the Modern/Contemporary Church can "re-interpret"/Develop/Change it's own previous teaching it seems, to the point that previous teaching is superfluous, but can they do that with Scripture? This has troubled me. I know we're "never supposed to put a dichotemy between Scripture and Tradition", but it is something we have to engage in, even as we engage in solving contradictions in the bible.
The Council of Trent said in Session 5, First Decree, Canon 5:
"...concupiscence, which the apostle sometimes calls sin, the holy Synod declares that the Catholic Church has never understood it to be called sin, as being truly and properly sin in those born again, but because it is of sin, and inclines to sin."
So to simplify. Concupiscence, is not properly sin according to Trent, even though St. Paul (the apostle referenced) called it sin.
Luckily for Trent, St. Paul does not appear to have engaged in Aristotelian definitions in his epistles, so he didn't say "sin materially but not formally dwelleth in me", but only "sin dwelleth in me" (Rm 7:20).
"Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me." (Rm 7:20)
The problem for Catholic theology is that a distinction is made between Original and Actual sin, and further Mortal and Venial sins. For a sin to really "count" as a sin, someone has to willfully and knowingly commit it. Then Catholic teaching is that when someone has done this, they have clearly shown that they are rejecting God.
The problem is that Paul attributes the bad action to the sin which dwells in him, for the Reformers: (Formally) Original Sin, for Trent: Concupiscence (Materially Original Sin).
Pastorally, whenever I've asked Catholics about this issue, they have sided (unknowingly) with Luther and Calvin. Calvin said that man was nothing but a heap of Concupiscence, and he and Luther argued the biblical definition of sin was: anything that fell short of the Glory of God. Thus every human action was sin. Luther said the only mortal sin, damnable sin in the end, was unbelief. The problem I see personally in Tridentine doctrine is the fact that Christians who know the law, ALWAYS sin mortally, because they know it, and they do it. The Catechism says 'with full consent of the will', but one might argue phenomenologically, that obviously any act committed is done with the full consent of the will, how else could it occur if not from a completed decision of the will? (maybe they could half commit a sin?)
As well, I don't know any Catholics who would agree that every time they lied, masurbated, or dishonored their parents, they really thought "I hate God, and by this action I willfully reject him, because my faith and works are so closely tied!".
Rowan Williams paraphrases St. Augustine by saying "most sins are committed by people weeping and groaning" (De natura et gratia xxix 33 - though this is a fairly liberal paraphrase, I checked, it is not inaccurate).
Now I dont deny that Catholicism offers forgiveness through the sacrament of reconciliation/confession/penance, and I don't deny that the best in the Catholic tradition have basically disagreed with Church teaching on mortal sin - or to put it sophistically - have had a very open view as to what constitutes perfect contrition (basically any contrition = perfect). Some pre-Tridentine Catholics even taught justification by faith alone like the Spirituali and Cardinal Pole (although the Catholics get out of this by saying that they taught it by infusion, and had a view of the Chruch that they would've submitted, and indeed did submit, as Cardinal Reginald Pole did). BUT, if you read the Catechism, it still says that if you are in a state of mortal sin (and most would be amazed at how many things are dogmatically mortal sins) and you don't have a perfect love for God (which must be the result of an actual grace from God), then you are not allowed to hope you will be saved. Imperfect contrition does not equal forgiveness, repentance does not equal forgiveness, only perfect love for God (perfect contrition) and a desire for immediate sacramental confession = forgiveness. My friend who I have bible study with (a Catholic) always says "I hope we don't get hit by buses before saturday (the day we have Confession)", because technically speaking we would go to Hell.
We almost got into a car accident the other day, and even though I'm planning on going to confession, I'm still in mortal sin (I didn't go to mass yesterday, among other things), and even though I've asked God for forgiveness and confessed to him, I wouldn't say I have perfect love for God. If I did have perfect love for God, why would I sin in the first place? Riddle me that.
Now the Reformers argued that when we physically died, Original Sin is gone because it is tied to our 'flesh', and of course Catholcs jump on that and say "AHA! gnostics! Manichees!, etc". Except that St. Paul seems to say exactly what they do, and I doubt we'd want to account him a gnostic or a manichee. But that isn't a sufficient rebuttle to that criticism, I know.
There are so many prayers we find in medieval history for a good death, and people genuinely terrified that after all their lives of repentance and attempts to follow Christ, at that last pivotal moment when they died, they could lose it all. I reminds me a bit of musical chairs. When the music stops, you have to rush and hope there's a chair. Not a very comforting image, not very Romans 8:1. And I know of course, good Aristotelians don't use such existential arguments. Just because something horrifies a person almost to the point of insanity with fear and guilt, doesn't mean you can't 'technically' call it love, or grace.
Don't worry Catholics, my head is still holding the gun to my heart. Aristotle has not been "put to death" as Luther admonished. But I'm assuming that eventually one of two things will happen: 1) I'll give in to my emotions and become an Existentialist, and thereby become Protestant, or 2) My heart will just die, and my reason will finally have control of my passions as Aristotle and Kant spoke so highly of.
But sometimes I picture all of the people of the world, the Protestants, and the Catholics and Orthodox who don't go to confession, or die without it. It is like a scene from "Watchmen":
On that last day, we will look up to Christ and shout "Save us!", and he'll whisper "no".
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Do you really think that it is Catholic teaching that if Bill is on his way to confession with an intention to confess a sin and he gets hit by a bus before he gets to the confessional he will go to hell?ReplyDelete
If so, do tell who is teaching this.
"Reconciliation with the Church is inseparable from reconciliation with God." - 1445ReplyDelete
When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called "perfect" (contrition of charity). Such contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible.51
"1453 The contrition called "imperfect" (or "attrition") is also a gift of God, a prompting of the Holy Spirit. It is born of the consideration of sin's ugliness or the fear of eternal damnation and the other penalties threatening the sinner (contrition of fear). Such a stirring of conscience can initiate an interior process which, under the prompting of grace, will be brought to completion by sacramental absolution. By itself however, imperfect contrition cannot obtain the forgiveness of grave sins, but it disposes one to obtain forgiveness in the sacrament of Penance.52" - 1452,1453 "Catechism of the Catholic Church" under "Contrition"
So unless you have perfect contrition, perfect love for God, and a desire to confess, you cannot hope for salvation.
So to answer your question: if Bill was walking to confession and got hit by a bus, he would go to Hell if he didn't perfectly love God. As the Catechism says, imperfect contrition is not enough for salvation.
I think you need to slow down and read what you have quoted again:ReplyDelete
"When it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called "perfect" (contrition of charity). Such contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it includes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible."
So yes, it is possible for Bill to meet that requirement without actually getting to confession because a bus hits him before he gets there or even if he just falls down the church steps and breaks his leg.
Of course we cannot know for certain how firm Bill's resolution really was. That is for God alone to determine. But intention matters here.
The Catholic church does not teach that salvation is subject to random forces—everyone, as Augustine said, is given enough grace to find their way to salvation.
I think you need to slow down and re-read what you've written.ReplyDelete
"when it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is called "perfect"."
That is the issue. Perfect contrition is pure love for God. In my post I repeatedly said 'unless I perfectly love God'. I know very few people and times where contrition has been perfect. I scarcely know how Catholicism can even admit any perfect action for a person without Sanctifying grace.
I will be writing about this at greater length on my own blog but I think the short answer is that you are reading a Protestant sensibility into what is some very Catholic text. Let me begin by rewriting the text above with some added emphasis.ReplyDelete
"when it arises from a love by which God is loved above all else, contrition is CALLED "perfect"."
This text is defining what contrition can be called "perfect" (and note the scare quotes the Church chooses to use here). It is not setting forth a requirement that we be perfect!
"Perfect" is one of those words that is open-ended. It is always possible to imagine a way in which our contrition could have been bigger, better, more penitent. The Church is being very clear to give us a definition of what will be called perfect here precisely so we don't torture ourselves going down this route.
What we are supposed to do is realize our complete dependence on God. We show our love of God by recognizing that first and foremost we have sinned against Him and therefore we must seek forgiveness from Him.
God's message to us is that he loves us, that he is slow to anger et cetera. His church is not in the business of telling us that we have to meet impossible requirements in order to obtain salvation.
Put the shoe on the other foot. It is not inconceivable that one day you will find yourself with someone who is dying and who will turn to you as a Catholic and ask you to hear their last confession because the priest will not get there in time. Would you honestly tell them that their only chance for salvation was to perfectly love God? Or would you say, God wants to forgive you but in order to do that you need to recognize that by doing these things that have troubled you, you have sinned against Him and you need to turn to Him now and ask for the forgiveness only he can give?
I'm not in the position of the Magesterium. To me it seems stupid that you would eat the body of a God to become like him, but I believe it because the Church declares it so.ReplyDelete
Yes I believe the scenario is ridiculous, but the church does not take ridicule into account when defining doctrines. Case in point: incorruptible saints


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Here in Canberra we are in the depth of winter. I'm not sure if winter is the worst season to garden. There's the killing frosts (goodbye to my Crassula ovata) and the winds off the Brindabellas that feels like its straight off the Southern Ocean. On the other hand, there's rain to soften our baked clay and the UV index is low enough that I can spend time outside without fear of growing more skin cancer.
If you'd gotten organised earlier this year and planted seeds, winter doesn't have to be dreary. Organisation, however is not my strong suit. So here Iam, planting ranunculus and chincherees in pots, hoping for a late spring wealth of blooms for the vase.i have a north facing patio where they soak up stored heat, and hopefully getting over their delayed planting.
This horticultural rashness reflects the impact of the short course I recently completed in floristry. I really miss it.It's opened a whole new aspect of gardening to me, as well as news ways of being creative in three dimensional space. My house is now festooned in flowers and it feels wonderful, even if the bank balance is suffering. But, money so well spent. It gives me hope.
so, ranunculus. Chincherees. I've planted thryptomeme, flax, and eyrngium for foliage. I've rescued hydrangeas from the discard bin to be planted in the spring. Teucrium for its delightful silvery foliage. Wondering if I have the space for a snowball tree and an escallonia. Is it possible to find Euphorbia oblongata, as Sarah Raven recommends? So much delightful dithering.
The only thing that isn't dithering is my lower back. It is very decidedly against this gardening lark. Realistically, a woman with a squished disc and nearly seventy skin cancers removed is not a person who should be outside, let alone gardening. Stuff reality. I can't live without flowers.


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This Baby Nurse Shark Is Very Curious About A Diver. Its Next Move Will Make You Smile.
This baby nurse shark in Belize is very curious about a diver and closely checks him out. He then swims under and around the diver before following him over the sea grass through the shallows. He acts more like a lost puppy than a shark. Nurse sharks occasionally follow divers but this one is exceptionally friendly and comfortable being right up close to people.


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Ed Sheeran Chats About New 'Twi' Song, Getting A Ghanaian Flag Tattoo, Working With R2Bees, Fuse ODG & More
Remember when British singer Ed Sheeran was in Ghana? (click here if you missed it) Well guess he loved the motherland so much that he not only tattooed the national flag on his body but also recorded a few songs in the Ghanaian local dialect (Twi)
In an interview with DJ Ace of BBC 1xtra, Ed revealed…
"I made 5 songs in Twi, there is actually a song on my album that is in Twi"
"I went to go and stay with Fuse ODG and we just made a bunch of music. One song made the album and there is actually a full song in Twi that is coming out with me, Fuse and R2Bees"
If you are wondering which local dish stole Ed Sheeran's heart during his stay in Ghana, Ed disclosed that he loved Waakye!
Check out the full interview below where he also chats about his upcoming album plus find out who he thinks would win the fight between Chris Brown and Souljaboy


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Fortress 42
"So I like a little drink from time to time. Who doesn't? And okay, once I woke up naked, balanced a little precariously on a full sized statue of a horse. Phar Lap, I think. Or Sea Biscuit. I don't know. It was a horse. Big bronze sucker. And it was a Wednesday. Around noon. Man, I'm thirsty thinking about it.
The year is... well, it doesn't really matter what year it is. People have been stealing stuff since there was something to steal. So, whatever year you're living in... it's that one.
You should remember how poor you were once, back when it started. Or maybe you weren't. Maybe you just liked the glitz and glamour. Fast cars and faster women? That could be it too. There's always an excuse at the start, but after a while, after you stop worrying about where the next meal is coming from, after you stop needing the shiny stuff, after the attention fades... something keeps you coming back.
There's the rush. Scoping out the scene, watching the mark come and go, figuring out the pattern. That's foreplay. The joy is in the plan. Knowing when to hit, where to hit and how hard to hit it? That's the work - but it's no job.
Getting it done? Yeah, there's the rush!
So now you're part of a team. A good one. Connected. Skilled. Clever. Working for a museum too! Stealing from those who shouldn't have it in the first place. Whatever it is. Giving it to those who deserve it. You know, whatever it is! Being one of the good guys, more or less.
But always, always, desperate for the next hit. So, what are we nicking?


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President Donald Trump's lawyers on Tuesday wrapped up their final day of arguments in his impeachment trial, calling the charges against him unfounded and politically motivated.
After previewing their case in a short session on Saturday, Trump's legal team doubled down on Monday, insisting there was nothing improper about his dealings with Ukraine's government and casting blame on former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.
The president's defense largely avoided direct mention of a bombshell report involving John Bolton.
Highlights from the impeachment trial
- White House counsel Cipollone and lawyer Jay Sekulow wrap up the defense's arguments, which Democrats blasted as 'extremely weak.'
- McConnell outlines rules for next phase of the trial: questions and answers.
- GOP mulls calling witnesses, which a new poll says three-quarters of voters support doing.
- The president praises Pompeo's 'good job' on NPR reporter, while GOP senator acknowledges 'we knew what we were getting' with Trump.
- Ex-White House chief of staff Kelly says, "I believe John Bolton," while Lindsey Graham says he supports providing access to Bolton's manuscript.
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OPINION: Trump's impeachment trial defense hinges on six arguments. They can all be rebutted.
President Donald Trump's lawyers began their impeachment arguments on Saturday with what football fans might call a "prevent" defense. Under that strategy, a team with a lead late in the game plays cautiously to avoid giving up a big play.
And now we know why.
Trump's defense team is now offering its closing arguments. Over the course of the past few days, the group has offered six predictable defenses, each of which can be rebutted. It now appears that their goal was to simply provide Republican Senators with sufficient talking points and avoid changing anyone's mind.
But on Sunday, that strategy appeared to backfire when it was reported that former national security adviser John Bolton's upcoming book contradicts at least one of Trump's defenses. By avoiding witness testimony that could have been high risk or high reward rather than addressing those facts head-on at his trial, Trump is now seeing the facts trickle out in other forums where it is difficult to control.
More on the view from the White House ...
Dershowitz and Trump spoke today
Alan Dershowitz tells NBC News that Trump called him this morning and they had a long talk. Without getting into specifics, he indicated the president was pleased with his presentation. Dershowitz himself thought things went okay yesterday but emphasized the Middle East peace plan announcement (the reason why he was at the White House today) was more a priority.
View from the West Wing
There's less confidence than before the Bolton book revelations that this trial will end this week; a senior administration official still thinks there's a "strong chance" it happens but acknowledges everyone is watching for the Senate Q&A to determine more.
On the upcoming Senate Q&A
A source close to the defense team says preparations are happening for a "variety of questions" from Democrat side that they think will be "largely predictable," but acknowledges those questions could still contain curveballs, so lawyers want to prep to make sure they can address them factually. The source says that on the Republican side, the questions will likely aim to provide greater clarity on "areas of interest" that senators have talked about privately.
John Kelly on Bolton
An administration official aimed to downplay the comments made by John Kelly about John Bolton, telling NBC News: "We don't even know exactly what Bolton said. John Kelly doesn't know what Bolton said." More on that here.
What's next for the trial
As the defense makes its way through closing arguments, senators and observers are preparing for the next phase of the trial: the question and answer portion.
After speaking to aides and looking at historical precedent, here's what we are currently expecting:
- The organizing resolution allows for 16 hours of Q+A. That's not specified to be equally divided, but we expect the questions to alternate between parties.
- The questions must be written and are delivered, one-by-one, from either McConnell or Schumer on a piece of paper (via a clerk) to the Chief Justice at the dais.
- The Chief Justice will then read the names of the senator or senators offering the question, the specific trial team to which the question is directed, and then the question itself.
- In 1999, the person answering the question had 5 minutes to respond, and each question was to be directed to only one side.
- If one side runs out of questions, then the other party with questions keeps going.
- Hypothetically, if both sides come to the conclusion that they no longer have questions before the 16 hours has concluded then they could agree to conclude early.
- There's no specification of how many days this will take. In 1999, it was done over three days, but that third day also included a debate and vote on the second organizing resolution to establish witness depositions.
- There is no rebuttal baked-in to the rules, but the 1999 trial allowed for some responses.
- There can be bipartisan questions. In fact, in 1999 Sen. Susan Collins was part of the only bipartisan question submitted as a part of that trial.
Senate Democrats were asked to submit their questions to Schumer's office by midnight on Friday (that doesn't preclude new questions from being introduced after Friday, though.)
Senators are not expected to begin the Q&A portion on Tuesday.
Klobuchar flying to Iowa campaign event between impeachment sessions
Dershowitz responds to Warren criticism
Sekulow compares impeaching Trump over request for Biden probe to limiting free speech
Sekulow compared impeaching Trump over asking Ukraine to investigate the Bidens to the limiting of free speech on college campuses.
"Do we have like a Biden-free zone? Was that what this was?" Sekulow said. "That it was — it's a — you mention someone or you're concerned about a company and it's now off-limits? You can impeach a president of the United States for asking the question?"
Trump asked Ukraine to probe the Bidens and Democrats as he withheld Ukrainian aid and an official White House visit with Zelenskiy.
Meanwhile, Sekulow said the impeachment amounted to a "policy difference" and "disagreement" with Trump withholding the aid.
The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan government watchdog, assessed that Trump violated the Impoundment Control Act through his administration's monthslong withholding of the aid.
Sekulow: Was Trump's call with Ukraine a 'Biden-free zone?'Jan. 28, 202000:53
Romney's vice, and other things senators are doing during closing arguments
As Tuesday's session got underway, a number of senators were tardy getting to their seats. Sens. Jerry Moran of Kansas, Tim Scott of South Carolina and a handful of other Republicans trickled in late.
One person who was seated and ready: Mitt Romney of Utah. He was drinking a glass of chocolate milk, the first senator I've seen do so. Students of Romney may know this is his only vice.
Among those appearing especially engaged in their note-taking duties on the final day of defense arguments: Collins, Murkowski, Cassidy and Toomey.
Lamar Alexander was reading and editing something — it wasn't one of the impeachment handouts or other documents the lawyers occasionally pass around. Lindsey Graham was largely absent.
On the Democratic side, most senators appeared engaged, although Sanders seemed somewhat less so as the defense's arguments continued.
Sekulow hammers on the significance of removing a sitting president
Trump's lawyer Jay Sekulow, delivering the second of three presentations Tuesday by the president's legal team, seemed to appeal to Republican senators with a political argument, not a legal one.
Sekulow, raising his voice and pointing his finger, hammered on the fact that senators were being asked to convict and remove a president — and in an election year.
"I want to focus today, on my section, on what you're being asked to do. You are being asked to remove a duly-elected president of the United States and you're being asked to do it in an election year," Sekulow said. "In an election year," he repeated.
Sekulow even mentioned the Democratic senators running for president "in this chamber right now that would rather be someplace else."
"Why would you rather be someplace else? Because you're running for president, the nomination of your party. I get it," he said.
Sekulow: You are being asked to remove Trump 'in an election year'Jan. 28, 202001:08
Sen. Durbin: If no witnesses under oath, it isn't a trialJan. 28, 202005:56
ANALYSIS: Philbin acknowledges limits on Trump's power
One of the key arguments of the president's defense has been that it's the president, not his aides, who set foreign policy. Patrick Philbin made that case on the Senate floor to contend it's impossible for the president to execute foreign policy that is counter to that of the United States simply because he overrules what Cabinet secretaries and national security officials say is in America's interests.
That is "fundamentally anti-constitutional," Philbin said. And he's right about that. The president is elected, and his assistants, no matter how high their rank are not.
But Philbin had just acknowledged a truth about policy-making that is equally important and which speaks directly to the view of administration officials that releasing funds to Ukraine was in American interests.
Philbin noted that the laws passed by Congress limit the president's power and he sets policies "within those constraints." One of the laws passed by Congress was a spending measure directing the president to provide aid to Ukraine on a specific timetable. Administration officials urged him to act consistent with that law, which he signed, rather than outside its constraints. The Government Accountability Office has found that the administration violated the law in withholding the funds.


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Another week over and another #FundraisingFriday is here. Sit back in awe of this week's superb supporters. There is even a face that you all will most definitely recognise…
Wetherby Runners: Charity of the Year
Wetherby Runners is a club that prides itself on being a welcoming and friendly running club and also fund raises each year for a local charity proposed by one of its members.
CHSF was chosen for 2018 having been nominated by Debra Wheeler who is the Network Manager for the Yorkshire and Humber Congenital Heart Disease Network and an active member of Wetherby Runners AC.
Debra also has a personal reason for supporting CHSF as her grandson, Sebastian, was born in August 2017 with congenital heart disease and had surgery in Leeds when he was just 6 days old.
On Wednesday 14th November, at the club's AGM, a cheque for an amazing £2,741 was presented to CHSF.
This was as the result of a number of social events held during the year and proceeds from the very successful Wetherby 10k which is held every year at the beginning of September and attracts over 1000 runners. In addition to this 6 runners from the club took part in the Yorkshire Marathon in October (pictured above), appropriately dressed as Vikings with the CHSF logo on their shields, and through JustGiving raised a further £2,500 for charity!
Wetherby Runners AC is a club that welcomes runners of all abilities and all ages from total beginners to elite athletes from the age of 10 upwards. The club has over 200 members and supports a wide range of events from social runs to road races, cross country, fell races and triathlon. Club training night is on a Wednesday from 7pm meeting before and afterwards in the Wetherby Sports Association.
If you live in the Wetherby Area and have been thinking about starting running or joining a running club you would be made very welcome at Wetherby Runners. More information is available on their website www.wetherbyrunners.co.uk
Simon Gelder: Brave the Shave
'Bravo!' to Simon who Braved the Shave and clippered away his hair to raise money for CHSF!
My motivation for raising the money is one of my best mates has a daughter named Payton. She was born prematurely and has been in hospital since she was born. Children's Heart Surgery Fund has been one of the many caring for Payton and to raise money for such a charity means a lot me and the amazing people involved with Payton and her care.
She has been a little fighter since the day she was born and I want the charity to continue to help as many children as possible.
I would like to thank all the medical staff and everyone who donated to this amazing cause – we are truly grateful.
Lisa Williams: CHSF Community Fundraiser
And last but certainly not least…
On the other side of the cheque presentation this week, CHSF's very own Community Fundraiser Lisa Williams has been running non-stop to do her bit for Children's Heart Surgery Fund!
Lisa said:
I wanted to support CHSF because I meet so many inspirational families going through their CHD journey and I see first-hand what an amazing difference our charity makes to these families.
Lisa completed the Leeds 10k and the Leeds Abbey Dash in aid of CHSF this year. She also completed the London Marathon in aid of Global Make Some Noise as they supported CHSF with a large donation, taking Lisa's donation to over £3,000 for charity this year!
Lisa meets lots of our amazing fundraisers within her role and appreciates the time and effort supporters invest in the charity.
She can't wait for 2019 and more challenges to come!
Thank you, Lisa!


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Getting up every day, hitting the gym, eating a healthy breakfast, and getting to work on time is exhausting. Not to mention, you have to focus on eating healthy ALL day long. So, you have to be sure to pack a lunch, and plan out any snacks. Then, you have to make sure you have the willpower to say no to the free cake in the office kitchen. But, you have to watch all your coworkers enjoy themselves and not obsess over their weight. It gets to be exhausting. But, when you DO lose weight, trust us, the hard work will be worth it. But, can something like Keto Fast X2 make losing weight easier? That's what we're here to find out.
Keto Fast X2 is marketed as a natural supplement. We could only find it online, so we don't think any stores are selling it. But, we also know that tons of online supplements either stretch the truth or straight up lie to their customers about what their product can do. So, we're here to figure out if this supplement should be in your routine, or if you should skip it entirely. Because, we're tired of companies lying to their customers. So, we're here to help you decide if Keto Fast X2 is the product for you! If you want to read our review, keep on going. Or, if you want to skip ahead, click the button below to see if Keto Fast X2 made the #1 spot!
What Is Keto Fast X2?
Keto Fast X2 is a natural Garcinia supplement that contains 60% HCA. If you don't know what Garcinia is, it's a small, round, pumpkin-shaped fruit. It comes from Indonesia, where it grows naturally on trees. It generally comes in a light green or pale-yellow color. And, it's one of the biggest, most popular weight loss ingredients on the market. Garcinia continues to be one of the first choices for consumers looking for a weight loss supplement. But, is Keto Fast X2 worth a shot? Or, is it just like every other Garcinia supplement out there? Well, click the image above to find out if it made the #1 spot to find out if we liked it!
Does Keto Fast X2 Work?
Right now, there isn't any evidence that Keto Fast X2 is better than any of the other Garcinia supplements out there. They use the industry standard 60% HCA, which is something we see in most supplements like this. And, while Garcinia is still a pretty new ingredient in research terms, Keto Fast X2 hasn't been studied yet. So, right now, we don't have proof that Keto Fast X2 works. And, we don't think it's any different or unique compared to the thousands of other Garcinia supplements out there. So, if you DO want something unique, you should definitely check out the #1 Garcinia pill above, instead! After all, why settle for just an ordinary supplement when you could start from the top?
Keto Fast X2 Details:
- Contains 60% HCA Per Every Bottle
- Each Bottle Contains 60 Capsules
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Keto Fast X2 Ingredients
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A rendering of the proposed Richard Gilder Center at the Museum of Natural History.
By Carol Tannenhauser
A new poll from City Council challenger Dr. Cary Goodman claims to show that the majority of Upper West Siders are either unaware of or opposed to the Museum of Natural History's plans to build a new educational center that will encroach on a local park. The museum is currently awaiting city approvals to move ahead with the project.
But the three questions constructed by Goodman and the polling firm, Voice Broadcast, which robocalled 20,000 registered Democrats, appear far from "objective," leading Samantha Levine, a spokesperson for incumbent Council Member Helen Rosenthal, to call the poll "misleading, inaccurate and fear-mongering."
Take question 1 (reproduced as written):
Are you aware of the museum of natural history's plan to expand and erect a giant, fossil-fueled building in our public, Teddy Roosevelt Park?
Press 1 if you haven't heard of the plan.
Press 2 if you approve of this annexation of public parkland.
Press 3 if you disapprove of this expansion proposal.
According to Goodman, based on an average of 500 respondents,"Only one out of five registered Democratic voters in City Council District 6, favor the expansion of the museum of natural history into Teddy Roosevelt Park. Almost half of the Democratic voters polled never even heard of the expansion plan. One out of every three voters is opposed to the plan. Taken together, 78% of those polled either don't know about the plan or oppose it."
"The poll is extremely biased and inherently skews the story," Levine responded. "As Cary Goodman well knows, the new science center will use only 1/4 acre of Teddy Roosevelt Park, leaving the public parkland and dog run virtually untouched. Moreover, it is absurd to combine the numbers of those who oppose the project and those who haven't heard of it and present that as a meaningful percentage — it is not. Every time Helen explains the facts to voters, they support the plan, as does she."
A spokesperson for the museum wrote that it will meet at least a LEED Gold rating and "The Gilder Center will exceed NYC building code energy efficiency requirements, with energy consumption at least 26 percent below the relevant industry standard."
Writing in the third person, Goodman emailed his reply, "Cary Goodman knows a rapid response poll when he sees one, because he has a doctorate in sociology. The idea that we should cut down public parkland, using public money and give the greenspace to a private corporation to erect a building is the real absurdity."
Question 2 of the poll:
If you have heard of the proposal, do you know that our incumbent City Council representative has steered tens of millions of our tax dollars to this project?
Press 1 if you agree with this use of public funds.
Press 2 if you think our taxes should be used differently (for example, to fix the subways or build homeless shelters).
Press 3 if you are not sure if public funds should be used for this private corporation.
Calling AMNH a "private corporation" is a bit misleading, as it is a nonprofit.
Goodman said of the responses, again, of about 500 people: "Only 18% of the people who heard of the expansion approved of the use of taxpayer money to fund it. A whopping 63% of those who heard about the use of public funds opposed using the tax dollars for the museum and thought they could be used for a better purpose like fixing the subways or building homeless shelters."
Question 3:
Finally, how important is this issue to you in voting in the Democratic primary on September 12?
Press 1 if you will only vote for a candidate who supports the expansion.
Press 2 if you will only vote for a candidate who opposes the expansion.
Press 3 if you won't vote for a candidate based on this issue.
Goodman's interpretation: "Only 12% of registered Democratic voters will vote for a candidate who supports the expansion plan. Almost three times as many registered Democrats said they would only vote for a candidate who opposes the expansion plan."
What Dr. Goodman left out was that a 52.7% of the 484 respondents said they "won't vote for a candidate based on this issue." That may not bode well for his candidacy.
Mel Wymore, a Democrat who is also running for the council seat, has been critical of Rosenthal's decision to give money to the project before it's been through a public process. But Wymore has not made the museum the centerpiece of his campaign in the same way as Goodman.
The primary is on September 12th and the general election is on November 7th.
Mr. Goodman, with all due respect, your candidacy has officially become a joke.
You should be ashamed of yourself. A couple of weeks as a politician and you are already pulling these kinds of shenanigans?? I wonder what's next.
In case you forgot, the UWS is one of the most educated and sophisticated communities in the WORLD and you are going to insult our collective intelligence like this?
Hear! Hear!
Now that's a push poll…
This should be filed under absurdity.
Sorta shows you what a doctorate in sociology is worth.
I got one of these calls. This effort should be used in sociology textbooks (I'm co-author of two of them) as a vivid example of a biased poll. How slimy.
I'm no fan of Helen Rosenthal but this poll is totally biased and therefore worthless.
Dr. Goodman, please be a good man and go away already.
since you are a proud and avowed Trump voter, PaulRl (I'm not sure if you're still a proud Trump supporter), the odds are strong that far more people in the community agree with Dr. Goodman's points of view than yours.
that doesn't mean you have no right to express your views. But it seems a little high-handed to tell someone who represents a large segment of the community and who is running for office to "go away already."
In what whacky world do you live in where it's "high-handed" for a voter to tell a candidate, one whose proposals are disagreeable to that voter, to "go away" on an open forum post? Isn't that what we do in a democracy? Or has your trolling for arguments here made you lose sight of that?
Do we really have to read about Donald Trump everywhere? What is his relevance in this discussion? Do we have to choose between Trump and Cary Goodman? I vote "no" to both.
making an anonymous condescending and snarky remark, without any reference to the actual issues, has nothing to do with "democracy." in fact, it is closer to cyber-bullying. i believe you were trying to intimidate Dr. Goodman from posting on WSR in the future. i doubt it will work.
but thanks for raising the issue of "democracy", because it reminded me of what DOES have something to do with democracy: Dr. Goodman's candidacy.
I do not intend to vote for Dr. Goodman, and i don't even think i agree with him on his main issue, the expansion of the AMNH.
but he is a true "citizen candidate" who has thrown his hat in the ring because he believes passionately about an issue, and a legitimate issue at that. and he and his supporters have achieved some degree of success. he has gotten on the ballot, and he has managed to make the AMNH expansion a major issue in the campaign.
instead of condescendingly saying "go away" to Dr. Goodman, we should be asking, "why aren't the other candidates openly posting their views here?"
Dr. Goodman is not afraid to get in the ring, and he doesn't hide behind anonymity. thus, even though i disagree with him (and i think this "poll" was a dumb publicity stunt), i respect him.
for people who make snarky comments while hiding behind an anonymous screen name: not so much.
Goodman is typical of the pseudoscience that many sociologists use to "prove"a point. They often first develop an "opinion" about something, and then bring up data that support their opinion while ignoring data that are opposed to it. Aside from this is the uselessness of the data because of the skewed population that they represent. This was based on the results of interviews with people who had answered COLD calls. People: Raise your hands if you commonly answer a cold call from someone and then stay on the line to answer questions from and interviewer. Most people I know hang up unless they are sick or lonely and just want someone to talk to. Also excluded are people who use only iphones rather than land-lines. The people who participated are not a typical cross section of a population. The whole thing is a fake.
Well, this poll served one purpose. It brought common ground to the comments section of the westsiderag. 🙂
I'm disappointed to see how the media is letting this one issue hijack the debate over the council election, in fact NY1 had a televised mini-debate between Rosenthal, Wymore and Goodman and the museum is pretty much all they asked about. Can we get back to the economic and quality of life issues that are more broadly important to Upper West Siders?
One day the incumbent rails against Wymore for his office; the next day she attacks me for my poll.
Is this how a "public servant" should campaign?
It's not just the incumbent that's attacking your poll. It seems everyone else is as well. Perhaps the problem is with your poll. At any rate, hopefully in 15 days we will no longer be burdened by your silliness.
Pretty much.
Even your red herrings are lousy!
What a goofy comment. Was there anything wrong or fabricated in the "incumbent's" critiques? The 2 issues, Wymore's office and your poll, may not be important, but there's certainly nothing wrong in speaking critically about them.
There is one legitimate reason to oppose this plan. The real purpose of building an education center is to get on the federal education funding gravy train. Money for Natural History museums are drying up, forcing museums like the AMNH to bring in pre-packaged, for profit traveling exhibits of dubious value. Building an education center will bring in new channels of federal funding.
i'm a little confused. why is "access to new sources of funding" one reason to oppose the plan? it seems like a reason to support it.
Wymore is the one candidate to have the courage to let the fate of the museum expansion be decided by a public process.
100% of people polled say this should be decided by the public, especially if the final decision ends up being in accordance with their own views.
Wymore was 100% for this project before he started parsing his words and pretending he's against it. I'll vote for anyone who isn't in the back pocket of real estate which Wymore has proved he his by not claiming his retail space as a donation. #anyonebutmel #wymoreheartsREBNY
Although we do not favor museum expansion for multiple reasons, there are many other West Side and NYC issues to consider in voting. The museum is not the most important IMO
I am a professional pollster, the methodology makes me cringe. The sample they ended up with must have been extremely skewed, not representative at all of Upper West Siders.
Two things seem noteworthy here:
1. Cary Goodman doesn't address the criticisms of his biased poll. Just attacks one of his opponents. He obviously doesn't care how Upper West Siders feel unless we praise him.
2. Not one reader has defended Goodman and this poll. Many wonderful people who passionately oppose the Museum's expansion must realize that this poll by their leader is a con job and an embarrassment.
Until two years ago when my last dog died, I was in the dog run next to the Museum of Natural History almost every day. But the dog run and the concrete footpaths with a few scattered benches were the only parts of the entire so-called park where anyone was allowed to walk or sit. Most of the so-called park was fenced-off to everyone except squirrels. Unless this park context has drastically changed in the past year or two, then what is there to fight about? A few acres of grass and trees that we can look at but not touch? Better the Museum expand with its promise of exciting research and discovery.
Hon. Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal is not a racist, far from such a ridiculous idea whoever is guilty of defaming her in this way. Her middle name is tireless, and that's the river she runs in– persisting in the defence and empowerment of her resident in the entire upper west side ….I'd be wary of those who claim her racist, when she's fought for and introduced legislation that is now changing the face of tenant harassment, she's a pillar of strength in this community and race is never a part of any equation she takes actions on protecting and upholding the well being of every last new yorker, thank you Helen our whole building is voting you for this seat. No one cares more than you
Press 1 if you hate your city and want this project
Press 2 if you're a good citizen and therefore side with us
Press 3 if you'd like to see the actual polling on this
this was a dumb pseudo-poll and Dr. Goodman should not have used this tactic.
However, instead of trashing Goodman all the time, why aren't we asking why the other two candidates in the race are not posting here? It's a good tool to engage with people directly (despite the inevitable anonymous snark).


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