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Well there weren't a million puppets on the streets of Washington DC but at least a thousand people many of them with cloth and furry friends.
Turned out for what they called the million puppet march.
-- the million puppet march was organized as a response to a debate comment made by Republican presidential candidate.
Mitt Romney who was expressing concern over mounting federal deficits dialect PBS -- -- big bird actually like it -- But I'm not gonna I'm not gonna keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for.
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Many of the puppets were characters featured on public television programs aimed at children welcome to have march.
Look at all these make people here -- -- or PBS -- we were told their respects.
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Presidential elections next no no little anger quite deliberately brought a puppet of the -- president Richard Nixon.
Even Nixon was a supporter of the yards in the NEA in public broadcasting.
And even Nixon does as -- of that crime miss some that our country needs big time but the evidence I might say you know there there -- these huge budget deficits.
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Mario McNeill has until today to decide whether to plead guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court to the rape and murder of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis in 2009.
McNeill, 32, is facing the death penalty.
If he pleads guilty, McNeill will avoid a trial and the risk that a jury could sentence him to death, and prosecutors say they would go straight to sentencing, which would mean a life sentence without parole for McNeill.
The trial is scheduled to resume today at 9:30 a.m.
On Monday, McNeill's lawyers pleaded their client not guilty to the first-degree murder, first-degree rape of a child and other charges related to Shaniya's death, but admitted he was at the mobile home where Shaniya was staying with her mother and an aunt in Fayetteville on Nov. 10.
The defense lawyers acknowledged that McNeill was at a motel in Sanford with Shaniya, and left the motel with her.
The potential plea bargain deal arose during Monday's first day of McNeill's criminal case, when the defense presented a memo and other documents to Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons regarding what they claimed had been an agreement with McNeill's former lawyer, Allen Rogers.
The agreement, said defense lawyer Terry Alford, allowed McNeill to make statements to investigators that helped find the child's body. In return, the defense said, it was under the assumption that the state would take the death penalty off the table.
"We're asking the state not to renege on its agreement," Alford said.
District Attorney Billy West countered, saying, "The documents not only prove there was no agreement, but no discussion of an agreement."
Ammons denied a request from McNeill's lawyers to make the case noncapital.
In turn, the defense wanted all evidence, including statements, GPS and telephone records, taken out as evidence.
West said the state maintained all along that if McNeill had been willing to plead guilty with a life sentence, the prosecution would have accepted it.
"He indicated no desire to plead guilty," West said. "That's the best as I can describe it."
Ammons ruled that he couldn't find that an agreement was ever finalized between the state and the defense.
"The court finds no agreement between the defendant and state to take the death penalty off the table," the judge said. "There were never any concessions or charges. Never any admission by the defendant of any crime."
Ammons then gave the defense a deadline: McNeill and his team have until this morning to accept the offer.
In 2009, Shaniya Davis allegedly was given up by her mother to settle a drug debt.
Authorities said the child was raped and murdered, and then dumped just off N.C. 87 in Harnett County near the Lee County line.
McNeill has denied the allegations.
Jury selection got under way Monday. Twelve jurors plus at least three alternates are to be picked.
"We're looking for 12 folks who can be entirely fair and impartial," Ammons said. "Be completely open and honest with your answers."
Court officials have said jury selection could take up to two weeks. By the end of the day, 26 out of 97 potential jurors had been excused and none seated.
The jurors were excused for various reasons, including medical conditions, a scheduled surgery, status as an enrolled student and views on the death penalty that influenced whether or not they could put someone to death or life imprisonment.
McNeill entered the courtroom with a smile, and wearing a dark green sports shirt, slightly baggy blue jeans and white tennis shoes. His dreadlocks were drawn back into two long tails.
His mother attended.
Others attending are Shaniya's father, Bradley Lockhart, family members and at least a couple of Lockhart's friends.
Lockhart now resides in Alabama and recently said he plans to attend most of the trial.
On Monday, lawyers on both sides agreed that the entire trial, including jury selection, should take about two months.
The court started vetting some of the potential jurors, while the rest were either told to return today or call back Monday night for further instructions.
"Now, don't talk to anybody about this case," Ammons told them.
West and his assistants want to supplement the 12 jurors with four alternates; defense lawyers want just three alternates.
Police say Shaniya's mother, Antoniette Nicole Davis, gave her child to McNeill to settle a drug debt.
McNeill is accused of assaulting the girl in the hotel before killing her and dumping the body in woods along N.C. 87 in Harnett County.
McNeill is being tried on seven charges: first-degree murder, first-degree rape of a child, first-degree kidnapping, human trafficking with a child victim, sexual servitude with a child victim, sexual offense of a child and indecent liberties with a child.
Ammons plans to have court in session Mondays through Thursdays.
The case captured national attention in November 2009, when Davis reported Shaniya missing from their home. The report kicked off a nationwide search involving the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service.
Photographs of Shaniya aired on national television shows, including Nancy Grace, and Fayetteville police said they received hundreds of tips.
Shaniya's body was found six days later.
Davis, 28, is accused of making up the story about her child going missing.
She will be tried after McNeill, and faces charges that include first-degree murder, child abuse, sexual servitude, human trafficking and child rape. Her trial is expected to last about a month.
If convicted, Davis faces life in prison without parole.
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Once again a Chicago rapper has placed themselves in the media spotlight for all the wrong reasons. This time it's not Chief Keef, but fellow Glory Boy Entertainment affiliate, and Def Jam recording artist Lil Reese who has brought a huge amount of negative attention his way. Lil Reese has come under immense fire after a viral video surfaced showing him punching, kicking, and beating a young woman.
Lil Reese made it clear it was him in the video by confirming it via twitter early Thursday morning. Reese blamed unnamed haters for releasing the video clip, which he claims to be "years old", and that it is a clear attempt to discredit him and his success, "The haters tryna see a mf Dwn lol Dey gotta b broke and bored wanna upload some shit from years ago damn we winnin it's 2 late….#3hunna". That wasn't all the Def Jam signee had to say, "Dis wat doin betta den da next mf bring small shit its nothin time 2 turn Uppp f--- it …..#3hunna".
The hazy camera phone video shows the young rap star arguing with a young woman inside of what appears to be her home. She yells at Reese and his friends stating, "Who the f--- let them in here though".
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Lil Reese recently released a mixtape entitled Don't Like, with DJ Drama and Don Canon. Lil Reese even garnered a remix of his single Us, by Rick Ross in the same fashion Kanye West did with Chief Keef's hit single, Don't Like. The song featured Lil Reese, Rick Ross, and Drake. It was released on Rick Ross's Black Bar Mitzvah mixtape earlier this month.
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The Two Harbors City Council met Monday, February 11 with all councilors, city administrator, city attorney and mayor present.By: Tammy Francois, Lake County News Chronicle
The Two Harbors City Council met Monday, February 11 with all councilors, city administrator, city attorney and mayor present.
The city received correspondence from the American Red Cross requesting use of the Two Harbors City Hall as a shelter in the event of a large scale disaster. Councilor Robin Glaser suggested that the issue be sent along to the Public Safety Committee for consideration.
Michelle Ronning sent correspondence to the City requesting in-kind services during the chalk festival to be held July 19-21. Her requests included closing the street to motor vehicle traffic, permission to allow food and craft vendors in Thomas Owens Park during the event and the provision of water, electricity and porta-potties by the City. She also asked that the City act as fiscal agent and pre-registration site, and for the establishment of a separate account for the annual event so that left- over monies could be rolled over to the following year.
City Administrator, Lee Klein, said that accounting practices followed by the City discourage the carry-over of funds from year to year, but Councilor Seth Mc Donald commented that such an account is reassurance to individuals and businesses that their donations are being spent for the intended purpose.
"What has to happen for the City to be able to do what (Ronning) is asking?" asked Mayor Randy Bolen. Councilor Simonson said that there should be some way to account for the carry-over of the funds in the City's books.
"It's not normal," he said, "but let's do it and see if we can get away with it."
The Edna G. commission sought permission from the City Council to get quotes for a hull study. The study would update the commission on the boats condition. A motion to permit the gathering of bids carried unanimously.
A motion made by Councilor McDonald to permit the city administrator to purchase two new laptop computers for use by city councilors, also carried. The maximum cost for the computers was set at $1500.
Other approved expenses included $6655 for the replacement of four butterfly valves at the water treatment plant, $12,000 to cover the City's annual audit. The services will be provided by Wipfli, an accounting and consulting firm with partners in Duluth.
The electrical superintendent sought to amend a request for the purchase of a new truck. The request was increased from $28,000 to $36,500. The purchase will be made under a state purchasing agreement that allows municipalities to take advantage of cost-saving contracts made by Minnesota's Materials Management Division with suppliers of goods and services. The THPD will also be purchasing a 2013 Ford Police Interceptor for $25,703.82 under the state purchasing agreement. The cost of the new vehicle for the police department is likely to cost close to $34,000 when it is fully outfitted.
The big ticket item of the evening was the approval of the bid for the Burlington Bay Campground expansion project, which came in at $1, 207,930.The winning bidder was Northland Constructors.
Possible savings on insurance may lay ahead for local homeowners and businesses. Fire Chief Mark Schlangen reported that a review of the Two Harbors Fire Department by the Insurance Service Office resulted in improvements in both city and out- of- city Public Protection Classification.
The ISO collects information on a city's fire protection efforts, analyzes the data and assigns a classification on a scale of 1-10. A class one score indicates outstanding property fire protection, and under some circumstances this can mean lower insurance costs.
According to the ISO website, "by securing lower fire insurance premiums for communities with better public protection, the PPC program provides incentives and rewards for communities that choose to improve their firefighting services."
While lower insurance costs are not guaranteed, Councilor McDonald recommended that local property and business owners let their insurance companies know of the city's reclassification and ask about possible savings.
Mayor Bolen praised the THFD for its ongoing commitment to public safety and service to the community.
The Mayor also extended best wishes to County Commissioner Paul Bergman who received a lung transplant just days ago.
"From everything that I've heard and read, he's doing well… I just want to wish him well," said Bolen.
Mayor Bolen acknowledged the efforts of city crews who, he said, did an excellent job during the Winter Frolic and the recent snow storm and noted that a delegation will be in St. Paul to discuss the needs of the community with Minnesota legislators.
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The massive storm, packing winds of 80 m.p.h., is located near Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas and heading northwest.
Though the latest track from the Miami-based hurricane forecasting agency places the storm's predicted track slightly south compared to Thursday's forecast, meteorologists warned the public in a forecast discussion package not to "focus on the details" of the final point of landfall.
The current track guidance is the balance between two forecast models which predict the storm will hit somewhere between Long Island and the Delmarva peninsula.
"There continues to be a large spread in the exact track," an update from the hurricane center said.
But regardless of where the storm makes landfall, meteorologists were warning of a massive storm – tropical storm force winds stretch 275 miles from its center – that is still growing and will take on the characteristics of a nor'easter once its reaches the mid-Atlantic.
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First, though, the board voted on hiring a new executive director, as the position was left vacant when James Cooper left abruptly in late April.
There were 27 applicants for the position, some from as far away as Washington, Colorado and New York. There were accountants, engineers, business owners and administrators.
In the mix was Interim Executive Director Kathy Banson-Verrico. Banson-Verrico has been with the Authority for 14 years, most recently as the accounting manager, and has been acting as interim director while the search for a new director was undertaken.
It was immediately obvious that Banson-Verrico was the favored choice of the board.
"The main thing that that person has to communicate is the safety, the engineering, the marketing to the residents of all of these islands that are part of the legislation," said Ginger Watkins, enumerating just a few of the duties that come with the position. "And it's clear in there (the announcement of the job opening) that their job is to let the people who live, work and go across those bridges every day know that they're safe, that the toll is the most responsible and appropriate toll. And that communication, that taking care of the customers is, I think, the primary responsibility of the executive director. I add my support to Kathy, because I believe that this is Kathy's strongest suit. She communicates to every person that calls or comes through that toll plaza that they are safe, that the tolls are appropriate, and that she is ethically, legally and openly doing her job.
"There are some very well-qualified people in the applicants, but if you look at the totality of the job that needs to be done and the timing of the new bridges being open in the next couple of years, and the tremendous experience that Kathy's got … there is no question in my mind, we should be delighted that there is someone here who is ready to step into that job," said Lee Major. I think that everyone here would agree that she has done that, and I would like to offer my whole-hearted support for her to be hired as executive director."
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1. True -- Donald Trump made robo calls for him and appeared with him in person-- that's the equivalent of appearing with Groucho Marx and being asked to be taken seriously.
2. True ---Even Mormons did not vote for him. 80 per cent voted for George Bush in 2000 only 78 per cent voted for Mitt.
3. True- He boasted about his car elevator in his house in California-- that was sure to go down well with the unemployed blue collars he was seeking.
4. True--He barely contested the three states he lives in--Detroit where he was born, Massachusetts where he governed and California where he is now going to live.
5. True--He listened to Karl Rove the demented humpty dumpty. Karl is so augties -- he has not had a decent run since Bush sneaked Florida in 2000.
6. True--he thought big crowds meant that was ahead. People always show up the last week of a presidential campaign.
7. True--He dissed Big Bird and lost the kid's vote and annoyed their mums.
8.True---Peggy Noonan said she knew he'd win when she saw more yard signs for him in Northern Virginia -- sad that.
9. True---Paul Ryan ran clear off the screen for the last two weeks of the campaign.
10. True --he based his campaign in Boston, also the home site of those big winners Mike Dukakis and John Kerry. When will they learn-- Massachussetts pols don't win the presidency -- unless you're Jack Kennedy and Mitt - you're no Jack Kennedy.
This just in from The Boston Globe:
"Mitt Romney's voter-turnout operation suffered a meltdown on Election Day, resulting in a crucial 90-minute "buckling" of the program in Boston and the inability of some campaign workers across the country to access a vital smartphone application, according to campaign officials and volunteers."
The biggest reason for Mitt's loss was VOTER FRAUD!
Mitt Romney lost largely because Barack Obama is an above-average President. Had a conservative Republican achieved what Barack Obama did -- and Barack Obama isn't particularly liberal -- he would have won a landslide. Putting an end to the most dangerous economic meltdown since the 1930s without a speculative boom, getting the US out of one pointless war and easing out of another, whacking the most dangerous terrorist ever... that must be good for something.
Mitt lost women and men by supporting the stupid ass that said God supported keeping babies created from rape. He is so crazy on that one issue and it nail him as a loser automatically by both voters with an ounce of larality.
Bottom line: Mitt lost because he ran a right wing campaign in a country which is MODERATE at worst, and he ran against the best, most effective MODERATE President since Eisenhower. Thousands of white middle class Republicans like me voted across party lines for that very important but under-reported reason.
He lost because he took 55% of all the voters, namely women,and threatened them with "vaginal probes" loss of birth control, repeal of roe v. Wade, and no equal pay for equal work. It did not help to ignore 50 million legal Mexicans, 35 million blacks, and 30 million assorted citizens with skin color darker than his, a full 30% of the population.
I agree wholeheartedly with Markday, who expressed everything very well.
Mitt lost because the democrats are on the attack 24-7 telling lies, damnable lies, about any and all republicans. They lies are damnable because in the long run a lot of people are going to die because of them....republicans are Not racist, Not woman haters, as the democrats paint them...the republicans for their part think the democrats are their good and dear friends?.....
sharlot looked into her crystal ball and saw the ffuture
Agree with seanmor; those that think Obama's so great---check back in 4 years and see where we stand!
Yes, I agree, seano. Obama appeals to moderates for the same reasons he frustrates progressives. When I needed to understand why he didn't move faster on progressive causes, I read some Reinhold Niebuhr, his favorite philosopher/ historian/ theologian. Now I think I understand Obama better (but I'm still a pushy progressive).
It may be more prudent to say a majority of moderates supported Obama.
Like DaveKelly, I also think EphraimKibbey's right, except when he says, "a large portion of the Independents" voted for Obama. Only 45 percent of Independent voters supported Obama. This outcome flips the 2008 result, when only 44 percent of them voted for Republican McCain. Independents helped Obama win in 2008, but not much in this election, and they're 24% of voters. I'm not sure why, but probably Obama lost ground with them because they are mostly white male economics voters. Why did Romney lose? Although 51 percent of voters agree with the GOP that government is too 'big,' 55 percent agree with Dems that the economic system favors the wealthy. Consider how many are struggling financially, and, as Ephraim says, do the arithmetic. (My data are from Pew Research.)
O'Brien ignores the biggest reason-- Romney miscalculated 'what women want.' Telling us all we care about is money, he and his wife tried to re-create us in their own image. Women cast 53 percent of the votes, and 55 percent supported Obama. Women gave Obama an 11-point margin to overcome the 7-point margin that men gave Romney over Obama. Women voters gave Obama crucial margins of victory in Florida, Ohio, and Virginia. Two sets of perceptions competed at the polls: (1) that government has grown too 'big' and (2) that there is too much unfairness in the system, too much power in the hands of too few, who use it against women, minorities, the poor. The second perception won out because it takes government action to re-balance power and protect fairness for everyone. If the GOP cooperates in re-balancing and stops threatening women's rights, they might remain a viable party. If not, they're gone by 2016.
Having a nasty day Tom Mo!! don't worry it will pass with the ravages of time and the demise of the teaparty.
The Obama campaign exploited a version of the "battered wife syndrome." Where the victim (in this case the American working & middle classes) having suffered consistant abuse (black and hispanic unemployment at all time highs, persistant high fuel prices, etc.) are given the choice of a seemingly cold rescuer or return to their abuser who is promising that it will be "better" next time and, besides, it's really the victim's own fault. As in many dojestic abuse cases, the victim goes back to the familiar rather than take a chance on breaking free.
None of the above (Trump, Rove, car elevators or Big Bird) were the real reason why Romney lost. The majority of Americans couldn't relate to his flaunting his riches, five trillion dollars of tax cuts to the rich, his party's homophobia, and theier disdain for people of color. The ground literally moved beneath them and they didn't know what hit them. Also, they made fun of Obama for being a mere "community organizer." Well he and his troops knew how to organize a highly efficient machine. Their polls told the truth and the Repubs only paid attention to the ones that flattered them. The Repubs thourhg they could win with the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelsohn's money. How wrong they were. It's going to take a long time for the GOP to regain its balance. And immigration reform will also help the Irish. Don't forget, there was a time when they we considered white. Most Irish Americans have forgotten that if hyou judge by some of posts on this site. Meanwhile, Sean O'Brien, brush up on you reading and analysis. Boy, were you off the mark.
I knew he would NOT I'm a Ma born and raised my children all but one did not want him to win But hey always one in the bunch
Tom Mo you call people Libtards and Asswipe and other objectionable Anglo Saxonisms. I was doing you a favor by suggesting you turn off the internet. Every time you post the GOP loses another voter.
Top 10 reasons Romney did not win: 1) More moochers and leeches voted than working people who are paying the tab. 2) Refer to reason #1 3) Refer to reason #1 4) Refer to reason #1 5) Refer to reason #1 6) Refer to reason #1 7) Refer to reason #1 8) Refer to reason #1 9) Refer to reason #1 10) Refer to reason #1
Seanomelb. I was not addressing immigration. I was talking about the future of America as I know it. Asswipe.
Tom Mo you've lost the plot.A dinosaur if ever there was one so sad.Even your lying mate Hannity has changed his rhetoric on immigration don't be left behind in the shallowness of you own mind.
Hollabackgurl. And another thing. By Modern American politics, do you mean Chicago stuff? Like they are pulling right now. Benghazi cover up, Clinton, Petraeus, Fast and Furious,Unemployment figures, Cutting off Oil and Gas drilling; massive layoffs "after" the election, huge tax increases "after" the election; increases in medicare costs "after" the election. Fu*k you and modern american politics. You are a nonothing.
Hollabactgurl, "accidentally see my posts"? How did you accidentally come into being,Libtard? Was abortion illegal in your Village? Now that you are of age are you enjoying your puberty?
Hey, look on the bright side, we'll have President Pantload around for (maybe) four more years to make fun of if, he doesn't get impeached for "fast and furious" or this embassey thing that's getting worse by the day. We shouldn't neglect our Veterans though, you don't want to "anger" those people! And there's plenty of them out of work who we could deputize and put to work tracking down Illegal Aliens for deportation. It's odd that, there's about 10 million people in this country who want illegals to stay but 305 million who want them out and any pol who sides with them. Whatever happened to "Majority Rules" in this country? Obama is barking up the wrong tree, he and everyone in Washington should surely realize that all it takes is one small spark to ignite a giant conflagration. Perhaps a senator's son or daughter killed by a drunken driver illegal alien. What then with 600 million guns in this country? It's not right and it's not worth it. Since when did enforcing our laws especially our immigration laws become,...optional? We used to be "A Country of Laws" when we lose that we've lost everything. What about rapists and murderers? Shouldn't (they) get an "amnesty" too? We are a mature country, we don't need any more immigration especially from third world countries and unskilled people who can't read or write in their own languages. There are no shortages of high school dropouts and recent college grads to do menial labor.We simply do not need anymore people going on (our) public assistance programs. Yes, we do need (some) immigration but only for highly skilled people like M.D.s, Nurses, Engineers etc. Some people must think we're still in the 1800's when we had millions of job openings. We're not. We're going to be lucky if we don't have a depression in this country. If it happens it'll happen real fast and no-one will be able to stop it.
Tom Mo could you please stop commenting on modern American politics until you actually understand them? It would be such a relief to the people who accidentally see your posts. Thanks.
What gets my goat is that all you obamaroids only concentrate on womens rights (nonsence),Planned parenthood,Gay marriage,social welfare (we have it) contraception (It's there, go get it) food stamps(available to all who need them, but don't pull up in a fu*kin Mercedes to shop). Romney is a proof positive business man with a proven recors. The Home Depot, Domino Pizza, Staples, through Bain Capital employ and train thousands of young people. But you fu*kin morons rejected him because he was white, and a morman. One day you will regret this. obama has spent your money by the billions in so called green energy, all bancrupt. He will spend more of your money. He will destroy the Military, the Coal industry, the Banking institutions, the education system, which is already ruined, judging from the voting turnout,the construction industry, and the auto industry. He will stifle production and innovation. He is a communist bent on "fundamentally changing the American way of life". Wake up for Chrissake.
Mr. Kibbey, who posted just before myself is ABSOLUTELY RIGHT -ON, I could not agree more. I must add this however, Mutt Romney , the GOP and others of their ilk, thought they had a sure -thing , bought and paid for, much the same as in 2000. Yes, these folks paid for this election, big money such as this does not spend the sums they put-out on possibilities or chance. They do not do that, they had things set-up to " game " this election, make no mistake about it, these people are criminals, Absolutely, but they LOST, and in a very big way, like you have no idea, in a big way. The American People and the People of this world and thank their God and the United States Intelligence Community for this most fair election! THANK YOU!
The number one reason that Mittens lost was that good people stood up and told the Nation how bad a candidate he was and how bad the policies of the new republican party are. Many times it was done with the help of the GOP candidates themselves. With their cloak of superiority removed, they were seen for the shallow, misinformed, bigots that they are. Those who were surprised at the results were either not paying attention to the rest of the world or were part of ever right moving GOP. The further right you go, the fewer people there are to agree with you and the smaller your party becomes - DUH! Smaller party equals fewer votes - sorry, I know arithmetic is HARD. I would venture that a large portion of the Independents who voted for the very moderate President Obama were at one time moderate Republicans driven out of the party either by the Cheney/Bush fiasco or the Tea Party litmus tests of true conservatism. If you tell everyone else that they are not good enough, pretty soon you turn around and you are all alone.
God not another sore loser
I cannot fathom how that many people could be suckered into re-electing a man who ignored every promise he made to be elected the first time !! Now he can finish destroying the once great U.S. of A !!
Seanmor and phlutie I know it's a bitter pill to swallow,you lost,so quit the Foxspeak it's over. Even your little tin God Hannity is now siding with the president on immigration reform. It has taken the dunces in the GOP a generation to understand the power of the latino and Black vote. It will take them a generation to make meaningful inroads. But you will have to do better than blusters like Hermann or thugs like Alan West.
What a great true account for Mitt the Twitts demise. I would have added one more to the list--true he put down and dissed the minorities terrible mistake. Good on you Mitt, a true Christian learns humility, try it sometime.
Sorry PhlutiePhan, you and all your fellow tea bagsters mumbling your discontent on the way to vote weren't quiet enough. You and Rush and Karl (turd blossom) Rove are increasingly isolated as the new generation sees the errors in your ways before you do, while you're blinded by El Rushbo and his ilk. Even is Mitt didn't have such a reputation as an incorrigible liar, his message was for a different generation and a different demographic (perhaps the 1% Maybe?) The Republicans spent too much time listening to their own pep talks and not enough trying to find out what Americans want and need. Obama isn't perfect, but he's a hell of a lot better than that ridiculous lying clown Mittens Romney. Paul Ryan? Laughable with his warmed over Ayn Rand philosophy, the ultimate of irrelevance.
the browns won and will be doings so for years into the future. whitey are too racist to think. Repugs divide and conquor like that which mother england practiced with major success across the globe doesn't work for them. Its Over. Big Government works well for the oligarchs that's the reason they spent billions to con/influence the sheep with that ying yang charade. Never see a sheep positioned as ambassadors and as advisors to the mighty. What we get is the socialist line of the rest of us as being commies who are fat and lazy looking for a handout. Real fat and lazy are at the top of the pyramid having the benefit of getting labor on the cheap as they pugg on their cigars, tennis anyone, golf perhaps lets see rory, in australia, whereever and so goes the power of government in service to our masters.
Romney's defeat is a great victory for those who want big government, reditribution of the nation's wealth, continued national deficits,restrictions on religiouds freedoms, especially for Christians, the redefining of marriage, the rewarding of illegl aliens for violating U.S. laws, the ignorin of the needs of for veterans, including the 200,000 who who honorably served and are now homeless. Would the Founding Fathers who gave us our great Constitution have preferred Obama's polities to those of Romney?
The *biggest* reason you only touch on in your #5: he turned his entire campaign over to the extreme right wing of the party - that agenda hasn't won a *legitimate* presidential election since 1988. For MOST of the 156 year history of the Republican Party we have NOT been the party of Conservatism ("Mr. Conservative," senator Robert Taft couldn't even get NOMINATED in the 50's McCarthyism years!). We RINOs (not "Republicans In Name Only" but "Republicans INSISTING on Newer Options") should stand up and take our party back now that the Right Wingers have been so soundly thrashed two elections in a row!
While it may be flattering, Detroit is a city within the state of Michigan. Otherwise, a fine article.
@StevieVirginia great posts love them both. the repugs are very bad loser just like they were very bad candidates
PhulutiePhan, the "angry white Man" I was talking about. Totally ignorant, pissed off and talking sh!t. What a stupid person you are.
PhlutiePhan what a crock of crap. Listening to Rush is like listening to Hitler spouting his messages to the German people. What did he spout? Lies, fear and hate. Your rhetoric is the same as his was proving that the repulsive party of NO (republicans) is now the nazi/fascist party of NO (republicans)
Hey Douche bag, Get over yourself. La la la loser!
Anyone spewing the horse poop that drips out of Rush Limbaugh's mouth is a misinformed, out of tough with reality moronic boob idiot and just plain STUPID !
@StevieVirginia: Since you were probably drunk before you voted (You may not have even voted), you only prove my point of the young not having a clue. Since it is all about "Sex and Violence", maybe if Romney beat his wife and had multiple affairs like Teddy, then you undoubtedly would have voted different. How about all those dead white guys laying under crosses in Normandy who allowed your drunk begunia to slander the republic? Romney was no "barrell of chuckles" but the alternative is a Marxist Muslim sympathizer. It all about world socialism and the destruction of the "opiate of the people". Fifty million babies have now been aborted and it could very easily have been you.
The telling statistic related by Rush was the fact that the under 30 crowd voted against Mittens by 5 million. The young will get younger and the old will die. We have a young generation of sex addicted, drug addicted, atheist addicted, personal fulfillment (Ask Not What Your Country Dan Do for You) addicted profligates who now control the destiny of this once great republic. "Sex and violence" is the religion of choice and television is the site of those who worship the devil.
JimmieM the #1 reason is that there are not too many Democrats it's because you don't have to be a Democrat to vote for the President and the results are President Obama won. The nazi/fascist party of NO (republicans) are racist, bigots and spew hate, fear and lies, another reason why they lost. Stop watching faux (fake for you who don;t know french) "news" if you want the truth
LisaJHD -- Where are you getting your statistics. Fox News or the Tea Party? I see where the Tea Party is so upset at Obama's win that they're suing for a recount in FL. I just hope that if they do get a recount that it will put the final nail in the Tea Party's coffin!
Tom MO the reason flip/flop Willard lost is there are more educated informed American people who voted. For your information the red states you see in the middle of the country on a map receive more "free stuff" and welfare than the all the blue states.Do your research if you want the truth stop watching faux (that means fake if you don't read french) "news"
In my house we call it Faux News and it was fun watching Faux News after the election ended. I kept waiting for but it never happened. I was waiting for exploding heads. These jack asses said Romney would win in a rout! The people at Faux News are all in denial. They are sooo stupid. They still don't know why they lost. These idiots said any Christian who votes for Obama would go to hell! This Catholic kid voted for Obama and just in case I am going to hell? I went to the liquor store, stocked up and partied all night long after Obama won. The #1 reason why Romney lost was because the dying breed of the "Angry White Man" the racist - bigot was way out numbered.
the repugs responding here still blame every thing and every one but their party. The repulsive party of NO is a nazi/fascist party. You can tell by the statements people running for a seat in the House or Senate, for Governor or by someone who was already in office. The laws the they past in their states against women, union, teacher, and workers. These are the real reasons the nazi/fascist party lost
The Republicans lost because the time for the Grand Old Party is over. Their ideology is archaic. Their refusal to give a toss what the rest of the world thinks of us is disturbing but then they wonder why the US can be disliked in many parts of the world. We have actually moved FORWARD. JimmieM...sorry to burst your bubble (which might be very large) Abraham Lincoln, that name might be familiar to you was the first Republican president and it was he who freed the slaves not the Democrats.
Look at the information coming out about vote totals. Some precincts and/or counties have more than 100% voter turnout. St. Lucia County in Florida had 141% turnout! Some precincts have 100% (or more) voting for Obama-Biden ticket. There has been massive fraud in this election.
Republicans will continue to lose if they don't publicly disassociate themselves from the Fox News inspired rant employed by Tom Mo shown below The endless screed against everything Obama said or did would propel even an Obama critic to vote against Romney. The incivility, the raw racist remarks flung at anyone , including Christie, who uttered a word of agreement with Obama's policies has been nonstop for the last four years. Perhaps McConnell's comment saying the Republicans number one priority was to make Obama a one time President set the pace If you guess I voted for Obama , think again
The reason Mitt Romney lost is because he is Mitt Romney: an aloof, secretive, money man with a palpable superiority complex. With no core convictions aside from money and ambition, Romney was astonishingly adept at pushing any lie he believed his audience wanted to hear. He relied too heavily on playing on the fears and insecurities of a shrinking base of support. That loose association with the truth and willingness his to allow policy (to the extent that he spoke in specifics) dictate the facts proved his undoing. The Romney team tweaked their own polling data to suit their narrative and couldn't see the coming landslide. They choose to believe the clumsy and obvious voter suppression efforts of Ohio & Florida would not energize Obama's base. At the end of the day, Romney earned fewer votes than John McCain did in his thrashing. I'm from Massachusetts, and know of Mitt Romney more than I care to.
The Reps did everything to make Pres Obama look like he was doing nothing, then compaign on it, in order to made the election for them a walk in the park. They did this over and obove "the good of the country". People caught on to this and there was a backlash to this behaviour. They showed disrespect for the Office and the President. Not acceptable.
11. 1920's stance on birth control and abortion. 12. Once Mittens realized that the pup he brought on board (Paul Ryan) was actually a rabid pit bull, he became afraid. Who would want to be President if Paul Ryan was one heartbeat away, and it was YOUR heartbeat that Ryan was eyeing?
JimmieM, learn to use coherent sentences instead of the babbLe in your comment! Mittiens lost because way too many people realized that he was nothing but an empty suit, talking the talk but NOT walking the walk. I know. I live in Massachusetts and have experience with Mittens.
The reason Romney lost is that there are more ill informed morons in America than Americans. Far too many voters like to get "free stuff".
The number 1 reason is that there are to many democrats in respected advisory Colin Powel is only the most public one...they tell the republicans to never respond to the slander the democrats spew like that the republicans are the racist party while the democrats freed the slaves....a lie, that now many people believe.


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A Look Back at 2011 – Pitching
Today I'm just going to fly all over the place and randomly hit on some numbers that speak to me from the 2011 season. You know me, I'm random as all hell anyway, so this may not be any different than normal despite the intro warning you of the impending zaniness. Special thanks goes to the 2012 Bill James Handbook where a fair amount of the information you are about to read about comes from (I would highly recommend the book for those of you looking for a nice reference tool. Looking at my shelf I've got copies dating all the way back to 2001).
0 – The number of NL hurlers who received six runs of support per nine innings (the NL leader amongst qualifiers, 162 innings pitched, was Jaime Garcia at 5.92). Over in the Junior Circuit there were five guys who received at least six runs of support – Jon Lester (6.86), Ivan Nova (6.70), Max Scherzer (6.42), Rick Porcello (6.38) and Colby Lewis (6.15) . There was even one guy, Derek Holland, who was over seven runs of support per nine innings. My goodness, he was over seven and a half at 7.64 runs per nine innings, an ungodly number. Wins may not be so easy to come by for Holland in 2012, so keep that in mind on draft day.
.086 – The best batting average in baseball with Runners In Scoring Position (RISP) for a pitcher. Nationals' reliever extraordinaire Tyler Clippard was the owner of that mark. No other reliever had a mark under .125.
.228 – The OBP of leadoff batters last season against Justin Verlander, the lowest in baseball amongst hurlers who tossed at least 150 innings. Two others allowed less than a quarter of leadoff hitters to reach base in Cole Hamels (.247) and Jordan Zimmerman (.249).
6.1 – The major league leading inherited runner strand rate of the Royals' Greg Holland. Only one other pitcher in baseball was able to post a mark in the single digits and that was Al Alburquerque's mark of 9.7 percent. The NL leader was George Sherrill at 10.8 percent.
8 – The number of "tough loses" – defined as a Game Score above 50 when a loss was picked up – by Hiroki Kuroda, David Price and James Shields (there will be more on Game Scores below). That was the highest mark in baseball. At the other end of the spectrum we have "cheap wins," those outings with a Game Score under 50 while a win was picked up. The leader in that dubious category was Brad Penny with six, one more than the mark of five by John Lackey.
53.1 – The percentage of pitches that were in the strike zone from Cliff Lee, the highest mark in baseball. The only other pitcher who hit the mark more than 50 percent of the time was an unlikely source – knuckleballer R.A. Dickey of the Mets at 51.0 percent.
96 – The best pitched game in baseball last year was Chris Capuano's effort on the 26th of August if you believe in Game Scores (an invention of Bill James that takes into account everything that a pitcher does on the hill). In that effort Capuano pitched nine shutout innings, allowed just two hits, didn't walk a batter, and struck out 13 (for more on Capuano see his Player Profile). Ervin Santana's no-hitter on July 27th gave him a score of 94 while Justin Verlander's no-hitter from May 7th resulted in a score of 90.
98.0 – The average fastball speed last season of the major league leader (minimum 50 innings pitched). If I gave you 37 guesses I doubt you'd settle on the right name. The most obvious name is Aroldis Chapman, but he came in second at 97.9 mph. The leader was actually the Nationals' Henry Rodriguez. Chapman did lead baseball with 158 pitches of at least 100 mph, 31 more than Rodriguez.
133 – The most pitches thrown in a game last season by Tim Lincecum. There were two other games over 130-pitches as team continue to monitor pitch counts very closely – Chris Carpenter (132), Roy Halladay (130).
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By default, completion candidates are usually presented in buffer '*Completions*'
in alphabetic order. But some commands use different sort orders by default. Whatever sort order is used for '*Completions*'
is also the order of cycling among candidates.
Also, duplicate candidates are typically removed as completion choices, by default. But for some commands duplicates are appropriate, so they are not removed. For example, command 'icicle-search'
(`C-c `
') uses completion to navigate among search hits. Duplicate search hits are retained. Although some search-hit candidates might have the same text, they are located at different buffer positions.
You can interactively control the order of candidates and whether duplicates are removed. Use `C-,
' during completion to choose a different sort order or to turn off sorting altogether (one of the available sort orders is in fact called "turned OFF
"). Use `C-$
' to toggle the removal of duplicate candidates. A few commands, for which sorting is inappropriate, prevent you from sorting.
The available sort orders for `C-,
' are those defined by user option `icicle-sort-orders-alist' – see Defining New Sort Orders, below. However, some commands adjust this list of possibilities by adding command-relevant sort orders or removing some that might be inappropriate.
The sort order generally remains as you last set it, for subsequent commands. However, if the last order you set is inappropriate for the current command then sorting is turned off. You can then use `C-,
' to choose a sort order appropriate for the current command.
There are a couple of ways to use `C-,
' (bound to command 'icicle-change-sort-order'
), to change the current sort order. Its behavior depends on the value of user option `icicle-change-sort-order-completion', which is 7 by default. The option value determines whether `C-,
' lets you use completion to choose a sort order or it just cycles to the next order. The default value of 7 means cycle if there are no more than 7 sort orders for the current command, and complete if there are more than 7.
The option value can be an integer, as described, or it can be 'nil'
, meaning always cycle, or otherwise non-'nil'
(e.g. 't'
), meaning always complete.
Whatever the value of 'icicle-change-sort-order-completion'
, a non-numeric prefix argument (e.g., plain `C-u') flips the behavior defined by the option: if completion would normally be used then `C-u C-,
' cycles to the next sort order. If cycling would normally be used then `C-u C-,
' initiates completion to choose a sort order.
For example, suppose you use the default option value of 7 and there are fewer than 7 sort orders for the completion operation provided by the current command. In this case, `C-,
' cycles to the next order. But if you would like to see what the available orders are, just use `C-u C-,
' and pick one using completion.
A numeric prefix arg (e.g. 'C-9'
) reverses the direction of the current sort order. It invokes command 'icicle-reverse-sort-order'
For example, if candidates are currently sorted alphabetically from A to Z, then `C-9 C-,
' flips the sort order, so that from then on sorting is from Z to A. If buffer names are sorted from small to large buffer size, then `C-9 C-,
' sorts large buffers first. This works for all sort orders.
Whenever you change the sort order, the new sort order is echoed, so you can use `C-9 C-,
' twice to just remind yourself of the current sort order.
In addition to the current sort order, which is defined by the value of user option `icicle-sort-comparer', an alternative sort order is available at all times. It is the value of option `icicle-alternative-sort-comparer'. By default, this sorts candidates into two alphabetical groups: those previously used as accepted input, followed by those not yet used.
Just as you can choose a different current sort order using `C-,
', so you can choose a different alternative sort order using `M-,
'. It behaves the same way, including regarding option 'icicle-change-sort-order-completion'
and a prefix argument.
How do you actually use the alternative sort order? Use `C-M-,
' (command 'icicle-toggle-alternative-sorting'
) to swap the alternative sort for the current sort. This is the quickest way to flip between two sort orders. If, for example, you set your alternative sort order to "turned OFF
", then this is a quick way to toggle sorting on and off.
The first time during a session that you use a command that completes a buffer name or a file name, sorting changes to (that is, 'icicle-sort-comparer'
is set to) whatever is specified by user option `icicle-buffer-sort' or `icicle-file-sort', respectively, provided the option is non-'nil'
. This gives you a way to privilege a particular sorting method for each of these kinds of completion.
When you use `C-,
' or `M-,
', the sort orders that you can choose from are those in user option `icicle-sort-orders-alist'. You can customize this option to add or remove available sort orders. A better way to define a new sort order is to use macro 'icicle-define-sort-command'
in your Emacs init file (~/.emacs
). This defines a new Icicles command, named 'icicle-sort-'
', where 'ORDER'
is the name of the new sort order. The definition of the alphabetical
sort order provides an example:
(icicle-define-sort-command "alphabetical" icicle-case-string-less-p "Sort completion candidates alphabetically.")
The first argument, "alphabetical"
, is a string naming the new sort order. When you change to this sort order, a message says "Sorting is now
". Whatever sort-order name you provide is used in the message.
The second argument is the actual function used for sorting. It can be any function, including a lambda expression. The function takes two string arguments and returns non-'nil'
if and only if the first string sorts before (is "less than") the second. In this case, function 'icicle-case-string-less-p'
is used, which compares its two arguments alphabetically (lexicographically). The third argument is the doc string for the new sorting command.
The result of this definition is:
. The entry associates sort order alphabetical
with comparison function 'icicle-case-string-less-p'
.You can invoke the new sorting command any time using 'M-x'
, but you can also change to the new sort order using `C-,
' (or `M-,
') during minibuffer completion.
There are many different uses of completion in Emacs, and this means that sorting candidates needs to be flexible – there cannot be a single sort order, or even a single set of sort orders, that is useful for all purposes. Completion, and therefore also sorting of completion candidates, needs to deal with different types of candidates and different numbers of them, in different contexts.
Icicles predefines many sort functions, and you can easily define more of your own. You can choose a different sort at any time, as mentioned above. A good sort order can be a big help, depending on the context. However, sorting is not free, and it can be helpful to think for a moment about some of the consequences of sorting, in terms of performance.
What does a sort function do? It determines which of two strings should come first, that is, which is "less than" the other. During sorting, pairs of candidates are compared using the sort function. And each time you change your input by typing or deleting a character, the new set of matching candidates is sorted (if 'icicle-incremental-completion'
is non-'nil'
The number of candidates to be sorted depends on the kind of completion and how you use Icicles. Some Icicles users like to use cycling more and completion less, which means sorting more candidates. Other users favor using completion to narrow down the number of matches (which I recommend). Some commands typically have few possible completion candidates; others have many. Buffer-name completion, for example, typically involves relatively few candidates, whereas file-name completion typically involves many.
If there are many candidates matching your input, then many comparisons will be made each time the candidate set is sorted. This means that if your sort function is complex, response can be slow. A complex sort function might be OK for sorting a small or medium set of candidates, but it might not be appropriate for sorting a very large set.
Only you, as a user, can control which sort makes the best sense for you in any given situation. If you are likely to have zillions of candidates in some context, then you probably will want to change to a sort that computes quickly. You can, of course, even choose not to sort at all, but simple sort comparisons do not noticeably impact performance, even for a very large number of candidates.
Icicles could offer a threshold option similar to 'icicle-incremental-completion-threshold'
(or it could reuse that option), and not bother to sort if the number of candidates passed the threshold, but there can be many sort orders of differing complexity, so a set of thresholds would really be needed, perhaps one per sort order.
Rather than having you try to manage such complexity ahead of time using options, it's better to just let you manage it at completion time: Choose the sort order with knowledge of the possible candidate set. For example, if the set of candidates to sort will include every file on your file system, then you probably will want to use a simple sort. On the other hand, there are situations where you might nevertheless prefer to wait a few seconds, in order to perform a complex sort that is of particular use.
In sum, Icicles keeps it simple, and leaves it up to you to choose the appropriate sort order for any given context. This design choice is one reason why Icicles makes it easy to choose a sort even while you are completing input – each act of completion is different.
It can help you choose, however, to know which of the predefined Icicles sort orders are more complex, and therefore tend to be slower. Here they are:
Sort Order | Sort Function Used |
by previous use alphabetically | 'icicle-historical-alphabetic-p' |
by last use as input | 'icicle-latest-input-first-p' |
by last use | 'icicle-latest-use-first-p' |
The reason these sorts are slower is that they check the current minibuffer history, to see whether, and where, each candidate is located in the history list. If you, like I, have very long history lists, then this can take a while. I use histories of virtually unlimited length – I let SaveHist (savehist-20+.el) save all of my histories from one Emacs session to the next.
Here are some of the Icicles sort orders that exist by default:
buffers last (buffer names)As you can see, some are appropriate for color-name completion, some for buffer-name completion, and some for file-name completion. Some are general, appropriate for most kinds of completion.
Those in italics can be used only with Emacs 22 or later. Those in boldface are defined using 'icicle-define-sort-command'
, so they correspond to explicit commands whose doc you can examine. The command names in this case are 'icicle-sort-'
followed by the sort-order names (with hyphens substituted for spaces) – for example, 'icicle-sort-'
' and 'icicle-sort-'
There are many predefined sort orders (see DifferentSortsForDifferentUses), and you can define your own new sort orders (see DefiningNewSortOrders). This section is about a unique Icicles feature that lets you combine any number of sort orders interactively, melding them together.
You do this as follows:
C-u C-,
' to choose one).C-M->
' (see Saving and Retrieving Completion Candidates). This saves the candidates in their current order at the time of the save: the saved order.C-u C-,
' ('icicle-plus-saved-sort'
) to combine the two sort orders, that is, the (new) current order and the saved order.What 'icicle-plus-saved-sort'
does is sum, for each completion candidate, its ranks (indexes) in the two sort orders, and then reorder candidates based on the summed ranks.
For example, if a given candidate is the 4th candidate in the current list of candidates, and it is the 7th candidate in the saved list of candidates, then its combined sort rank is 4 + 7 = 11. With a score of 11 it sorts after a candidate whose score is, for example, 6, and before a candidate whose score is, for example, 13.
The candidates are reordered according to the combined sort orders, forming a new current order.
When you use `C-M-+
' it does not matter what order the saved candidates are in or what order you used to sort the current candidates. (But you will generally want to use the same set of candidates.) In particular, after using `C-M-+
' the candidates are typically in an order that corresponds to no predefined sort — that's OK.
You can use `C-M-+
' again if you like, to add in the saved sort order again with the new current order. This gives the saved order more weight than the original current sort order. Continued repetition of `C-M-+
' gives the saved sort order more and more weight. Eventually a fixed point is reached: `C-M-+
' produces no further change in the order.
For example, consider 'icicle-read-color-wysiwyg'
. With user option `icicle-WYSIWYG-Completions-flag' non-'nil'
(e.g. a string) it lets you see the effect of `C-M-+
' in a striking, graphical way. However, to see the effect you will first want to use 'S-pause'
) in the minibuffer to turn off highlighting of the saved candidates, since that highlighting obscures the color highlighting. (You can use 'C-S-pause'
to toggle option 'icicle-WYSIWYG-Completions-flag'
Sorting by color hue shows essentially a single rainbow of candidates in '*Completions*'
: pinks, followed by magentas, purples, blues, cyans, greens, yellows, browns, reds, and grays. Sorting by color brightness shows a single value gamut, the brightest colors followed by dimmer and dimmer colors, down to the dimmest (black).
Try 'M-x icicle-read-color-wysiwyg'
, sorting (`C-u C-,
') first by hue. Save the completion candidates (`C-M->
'). Now sort by brightness (`C-u C-,
' again). Now use `C-M-+
' to add/merge the two sort orders. You now see essentially a series of rainbows, from brighter to dimmer and dimmer.
Use `C-M-+
' again, to give hue more prominence in the merged sort order. And again. Keep hitting `C-M-+
' until there is no more apparent change in the sort order — at this point you are back to a pure hue sort.
You can also at any time save the candidates again, saving the latest order as the new sort order. Then you can reorder the current candidates using a different sort order (`C-,
'). And then use `C-M-+
' again to merge in the newly saved order. You can play this way ad infinitem.
See Also:
and other buffer-name completion parameters.Previous: Icicles - Icompletion | Icicles | IciclesIndex | Next: Icicles - A Propos d'Apropos |
DrewsElispLibraries referenced here: Lisp:icicles.el
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