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PETA has taken a stand against one of the most popular tourist attractions in Seattle - the fish market at the Pike Place Market that tosses [ DEAD ] salmon.
PETA heard that the American Veterinary Medical Association planned a Pike Place Fish Market demonstration at next month’s convention at the convention center.
PETA sent a letter to the association saying people who care about animals are appalled fish would be treated as toys. A spokeswoman for PETA in Norfolk, Va., Lindsay Rajt, says veterinarians should show compassion.PETA hasn’t heard from the veterinarians....
big yard sale at the homeless camp!
Big Yard Sale at Camp Quixote
Come support Camp Quixote, Saturday, June 13, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and find some treasures! This is a fundraiser for the camp. To donate to the sale, please bring items to the Camp anytime prior to the sale.The camp is located between Westminister Presbyterian Church and the old Boulevard Nursery at 1925 Boulevard Rd SE, Olympia 98501.
Kenny Rankin
1940 - 2009
A Muslim convert charged with fatally shooting an American soldier at a military recruiting center said Tuesday that he doesn’t consider the killing a murder because U.S. military action in the Middle East made the killing justified.
“I do feel I’m not guilty,” Abdulhakim Muhammad told The Associated Press in a collect call from the Pulaski County jail. “I don’t think it was murder, because murder is when a person kills another person without justified reason.”
Pvt. William Andrew Long, 23, of Conway had just completed basic training and was volunteering at the west Little Rock recruiting office before starting an assignment in South Korea. He was shot dead June 1 while smoking a cigarette outside the building, and a fellow soldier, Pvt. Quinton I. Ezeagwula, 18, of Jacksonville was wounded.
“Yes, I did tell the police upon my arrest that this was an act of retaliation, and not a reaction on the soldiers personally,” Muhammad said. He called it ”a act, for the sake of God, for the sake of Allah, the Lord of all the world, and also a retaliation on U.S. military.”
In the interview, Muhammad also disputed his lawyer’s claim that he had been “radicalized” in a Yemeni prison and said fellow prisoners that some call terrorists were actually “very good Muslim brothers.”
The Age of Enlightenment produced many fruitful ideas. Perhaps the sweetest notion was the belief that society should help its members achieve a full life in the pursuit of happiness, with liberty and tolerance for all.
Being human, this noble vision was flawed by the shadow realities of slavery, the inequalities of various depressions, and occasional flirting with intolerance — McCarthyism, zenophobias, nationalism, etc.
But a vibrant democracy has nothing to fear from facing into its own shortcomings. We waged various wars on poverty, created new deals to help all the citizens (e.g. Social Security, Medicare, etc.) and routinely brought the lynch mob leaders to trial.
But at the dawn of the 21st century an American axis of evil took the statue of Liberty into a dark alley and assaulted her.
There Rumsfeld, Cheney, and Gonzales had their way with her Bill of Rights. They created the cult of shock and awe and torture, borrowing freely from fascists, brain washers and grand inquisitors.
The evil-doers’ stupendous egos blind them to their horrific legacy. They have risked our ideals, our purpose, and our promise to further their private fortunes and extremist ideologies.
Are there no heroes who will stand for truth, justice and the American way?
Will no one arrest them and bring them to trial?
Martin Kimeldorf
Tumwater
Our very own roving photo reporter in DC, ThomasM rode 60 miles on his bike on his 60th birthday Sunday.....
I hope to kickbox 60 Lympians on mine.
2009’s worst BEST CITIES to be in when the shit hits the fan........
Population: 233,113
Income Growth: 22%
Cost of Living Index: 105
Median Household Income: $55,129
Percentage of Workforce in Creative Class: 36%
...it’s the state government that continues to be the keystone of Olympia’s economy; it employs about half of the city’s working population...
Although far better known as a hoops man, President Obama seems to be morphing into a golf nut these days. He’s hit the course five times since late April—rushing out to the links on Sunday afternoon just 90 minutes after returning to the White House from his overseas trip. The wife and kids were still back in Paris; no time like the present to get in nine holes.
And so Obama joins a long, storied and sometimes comic tradition: He is the 15th of the past 18 presidents to play golf.
What’s the deal? Why golf?
The attraction would seem simple. It’s a great escape; the game demands such attention that nothing else matters. It’s time spent with friends, an unhurried afternoon in loose clothing (shorts seem to be Obama’s preference). Yet nothing is without deeper meaning where the presidency is concerned. The golfer in chief’s approach to the game is subject to analysis in psychological and political contexts.
To some, Obama’s frequent outings reflect a cool self-confidence. “Given all the things that are going on in the world and with the economy,” says sports psychologist Bob Rotella, “you’d think he wouldn’t be caught anywhere near the golf course . . . To some degree it says: ’I’m not going to worry.............
“I remember when de Mello, who was at the U.N., got killed in Baghdad as a result of these murderers taking this good man’s life,” he said. “I was playing golf—I think I was in central Texas—and they pulled me off the golf course and I said, ‘It’s just not worth it anymore to do.’”
--- President George W. Bush
Bush’s last round of golf was October 13, 2003.
........in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above — above the world, he’s sort of God.............
Go read Wild Thing’s discussion of the elections.
(I read her blog for the articles.)
Consarned link thingie fixed.
President Barack Obama’s concrete head rested peacefully on an open-bed trailer outside Vino Vino wine bar on Guadalupe Street on Sunday evening. The 20-foot-tall sculpture of the president had just been hauled from Houston.
Its creator, 82-year-old artist David Adickes, is traveling with the 3˝-ton bust, and grinned as he looked at the head that was parked on the street.
“Most people just ogled it on the highway,” he said. “Only one guy gave us the finger.”..........
( That must’ve been Cuchieddie ;)
EricC
New York State’s experiment in one party rule ended today as Republicans seized control of the State Senate after the Democrat’s adjourned the chamber on a procedural vote. The GOP was joined by Democratic Senators Pedro Espada (D-Bronx), Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) and Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens)....
PatRiotic in comments
Four Palestinian militants have been killed on Gaza’s border as Israeli forces fired at what they said were men and horses carrying explosives.
The Israeli military said its forces returned fire at a group including a few men wearing explosive vests and five horses loaded with explosives.
~ * ~ Senior Hamas leader, Ismail Haniya, said the incident was confirmation that Israel’s “aggressive intentions” continued, and accused Israel of not respecting the cease fire........
sea changes?
Right-leaning parties have secured the most seats in the European Parliament
...In the Netherlands, anti-Islamic politician Geert Wilders led his Party for Freedom to a solid second with 17% of the vote.
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A North Korean court sentenced two U.S. journalists to 12 years in a labor camp Monday
Hillary? ...
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∏eh W∅∅kie???....
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San Diego County officials agreed Wednesday to rescind a cease-and-desist order issued to a pastor holding a small Bible study in his home. In a letter to the pastor, the county’s chief administrative officer apologized for the incident involving a code enforcement officer who issued the order after reportedly asking the pastor’s wife inappropriately probing questions about the study.
The letter informed Pastor David Jones and his legal counsel Dean Broyles, president of the Western Center for Law & Policy, an Alliance Defense Fund allied organization, that the order was wrongfully issued and that the county would conduct a thorough review of its assembly ordinances and code enforcement officer training.
“Christians should not be punished simply for holding a Bible study in their home, so we are very encouraged by the county’s response and their commitment to immediate corrective action,” said Broyles. “We look forward to working with the county to ensure that the clarification of its ordinances and training of its personnel are implemented promptly and efficiently so that all citizens of San Diego can be assured that their constitutional rights are protected, whether they’re holding Bible studies or hosting Boy Scout meetings.”
LLoyd
..................Mr Obama was already flying home to Washington after doing the Paris sights with his family when Mrs Obama, Sasha, Malia and other members of the group were greeted at the Élysée Palace by the French President and Carla Bruni, his wife.
The two premičres dames were the stars of the informal lunch that included Mr Sarkozy’s three sons by two marriages and Ms Bruni’s eight-year-old son. Mr Sarkozy led a chorus of Happy Birthday to Sasha Obama, who turned 8 yesterday, and they toasted the occasion of Mother’s Day in France. Mrs Obama’s mother, her godmother and a cousin of the two girls joined them.
Mr Sarkozy was putting his best face on Mr Obama’s reluctance to spend more than the minimum time with him during a weekend of D-Day anniversary commemorations, even though they were staying only a few yards away from the palace, at the US ambassador’s residence.
The Obamas’ whirlwind tour included Notre Dame Cathedral, the Pompidou modern art centre and a romantic dinner together at a small restaurant, after a cruise on the Seine in a tourist boat. The Obamas dined with friends at La Fontaine de Mars, a small, rustic brasserie on the Left Bank near the Eiffel Tower. They sat in a private upstairs room. Jacques Boudon, owner of the restaurant, said: “He behaved just like an ordinary customer. He arrived, ordered, they paid the bill and left.”
A food taster from the Secret Service tested the food first. “It wasn’t very pleasant for the cooks at first, but the person was very nice and was relaxed, so it all went well,” said Gabriel de Carvalho, one of the waiters.
Parisians cheered the Obamas, travelling in a 30-vehicle motorcade, as police sealed off all the streets through which they moved. Mrs Obama and her daughters ended by shopping on the Left Bank and Champs Élysées and taking a trip to the Louvre......................
After a really super duper shitty day (most of it Obama/Lympians fault) (ok, JR doing Sunday chores and everything going wrong) ) my neighbors from hell decide to mow the lawn of their shit hole right when I’m FINALLY going to get into the flower bed right at our fence line to relax and FINALLY plant my Dahlias.
In a fit of hysterical maniacasy I laughed and said on the bright side, at least, they must have picked up all the dog shit FINALLY! …
JR said don’t be so sure....
I’m back! Other neighbor from hell decides to have a
U.S first lady Michelle Obama and France’s First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy attend a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy at Colleville-sur-Mer cemetery, June 6, 2009
ozaoB
How has he [ Obama ], a constitutional scholar, compromised our constitution?
---"spark"
Oh and BTW ****-******* he is President Barack Hussein Obama, whether you like it or not, by calling him other does not change that fact.
--- same stupid douchebag Lympian with BDS
I have NO PROBLEM with our country owning and running a Auto Company, and my reasoning is sound:
*All the executives would be paid a generous living wage, certainly no higher then our presidents
*All R&D would be done in the USA
*All manufacturing would be done in the USA (INCLUDING PARTS)
*We would produce energy efficient models
*No cooperate profit needs to be made, Thus the price of the vehicles would be lower
*Govt. Made cars would be tax exempt
Now that said, any other Auto Manufacturer would be able to sell their product, based on free market capitalism.
The up side, higher employment, less expensive cars, cleaner enviroment.
God save us all.........
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