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Fiscal Cliff: GOP Leaders Accuse Obama of Lack of Seriousness
Republican leaders accused President Barack Obama of wasting time on the "fiscal cliff" negotiations in the proposal he offered Thursday. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, in five Sunday talk show appearances, countered that it was a serious proposal and it is now up to Republicans to offer a counter-proposal.
Obama's opening bid in the fiscal cliff negotiations showed a lack of seriousness, Republican leaders claimed on the Sunday talk shows. Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) even claimed that the proposal means that Obama wants the nation to go over the fiscal cliff.
"We've got seven weeks between Election Day and the end of the year and three of those weeks have been wasted with this nonsense," Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in an interview on Fox News Sunday that was taped on Friday.
When Boehner heard that Geithner would appear on the Sunday talk shows to present the president's case, Boehner called Fox News and asked to appear on the show to present his side.
"The White House has responded with virtually nothing. They've actually asked for more revenue than they've been asking for the whole entire time," Boehner claimed.
When Geithner was asked whether there was more spending than spending cuts in the White House offer, he said it was "not true." There are two dollars in spending cuts to every one dollar in tax increases, Geithner said on "Fox News Sunday" in an interview that was also taped Friday.
For part of those spending cuts, though, the White House is including money saved from withdrawing troops from Iraq and Afghanistan; money that was not going to be spent anyway.
When asked if that was a budget gimmick, Geithner responded, "No, that's not right. ... Those were expensive wars, ... and when you end them, as the president is doing, they will reduce our long term deficits."
According to Geithner, it is now up to Republicans to avoid the fiscal cliff.
"Why does it make sense for the country to force tax increases on all Americans because a small group of Republicans want to extend tax rates for two percent of Americans?" Geithner said.
Republicans counter that the White House has not offered any serious proposals to cut spending and reform entitlement programs.
Boehner said he was "flabbergasted" at the White House's initial offer.
"I looked at [Geithner], you can't be serious. I've just never seen anything like it," Boehner recalled.
When asked whether Republicans have told the White House what they are willing to do on spending cuts and entitlement reform, Boehner said that the Republican positions are well known because the House passed budgets over the previous two years contained those proposals.
"[Obama] knows what our proposals are, he knows what we are willing to do," Boehner said.
Graham believes that Obama's proposal is a sign that he wants to go over the fiscal cliff.
"I think we're going over the cliff. It's pretty clear to me they made a political calculation," Graham said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "This offer doesn't remotely deal with entitlement reform in a way to save Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security from imminent bankruptcy. It raises $1.6 trillion on job creators that will destroy the economy and there are no spending controls."


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First-year Liberty women's tennis coach Jeff Maren has announced the signing of Mariely Hassey to a National Letter of Intent. Hassey will enroll at Liberty for the 2013-14 academic year.
Mariely Hassey, a native of Surprise, Ariz., is ranked No. 85 in the nation among college recruits by TennisRecruiting.net and has been ranked as high as No. 38. She also holds a No. 2 ranking in Arizona. Hassey has played in multiple high-level tournaments throughout her high school career. Last year, she captured first place in Arizona's Division I tournament along with a second place finish at the Copper Bowl tournament. Hassey also earned a first place finish at the Mike Agassi No Quit National tournament in Las Vegas.
"Some schools offer a quality education, some have good sports, some have good academics and some have good principles," commented Hassey. "Liberty University is the only school in the country where I get all of these in one unique place. I cannot wait to play as a member of the Liberty Lady Flames."
"Marielly has proven herself over and over again in some of the biggest junior tournaments in the country and so I fully expect that she will be able to do the same at the collegiate level," stated Maren. "Her competitive nature and 'never-say-die' attitude will serve her well. Best of all, she is playing for the right reason - to Glorify God."
Liberty will open the 2013 spring season at the Florida Gulf Coast Invite in Fort Myers, Fla. on Jan. 19-21.
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I said Augustine compared Kings and Emperors to robbers in my last post, this was a mistake. Augustine doesn't describe Kings alone as robbers, but states as bands of robbers. Consider what he writes,
Justice removed, then, what are kingdoms but great bands of robbers? What are bands of robbers themselves but little Kingdoms? The band itself is made up of men; it is governed by the authority of a ruler; it is bound together by a pact of association; and the loot is divided according to an agreed law. If, by the constant addition of desperate men, this scourge grows to such a size that it acquires a territory, establishes a seat of government, occupies cities and subjugates peoples, it assumes the name of kingdom more openly. For this name is now manifestly conferred upon it not by the removal of greed, but by the addition of impunity. It was a pertinant and true answer which was made to Alexander the Great by a pirate whom he had seized. When the King asked him what he meant by infesting the sea, the pirate defiantly replied 'The same as you do when you infest the whole world; but because I do it with a ship I am called a robber, and because you do it with a great fleet you are an emperor (IV 4)
Augustine's words there have been miscaracterised by many, including me, because of the last Alexander anecdote, that appears to focus Augustine's scorn upon the King, the greatest robber. But to do that is to neglect the earlier part of the passage where Augustine compares the kingdom, the nation itself, with a band of robbers. What binds it together are the same things which bind them together, a rule of government, distribution and a desire for increased wealth (desire is the keynote to any association as we shall see in Augustine). Nations therefore not just their leaders are condemned by Augustine. In part this is an ironic slight on Rome itself: she owed her origins in part, according to myth, to those scoundrels that Romulus was able to bring with him to the site. In part though it is a serious point: for Augustine there is no difference between a nation and a gang of theives. He thinks that 'England', 'France', 'Scotland', 'Zimbabwe', 'America' the mafia and the Triads are all bodies of the same type. Both may control territory, both may administer their version of justice (according to Aristotle distribution) and both may want to enforce their wills on others, both may beleive they are right: for the author of the City of God, the key difference between criminals and citizens is not virtue but the scale of that which they are committed to and the recognition that attaches itself to them. States are recognised and large: gangs only recognised by other small units, other gangs and are small.
Only the denizens of the City of God belong to an association which is not by its very nature vicious! Augustine points the finger not at Alexander but at all those who accompanied and supported Alexander.


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In today's Sun newspaper, we read Michael Sorba's story of a developer's continuing quest to bring an In-N-Out Burger to Highland.
One of the stumbling blocks seemed to be a sign near the 210 freeway which the developer wanted to use promote the fast food restaurant and other businesses at the center in which it would be located.
However, the center (on Greenspot Road) isn't directly adjacent to the freeway.
The city's planning commission initially denied the sign request and the developer appealed that decision. Now the developer has withdrawn that appeal and is instead working the developer whose center is next to the freeway to get space on that center's existing sign.
With all the sign-wrangling seeming to be over, it appears that the Highland In-N-Out will soon be a reality.
I can almost smell the grilled onions now…
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What Would that Carpenter Do?
What Would that Carpenter Do?
by Noah Mann-Engel
Have you ever had an argument with a Christian?
Don't worry! This essay is not about specific opinions held by believers and nonbelievers, but an examination of how believers choose to view and argue matters with the latter. I, unfortunately, have and let me tell you it is not a fun experience. First of all one needs to understand that for the Christian (or Jew, or Muslim, or Hindu or Satanist, etc.) an argument with a nonbeliever is in actuality not an argument at all, but a TEACHING opportunity. Their thought process is as follows; if, a nonbeliever, [you] have the temerity to approach [me] a Christian then you must be seeking the truth of [our] Lord. Why would they want anything else from [me]? This is the first, or, "Jesus be praised a soul to save!" stage.
They have already disregarded and ignored your actually intentions and views before you even share them. They now move on to the "sharing the truth of our Lord" stage where they let you talk for a bit while they stare, smile, and nod pleasantly. This is the second, or, "I am your Christian friend and I listen" stage of the argument. This is where you quote Nietzsche, talk about the logical loopholes in Pascal's Wager, wield Occam's Razor like a katana, and just generally use your reasoning skills. You start to feel a little good yourself for holding up so well against this Christian fellow. I mean come one! The guy is even smiling in response to your argument! Little do you know that you are now entering the third stage of the Christian argument process: the "that is nice, but why are you so deluded?" stage.
You see, while he/she was standing there nodding like a hula dancer bobble-head doll, your Christian was actually puzzling over the strange noises you were making about something or another… Why isn't the nonbeliever shutting up and getting excited about hearing the word of our Lord? Your Christian friend begins his/her argument by praising your intellect.. Example, he/she might try to disarm you with kindness by saying something like this: "Wow! You sure are a smart fellow. I wasn't quite prepared for THAT (chuckles in a self deprecating way). But (and THIS is where the fun really begins), why don't you believe in god?" This is where you sit in stunned silence for a moment or two. Did this whack-job really just ask you that? YOU JUST TOLD HIM WHY you didn't believe, you think to yourself. You politely remind the Christian of this fact, and he/she chuckles again before suddenly entering the fourth stage, the "I would be a hooker/drug addict/homeless person without Christ" stage.
This stage is rather boring, and consists of the Christian telling you how he thinks his belief in a dead carpenter saved him from his raging meth addiction. After relating this riveting story to you the Christian poses a question that he/she thinks will really get you in a bind! He/she asks "So, how would I get over all of these terrible problems if their wasn't a god? eh, eh, EH?" This is when you smile and say to yourself "oh I've got him/her now". But, sadly, your optimism is grossly misplaced. You begin by saying that all the good things that happened to the Christian could also be explained by personal strength, the help of friends and family, and perseverance. God need not enter the equation at all! Now feeling very good about yourself you unwittingly enter the deadly fifth stage of the Christian's argument: the "But the Love and the Heart" stage.
It starts when you ask your Christian friend "isn't it true what I said? You DID get through your troubles by yourself. You only added god because you WANTED him to be involved". But alas, you have just sprung the trap. Your Christian friend grins and replies with a question of his/her own; "But, what about the Love and the Heart?" You pause. You think that maybe you misheard your Christian friend. So ask them to repeat him/herself. He/she gladly complies. "All I meant was there has to be a god because of the Love, and the HEART! (chuckles)" This is the point where you realized that you just wasted 15 minutes of your precious time. You feign a smile and say "we just have to agree to disagree" and that it was nice talking. Your Christian friend thus enters the sixth and final stage of the argument: the "That's great! Hey! I have an idea! Why don't you come down to our church sometime?" stage. The Christian gives you some colorful literature on their church, their beliefs, and of course an anti-abortion pamphlet. The Christian then shakes your hand, and walks away to find his/her next soul to save. You are left feeling a little used, a little amused, and very hungry. You get up, and head over to the vending machine to get a Milky Way bar.
(this essay is based on a real conversation I had with a evangelical Christian in my sophomore year at Northern Illinois University)
(Noah Mann-Engel is a poet and writer from Dekalb Illinois. He is a life long atheist who with aspergers, an autistic spectrum disorder. You can see some of his writing in the upcoming summer editions of Fighting Chance magazine, Love's Chance magazine, and in the American Scholastic Press Association honored spring 2007 edition of The Prairie Light Review. He is also in the process of writing his first novel.)
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Saturday, Oct. 6
Emerald Coast Duck Regatta
Adopt a rubber duck and join in a day of family fun at the Second Annual Emerald Coast Duck Regatta hosted by the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Guild at 11 a.m. Duck Regatta begins at 1 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to the owners of the first ducks to cross the finish line. The event will have fun activities for the whole family, including face painters, crafts, scavenger hunts, and a chance to win the $50,000 Golden Duck Prize. Admission is free.
Destin Seafood Festival
The 34th Annual Destin Seafood Festival returns to its original home on the Destin harbor from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Oct. 6 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7. Enjoy fresh local seafood, live music, artists, Kids Zone and more. The event is free and donations will be accepted at the door.
Dash Around the Table Tour and Expo
Chef Ashton combines culinary skill, British charm, passion for food and a strong sense of humor to create an interactive and entertaining show from 3-9 p.m. at the Linkside Conference and Business Center, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. He demonstrates how to prepare delicious dishes at home and has audience members involved in hands-on preparation. Call 315-4306 to purchase $15 tickets. Proceeds benefit Newspapers in Education.
Serve 2 Cure
The Second Annual Serve 2 Cure Tennis Tournament will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort Tennis Center with a tennis tournament, breakfast, fastest serve contest, silent auction, raffles, prizes and luncheon at Graffitti's in Baytowne Warf. Call 267-7060 to sign up or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Cost is $100. Tickets for those who do not want to participate in the tennis portion are $30, and include breakfast, auction, prizes and luncheon. All Proceeds go to Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast Breast Cancer Fund.
Outdoors Festival
Walton Outdoors will host the free Outdoors Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Live Oak Landing RV Resort, 229 Pitts Ave. in Freeport. Hands on activities include fishing, boating, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding, wildlife encounters, interactive educational exhibits and more.
Seaside Community Yard Sale
Turn old sweaters, retro furniture, record albums, and books into cash at the Seaside Community Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Seaside Amphitheater. More than 100 vendors sell a variety of items at bargain prices. Call 231-6107. The Seaside Farmers Market will also be operating between those hours.
Jim DelMauro Rosemary Run (5K)
Join the race to find a cure for Parkinson's disease by running in or sponsoring the 2012 Jim Del Mauro Rosemary Run. The race begins at 7:30 a.m. on the East Lawn Green. Early registration is $35/adults and $20/students and $45/adults and $25/students on day of race. Visit www.jdmrosemaryrun.org.
Biophilia Center
Hike one of the several trails the Center has to offer on a guided hike, which includes wildlife and habitat identification. The hike will introduce visitors to the native flora and fauna of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem. Comfortable footgear, drinking water and insect repellant is recommended. Call 835-1824.
Camp Helen State Park history tour
Camp Helen State Park presents its history walk at 10 a.m. Learn about the early history of the park and local area while wandering on a guided tour around restored historical buildings. The history walk takes place the first Saturday of each month. The tour is free with paid park admission fee of $4 per vehicle. Call 233-5059.
Sunday, Oct. 7
Sunday brunch
Enjoy Sunday Brunch with the sounds of new local artist Max McCann, playing in the Back Yard, and non-profit charity Shelter House, pouring mimosas for donation, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hibiscus Coffee and Guesthouse, 85 Defuniak St. in Grayton Beach.
Designer Beach House
Last day for the Coastal Living Ultimate Designer Beach House tour at 194 W. Kingston Road in Rosemary Beach. Hours are 1-5 p.m. Admission is $15.
Low Country Boil
723 Whiskey Bravo, 3031 E. County Hwy. 30-A in the heart of Old Seagrove, offers a Low Country Shrimp Boil with boiled shrimp or crawfish and all the fixin�s plus live music from 3-7 p.m. Sundays. Call 213-0015.
Monday, Oct. 8
Walton County Fair
The Walton County Fair, a tradition since 1924, takes place Oct. 8-13 at the Walton County Fairgrounds on Hwy. 83 in DeFuniak Springs. There will be livestock competitions including rabbit, poultry, hog, horse, lamb, goat and cattle shows. Youth and adults showcase their artwork, handicrafts, growing crops.
Other activities will include a dog show, hot dog and pie eating contests, baked goods for sale and live music. Food vendors along the midway with rides will provide hours of entertainment for the entire family. Cost is $3/adults and $2/children 6-12. Children 5 and under are free. Armbands are $18. Visit waltoncountyfair.com to view full schedule for the week.
Sacred Heart Hospital
An Infant and Child CPR class, training in infant and child CPR, first aid for a child who is choking, and additional basic first aid skills, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Each participant will receive a Family and Friends CPR guide. Cost is $22. Call 278-3600 to register.
Coastal Strummers
The Coastal Strummers Group returns at 4:30 p.m. to the Coastal Branch Library in Santa Rosa Beach. Wiley Selman, ukulele instructor, will play some foot stomping, all-time favorite tunes. Call 267-2809.
MKAF luncheon
Today is the ticket purchase deadline for the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation's Guild Luncheon with guest speaker Wendy Rodrique of the George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts to be held at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 10 at atthe LeCiel at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Call 650-2226.
Art exhibit
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County's A+ Art Committee presents "One Man Show" by Dr. Walt Foegelle through Oct. 10 at the Northwest Florida State College South Walton Campus.
Rudy Applewhite
Tommy Bahama�s Restaurant & Bar, 525 Grand Blvd. in Sandestin, presents Rudy Applewhite from 4-9 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Call 654-1743,
Prime Time
Openings are available in a variety of non-credit personal enrichment classes offered by the PRIME Time program at Northwest Florida State College. Individuals may enroll at all seven NWFSC locations. The majority of courses are held at the college�s Niceville campus and South Walton Center. The PRIME Time schedule of classes and information is available at www.nwfsc.edu/schedule or call the NWFSC Continuing Education Department at 729-6084. Open to adults of any age, PRIME Time non-credit classes range from $5 to $75.
Pajama Time Story Time
Join storyteller Ms. Cheryl at 6 p.m. every Monday in the children�s room of the Coastal Library for some bedtime stories in your pajamas. This will be a quiet time for little readers to relax to a bedtime story in the comfort of their caretaker�s arms. Call 267-2809.
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Public meeting
Seaside School will conduct a public meeting from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Lyceum Room above the third building to discuss expansion efforts for grades K-5 located in Alys Beach. This will be the first of several public forums to discuss plans for expanding Seaside to the elementary grade levels.
Book Lover�s Club
The Coastal Library Book Lover�s Club will be held from 10-11 a.m. in the community room of the Coastal Branch Library, 437 Greenway Trail in Santa Rosa Beach. New members are welcome along with their friends. Book to be discussed is �The Postmistress� by Sarah Blake. Call 267-2809 or visit www.youseemore.com/walton.
Jazz class
Jasmine Dance Studio in Santa Rosa Beach will hold a ladies adult jazz class from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursday. Call 217-6620 for more information.
Dannica Lowery
Dannica Lowery performs live from 6-9 p.m. every Tuesday at Shorty�s Surfside Bar, 63 Hotz Ave. in Grayton Beach. Call 468-0417.
Marie's Bistro
Singer/guitarist Bill Evett performs from 6-10 p.m. Fridays with DJ Shane beginning at 10 p.m. at Marie�s Bistro on 30A in Blue Mountain Beach. Karaoke takes center stage on Wednesdays; Kelsey Anna performs from 7-10 p.m. Thursdays; and Redd Sings from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays with DJ Shane beginning at 10 p.m. Shag Music & Dance Class is held from 5-7 p.m. Sundays with Ben Friedman from 7-10 p.m.
Baby Boot Camp
Boot Camp in Santa Rosa Beach offers a 55-minute workout designed specifically to help new and seasoned moms with stroller-age children get back into shape after having a baby at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday mornings and at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesdays
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Wednesday Night Concert Series
The Village of Baytowne Wharf presents a free concert with The Good Time Band from 6-8 p.m. in the Events Plaza. Call 267-8186.
Caliza Goes Pink
In an effort to support the fight against breast cancer, Alys Beach and Executive Chef Kevin Korman will host Caliza Goes Pink with a five-course menu that incorporates cancer-fighting ingredients. Tickets are $200/person. To learn more or purchase tickets, call 213-5700.
Seagrove Garden Club
The Seagrove Garden Club will meet at 10 a.m. at Bayou Biill�s on U.S. 98. The program, �On Golden Ponds,� will be presented by Pete Wilson. The cost will vary from $18 to $23 depending on the venue. Guests will be an additional $5. Reservations are required at 267-9586.
Thursday, Oct. 11
Seaside Rep
The Seaside Rep presents Den of Thieves at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through Oct. 20 at the Seaside Meeting Hall Theatre. Tickets are $25 at www.seasiderep.org.
Thursday thread therapy
Needlers, knitters, crocheters and others come for free therapy from 4-6 p.m. on the porch at Yards N Yarn, 3770 Co. Hwy. 3280 in Freeport. Call 880-6404.
Fusion fitness classes
Hope Lutheran Church, 3422 U.S. 98 W in Santa Rosa Beach, will offer fusion fitness classes at 9 a.m. Thursdays. Attendees may bring a mat, towel, water and light hand weights. Suggested donation is $5. Call 267-0322.
Zumba classes
Zumba With Marcia classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. Mondays, 6 p.m. Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. Saturdays at Premiere Performers Academy in Santa Rosa Beach; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at The Studio in Seaside; and 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Rosemary Beach Fitness Center.
Friday, Oct. 12
Low Country Comedy Tour
Comedians Dusty Slay and Evan Berke, hosts of 3 Hour Comedy Hour on Kinetic Hifi Radio, perform at 10 p.m. Oct. 12 and 13 and 9 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Seaside Repertory Theatre. Tickets are $20 at the door.
Dueling Piano Show
The interactive, world famous dueling piano show takes the stage at 8 p.m. at Rum Runners Dueling Piano Bar, 130 Fisherman�s Cove in Baytowne Wharf. Call 351-1817.
Cody Copeland
Enjoy the music of Cody Copeland from 12-4 p.m. at Hammerhead's Bar & Grille, 137 Fisherman�s Cove in Baytowne Wharf. Call 351-1997.
Saturday, Oct. 13
Topsail tour
Breakfast with a Ranger and ask questions about wildlife at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Santa Rosa Beach from 9 a.m. to noon. To cover the cost of food, bring $5/adults and $3/children, which goes to Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park to enhance the park. Call 267-0299.
Biophilia Center
Mike Kay presents the importance of aquaculture and its influence on the conservation of coral reefs at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Standard admission rates apply. Call 835-1824.
Best of the Emerald Coast
The 2012 winners voted The Best by readers of Emerald Coast Magazine will be on display from 6-9 p.m. at Grand Boulevard at Sandestin along the main street. The evening includes food, fun, fashion and entertainment, silent auction, and live music. Admission is $25/advance and $35/day of. All proceeds benefit the Junior League of the Emerald Coast. Tickets can be purchased at Today's Boutique, Sarah K�s Gourmet, Silver Sands customer service kiosk, Copy Systems in Destin�s Walmart, and the Regions Bank in Destin or on-line at www.jlec.org. Call 862-2665.
Book signing
Author Robbie L. Rogers of Santa Rosa Beach will sign copies of his book, �Guilty of No Wrongdoing,� from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sundog Books, 89 Central Square in Santa Rosa Beach.
Vettes at the Village
The Village of Baytowne Wharf and Playground Corvette Club present Vettes at the Village from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Area Corvette Clubs bring �America�s Sports Car� to the event, shined to the max and wanting your vote as favorite Corvette at the show. Visit www.playgroundcorvetteclub.com/VATV/vatv.html.


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As a former Pentecostal pastor, Alex Jones has paid a steep price to become a Catholic, but the title of his book, "No Price Too High," expresses the depth of commitment to his new faith.
As a former Pentecostal pastor, Alex Jones has paid a steep price to become a Catholic, but the title of his book, "No Price Too High," expresses the depth of commitment to his new faith. The Detroit resident spoke recently at the Living Bread Radio 1060 AM annual banquet. Located in the St. Raphael bookstore at 4365 Fulton Dr. NW, Living Bread Radio is the region's only Catholic radio station. Noting that most Christians know very little about early church history, Jones said it was study of the writings of such early church fathers as Sts. Augustine, Ignatius, Clement, Polycarp, Justin Martyr and others that led him to the conclusion that the Catholic Church is the true Body of Christ. "These were men who actually heard the apostles preach," he said. Jones' conversion in 2001 was a serious theological and cultural departure from the church in which he was raised, which emphasizes the (spiritual) baptism of the Holy Spirit as evidenced by speaking in other tongues, spiritual gifts, and what Jones calls a "holiness code." "Holiness means 'totally other than the world,'" Jones said. "It's a certain way of dress, of speech, conduct, even diet. It's refraining from being ostentatious; you seek anonymity. When it comes to holiness, Pentecostal and holiness people have some things exactly right, but the Catholic Church defines holiness differently. It's exemplifying the love of Christ and living out that love." Cultural Barriers Jones said American blacks generally have not been attracted to Catholicism because it's rooted in European traditions -- Irish, French, Polish, German and Italian -- whose practitioners were more interested helping their communities than evangelizing. However, Catholicism in the Third World, particularly in Africa, with 130 million members, is exploding. "There are more people of color in the Catholic Church than there are whites," said Jones, who recently visited Ghana. "I've been to Africa. It's (worship) totally different. It's a celebration." Jones said his search initially led him to the Orthodoxy, but that he felt led by God to join the Catholic Church. In 1054, an ecumenical split known as the "Great Schism" resulted in the formation of the Roman Catholic Church in the West and the Orthodox Church in the East. "I still have a very deep love for Orthodoxy," he said. "I see them as one church, in two places. It's just culture and politics that have separated them." Jones' conversion sparked deep conflict within his family and his own Church of God congregation. His mother died in disagreement with his decision. His wife, Donna, initially thought he was having a nervous breakdown, but eventually she, and 54 people, including their three adult sons, followed Jones. But even today, Jones' relationship with some people, including his cousins, the Winans, is strained. Living Authority Jones contends that all churches spring from Catholicism. "All Christian churches share the same faith and baptism, but they're just not in full union with the church," he said. "All that we have as Christians came out of Catholicism." Jones calls the church a living organism which rests upon a "three-legged stool" of Scripture, tradition and "magisterium" or teaching authority. "The Bible is not the final authority, the church is," he said. "Even the Bible says so in 1 Timothy 3:15. The church changes in accordance to the needs and times, "It's a living authority." Jones said that while Protestants "are children of God, their churches are not really churches, but "ecclesial organizations." "There's only one church," he said. Jones has paid a high price for his faith. Though Catholicism permits married converted clergymen to be priests, Jones' bishop has denied his request because he doesn't want married priests in his diocese. A retired director of a diocesan evangelization outreach, Jones serves as a deacon and helps conduct retreats and does speaking engagements. "Giving up the ministry was difficult because I didn't know how I was going to live," he said. "The people who joined with me, still call me 'pastor.' Now I have different ministry; it's the Lord's ministry. ... I loved being a Pentecostal and Evangelical. It as one of the best time of my life. I learned how to pray and trust God, read the Scriptures and raise my family in the love of God. "But I feel like I've stepped out of a 4-by-4 closet with a 40-watt bulb, into a courtyard at noon. It's about the fullness of faith." On the Net: www.deaconalexcjones.com Canton Repository


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One of the mainstays of a relational database is the ability for one
record to refer to another. This allows relational databases to join
related records together to retrieve large chunks of data efficiently.
A record
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B's primary key columns. The columns
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are called foreign key columns. Most
relational databases can enforce several special behaviors for foreign
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Section 15.12, "Foreign Keys". For now, though, it is
sufficient to remember that foreign keys are sets of columns that act
as a logical reference to another record by storing that record's
primary key values.
In Kodo, logical foreign key columns do not have to link to primary key columns. You can link any columns. You can also express joins in which some columns must have specific constant values. See the Reference Guide's Section 7.6, "Non-Standard Joins" for details on Kodo's support for non-standard joins.
Consider the two tables above. Table
T1 has
a primary key column
PK, two foreign key columns
FK1 and
FK2, and a standard data
DATA. Table
T2 has
two primary key columns
PK1 and
PK2, foreign key column
FK, and a data
column. The dotted arrows indicate that
foreign key columns link to
T2's primary key
columns, and
T2's foreign key column links to
T1's primary key column. A foreign key's table
is called the source table, and the table it
links to is called the target table.
By matching the data in the foreign key and primary key columns, you
can see that row
R1 in
references row
R2 in
T2 and
vice versa. Conversely, row
R2 in
T1 references row
R1 in
T2 and vice versa. The solid arrows depict these
cross-referencing relationships.
In JDOR, you specify a foreign key column's target primary key column
with the
column element's
attribute. So, assuming we're mapping something in a class using
T1 table, the link from
T2 becomes:
<class name="..." table="T1"> <...> <column name="FK1" target="PK1"/> <column name="FK2" target="PK2"/> </...> </class>
Note that we did not qualify the column names above with the containing table name. The foreign key column names are not qualified because the foreign key columns are in the parent class' table. The target primary key column names are not qualified because JDOR defaults the target table based on the context of the mapping. For example, when you map a relation field, JDOR assumes the target table is the table of the related class.
A standard forward foreign key like the
one above maps the target table records
referenced by the current source table record.
You can, however, also map an inverse foreign key.
An inverse foreign key maps all the source table
records referencing the current target table
record. Inverse foreign keys only apply to mappings from
the target table - in this case,
T2. Thus, you
must qualify the foreign key column names with their source table name:
<class name="..." table="T2"> <...> <column name="T1.FK1" target="PK1"/> <column name="T1.FK2" target="PK2"/> <.../> </class>
Now let's shift our focus to the link from
T2 to
T1 through the
T2.FK foreign
key column. This is easy enough to represent in mapping metadata:
<class name="..." table="T2"> <...> <column name="FK" target="PK"/> <.../> </class>
We can, however, simplify this even further. When the target
table's primary key consists of a single column, you can omit the
target attribute. JDOR assumes that the target
is the lone primary key column of the target table (which is itself
defaulted based on the mapping context):
<class name="..." table="T2"> <...> <column name="FK"/> <.../> </class>
Recall from the previous section that when you only need to specify
a column name, you can use the enclosing element's
attribute in place of a nested
element. This allows us to be even more concise:
<class name="..." table="T2"> <... column="FK"/> </class>
JDOR provides one other significant shortcut not seen here. When
the foreign key column name is the same as the target primary key
column name, you do not have to set the
Foreign key columns do not have to reference records in other tables. Often, a table will use foreign keys to itself.
As you can see,
R1 links to
through the
FK foreign key column. The mapping
is straightforward:
<class name="..." table="T1"> <...> <column name="FK" target="PK"/> <.../> </class>
Or, after applying available shortcuts:
<class name="..." table="T1"> <... column="FK"/> </class>
You may be wondering how to represent an inverse self-join. Because the source and target tables are the same, the naïve approach results in a mapping that looks identical to a forward join, which is obviously incorrect:
<class name="..." table="T1"> <...> <column name="FK" target="PK"/> <.../> </class>
The answer is simple and surprisingly consistent. When we created
an inverse foreign key mapping between
T1 and
T2 above, we had to fully qualify the foreign
key column names. To represent an inverse self join, just use the
same trick:
<class name="..." table="T1"> <...> <column name="T1.FK" target="PK"/> <.../> </class>
Though the foreign key column is in the parent class' table and wouldn't normally require qualification, using the qualified name serves as a hint to the JDOR implementation that this is an inverse join.
JDOR allows you to specify a target primary key field name in place
of a target column with the
attribute. This is simply an object-oriented shortcut
for targetting the named field's column. For example:
<class name="A" table="T1"> <field name="relationToB"> <column name="FK1" target-field="id1"/> <column name="FK2" target-field="id2"/> </field </class> <class name="B" table="T2"> <field name="id1" column="PK1"/> <field name="id2" column="PK2"/> </class>
Is equivalent to:
<class name="A" table="T1"> <field name="relationToB"> <column name="FK1" target="PK1"/> <column name="FK2" target="PK2"/> </field </class> <class name="B" table="T2"> <field name="id1" column="PK1"/> <field name="id2" column="PK2"/> </class>
You can fully-qualify a target field name with its class, just as you can fully-qualify a target column name with its table.
Target fields are useful when you rely on Kodo's mapping tools to create the schema, and you want to supply mapping hints without having to name the target columns. The Reference Guide Details Kodo's mapping tools in Section 7.1, "Forward Mapping".
Also, Kodo does not require that target fields be primary key fields. See Section 7.6, "Non-Standard Joins" in the Reference Guide.


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Bittenbender went on to state, "If your water is really only clean for 30 minutes, but you clean with it for four hours, you've wasted three and one-half hours."
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It must be retirement season. After Brian McBride, Mike Petke and Clint Mathis, on Thursday it was the turn of former US National Team winger Eddie Lewis to call it quits.
The 36-year-old Galaxy veteran announced on LAGalaxy.com's Cup of Joe that he would be retiring from professional soccer at the end of the 2010 MLS season.
"For me, this is it," Lewis said. "This is going to be my last season, and it's been great."
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An MLS Cup ring has eluded Lewis in a 15-year pro career that started back in 1996 when he was a college draft pick of the San Jose Clash.
In his six previous seasons in MLS, Lewis came closest to an MLS title last year when the Galaxy fell to Real Salt Lake in MLS Cup 2009 on penalty kicks. He's still holding hope that the seventh year in the League will bring him to a championship.
"I felt as if I needed one more year to personally fulfill some of the things I wanted to fulfill," Lewis said. "As well, as I wasn't ready to give it up.
"I feel like this will be a great transition year. We have a lot of good young players coming through – the foundation is set in the team now."
Lewis currently has 12 MLS career goals and 41 assists. He spent four seasons with the Clash, where he was named to the MLS Best XI in 1999.
The California native then made the jump to England, where he played for Fulham, Preston North End, Leeds United and Derby County before returning to join Bruce Arena and the Galaxy.
Lewis has also won 82 caps for the United States, including being selected for two World Cups in 2002 and 2006 by his current Galaxy coach.
He refused to reveal his post-retirement plans just yet but intimated they would likely involve soccer.
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Your Obagi Ambassador submissions have been pouring in and the countless stories of beautiful, life-changing skin transformations blew us away. What's more, we were touched, not only with your results, but with YOU, your bravery to share your struggles, whether it be skin insecurities, battling polycystic ovary syndrome, skin cancer scares, melasma, acne and more... we were truly impressed and frankly, reminded of why we love what we do!
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My Story: I cannot express enough words of gratitude for what Obagi CLENZIderm has done for my complexion. About 7 years ago, as my photography business* truly began to expand, my cystic acne (which I had been battling since my college years) took a turn for the worse.
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Having a clear face has freed up hours of time away from the bathroom mirror. Some days I even leave the house without foundation on at all—something I couldn't even fathom doing prior to using this system! As a busy mother and active freelance business owner, I want to thank you—for the gift of time and self-esteem.
We also asked Stacy some fun questions to get to know her better.
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Stacy: I served in the Army Reserve for six years as a Graphic Documentation Specialist / Illustrator.
Currently, I am certified as a deckhand on a tall ship, The Friends Good Will*, out of South Haven, Michigan. We wear period clothing and take passengers out for day sails on Lake Michigan to learn about the maritime history of the Great Lakes during the War of 1812.
This past summer I assisted in crewing five passenger sails a day during the Tall Ship Festival at Navy Pier in Chicago. We then traveled the length of Lake Michigan from Chicago to the Mackinac Straits. During a portion of the voyage, we were in very rough seas—and yet—I had the chance to be at the helm during my night watch. This was no small feat as our boat is 101' long and we were in 9' swells!
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My favorite quote is by a Native American flute player…
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - 6 Mar 2010
Tonight's mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:
1) Pretend that you are one of the subjects on the Who Do You Think You Are? show on NBC TV.
2) Which of your ancestors (maximum of two) would be featured on your hour-long show? What stories would be told, and what places would you visit?
3) Tell us about it on your own blog, in comments to this blog post, or in a Note or Comment on Facebook.
My two (since I must do only two) would be my great-grandfather Preston who owned a piece of the the Blue Gravel gold mine in California, according to his own 1880s bio in a county history in Montana. He left home at 15 to be on a wagon train west in 1852, based on the info we have to date.
The second would be his maternal grandfather, John Butler, who appears to have spend the winter of 1776-77 with his seven cousins, and General George Washington, at Valley Forge, a few miles from their home in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
If I could have a third, it would be fifth great-grandfather William Kinnick, a Sergeant Major in the Maryland line in the Revolutionary War. He served 3 years to the day, as a man in his mid-fifties.
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In response to a Congressional directive to inquire whether broadband "is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion," the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concluded in its sixth Broadband Deployment Report that between 14 and 24 million Americans still lack access to broadband, and the immediate prospects for deployment to them are bleak.
The report concludes that the goal of universal availability—deployment to all Americans—is not being met fast enough, and it proposes to address key recommendations from the FCC's National Broadband Plan to connect all Americans as quickly as possible. The plan includes reforming the FCC's universal service programs to support broadband through public-private partnerships, unleashing the spectrum for mobile broadband, reducing barriers to infrastructure investment, including delays in access to poles and rights-of-way, and collecting better broadband data to assist policy-makers and consumers.
The report also updates a key standard—bandwidth—used to determine whether households are served by broadband. It upgrades the standard from 200 kilobits per second downstream, set more than a decade ago when web pages were largely text-based, to 4 megabits per second (Mbps) downstream and 1 Mbps upstream. This is a minimum speed generally required for using today's video-rich broadband applications and services, while retaining sufficient capacity for basic web browsing and e-mail. The FCC's standard will evolve over time.
The "706 Report," as it is commonly known, for the first time includes a comprehensive list of unserved areas, compiled from data not previously available to the FCC. Future reports will benefit from continued improvements in broadband data.


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text: OverviewW.H. Freeman is excited to be publishing a new text by David Moore: "Essential Statistics." David Moore s considerable experience as a statistician and instructor, and his commitment to producing high-quality, innovative introductory statistics textbooks motivated him to create "Essential Statistics. "The text offers the same highly successful approach and pedagogy of David Moore s bestselling "The Basic Practice of Statistics "(BPS), Fifth Edition, but in a briefer, more concise format. Through careful rewriting, he has shortened and simplified explanations, to better highlight the key, "essential," statistical ideas and methods students need to know. The text is based on three principles: balanced content, the importance of ideas, and experience with data. Using a just the basics approach, the text clarifies and simplifies important concepts and methods, while engaging students with contemporary, realistic examples. Throughout the book, exercises help students check and apply their skills. A four-step problem-solving process in examples and exercises encourage good habits that go beyond graphs and calculations to ask, What do the data tell me? "Essential Statistics" is what its name suggests: a basic introduction to statistical ideas and methods that aims to equip students to carry out common statistical procedures and to follow statistical reasoning in their fields of study and in their future employment."


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So, you want a headset for your helmet, listen to some tunes, your SatNav or natter with your partner, friends or pillion. But, you've checked out the offerings from the likes of Sena, Midland, Interphone etc in the shops and probably come to the conclusion it's gonna set you back quite a few bob or two. But ebay is littered with funny Chinese branded gadgets, just how bad can they be? Well, I took a punt on a pair of these and this how they turned out.
The first issue is narrowing down what your buying as you browse the glut of these intercoms on ebay. There's seemingly dozens of subtly different variations, on branding, spec and revision. Ultimately, I just took pot luck on the cheapest from a UK seller, grabbing a pack of two FreedConn T-COM VB intercoms (800m range). Expect to pay around £40-50 a pair on eBay.
Spec wise, they tick all the boxes on functionality:
- Rider-to-rider intercom
- Bluetooth capable
- FM Radio
- Waterproof
- Rechargeable
The box contained everything needed for two lids: two intercoms, two mic and headphones sets, two clip on bracket mounts, two sticky back velcro mounts, two USB (a proprietary UCE6 variant) charging cable, two mains adaptors and a single manual. The choice of proprietary USB plug is annoying and leaves me hunting for the exact charging cable supplied, rather than any one of the million other USB cables littered around the house.
Installation of the headsets is reasonably straight forward, but does require a little time and care. I fitted these to a Schuberth and a HJC, so your mileage may vary for other lids. You have a choice of mounting brackets: one with a sticky back velcro pad to slap straight on the side; the other a plastic U shaped bracket to slip around the lower edge of the lid.
This U bracket then has a couple of screws (two mini screwdrivers supplied) to tighten up to clamp it firm. I found this little more faff, it would always still slide about a little and the intercom doesn't unclip very easily (such that I bust one bracket trying).
Next job, is fitting in the headphones and mic. This involves stripping back some of you helmets padding and threading the wires around. Your lid probably already has a bit of a gap in padding for your ears, where the headphones can be stuck on (more sticky back Velcro). Though a bit of trial and error is required to get them positioned just right. The mic is a more rigid boom extending from one headset which can be flexed to position it as required. Threading the wires sometimes needs a bit of thought to find the gaps where it can be poked out from around the helmets padding. Also, the right angle USB plug that goes into the intercom angles forward, which seems wrong as the cable needs to double back to the rear of the lid. Thankfully there's just enough cable length to make things fit. The headphones are a bit chunky, so some comfort is sacrificed, Mary took a while to get her's positioned such to avoid discomfort, but then she does have tonne of ear piercing, including conch and tragus!
The final setup step is the pairing of the intercom to one another and to your bluetooth phone and/orSatNav. This was the usually button holding combo shenanigans one expects, but thankfully the manually explained this well in pretty decent English. Pairing with our old HTC One phones, new Samsung and Moto phones and a Garmin SatNav posed no issues.
…but above 50mph wind noise started to drown out the headphones making it tricky to decipher voice or identify songs.
On the road, I found the intercom performed surprisingly well. Sound quality was perfectly acceptable. The dials and buttons on the intercom were easy to use while on the move and with gloves on, that is, once you remember which button to use. Volume is controlled by turning the jog dial and holding it. This could be a little awkward whilst on the move, but ok. The volume range is not huge, with minimum still just audible and the max not so loud as to deafen. Below around 50mph all was clear and easily audible, but above 50mph wind noise started to drown out the headphones making it tricky to decipher voice or identify songs.
Mary and I particularly enjoyed the rider-to-rider intercom function, definitely a novel experience being able to chat throughout an entire ride out. Even if a quick button press starts or stops chat, we'd just keep the channel open. With the SatNav hooked up, it would interject with directions, but continue the open chat channel afterwards, the other rider just gets a couple of beeps to indicate such. We encountered no issues with range, haven't checked if they manage exactly 800m, but we only had them cut out once, when I left Mary at a red light and carried on for half mile round a few streets back home. The intercom channel audible deteriorates as you hit the limit of the range, rather than just suddenly cutting out.
I also found most stations way to chatty or full of commercials and plain distracting when riding.
The FM Radio function is a nice extra, activated with a button press combo and then using the jog dial to seek between stations. TBH the reception can be hit and miss, with static often creeping in. I also found most stations way to chatty, full of commercials and plain distracting when riding.
Slapping on some decent tunes via my phone was definitely preferable. The TCOM headset gave very reasonable playback via the standard A2DP bluetooth standard and a quick spin of the jog dial, skipped boring tracks. There was the occasional momentary cut out, which seemed to coincide with pulling up at red lights along side traffic, so I suspect it was down to interference with other nearby devices.
As for battery life, again no complaints at all, we've still yet to experience them running flat whilst out. Even with rider-to-rider chat non stop on a 4-5 hour ride out, listening to music or using a SatNav for an 8 hour ride to North Wales.
Overall, it's really hard to fault the T-COM VB intercoms for the money. At £20-25 each we're basically talking beer money, for a really useful gadget that performs pretty decently. Even if the built battery life starts to suffer in a year, I wouldn't think twice buying another. Ditto, if I lost the stupid proprietary charging cable, just as cheap to buy another whole intercom. In perspective, even a replacement battery for a Sena intercom will set you back £35!
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"I am not a perfect servant but a public servant."
-Jesse Jackson, Democratic Convention 1984
"Fuck yourself"
-Dick Cheney to Senator Patrick J. Leahy (Vt.), On the floor of the Senate June 23, 2004.
This past Monday, at around 1:33pm, I began researching a piece. It was about how we, the Black public at large, have allowed the Neo-con Right to marginalize the great leaders of the civil rights cause. How they have encapsulated them in a rebound of pseudo White guilt backlash. How they have labeled them as charlatans and race baiters who only know how to play the "race" card.
As if the race issue has been solved and Jena happened 50 years ago.
I was going to focus the piece, almost entirely, on Johnny Cochran and Jesse Jackson. This is the truth. Then a collective sigh came from the ranks of Black America. I might've been a lil' hasty.
In a Pride of Lions the leading male is almost always usurped. He battles and puts up a ferocious fight only to be discharged when his strength is worn away. He is replaced…but not without exacting a price. Not without levying some vicious reminders of what he once was and the strength needed to claim his mantle.
However, sometimes the decline of a Lion ends with a simple and sad walk of confusion. No roar heard over the horizon or thunderous slashes with powerful claws. Just small empty steps…away from the Pride…into the tall grass.
You are a real life hero. Dr. King. Marches. I know about your challenges to build a following. In fact, somewhere in the atmosphere, is a picture of a 7 year old boy, in powder blue polyester 3 piece suit, standing next to a very hip Reverend Jesse Jackson in a brown Safari Leisure number at a rally…grinning ear to ear.
Operation PUSH.
Rainbow Coalition
You placed third in both the Democratic Primaries and Convention votes in 1984. You also placed SECOND in the 1988 Democratic primaries and the Convention.
(that year I met you for a second time at Mr. Danny Bakewell's house).
Despite all of the hype for Senator Obama, Jesse Jackson was truly on a path for the White House 20 years ago. And he spoke out while on that path. For unions and civil rights. For women and low wage earners. For young people without the vote and old folk without a voice.
Your words beat heavy around the nation and later, the globe.
You spoke against Apartheid at great risk.
You secured the freedom of a downed American bomber pilot in Syria.
You secured the freedom of Americans from Castro's Cuba.
You secured the freedom of American POWs from Kosovo, while Clinton still bombed.
Yes you are a hero and, although by this publication you will have apologized, I am still going to submit my disappointment regarding your actions.
Because it wasn't enough. Because the standard you set WAS and IS so high. And because Senator Obama is running for the President of the United States not county tree trimmer. If you, if we, don't start thinking of him as that, what respect would the world offer him?
Keith Olbermann tried his best. He said that usually news organizations don't air such conversations hinting, of course, to FOX's unprofessionalism. However there was another professional in the room. You. Since your prominence back in the day you've been mic'd. You've had TV shows, a radio show and have been mic'd up more than probably any living politician. Thus, casually talking while mic'd would be, for you, as unnatural as the Democrats impeaching Bush.
Now I don't believe it's about you trying to sabotage anything but maybe your familiarity with the biz can reveal evidence of you trying to wedge your way in.
Was that it? Were you trying to lob the equivalent of an e-mail blast that would be sure to grab headlines, attention and a response from the Senator from Illinois?
If not, then what was it?
Who says "cut his nuts off" but a 1960's mobster?
We tested it out. It doesn't fall squarely into any of the insult laden rants you can find during a basketball game or on any given street corner past 10pm. I said it on stage and just got blank stares. Where in the hell did it come from Mr. Jackson? Why?
Why those words from a man who, well past the "oops" ages of his early 20's, has a child out of wedlock which then makes the rant against Senator Obama's speech at worst hypocritical and at best…ironic. Even still, the ramp-up doesn't answer the question. You have a right to be mad with Senator Obama. I've blown my stack many of times…and wouldn't say nuthin' if you got all up in his face. But…Cut his nuts off sir? These are the things which put you into the shallows of the public mind. Not your attackers but these self inflicted stoops into pettiness. The kind which would have even your most ardent followers shake their heads once more and say,
"There he goes again."
As if it's to be expected.
But it is not all on you. Not directly. For decades you have been the only game (read: TARGET) in town and we have been unforgiving. When an issue pops up and you aren't on it right away we call you ineffective; like the vote in California to curb Affirmative Action throughout the UC system. When you do arrive and speak into mics we call you a panderer. Seems as though we've forgotten what to do with you as well.
Many who were "outraged" can't even recall your contributions which have faded and worn at the edges in time. Not to mention the sheer volume of issues (some which were not worthy of your presence) and appearances which somehow seem to blur together like one long giant rhyming rally. Wouldn't it be beautiful sir, if you were a victim of your own success?…
…if we had achieved so much that your words during the Democratic Convention in San Francisco in 1984 were lost to the reality of better days?
"Our time has come. Our time has come. Suffering breeds character. Character breeds faith. In the end, faith will not disappoint. Our time has come. Our faith, hope, and dreams will prevail. Our time has come. Weeping has endured for nights, but now joy cometh in the morning. Our time has come. No grave can hold our body down. Our time has come. No lie can live forever. Our time has come. We must leave racial battle ground and come to economic common ground and moral higher ground. America, our time has come. We come from disgrace to amazing grace. Our time has come. Give me your tired, give me your poor, your huddled masses who yearn to breathe free and come November, there will be a change because our time has come…"
-Jesse Jackson
A standing ovation.
My God, sir, it was the greatest thing I had ever seen a Black man do.
The truth is we haven't done so well. Things seemed to have just shifted. We represent a disproportionate percentage of inmates across the land. We are falling behind in scholastic achievement with college numbers dropping almost exponentially which insures more inmates. There is real tension between our "new" neighbors; the Latin voice. And the coming economic storm seems to be stressing us right now.
But in that speech you also stated,
"If, in my low moments, in word, deed or attitude, through some error of temper, taste, or tone, I have caused anyone discomfort, created pain, or revived someone's fears, that was not my truest self. If there were occasions when my grape turned into a raisin and my joy bell lost its resonance, please forgive me. Charge it to my head and not to my heart. My head — so limited in its finitude; my heart, which is boundless in its love for the human family. I am not a perfect servant. I am a public servant doing my best against the odds. As I develop and serve, be patient: God is not finished with me yet."
You're a man of peace. You've changed the world. Mr. Jackson you're a giant and none of the 6 inch short snipes from Bill O'Reilly should matter…and wouldn't except for openings like these. For I, unlike many of my friends, believe that you are still needed. But we need you to roar, sir.
Do not simply let it all cool down. You should yell and then score it with the frustration of today. Do not discount calling Senator Obama a nigga (if you did) but bow your head in submission and then lay into the allusions of Osama/Obama as presented by the GOP.
Do it in a way which we can "internalized" this issue; A way which leads back to your days when Black leaders couldn't be no punks and the thought of criticizing Black Men without enumerating the causes and solutions for negative actions was considered chicken-shit. That's where this all came from. The clash of styles. An angry rant followed by, common language. If there is arrogance on your part, it's believing that anyone would forget that you are a civil rights leader and that Senator Barack Obama is a politician who has been, right now, protecting his Right flank.
Jesse, Obama & Jesse Jr.
And that hurts because you helped build the road he is now taking to the Presidency and part of his campaign has been to distance that campaign from your legacy. Yet, that's what politics is and, judging from this episode, he made the right choice. But you are not a villain as the right would have the nation believe. You are not a puppet master or manipulator. You are not Dick Cheney. Right now you are more like Senator Obama's Bill Clinton. Unfortunately half of politics is controlling the message and you have made it impossible for that campaign to do so with you involved. So we don't need you there. Alongside Senator Obama. Here's where we need you:
Right here, juxtaposing your anger and frustration not just against the Senator's comments but against Liberals of the latest New Yorker Magazine cover who need to control the Liberal agenda and are, themselves, "right flanking" it. How cool would a cover of nearby Connecticut's used-to-be-democrat-come-indepublican Lieberman be as Hitler? With a burning Flag and his wife as…Tojo?
By calling the Senator nigga and wanting to cut his nuts you have removed yourself from the game. These are the moments when we suffer from a "wisdom gap" in organizing and consolidating power. This is where we still need you. However, your place in the progressive pantheon comes at a price. You have to learn to sit down more often than you want to and, well…it has been too long Mr. Jackson. It is time for you to begin to enable successors with your proxy. To protect you and translate today's public voice. Maybe it's your son. He is very much in the game despite the fact that he had to, sadly, distance himself from you on this issue.
It is very hard for sons to call their father's out. Drunkards or wife beaters. Scoundrels or scallywags. WE do not openly berate our fathers. If ever asked about whether or not he'd seek your council, I doubt that he, unlike George W., would dismiss you and simply say that he goes with a higher father. So I can only assume that the amount of pain Jesse Jr. went through threatens a delicate relationship but he did it and THAT shows , ahem…nuts. Place it behind you in the same breath you asked the Senator to do the same.
Had this been Don Imus you would have made it the issue of the year and brought up stories of Black castrations past. You would have called for an apology from the individual, the stations, the network and possibly a few viewers. Here I am asking you to explain it. Loudly. To hold a town hall meeting and get the ball rolling…maybe about Black/ Latino relations…all with the watchful eye of new blood. Young Lions.
For sooner or later Jesse Jr. may too choose to walk the path you laid to the White House.
And he will not need you wandering aimlessly and name calling amongst petty furrows of the tall grass. But beside him. Loudly announcing that you are still here.
You are still here.
You are still here.


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Romney: Poor Mothers Should Be Required to Work Outside the Home
After the totally fake controversy about "stay at home moms" drummed up by the Republican Party, this clip of Mitt Romney is pretty devastating. As recently as January of this year, Mitt Romney was singing a very different tune, telling poor women they shouldn't be allowed to stay at home and care for their children, but instead should be required to work outside the home or lose welfare benefits.
"I wanted to increase the work requirement," said Romney. "I said, for instance, that even if you have a child 2 years of age, you need to go to work. And people said, 'Well that's heartless.' And I said, 'No, no, I'm willing to spend more giving day care to allow those parents to go back to work. It'll cost the state more providing that daycare, but I want the individuals to have the dignity of work."
The Republican Party — on the side of stay-at-home mothers, as long as they're rich.


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