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...."calling it “racist” and “insensitive”" One of Clear Channel’s sponsors states that station’s promotion is “patently offensive” "COLUMBUS: Over one dozen Latino and activist groups are planning to file a complaint with the FCC and are asking Clear Channel’s WTVN 610 AM Radio (Columbus OH) to apologize after promoting a giveaway to Phoenix, Arizona as a place “where Americans are proud and illegals are scared.” The immigrant groups have called the radio station’s trip giveaway ad—depicting Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman on a Green Card—“racist” and “insensitive,” after the winner is offered a “few pesos” and is invited to “spend...

"Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- Margarito Blanco trains his camcorder on the officer approaching a Chevy pickup, while his friend Andrew Sanchez furiously scribbles notes on a pad. They are not working for the police. They're watching them.".....

"Tea Party leaders have decided to use their activists to fight the Senate Amnesty bill unveiled yesterday afternoon by Majority Leader Harry Reid, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and four other Democratic Senators. The move contradicts the position of Dick Armey whose FreedomWorks organization helped spur the Tea Party movement.".....

"Last week, I waded into a mass of Tea Party protesters gathered at the front of Colorado's Capitol and completely forgot to brace myself for a "small-scale mimicry of Kristallnacht" (as New York Times columnist Frank Rich once characterized these events). As it turns out, earlier I happened to peruse a new CBS/New York Times poll detailing the attitudes of Tea Party activists, who, it turns out, are more educated than the average American, more reflective of mainstream anxieties than any populist movement in memory and more closely aligned philosophically with the wider electorate than any big-city newsroom in America."....

Leaders of a Latino grass-roots organization in DuPage County are denouncing a United Parcel Service policy they say could cost many longtime workers their jobs. Cristobal Cavazos, coordinator of Immigrant Solidarity DuPage, called on UPS Thursday to "opt out" of a system to reverify workers' Social Security numbers. Cavazos said an estimated 200 workers at UPS facilities in Addison, Palatine, Chicago and Joliet fear they will be fired.".....

"WASHINGTON — People with ties to Glenn Beck's 9-12 Project, Tea Party Boise and other conservative causes plan a protest outside Rep. Walt Minnick's office this weekend, with the claim that the Idaho Democrat co-sponsored one of the health care bills that Congress is considering. Their assertion is untrue, however; Minnick never sponsored such legislation."....

Important Pet Food News: "Natures Variety" has recalled a;; Chicken and Organic Chicken foods with the date 'use on or before 2/5/2011'. This is a Salmonella problem and presents both an animal and human risk! FOR CAT OWNERS: If any person in your family is on the drug Adderall (used for ADHD disorders) especially the extended release version. Please note this is very appealing to cats but also very toxic. Please keep all of this medication in the bttle in the cupboard and make sure that none has been dropped on the floor!

"Join thousands from across the country at the March For America in Washington, DC on March 21, 2010. It is up to us. This is your call. We need you in DC to show our collective power and energy. Mark your calendars for Sunday, March 21 and join the March For America."....

"The diversity of the Northland area is why the conglomeration of neighborhoods was chosen for an AEP Ohio demonstration project that calls for the installation of 110,000 "smart meters." The meters not only enable the company to bill customers for their power usage, but could allow customers to control the amount of their bill. An AEP customer service representative gave a presentation on the "gridSMART" project at last week's meeting of the Northland Community Council. Virtually all of the Northland area was included in the pilot program that covers 150 square miles and encompasses parts of Columbus, Gahanna, Whitehall, Bexley,...

"A Latino group is asking a judge to prevent state officials from canceling the registrations of more than 40,000 vehicles apparently driven by undocumented immigrants. The League of United Latin American Citizens filed the lawsuit against state officials in Franklin County Common Pleas Court this morning. The legal action comes two weeks before the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles plans to revoke the potentially fraudulently obtained license plates of those who cannot provide proof of legal U.S. residency."

"Evan Chandler--father of Jordan Chandler, the boy who first accused Michael of molestation--committed suicide by handgun, sparking speculation that he'd perhaps done so out of guilt over the whole child molestation scandal that arguably started the downward spiral of the fallen King Of Pop's bizarre life. We shall never really know, and there was no suicide note at the scene."

Rev. Manning VIDEO thanking Obama for the visit by the Secret Service, DHS, and the NY Police Dept.

CNN promo: (speaking) "They pledge allegiance to The Constitution. " (visual) - footage of a rally outside government building, many, many American flags flying, visible...the back side of a flag "Wolverine, 25th Brigade" and sign "We are in the United States of America, not the United Nations" (speaking) "Often armed." (visual) - cache of weapons "With a grudge against the government." (visual) man in camo kneeling in woods, aiming rifle. then several men in camo with guns and flag "Don't Tread on Me". "Are they just patriots....," (visual) footage of rally, men & women, lots of American flags, outside government...

The Man Behind the Curtain and his Drones. ...."In a November 2008 in and interview with Spiegel, Soros made some comments that accurately outlined precisely the course that President Obama's administration would eventually pursue in 2009: "I think we need a large stimulus package which will provide funds for state and local government to maintain their budgets -- because they are not allowed by the constitution to run a deficit. For such a program to be successful, the federal government would need to provide hundreds of billions of dollars. In addition, another infrastructure program is necessary. In total, the cost...

"Rumors of the "birther" movement's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated. The group has been demanding for months that President Obama produce a "valid" birth certificate to prove he's a natural-born citizen of the United States - and it's not giving up just yet. A Christian website called LivePrayer.com produced an infomercial that the United States Justice Foundation organization is set to air in seven Southern states. Highlights can be seen here:"....

....."According to a Catholic News Service article of October 16, 2008, ACORN had received $7.3 million from the Catholic Campaign over the previous ten years, making it one of group’s largest supporters. Catholic Campaign grants to ACORN were discontinued in 2008, following its embezzlement and voter registration scandal."... *skip* ...."But California Catholic Daily has found at least two instances in the city of San Francisco alone where the current criteria are not being “actively enforced.” On July 1, 2009, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development published a list of their 2009-10 grant recipients. These grants were made after the new...

"In their own words: OFA and ACORN may soon look to use violence against political opponents Organizing for America (OFA) is a cadre of Obama supporters, first marshaled a few weeks ago to ignite grassroots support for the President's massive budget bill. Last week, The Birmingham News reported that groups like OFA and ACORN were organizing volunteers to canvas for Obama's agenda. The iconography of the OFA marketing material is bizarre: it is affiliated not with the Democrat Party, but Barack Obama himself. Those who gathered at Kelly Ingram Park in downtown Birmingham were urged to enlist others who share...

When questioned about how our leadership is not being forced to take the public plan...Democratic Congressman says he'd take a vote on it, BUT, went on to say..... "My fear is that I want to safeguard employer-based insurance and I don't want to PUNISH federal employees, or city of Maytown employees, or state employees, just because...if you work for government you get employer-based insurance...... I don't want to PUNISH you if you work for Shell, or Linedale or anybody else, so I want employer based insurance to be continued as best we can....." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGZIWGG4LjU

"Faced with rising opposition to a so-called “public option” in health care reform, some Democrats are floating the idea of establishing health insurance “co-operatives” as an alternative. Opponents of a government takeover of the health care system should not be fooled. A “co-op” can be defined as a business owned and controlled by its workers and the people who use its services, in this case presumably the people whom it insures. In that sense, government provision of some sort of legal framework or seed money to help establish health insurance co-ops seems relatively harmless but also relatively pointless. The U.S....

As shown on the FR OHIO page: "I think Howard “we need to rethink civil liberties” Dean needs to receive an appropriate welcome: Health Care Town Hall with Howard Dean. Saturday August 15, 2009, 5-7 PM. SEIU District 1199, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215. Free and “open to the public”. RSVP@ 1-866-806-3770 or media@seiu1199.org."