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An unsolicited memo to State Attorney Angela Corey: You are a public official, and people have the right to express an opinion about how you are doing your job. -------- D'Alemberte is a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of Florida State University and a law professor — not too shabby in the legal credentials department.When Corey was appointed to head up the investigation into the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, D'Alemberte had this to say:"I cannot imagine a worse choice for a prosecutor to serve in the Sanford case. There is nothing...

Prior TV interview contradicts current claims of certainty Jarvis Martin, Fulton half-brother, testified in court today that the voice on the 911 call was that of Trayvon Martin. On cross-examination, however, it was revealed that two weeks after first hearing the screams on the 911 call he was interviewed in a sit-down with a local TV reporter and at that time told the reporter he was uncertain if the screamer was Trayvon. The testimony came shortly after Trayvon’s mother said she was sure it was Trayvon screaming. Here’s a link to the original CBS television interview being referenced by Mark...

If you‘re looking to spread God’s love, it’s probably not a good idea to show up to the Arab International Festival in Dearborn, Michigan, with a pig‘s head on a stick and signs telling Muslims that they’re poised to burn in hell. Yet this is exactly what happened over the weekend when some Christians from an anti-Islam group showed up at the event and confronted Muslim adherents with some unwelcome messages. One of the protesters yelled, “You’re going to burn in hell,” among other sentiments. The signs the individuals held were less-than-covert in their messaging as well. One read, “Islam...

The “improving” unemployment statistics being touted by the Obama Administration have been helped along by the nearly one million people who have left the workforce. The ballyhooed 8.5% unemployment rate would’ve been 9.1% if these people weren’t so discouraged that they’ve given up on the idea of ever finding a job. “While I would never expect the Republicans to admit this, the fact is that Democratic policies are enabling a growing segment of our society to join the ranks of the leisure class,” boasted Democratic Nation Committee Chairperson, Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (Fla). “It’s not as if everyone who has a...

Anthony Weiner, get thee to a phar macy -- fast. If ever anyone would appear to be a candidate for medication, it's the terminally excitable Brooklyn Democrat, who threw yet another temper tantrum Thursday on the floor of the House of Representatives. There was Weiner, his voice screeching, flailing away at Republicans who opposed the Zadroga health-care bill for folks who claim to be victims of 9/11- related maladies. The bill fell short of the two-thirds majority demanded by his fellow Democrats. "Sit down! You sit down!" shrieked Weiner, as one Republican tried to get him to yield. Nor is...

Google’s mismanagement of the Android Market Earlier this week, CNET ran an article critical of the permission model of the Android Market. Google’s response to the criticism was that “each Android app must get users’ permission to access sensitive information”. While this is technically true, one should not need a PhD in Computer Science to use a smartphone. How is a consumer supposed to know exactly what the permission “act as an account authenticator” means? The CNET opinion piece “Is Google far too much in love with engineering?” is quite relevant here.Google does far too little curation of the Android...

Alittle late in making those Thanksgiving flight plans? Wondering how you could possibly afford your ticket -- that is, without putting a kidney up for sale on Craigslist? Good news! You can get a free flight home on Southwest plus a $300 travel voucher. Just do what I plan to -- get on a Southwest flight in the next few days, and when it's taking off, shout over and over, "Go, plane, go!" and "I want Daddy! I want Daddy!" Pamela Root got the free flight and the voucher, plus an apology from Southwest, after her 2-year-old kept screaming those...

September 17, 2009 Heckler Screaming "You Lie!" Removed From Obama Health Care Speech (Video) A protester screaming "You lie!" was removed from Obama's health care speech today. Maybe Joe Wilson started a trend... Or, maybe Obama did with his constant misrepresentations? Probably just another nazi mobster racist opposed to nationalized health care. Heckler Removed From Obama College Park Speech at College Park in Maryland today. WBAL reported: Thousands of University of Maryland College Park students mixed with the general public inside the Comcast Center today to hear President Barack Obama put in another pitch for his health care reform proposal....

On the lighter side, here is video from the "Screaming Contest," held in Pattaya, Thailand. The winner was chosen based on the loudest scream as measured on a decibel meter. Notice from the windup of contestants, there is a real art to screaming! . . . . . (Watch Video)

A reporter for a small newspaper was forcibly removed from a press area near Air Force One shortly before President Barack Obama arrived at Los Angeles International Airport to depart California early Thursday. Airport security officers carried the woman away by the feet and arms as she protested her removal. She later identified herself as Brenda Lee, a writer for the Georgia Informer in Macon and said she has White House press credentials. The newspaper's Web site says it is a monthly publication, and a Brenda Lee column is posted on it.

Survivors of a Nazi death camp were shot at and abused as they gathered to remember their liberation. Masked neo-Nazi thugs screamed 'Heil Hitler!' and 'This way for the gas!' at ten elderly Italian men and women, who returned to the site of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria.

Better late than never.......

IN THE SPIRIT of full disclosure, I must state that I come from a long line of accountants and that my sister is a librarian — in other words, quiet types who speak softly and would probably say an electric pencil sharpener it a bit to loud for proper office use. Early on, I realized my family background didn't prepare me for the outside world, where people honk their horns for no apparent reason, mothers yell out the front door when they want their kids to come inside, and the last child who was born to be seen and not...

In a distant galaxy, a star orbiting a massive central black hole strays too close to the insatiable giant and is torn apart. But before it can be devoured, the star lets out one last scream in a flare of light that slowly echoes across the galaxy. Astronomers on Earth pick up this faint call and use it to map the nucleus of the galaxy from which it emanated. This scenario is no bit of science fiction …quot; a team of astronomers discovered one of these rare and dramatic events while combing through the Sloan Digital Sky Survey last December....

Thursday, October 12, 2006 Vancouver, Washington A passing driver called 911 Wednesday afternoon to report smoke billowing from the substation. Firefighters arrived to find a man's burning body. They had to wait 45 minutes to extinguish the blaze while power was shut off the station. Investigators believe the man cut through a fence and intended to steal copper wire to sell for drug money. They say the wire sent 7,200 volts of electricity through his system.

Remember this? "The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." Those are George Bush's famous 16 words from his 2003 State of the Union address, delivered less than two months before he sent troops into war in Iraq. They were false. Three years later Americans are still demanding answers on the manipulation of intelligence by an administration eager to start a war. Americans have a lot of questions that went unanswered tonight. When George Bush delivered his State of the Union address, he had a big megaphone and the world's attention. He...

Senate Democrats rally around embattled Dean Vow to remain united behind party chairman By Rick Klein, Globe Staff June 10, 2005 WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats staged a public display of support yesterday for the Democratic National Committee chairman, Howard Dean, vowing to stay united in pushing the party's agenda in the GOP-controlled Congress. With Dean under fire for a series of controversial characterizations of Republicans, Harry Reid, the Senate minority leader, said Dean had simply misspoken, though Dean himself brushed aside that characterization. ''As all of you know, that there isn't a single person, whether it's any of us in...

Man, Dr. Dean is exactly “what the doctor ordered” for the Republican party this year as the manic driven Democratic National Party Chair continues to rally the base of his party while losing the rest of the dems in his hate driven rhetoric aimed at you and me, hard working Americans. In a speech to rally the base of his party last week, Dean had the audacity to say that Republicans who had time to wait in line eight hours a day must not be honest hard working Americans contributing to society. Excuse me, has Dean lost his mind? He...

IJUSTHEARDDOUGFROMUPLANDONTHERADIO!!!   On the Michael Medved Show!!!  With Jayna Davis!!!  Talking about the OKC Bombing!!!   God, I wish I knew what he asked but all I could hear was me screaming: IJUSTHEARDDOUGFROMUPLANDONTHERADIO!!! again and again.   Owl_Eagle (If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,  it was probably sarcasm)

I need help locating that one practical joke file where the image shows a room w/ window view and encourges the victim to sort of lean into the screen, turn up the volume then is briefly lulled into paying close attention. Suddenly, for a flash second a ghost appears with a shocking scream. If done right, the victim is startled violently. I must have this for a deserving and most probably democrat co-worker.