Saturday, July 07, 2012

Conservatives Have A Heartless Reaction To An Obama Supporter's Death!



The tragedy of the summer heatwave hits the campaign trail. President Barack Obama travels to the swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. The president goes to these states to pitch his offense against a formidable candidate who has a 3:1 ratio in fundraising. Former Massachusetts governor and perennial candidate for president Mitt Romney has made an alliance to the most radical elements of the conservative movement.

The once moderate governor of one of the most bluest states in the nation has become increasingly conservative if not an extremist in the way of thinking.

His supporters include radical elements who channel the angry voices of political talk radio. Supporters who watch Fox News religiously. Supporters who come onto websites to talk out their frustrations in keystrokes.

The president makes a stop in the city of Akron to get a little breakfast and take pictures with the owner of Ann's Restaurant. The owner Ann Harris served the president. A few hours later, the owner dies. Confirmed by the White House, the person who serve the president died of a heart attack.

According to the Huffington Post (through the Akron Beacon Journal and Associated Press), Josephine "Ann" Harris, 70, complained of "fatigue and a tingling feeling" shortly after Obama left her family diner, Ann's Place. She was taken by ambulance to Akron General Medical Center, and by 11:18 a.m., she was pronounced dead from an apparent heart attack.


Harris met -- and hugged -- Obama just after 8:00 a.m., when he stopped in unannounced for breakfast. Harris' sister, Frankie Adkins, told the Beacon Journalthat meeting Obama was likely a "highlight" for her sister since she was a big fan.
"She loved Obama," said Adkins.
The newspaper notes that Harris was "ecstatic" earlier in the morning when a Beacon Journal reporter spoke to her about meeting with the president.
The president and his staff express condolences to the family of Ann Harris. 
How conservatives reacted to the news of an Obama supporter dying after meeting the president.
Note there are some who have sympathetic responses but unfortunately the majority is negative and heartless. 


This is courtesy of Gateway Pundit, a conservative activist who goes about the daily routine of agitating dissent.
  1. I bet there will somehow still be a vote cast in her name come November.
  2. I wonder if it was the same tingling feeling that caused Chris Matthews to lose his mind.
  3. An act of GOD proving Obamacare is a COVENANT IN DEATH…….>http://youtu.be/2nUwZmg4W6c
  4. Glad she got to experience that before she died. Regardless of what any of us feel about Obama, it must be a thrill to meet the President of the United States.
  5. Well I guess Obama/’s Bus of death works
  6. Obama, the kiss of death.
  7. Obama appears to be a walking death panel, the grim reaper himself.
  8. too bad it wasn’t opposite day
  9. portable Death Panel.
  10. So far, many negative comments about this President have been figurative in nature.
    Not so much anymore.
    My advise? Don’t hug the Voodoo King.
  11. Condolences to the Harris family. . may Ann Rest in Peace
    Irregardless of one’s Political POV, it is a sad day for the Harris family.
    Hopefully those who survive Ann realize it is hard work and self determination, not more government, that built her restaurant and kept in going in good times and bad. . .
    Obama doesn’t give a rat’s ass for Ann or any hard working American. .his answer is to destroy the things that made this country Great and grow the reach & size of government.
  12. Wasn’t one of the subplots of ‘The Omen’ where people died after running into Damien, the child Anti-Christ? Just sayin’….
  13. The Damien Boy anti christ has already been born into the Kennedy Family…Obama is just Satan’s butler…> http://youtu.be/CtOs7Yce6Fw
  14. She was so excited and if she was a democrat, all the more excited. She worked hard for years and seems to have has a rewarding life. I am not a supporter of Obama and those who know me here, no this the truth.
    Ann Harris had something few have, she served a president. This is one moment where I refrain from my posts on how I feel.
    RIP Ms. Harris. I hope that meeting Obama made your last moments here, wonderful.
  15. #16
    sorry, for all the typos.
    You” know” that is what I do best. typos.
  16. Every damn thing this guy touches…
    If you’re a sports team, the last thing you want is Obama picking you in his brackets. Even if you’re a 20 point favorite in basketball, you’re certain to lose. And we all know how his green investments have panned out… a graveyard of failed companies that were thrown piles of taxpayer money.
    Barack Obama: “It may be that the sole purpose of your life is to serve as a warning to others.”
  17. and yes… prayers and wishes for the family.
  18. Wonder if she had health insurance.
  19. Everything this guy touches.
    No wonder lots and lots of Democrats don’t want to be seen with him.
    Reminds me of the old Gary Larson cartoon of “Brushes with Death,” “Hey, Buddy, watch the shoulders!”
    Says something when lots of Democrats they’re announcing that they’re NOT coming to the Dem convention.
  20. It’s sad and pathetic to see us dissolve into partisans of a nature where even the death of an elderly woman cannot be absent of partisan shots. This kind of thread is EXACTLY what you would see on Democrat Underground when say, Cheney, has a heart attack. Juvenile and without compassion.
    You really want to be like the liberals? Continue this orgy of stupidity.
  21. OH ,WELL! ONE LESS OBAMA VOTER COME NOVEMBER.
    SO MUCH FOR THE VAUNTED OBAMACARE.
    GUESS THE OBAMA DEATH PANEL MADE A PERSONAL VISIT.
  22. He has that effect on people.
  23. If you think Obama is Dr. Death now, wait until the death panels kick in. He will go down in history right along with the likes of Pol Pot, Hitler, Chavez, Stalin, and Castro.
  24. prayers to her family and for her. once obamacare kicks in, and care is rationed we’ll all be dropping like fly’s.
  25. Jim, btw, this is why you’re never in a Green Room. Just so you know and I would know. Maybe you don’t care but take it for whatever it’s worth.
  26. Aaron, cry us a river. Conservatives, both citizens and politicians, have suffered YEARS of vile, senseless attacks from the left, and now when the left gets a TINY taste of their own medicine, we have to endure your faux outrage. Forgive me if I don’t get too worked up over it….
    The truth is, Obama DOES ruin everything he touches. If you can’t handle the truth, don’t read Conservative blogs …
  27. The owner of an Akron restaurant where President Barack Obama stopped for breakfast this morning died, apparently of a heart attack, shortly after meeting him.
    Josephine “Ann” Harris, 70, of Copley Township, was taken by ambulance to Akron General Medical Center after complaining of fatigue and a tingling feeling. She was pronounced dead at 11:18 a.m., according to the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office.
    Harris, just a few hours before, had the honor of meeting — and hugging — Obama when he stopped at her family’s restaurant, Ann’s Place, on South Hawkins Avenue for breakfast. …
    Obama stopped in Ann’s Place for breakfast about 8:30 a.m. Harris was ecstatic about his visit when a Beacon Journal reporter spoke to her shortly afterward.
    UPDATE: The White House responds, via the pool report:
    Carney said POTUS, from Air Force One, phoned Wilma Parsons, the daughter of Josephine “Ann” Harris, the owner of the Ann’s Place restaurant in Akron, which POTUS visited this morning. Harris died hours after the presidential visit.
    Harris was not there when pool was inside the restaurant, but Carney said she met with POTUS afterward.
    “The president expressed his sorrow and his [condolences]. Very sad event, he was honored to meet her this morning and passed on his feelings that the whole family is in his thoughts and prayers today.”
  28. David Limbaugh’s latest book, “Obama, The Destroyer!”. Boy, is that an understatement! Sorry for the Harris family, but it seems that anyone who gets Obama’s support is defeated, dies, has their company fail, or has some other very bad thing happen to him. Obama is death, he is the Destroyer. People at his speeches faint, have to be hauled to the hospital, or otherwise drop like flies at the sight of him. The guy is pure evil.
  29. Gee Aaron…nobody is glad the old woman died…but if even if she raised herself from the DEAD in 3 days and declared Jesus Christ himself spake unto her that Obamacare a law of Satan…The RINOS would still be apologizing for Obama, bailing him out of his failure…. Because its really about the RULING CLASS staying in power…even if it means killing babies, putting the elderly to down like stay dogs, and taxing the hell out of innocent people. WE WILL BURY YOU IN DEATH CAMPS before closing down one failed socialist program. ..so say the evil masterminds of DC.
  30. another not news worthy article
  31. Aaron, I seriously doubt if Jim cares what you think. I thought you people were all about “free speech” … but let me guess … that only applies to you, right?
    I can’t imagine how any sane person would ever want to be “allowed” in a “green room” anyway …
  32. Here is a recording of Obama’s phone call from Air Force One,,,,>http://youtu.be/cLhx_TdeWE8
  33. Is it just me, or are we sure this guy didn’t try to run his mother off a balcony with his tricycle.
    Just saying…
  34. This story is all over the MSM attic … I heard it there first. They’re spinning this as an another “Obama the Messiah” moment … Apparently, Obama is so wonderful, and she was so overwhelmed with excitement that she had a heart attack …
    The story is indeed news worthy, but not for the reasons the MSM is using it. If anyone should be ashamed of themselves, it the people who fabricate these ridiculous moments of Obama adulation. Personally, I think she was just very old, and God called her home. My prayers go out to her family,
  35. Wow, Aaron, “Ive been in a green room” so Im better than you all, seriously seek mental health help. What is important to you, and I guess that green room is, is not important to others.
    Preach to someone else that gives a crap, obviously no one here does.
  36. Regardless of what any of us feel about Obama, it must be a thrill to meet the President of the United States.
    That all depends on just who the president is. Carter and Obie are the last two people I would have any interest in meeting.
    Jim, btw, this is why you’re never in a Green Room.
    Why should he care? He’s not a Kardashian.
  37. Your responses speak for themselves. You are no different that Kos Kidz or Democrat Underground scum. You are exactly the same as they are.
  38. WOW, Morgan Freeman Says Obama Isn’t America’s First Black President … “he’s America’s first mixed-race president.”
    From Oscar Award winning actor and liberal Morgan Freeman’s lips to your ears … Barack Obama is not the first black American President. Hmm, wasn’t Obama swept into office on the notion that he was the first Black American president? Many misguided folks thought they were righting a wrong and is became a feel good story that would heel the wounds of a country that has had its history of racial issues. Of course how’s that “hopey changey” thing working out for you? But,not so fast. It would appear that it was all in vain as according to Morgan Freeman, Barack Obama is not black enough to be the ‘first black” elected President … he is instead the first mixed-race President. Gee, where was that narrative in 2008?{Video}
    So, now he is half black and half white and other days he is the first Black President. So, what is he.
  39. #41
    ot
  40. Killing small business, one entrepreneur at a time.
  41. #40 July 6, 2012 at 9:53 pm
    Aaron commented:
    Keep on showing why no one here give’s a tinker’s dam what your opinions are.
    Opinions are like @ssholes, everyone has one. And yours certainly stinks.
  42. I had stopped in at “Ann’s Place” for a bite to eat and I notice an angry crowd of people with signs that “We don’t need no 0bamaTax!” and “0bama Sucks”. The Secret Service boys hustled me into corner table with my back toward the wall.
    As were we ordering our meal when the owner Ann Harris ask if she could have my credit card to make sure she got paid. I was outraged!
    “Are you calling me dishonest?” I barked. “Do you think I am a thief? Do you think I am going to stiff you for this meal?”
    She said, “Yes, and I have heard that you frequently walk out before paying the tab! I’ll need your credit card!”
    “You are a Typical White Person who clings to your little restaurant and money! Do you realize that you’re talking to Barky 0bama the Leader of all 57 states?” I said. “How dare to question my honesty! I have $110,000,000.00 in political donations and millions of dollars in a Swiss Bank Account! Now, bring me my meal or I double the 0bamaTax on your crappy restaurant and all of its employees!”
    She said, “Sir, I will need your credit card before the meal can be served.” I said, “How would you like some end-of-life counseling you old cracker? Have you ever seen my nostrils flair? That means I am mad! Here is my credit card. Now, hurry up and bring me my meal!”
    As I glutted myself on hash browns, eggs, buttered toast and granola we laughed about how my 0bamaTax will crush this old lady’s business in short order. Then, I was interrupted.
    “Sir, your credit card was declined. Would you like to pay cash?” Said, the old lady as she folded her arms and gazed at me in disgust.
    “Can you put it on my tab?” I asked.
    “You don’t have a tab” Snapped the old lady. “I want cash or have one of your idiots pay the bill!”
    I said, hey Marv, would you like to take care of this bill. I over spent at last campaign stop and I am tapped-out at the moment.
    Marv the Secret Service guy reached into pocket and pulled a fist full of Ben Franklin’s and some condoms. He gave her the $100 and told her to keep the change.
    “Can you donate $3.00 to my campaign before midnight?” I said.
    The old lady said “No. Get out of here you carnival barker before I call the police and have you thrown out.”
    On the way out the door handle hit me in the arse. I yell at the old lady, “Turn-down that Thing-A-Ma-Jig on the wall and pay your 0bamaTax! I know where to find you!” As I rubbed my sore butt.
    As I was ridding in the limo I got the word that the old bat had died of an “anger driven” heart attack. I turned to Marv and said. “That was worth $100.00. One more Typical White person gone and 300 million to go. My 0bamaTax should kill them sooner or later.” Ha ha!
  43. Cubs fans in Chicago wish Obama would lay off on the golf game and go to a few games of his favorite team the White Sox and go shake a few of the players hands…..
  44. . No Aaron Voting with scum socialists speaks for itself…enabling THEIR death cult agenda makes YOU just like them.
  45. Your responses speak for themselves. You are no different that Kos Kidz or Democrat Underground scum. You are exactly the same as they are.
    Yeah yeah, now go away, Senator McCain.
  46. bigkahuna #6 is on to something…
    Obama’s Black Hearse Bus. Grim Reaper for America? (Or as “Barry Choom” would probably put it, the Grim Reefer) We need to start calling them what they represent.
  47. How odd that a person could live 71 years not knowing she was acutely allergic to Communists. The poor woman. May she rest in peace.
  48. #45 Limo Barry
    Always enjoy your narrative and perspective. . .
    Though you use humor, the funny thing is that you might be spot on. .
    Nobama in November 2012.!!!!
  49. obama probably didn’t leave a tip . . .. .. wonder if his estate can claim a tax deduction?
  50. My prayers and sympathy to her family for their loss.
  51. Patty @41.
    What is he? He is the emissary for Mr. Scratch.
  52. “after complaining of fatigue and a tingling feeling”
    Hey,that’s the same thing Chris Matthews complained of! How come he isn’t feeding the worms instead of this poor delusional old woman?
  53. I am guessing it wasnt a heart attack..I bet Obam saw her health records and noted she was in bad shape, a smoker and needed lots of healthcare and heart transplant. He just injected her with some pufferfish poison when he hugged her and saved $500,000 in Obama money. Hey she was old and had the thrill of her life meeting Barry O…Her life had no meaning anymore
  54. I wonder if we simply shorted the stock of every company Obama visits or promotes or gives taxpayer millions to flush down the toilet if we could make a fortune….without having to contribute kickbacks to Obama’s campaign ?
  55. See..there are death panels in ObamaCare
  56. Poor little ol’ lady. It’s the media’s fault. They created his mythical facade and she was just a “well meaning white.” She fell for their bullsh**.
    RIP Ann Harris. She died happy.
    As for all the posts that say “everything the guy touches…” I agree. Chicago Annenberg Challenge anybody?
    Excerpt:
    The second part of this report says that the Chicago Annenberg Challenge had “Broad Goals, Vague Strategies and lists this among the reasons for failure. [Page 8 - Report 2].
    (Sounds familiar).
    By the way, I’ve never laughed so hard after reading posts 22, 23, 24. Love Gary Larson and don’t need the picture to know exactly what it looks like. Then 23 and 24 speak for themselves.
    Lastly, it is indeed a bad Omen. Obamacare gets passed, DC goes dark (still dark). Obama at the early stage of his fledgling campaign, hastens the passing of a model American. If you can’t see that this is a warning to the elderly…
  57. Sad news. I suggest that someone arrange for Obama meet Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, and everyone on the payroll at FOX News. Once they die from heart attacks, the average intelligence of Americans will skyrocket, and perhaps people will feel less inclined to believe sensationalist moronic vomit that poses as “punditry” on websites such as this one.
  58. Yet Wayne probably depends on his own intuition to draw meaning in events he finds interesting.
    Thanks for saying a word for Ann Harris. You did intend your post to be on her behalf?
  59. Once they die from heart attacks, the average intelligence of Americans will skyrocket,…
    It’ll certainly skyrocket when you alone are gone.
  60. Maybe Obama is an antichrist?
  61. She got off easy.
    Obamas been killing me slowly for the last 3.5 years.
  62. Sumbitch got her soul!
  63. Aaron
    I have become the enemy to
    Defeat him for the price of
    Failure is my country.
    Bite me, all’s fair in war.
    Powder is dry
  64. Andy Griffith and now her,
    Two less democrat votes ,
    I hope.
  65. A woman is dead and people are poking fun at her?
    Shame on all of you who have done so.
    God bless Ann Harris and her family.
  66. CV1
    Collateral damage in a war.
    You think anyone will cry for
    You or me. I served, I know
    How America forgets the best
    Think on it, not even on a fed
    Holiday do some say thanx.
    One more worm ridden corpse
    Is no big deal. We all die.
    It’s how you live that defines
    Your worth. This is why
    liberals are not worth saving.
    Sorry you have a problem
    With reality.
    Powder is dry
  67. Someone I don’t know – and never would’ve known – more than 2500 miles away dies.
    And I’m supposed to get worked up about it?
    So Obama stopped at her restaurant. Big whoop.
    People die every day.
    This isn’t about politics, wishing ill or anything of the sort.
    It happens.
  68. #41 July 6, 2012 at 9:53 pm
    Patty commented:
    morgan is just channeling what charles ogletree [harvard law professor, mentor and friend of the obama's]. bottom line at the time is to remind whites that if they think the election settles the racism card…not so.
  69. Well, there it is…… One too many adulations and it would have been a perfect symphony. I wonder if they will play “Hail to the Chief” at her memorial service? Or, mayhaps, “Hail to the Lying Chief.” There are times when my faith that God exists is proven and this is a case of that proof. Don’t fret folks. She is a duly registered Democrat and her vote for Obama will be cast and counted in November!
  70. This was not a natural death but an assassination of Mrs. Harris ordered by Obama for a discourteous comment she had made about the “Commander and Chief”.
  71. “Sad news. I suggest that someone arrange for Obama meet Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, and everyone on the payroll at FOX News. Once they die from heart attacks…”
    It’s interesting that all the people you’d like to die of heart attacks are people who are merely SAYING things you don’t like. I would think that people DOING “conservative” things would be at the top of your list. Why do you guys hate a news organization so much? It’s all you people talk about these days. Fox news this,fox news that.
    I’m growing bored of this War of the Crypto-Journalists with people pretending to be journalists on both sides spoonfeeding us their political opinions while still clinging to the reputation of previous journalists as a political government watchdogs. Only an idiot would believe these people liberally smearing effusive praise over their favorite guy like warm butter over a delicious fresh-baked roll aren’t participating in the political process. They crossed that line more than a decade ago.
    How come you liberals are more concerned with words than actions these days? Whatever happened to spitting on American soldiers,burning down churches,and sending letter bombs to pro-life groups? Is the new generation of libs somehow more pansified than the guys you took over for? I didn’t think it was possible.
  72. Is anybody else noticing a pattern here?
  73. The Obozo kiss of death!


Friday, July 06, 2012

Stuck!


                      

Weak jobs report. For the month of June, unemployment is still above 8%. The United States is still struggling to bring jobs back. 


Not good news for President Barack Obama and the members of Congress.

We have a problem people!

Issues such as weak demand, the wildfires, Europe, and the stock market are factors.

The president can't make unemployment numbers go down! That's not going to happen overnight and it's not going to be a simple fix. He can lay out the groundwork and he still has one major obstacle to face.

Congress.

The real issue lies with the partisan gridlock with Congress. Before they went on their umpteenth recess vacation, all members of the House and Senate passed a student's loan bill and jobs bill. These bills were passed at the last minute, after the president urged speeder progress when passing it.

Unfortunately, when the president is having a good week, the reality of the jobs report brings him back to the  drag. Although jobs are added, the more hiring means the greater mass of employment. If the president could  he would wish a million jobs a month. But that can't happen.

Small businesses are being squeezed out of existence by name brand companies. The local coffee shop will be competing with Starbucks. The local deli is competing with Subway. The grocery store is competing with Kroger, Food Lion and Safeway. The local dress shop is competing with David's Bridal. The local doughnut shop is competing with Dunkin' Donuts. You rather travel to Wal-Mart, Target or Kohl's than drive downtown to the local businesses. You rather go to the open air town centers because its trendier than the mall.

Signs of a struggling economy. High vacancy rates at a mall.

Signs of a dying city. Foreclosed skyscrappers, homes and businesses.

Once again, the predecessor George W. Bush is a bad memory to the Republicans. They avoid him and his father George H.W. Bush every time. You hear Republicans and their conservative allies rally around Ronald Reagan, the only Republican they'll ever mention besides Abraham Lincoln.

Republicans are aware of the massive spending of Reagan and the Bushes. They don't care what they do! As long as they're Republicans, they are happy. But when a Democrat gets into office, the Republicans go holy bat shit with this notion that it's automatically the fault of the successor when things are getting worse before they gotten better.

See when the Democratic Party was in charge, things were done! Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada) and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-California) had led the House and Senate. They may of had some of their own members struggle on votes, but they had enough to pass laws. The Republicans painted them as the party of overreach and the Democrats couldn't figure out a message. Republicans managed to say that policies passed by Congress under the Democratic leadership were failing. And of course, people were soaking it up and even believing it.

White males are the most pessimistic voters this year around. President Barack Obama is struggling on winning this group of voters.

Former Massachusetts governor, perennial candidate for president, Mitt Romney has a lackluster campaign.

His campaign offers nothing inspiring. But you better believe that he's well funded and well messaged. As long as Romney can say that he knows how to fix the economy, people will lean towards him. Romney has no clear message to fixing the economy. He offers generic bumper sticker phrases and running on the "I am the only one who can beat Obama" crap. Some in his own party think he's not capable of taking on the president.

There's no signs of the Tea Party this year. The very people who voted out the Democratic majority are glum faced about the Republican leadership. They were hoping the Congress was going to get their act together and cut the spending. Alas that's not the case. Those freshmen Tea Party members of the Republican Party have turned their backs on the principles. They were promising to be that fiscally conservative member who can keep the president from spending the country into problematic countries like Greece.
       
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has been labeled a "crybaby" or milquetoast leader. The speaker allowed spending bills to pass, amid fierce opposition from his own members of his party. Even House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) has threatened to oust Boehner if he doesn't get his act together.


Another thing. We hear the Republicans say that our problems are similar to Greece and Spain. 


Not exactly. The problems that Greece is facing are the banks and austerity cuts. Those people who live and work in Greece are experience an unemployment rate at 18%. That's not good for anyone. They were asking for spending bailouts. Conservative leaders like the ones in France, Italy, United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany were urging nations struggling to cut domestic programs. That wasn't popular in Europe. 


They're facing an economic recession and it's affecting the United States.


The Republicans are rooting for the economy to fail. They want revenge on the Democrats after they hammered former president George W. Bush on his handling of the economy.


With leaders saying that their only goal is to see that the president serves one term, or an overpaid talk show host saying he "hopes [Obama] fails", it's pretty clear that they're celebrating failure over success.


Unemployment will stay around 7% - 9% for the next five years no matter what the president or congress does.

Thursday, July 05, 2012

Bond's A Million!

Bond set a $1 million for controversial defendant George Zimmerman.
George Zimmerman, once again appeals for a bond! This time the judge in this controversial Trayvon Martin murder case better listen to what the prosecutors are saying! The judge was under fire for giving the shooter a minimum bond. This has been corrected.

Zimmerman must come up with $1 million dollars in order to get out of jail.

My opinion is simple. I rather the judge order Zimmerman held in jail until trial. With him being released from jail, that gives him an opportunity to mount up another attempt to flee the state without notice.

Zimmerman and his wife Shellie were held in contempt of court after it was revealed that they failed to disclose the amount of fundraising for his defense. On top of that, in jail house audios, the couple had made clear that with this amount of fundraising, they were planning on using it for other uses.

The shooting of Trayvon Martin became a discussion of racial profiling and the media's perception of the victim. Conservatives and White supremacists called Martin, a "wannabe gangsta" and juvenile delinquent. They ignore the facts that the individual was unarmed and he was minding his own business.
t's a damn shame though, if Trayvon Martin was the shooter of George Zimmerman, that young teenager would be tried as an adult. Martin would be likely held in jail without bond. Martin would be the poster child for Black on White violence if conservative outlets or White Supremacists agitate the controversy online. Martin would have either face life or death for a firearm crime.

George Zimmerman is likely going to get less than ten years in prison if he decides to take a plea for a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. But this high charge of second degree murder is also questionable. This questionable decision for charging this man with this degree of murder is likely going to be a legal challenge. Zimmerman didn't know the individual and even though he shot the teenager, I am assuming he had no intent on killing the teenager. It would have been smart for Zimmerman to take a plea deal. It's unlikely. He is going to use the notion of self-defense in this matter. Even though a 911 operator told him to not pursue Trayvon Martin. The friends, relatives and co-workers will share their experiences of dealing with Zimmerman. Some claim that he said inappropriate things about minorities, Muslims and once attacked a law enforcement officer.

This will be evidence used against him.

This case has already been tainted by the media's perception of the shooter and the victim. The conservatives paint Martin as a "wannabe gangsta", "weed-smoking", juvenile delinquent. The Black community and progressives believe that Zimmerman racially profiled Martin. They believe that Zimmerman failed to acknowledge his role as neighborhood watch volunteer. The progressives believe that firearm usage is on the rise and Republican state legislators are doing broad overreach laws like "stand your ground".

Zimmerman may have enough to bail out this time around. The first time he was assured bond, it was a $150,000 with a 10% bond. The appropriate amount at 10% was $15,000. That was a controversial move that was corrected today at this hearing. Zimmerman must have the full amount to get out!

Courtesy of HLN/CNN




Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Hip-Hop Singer Reveals Sexuality!

Frank Ocean has been a part of rap group Odd Future for some time. He is a member of Def Jam Records. The rapper/singer has collaborated with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Eminem and Nas, and also release a EP under the Def Jam imprint.

I guess since President Barack Obama endorsed the notion of gay marriage and embracing the LGBT community fully, it finally comes to head. A political expediency move, but a smart move for a base that was shaky on their support.

The rapper acknowledges his bisexuality on Tumblr and it was obtained through TMZ, a celebrity agitating website.On July 3, 2012, Ocean published an open letter on his Tumblr blog revealing that he had fallen in love with a 19-year-old man in the summer of 2006 (when Ocean was also 19), only to realize, upon confessing his love for him, that the other man was already in a relationship. He used the blog to thank the man for his influence, and also thanked his mother and other friends, saying "I don't know what happens now, and that's alrite (sic). I don't have any secrets I need kept anymore...I feel like a free man.


Tyler the Creator a fellow member of the rap group came under fire when he went after closeted rappers such as Queen Latifah and MC Lyte. The rapper has recanted his comments.

Hip-Hop music is a controversial art. Many figure that the entertainers promote violence, misogyny, reckless spending, and homophobia. 


Since the Black community is slowly warming up to the LGBT community, I guess this will be the first of many. Also, I posted that Queen Latifah "came out" at a pride festival in California. I guess the confirmation was shot down by Latifah herself. But the media already knows what's up with her!


Courtesy of YouTube.







ANDERSON COOPER COMES OUT


The CNN anchor for years hid his sexuality. The journalist went to The Daily Beast writer Andrew Sullivan to admit to the world that he's gay.

The Tyler Clementi incident in which the Rutgers University student committed suicide after his roommate Dharui Ravi videotaped the incident and embarrass the inspiring violinist brought great concern in the LGBT community. Many activists were frustrated with the relentless bullying from homophobic Americans.


In a email to Andrew Sullivan, Cooper acknowledges that he's open about his relationship and wants to be a motivating voice to those who are bullied based on sexuality.


Anderson Cooper being the host of a daytime talk show, contributor to CBS News and his own CNN program, was a well to do person. Being the stable of the CNN, Cooper host the Republican debates, traveled to struggling nations, and kept his word on helping the citizens of New Orleans. 


He and his rumor boyfriend adopted a Haitian child in 2010. His contributions came right after the devastating earthquake that killed 300,000 in the nation of Haiti.


Cooper comes out after Jim Parsons, actor on The Big Bang Theory revealed he was gay this year as well. 


This is a growing movement. Change is coming and we must adapt to it! I endorse the rights of the LGBT community.


Courtesy of CNN


Independence Day!


               
President Barack Obama gives a speech to a new generation of naturalized citizens who are active duty in our military.

Once again, say thanks to our troops this week for their services. This holiday is not only for the fireworks and barbecue. It time to honor those who serve in our military and our celebration of freedom.

I don't know what freedom stands for in our country, but I know I am blessed as many here reading.

Courtesy of The White House

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Chicago: Gang Of Thieves!


We at Journal de la Reyna mourn the death of Heaven Sutton. The young girl was gunned down by a gang member. She was caught in the crossfire of a shooting. Chicago, Illinois is becoming a gangland. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is demanding the Justice Department to curb the rise of gangs in the city. 
If you're planning to visit the Windy City, you're going to notice a controversy in the city of 3.4 million.

Chicago, Illinois, the country's third largest city is the heart of gang warfare. Over 250 homicides this year alone. A rise of violence in the city. With this controversy comes another theme conservatives and White supremacists pick up on. The rise of black violence in the urban communities is a talking point among those in the extremist wing of the Republican Party. They need to win this presidential election, and the key to do it, is get the angry White male to vote. When people react to these issues within the Black community, a conservative usually goes all out inflammatory when discussing this issue.

Of course the conservative word salad must include:
  • Racial slurs. 
  • The blaming of the Democratic Party or their progressive allies for the turmoils in urban communities. 
  • Blatant attacks on domestic programs (low income single family homes, public schools, food stamps, welfare, disability, and unemployment benefits). 
  • Blame the entertainment industry (rappers, video games and movies based on violent themes). 
  • Making the case for extremism (anti-abortion activism, gun activism, vigilante justice, attacks on other races or LGBT community).
  • Insulting public servants for not controlling the problem.
  • Insert Barack Obama (namely calling these tragedies, one of "Obama's sons or daughters")!
Chicago is [Obama's] family, right?

We have too much violence in our communities. Unfortunately, this is an issue that you'll see in the media.

Crime is down. Let repeat this again, crime is down according to those who look into statistics of urban area crime. According to the Christian Science Monitorthe crime rate for serious crimes, including murder, rape, and assault, has dropped significantly since the early 1990s in part because of changes in technology and policing, experts say.

James Alan Fox, a professor at Northeastern University in Boston charted out the patterns of urban crime in major cities and determined that there's a decline. He stated that [America] is roughly safer since the past 20 years.

Some factors to violence and ways of curbing it.

  • Increased incarceration, including longer sentences, that keeps more criminals off the streets.
  • Improved law enforcement strategies, including advances in computer analysis and innovative technology.
  • The waning of the crack cocaine epidemic that soared from 1984 to 1990, which made cocaine cheaply available in cities across the US.
  • The graying of America characterized by the fastest-growing segment of the US population – baby boomers – passing the age of 50.

Chicago, Illinois
When Black males have firearms, the mayors and governors (and even lawmakers) would rather have gun control in the cities. They would throw the book at a Black male when they commit a crime. An automatic 15 year sentence for gun crimes in the United States. If you're in state prison, you commit a murder, the possibility of parole is unlikely if you're a Black person. A Black male could serve over 20 years in prison before he could ever get a probation. If you're charged in a federal crime, you're not going to get probation. Trust me, a federal sentence is a full term in prison. The court system is likely to give a Black male the death penalty or life sentence in a firearm crime. 

The hypocrisy lies within those who point fingers.

When White males have firearms, the same people want to give them full fledged rights to own and use firearms. The Republican led governors signed bills to allow firearms in public and private establishments. They pass "stand your ground" laws that could lead to vigilante justice. Places such as hospitals, bars, and even the church may have a person armed and ready to fire. A person could become trigger happy if they see a group of individuals and even though they'll be minding their business. This person may take it upon a use of a firearm as defense of a potential threat. Gun control advocates are calling these laws, Russian Roulette.

As a concealed carry firearm user, I believe that individuals have to practice restraint when it comes to firearms. I don't want to use deadly force. But if I had too, I would! A bullet has no eyes and no sense. Where a bullet travels, it's going to mark! It doesn't matter where goes, it's going to find a target. Firearms are used in hunting, sports, trade, and politics. Animals are killed with firearms. Buildings and traffic control signs are vandalized by firearms. If you're a human being, you're likely going to suffer a fate that's life-changing.

Uptown Chi
Again, I am not trying to justify the violence of gang members in Chicago. This is a domestic terrorism issue that the United States Justice Department must stop. The city has experienced a deficit of unemployment, major privatizing of the public sector, lack of school programs due to legislative budget cuts, and of course the perception of being Black "automatically assumes you're a criminal!"

Republicans are so focused on trying to give White males firearms so they could stockpile for the "Great Race War!"

Gang warfare is a political dog whistle and yes, white conservative males are going to milk this tragedy for political gamesmanship.

Look at The Drudge Report. Again, I said look at The Drudge Report. The gay conservative agitator has made it clear that he's helping get Mitt Romney elected for president. Any stories involving Black or Hispanic/Latinos is juicy news for the White supremacists or rabble rouser in talk radio.

The tipping point of gang warfare came in the death of a 7-year-old girl. Heaven Sutton, was a little child trying to sale some treats in front of her mother apartment complex and this young life was taken by a thug.

According to CBS News/Associated Press, 26-year-old suspected gang member has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery in the shooting death of 7-year-old Heaven Sutton who was gunned down while selling snow cones near her house last week.

Jerrell Dorsey, 26 was the shooter of Heaven Sutton and another person. He's held in custody.
Police say Jerrell Dorsey of Chicago was taken into custody Friday night and charged early Sunday. He appeared in court later Sunday, where a judge ordered him held without bail.
Heaven Sutton was with her mother Wednesday night when police say someone walked up to another group of people and opened fire down the street. The girl was struck by a stray bullet as she ran away.
According to CBS Chicago, a 19-year-old man was also injured during the shooting, suffering a gunshot wound to his ankle.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Dorsey's lawyer, Eric Dunham, said Dorsey was in the area when the girl was shot but was not the gunman.
The girl's family is accepting donations for Heaven's funeral expenses, CBS Chicago reports. Donations can be made to the Heaven On Earth Fund at any U.S. Bank location.
The station reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office said in a statement Saturday: "No parent should have to endure this type of pain. Bringing Heaven's shooter to justice will not bring her back, but I hope it will provide some level of solace to her family. We cannot lose another innocent child to violence and I will continue to fight to make sure the Chicago Police has (sic) the resources it needs to stop the violence."

Before I end this, I want to say this clearly about these issues with gang violence.

GANG VIOLENCE IS DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 

It is no different than any White supremacists plotting an armed revolution against a group they deem as a threat to their livelihood.

Courtesy of CBS News.



Monday, July 02, 2012

Shake!

U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) sits in the audience during the presentation ceremony of the Congressional Gold Medal at the Emancipation Hall of the Capitol Visitor's Center June 27, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Montford Point Marines were recognized for being the nation's first African-American Marines who received basic training at Montford Point Camp, New River, N.C. from 1942 to 1949, and their services to the country. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Charlie Rangel (D-New York) survived an ethics scandal. But could he survive his next term?
Before I go into the real issue, I wanted to get this issue of my chest. This ridiculous Operation Fast & Furious scandal is still an annoying thing to the president and his attorney general. The Republican witch hunt led to Attorney General Eric Holder being held in contempt of Congress. The U.S. Justice Department has found no evidence of criminal misconduct in the withholding of information to House Oversight Committee chairman Congressman Darrell Issa (R-California). The president invoking executive privilege in the matter infuriating the Republicans.


In Washington, a small group of conservative activists went to the White House to protest. The protest is mainly their frustration with the controversial Operation Fast & Furious scandal. 


Republicans enraged at the president and Attorney General Eric Holder over the ATF's mishandling of firearms leading to the death of U.S. Border Agent Brian Terry. The Republicans are playing political gamesmanship with this issue. They claim a ridiculous conspiracy about the operation being a way to enact legislation to restrict assault rifles. President Barack Obama hasn't signed any legislation that restricts the ownership of firearms. But to the Republicans and the gun lobbyist organization the National Rifle Association, they will rile up white voters with this nonsense of the president taking guns and taxing the American people.

I would say that anything done by the president, isn't going to satisfy the white working class male.

Conservative white men are stuck in their ways. They will never understand the president's policies gave them a tax cut. They will never understand that this Operation Fast & Furious scandal is a distraction. No member of the U.S. Justice Department wants to see a fellow law enforcement officer killed. Yet the Republicans claim that the president and Holder have blood on their hands because they refuse to release documents that could indict members of the ATF or expose tactics to curb drug smuggling.


This protest is one of the many the Tea Party is planning on doing this Fourth of July week.


The Secret Service shut down the protest after an undetermined package was found close to the White House. So you know it will have the kookspiracy nuts raging online about the government finding a way to shut down dissent.


The Tea Party is still upset over the Supreme Court ruling. The ruling upholds the controversial American Health Care Reform Act (Obamacare). The Republican governors and lawmakers are going to boycott the decision.

These are the ones who claim the president is stomping on the U.S. Constitution. But yet there's going against the Constitution by denying the court ruling. Talk about stomping on the Constitution?


Okay, now we'll move on!

Congressman Charles (Charlie) Rangel (D-New York) has been longstanding representative of the Harlem and Bronx district. But trouble amid the 82 year old politician could really unseat him. After declaring victory in a brutal Democratic primary race, Rangel thought he could breathe a sigh of relief. Not so fast, Mr. Rangel.

Rangel was initially declared the winner over State Senator Adriano Espaillat. After reports were made about several precincts’ votes in the district being left out, a recount has ensued. Rangel’s margin of victory is down to 802 votes. The Politicker reports
The race between veteran Congressman Charlie Rangel and State Senator Adriano Espaillat for the 13th Congressional District in Upper Manhattan will come down to paper ballots. Mr. Rangel was initially declared the winner by the Associated Press based on initial results provided by the New York City Board of Elections, but it was subsequently revealed those results did not include votes from many of the precincts in the district. After a re-examination of the votes, the BOE released unofficial results tonight including votes cast in all of the district’s 506 precincts that show Mr. Rangel defeating Mr. Espaillat by a margin of just 802 votes. According to the BOE, Mr. Rangel received 18,075 votes, or 44.29 percent of the total cast, compared to Mr. Espaillat’s 17,273, 42.33 percent of the votes cast.
These unofficial results do not include paper ballots cast by absentee voters and affidavit ballots submitted by those whose name is not on the voter rolls when they arrive at the polling place. Those paper ballots, which include votes for both candidates, will be counted by the BOE next Thursday and will be the deciding factor in this tight race.
On Thursday, Mr. Espaillat’s supporters held a press conference in front of Mr. Rangel’s office where they called for a federal monitor to oversee the counting of votes after the issues with the initial results. 
It seems likely that if the recount goes in the favor of the challenger, Rangel could be unseated. According to Wikipedia, the first causalities of the 112th Congress are incumbents in the primaries.


Democrats
Five Democrats lost renomination: three in redistricting; two to a challenger.

Republicans

Three Republicans lost renomination: one in redistricting; two to a challenger:

Courtesy of Fox News Channel.

Republicans: We Don't Care What It Has! Repeal "OBAMACARE!"

The New York Post puts their spin on the Supreme Court ruling. The controversial cover shows President Barack Obama a doctor with a huge needle and a smirking smile. Another political dog whistle to rile up White voters.

In the middle of July, after their umpteenth congressional break, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) calls upon a vote to repeal the Affordable Health Care Reform Act (aka Obamacare).

After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling declaring the health care law stands, many Republicans were caught off guard by the Chief Justice John Roberts decision to ally with the liberal wing of the court.

So instead of moving on, the Republicans want to rehash the debate about how Obamacare is not only a "job killer" but a "huge tax burden" on the American people. The Sunday morning programs had the Republican leaders and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-California, Minority Leader) on. Each of them had an opportunity to explain the landmark court ruling and the outcome of this election.

Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky, Minority Leader) was on Fox News Sunday. He opened up a huge burden when he told conservative host Chris Wallace that insuring 30 million Americans isn't an important agenda. When host Wallace asked about the notion of repealing Obamacare could result in 30 million people  losing out health care, Senator McConnell declared covering 30 million uninsured is "not the issue"!

Courtesy of Fox News




CBS Face The Nation host Norah O'Donnell asked Speaker Boehner about the positive impacts of the health care law. One in particular, a portion the law covering young adults until they turn 26 years old. When O'Donnell asked the speaker about what he intends on doing to replace the law, no answer. Just another song and dance about how it's important that the Republicans find "common sense" solutions to replacing the entire law. Speaker Boehner refuses to acknowledge the positive impacts of this law.

Courtesy of CBS News



NBC Meet The Press host David Gregory asked the Congresswoman Pelosi the impact of the healthcare law and how the Republicans are going to make this an election issue. The former speaker fired at shot a Boehner and his leadership. She believes the American people will look at this law as a winning issue. Pelosi declared that the Democratic Party is energized by this decision and they're planning on taking on the Republicans.

Courtesy of NBC News




The Republicans can't really motivate a base that's already exhausted! President Barack Obama is feeling a lot less weaker these days. Future lawsuits against the president may result in the Supreme Court endorsing the conservative wing. The Supreme Court has gave the president relief and a warning. The Republicans can't really fight this law anymore! Many Republican governors will boycott the decision and possible face sanctions from the Justice Department. The candidates that ran for president were weak. None of them could inspire a movement. The Tea Party couldn't stop the impact of Mitt Romney. They were hoping that a conservative leader could emerge out of this.

Romney lost to Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) for the Republican nomination. He and Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) are perennial candidates. They both channel the same old tired generic message that inspires a boring base of voters. All the talk and fanfare isn't enough to beat President Barack Obama.

I can say this fight over healthcare reform was contentious. It was a bitter debate that lead the Democrats back into the minority. The Republicans hope this decision could inspire people to vote against the president and his party.

Instead of working on solutions, Republicans would rather waste the taxpayer's dime on contempt votes and repeal votes. These issues aren't going anywhere. They can't get anything done until they get a full majority of Congress and Mitt Romney as president.

Reasons To Why It's Important That Republicans Lose This Election!


                       
Here's a few things to why it's important that the Republicans lose the presidential election.

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