There’s something curious about this : Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government will enforce its marijuana laws in California even if voters next month make the state the first in the nation to legalize the drug. The Justice Department strongly opposes California’s Proposition 19 and remains firmly committed to enforcing the federal Controlled Substances Act in all states, Holder wrote in a letter to former chiefs of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter, dated Wednesday. “We will vigorously enforce the CSA against those individuals and organizations that possess, manufacture or distribute marijuana for recreational use, even if such activities are permitted under state law,” Holder wrote. What I find curious is that Obama and his minions basically told states with medical marijuana laws, like California, that they would not seek to enforce those laws.
Continue reading …CNN: ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ an ‘Unjust’ Policy; Gays Have ‘Right to Fight’
October 16, 2010 No Comment
On Friday's Newsroom, CNN's Ali Velshi channeled the homosexual lobby's disappointment with the Obama administration's defense of the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy: ” This unjust policy has gone on far too long in America .” Velshi also stated that homosexuals ” have a right to serve. They have a right to fight .” The anchor criticized the Justice Department's appeal of a federal judge's Tuesday injunction halting the military from enforcing the 17-year-old policy during his regular “XYZ” commentary. After giving a brief on the judge's ruling and the Obama administration's Thursday appeal, Velshi outlined his opposition to”don't ask, don't tell:” VELSHI: Justice delayed is not necessarily justice denied in this case, but it is justice delayed. I t's time to end 'don't ask, don't tell' now. This unjust policy has gone on far too long in America . Countries around the world allow gay troops to serve openly and just because a policy has been deemed constitutional in the past doesn't actually mean it's good policy and it certainly doesn't mean it's right . read more
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Hidden treasures (Photo: Orin Zebest via Flickr) As yesterday’s post on using lead swabs for safer thrifting may have gotten you guessing, the terms ” thrifting ” and ” thrifter ” are used to describe those who shop (sometimes exclusively) at thrift stores, flea markets, garage sales and charity shops. (Note that there is apparently a difference between thr… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: NASA, GISS And the heat keeps on coming. The records continue to be met or broken, and what was last month announced to be the hottest January-August period in the global temperature record has moved on to become the hottest January-September ever measured. But don’t take it from me — take it from NASA. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Brands Bill O’Reilly ‘Liar’ and ‘Jackass Fool’ Over Ground Zero Mosque Remarks on ‘The View’
October 15, 2010 No Comment
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November 3rd: GOP Falls Short This will be the headline in many mainstream media outlets on November 3rd regardless of the outcome of the election. If the GOP wins about the same number of seats as they did in 1994, as Charlie Cook is now projecting , the story will be that the Dems did better than expected because they only lost 52 seats instead of 100 and because they only lost 8 Senate seats instead of the 10 it would take to change control. The media will try to turn this election into a Dem victory lap and a big win for Obama, whose “last minute campaigning saved the day for the Democrats”.
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On Thursday's CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric talked to a group of supposedly independent voters in Pennsylvania, but touted how none of them were undecided about one thing: “…there was unanimous agreement in this group, the Tea Party isn't their cup of tea.” Following that declaration by Couric, each voter took their turn denouncing the conservative political movement. Marketing director Scott Barclay dismissed the tea party “as another voice from the fringe.” Janis Fonteccio proclaimed: “They make statements that are just absolutely terrorizing.” Single mom Katie Gray Sadler warned: “Making a lot of noise doesn't necessarily mean you have the right answers.” Maria Reice, a registered nurse, wrapped up the tea party bashing: “It shouldn't be the Tea Party. It should be the inflammatory party.” read more
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Photo: Telegraph China’s state-run newspaper is reporting that the nation has undertaken drastic measures to improve its mining industry, which is widely recognized as the most dangerous in the world. Perhaps in response to the massive media coverage of the Chilean miners’ stirring saga, China Daily is reporting that the People’s Republic of China has now shut down more than 1600 of its oldest, most unsafe mines. Two things come to mind in response to the rather amazi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …The troubles at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove continue: Crystal Cathedral officials have shown no intention of paying back more than 100 vendors to whom they owe $7.5 million, according to one of the vendors who is waiting for more than $50,000 from the megachurch and lost her house to foreclosure. Kristina Oliver said she was happy to get on a committee for creditors in April. I honestly believed that the church was going to come up with an equitable plan to pay us all,” she said. “But now I know that all they wanted to do was string us along.” Among the vendors for the “Glory of Christmas” pageants still waiting to get paid are Oliver, who supplied camels, horses and sheep for the pageant; wardrobe manager Juliet Noriega; dry cleaner Bruce Johnson, who cleaned the actors’ costumes; props manager Sharon Crabtree, and Carin Galletta, whose public relations firm provided publicity for the pageant. Also in line are PNCEF LLC., an equipment financing company owed $2 million and several television stations that have sued the church for hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to court documents, the Cathedral owes about $7.5 million to unsecured creditors. At least two creditors, including PNCEF, have sought and obtained court-ordered writs, which could cause the megachurch to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Back in May I wrote about several musicians, including a friend of mine, who sued the Crystal Cathedral for nonpayment of fees they earned for performing in CC productions. I ran into my friend a few weeks ago and he told me
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