Click here to view this media enlarge Photo Credit: NOAA Ron Paul thinks “we should be like 1900″ and return to the era before there was government assistance to help rebuild cities devastated by natural disasters. This seems to be a common theme among Republicans these days — the idea that there should be no disaster assistance to cities devastated by disaster. Like Joplin, MO. Or cities directly in the path of Hurricane Irene. In 1900, a hurricane made landfall in the city of Galveston, Texas, a city inside Ron Paul’s current Congressional district. The death toll was between 6,000 to 12,000 people and is regarded to be the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history . Here’s a first-hand history from Isaac M. Cline about the aftermath of the 1900 hurricane: The grain elevators which were full of grain suffered the smallest damage. Ships have resumed loading and work is being rushed day and night. The railroad bridges across the bay were washed away, but one of these has been repaired and direct rail communication with the outside world was established within eleven days after the disaster. Repairs and extensions of wharves are now being pushed forward with great rapidity. Notwithstanding the fact that the streets are not yet clean and dead bodies are being discovered daily among the drifted debris, the people appear to have confidence in the place and are determined to rebuild and reestablish themselves here. Galveston being one of the richest cities of its size in the United States, there is no question but that business will soon regain its normal condition and the city will grow and prosper as she did before the disaster. Cotton is now coming in by rail from different parts of the State and by barge from Houston. The wheels of commerce are already moving in a manner which gives assurance for the future. Improvements will be made stronger and more judiciously; for the past twenty-five years they have been made with the hurricane of 1875 in mind, but no one ever dreamed that the water would reach the height observed in the present case. The railroad bridges are to be built ten feet higher than they were before. The engineer of the Southern Pacific Company has informed me that they will construct their wharves so that they will withstand even such a hurricane as the one we have just experienced. Well, let’s just be clear here. Ron Paul is less interested in cities getting federal aid than he is in *poor* cities getting federal aid. And it’s the poor cities that suffer most. From a Guardian article in 2009: The question is: what is it that determines the likelihood that you will lose your life, or your limbs, or your livelihood, or your home? The answer is simple enough. To be at the greatest risk, you have to be poor, and live in a country with corrupt, dishonest or ineffective government. The odds are quite high that you already do so. This is because more than half the world lives in cities. By 2010, 73% of the world’s urban dwellers will be in the developing world and many of them will be in unregulated housing. There are a billion people already living in shanty towns and slums, and this figure is rising by 25 million a year. I wonder how many of the people who died in 1900 were poor. I wonder whether an organized rescue response from the federal government might have saved them. But mostly, I wonder why anyone listens to Ron Paul. [h/t Think Progress ]
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Continue reading …CFAP Report: $42 Million From Seven Foundations Helped Fuel The Rise Of Islamophobia In America
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Click here to view this media Keith Olbermann talked to ThinkProgress ‘ Faiz Shakir who helped author a new report from the Center for American Progress — REPORT: $42 Million From Seven Foundations Helped Fuel The Rise Of Islamophobia In America : Following a six-month long investigative research project, the Center for American Progress released a 130-page report today which reveals that more than $42 million from seven foundations over the past decade have helped fan the flames of anti-Muslim hate in America. The authors — Wajahat Ali, Eli Clifton, Matt Duss, Lee Fang, Scott Keyes, and myself — worked to expose the Islamophobia network in depth, name the major players, connect the dots, and trace the genesis of anti-Muslim propaganda. The report, titled “ Fear Inc.: The Roots Of the Islamophobia Network In America ,” lifts the veil behind the hate, follows the money, and identifies the names of foundations who have given money, how much they have given, and who they have given to The money has flowed into the hands of five key “experts” and “scholars” who comprise the central nervous system of anti-Muslim propaganda: FRANK GAFFNEY , Center for Security Policy – “A mosque that is used to promote a seditious program, which is what Sharia is… that is not a protected religious practice, that is in fact sedition. ” [ Source ] DAVID YERUSHALMI , Society of Americans for National Existence: “Muslim civilization is at war with Judeo-Christian civilization…the Muslim peoples, those committed to Islam as we know it today, are our enemies. ” [ Source ] DANIEL PIPES , Middle East Forum: “All immigrants bring exotic customs and attitudes, but Muslim customs are more troublesome than most. ” [ Source ] ROBERT SPENCER , Jihad Watch: “Of course, as I have pointed out many times, traditional Islam itself is not moderate or peaceful. It is the only major world religion with a developed doctrine and tradition of warfare against unbelievers.” [ Source ] STEVEN EMERSON , Investigative Project on Terrorism: “One of the world’s great religions — which has more than 1.4 billion adherents — somehow sanctions genocide, planned genocide, as part of its religious doctrine. ” [ Source ] These five “scholars” are assisted in their outreach efforts by Brigitte Gabriel (founder, ACT! for America), Pamela Geller (co-founder, Stop Islamization of America), and David Horowitz (supporter of Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch). As the report details, information is then disseminated through conservative organizations like the Eagle Forum, the religious right, Fox News, and politicians such as Allen West and Newt Gingrich. Much more there including a summary of these foundations, their donation amounts and who the recipients are, so go read the rest. As Shakir relayed to Keith, this report by no means is a complete list of every corporation or group that is contributing to the fearmongering Islamophobia we’ve seen in recent years, but exposing some of these groups they’ve uncovered so far might help put an end to some of this if they are forced to associate their names with this type of hatred. And as Shakir also noted in the interview, one of them already contacted the CFAP off the record and said they were unaware of where their donations were going. As he told Keith, they said to them, now might be a good time to cut off their funding if that is the case.
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Click here to view this media A 24-year-old Oregon man — who told police that he was a “Christian warrior” — has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly firebombing a mosque last November. Cody Crawford faces 10 to 30 years if convicted of firebombing the Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center, which is about 200 feet from his house. Although his DNA has been connected to the crime scene, Crawford has maintained that he’s “100 percent innocent.” In an unrelated incident, Crawford had ranted to police about Muslims, according to court documents . “You look like Obama,” he said to a McMinnville officer in December. “You are a Muslim like him. Jihad goes both ways. Christians can jihad too.” The documents reveal that Crawford also told authorities that “only Christians could understand him, that he was a Christian warrior that they were persecuting.” “You will never know the truth about the mosque,” he allegedly said. The firebombing came just two days after Mohamed Osman Mohamud, who had occasionally attended the mosque, was arrested in connection with a plot to bomb a Christmas tree lighting ceremony Portland. Mohamud’s plot was reportedly uncovered with help from the Muslim community. Mozafar Wanly, who also worships at the Corvallis Mosque, believes that Crawford’s alleged crimes were based on a ignorance. “I would say to him, ‘I think you misunderstand Islam. Islam is the religion of the love. We love everybody. You are misunderstanding us,’” Wanly said .
Continue reading …A senior US official claims al-Qaida’s second in command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan Al-Qaida’s second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the US believes to be on the verge of defeat, a senior Obama administration official has claimed. The Libyan national who was the network’s former operational leader rose to al-Qaida’s number two spot after the US killed leader Osama bin Laden during a raid on his Pakistan compound in May. US defence secretary Leon Panetta said last month that al-Qaida’s defeat was within reach if the US could mount a string of successful attacks on the group’s weakened leadership. “Now is the moment, following what happened with bin Laden, to put maximum pressure on them,” Panetta said, “because I do believe that if we continue this effort we can really cripple al-Qaida as a major threat.” Rahman was killed on 22 August in the lawless tribal region of Waziristan in Pakistan, according to the official, who insisted on anonymity. The official would not say how Rahman was killed, but his death came on the same day a drone strike in Waziristan was reported. Such strikes by unmanned aircraft are Washington’s counter-terrorism weapon of choice in the mountainous, hard-to-reach area along the border with Afghanistan. Rahman, believed to be in his mid-30s, was a close confidant of bin Laden and once served as his emissary to Iran. Rahman was allowed to move freely in and out of Iran as part of that arrangement and had been operating out of Waziristan for some time, officials have said. Born in Libya, Rahman joined bin Laden in Afghanistan as a teenager to fight the Soviet Union. US officials have said that after bin Laden’s death, the US navy found evidence of Rahman’s role as operational chief. al-Qaida Global terrorism Pakistan guardian.co.uk
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• Email your thoughts to scott.murray@guardian.co.uk • Press F5 to refresh this page or use our auto-refresher • Click here for all the latest scores from across Europe • And click here for live league tables and stats 31 min: Skrtel’s first act is to toe-poke the ball out for a corner, with Klasnic threatening down the left. From the corner, Davies meets with his head, but blazes Petrov’s ball over. Anfield has gone slightly quiet, a suggestion that Liverpool have lost a wee bit of momentum. 30 min: Kelly is replaced by Skrtel, who goes straight to right back. 28 min: Kelly is off the pitch getting treatment on his left leg. He’s going to have to go off. 26 min: Muamba is replaced by Mark Davies. Not sure whether that’s an injury or tactical. 24 min: From the centre spot, Henderson pings a first-time pass down the inside-right channel to release Suarez. He’s clear, and chips the ball over the advancing Jaaskelainen from 30 yards, but gets a wee bit too much on his shot and the bar twangs the very top of the crossbar and out for a goal kick. Close, but in the final analysis a bad miss. “Can we have the Liverpool of August 2010 back please?” begs Everton’s Gary Naylor. “Surely, in these recessionary, riotous and, well, rubbish times, they added some much needed levity to the nation.” 23 min: Henderson curls a low ball through the six-yard box from the right. Kuyt is inches from making contact, but can’t convert. Liverpool are playing superbly here, but then they did this against Sunderland too, and look what happened there. 21 min: A long ball down the middle by Adam so nearly finds Suarez, cutting into the box from the wing, clear in the centre. Jaaskelainen is off his line quickly to deny the excellent Uruguayan. 20 min: A raking ball down the left by Suarez releases Downing, who crosses into the centre for Kuyt. The striker shapes to shoot from the edge of the area, but the ball’s robbed off his toe before he can connect. This is a wonderfully open game. 18 min: Nearly a picture-book response from Bolton. Muamba finds Eagles down the right. Eagles swings one across to Petrov, level with the far post, ten yards out. Petrov creams a superlative volley goalwards, which Reina does marvellously well to parry. Excellent play. 15 min: GOAL!!! Liverpool 1-0 Bolton Wanderers. So nearly a picture-book goal. From the left wing, Suarez curls one with the outside of his boot into the area for Downing, who hits it first time for the right of goal. Jaaskelainen parries brilliantly. But no matter! The ball finds its way to Henderson in the right-hand side of the area. He drops a shoulder, moves the ball to the left, and curls a fantastic effort into the top left. The £16m man has found it difficult to win over the fans so far; that should help a wee bit. 13 min: Bolton are struggling to put anything together, though they’re looking strong enough at the back so far. Kuyt nearly releases Suarez down the inside right, but a combination of Robinson and Cahill clears the danger. 11 min: Liverpool still enjoying the majority of possession, but mainly in their own half at the moment. A couple of times they try to spring forward with long balls down the channel, but nothing sticks. 8 min: Petrov wins a corner after twisting and turning Kelly down the left. From it, Liverpool break upfield, Suarez releasing Downing down the inside-right channel. He should tear clear and get a shot on goal, but takes a heavy touch and must settle for a corner. Agger gets a head to Adam’s kick from the right, but can’t direct it goalwards. Bolton hack out for another corner, which is wasted. This is a bright opening. 5 min: Liverpool have started very strongly. Suarez wins the ball down the left from Steinsson while sat on his arse, springing up and nearly breaking free down the wing. Then Adam overhits a pass down the left for Downing, who reaches the ball nevertheless to win a corner. The set piece comes to nothing, but this is a decent opening period for the hosts. 4 min: Suarez tears down the inside-right channel and is clumsily brought to ground by Reo-Coker. The free kick is 25 yards out, just to the right of the D. Adam takes it, and I have no idea what he was trying to do; the ball clanks straight into the wall. Aiming to get the ball up and over and into the bottom-right corner, perhaps? 2 min: Liverpool happy to pass it around the back for a minute or so, giving all their defenders a touch. It’s just like the 1980s. Sort of. And we’re off! Liverpool set the ball rolling, and they’re kicking towards the Anfield Road end. The ball’s pumped down the right, where Henderson nearly finds Suarez one on one with Knight, but the big defender manages to clear. The teams take to the pitch. Liverpool in their all-red strip, Bolton in their white shirts and navy shorts. It won’t be long now. “I’m sorry to say it but I think Liverpool-Carroll=bad news for Bolton,” opines Rob Cobourne. “Saying that, has Dalglish forgot about Maxi’s hat-tricks at the end of last season? Surely Henderson could make way for one match: 4-1 to Liverpool.” Kick off: 5.30pm. Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire) Bolton Wanderers unchanged from the side who lost to Manchester City: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Eagles, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Petrov, Kevin Davies, Klasnic. Subs: Bogdan, Sanli, Mark Davies, Blake, Pratley, Wheater, Riley. Liverpool drop the generally misfiring Andy Carroll to the bench: Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Agger, Jose Enrique, Adam, Lucas, Kuyt, Henderson, Downing, Suarez. Subs: Doni, Carroll, Maxi, Spearing, Shelvey, Skrtel, Robinson. In fact, Bolton haven’t taken a single point off the Reds since September 2006, when Sam Allardyce single-handedly when Gary Speed and Ivan Campo gave them a 2-0 win at the Reebok. Moreover, they haven’t won a league game at Anfield since 1954. Though there is that FA Cup win on Liverpool’s patch in 1993, at least. Even so, with that sort of track record, a Bolton win today would be a coupon buster. Do people still do coupons? Perhaps the only highlight of former Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson’s painful reign last season came when his side did the double over Bolton Wanderers. But even those slim pickings, secured on New Year’s Day with a late Joe Cole goal at Anfield, not long before Roy was told to do one, can be put into context: it was Liverpool’s fourth double in a row over the Trotters. Ho hum. Oh Roy! Premier League 2011-12 Liverpool Bolton Wanderers Premier League Scott Murray guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …• Email your thoughts to scott.murray@guardian.co.uk • Press F5 to refresh this page or use our auto-refresher • Click here for all the latest scores from across Europe • And click here for live league tables and stats 31 min: Skrtel’s first act is to toe-poke the ball out for a corner, with Klasnic threatening down the left. From the corner, Davies meets with his head, but blazes Petrov’s ball over. Anfield has gone slightly quiet, a suggestion that Liverpool have lost a wee bit of momentum. 30 min: Kelly is replaced by Skrtel, who goes straight to right back. 28 min: Kelly is off the pitch getting treatment on his left leg. He’s going to have to go off. 26 min: Muamba is replaced by Mark Davies. Not sure whether that’s an injury or tactical. 24 min: From the centre spot, Henderson pings a first-time pass down the inside-right channel to release Suarez. He’s clear, and chips the ball over the advancing Jaaskelainen from 30 yards, but gets a wee bit too much on his shot and the bar twangs the very top of the crossbar and out for a goal kick. Close, but in the final analysis a bad miss. “Can we have the Liverpool of August 2010 back please?” begs Everton’s Gary Naylor. “Surely, in these recessionary, riotous and, well, rubbish times, they added some much needed levity to the nation.” 23 min: Henderson curls a low ball through the six-yard box from the right. Kuyt is inches from making contact, but can’t convert. Liverpool are playing superbly here, but then they did this against Sunderland too, and look what happened there. 21 min: A long ball down the middle by Adam so nearly finds Suarez, cutting into the box from the wing, clear in the centre. Jaaskelainen is off his line quickly to deny the excellent Uruguayan. 20 min: A raking ball down the left by Suarez releases Downing, who crosses into the centre for Kuyt. The striker shapes to shoot from the edge of the area, but the ball’s robbed off his toe before he can connect. This is a wonderfully open game. 18 min: Nearly a picture-book response from Bolton. Muamba finds Eagles down the right. Eagles swings one across to Petrov, level with the far post, ten yards out. Petrov creams a superlative volley goalwards, which Reina does marvellously well to parry. Excellent play. 15 min: GOAL!!! Liverpool 1-0 Bolton Wanderers. So nearly a picture-book goal. From the left wing, Suarez curls one with the outside of his boot into the area for Downing, who hits it first time for the right of goal. Jaaskelainen parries brilliantly. But no matter! The ball finds its way to Henderson in the right-hand side of the area. He drops a shoulder, moves the ball to the left, and curls a fantastic effort into the top left. The £16m man has found it difficult to win over the fans so far; that should help a wee bit. 13 min: Bolton are struggling to put anything together, though they’re looking strong enough at the back so far. Kuyt nearly releases Suarez down the inside right, but a combination of Robinson and Cahill clears the danger. 11 min: Liverpool still enjoying the majority of possession, but mainly in their own half at the moment. A couple of times they try to spring forward with long balls down the channel, but nothing sticks. 8 min: Petrov wins a corner after twisting and turning Kelly down the left. From it, Liverpool break upfield, Suarez releasing Downing down the inside-right channel. He should tear clear and get a shot on goal, but takes a heavy touch and must settle for a corner. Agger gets a head to Adam’s kick from the right, but can’t direct it goalwards. Bolton hack out for another corner, which is wasted. This is a bright opening. 5 min: Liverpool have started very strongly. Suarez wins the ball down the left from Steinsson while sat on his arse, springing up and nearly breaking free down the wing. Then Adam overhits a pass down the left for Downing, who reaches the ball nevertheless to win a corner. The set piece comes to nothing, but this is a decent opening period for the hosts. 4 min: Suarez tears down the inside-right channel and is clumsily brought to ground by Reo-Coker. The free kick is 25 yards out, just to the right of the D. Adam takes it, and I have no idea what he was trying to do; the ball clanks straight into the wall. Aiming to get the ball up and over and into the bottom-right corner, perhaps? 2 min: Liverpool happy to pass it around the back for a minute or so, giving all their defenders a touch. It’s just like the 1980s. Sort of. And we’re off! Liverpool set the ball rolling, and they’re kicking towards the Anfield Road end. The ball’s pumped down the right, where Henderson nearly finds Suarez one on one with Knight, but the big defender manages to clear. The teams take to the pitch. Liverpool in their all-red strip, Bolton in their white shirts and navy shorts. It won’t be long now. “I’m sorry to say it but I think Liverpool-Carroll=bad news for Bolton,” opines Rob Cobourne. “Saying that, has Dalglish forgot about Maxi’s hat-tricks at the end of last season? Surely Henderson could make way for one match: 4-1 to Liverpool.” Kick off: 5.30pm. Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire) Bolton Wanderers unchanged from the side who lost to Manchester City: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Eagles, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Petrov, Kevin Davies, Klasnic. Subs: Bogdan, Sanli, Mark Davies, Blake, Pratley, Wheater, Riley. Liverpool drop the generally misfiring Andy Carroll to the bench: Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Agger, Jose Enrique, Adam, Lucas, Kuyt, Henderson, Downing, Suarez. Subs: Doni, Carroll, Maxi, Spearing, Shelvey, Skrtel, Robinson. In fact, Bolton haven’t taken a single point off the Reds since September 2006, when Sam Allardyce single-handedly when Gary Speed and Ivan Campo gave them a 2-0 win at the Reebok. Moreover, they haven’t won a league game at Anfield since 1954. Though there is that FA Cup win on Liverpool’s patch in 1993, at least. Even so, with that sort of track record, a Bolton win today would be a coupon buster. Do people still do coupons? Perhaps the only highlight of former Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson’s painful reign last season came when his side did the double over Bolton Wanderers. But even those slim pickings, secured on New Year’s Day with a late Joe Cole goal at Anfield, not long before Roy was told to do one, can be put into context: it was Liverpool’s fourth double in a row over the Trotters. Ho hum. Oh Roy! Premier League 2011-12 Liverpool Bolton Wanderers Premier League Scott Murray guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …• Email your thoughts to scott.murray@guardian.co.uk • Press F5 to refresh this page or use our auto-refresher • Click here for all the latest scores from across Europe • And click here for live league tables and stats 31 min: Skrtel’s first act is to toe-poke the ball out for a corner, with Klasnic threatening down the left. From the corner, Davies meets with his head, but blazes Petrov’s ball over. Anfield has gone slightly quiet, a suggestion that Liverpool have lost a wee bit of momentum. 30 min: Kelly is replaced by Skrtel, who goes straight to right back. 28 min: Kelly is off the pitch getting treatment on his left leg. He’s going to have to go off. 26 min: Muamba is replaced by Mark Davies. Not sure whether that’s an injury or tactical. 24 min: From the centre spot, Henderson pings a first-time pass down the inside-right channel to release Suarez. He’s clear, and chips the ball over the advancing Jaaskelainen from 30 yards, but gets a wee bit too much on his shot and the bar twangs the very top of the crossbar and out for a goal kick. Close, but in the final analysis a bad miss. “Can we have the Liverpool of August 2010 back please?” begs Everton’s Gary Naylor. “Surely, in these recessionary, riotous and, well, rubbish times, they added some much needed levity to the nation.” 23 min: Henderson curls a low ball through the six-yard box from the right. Kuyt is inches from making contact, but can’t convert. Liverpool are playing superbly here, but then they did this against Sunderland too, and look what happened there. 21 min: A long ball down the middle by Adam so nearly finds Suarez, cutting into the box from the wing, clear in the centre. Jaaskelainen is off his line quickly to deny the excellent Uruguayan. 20 min: A raking ball down the left by Suarez releases Downing, who crosses into the centre for Kuyt. The striker shapes to shoot from the edge of the area, but the ball’s robbed off his toe before he can connect. This is a wonderfully open game. 18 min: Nearly a picture-book response from Bolton. Muamba finds Eagles down the right. Eagles swings one across to Petrov, level with the far post, ten yards out. Petrov creams a superlative volley goalwards, which Reina does marvellously well to parry. Excellent play. 15 min: GOAL!!! Liverpool 1-0 Bolton Wanderers. So nearly a picture-book goal. From the left wing, Suarez curls one with the outside of his boot into the area for Downing, who hits it first time for the right of goal. Jaaskelainen parries brilliantly. But no matter! The ball finds its way to Henderson in the right-hand side of the area. He drops a shoulder, moves the ball to the left, and curls a fantastic effort into the top left. The £16m man has found it difficult to win over the fans so far; that should help a wee bit. 13 min: Bolton are struggling to put anything together, though they’re looking strong enough at the back so far. Kuyt nearly releases Suarez down the inside right, but a combination of Robinson and Cahill clears the danger. 11 min: Liverpool still enjoying the majority of possession, but mainly in their own half at the moment. A couple of times they try to spring forward with long balls down the channel, but nothing sticks. 8 min: Petrov wins a corner after twisting and turning Kelly down the left. From it, Liverpool break upfield, Suarez releasing Downing down the inside-right channel. He should tear clear and get a shot on goal, but takes a heavy touch and must settle for a corner. Agger gets a head to Adam’s kick from the right, but can’t direct it goalwards. Bolton hack out for another corner, which is wasted. This is a bright opening. 5 min: Liverpool have started very strongly. Suarez wins the ball down the left from Steinsson while sat on his arse, springing up and nearly breaking free down the wing. Then Adam overhits a pass down the left for Downing, who reaches the ball nevertheless to win a corner. The set piece comes to nothing, but this is a decent opening period for the hosts. 4 min: Suarez tears down the inside-right channel and is clumsily brought to ground by Reo-Coker. The free kick is 25 yards out, just to the right of the D. Adam takes it, and I have no idea what he was trying to do; the ball clanks straight into the wall. Aiming to get the ball up and over and into the bottom-right corner, perhaps? 2 min: Liverpool happy to pass it around the back for a minute or so, giving all their defenders a touch. It’s just like the 1980s. Sort of. And we’re off! Liverpool set the ball rolling, and they’re kicking towards the Anfield Road end. The ball’s pumped down the right, where Henderson nearly finds Suarez one on one with Knight, but the big defender manages to clear. The teams take to the pitch. Liverpool in their all-red strip, Bolton in their white shirts and navy shorts. It won’t be long now. “I’m sorry to say it but I think Liverpool-Carroll=bad news for Bolton,” opines Rob Cobourne. “Saying that, has Dalglish forgot about Maxi’s hat-tricks at the end of last season? Surely Henderson could make way for one match: 4-1 to Liverpool.” Kick off: 5.30pm. Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire) Bolton Wanderers unchanged from the side who lost to Manchester City: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Eagles, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Petrov, Kevin Davies, Klasnic. Subs: Bogdan, Sanli, Mark Davies, Blake, Pratley, Wheater, Riley. Liverpool drop the generally misfiring Andy Carroll to the bench: Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Agger, Jose Enrique, Adam, Lucas, Kuyt, Henderson, Downing, Suarez. Subs: Doni, Carroll, Maxi, Spearing, Shelvey, Skrtel, Robinson. In fact, Bolton haven’t taken a single point off the Reds since September 2006, when Sam Allardyce single-handedly when Gary Speed and Ivan Campo gave them a 2-0 win at the Reebok. Moreover, they haven’t won a league game at Anfield since 1954. Though there is that FA Cup win on Liverpool’s patch in 1993, at least. Even so, with that sort of track record, a Bolton win today would be a coupon buster. Do people still do coupons? Perhaps the only highlight of former Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson’s painful reign last season came when his side did the double over Bolton Wanderers. But even those slim pickings, secured on New Year’s Day with a late Joe Cole goal at Anfield, not long before Roy was told to do one, can be put into context: it was Liverpool’s fourth double in a row over the Trotters. Ho hum. Oh Roy! Premier League 2011-12 Liverpool Bolton Wanderers Premier League Scott Murray guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …• Email your thoughts to scott.murray@guardian.co.uk • Press F5 to refresh this page or use our auto-refresher • Click here for all the latest scores from across Europe • And click here for live league tables and stats 31 min: Skrtel’s first act is to toe-poke the ball out for a corner, with Klasnic threatening down the left. From the corner, Davies meets with his head, but blazes Petrov’s ball over. Anfield has gone slightly quiet, a suggestion that Liverpool have lost a wee bit of momentum. 30 min: Kelly is replaced by Skrtel, who goes straight to right back. 28 min: Kelly is off the pitch getting treatment on his left leg. He’s going to have to go off. 26 min: Muamba is replaced by Mark Davies. Not sure whether that’s an injury or tactical. 24 min: From the centre spot, Henderson pings a first-time pass down the inside-right channel to release Suarez. He’s clear, and chips the ball over the advancing Jaaskelainen from 30 yards, but gets a wee bit too much on his shot and the bar twangs the very top of the crossbar and out for a goal kick. Close, but in the final analysis a bad miss. “Can we have the Liverpool of August 2010 back please?” begs Everton’s Gary Naylor. “Surely, in these recessionary, riotous and, well, rubbish times, they added some much needed levity to the nation.” 23 min: Henderson curls a low ball through the six-yard box from the right. Kuyt is inches from making contact, but can’t convert. Liverpool are playing superbly here, but then they did this against Sunderland too, and look what happened there. 21 min: A long ball down the middle by Adam so nearly finds Suarez, cutting into the box from the wing, clear in the centre. Jaaskelainen is off his line quickly to deny the excellent Uruguayan. 20 min: A raking ball down the left by Suarez releases Downing, who crosses into the centre for Kuyt. The striker shapes to shoot from the edge of the area, but the ball’s robbed off his toe before he can connect. This is a wonderfully open game. 18 min: Nearly a picture-book response from Bolton. Muamba finds Eagles down the right. Eagles swings one across to Petrov, level with the far post, ten yards out. Petrov creams a superlative volley goalwards, which Reina does marvellously well to parry. Excellent play. 15 min: GOAL!!! Liverpool 1-0 Bolton Wanderers. So nearly a picture-book goal. From the left wing, Suarez curls one with the outside of his boot into the area for Downing, who hits it first time for the right of goal. Jaaskelainen parries brilliantly. But no matter! The ball finds its way to Henderson in the right-hand side of the area. He drops a shoulder, moves the ball to the left, and curls a fantastic effort into the top left. The £16m man has found it difficult to win over the fans so far; that should help a wee bit. 13 min: Bolton are struggling to put anything together, though they’re looking strong enough at the back so far. Kuyt nearly releases Suarez down the inside right, but a combination of Robinson and Cahill clears the danger. 11 min: Liverpool still enjoying the majority of possession, but mainly in their own half at the moment. A couple of times they try to spring forward with long balls down the channel, but nothing sticks. 8 min: Petrov wins a corner after twisting and turning Kelly down the left. From it, Liverpool break upfield, Suarez releasing Downing down the inside-right channel. He should tear clear and get a shot on goal, but takes a heavy touch and must settle for a corner. Agger gets a head to Adam’s kick from the right, but can’t direct it goalwards. Bolton hack out for another corner, which is wasted. This is a bright opening. 5 min: Liverpool have started very strongly. Suarez wins the ball down the left from Steinsson while sat on his arse, springing up and nearly breaking free down the wing. Then Adam overhits a pass down the left for Downing, who reaches the ball nevertheless to win a corner. The set piece comes to nothing, but this is a decent opening period for the hosts. 4 min: Suarez tears down the inside-right channel and is clumsily brought to ground by Reo-Coker. The free kick is 25 yards out, just to the right of the D. Adam takes it, and I have no idea what he was trying to do; the ball clanks straight into the wall. Aiming to get the ball up and over and into the bottom-right corner, perhaps? 2 min: Liverpool happy to pass it around the back for a minute or so, giving all their defenders a touch. It’s just like the 1980s. Sort of. And we’re off! Liverpool set the ball rolling, and they’re kicking towards the Anfield Road end. The ball’s pumped down the right, where Henderson nearly finds Suarez one on one with Knight, but the big defender manages to clear. The teams take to the pitch. Liverpool in their all-red strip, Bolton in their white shirts and navy shorts. It won’t be long now. “I’m sorry to say it but I think Liverpool-Carroll=bad news for Bolton,” opines Rob Cobourne. “Saying that, has Dalglish forgot about Maxi’s hat-tricks at the end of last season? Surely Henderson could make way for one match: 4-1 to Liverpool.” Kick off: 5.30pm. Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire) Bolton Wanderers unchanged from the side who lost to Manchester City: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Eagles, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Petrov, Kevin Davies, Klasnic. Subs: Bogdan, Sanli, Mark Davies, Blake, Pratley, Wheater, Riley. Liverpool drop the generally misfiring Andy Carroll to the bench: Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Agger, Jose Enrique, Adam, Lucas, Kuyt, Henderson, Downing, Suarez. Subs: Doni, Carroll, Maxi, Spearing, Shelvey, Skrtel, Robinson. In fact, Bolton haven’t taken a single point off the Reds since September 2006, when Sam Allardyce single-handedly when Gary Speed and Ivan Campo gave them a 2-0 win at the Reebok. Moreover, they haven’t won a league game at Anfield since 1954. Though there is that FA Cup win on Liverpool’s patch in 1993, at least. Even so, with that sort of track record, a Bolton win today would be a coupon buster. Do people still do coupons? Perhaps the only highlight of former Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson’s painful reign last season came when his side did the double over Bolton Wanderers. But even those slim pickings, secured on New Year’s Day with a late Joe Cole goal at Anfield, not long before Roy was told to do one, can be put into context: it was Liverpool’s fourth double in a row over the Trotters. Ho hum. Oh Roy! Premier League 2011-12 Liverpool Bolton Wanderers Premier League Scott Murray guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …Shocker: Anti-Gay GOP State Senator Caught With His Pics on Gay Hook Up Site
August 27, 2011 No Comment
Original Video – More videos at TinyPic Puerto Rican State Senator Roberto Arango is, of course, a Republican, which means he has to be anti-gay . Arango is so anti-gay and so disgusted by the acts of gays that he has to put his photographs up on gay site for gay dudes. How Republican of him. Gawker keeps on saying he’s a Puerto Rican Anthony Weiner. No. Weiner is a Democrat – meaning he was sending his pics to adult females. My Spanish is pretty awful. However in the video above, Arango says he can neither confirm nor deny that the pictures are of him because he’s been documenting his weight loss and posting them on Facebook. He says he can’t remember but wishes he could. Then he suggests that maybe the photos are of the Governor (who’s in his party) or other political opponents. He basically flame throws (intentional pun) anyone he can think of instead of coming clean about his extra curricular activities. He does what Weiner did and thinks he’s charming enough that if he just engages the media he can talk his way out of this. Como se dice “checking into rehab soon?” Here’s the kicker: if these pictures were just of full frontal that happened to appear on a gay site – he could possibly survive politically. Sure. Documenting weight loss. It could happen. But that wasn’t ALL the pictures that (ahem) ended up on the gay app . After the break, NSFW even though it’s blurred. enlarge Credit: Gawker Gawker : Arango, a member of the Puerto Rican Senate, vice-chaired George W. Bush’s 2004 Puerto Rico campaign. Yep. There’s the end to his political career.
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