Arizona: the punchline that just isn’t that funny anymore. Arizona’s new immigration bill won’t take effect for months (if ever), but it has already thoroughly divided the people. Phoenix’s mayor Phil Gordon comes out hard against the law and hopes the nation can separate the good people of Arizona from their lunatic government. And while the new law screams out loud for the need of federal immigration reform legislation, Republican leadership is already rejecting the idea. Meanwhile, an Arizona militia is recruiting vets with ‘kill records’ (video below), a move cheered by Freepers and neo-Nazis. A gun-toting man with police scanner gear, a car equipped with sirens, rifle scope formulas is detained at same NC airport Obama was flying out of yesterday – he said he wanted to see the president. And two Illinois lawmakers want the National Guard called into the streets of Chicago.On the jobs front, the economy continues to recover, but despite some good news, most of the jobs lost may still be months or years away from returning – perhaps because the unemployment crisis has barely touched the highest earners, while the poorest are reliving the Great Depression. Now is the time for a real public jobs plan!Internal emails show that Goldman Sachs execs were both aware of and thrilled about the housing collapse. Senate Dems are ready to push forward on financial reform, but the GOP plans to continue to block it.Barack Obama eulogized the 29 mine workers killed in West Virginia yesterday. Video: Part 1 Part 2Also today, our soldiers are being warehoused and drugged, Jon Stewart proves to be more of a journalist than Fox & Friends, for Sarah Palin it’s all about the Benjamins, and George W. Bush’s memoir is due out in November; it’ll cost $35, but you can get it now for nearly half-price. Flashback: Bush grabs a quick payday last year as a ‘motivational speaker’ – tickets started at just $4.95 a piece.These stories, your calls, and much more on today’s Randi Rhodes Show.
Armed Militia Forming At Border Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y2XN0zGPtM&feature=player_embedded
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Unusual Laws that were Once or Still are on the Books in The USA
1. Blue Earth MN: Law Declared that no child under the age of 12 may talk on the phone unless accompanied by a parent.
2. Alaska: It is forbidden to push a moose out of a plane in motion.
3. California: It is illegal to set a Mousetrap without a Hunting Licence.
4. Nevada: It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
5. Washington: Goldfish can ride the city busses in bowls ONLY if they keep still.
6. Vermont: Whistling underwater is illegal.
7. Baltimore MD: It is illegal to take a Lion to the Movies.
8. Kentucky: Tranport of an ice cream cone in your pocket is prohibited.
9. Utah: It is against the Law to fish from horseback
..... facts taken from back of Apple Cinnamon Toasted Oats Cereal Box.
2. Alaska: It is forbidden to push a moose out of a plane in motion.
3. California: It is illegal to set a Mousetrap without a Hunting Licence.
4. Nevada: It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.
5. Washington: Goldfish can ride the city busses in bowls ONLY if they keep still.
6. Vermont: Whistling underwater is illegal.
7. Baltimore MD: It is illegal to take a Lion to the Movies.
8. Kentucky: Tranport of an ice cream cone in your pocket is prohibited.
9. Utah: It is against the Law to fish from horseback
..... facts taken from back of Apple Cinnamon Toasted Oats Cereal Box.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Friday April 23 2010
OMG - I Should just make a separate Blog just to post my Randi Rhodes Newletters - so you don`t have to weed out to find the Blogs I personally write - but in the Meantime -I must spread the Truth here:
It’s Friday, ya bastids!
As the economy collapsed, some SEC regulators were busy downloading porn! And while Obama talked financial reform in NYC bank lobbyists hosted a fundraiser for senate Republicans in DC. Shameless!
On the heals of Donny Deutsch being thrown off the air at MSNBC, New York Magazine wonders if everyone at the cable network is afraid of Olbermann.
VIDEO: The cast of Morning Joe squirms when a guest hints that Olbermann may be the left’s Limbaugh.
FLASHBACK: MSNBC President Phil Griffin’s now infamous “do not publicly criticize our colleagues” memo came on the heels of Joe Scarborough criticizing Olbermann on Twitter.
No funeral for you: Massey Energy tells workers that they can’t have time off to attend services for those who died in the mine explosion. The company is now denying the story, perhaps on the advice of their new politically-connected PR firm. And a former employee that worked at six different Massey mines has detailed their outrageous profits-before-safety practices.
On the lighter side, from their music to their icons like Ron Paul, the Tea Party never fails to entertain!
Arizona’s governor has until tomorrow (Sat) to decide whether to sign or veto that draconian anti-immigration bill. Arizona business does NOT want this bill. Even some big-name conservatives are freaked out by it. Although, as California Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray explains to Chris Matthews, racial profiling can be as easy as spotting the right (or wrong) kind of shoes (video below).
It’s Friday, ya bastids!
As the economy collapsed, some SEC regulators were busy downloading porn! And while Obama talked financial reform in NYC bank lobbyists hosted a fundraiser for senate Republicans in DC. Shameless!
On the heals of Donny Deutsch being thrown off the air at MSNBC, New York Magazine wonders if everyone at the cable network is afraid of Olbermann.
VIDEO: The cast of Morning Joe squirms when a guest hints that Olbermann may be the left’s Limbaugh.
FLASHBACK: MSNBC President Phil Griffin’s now infamous “do not publicly criticize our colleagues” memo came on the heels of Joe Scarborough criticizing Olbermann on Twitter.
No funeral for you: Massey Energy tells workers that they can’t have time off to attend services for those who died in the mine explosion. The company is now denying the story, perhaps on the advice of their new politically-connected PR firm. And a former employee that worked at six different Massey mines has detailed their outrageous profits-before-safety practices.
On the lighter side, from their music to their icons like Ron Paul, the Tea Party never fails to entertain!
Arizona’s governor has until tomorrow (Sat) to decide whether to sign or veto that draconian anti-immigration bill. Arizona business does NOT want this bill. Even some big-name conservatives are freaked out by it. Although, as California Republican Rep. Brian Bilbray explains to Chris Matthews, racial profiling can be as easy as spotting the right (or wrong) kind of shoes (video below).
Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Thursday April 22 2010
Randi's homework for today: The first Earth Day speech, betting on your homes, South Park's latest controversy, and much more!!!
EARTH DAY FOUNDER GAYLORD NELSON’S FIRST SPEECH IN 1970"Gaylord Nelson spoke on Earth Day eve—April 21, 1970—at the Cooley Auditorium of Milwaukee Technical College. He was coming to the end of a two-week speaking tour and had spoken earlier that day at a United Auto Workers’ convention in Atlantic City, the floor of the Massachusetts Legislature, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison." Article and video here.
THE BUSTED HOMES BEHIND THE BIG BET"The government's civil-fraud allegation against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. centers on a deal the firm crafted so that hedge-fund king John Paulson could bet on a collapse in U.S. housing prices." Full post here.Has 'South Park' Gone Too Far This Time?"This is a show, after all, that once painted God as a gap-toothed rhinoceros-monkey, portrays Satan as a simpering milquetoast and regularly features Jesus as a superhero -- the kind who's not afraid to ignore the peaceful teachings of the Sermon on the Mount to smite his opponents. The show has mocked Jews, Catholics, Mormons, Scientologists and atheists, among (many) others." Click here for more.
Americans have become so incredibly misinformed and the Tea Partiers are but the tip of iceberg (video below).Was Donny Deutsch canned from MSNBC for including Keith Olbermann in an “angry media” montage? It would appear so. How does silencing one another benefit anybody? Trick question – it doesn’t. Watch the “offending” segment Happy Earth Day! See founder Gaylord Nelson’s speech on the eve of the first Earth Day in 1970 here.Meanwhile, Barack Obama talked financial reform today in Wall Street’s backyard. And while there’s some good news today about the housing market, let us not forget the insane greed that caused it to crash in the first place.Yesterday, we told you about the chickens-for-healthcare freak in Nevada that is running to take on Harry Reid. Senate Dems wasted no time in launching a Chickens for Checkups website in response, and Progress Now Nevada opted to take it techno. Also, Perdue is being sued for allegedly knowingly hiring illegal immigrants to drive down wages. A former Massey miner blows the whistle on the company’s profits-before-safety practices. And Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) envisions a Tea Party-inspired “spiritual revival” (video).These stories, your calls, and much more on today’s Randi Rhodes Show!
THE RIGHTTEA PARTY COMPLAINTSDONNY DEUTCH INCLUDES KEITH OLBERMANN IN 'AMERICA THE ANGRY' SEGMENTPALIN ON 2012LARRY KING: PALIN SHOULD POSE FOR PLAYBOYJIM DEMINT ON TEA PARTY AND SPIRITUALITYHAPPY EARTH DAYThe first Earth Day and Gaylord Nelson's environmental legacyGLOBAL WARMING V GLOBAL COOLINGTHE WORLD IS CLEANER NOW SO SHUT UPEARTH DAY FOUNDER GAYLORD NELSON’S FIRST SPEECH IN 1970
FINANCIAL REFORMTHE BUSTED HOMES BEHIND THE BIG BETWhat’s expectedSen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) bucks his Wall Street connections in favor of reforms to benefit Main Street.Moody subpoenaed for failing to release documents to financial crisis investigators.Obama on Monday: "a situation where people are allowed to take wild risks and all the downsides are socialized even as the profits are privatized."
IMMIGRATIONPerdue is being sued for allegedly knowingly hiring illegal immigrants to drive down wages.The new McCain.AZ businesses worry about backlash.
CHICKEN-AID
EARTH DAY FOUNDER GAYLORD NELSON’S FIRST SPEECH IN 1970"Gaylord Nelson spoke on Earth Day eve—April 21, 1970—at the Cooley Auditorium of Milwaukee Technical College. He was coming to the end of a two-week speaking tour and had spoken earlier that day at a United Auto Workers’ convention in Atlantic City, the floor of the Massachusetts Legislature, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison." Article and video here.
THE BUSTED HOMES BEHIND THE BIG BET"The government's civil-fraud allegation against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. centers on a deal the firm crafted so that hedge-fund king John Paulson could bet on a collapse in U.S. housing prices." Full post here.Has 'South Park' Gone Too Far This Time?"This is a show, after all, that once painted God as a gap-toothed rhinoceros-monkey, portrays Satan as a simpering milquetoast and regularly features Jesus as a superhero -- the kind who's not afraid to ignore the peaceful teachings of the Sermon on the Mount to smite his opponents. The show has mocked Jews, Catholics, Mormons, Scientologists and atheists, among (many) others." Click here for more.
Americans have become so incredibly misinformed and the Tea Partiers are but the tip of iceberg (video below).Was Donny Deutsch canned from MSNBC for including Keith Olbermann in an “angry media” montage? It would appear so. How does silencing one another benefit anybody? Trick question – it doesn’t. Watch the “offending” segment Happy Earth Day! See founder Gaylord Nelson’s speech on the eve of the first Earth Day in 1970 here.Meanwhile, Barack Obama talked financial reform today in Wall Street’s backyard. And while there’s some good news today about the housing market, let us not forget the insane greed that caused it to crash in the first place.Yesterday, we told you about the chickens-for-healthcare freak in Nevada that is running to take on Harry Reid. Senate Dems wasted no time in launching a Chickens for Checkups website in response, and Progress Now Nevada opted to take it techno. Also, Perdue is being sued for allegedly knowingly hiring illegal immigrants to drive down wages. A former Massey miner blows the whistle on the company’s profits-before-safety practices. And Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) envisions a Tea Party-inspired “spiritual revival” (video).These stories, your calls, and much more on today’s Randi Rhodes Show!
THE RIGHTTEA PARTY COMPLAINTSDONNY DEUTCH INCLUDES KEITH OLBERMANN IN 'AMERICA THE ANGRY' SEGMENTPALIN ON 2012LARRY KING: PALIN SHOULD POSE FOR PLAYBOYJIM DEMINT ON TEA PARTY AND SPIRITUALITYHAPPY EARTH DAYThe first Earth Day and Gaylord Nelson's environmental legacyGLOBAL WARMING V GLOBAL COOLINGTHE WORLD IS CLEANER NOW SO SHUT UPEARTH DAY FOUNDER GAYLORD NELSON’S FIRST SPEECH IN 1970
FINANCIAL REFORMTHE BUSTED HOMES BEHIND THE BIG BETWhat’s expectedSen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) bucks his Wall Street connections in favor of reforms to benefit Main Street.Moody subpoenaed for failing to release documents to financial crisis investigators.Obama on Monday: "a situation where people are allowed to take wild risks and all the downsides are socialized even as the profits are privatized."
IMMIGRATIONPerdue is being sued for allegedly knowingly hiring illegal immigrants to drive down wages.The new McCain.AZ businesses worry about backlash.
CHICKEN-AID
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Wednesday April 21st 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Arizona has gone nuts! The state’s legislature has passed one of the most draconian anti-immigration bills ever. Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon has called the measure racist and believes that it will be struck down by the courts if the AZ governor signs it.And now, Arizona has doubled down on crazy as its State House goes Birther! One more time for all you freaks that insist Obama was not born in the US: First, there’s the birth certificate (duh). If for some freaky reason that’s not enough, how about the birth announcement in the Aug. 13, 1961 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser? Still insist upon making an ass of yourself? On the financial reform front, while the Dodd bill is a step in the right direction, Robert Reich explains in simple English how this really should be done. Too big to fail = too big to live. Lobbyists swam the Hill to preserve the status quo for their fat cat masters. Even Republicans can’t resist the public outcry over Wall Street and they begin to soften their Just Say No position to reform. What should Obama say tomorrow? And if the Dems are to be the Party of the People, they need to reconcile their donor issues. Read the full blog here...REP. RAUL GRIJALVA ON AZ NEW IMMIGRATION LAW"Reading between the lines on new Arizona law." See the video here.Arizona Doubles Down on Crazy as Its State House Goes Birther."Just a few days after Arizona lawmakers passed an immigration law that will essentially require anyone who is or looks like an immigrant to carry their proof of residency at all times, the Arizona House voted for a provision that would require President Barack Obama to show his birth certificate and prove his own citizenship status." Full article here.
THE IPHONE CAPER"The end of the cloak-and-dagger tale of a lost or stolen prototype." Click here for the full story.
Click here to listen to today's audio comedy bit!For more Randi content, be sure to check out her Daily Homework
Arizona has gone nuts! The state’s legislature has passed one of the most draconian anti-immigration bills ever. Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon has called the measure racist and believes that it will be struck down by the courts if the AZ governor signs it.And now, Arizona has doubled down on crazy as its State House goes Birther! One more time for all you freaks that insist Obama was not born in the US: First, there’s the birth certificate (duh). If for some freaky reason that’s not enough, how about the birth announcement in the Aug. 13, 1961 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser? Still insist upon making an ass of yourself? On the financial reform front, while the Dodd bill is a step in the right direction, Robert Reich explains in simple English how this really should be done. Too big to fail = too big to live. Lobbyists swam the Hill to preserve the status quo for their fat cat masters. Even Republicans can’t resist the public outcry over Wall Street and they begin to soften their Just Say No position to reform. What should Obama say tomorrow? And if the Dems are to be the Party of the People, they need to reconcile their donor issues. Read the full blog here...REP. RAUL GRIJALVA ON AZ NEW IMMIGRATION LAW"Reading between the lines on new Arizona law." See the video here.Arizona Doubles Down on Crazy as Its State House Goes Birther."Just a few days after Arizona lawmakers passed an immigration law that will essentially require anyone who is or looks like an immigrant to carry their proof of residency at all times, the Arizona House voted for a provision that would require President Barack Obama to show his birth certificate and prove his own citizenship status." Full article here.
THE IPHONE CAPER"The end of the cloak-and-dagger tale of a lost or stolen prototype." Click here for the full story.
Click here to listen to today's audio comedy bit!For more Randi content, be sure to check out her Daily Homework
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Tuesday April 20th 2010
Keep Checking - I do post Personal Blogs up here alot -in the meantime -here is another Daily Newsletter From My Favorite Girl, Randi Rhodes:
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Thankfully, April 19th came and went without violence. No thanks to the “gangster government” freaks. By the way, the gun nuts rallying in Virginia yesterday can thank Obama and his fellow ‘socialists’ in Congress for their right to carry firearms in national parks. Gun laws by stateHappy National Weed Day! California may be better known for their medical marijuana dispensaries, but Denver-Boulder, CO now boasts 350 of them! Click here for the real story of how “420” became forever linked with The Pot. Should marijuana be legalized? Can taxing it help bailout cash-strapped states? CNBC actually has a whole section on the topic.Don’t cry for Goldman Sachs – first quarter earnings: $3.46 billion! As we told you yesterday, the GOP has made the idea of financial reform so partisan, that even the Republicans on the SEC voted to let Goldman off the hook. However, the GOP leadership’s lies about the financial reform bill are so bizarre, even Republican Senator Bob Corker debunked them.Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) gets gay-baited by a Tea Bagger. Obama is heckled by Don’t Ask Don’t Tell opponents. And a group of retired military officers take aim at school lunches as obesity has become the #1 reason new recruits are rejected.Also, just when you thought that no one had a less accurate of a grasp of American history than Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin sounds off on the separation of church and state. Bad news for Boehner – a new study links habitual tanning with addiction. A beached whale in Seattle had a belly full of trash (BTW, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now roughly twice the size of Texas and is but one of five massive floating landfills). And the latest gossip on Larry King: 50/50 chance that the divorce will be called off. Read the full blog...'Patriot' Dangerous to Government?"CNN's Drew Griffin speaks to three members of the "patriot movement" about their anger toward government." Watch the video here.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Thankfully, April 19th came and went without violence. No thanks to the “gangster government” freaks. By the way, the gun nuts rallying in Virginia yesterday can thank Obama and his fellow ‘socialists’ in Congress for their right to carry firearms in national parks. Gun laws by stateHappy National Weed Day! California may be better known for their medical marijuana dispensaries, but Denver-Boulder, CO now boasts 350 of them! Click here for the real story of how “420” became forever linked with The Pot. Should marijuana be legalized? Can taxing it help bailout cash-strapped states? CNBC actually has a whole section on the topic.Don’t cry for Goldman Sachs – first quarter earnings: $3.46 billion! As we told you yesterday, the GOP has made the idea of financial reform so partisan, that even the Republicans on the SEC voted to let Goldman off the hook. However, the GOP leadership’s lies about the financial reform bill are so bizarre, even Republican Senator Bob Corker debunked them.Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) gets gay-baited by a Tea Bagger. Obama is heckled by Don’t Ask Don’t Tell opponents. And a group of retired military officers take aim at school lunches as obesity has become the #1 reason new recruits are rejected.Also, just when you thought that no one had a less accurate of a grasp of American history than Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin sounds off on the separation of church and state. Bad news for Boehner – a new study links habitual tanning with addiction. A beached whale in Seattle had a belly full of trash (BTW, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now roughly twice the size of Texas and is but one of five massive floating landfills). And the latest gossip on Larry King: 50/50 chance that the divorce will be called off. Read the full blog...'Patriot' Dangerous to Government?"CNN's Drew Griffin speaks to three members of the "patriot movement" about their anger toward government." Watch the video here.
Click here to listen to today's audio comedy bit!
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Monday April 19th 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
The Pew Research Center has just released a poll showing that nearly 80% of Americans don’t trust the government. No surprise there, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing – unless, of course, that distrust is woefully misdirected and is becoming increasingly psychotic.From Oklahoma City to Waco to Columbine to Virginia Tech, April has become the cruelest month in America over the last 15 years. This isn’t lost on gun nuts rallying today near DC fully locked and loaded.Yet another look inside of the Tea Party: Politico finds that they tend to fall into two camps: Ron Paul-ers and Sarah Palin-ites.But is everyone making too much of the Tea Party? Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell thinks so, and one-time Tea Party poster boy Sen. Scott Brown has comfortably distanced himself from the so-called movement. Meanwhile. SNL simply opted to mock crazy with crazy. Read the full blog...OPEN CARRY RALLY TODAY OUTSIDE DC"Daniel Almond, a three-tour veteran of Iraq, is ready to 'muster outside D.C.' on Monday with several dozen other self-proclaimed patriots, all of them armed. They intend to make history as the first people to take their guns to a demonstration in a national park, and the Virginia rally is deliberately being held just a few miles from the Capitol and the White House." Full post here.
FAT CATS
For Goldman, a Bet’s Stakes Keep Growing"For Goldman Sachs, it was a relatively small transaction. But for the bank — and the rest of Wall Street — the stakes couldn’t be higher." Read on here.
Looters in Loafers"Last October, I saw a cartoon by Mike Peters in which a teacher asks a student to create a sentence that uses the verb 'sacks', as in looting and pillaging. The student replies, 'Goldman Sachs'.” Article continued here.
Click here to listen to today's audio comedy bit!
For more Randi content, be sure to check out her Daily Homework
The Pew Research Center has just released a poll showing that nearly 80% of Americans don’t trust the government. No surprise there, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing – unless, of course, that distrust is woefully misdirected and is becoming increasingly psychotic.From Oklahoma City to Waco to Columbine to Virginia Tech, April has become the cruelest month in America over the last 15 years. This isn’t lost on gun nuts rallying today near DC fully locked and loaded.Yet another look inside of the Tea Party: Politico finds that they tend to fall into two camps: Ron Paul-ers and Sarah Palin-ites.But is everyone making too much of the Tea Party? Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell thinks so, and one-time Tea Party poster boy Sen. Scott Brown has comfortably distanced himself from the so-called movement. Meanwhile. SNL simply opted to mock crazy with crazy. Read the full blog...OPEN CARRY RALLY TODAY OUTSIDE DC"Daniel Almond, a three-tour veteran of Iraq, is ready to 'muster outside D.C.' on Monday with several dozen other self-proclaimed patriots, all of them armed. They intend to make history as the first people to take their guns to a demonstration in a national park, and the Virginia rally is deliberately being held just a few miles from the Capitol and the White House." Full post here.
FAT CATS
For Goldman, a Bet’s Stakes Keep Growing"For Goldman Sachs, it was a relatively small transaction. But for the bank — and the rest of Wall Street — the stakes couldn’t be higher." Read on here.
Looters in Loafers"Last October, I saw a cartoon by Mike Peters in which a teacher asks a student to create a sentence that uses the verb 'sacks', as in looting and pillaging. The student replies, 'Goldman Sachs'.” Article continued here.
Click here to listen to today's audio comedy bit!
For more Randi content, be sure to check out her Daily Homework
Friday, April 16, 2010
Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Friday April 16th 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Meteors, volcanoes, Fox News pulling the plug on a Hannity/Tea Party show, Lou Dobbs considering a run for president – is the end of the world upon us? Is your bucket list ready?Obama is “amused” by Tea Partiers and thought that they would be a little more grateful for their tax cuts. He also has ordered hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid payments must allow same-sex visitation from patients’ partners. And after weeks of GOP obstruction, help for hundreds of thousands of unemployed Americans is on the way.Meanwhile, while the squealing from conservative millionaire broadcasters continues unabated about how the poor are stealing America (wtf?), it’s worth noting that the wealthiest 10% of Americans control 93% of the nation’s financial wealth! And if you know someone buying into the nonsensical ‘socialism’ crap, click here.As we near the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, Bill Clinton spoke today about the difference between lively debate and advocating violence - with a special focus on right wing hate radio.North Carolina is planning to prosecute friend-of-the-show Willie Nelson for pot and ‘moonshine’ – seriously. Willie will be on Larry King tonight. In a preview, he admits to smoking the pot before the show.Speaking of Larry King, the latest divorce gossip reveals that the $144 million dollar man had no prenup. (Semi-) Unrelated, from broken marriages to VD, how Viagra has helped re-define the American elderly male. Read the full blog.Larry King, the $144 Million Dollar Man With no Prenup."Sources tell us Larry -- who was married 7 times before tying the knot with Shawn -- did not demand a prenup. As one source close to the situation tells TMZ, 'She is a tall, good-looking blonde and that pretty much explains it'." Article continued here
TAX DAY TEA / POLITICS
Obama “Amused” by Tea Partiers – Thinks That They Would be Thanking Him for Their Tax Cuts."Speaking at a Democratic fundraiser tonight, President Obama touted his administration’s tax cuts and said that the recent tea party rallies across the nation have 'amused' him. " Read on here.Fox News Execs Pull the Plug on Sean Hannity’s Planned Tea Party Show Last Night – When You’ve Become too Freaky for Fox…"Angry Fox News executives ordered host Sean Hannity to abandon plans to broadcast his nightly show as part of a Tea Party rally in Cincinnati on Thursday after top executives learned that he was set to headline the event, proceeds from which would benefit the local Tea Party organization." Click here for more.MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"Respecting the Rights of Hospital Patients to Receive Visitors and to Designate Surrogate Decision Makers for Medical Emergencies." Full document here.
Click here to listen to today's audio comedy bit.For more Randi content be sure to check out her Daily Homework .
Meteors, volcanoes, Fox News pulling the plug on a Hannity/Tea Party show, Lou Dobbs considering a run for president – is the end of the world upon us? Is your bucket list ready?Obama is “amused” by Tea Partiers and thought that they would be a little more grateful for their tax cuts. He also has ordered hospitals that accept Medicare and Medicaid payments must allow same-sex visitation from patients’ partners. And after weeks of GOP obstruction, help for hundreds of thousands of unemployed Americans is on the way.Meanwhile, while the squealing from conservative millionaire broadcasters continues unabated about how the poor are stealing America (wtf?), it’s worth noting that the wealthiest 10% of Americans control 93% of the nation’s financial wealth! And if you know someone buying into the nonsensical ‘socialism’ crap, click here.As we near the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, Bill Clinton spoke today about the difference between lively debate and advocating violence - with a special focus on right wing hate radio.North Carolina is planning to prosecute friend-of-the-show Willie Nelson for pot and ‘moonshine’ – seriously. Willie will be on Larry King tonight. In a preview, he admits to smoking the pot before the show.Speaking of Larry King, the latest divorce gossip reveals that the $144 million dollar man had no prenup. (Semi-) Unrelated, from broken marriages to VD, how Viagra has helped re-define the American elderly male. Read the full blog.Larry King, the $144 Million Dollar Man With no Prenup."Sources tell us Larry -- who was married 7 times before tying the knot with Shawn -- did not demand a prenup. As one source close to the situation tells TMZ, 'She is a tall, good-looking blonde and that pretty much explains it'." Article continued here
TAX DAY TEA / POLITICS
Obama “Amused” by Tea Partiers – Thinks That They Would be Thanking Him for Their Tax Cuts."Speaking at a Democratic fundraiser tonight, President Obama touted his administration’s tax cuts and said that the recent tea party rallies across the nation have 'amused' him. " Read on here.Fox News Execs Pull the Plug on Sean Hannity’s Planned Tea Party Show Last Night – When You’ve Become too Freaky for Fox…"Angry Fox News executives ordered host Sean Hannity to abandon plans to broadcast his nightly show as part of a Tea Party rally in Cincinnati on Thursday after top executives learned that he was set to headline the event, proceeds from which would benefit the local Tea Party organization." Click here for more.MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"Respecting the Rights of Hospital Patients to Receive Visitors and to Designate Surrogate Decision Makers for Medical Emergencies." Full document here.
Click here to listen to today's audio comedy bit.For more Randi content be sure to check out her Daily Homework .
Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Thursday April 15th 20010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
It’s Tax Day, the freaks are planning the next Civil War, and the lies are too numerous to count!Beginning with taxes, 70 million Americans have no federal income tax liability. Beyond that, the rest of us have the privilege of paying for subsidies for corporations such as ExxonMobil. No surprise there, as armies of corporate lobbyists specialize in getting their clients exactly what they want.Are psychos in Oklahoma planning a new Civil War? And with the resurgence of love for the Confederacy, a basic understanding of our history clearly demonstrates why we (should) have a natural gut-reaction against romanticizing those dark times.Polling the Tea Party… More than 3 out of 4 Tea Party activists get their ‘news’ from Fox, a majority of all Tea Partiers think their income tax rates are fair, but most also believe that blacks get too much attention. Read the full blog...
MISCELLANEOUS / SPICEEighth Divorce for Larry King"U.S. television personality Larry King and his seventh wife both filed for divorce on Wednesday to end their 13-year marriage." Story continued here.Allegations of Cheating on Both Sides (eww)."And in an even more bizarre twist Larry was accused of cheating with Shawn’s sister, Shannon Engemann. Larry, Shannon and Shawn all denied it but it was clear that there were big problems in the marriage." Read more here.After the Explosion at the Massey Mine, West Virginia’s Governor Flew Back from Vacation on a Jet Provided by Massey."West Virginia's governor flew back to the state hours after last week's deadly mine explosion on a jet provided by the mine's owner." Full post here.
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It’s Tax Day, the freaks are planning the next Civil War, and the lies are too numerous to count!Beginning with taxes, 70 million Americans have no federal income tax liability. Beyond that, the rest of us have the privilege of paying for subsidies for corporations such as ExxonMobil. No surprise there, as armies of corporate lobbyists specialize in getting their clients exactly what they want.Are psychos in Oklahoma planning a new Civil War? And with the resurgence of love for the Confederacy, a basic understanding of our history clearly demonstrates why we (should) have a natural gut-reaction against romanticizing those dark times.Polling the Tea Party… More than 3 out of 4 Tea Party activists get their ‘news’ from Fox, a majority of all Tea Partiers think their income tax rates are fair, but most also believe that blacks get too much attention. Read the full blog...
MISCELLANEOUS / SPICEEighth Divorce for Larry King"U.S. television personality Larry King and his seventh wife both filed for divorce on Wednesday to end their 13-year marriage." Story continued here.Allegations of Cheating on Both Sides (eww)."And in an even more bizarre twist Larry was accused of cheating with Shawn’s sister, Shannon Engemann. Larry, Shannon and Shawn all denied it but it was clear that there were big problems in the marriage." Read more here.After the Explosion at the Massey Mine, West Virginia’s Governor Flew Back from Vacation on a Jet Provided by Massey."West Virginia's governor flew back to the state hours after last week's deadly mine explosion on a jet provided by the mine's owner." Full post here.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Not a Potato Bug!
I just got done watering the plants on balcony - I looked down & thought I saw a dead squished potato bug - but as I got closer I saw that it is actually a Dead Baby Bird - looks like he just freshly cracked out of his Egg - his body is so transparent -no feathers - he looks like an embrio -his little eyes shut - he must have fallen out of nest or egg cracked pre-maturely- soooo sad!!!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
My Life as a Deadbeat
I am responsible for Paying for 1/2 of the Bills of the Household as well as all the Household Duties +Plus... not complaining - I love it - just setting it straight.... speaking up for myself......making it known.... that I Hold My Own....
My Minimum Monthly Bills:
1. Gas in Car
2. Groceries (My Husband gives me $50- a week - I pay for the Rest)
3. Avon Bills (Shipping, Supplies etc)
4. Cable/Internet Bill
5. Sparkletts Water
6. My Webmaster
7. My Web Host
8. 2 Cell Phone Bills (for Both me & Roy)
9. Car Insurance
10. Electric Bill
11. Domains Renew (I have about 70 domains)
12. Car Registation (divided to monthly amount)
13. Business Mail Box Rental (divided to monthly fee)
My Husbands Minimum Monthly Bills:
1.Rent
2. Medical Bills
My Duties:
1. Driving at least 2 hours a day taking Hubby to & From Work.
2. Driving Hubby to Doctor Appt. & to where ever he wants/needs to go.
3. Cooking
4. All Cleaning (Dishes, House, Car, Pets etc)
5. Grocery Shopping.
Husband Duties:
1. Taking Out Trash
2. Fixing things if Broke.
My Job:
1. Modeling
2. Web Master/Design
3. Conventions/Travels
4. Avon Lady
5. Web Sales
Husband Job:
1. Business Consultant
Side Notes:
I do not go to Salons
I do not go Shopping for Clothes
I clip Coupons & Always buy stuff on sale
I cut & Color My Own Hair
I do my Own Nails
I never ask to go out for dinner
I try to save money every chance I get.
I do not Pay for a Gym - I run on Beach & Workout at Home.
My Minimum Monthly Bills:
1. Gas in Car
2. Groceries (My Husband gives me $50- a week - I pay for the Rest)
3. Avon Bills (Shipping, Supplies etc)
4. Cable/Internet Bill
5. Sparkletts Water
6. My Webmaster
7. My Web Host
8. 2 Cell Phone Bills (for Both me & Roy)
9. Car Insurance
10. Electric Bill
11. Domains Renew (I have about 70 domains)
12. Car Registation (divided to monthly amount)
13. Business Mail Box Rental (divided to monthly fee)
My Husbands Minimum Monthly Bills:
1.Rent
2. Medical Bills
My Duties:
1. Driving at least 2 hours a day taking Hubby to & From Work.
2. Driving Hubby to Doctor Appt. & to where ever he wants/needs to go.
3. Cooking
4. All Cleaning (Dishes, House, Car, Pets etc)
5. Grocery Shopping.
Husband Duties:
1. Taking Out Trash
2. Fixing things if Broke.
My Job:
1. Modeling
2. Web Master/Design
3. Conventions/Travels
4. Avon Lady
5. Web Sales
Husband Job:
1. Business Consultant
Side Notes:
I do not go to Salons
I do not go Shopping for Clothes
I clip Coupons & Always buy stuff on sale
I cut & Color My Own Hair
I do my Own Nails
I never ask to go out for dinner
I try to save money every chance I get.
I do not Pay for a Gym - I run on Beach & Workout at Home.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Randi Rhodes Daily Newsletter Monday April 12 2010
It was an active weekend for the freaks on the right… Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour shrugs off slavery, Lieberman on the nuke treaty: still a lying douche, George Will confesses that “activist judges” are exactly what Republicans want, Ron Paul slaps conservatives for their empire upkeep spending, and Jon Voight is just plain nuts.In honor of Gov. Barbour, here are a few fun-facts: Mississippi’s Jim Crow Laws were quietly taken off the books - in 2009; they didn’t ratify the 13th amendment until 1995; and they still have segregated proms!Meanwhile, mouth-breather righty broadcaster Neal Boortz urges employers to (illegally) fire Obama voters. Mike Huckabee goes after the GBTL community with incest comparisons to same-sex marriage and “children are not puppies” highlighting his bigoted utterances.Adding insult to lunacy… Ben Stein: Time for Michael Steele to go.And Mitt Romney and Ron Paul topped the Southern Republican Leadership Conference straw poll results; Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin lag behind.Speaking of Sarah Palin, Tina Fey reprised her impression this weekend on SNL.While you’re certain to hear extreme warnings from the freaks on the right in the coming weeks and months about Obama’s liberal Supreme Court nominees, the names currently out there are about as moderate as they come. And the Hillary Clinton rumor has already garnered steam. Read the full blog...G-O- PALOOZAMISS. GOV. BARBOUR SAYS SLAVERY OMISSION 'DOESN'T MATTER FOR DIDDLY'"This morning on CNN’s State of the Union, Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) defended Gov. Bob McDonnell’s (R-VA) omission of slavery from his proclamation on Confederate History Month." Article and video here.SEN. LIEBERMAN REBUKES OBAMA NUKES -- WITH A CHUCKLE"Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), once a reliable vote in favor of nuclear arms reduction efforts, has now bought into the right-wing myth that our nuclear arsenal is deteriorating and that the U.S. needs to build new nuclear weapons. Lieberman on Fox News Sunday said he is 'real hesitant' to vote for a New START treaty unless the US effectively builds new nuclear weapons." Read more here.SURPRISE! CONSERVATIVES DO WANT ACTIVIST JUDGES"Last week, Justice John Paul Stevens announced that he will retire from the Supreme Court at the end of the current term, giving President Obama his second Supreme Court vacancy to fill." Full article here.
MISCELLANEOUS / SPICEALL 29 MINERS FOUND DEAD"Searchers found four bodies deep in a West Virginia coal mine shattered by an explosion, raising the death toll to 29 and ending an excruciating week for families holding onto faint hopes that their missing miners had somehow survived." Get more here.Polish President, First Lady, Head of Banking, National Security and Speaker of Parliament All Killed in Plane Crash"Investigations were continuing Monday into the air disaster which killed the Polish president as questions were being asked over the circumstances surrounding the crash in Russia that also killed senior government officials." Article and video here.The Abu Ghraib Reserve Unit Readies to Return to Iraq."The Army Reserve unit tarnished by the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal has been mobilized to return to Iraq in its first deployment since photographs of naked, humiliated prisoners surfaced more than six years ago, the Army said Friday." Full story here.
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MISCELLANEOUS / SPICEALL 29 MINERS FOUND DEAD"Searchers found four bodies deep in a West Virginia coal mine shattered by an explosion, raising the death toll to 29 and ending an excruciating week for families holding onto faint hopes that their missing miners had somehow survived." Get more here.Polish President, First Lady, Head of Banking, National Security and Speaker of Parliament All Killed in Plane Crash"Investigations were continuing Monday into the air disaster which killed the Polish president as questions were being asked over the circumstances surrounding the crash in Russia that also killed senior government officials." Article and video here.The Abu Ghraib Reserve Unit Readies to Return to Iraq."The Army Reserve unit tarnished by the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal has been mobilized to return to Iraq in its first deployment since photographs of naked, humiliated prisoners surfaced more than six years ago, the Army said Friday." Full story here.
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Tuesday April 9 2010
I post my Blogs up here alot -but I also Post the Randi Rhodes Daily Newsletter - so keep checking for a Blog written by me -it happens -and it happens alot! In the meantime here is todays Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Thursday April 8th 2010
oxox Stacy
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced today that he will retire this summer. The good news is that President Obama gets to appoint a new Supreme Court Justice. The not-so-good news is that he can hardly do any better than Justice Stevens. And bad news is that the Republicans aren’t about to let him. Now Republicans in the Senate will have something to block besides unemployment benefits. Between those, a nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, and now a Supreme Court appointment, the Republicans in the Senate have a lot on their “to block” list. Meanwhile, Sarah Palin is trying to go one-on-one with President Obama over nuclear weapons policy. Ironic—Palin going after Obama on a complex issue is kind of like attacking a nuclear-armed nation with rocks and stones. Palin said Obama’s new nuclear policy was the equivalent of a kid in a playground fight saying “Go ahead, punch me in the face and I’m not going to retaliate.” The best part was President Obama’s response to Palin. He said “I really have no response. Because last I checked, Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues.” I love it! Obama essentially said that responding to Sarah Palin would be like debating nuclear policy with the cast of “The Jersey Shore.” For a look at Sarah Palin’s nuclear expertise, check out what she said during the VP debate in 2008. It’s hard to notice just how rambling Sarah Palin’s response is, because you’re too busy laughing at the way she pronounces “nukular.” What is it with rightwingers and the proper pronunciation of the word “nuclear”? I say you shouldn’t be allowed to have your finger on the button if you can’t get your tongue around the word. Read the full blog…POLITICSREP. FRANK EXPLAINS CAUSE OF HYPER-PARTISANSHIP TO LENO"Rep. Barney Frank Blames Gingrich, Media For Hyper-Partisan Political Climate." Click here to watch the video.
AMERICAN SOCIALISM
REAGAN: THE GREAT AMERICAN SOCIALIST"Socialism has been much in the news for some months. Recently, some GOP stalwarts charged President Obama with preaching the heresy. John Boehner, the House minority leader, characterized Obama's stimulus package as, 'one big down payment on a new American socialist experiment'." Full article here. Click here to listen to today's audio comedy bit!
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oxox Stacy
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced today that he will retire this summer. The good news is that President Obama gets to appoint a new Supreme Court Justice. The not-so-good news is that he can hardly do any better than Justice Stevens. And bad news is that the Republicans aren’t about to let him. Now Republicans in the Senate will have something to block besides unemployment benefits. Between those, a nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, and now a Supreme Court appointment, the Republicans in the Senate have a lot on their “to block” list. Meanwhile, Sarah Palin is trying to go one-on-one with President Obama over nuclear weapons policy. Ironic—Palin going after Obama on a complex issue is kind of like attacking a nuclear-armed nation with rocks and stones. Palin said Obama’s new nuclear policy was the equivalent of a kid in a playground fight saying “Go ahead, punch me in the face and I’m not going to retaliate.” The best part was President Obama’s response to Palin. He said “I really have no response. Because last I checked, Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues.” I love it! Obama essentially said that responding to Sarah Palin would be like debating nuclear policy with the cast of “The Jersey Shore.” For a look at Sarah Palin’s nuclear expertise, check out what she said during the VP debate in 2008. It’s hard to notice just how rambling Sarah Palin’s response is, because you’re too busy laughing at the way she pronounces “nukular.” What is it with rightwingers and the proper pronunciation of the word “nuclear”? I say you shouldn’t be allowed to have your finger on the button if you can’t get your tongue around the word. Read the full blog…POLITICSREP. FRANK EXPLAINS CAUSE OF HYPER-PARTISANSHIP TO LENO"Rep. Barney Frank Blames Gingrich, Media For Hyper-Partisan Political Climate." Click here to watch the video.
AMERICAN SOCIALISM
REAGAN: THE GREAT AMERICAN SOCIALIST"Socialism has been much in the news for some months. Recently, some GOP stalwarts charged President Obama with preaching the heresy. John Boehner, the House minority leader, characterized Obama's stimulus package as, 'one big down payment on a new American socialist experiment'." Full article here. Click here to listen to today's audio comedy bit!
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