Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Tuesday May 4th 2010

With so much of the outrage over immigration centered on drug trafficking-related violence, we’ve decided to take a look at both Mexico’s and our own War on Drugs…Are U.S. pot laws the root cause of Mexican drug violence? Mexico’s drug cartels receive 61% of their funding from trafficking marijuana. American guns arm the thugs, as Mexico has some of the toughest gun laws on the planet, but cracking down on gun sellers north of the border has proved to be a frustrating endeavor. For example, one Arizona gun dealer was charged with selling hundreds of firearms (mostly AK-47’s) to smugglers – all charges were dismissed in March.And it’s not just American guns and pot laws fueling this madness – American teens also get seduced by the cash and perks that the cartels have to offer.Legalize to save lives - when the numbers are crunched, America ’s drug war is actually deadlier than Mexico’s. Despite decades of probation and trillions spent on the War of Drugs, Americans use more drugs than any other nation. And the highest rates of homicide in US coincide with prohibition ( see item #13).>>> MORE

Heckuva Hit-Job, BrownieWho the hell wants to know what disgraced former FEMA director Michael Brown has to say about anything? Silly question when FOX News has time to fill. Brownie actually said that the spill in the Gulf is exactly what Obama wanted ( video). White House press secretary Robert Gibbs wasn't too happy about it ( video).


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Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Monday May 3rd 2010

In spite of the low-ball estimates we’ve gotten since day one, actual data suggests that the Gulf spill is already bigger than the Exxon Valdez - and the best-case scenario: at least another week of spilling! British Petroleum has laid out its 5 latest possible solutions to stop or slow the Gulf oil spill. BP also says to blame the owner of the rig and that their chemical dispersant agents appear to be helping. Obama spoke in Louisiana on Sunday.Freaks on the Right, attempting to make you forget about “drill, baby, drill,” have instead taken to calling this spill “Obama’s Katrina” – too bad the timeline doesn’t match up to their BS. Alaskans remember the Valdez and see disturbing parallels in the Gulf spill. Here’s a quick look at how much BP and other Big Oil corporations have spent lobbying Congress. And Alabama’s AG just slapped BP, telling them to halt handing out $5,000 settlement agreements to the people of his state.Paul Krugman: Drilling, Disaster, DenialFLASHBACK 2006: (BP) Beyond Propaganda>> MORE

Déją vuHow Halliburton and Dick Cheney are connected to the disaster in the Gulf.



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Randi Rhodes Newletter for Thursday April 29th 2010

Bill Clinton had some words on immigration last night ( video here). Clinton made the point that if we are to save an aging America , we need to increase immigration.More states are eyeing their own anti-immigration legislation – several of them are tied to the same hate group forces that got their way in Arizona . At the federal level, Senate Dems prepare to take on immigration reform regardless of the GOP’s do-nothing stance.An Arizona sheriff has said that he will not be enforcing the state’s ridiculous anti-immigration law. After all, he’ll be sued if he does and sued if he doesn’t. Another Arizona sheriff came out against this crap before it was even law. And add former Bush Administration Homeland Security Sec. Tom “Color Code” Ridge to the list of nationally known Republicans opposing Arizona’s anti-immigration law.READ MORE & ACCESS PAST SHOW BLOGS

Spill, baby, SpillNOAA now estimates that up to 5,000 barrels of oil (210,000 gallons) could be spilling into the Gulf of Mexico each day - the slick could reach land by Friday evening.


My Pet Goat And forget the Charlie Crist story, the real question for the Sunshine State today is why do so many Floridians seem to really love their pets?

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Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Wednesday April 28th 2010

AZ’s new anti-immigration law is steeped in white supremacy connections…
Kris Kobach is claiming victory in Arizona – he helped write the law. Kobach is currently running for Secretary of State in Kansas and he is a lawyer for the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). As chair of the Kansas GOP, Kobach was quite proud of illegally caging voters,
FAIR founder and current board member John Tanton has a long history of hate.
And then there’s Republican State Senator Russell Pearce, the freak that introduced the bill. Before last week, Pearce was known primarily for circulating a neo-Nazi article from the National Alliance (the people that brought you the Turner Diaries) and hanging out with another well-known neo-Nazi, J.T. Ready.
Meanwhile, an ICE audit showed that more than half of Arizona’s businesses had undocumented workers on their payrolls, the state is now asking the feds to help train its law enforcement to enforce the new racial profiling law – good luck with that, Jeb Bush, Karl Rove and Meghan McCain join the join the ranks of Republicans speaking out against the AZ law, Mexico just happens to be Arizona’s #1 trade partner – whoops, and from cutting healthcare to poor children to moving a pro-birther bill through its House, has Arizona’s government simply gone nuts?
Also today, Oklahoma’s government lays claim to your uterus, Goldman Sachs gets both grilled and richer on the same day, and Laura Bush believes that she and GWB were poisoned in Germany.
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The Story of Skankles

Here is a Brief Story of 'Skankles' from May 14, 2009

Roy has a Best Friend-a really good friend for many years. He & Roy were Really close for many years. In fact I put him in My & Roy`s Wedding Vows because he was worried that I would come between him & Roy. He would come over Roys house every Monday Night before Roy met me- that is how our weekly LBC Wack Pack Monday Night Dinners came about. We Now have Monday Night Dinners for Roy & His buddies Every Monday -complete with Dinner & Movie.
This guy really has not had many girlfriends. He is a Really good Mid-west Boy who is true blue. This Guy met a Girl & has been seeing her for almost a year now. It is cool that he found a girlfriend. However she has some insecurities. She has been slowly 'Pussy-whipping' Roy`s friend. All of a sudden Roy`s friend has been acting differently when she is around, canceling plans with Roy to do stuff that she wants, He has been not as 'Animated' as usual. We see it all the time- it happens to the best of us, not really a big deal- usually things settle in after a few months. HOWEVER- She is Really uncomfortable with other girls around, especially Playboy girls.....and well- When you are friends with me & Roy, we are friends with Playboy girls- who (sorry to burst any ones bubble...) is just like any other girl.....they just want to hang with cool people & have a good time. They are really good friends of ours that mean a lot to us & will defend to the end- just like any of our friends.
Well this 'Girlfriend' tries to get herself & her boyfriend out of any event or situation that a Playboy girl will be around and if her boyfriend goes out with the guys and accidentally runs into a Playboy Girl, she will get bent out of shape & yell at her boyfriend! She will invite everyone to her events except Roy & I because of our Playboy friends & in fear we might invite or corrupt her guy. We tell her over & over that we were All friends with Playboy Girls way before we knew her & if her man really wanted a Playboy chick it would have happened already!
Anyway- there is A LOT to this story. Mainly made-up drama that she created but she somehow turned some of our friends against us. We had enough, so we talked to these friends & cleared the air, stating that we mean no harm & just want to be able to be friends with everybody & that Playboy or our Neighborhood friends are both important to us & that people are people & that we all should never Judge.Well she didn`t like the fact that we cleared the air, l think she actually liked having people against us so she can go hang with them & feel validated or something. Anyway- all in all- Roy`s friend, as he should-sided with his girl and is no longer friends with Roy. Roy is really sad- he thinks he lost his best friend to a girl that has no remorse in destroying a Life Long Bond!
So much more to tell- but l am exhausted from this stupid drama! I hope that Roy & his best friend get back together and never let a Petty Insecure Woman ever tear them apart again!
oxox Stacy

Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Tuesday April 27th 2010

Arizona is on the verge of becoming a police state thanks to their new anti-immigration that even Tom Tancredo thinks goes too far. The state is already flat broke and now they stand to lose millions more in due to boycotts and employers concerned about legal immigrant workers being harassed. Add to that the estimated $26 billion Arizona would lose in economic activity if all the undocumented immigrants suddenly disappeared.
One of the many bizarre provisions of the bill allows for citizens to sue law enforcement agencies if they don’t think that the police are being tough enough - should be a field day for fee-hungry lawyers!
Myth busting: whether it’s higher crime or stolen jobs or not paying taxes, what you’ve heard likely bears little resemblance to fact.
By the way, the crazies aren’t confined to Arizona. South Carolina’s Lt. Gov. asserts that if we weren’t so lazy there would be no jobs for immigrants. As expected, Senate Republicans filibustered financial reform to halt last night. Harry Reid at least forced the freaks onto the floor and will continue to hold votes to expose them.
Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs execs are being grilled on Capital Hill today (video below) – investor lawsuits against Goldman have already been filed. 42,000 gallons of oil are spilling into the Gulf each day from the sunken offshore rig.
And, according to Snoops.com, false anti-Obama internet rumors vastly outnumber the anti-Bush rumors, both in volume and lunacy.These stories, your calls, and much more on today’s Randi Rhodes Show!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLx2Xc1EXLg&feature=player_embedded

Randi Rhodes Newsletter for Monday April 26th 2010

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:
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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.

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).

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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

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.
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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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