Go Joe!

Posted: Jan 23, 2010 - 11:42am

jadewahoo wrote:

Go Joe!

Biden vows the US will appeal in Iraq Blackwater case

US Vice-President Joe Biden says the US government will appeal against a court ruling dismissing manslaughter charges in the Blackwater shootings case.

Way to go Joe ! Constitutional rights for anyone but our own citizens. Mirandize an enemy combatant panty bomber from another country without a passport but for citizens, bah !

More from the cited article :

... Mr Biden added, "While we fully respect the independence and the integrity of the US judicial system, we were disappointed with the judge's decision to dismiss the indictment, which was based on the way some evidence had been acquired."

The US rejected attempts for a trial in Iraq but charges in the US were thrown out when a judge ruled in December that the guards' constitutional rights had been violated and that the justice department had mishandled evidence.

I sure hope nothing goes wrong overseas that might make Biden a war criminal. I sure would hate to turn him over to the world or UN or The Hague or whoever would be the authorities for a proper trial.

Posted: Jan 23, 2010 - 11:31am

Welly wrote:

Carry on bags allowed on planes again

but not underwear.

Posted: Jan 23, 2010 - 11:27am

Go Joe!

Biden vows the US will appeal in Iraq Blackwater case

US Vice-President Joe Biden says the US government will appeal against a court ruling dismissing manslaughter charges in the Blackwater shootings case.

Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 12:23pm

romeotuma wrote:

Supreme Court Rolls Back Campaign Finance Restrictions

By a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday rolled back restrictions on corporate spending on federal campaigns. The decision could unleash a torrent of corporate-funded attack ads in upcoming campaigns.

"With its ruling today, the Supreme Court has given a green light to a new stampede of special interest money in our politics," said President Obama in a statement. "It is a major victory for big oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and the other powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans... That's why I am instructing my Administration to get to work immediately with Congress on this issue. We are going to talk with bipartisan Congressional leaders to develop a forceful response to this decision."

Kennedy, Roberts, Scalia, Alito, Thomas in favor
Stevens, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor dissenting.

Here's the background

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

558 U.S. ___ (2010) is a decision by the United States Supreme Court regarding whether a politically charged film could be defined as a campaign ad under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, commonly known as the McCain-Feingold Act.

The decision reached the Supreme Court on appeal from a 2008 decision by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, which sided with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that Hillary: The Movie could not be shown on television right before the 2008 Democratic primaries under the McCain-Feingold Act. Legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky called it “one of the most important First Amendment cases in years.”

The Court's decision struck down a provision of the McCain-Feingold Act that prevented corporations and unions from spending freely from their own treasuries in the final days of political campaigns, and overruled two previous cases, Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce (1990) and McConnell v. FEC (2002), which had been decided by the Rehnquist Court.

Posted: Jan 20, 2010 - 3:10pm

Carry on bags allowed on planes again

Posted: Jan 19, 2010 - 10:56am

Monkeysdad wrote:

Hard to believe innit?!

Not really. Japan's transportation infrastructure is sort of legendary for its bureaucratic inefficiency.

Posted: Jan 19, 2010 - 10:21am

Welly wrote:

Japan Airlines, the once-mighty flagship carrier and Asia’s biggest airline by revenue, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, setting the stage for a state-led bailout that could bring sweeping changes to this busy corner of the global aviation market.

Crippled by years of mismanagement and debts of more than ¥2 trillion, or $25 billion, JAL’s application marks the country’s largest-ever corporate failure outside the financial sector. Though JAL’s planes will keep flying, thanks to a ¥600 billion bailout and protection from creditors, its humbling is seen here as a reminder of how some of postwar Japan’s most prominent corporations have failed to keep up with rapid shifts in the world economy.

more here

Hard to believe innit?!

Posted: Jan 19, 2010 - 9:58am

Japan Airlines, the once-mighty flagship carrier and Asia’s biggest airline by revenue, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, setting the stage for a state-led bailout that could bring sweeping changes to this busy corner of the global aviation market.

Crippled by years of mismanagement and debts of more than ¥2 trillion, or $25 billion, JAL’s application marks the country’s largest-ever corporate failure outside the financial sector. Though JAL’s planes will keep flying, thanks to a ¥600 billion bailout and protection from creditors, its humbling is seen here as a reminder of how some of postwar Japan’s most prominent corporations have failed to keep up with rapid shifts in the world economy.

more here

Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 7:51pm

romeotuma wrote:

I want her for the maze...
Madeline Adams

Thx. I like her vid "To Hell and Back".

Posted: Jan 18, 2010 - 7:38pm

romeotuma wrote:

Madeline is currently booking her tour, which will take her to Austin, TX and place her smack dab in the middle of South by Southwest's 2010 event. The tour will run from Mar. 12-20, with stops in Pensacola, FL; Birmingham, AL; Baton Rouge, LA; Lafayette, LA; New Orleans, LA; Denton, TX; and Dallas/ Fort Worth, TX. If you've got any tips on touring in those cities— whether it's local bands to play with, house/club venues or anything else— please send the info to madelinesongs@hotmail.com. Yes, she's booked several tours in the past. Yes, she knows a good amount of what to do. But it never hurts to reach out and ask questions, though, does it? Nope.

Madeline? A link maybe, so we can all check out who she is.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 6:38pm

meower wrote:

Check the lot numbers to see if the product is recalled.
I just did this. all our stuff is good.

oops. this is jrzy. damn cats are using my computer again.

My lot number is listed right next to the picture of the product... but when I type the lot number in the search function, it says it is not recalled.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 6:29pm

Manbird wrote:

Damn. I wish mine was tainted. I can't have anything nice or toxic.

I'm thinking you reached your limit a long time ago,,, {#Hug}

Just say no my friend.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 6:24pm

Coaxial wrote:

WooHoo my stuff is untainted.

Damn. I wish mine was tainted. I can't have anything nice or toxic.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 6:22pm

meower wrote:

Check the lot numbers to see if the product is recalled.
I just did this. all our stuff is good.

oops. this is jrzy. damn cats are using my computer again.

WooHoo my stuff is untainted.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 6:22pm

Manbird wrote:

Whatever, moran.

Whoops, this is Winter using Manbird's computer.

don't make me kick your ass.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 6:18pm

meower wrote:

Check the lot numbers to see if the product is recalled.
I just did this. all our stuff is good.

oops. this is jrzy. damn cats are using my computer again.

Whatever, moran.

Whoops, this is Winter using Manbird's computer.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 6:10pm

Check the lot numbers to see if the product is recalled.
I just did this. all our stuff is good.

oops. this is jrzy. damn cats are using my computer again.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 6:02pm

kurtster wrote:

Motrin is pretty potent stuff if you take enough of it long enough. ...

Ouch, glad you got through that.

But, the Motrin caution... there is anecdotal evidence that Motrin contributes to having a stroke.

It may just be another one of those "anything will kill you" cautions... but when a friend had a stroke out of the blue, a little researched showed some frequency of stroke in persons who take regular strong doses of Motrin.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 6:01pm

kurtster wrote:

Motrin is pretty potent stuff if you take enough of it long enough. About 4 or 5 years ago i slipped and fell hard, real hard on the ice in a parking lot. Motrin was the only thing I could find that could touch that kind of pain. And I had lots of options. 400 mg every 2 hours for about a month and a half. I got strung out on it and it noticed it screwing with my mind, I had an accounting class based on excel at the time. Was not a pleasant experience at all. But it was the only thing that kept me standing and walking. Don't ever want to go through that again. Some of my chemo was a walk in the park compared to that.

I get psychedelic color effects from Motrin. Blueish mostly.

Posted: Jan 17, 2010 - 5:58pm

bokey wrote:

What's insane is that people pay for Tylenol and Motrin, neither of which do ANYTHING. {#Lol}

Motrin is pretty potent stuff if you take enough of it long enough. About 4 or 5 years ago i slipped and fell hard, real hard on the ice in a parking lot. Motrin was the only thing I could find that could touch that kind of pain. And I had lots of options. 400 mg every 2 hours for about a month and a half. I got strung out on it and it noticed it screwing with my mind, I had an accounting class based on excel at the time. Was not a pleasant experience at all. But it was the only thing that kept me standing and walking. Don't ever want to go through that again. Some of my chemo was a walk in the park compared to that.