OKLAHOMA CITY —A Mother send's her son off to war, he looses his life fighting for our country. Then she learns her son's name is on Anti-War T-shirts. No one asked her. No one made any attempt to contact families members. Someone just took it upon themselves to out his name on the shirts. Now Mom whose son was in the Marines in Iraq is fighting to keep his name off anti-war T-shirts.
Judy Vincent, a Bokoshe resident who lost her son, Cpl. Scott M. Vincent, more than two years ago learned last year that the shirt listing the names of about 1,700 soldiers killed in Iraq, was being sold by an Arizona man over the Internet. The front of the shirt reads "Bush Lied" and the back reads "They Died."
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2006/7/22
This unique Missionary group is spreading the word to a segment of society who doesn't make much time to attend church or read the word of God A Christian by attending the adult conventions. The Missionaries spread the word by attending Adult Enterainment or "Porn " conventions, passing out bibles to anyone who will take them with "Jesus loves porn stars" stamped on their covers.
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Real estate investors looking to cash in on foreclosures note rising foreclosure rates around the South:A six month housing market analysis reveals Tennessee is moving "up" the list of Top Ten states for mortgage foreclosures for the past six months. I believe this is the first of a long list of problems in the housing market for many people who are home owners to get stung. The state ranks seventh for all of 2006, with Georgia coming in first for the year and second for the month of June, according to newly released study from Foreclosure.com.
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2006/7/21
Is The 911 Movie Release Really Necessary?
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Michael Schiavo, the husband of Terry Schiavo is beating a different drum these days. He seems to be using his 90 minutes of fame to publicly upset a political incumbent. Terri Schiavo's husband said Colorado voters should punish U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave for meddling in what should have been a family decision.
Michael Schiavo endorsed Musgrave's opponent, state representative and Fort Collins Democrat Angie Paccione, and delivered a letter to Musgrave's Loveland office just after noon Wednesday that chided Musgrave for her "lack of respect for my rights and my family's rights."
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2006/7/20
..."This situation has become so unbearable and out of control that I do not know what to do," Otilia Burton wrote in court records filed as part of divorce proceedings, which she began in September... Burton returned to the couple's Cartilla Court home in February, despite his wife's objections. Her lawyer, said they went to court to try to kick him out, but the motion was denied by a judge... Otilia Burton once came in with a black eye, and Burton told one of Hartog's assistants that if the divorce proceedings were completed, he would kill Otilia, the lawyer said...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Colleagues of Michael Burton say the Pasadena firefighter was an outstanding individual, both personally and professionally. (they always say that after the fact)
Neighbors recall a family man who loved his children and would shuttle them to and from school.
But a more frightening picture is emerging after police stormed his home Sunday and found his wife, Otilia, dead with stab wounds and arrested Michael Burton, 45, on suspicion of murder.
"This situation has become so unbearable and out of control that I do not know what to do," Otilia Burton wrote in court records filed as part of divorce proceedings, which she began in September. The couple separated two months earlier and he moved out when she filed for divorce. The 35-year-old woman's full name was Jesus Otilia Burton, but neighbors say everyone called her by her middle name.
The San Bernardino County Coroner's Office is set to conduct an autopsy on her body. Burton was still in a hospital Monday night with self-inflicted stab wounds.
Otilia Burton had said her husband was controlling, manipulative and emotionally and verbally abusive to her and their children, records state.
But Burton denied the accusations and he and his sister, Pamela, portrayed a different woman in court documents.
They said that Otilia Burton was neglecting her three children - a daughter, 18, and two sons, one 12 and the other 9 - and left them alone frequently.
The two also accused Otilia Burton of allowing the children to find out about a relationship she was having with another man.
Otilia Burton admitted to the relationship but denied leaving her children alone, saying she had to work part time at Coco's Restaurant in Rancho Cucamonga while she completed nursing training. It was a career opportunity she said her husband at first encouraged, records state. She added that he was the one who told the children about the relationship.
Burton returned to the couple's Cartilla Court home in February, despite his wife's objections. Her lawyer, Diane Hartog, said they went to court to try to kick him out, but the motion was denied by a judge.
Otilia Burton once came in with a black eye, and Burton told one of Hartog's assistants that if the divorce proceedings were completed, he would kill Otilia, the lawyer said.
"We were all really worried about her," Hartog said. "I was afraid she was going to become a statistic."
While court records state that a sword and gun were taken from Burton in previous visits by police, Otilia Burton noted one chilling threat.
"He has threatened me and told me he has a samurai sword and that he was going to use the sword to chop up my boyfriend," she declared in the court records.
Neighbors knew about the couple's pending divorce, but no one knew how troubled the relationship was.
Carlos Llanos, who lives two houses away, said his son was good friends with the Burton's 9-year-old boy.
"I was pretty devastated about what was going on in his marriage," Llanos said. "He lost a lot of weight and was depressed" when divorce proceedings began.
If you need assistance or you know someone involved in domestic violence, help is available. It's confidential & the call is toll free. The 24-hour number 1-800-799-SAFE. Please before you decided to end a violent relationship consider your options when prepraing to leave.
Let's see. A trained US Marshall murders his wife and is found guilty of manslaughter, the most the bozo can serve is 13 years. I realize know one knows what takes place behind closed doors. But, when any law enforcement officer has murdered another person, child, wife. girlfriend and then declares "she came after me" or I was protecting myself" it's nothing more than smoke and mirrors. I call it the "cowardly liar lion" syndrome. The events in these cases are suspect. And yet, tragedy, after tradegy, a cop, if he doesn't take his own life cook's up one hell of a story. This is one of those situations. Today, a jury today found a U.S. deputy marshal guilty of voluntary manslaughter for fatally shooting his wife July 4, 2005, and it will return to court tomorrow to recommend a sentence.
John Ludwig, 52, of Ashburn, was charged with first-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony for fatally shooting his wife Karen Ludwig, 38, in the couple’s bedroom. The jury also found Ludwig guilty of using a firearm in the commission of a felony, which carried a mandatory three-year prison term. The voluntary manslaughter charge carries a maximum of 10 years in prison, so the maximum sentence Ludwig can get is 13 years in prison.
Prosecutor Robert Vernail told jurors Ludwig was a cold-blooded killer who premeditated the murder with malicious intent.
Ludwig’s attorney, Alex Levay, said his client was acting in self-defense after Karen pointed a gun at her husband during a heated argument. There is no proof, but because the man's attorney planted a reasonable doubt in the bozo's defense his finding by the jury was not premeditated murder.
By finding Ludwig guilty of voluntary manslaughter, the jury had to believe that Ludwig killed his wife intentionally, but in the heat of passion.
Levay and Vernail would not comment until after the jury recommended its sentence, which is expected to conclude tomorrow.
One of the first books in a series I read as a teenager was Mike Hammer. I'd hide it under my bed every night after reading a chapter or two. The books were a quick read and at times a pager turner. Spillane gave definition to crime, sex and drama, although he wasn't fully appreciated for his talents at times, he had a huge audience. He will be missed.
Mickey Spillane, created Mike Hammer, the heroic but frequently sadistic private detective who blasted his way through some of the most violent novels of the 1940’s and 50’s, died yesterday at his home in Murrells Inlet, S.C. He was 88 and had homes in South Carolina and New York City.
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2006/7/19
THIS ARTICLE DOESN'T MENTION THE MOTHER LEFT TO LIVE WITH THIS OR THE SON WHO LOST HIS LIFE. Another one sided news story? Or a society numb to violence in the home.
...Lash's résumé was long and quintessential of the Washington elite -- an Ivy League pedigree, high-powered law firms, a presidential appointment, think tanks, boards of directors, guest spots on television news programs, and prestigious university positions. He had an undergraduate degree from Yale University, a law degree from Harvard University. He clerked for a New Jersey Supreme Court justice. He served as counsel to the chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission during the Reagan years, worked for the law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson and served on the boards of directors of private and publicly traded corporations. In 1994, he found a place in academia on the GMU law faculty...
..."I'm just stunned," Zywicki said last week. "He loved his son so much. He really loved his son...
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LASH
According to Saturday's Washinton Post, A former Bush administration official, after arguing violently with his wife Thursday night, shot and killed his 12-year-old son inside their McLean home, then turned a shotgun on himself and committed suicide.
William H. Lash III, 45, was an assistant secretary of commerce from 2001 until last year, then returned to teach at George Mason University Law School in Arlington, where he had begun as a professor in 1994. His wife, Sharon K. Zackula, fled the house before the shootings, and police said yesterday they were not sure what ignited the murder-suicide in a first-floor bedroom.
Friends and neighbors described Lash as devoted to his only child, William H. Lash IV, who was autistic. Will Lash had just completed sixth grade at Haycock Elementary School in the Falls Church area, Fairfax school officials said. The father and son could often be seen side by side on the swing set in their back yard, one neighbor said, and the pair often attended Washington Nationals baseball games.
Police said they had not been summoned this year to the blue expanded Cape Cod-style home on Pathfinder Lane in the West McLean neighborhood. There was no record of any domestic complaints. Neighbors said the family kept a low profile.
But shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday, police said, Lash and Zackula had a dispute and Zackula ran from the house and called police. Zackula was not hurt, but the dispute was physical enough that police later obtained a warrant charging Lash with domestic assault, Officer Richard Henry said.
Lash never knew about the warrant. When three or four officers arrived at 9:55 p.m., Henry said, they knocked on several doors but got no answer. Within 10 minutes, while trying to decide their next move, the officers heard two gunshots from inside the house, Henry said.
Not knowing who was shooting -- and who was being shot at -- the officers called for help. Teams of tactical officers and hostage negotiators were summoned, Henry said. Black-clad officers with rifles darted across front lawns, a command post bus was brought in, and police dispatchers phoned neighbors with urgent instructions: Turn off all lights and get in the basement, neighbors said.
After phone calls failed, a police negotiator began circling the house with a bullhorn, two neighbors said. The negotiator gently pleaded with Lash, "Bill, we need to know you're okay," the neighbors said. "Please give us a sign. Answer the phone. Turn on a light."
The negotiator tried to reach Lash for more than two hours. "He was incredibly compassionate," said one neighbor, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
After 1 a.m., police released a remote-controlled robot, equipped with a video camera, so police could gauge what was happening inside. The neighbor said the robot rolled slowly down Pathfinder Lane, up the Lash driveway and into the house.
Finally, at 3:50 a.m., officers went inside and found Lash and his son, both dead from gunshots to the upper body.
Daniel D. Polsby, dean of GMU's law school, said, "This thing just doesn't belong to the normal range of human experience, and we're all just heartbroken for his family, his community and for ourselves."
Lash was born and raised in New Jersey, where his parents still live.
Zackula, a lawyer with the National Association of Securities Dealers, could not be located yesterday.
A few weeks ago, , drinking a cup of coffee while sitting in the Jesse Brown V.A. Medical Center on Chicago’s south side, a Veterans Administration cop walked up to me and said, "OK, you’ve had your 15 minutes, it’s time to go."
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In West Virginia A 12-year-old Braxton County girl who falsely told police she had actually been kidnapped and that her mom was shot in the face. This little stunt, had the entire town looking for this child. And now she is facing between 50 and 60 charges, State Police said yesterday.
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An Arizona man has been charged with beating a 3-year-old girl recorded some of the incidents on video, according to police reports. But why has the mother come forward now? She must have suspected something or the child told her and maybe she dismissed the childs accusations. I find this case questionable. I think the mother should also bee investigated in this case. Why was the child even left alone with this man? And where was the mother when all this was happening?
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Is it fair to allow someone like Cynthia McKinney back into Congress for a second term? It's not up to us by the voters in her district. While the rest of the world viewed McKinney's outrageous behavior, the voters view her as someone who stands up for herself and isn't afraid to speak her mind. That outburst would have hurt many a politician, but it will play well for her come November.
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2006/7/18
LAS VEGAS - Well it looks like LasVegas is having a bit of a moral problem. It seems the strippers and hookers are demanding to get some respect for their profession. The lovely ladies decided to get together and hold a protest taking their cause by demonstrating on the steps of the courthouse in downtown Las Vegas. They're calling for more legal protection and decriminalization of the world's oldest profession.
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In Florida this past weekend a registered sex offender shot and killed a 17-year-old girl and then himself inside a café Saturday morning in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
After an hourlong standoff, police found Scott David Uslan, 42, along with Brittany Carleo, who worked at the store. Witnesses told police Uslan entered the restaurant around 9:15 a.m. armed with a handgun. Two other employees were able to escape, leaving behind the young girl.
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The State of Virgina is currently debating castration as treatment for convicted sex offenders. State Senenator Emmett Hanger Jr., R-Augusta, proposed a bill that would give offenders the option to be surgically castrated at the end of their prison sentence, prior to being released back into society. The Senator had second thoughts about the bill so he withdrew it pending more information because the courts might see castration cruel-and-unusual punishment. Not much resaerch is available on the subject I don't think a person can ever be cured of this kind of behavior. At least I've not heard of the any concrete documentation. The Senator claims that sex offenders would volunteer for the procedure should allay such concerns. He hopes to introduce a revised version in the next session.
2006/7/17
The popularity of body art ebbs and flows like ocean waves. Its ancient heritage is surrounded by physical pain, the mental shock of being marked for life and personal rebellion which brought it into the mainstream in the 1920s. In 2006, many teens do whatever they can to get one.
In states such as Massachusetts and Oklahoma, tattooing is illegal. The reason: AIDS is still an incurable disease that can be passed through dirty needles. In order to operate legally, all tattoo shops must use sterile equipment.
Tattoos have become a fashion statement judging by their growing popularity among teens and adults alike.
Some reasons for the spontaneous outbreak of tattoos among teens comes from its reputation among famous people. Music and Sports celebrities have tattoos and teens who idolize them want to get one too.
The history of tatoos dates back to a 5,300-year-old frozen man found near Innsbruck, Austria with a cross behind his knee and lines on his back. In the 1880s, it became commonly known when upper class Americans would travel as far as Japan to decorate their bodies. The actual word "tattoo" comes from the Tahitian word "tatua," which means to mark the skin.
The working class adopted the art when tools became available. That sparked the big fetish for tattoos in the 1950's. Tattoo shops popped up like jack-in-the-boxes all over Coney Island. A picture of a well-endowed woman, a skull with cross bones and a little heart that read "Mom" could all be purchased for about $15. Now tattoos range from $50 and up depending on and where you go.
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@ 03:02 AM (23 months, 29 days ago)
According to a new poll just released by the AP, the Democrats will be taking the lead come election time. So does that mean we, as voters will have a good choice of candidates when the presidential election comes around? According to James Carville's July 2, 2006, story in the Washington Post, hand inked by the political guru, titled "The Power of Hillary", he says "Democrats are worried sick about her chances".
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What is Katherine Harris thinking? She had what appeared to be a very promising career in politics. She knows all the rules, or at least I thought she did anyway. Maybe she switched her brand of bottled water. Or just maybe she let all the power that comes with being a politician go to her head, believing she was untouchable. Tag, Ms. Harris, Your Out!
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2006/7/16
Every so often I receive fan mail. Mind you, this is a first. This came from someone very special at the National Organization of Women. I did a little detective work and the IP address just happens to match that of the grammer school commentary of late on a recent blog. The caption read's Kiss My A$$.
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 A police sergeant in Bloomington, Illinois, home of Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan Universities, was charged today with four rapes dating back to 2002, according to a story via AP on CNN.com. Sgt. Jeff Pelo, a 17 year police veteran, was also charged with stalking "a woman who found him lurking outside her home."
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This is different. In a news conference held yesterday, Valerie Plame and her husband "smoking" Joe are asking the public to assist them with the lawsuit costs filed against, Cheney, Rumsfield, Libby, Rove,CBS, ABC, CNN, and other unknown participants regarding her depature from the CIA into the role of "Heavenly Homemaker." They want us, to consider sending money to the Joseph & Valerie Wilson Legal Supprt Trust. It's clear that Plame book deal and other lucritive investments and income the couple enjoy isn't enough to sustain their already meager existance, so they would really like us to dig in and help. Looks like 15 minutes of "Fame" will be milked from the cow for many, many months.
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2006/7/15
The largest corporate scandal in our history, ends with a tribute to a man that would make Rev. Martin Luther King turn over in his resting place at Ken Lay's memorial service. It was a full house, from James Baker to former President Bush. At the helm of the memorial service, the Reverend Dr. Bill Lawson who compared Lay with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus Christ, and said his name would eventually be cleared.
The former president and his wife Barbara entered and exited the church by a rear exit and did not speak to the media.
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A woman in Oregon by the name of Lorna Dudash, just couldn't get the "hot" deputy who responded to her home last month on a noise complaint off her mind. So this 40 something woman decideds to be assertive, calling 911 and asking for a date. She must have watched too many episides of Desperate Housewives.
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MUNDY TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN --The Westboro Baptist church arranged for police protection at the military funeral of marine Lane Corporal Brandon Webb, and didn't show up. So the folks in from theTownship sent them a bill for their services in the amount of $5,000.
(AP) Members of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka have held a number of controversial demonstrations at military funerals. They say the deaths are God's punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality.
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2006/7/14
@ 04:38 AM (24 months, 2 days ago)
In an interview with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, former Nixon counsel John Dean explained a largely unknown 50 year academic study. The data shows that conservatives are much more likely to follow authoritarian leaders. Dean discovered the ongoing study while researching his new book, "Conservative Without Conscience." Dean believes that the study helps to explain why the Republican party has been driven further right.
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Apparently, shortly after Andrea Yates was arrested while being interviewed by the jail psychiatrist her plans to take kill her children were pre-meditated because she though about the steps to take the night before. She also took into consideration the ages of her children and who would be the easiest to kill first down on to the oldest child and what difficulty she might encounter. The tape and the officers account of her admission in this trial to the crimes should be enough to convict her of the murder's.
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The National Organizarion for Women will be celebrating it's 40th birthady, soon . One of the founder's who passed away last year Betty Freidan, wrote the organizations purpose statement in 1966. They also include a disclaimer of sorts: NOTICE: This is a historic document, which was adopted at NOW's first National Conference in Washington, D.C. on October 29, 1966. The words are those of the 1960s, and do not reflect current language or NOW's current priorities. I have posted highlights from an organization whose mission, agenda and leadership have drastically changed. Looking at the site today, forty years later, it's not the same organization my mother joined. They support organizations such as Code Pink, individuals like Cindy Sheehan, George Soros, while blasting the President of the United States with this link:
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2006/7/13
We forget, who are the real hero's, alive and fallen in war since 9/11. It make's no sence to finger point on how we got into this bloddy war. What matters most, is that we do not repeat the same "song" sung during the Vietnam War. The troops need our support and our praise for a job well done when they return home.
U.S. Army soldiers Sgt. Christopher Fisher, left, from | |
My Mother taught me about Envy...
My Mother taught me about Behavior Modification...
My Mother taught me about the Circle of Life...
My Mother taught me about Stamina...
My Mother taught me about the science of Osmosis...
My Mother taught me about Contartionism...
My Mother taught me Irony...
My Mother taught me to appreciate a job well done.
My Mother taught me about Time Travel...
My Mother taught me about Foresight...
My Mother taught me about Logic...
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