I don't give a good G*d damn if this Page person was confusing Sikhs with Muslims; I don't care if he confuses Christians with Spittle-flecked Snake Handlers. I'm sick and tired of armed nutcases walking into places were people are assembled and shooting up the place. I'm sorry, but someone's second amendment right does not trump everyone else's first amendment right to assemble. I think that the right to assemble safely is more important than disturbed person's desire to wear camouflage and carry arms. And I'm not interested in any lecture on how assault weapons don't exist or that they're great for hunting wild boar.'Nuff said. And from the comments:
And, I find it troubling that "sorry, he thought they were Muslims" is somehow supposed to be meaningful in this storyline.
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How about people's right simply to live?
At age 4 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.Past time for a bit of levity, don't you think? ...though I'm still feeling pretty gloomy, if truth be told.
At age 12 success is . . . having friends.
At age 16 success is . . . having a driver's license.
At age 20 success is . . . having sex.
At age 35 success is . . . having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 60 success is . . . having sex.
At age 70 success is . . . having a driver's license.
At age 75 success is . . . having friends.
At age 80 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.
Cheers,
Paul (A.)
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| ANGELICO, Fra Transfiguration (Cell 6) 1440-42 Convento di San Marco, Florence Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, ‘Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah’—not knowing what he said. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, ‘This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!’ When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen. (Luke 9:28-36)  | ||
| UNKNOWN ICON PAINTER, Cretan Transfiguration of Christ c. 1550 Ikonen-Museum, Recklinghausen |
O God, who on the holy mount revealed to chosen witnesses your well-beloved Son, wonderfully transfigured, in raiment white and glistening: Mercifully grant that we, being delivered from the disquietude of this world, may by faith behold the King in his beauty; who with you, O Father, and you, O Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
It's time to have a somber national discussion about the [insert shooting tragedy here] tragedy.In his post at the link above, Chris Andoe at Americablog lists the rest of rules for discussion here in the United States of the most recent mass shooting and those that may follow. People in other countries are not bound by our rules for discussion, so you may read or hear words that you find offensive and politically incorrect, such as, "America's gun laws are insane."
Before we get started, let's go over a few basic ground rules.
1. In the wake of the __________ tragedy it's time for us all to come together as a nation and not assign blame. This is not the time, for example, to talk about how it's easier to purchase a gun in America than it is to vote (or buy French cheese).
2. And we won't tolerate any second guessing of the Second Amendment right to carry assault weapons, or questions about how the Framers could have possibly envisaged an assault rifle over 200 years ago, or why a "hunter" needs six thousand rounds of ammunition, or kevlar, or smoke grenades to kill a pheasant.
Police and fire departments are handling a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., south of Milwaukee, where at least seven people, including the gunman, are dead, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and other news organizations. At least three people, including a police officer who exchanged shots with the suspect, have been injured and taken to a hospital.Lord, have mercy.
Most of the song in the film is Monroe's own voice but she needed help in two phrases -- "These rocks don't lose their shape, diamonds are a girl's best friend", and at the beginning with a series of high-pitched "no's", all of which were dubbed in by the soprano Marni Nixon.Thanks to Doug.
The song was listed as the 12th most important movie song of all time by the American Film Institute.
Monroe's rendition of the song has been considered an iconic performance and has since been copied by other entertainers ranging from Madonna and Kylie Minogue to Geri Halliwell, Anna Nicole Smith and Thalia.
There is a controversy because the Republican presidential nominee, Governor Mitt Romney, refuses to release his tax returns. As I said before, I was told by an extremely credible source that Romney has not paid taxes for ten years. People who make as much money as Mitt Romney have many tricks at their disposal to avoid paying taxes. We already know that Romney has exploited many of these loopholes, stashing his money in secret, overseas accounts in places like Switzerland and the Cayman Islands.There are those who say that Reid should not have made the claim, because he admits he's not certain it's true, that therefore what Reid said is no more than gossip. Perhaps so, but Reid is nobody's fool, and I'm pretty sure he thought the matter through before he made the claim and before he released his subsequent instatement. If the claim is not true, think how foolish Romney could make Reid look by releasing his tax returns. So. Will he, or won't he release his tax returns?
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When it comes to answering the legitimate questions the American people have about whether he avoided paying his fair share in taxes or why he opened a Swiss bank account, Romney has shut up. But as a presidential candidate, it’s his obligation to put up, and release several years’ worth of tax returns just like nominees of both parties have done for decades.
Rafalca didn't win a medal, but she entered into the spirit of the occasion with poise and éclat, in contrast to the spouse of her owner. She's a beautiful horse with splendid markings.Never for a second during her seven-minute performance did a hoof stray dangerously mouthwards, nor did she do anything at all to offend or upset the host nation. From the moment she entered the Greenwich Park equestrian arena at 12.15 on Thursday afternoon, the most famous political horse since Caligula toyed with making a consul of Incitatus seemed in her element.
She bowed her neatly plaited head on cue, trotted diagonally across the sand, did the jogging-on-the-spot thing, the skipping thing, the rhythmic boogying thing, the controlled trotting thing: in short, Rafalca did everything that the occasion and the peculiar rules of the dressage demanded of her.
Her part-owner seemed equally delighted. Ann Romney, who was in the VIP section of the equestrian arena, rose to give Rafalca a standing ovation and a wave. "She was consistent and elegant," said Mrs Romney. "She did not disappoint. She thrilled me to death."Is Ann prouder of Rafalca's performance in England than of Mitt's? I expect so, but she'd never say.
