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Big Government : Judges Gone Wild, Texas Style

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:43:28 +0000

That's incorrect. The mother lost custody because of this incident. The paternal grandmother was not their legal guardian at the time. http://www.woai.com/mostpopular/story/Mom-loses-c...

Big Government : Judges Gone Wild, Texas Style

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:22:39 +0000

You're confused. The mother lost custody of this child and two others after the spanking incident not before. The paternal grandmother was not the legal guardian at the time. And that's what is so egregious about this ruling. She lost custody of her own children for meting out punishment that is legal in the State of Texas.

Big Government : Judges Gone Wild, Texas Style

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:04:06 +0000

Those were my thoughts exactly, Dr. Paterno. Below is the comment I posted at the site where I first read about this case. Thank you for bringing national attention to this case with your article. Posted by: BuckeyeTexan Location: DFW on Jun 19, 2011 at 02:15 PM Prosecuting this mother is an egregious abuse of power by the State of Texas. This judge's ruling should be appealed and the judge disciplined. Texas Family Code defines child abuse. The law specifically excludes “reasonable” discipline by the child’s parent, guardian, or conservator; corporal punishment is not in itself abusive under the law. An act or omission is abusive only if “observable and material impairment” occurs as a result, or if it causes “substantial harm,” or exposes the child to risk of substantial harm. I hope the mother fights this abuse of power and ultimately sues the State of Texas for illegally removing her children from her custody. And from now on, Grandma doesn't get to see the children unless the visits are supervised. She should be ashamed of the emotional damage she's done to the children and the mother. Everyone involved in prosecuting the mother deserves to be reprimanded and lose benefits/money for their unconscionable decisions.

Big Government : Racial Quota Scandal at Obama Justice Department

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:12:00 +0000

Since AG Holder and his DOJ apparatchiks refuse to cooperate with Congress and be transparent in their actions, we must investigate each of them when they leave office and prosecute any criminal actions as required. Their abuse of power cannot go unchecked.

Big Journalism : Blame Breitbart!: Salon.com Editor Joan Walsh Lies and Bullies on Weinergate

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 06:47:46 +0000

Joan Walsh was on my list of unconfirmed journolist members. I strongly suspected she was part of Klein's cabal but couldn't prove it. So I never added her to my list. I wouldn't be surprised if the former j-list listserv members are discussing how best to push this story off the radar. Tex

Big Journalism : Are Obama Advisors Worried About Trump’s MSM-Birther Circus?

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:19:09 +0000

Re: Obama's first Executive Order did not seal all of his personal records --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barack Obama's first Executive Order, 13489, was regarding the release of Presidential Records stored in the National Archives and maintained by the National Archivist. The National Archives do not maintain or administer the Hawaii vital records or various university transcripts to which birthers want access. Obama's EO 13489 revoked Bush's EO 13233 on Presidential Records and essentially restored WH policy to that of Reagan's EO 12667 on Presidential Records. (Sources: Obama's EO #13489: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-1712.pd... Bush's EO #13233: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cg... Reagan's EO #12667: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codifica...

Big Journalism : Are Obama Advisors Worried About Trump’s MSM-Birther Circus?

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:17:14 +0000

Re: Hawaii Certification of Live Birth acceptable for U.S. Passports The U.S. Department of State accepts a certified birth certificate that includes include your full name, the full name of your parent(s), date and place of birth, sex, date the birth record was filed, and the seal or other certification of the official custodian of such records. (Source: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_5401.ht... - If the birth certificate was filed more than 1 year after the birth: It must be supported by evidence described in the next paragraph. - If no birth record exists: Submit a registrar’s notice to that effect. Also submit a combination of the following: an early baptismal or circumcision certificate, hospital birth record, early census, school, or family Bible records, or newspapers or insurance files. Notarized affidavits of persons having knowledge of your birth may be submitted in addition to at least one record listed above. Evidence should include your given name and surname, date and place of birth, and the seal or other certification of the office (if customary) and the signature of the issuing official. (Source: http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/secondary_ev...

Big Journalism : Are Obama Advisors Worried About Trump’s MSM-Birther Circus?

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:15:36 +0000

Re: 1981 Pakistan Travel Ban ----------------------------------------- WND also perpetuated the erroneous claim about a travel ban to Pakistan. As you pointed out, there was no such travel ban. Here's the truth: The U.S. Department of State issued Travel Advisory No. 81-33A for Americans traveling to Pakistan in 1981. "Before traveling to Pakistan, American Citizens should be aware of the following updated visa requirements: 30 day visas are available at Pakistani airports for tourists only. As these visas are rarely extended beyond the 30 day time per visa. Tourists planning to stay longer should secure visas before coming to Pakistan. Any traveler coming into Pakistan overland from India must, repeat must, have a valid visa, as 30 day visas are not, repeat not, issued at the overland border crossing point at Wagha."

Big Journalism : Are Obama Advisors Worried About Trump’s MSM-Birther Circus?

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:14:10 +0000

Exactly on point Re: Obama's legal fees for eligibility lawsuits There have been approximately 74 eligibility lawsuits. Obama's personal attorneys (Perkins Coie) have provided a defense in exactly three of the 74 suits. The DOJ has provided a defense in nine. The rest of the lawsuits were either dismissed by the judge sua sponte or Obama was not a defendant in the lawsuits. (Source: http://tesibria.typepad.com/whats_your_evidence/B... World Net Daily started the erroneous rumor that Obama has spent millions of dollars in legal fees on the eligibility issue. They looked at the FEC campaign finance records for "Obama For America" and found that OFA had paid the law firm Perkins Coie approximately $2 million. What WND failed to report is that Perkins Coie is the primary law firm representing the Obama For America organization as a whole. So if one is to believe WND on their claim, one would also have to believe that the primary law firm for a presidential campaign had NO OTHER responsibilities except defending three eligibility lawsuits.

Big Journalism : Dem Saying "F--- the President" Worse Than Joe Wilson Shouting "You Lie"

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:33:06 +0000

Rep. Joe Wilson was not censured for his "You Lie!" outburst. He was admonished. Prior to Charlie Rangel, the last time the House centured a member was in 1983 (Crane & Studds.)

Big Journalism : JournoList, Shame of a Nation: Today's 'Reporters' Are Liberals First, Journalists Second

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:33:26 +0000

Exactly. Cronkite, Vietnam. Enough said.

Big Journalism : JournoList, Shame of a Nation: Today's 'Reporters' Are Liberals First, Journalists Second

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:28:37 +0000

What kind of criminal conduct? This is America. We don't prosecute people (yet) for having political opinions with which we disagree. If we go down that path, we'll have the law used against us. If the J-listers violated election law in some way, then that's a different story. Let's determine if there was criminal conduct before we start shouting for heads to roll.

Big Journalism : JournoList, Shame of a Nation: Today's 'Reporters' Are Liberals First, Journalists Second

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:13:07 +0000

"Absent the alternative media on the Internet—these guys would never have been caught. They would have been able to maintain the charade that they are “working journalists” and quietly continued with their plots and schemes." That's been exactly the case with the conversation that takes place every workday morning for seventeen years between Rham Emanuel, George Stephanopoulos, James Carville, and Paul Begala. We don't have tapes of their conversations, so we don't know what's discussed. No doubt they do their own plotting and scheming. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/18011.h...

Big Journalism : Mr. President, Your Note Has Expired: The MSM Is Calling In Its Chits

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:30:04 +0000

JournoList: 135 Names Confirmed (with news organizations) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2559...

Big Journalism : JournoList: Cliques 3

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:28:06 +0000

The list is now at 135 confirmed names. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2559...

Big Journalism : Top Ten Most Left-Biased American Journalists - #3: JournoList's Own Paul Krugman, The New York T

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:09:58 +0000
Sources: (http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/25/the-death-of-journolist-does-privacy-end-at-the-edge-of-your-th/) (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20086.html) (http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2010/06/after-journolist) (http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/17/politico-the-secret-liberal-journalist-cabal/) (http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/kausfiles/archive/2009/03/26/journolist-revealed-inside-the-liberal-media-email-cabal.aspx) (http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2009/03/who-doesnt-love-the-journolist.html) (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2010/jun/25/usa) (http://www.frumforum.com/the-inside-scoop-on-journolist) (http://twitter.com/TimFernholz) (http://twitter.com/DanaGoldstein) (http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/9/22/142845/064?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TalkleftThePoliticsOfCrime+%28TalkLeft%3A+The+Politics+of+Crime%29) (http://www.frumforum.com/responding-to-john-hawkins)

Big Journalism : Top Ten Most Left-Biased American Journalists - #3: JournoList's Own Paul Krugman, The New York T

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:09:20 +0000
Journolist Members 1. Ezra Klein 2. Dave Weigel 3. Matthew Yglesias 4. David Dayen 5. Spencer Ackerman 6. Jeffrey Toobin 7. Eric Alterman 8. Paul Krugman 9. John Judis 10. Eve Fairbanks 11. Mike Allen 12. Ben Smith 13. Lisa Lerer 14. Joe Klein 15. Brad DeLong 16. Chris Hayes 17. Matt Duss 18. Jonathan Chait 19. Jesse Singal 20. Michael Cohen 21. Isaac Chotiner 22. Katha Pollitt 23. Alyssa Rosenberg 24. Rick Perlstein 25. Alex Rossmiller 26. Ed Kilgore 27. Walter Shapiro 28. Noam Scheiber 29. Michael Tomasky 30. Rich Yesels 31. Tim Fernholz 32. Dana Goldstein 33. Jonathan Cohn 34. Scott Winship

Big Journalism : JournoList: ...Yes, But the Reporters at Pravda Weren't Such Insufferable Assholes

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:05:10 +0000
Sources: (http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/25/the-death-of-journolist-does-privacy-end-at-the-edge-of-your-th/) (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20086.html) (http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/2010/06/after-journolist) (http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/17/politico-the-secret-liberal-journalist-cabal/) (http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/kausfiles/archive/2009/03/26/journolist-revealed-inside-the-liberal-media-email-cabal.aspx) (http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2009/03/who-doesnt-love-the-journolist.html) (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2010/jun/25/usa) (http://www.frumforum.com/the-inside-scoop-on-journolist) (http://twitter.com/TimFernholz) (http://twitter.com/DanaGoldstein) (http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/9/22/142845/064?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TalkleftThePoliticsOfCrime+%28TalkLeft%3A+The+Politics+of+Crime%29) (http://www.frumforum.com/responding-to-john-hawkins)

Big Journalism : JournoList: ...Yes, But the Reporters at Pravda Weren't Such Insufferable Assholes

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:03:48 +0000
Journolist Members 1. Ezra Klein 2. Dave Weigel 3. Matthew Yglesias 4. David Dayen 5. Spencer Ackerman 6. Jeffrey Toobin 7. Eric Alterman 8. Paul Krugman 9. John Judis 10. Eve Fairbanks 11. Mike Allen 12. Ben Smith 13. Lisa Lerer 14. Joe Klein 15. Brad DeLong 16. Chris Hayes 17. Matt Duss 18. Jonathan Chait 19. Jesse Singal 20. Michael Cohen 21. Isaac Chotiner 22. Katha Pollitt 23. Alyssa Rosenberg 24. Rick Perlstein 25. Alex Rossmiller 26. Ed Kilgore 27. Walter Shapiro 28. Noam Scheiber 29. Michael Tomasky 30. Rich Yesels 31. Tim Fernholz 32. Dana Goldstein 33. Jonathan Cohn 34. Scott Winship

Big Journalism : Busted… Proof That Far Left Media Hacks Are Colluding to Spin National News at JournoList

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:41:54 +0000
Blogger Big Tent Democrat at Talk Left: The Politics of Crime blog confirms that the J-listers on JournoList coordinated efforts to drive an agenda. In a September 22, 2009 article, Big Tent Democrat says:
"One I always find interesting is that the JournOList has decided to make Howard Dean the target of their attacks, as opposed to say, Jay Rockefeller, or even better, Charles Schumer."

"There is a fundamental dishonesty emanating from the JournOList on health care reform, Howard Dean, the public option and reconciliation. "
Source: (http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/9/22/142845/064)