Displaying 1,231 To 1,260 Of 3,333 Comments Invient, thanks for posting. This thing is heating up. I noticed bito’s twitter item from the Teamsters’ Union. And so far, ZERO coverage on the MSM! Nothing all day from CNN or MSNBC that I have seen. We were talking about this on Vox Pop last night…that something is brewing in this country. The students are always first on the front lines…God bless them. And now it’s spreading to other cities. I just hope no one gets hurt. Please be careful…and keep us posted when you can. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 24, 2011 @ 6:41 pm http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/09/22/326264/bill-clinton-slams-tea-party/ Clinton: ‘There Is Not A Single Solitary Example’ Of A Country That Has Succeeded With A Tea Party Philosophy » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 24, 2011 @ 11:50 am KQ, thanks. These teabaggers are taking it to us at the state level too. If you have time, read my piece listed on the side-bar “The GOP’s War on Women…at the State Level”. It breaks down the attempts by the far RW Christians to abolish abortion and contraception, state by state. The article is a little lengthy, but is certainly an eye-opener. They are making steady progress in spite of public opinion, with issues on the ballot in two states. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 24, 2011 @ 11:33 am Apologies if anyone else has posted this, but IMO, this is over the top by anti-abortion forces: They intend to do live ultrasounds/sonograms on pregnant women at a presentation on Capitol Hill for any representatives that would like to attend. All 535 members have been invited. It’s pretty bizarre. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 24, 2011 @ 11:08 am Hi Sue! That’s just beautiful!! May I use it elsewhere? » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 23, 2011 @ 6:44 pm For anyone interested in the story of the two men cleared and released from prison in North Carolina today, here is some information on the Innocence Project group: “The North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence, which coordinates the Innocence Projects’® at each of North Carolina’s law schools (Campbell, Charlotte, Elon, Duke, NCCU, UNC, and Wake Forest), is dedicated to investigating post-conviction claims of actual innocence from unrepresented North Carolina inmates. The Center is part of the National Innocence Network coordinated by the Innocence Project® at The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.” Read more… I did not see Barry Scheck mentioned here, but I understand that this is his baby. He has done some incredible work in this area, using law students from around the country to help with the investigations and legal work. IMO, Mr. Scheck deserves a medal! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 23, 2011 @ 1:49 pm bito, MSNBC announced this story about an hour ago. This was great news! I am not familiar with the NC Innocence Review and will have to do some digging on it. Here is just another reason that we need to abolish the death penalty once and for all! I did read your link on Reginald Clemons last night. This sounds like another “railroading” if I’ve ever seen it, especially the part about the rape kit that was just conveniently left in the evidence room without examination. That evidence could have exonerated Clemons…or convicted him. Pretty amazing that our legal system could be this inadequate and slovenly and yes, corrupt! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 23, 2011 @ 1:26 pm bito, I just read that piece. Interesting that is was on FUX news. But I did notice a little thing at the very bottom of the page that invited people to “argue with her at”…. I wonder why they would phrase it that way? Why not “comment on this article” or something like it? One thing for sure…in spite of Ms. Kohn’s honest piece, I STILL will not frequent anything that has that logo! Had I noticed it sooner, I would not have read it at all. I know, I know…that’s being closed-minded. My bad! 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 23, 2011 @ 1:17 pm There has been ZERO coverage on CNN today. I’ve had it on all day in the background. It was not mentioned on MSNBC tonight either. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 22, 2011 @ 8:02 pm Adonai, that’s great! Why don’t you go Facebook about it? 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 22, 2011 @ 4:40 pm We have been somewhat distracted (and dismayed) by the happenings in Georgia in the past 24 hours. So, I am attempting to remind us that the RW Christians are still out there, trying to work their scheme to take over the government with Rick Perry at their head. An article on “Right Wing Watch” will introduce you to Perry’s Florida campaign leadership. If there was any question of Perry’s involvement with the “Seven Mountains” doctrine, this article should clear up the issue. ======================================= http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/meet-rick-perrys-radical-leadership-team-co-chair Meet Rick Perry’s Radical Leadership Team Co-Chair Before heading to this week’s Presidency 5 conference in Orlando, Rick Perry named two Religious Right leaders to his Florida Presidency 5 campaign leadership team: John Stemberger and Pam Olsen. While Stemberger’s anti-choice, anti-gay and anti-Muslim activism is well known, Olsen is a far more obscure figure, but no less extreme. Olsen has said that same-sex marriage will lead to God’s judgment, preached Seven Mountains dominionism, and even claims that she, as a prophet, will have the power to raise the dead in the End Times. Olsen heads the Tallahassee branch of the International House of Prayer, whose members helped organize and preached at Perry’s The Response prayer rally in August. The Response emcee Mike Bickle, who once claimed that Oprah is the harbinger of the Antichrist and that gay marriage is “rooted in the depths of hell,” is the founder and director of IHOP. As reported by Sarah Posner, Olsen was inspired to found IHOP Tallahassee after extremist self-proclaimed prophet Cindy Jacobs prophesied over her. In July, Olsen warned that God’s increasingly severe judgments will come on the church and America for legalizing same-sex marriage in the form of natural disasters: We are under judgment. Do you know how many of the denominations now are suddenly saying, ‘Oh ok we think it’s ok now to have gay marriage, we think it’s ok to have gay preachers, we think it’s ok.’ Whole denominations! The Episcopalians fell off the planet, they think it’s ok to have gay priests. We’ve got other groups, one of the Presbyterians, they’re looking at voting, we’ve got other ones, they’re all of the sudden going, ‘Oh in the name of tolerance,’ and they’re forgetting God’s word completely in whole denominations. You know what, God is not one that’s gonna wink at sin, He will come and shake at everything that can be shaken. God is a God of judgment, He is. If we think we’re not gonna be judged…He judged Israel? Are we better than that? And sometimes I think we think we are, but we’re not. And God is shaking. If anybody looks at the news and has just seen what’s been happening recently with the floods, the fires, the tornadoes, God is shaking. Yeah I think you have God shaking, sure you have the Enemy shaking, you have both and I don’t want to say oh that’s the judgment of God or that’s the Enemy. But the reality is God is judging us, and I think it’s going to get worse. In an April service, Olsen preached Seven Mountains dominionism, the radical theology that demands fundamentalist Christians take control over the seven critical spheres of society: government, business, media, arts and entertainment, family, media, education, and religion. Towards the end of the service, Olsen also states that in the End Times she will be capable of raising the dead: We talk a lot about the seven centers of power or the seven mountains, asking God to come. If you are ever in any intercession set here at the house of prayer, you will find us often crying out God move on the hearts of the family; awaken the church in the West, in this city awaken the church; we cry out for the government, we’re in capital city and we better be crying out to the government; pray for the campuses and the youth to be moved; that God will move and change the media’s heart that He would begin to cause them to speak truth; that He would come and move in the marketplace and awaken and bring His people the finances to literally fund the Kingdom of God; that He come and move in every area in arts and entertainment. Those are the seven mountains of influence that God would begin to move, and we cry out for that because God wants to come, the Holy Spirit wants to come and it is like hot molten lava that He would literally sweep over every area. … Man I tell you what, we better know God’s word in this hour with what’s coming, we better know God’s word, and we better be saying, God I want to partner with your heart, whatever’s coming I want to be prepared as an End Time messenger who has walked in the fire and knows You and knows how to say, God that person needs to be raised from the dead and I’m gonna say, in Jesus’ name rise up and walk, and I’m gonna pray that in and see the dead raised! ======================================== Perry, in his speech in New York a few days ago, used language that is coded and known by the Dominionists. He is choosing campaign leaders who embrace the “Seven Mountains” plan to take over the government and establish a theocracy. I don’t think there should be any question about his intentions. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 22, 2011 @ 5:30 am Bito, that’s the American Way! Was it also a private prison? I really wouldn’t be surprised. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 9:16 pm Oh Lord, save the Mac!! 🙂 I can’t believe you were still having earthquakes during the typhoon. That’s incredible! What has Japan done to p*ss off the gods so badly?? 🙂 » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 9:13 pm KQ, agreed! The LOWEST court in the land, indeed! Shame on them all! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 9:09 pm Good night, sweet lady! I hope you will rest well. We’ll take up the fight again tomorrow. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 8:53 pm Kalima, I know what you mean. I think in this case that it may be that they didn’t want to admit that they made a mistake, or that there was police misconduct. The eye witnesses said that they were coerced by the police to give false testimony. That would have opened up a whole can of worms. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 8:51 pm Kalima, I am so completely heart-sick tonight. They have killed an innocent man. He went to his death saying that he was innocent and told his family to continue to search for the truth. I am so ashamed at what has happened here. We have no right to try to push our “ideals” on anyone else when we have such travesties in our legal system. It would not have hurt anyone for the court to look at the case again in light of the evidence. Shame on them all, indeed! I was glad to see your comment tonight. I was worried about you and the storm. The TV news said it was pretty bad there. I hope you all made it through okay. You guys just can’t get a break, it seems. I do hope everything is OK! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 8:45 pm It’s over…just waiting for the “details”. God forgive them! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 8:02 pm May the death of Troy Davis be the catalyst that bans the use of state sanctioned murder from our country for all time! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 7:50 pm Bito, no problem, my friend! You know where my vote is going! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 7:46 pm If you’re black in Georgia, you don’t have a ghost of a chance! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 7:44 pm What in the name of God is wrong with our Supreme Court? What would it hurt to stay that execution until they have had time to look at the new evidence? And Clarence Thomas? They couldn’t get anyone else to come out with their decision? This is horrific! This is such a let-down! I was sure that “JUSTICE” would be served and that somehow, they would stop it. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 7:33 pm I’m right there with you, Sue! I’m shaking I’m so angry at this! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 7:27 pm May Clarence Thomas get HIS just rewards! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 7:25 pm OMG! Justice Thomas has just DENIED the stay of execution!!! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 7:21 pm Adlib, I’m asking the same thing! Not to change the subject, but the House just defeated a bill that would prevent the shut down of the government…another hostage taking. You’d think that after the debt ceiling thing, they wouldn’t have the nerve to try that again! How long can this last indeed?? » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 7:19 pm Sue, that’s GREAT NEWS! I am so happy for you all! My daughter has gone through the same thing so I can empathize! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 7:14 pm Chris Matthews is doing a special “live” Hardball with a good discussion on the death penalty in this country. There was the case of the hate-crime in Texas. That man was executed just a little while ago. Then we have the Troy Davis case…on hold for now. They also discussed the Petit case in Connecticut, one of the most horrible cases I’ve ever heard of. A premeditated home invasion, including rape of the 11 years old daughter, and murder of the mother and the two daughters, with attempted murder of the father. The house was set on fire, just as the police got there. I guess if there were ever a case where the death penalty was justified, this would have to be it. The case is being tried now. No doubt, we will hear more about capital punishment. Maybe all these cases will begin the process of getting rid of capital punishment in this country, once and for all. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 5:00 pm Thanks, bito! I don’t know what we’d do without your legal expertise on these matters! I always learn a lot from you! » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 4:49 pm Khirad, I was wondering the same thing. Do they get them on the phone and ask their opinions? I cannot believe that they would be sitting around at this hour. I’m sure they’ve all gone home by now. Maybe they are waiting for them to all come back to the court. » Posted By Emerald1943 On September 21, 2011 @ 4:47 pmComments Posted By Emerald1943
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