Archive for June, 2009
30
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Blogging, Civil Rights, GOP Propaganda machine, Government, Legal, Media, News, Political propaganda, Politics, Video. 1 Comment
Say Hello to Senator Franken, its over.
Source: Raw Story
It’s finally prime time for former Saturday Night Live writer Al Franken.
The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed early Tuesday afternoon that Franken won the state’s senate seat from former Republican Senator Norm Coleman in a razor-thin election.
By the final count, Franken won by just [...]
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29
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Activism, Agro News, Bi-partisan stupidity, Business, Civil Rights, Durham, Economy, Environmental, FDA, Garden Related, Government, Government Corruption, Green, Legal, Local, Media, Nature, News, North Carolina, Opinion, Political propaganda, Politics, Public Health, Raleigh, USDA, Uncategorized. 4 Comments
HR 2749, the “Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009“ is the latest in a series of misguided ”food safety” legislation that utilizes a failed “one-size-fits-all regulatory scheme”. The legislation is completely absent effective regulation for US food imports and corporate agribusiness behemoths such as Monsanto, ADM, Con Agra and Cargill (primary causes of food safety failures). HR 2749 clearly favors the increased greed of the corporate industrial food complex [...]
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26
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Audio, Bi-partisan stupidity, Business, Butner, Civil Rights, GOP Propaganda machine, Government, Government Corruption, History, Legal, Media, Opinion, Politics, Public Health. Leave a Comment
A recording made public on Tuesday by the Nixon Presidential Library reveals the former President supported abortion in some cases, like rape.
Or interracial pregnancies.
On Jan. 22, 1973, when the Supreme Court struck down laws criminalizing abortion in Roe v. Wade, President Richard M. Nixon made no public statement. But the next day, newly released tapes reveal, he [...]
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24
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Bizarre News, Blogging, Entertainment, GOP Propaganda machine, Government, International News, Media, News, Opinion, Politics, Random Silliness. Leave a Comment
After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he’d secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he’d been having an affair. He apologized to his wife and four sons and said he will resign as head of the Republican Governors Association.
“I’ve let down a lot of people, that’s [...]
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23
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Uncategorized. Leave a Comment
The USDA listening session about the proposed National Animal Identification System is this Thursday, June 25 at the Jane S. McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman Street in Raleigh, NC. The session will last from 8:00am-4:00pm.
You can Pre-register online: Send an email to NAISSessions@aphis.usda.gov In the subject line of the e-mail, indicate your name (or organization name) and the location of the [...]
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23
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Bi-partisan stupidity, Blogging, Business, Butner, Civil Rights, Economy, Government, Legal, Local, Media, Mental Health, NC Politics, News, North Carolina, Opinion, Politics, Public Health, Uncategorized. Leave a Comment
Another embarrassing incident for Central Regional Hospital.
The State Bureau of Investigation has been asked to review allegations that employees at a state mental hospital in Butner used a cell phone to take nude photos of at least one patient.
Two health-care technicians from Central Regional Hospital are on paid leave while the investigation proceeds, Renee McCoy, [...]
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23
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Activism, Agro News, Civil Rights, Economy, GOP Propaganda machine, Government, Government Corruption, Media, News, Opinion, Political propaganda, Politics, Public Health, Video. Leave a Comment
WTF is wrong with this woman? Never have I been so appalled by a politician as I am with Cynthia Davis. I now feel sorry for the people in her district but hey don’t let me influence you, she does a much better job explaining her ignorance.
“Hunger can be a positive motivator” [...]
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19
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Activism, Bizarre News, Blogging, Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Economy, Government, History, Homeland Security, International News, Legal, Media, News, Opinion, Politics, Video. Leave a Comment
Imagine my surprise when I ran across this story.
Two Japanese nationals were detained by Italian financial police last week after trying to enter Switzerland with $134 billion worth of undeclared U.S. bonds, mostly Treasury bonds, an Italian daily said Wednesday. The Japanese consulate general in Milan confirmed that the detention had taken place and said [...]
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18
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Civil Rights, GOP Propaganda machine, Government, Media, News, Opinion, Political propaganda, Politics, Video. Leave a Comment
The photo above was sent out in an email titled “Historic Keepsake Photo” by Sherri Goforth, an administrative assistant for Tennesse State Sen. Diane Black. The following video has more.
One staffer who received the email posted it online. The title of their post was fitting, “Racist and Ridiclous”. The staffer said:
I talked to my local rep, Mark Maddox [...]
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16
Jun
Posted by butnerblogspot in Activism, Bizarre News, Blogging, Butner, Civil Rights, GOP Propaganda machine, Government, Humor, Local, Media, News, Opinion, Political propaganda, Politics, Random Silliness, Video. Leave a Comment
You would think the GOP would get it by now. This comment coming from a man who wrote an op-ed entitled “Do Republicans have higher moral standards than Democrats?”
Source: The Huffington Post
The controversy started when FITSNews, a local politics Website, obtained a screengrab of DePass’s comment on Facebook.
After an aide [...]
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