I guess it keeps you out of trouble

According to the TV pastors, he needs money

I just noticed that you joined 8/8/14 and already have 1209 posts. Do you really talk that much?

Sorry, I appear to have missed EXACTLY what the question is?

Do I need to keep reminding people that autopsies demonstrated that the victims in Jonestown were shot and not forced to drink kool-aid?

Right-Wing Blog Lies, Fakes Officer’s Injuries to Smear Michael Brown
Posted by: Rika Christensen in Crime, Documents, Most Popular on AATTP, Racism in America August 21, 2014



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On Tuesday, The Gateway Pundit “broke” the “news” (ahem) that Darren Wilson, the officer responsible for the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, had suffered an orbital blowout fracture of the eye socket during his confrontation with Brown.
A severe, sometimes life-threatening injury would justify Wilson’s use of deadly force.
However, as Nathaniel Downes of Addicting Info pointed out in his piece about this lie article, this kind of injury is severe enough that Wilson likely would have shown some sign of it while he was walking around Brown’s body.
One of the main symptoms of this kind of injury is double vision, and another is seeing two images at the same time (not the same as double vision). Other symptoms include pain and a bleeding nose. Someone in that condition would have shown some sign of it, even if all he was doing was holding his hand to his face.
Little Green Footballs noted that a lot of right-wing blogs picked this story up and ran with it, up to and including the Drudge Report. ABC News has reported a version of the story, too, but the version they’re telling is slightly different.
They’re claiming that a source (that they’re not identifying) said Wilson suffered “a severe facial injury.” However, the video from CNN that Little Green Footballs has (and is below) shows Wilson calmly walking around Brown’s body, appearing not at all like he’s suffering a facial injury of that severity.


Here’s the video from CNN that shows Wilson walking around Brown’s body after he supposedly suffered his life-threatening injury.


Injury shown in faked scans aren’t Wilson’s.
But the truly damning evidence against The Gateway Pundit, courtesy of Little Green Footballs, is the image of the CT scan of Wilson’s injury. It’s not likely that author Jim Hoft’s two alleged sources—the St. Louis County PD and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office—would have just released the CT scans to the regular press, let alone to Hoft before everyone else.
If they had, this story would very likely have broken on major news sources before The Gateway Pundit got a hold of it.

The image shown above is a CT scan of an orbital blowout fracture, but it’s from the University of Iowa. The University’s name has been badly erased from the alleged scan of Wilson. As Little Green Footballs author Charles Johnson so aptly said, “Caught you, Jim.”
The Gateway Pundit’s article itself is full of wild leaps of logic, and should not have been taken as seriously as it was. Something stinks over there. We should be wearing gas masks to protect ourselves from the stench.
h/t Addicting Info

Rule of thumb: if there is a problem getting the information, then there is a problem with the information
(also, there might be a problem with the garlic humus I just ate)

It has already been reported that Officer Wilson had little more than a bruise on his face; the police incident report appears to just been created 10 days late after an ACLU request with nothing but the dater, time, name of the victim and the heading of homicide

1. My god can beat up your god
2. Hey folks don't forget to wipe your azzes
3. I love lesbians (with the Rolling Stones lips/tongue logo)
4. This George never told a lie
5. You don't need no stinking Social Security

Probably would tend toward Sufi

Yeah my ex ":put more men on the job" as well

I used to get into arguments with the sex therapists who consulted with me; there was a client who liked black women and the therapist wanted me to get him a black love doll. I told her "Whoa Hoss"; firstly, I did not consider that functional, why isn't she working on the social skills needed to get a girlfriend; more importantly, I worried about his generalization- if he was used to manipulating/dominating a doll, how would he be with a real person? Most of my guys were a bit off.

So my first reaction is that this has little to do with "looks", but with some odd need.
Now if the stars align, I don't have a problem with it, for example, I had a guy to the point where he would boil an exhaust pipe until it was just the right temperature and then go at it, recreating his first experience, instead of risking getting arrested for doing it in public to people's cars. However, in my experience the stars don't always align- is she really gonna find someone with this fetish who will be consistently loving and caring in a relationship? I wish her luck

As-salamu alaykum, my friend

Obama asked Congress for permission to intervene in Syria last year- as per the War Powers Act; as of this date, Congress has not responded.

Whoa Hoss! That is mighty Xian of you! Just saying...

PS- I think Rajajoel likes you....so, there's that...

I never claimed to be an Atheist, what I am is:

nder"

Doctors have come from distant cities
Just to see me
Stand over my bed
Disbelieving what they're seeing

They say I must be one of the wonders
Of god's own creation
And as far as they can see they can offer
No explanation

Newspapers ask intimate questions
Want confessions
They reach into my head
To steal the glory of my story

They say I must be one of the wonders
Of god's own creation
And as far as they can see they can offer
No explanation

O, I believe
Fate smiled and destiny
Laughed as she came to my cradle
Know this child will be able
Laughed as my body she lifted
Know this child will be gifted
With love, with patience and with faith
She'll make her way

People see me
I'm a challenge to your balance
I'm over your heads
How I confound you and astound you
To know I must be one of the wonders
Of god's own creation
And as far as you can see you can offer me
No explanation

O, I believe
Fate smiled and destiny
Laughed as she came to my cradle
Know this child will be able
Laughed as she came to my mother
Know this child will not suffer
Laughed as my body she lifted
Know this child will be gifted
With love, with patience and with faith
She'll make her way
- Natalie Merchant

What does "Keep your akad in your jeb" mean? I googled it but could not find a translation- I better not be being insulted again

Republicans Call Ferguson Voter Drive 'Disgusting, Completely Inappropriate'
Because . . . of course they do.
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From Juliet Lapidos at NYTimes...

On Sunday the Rev. Al Sharpton, the civil rights activist and television host, mentioned that voter turnout in the Ferguson, Mo., area was a mere 12 percent in the last election, and pledged to help boost that number with a registration drive. Twelve percent, he said, was "an insult to your children." He wasn't the first to think of channeling the anger over Mike Brown's death in this particular direction. Twitter users on Saturday noted voter registration tables in front of the makeshift memorial where the unarmed teenager was shot by a police officer.

Encouraging more participation in the democratic process in a community that feels alienated from political power - hence the demonstrations - seems like an obviously good idea; and one that's particularly compelling because it's so simple. Voting is an alternative to protesting in the streets.

And yet, the executive director of the Missouri Republican Party, Matt Wills, denounced the plan.

Mr. Wills told the right-wing website Breitbart: "If that's not fanning the political flames, I don't know what is. I think it's not only disgusting but completely inappropriate."

On another right-wing site, Red State, Dan McLaughlin also argued that there was something indecent about the registration drive. Ferguson presents an opportunity for "Right and Left" to find "common ground," he wrote. But "the minute you turn your energies into just another effort to register Democratic voters and fire up the Democratic base in advance of an election," he argued, "the harder you make it to keep the common ground from vanishing in the fog."

Who said anything about "register[ing] Democratic voters"?

"Voter registration for #Ferguson residents is at the QT & the crime scene. SIGN UP. Get on the juries, choose your leaders," tweeted attorney and activist @ReignOfApril. "Voter Registration is a brilliant way to honor #MichaelBrown's memory. It's a positive reaction to horrible situation," wrote @Koursey in reply.

While the city of Ferguson is two-thirds African-American, the vast majority of their police force and almost all local elected officials are not.

"Though whites make up just 29% of the city's residents," reports MSNBC's Zachary Roth, "five of Ferguson's six city council members are white, as is Mayor James Knowles. And six of the local school board's seven members are white."

"We warned people about these kinds of things," John Gaskin of the Missouri NAACP told Roth. "Who hires the police officers? The police chief. Who hires the police chief? The mayor. Who hires the mayor? Who elects the council folks?"

As the Times' Lapidos goes on to note, "Mr. Sharpton did not say that the residents of Ferguson should vote for Democrats; he said they should vote, full stop." She adds: "Isn't it telling that both Mr. Wills and Mr. McLaughlin make no distinction between voter registration and Democratic registration?"

For the record, Ferguson's local elections are nonpartisan.



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(Separately, kudos to the Times' Lapidos for describing those two websites for what they are, "right-wing", rather than usual "conservative". It must not have been easy to get that past the Times' editors, even though it's completely accurate. Or maybe the paper has changed their previously unhelpful style rules under their new Executive Editor Dean Baquet, along with this one. Either way, truth in reporting there is accurate, a great change of pace and far more helpful to the electorate.)

Brad Friedman writes the BradBlog.

13 Things to Remember When Life Gets Rough
THE MIND UNLEASHED on 26 July, 2014 at 19:32

We’ve all gone through hard times. And we all get through them. However, some get through them better than others. So what is their secret? Most of it has to do with attitude. Here are 13 things to remember when life gets rough:

1. What is, is. Buddha’s famous saying tells us: “It is your resistance to ‘what is’ that causes your suffering.” Think about that for a minute. It means that our suffering only occurs when we resist how things are. If you can change something, then take action! Change it! But if you can’t change it, then you have two choices: (1) either accept it and let go of the negativity, or (2) make yourself miserable by obsessing over it.

2. It’s only a problem if you think it’s a problem. Many times, we are our own worst enemy. Happiness is really dependent on perspective. If you think something is a problem, then your thoughts and emotions will be negative. But if you think it’s something you can learn from, then suddenly, it’s not a problem anymore.

3. If you want things to change, you need to start with changing yourself. Your outer world is a reflection of your inner world. Don’t you know people whose lives are chaotic and stressful? And isn’t that largely because they feel chaotic inside? Yes, it is. We like to think that changing our circumstances will change us. But we have it backwards—we need to change ourselves first before our circumstances will change.

4. There is no such thing as failure—only learning opportunities. You should just wipe the word “failure” right out of your vocabulary. All great people who have ever achieved anything have “failed” over and over. In fact, I think it was Thomas Edison who said something like, “I did not fail at inventing the light bulb, I just first found 99 ways that it didn’t work.” Take your so-called “failures” and learn something from them. Learn how to do it better next time.

5. If you don’t get something you want, it just means something better is coming. That’s hard to believe sometimes, I know. But it’s true. Usually, when you look back at your life, you will be able to see why it was actually a good thing that something didn’t work out. Maybe the job you didn’t get would have made you spend more time away from your family, but the job you did get was more flexible. Just have faith that everything happens exactly the way it’s supposed to.

6. Appreciate the present moment. This moment will never come again. And there is always something precious about every moment. So don’t let it pass you by! Soon it will just be a memory. Even moments that don’t seem happy can be looked upon as something that you might miss someday. As the country song by Trace Adkins says, “You’re gonna miss this…you’re gonna want this back. You’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast….you may not know this now, but you’re gonna miss this…”

7. Let go of desire. Most people live with “attached mind.” What this means is that they attach themselves to a desire, and when they don’t get it, their emotions plummet into negativity. Instead, try to practice “detached mind.” That means that when you want something, you will still be happy whether you get it or not. Your emotions remain happy or neutral.

8. Understand and be grateful for your fears. Fear can be a great teacher. And overcoming fears can also make you feel victorious. For example, when I was in college, I feared public speaking (one of the top 3 fears of all humans). So I find it humorous now that not only do I speak in front of a group every day by being a college professor, I also teach public speaking! Overcoming fears just takes practice. Fear is really just an illusion. It’s optional.

9. Allow yourself to experience joy. Believe it or not, I know way too many people who don’t allow themselves to have fun. And they don’t even know how to be happy. Some people are actually addicted to their problems and the chaos in them so much that they wouldn’t even know who they are without them. So try to allow yourself to be happy! Even if it’s just for a small moment, it’s important to focus on joy, not your hardships.

10. Don’t compare yourself to other people. But if you do compare yourself, compare yourself with people who have it worse than you. Unemployed? Be grateful that you live in a country that gives unemployment compensation, because most people in the world live on less that $750 a year. So you don’t look like Angelina Jolie? Well, I bet there are more people who don’t than do. And you are probably way better looking than than you think. Focus on that.

11. You are not a victim. You need to get out of your own way. You are only a “victim” of your own thoughts, words and actions. No one “does” something to you. You are the creator of your own experience. Take personal responsibility and realize that you can get out of your hard times. You just need to start with changing your thoughts and actions. Abandon your victim mentality and become victorious. From victim to VICTOR!

12. Things can—and do—change. “And this too shall pass” is one of my favorite sayings. When we are stuck in a bad situation, we think that there is no way out. We think nothing will ever change. But guess what? It will! Nothing is permanent except death. So get out of the habit of thinking that things will always be this way. They won’t. But you do need to take some sort of action for things to change. It won’t magically happen all on its own.

13. Anything is possible. Miracles happen every day. Really—they do. I wish I had enough space to write about all the miraculous things that have happened to people I know—from healing stage 4 cancer naturally to having their soul mate appear out of nowhere. Trust me: it happens all the time. You just need to believe it does. Once you do, you have won the battle.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carol Morgan has a Ph.D. in communication and is a professor at Wright State University. She is also the host of ‘A Walk on the WOO Side’ radio show, a motivational expert on the TV show ‘Living Dayton,’ video expert for eHow.com, keynote speaker, and a member of Inspiyr.com’s Expert Network. You can subscribe to her blog, get some life/relationship coaching from her, and check out her books at www.drcarolmorgan.com.

I am still waiting for that Dr. Pibb