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January 14th, 2008
07:18 AM ET
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Clinton backer appears to raise Obama's drug use

Clinton and Johnson attended services at the Northminster Presbyterian Church Sunday (Photo Credit: AP)

(CNN) - BET founder and prominent Hillary Clinton supporter Bob Johnson said Sunday he is 'insulted' with the Obama campaign's latest criticisms of Clinton, and appeared to take aim at the Illinois senator for his admitted drug use as a young man.

"As an African American, I'm frankly insulted that the Obama campaign would imply that we are so stupid that we would think Bill and Hillary Clinton, who have been deeply and emotionally involved in black issues when Barack Obama was doing something in the neighborhood that I won't say what he was doing but he said it in his book," Johnson said while campaigning with Clinton in Columbia South Carolina.

In a statement released by Obama's campaign Sunday afternoon, former South Carolina State Rep. "I.S." Leevy Johnson, an Obama supporter, said he was offended Clinton did not condemn Johnson's comments.

“It’s offensive that Senator Clinton literally stood by and said nothing as another one of her campaign’s top supporters launched a personal, divisive attack on Barack Obama,” he said. “For someone who decries the politics of personal destruction, she should’ve immediately denounced these attacks on the spot.”

Clinton's campaign says Johnson was not referring to Obama's past drug use, but rather his career as an organizer and state legislator. Meanwhile, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, another African-American supporter of Clinton, said of the comments, "Sometimes people say things that aren't sanctioned ... I can't speak for Bob."

Later Sunday, Johnson maintained the comments were not in reference to Obama's drug use: "My comments today were referring to Barack Obama's time spent as a community organizer, and nothing else," he said in an issued statement. "Any other suggestion is simply irresponsible and incorrect."

In Obama's 1995 book Dreams of My Father — a book that was little read at the time, but recently reprinted — the future presidential candidate writes he was once headed in the direction of a "junkie" and a "pothead."

Referring to his emotional struggles as a young man, Obama writes, "Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though."

Last month, Clinton New Hampshire co-chairman Bill Shaheen resigned his post after suggesting Republicans would likely raise the issue in a general election.

"The Republicans are not going to give up without a fight … and one of the things they're certainly going to jump on is his drug use," Shaheen said then. "It'll be, 'When was the last time? Did you ever give drugs to anyone? Did you sell them to anyone?'"

Both campaigns are locked in a heated back and forth over recent remarks from the New York Democrat and her husband that have touched off concerns among some African-American voters. Clinton has alleged Obama's campaign is distorting the remarks - an accusation Obama has called "ludicrous."

Related video: BET founder on Clinton, Obama

- CNN's Sasha Johnson and Alexander Mooney

soundoff (1,037 Responses)
  1. Karl

    I dont get it....????? If he is the founder of BET then why isnt his pants hanging off of him?? Why don't he have a big diamond chain?? Its funny how I used to love BET as i was younger and now I dont even watch that garbage. And I am an African American young man that JUSTED turned 18. The stuff I (and ALL others I know) learned for that channel, i have seen nowhere else. I will not vote for Hillary no matter what!!

    January 13, 2008 06:20 pm at 6:20 pm |
  2. Linda, Chandler AZ

    I will NEVER vote for Hillary Clinton.

    January 13, 2008 06:21 pm at 6:21 pm |
  3. Ibeam

    I'm African American...I will never again support Johnson or any business that he owns. I can not believe all the African American leaders that are selling their souls to the devil for pieces of Gold. I'm truly sorry.... No wonder the community is in such horrible shape. We have self serving people calling themselves "our leaders" for their own gain and profit. Now she has a brought and paid for black man doing her dirty work. Johnson, you are a fool. I will be clear...MLK would be ashamed of you...I'm ashamed of you...
    I can not stand by and accept this any more.....We need really leaders like Colin Powell and Barak Obama....Not because they are black ..but because they are great leaders whom speak truth to all and represent all people. Responsible black leaders in the Clinton camp must get her to stop this madness. If you do not.. I will not support any of you for public office again.

    Clinton will never recieve my vote... I'm so tried of your brand of politics...I will vote for anyone but you....

    January 13, 2008 06:22 pm at 6:22 pm |
  4. Tyler

    How is Obama supposed to unite Dems and Republicans when he is more republican than Hillary Clinton? Just got done reading some of his stances on issues...he wants to increase wages, which sounds great, but its not when you consider that will only add to our nation's crazy inflation rate.

    January 13, 2008 06:22 pm at 6:22 pm |
  5. Aristocat

    What a liar!

    Of course he was referring to drug use; why else would he say "...when Barack Obama was doing something in the neighborhood that I won't say what he was doing but he said it in his book..."?

    And now, rather than admit it was a stupid thing to say, he denies it.

    Like Bill and his 'fairy tale' comment, the Clinton campaign tries again to recast dumb comments in a more positive light. They think we're idiots.

    January 13, 2008 06:22 pm at 6:22 pm |
  6. chevy k

    I can't believe the Clinton Campaign is taking such negative attitude, This should clearly send a strong message to the voters the clintons are nothing than bare democrats, Obama is the man who is going unite this country.

    January 13, 2008 06:23 pm at 6:23 pm |
  7. Aaron M.

    He was talking about Obama's community organizing???? HA HA HA HA HA!!!

    Hoe dumb does she think we are? The Clinton's really are dirty, dirty politicians. I can't believe a single word that comes out of her mouth. I am a Democrat, but I will NEVER vote for her.

    Let's all vote for a little change in this country, no more dynasties.

    January 13, 2008 06:23 pm at 6:23 pm |
  8. Mary

    I'm a lifelong democrat and I can't bear Hillary. If she gets this nomination, it's going to be my first Republican vote (if McCain is the nominee) or non-vote (if it's one of the others).

    For those of you who think it's the Obama campaign spreading this, don't be idiots. Read the paper. Watch the TV. Hillary made her ill-advised comments on live TV. Rep Clyburn responded with chagrin in a column in the NY Times shortly afterwards, as did many other (former?) supporters of the Clintons. It was a huge 'open mouth insert foot' moment for her and she should simply have said 'doh! I misspoke ... I'm sorry ... here's what I meant.' And leave it at that ... without pointing the finger for her mistake at her rival. But as we all well know, no Clinton ever takes responsiblity for anything. They don't inhale. They don't have sex with 'that woman.' When they're finally caught they try to explain that it wasn't REALLY sex. And Hillary - despite a lifetime of being cheated on with bimbos tries to persuade us that she didn't know about it and was fooled yet again (sure she was). Either shes a liar or gullible ... neither of which are particularly desireable traits for the presidency.

    January 13, 2008 06:23 pm at 6:23 pm |
  9. Cheryl Oxnard Ca

    For Bob Johnson to Lie for Clinton is beneath me. I know he wants her to win,but to put his reputation on the line for an out and out lie for Hillary. What He thinks African Americans can not watch a video and see Hillary saying those words. Obama did not have a gun to her head when she dissed MLK. Those were words that came out of her mouth. Now she is trying to lie and say Obama is changing what he said. Obama did not speak about what she said because he did not want to get in the middle of it. The Clintons are trying to tear America about no matter what the cost is.

    January 13, 2008 06:23 pm at 6:23 pm |
  10. SecondSage

    I'm officially for Obama. Hilary's dirty tactics (then try to back track) should've been saved for the republicans. Barack is running a crystal clean campaign. The Clintons are stuck in 1992 when they had to mud sling with the best of them Bush. Maybe they should return to that time.

    Robert Johnson is a sellout along with John Lewis, the old guard is over with. BET is a buffoon channel. And if he ran it for his people instead of money he'd still own it. Now viacom is ruining it further.

    Obama is cleverly trying to keep race out of it. The Clintons thought they had a pass with blacks. Welcome to the wake up call.

    IF Obama is not nominated, I hope Ron Paul is.

    January 13, 2008 06:23 pm at 6:23 pm |

    hillary suck and obama is the man. More blacks have been locked up under clinton then even bush. OBAMA 08

    January 13, 2008 06:24 pm at 6:24 pm |
  12. Kat, Huntington, West Virginia

    to adultry and lies,
    You do know that it is Hillary and NOT Bill that is running for president right?! As far as I know it was Bill and not Hillary who had an affair-not that it is any of my business either way. I am constantly astounded by those who hate Hillary because her husband had an affair and she decided to keep her family together. Curious! Unreasonable and illogical and VERY curious!

    January 13, 2008 06:24 pm at 6:24 pm |
  13. shaun

    Dr. king would be ashamed of the man sitting next to hillary clinton because his channel B.E.T makes money off of degrading the people it cators to which are young black youth. Almost every show on b.e.t is tastless. Women are only displayed as sex objects and the young black males are taught that being some ole stupid thug is
    the way to go. As for hillary, you are reaching so low to get the nomination that you'll except any black face to support you, but what will make it sad is if blacks buy into it. As a black man I would see that as my people being insanely dum.

    January 13, 2008 06:24 pm at 6:24 pm |
  14. Gregory, NYC

    I will never vote for Hillary no matter what. It is a matter of principle and I am really starting to see why half the country hates this woman so much. Obama will be the next president and when he is elected I hope the Clintons are NEVER invited to the White House.

    OBAMA-POWELL 08!!!

    January 13, 2008 06:24 pm at 6:24 pm |
  15. Ed,Ellenville,New York

    The Obama supporters have turned into spoilers for the democratic party. How come they all want to vote against democrats they don't like? Obama needs to crack down on these unsavory tactics of his supporters. He swore to back the winner,no matter who it was. Real democrats back the platform,not just the flagbearer. I don't hear any Edwards or Clinton supporters claiming they'd vote against Obama. Maybe we should be asking Obama if he's planning a third party run? Americans aren't going to follow a backstabber.

    January 13, 2008 06:24 pm at 6:24 pm |
  16. DAVMON

    As a poor white male, why vote when I not fortunate enough like the Chelsea Clinton, so I am voting Obama 08.

    January 13, 2008 06:25 pm at 6:25 pm |
  17. greg

    It's bad enough that Johnson made the comment, but his later attempt to say it was referring to something other than drug use added outright lying to his attack. And Hillary said nothing, even though she is acutely aware of what Johnson was saying.
    This is a perfect example of what we can expect of Hillary – MORE OF THE SAME lying, conniving, "do-or-say anything to get to the top" attitude that so frustrates the average American who has become disgusted with the political process.
    Just like her husband Bill who went for the jugular the day before NH with his 'Obama fairy tale' comments and Hillary's disparaging Martin Luther King – then, the day after they won the election they were all full of explanations of how that is not what they really meant. Do they think we're that stupid?
    The Clinton strategy is simple: DO OR SAY ANYTHING to win, then, after winning, backtrack on all the garbage they spew and act friendly and magnaminous.
    Bill and Hillary Clinton are political pit bulls, and if elected, we will see eight more years of divisiveness in our country.

    January 13, 2008 06:25 pm at 6:25 pm |
  18. Andy, New York, New York

    Hillary Clinton, 6-6-6, is the forerunner to the anti-Christ!

    She will stop at nothing until she decives men and women into believing she is the ANSWER America is looking for.

    With her choking up performance, an act she learned from Hollywood script writer friends who prepped Bill for that now infamous TV piece, "I did not have sex with that woman!", she managed to get many in New Hampshire to believe her.

    And like she used them, and like she used us New Yorkers to make her White House run, she is now set to go after others in other states. When she is sure she has enough believers in her vice-like, anaconda constriction, then she will bare her fangs, sinking them into her hapless victims, and then inject her venom into their blood stream until they start changing color and die.

    This woman is the epitome of destruction. No good can come from her. For all her talk about her and her husband being supporters of Blacks, the acid test to prove this came when Obama decided to run for President. It was now their turn to prove they are for Blacks by supporting Obama.

    Instead, one week after Obama announced his candidacy, Hillary announced hers, setting out to block a Black man from becoming President. She already had eight years in the White House; a Black man never ran the White House, and this is how she proves she and her husband are friends of Blacks – by denying a highly popular and likeable Black candidate from making true change happen.

    The Democratic Party, like the Republican Party, is an all-white club; no room for Blacks, except at the lower rung of the club's social ladder.

    I'm praying that God gives America an epiphany about the evil that is Hillary Rodham Clinton!

    If Obama is not gonna be the Dems presidential candidate, vote Republican if Hillary is! We can do better than this communist devil!

    January 13, 2008 06:26 pm at 6:26 pm |
  19. Tyler

    Oregon January 13, 2008 6:18 pm ET

    Hillary wins, I vote Repub for the first time in my life.

    This is just shocking to me.

    And disgusting.

    If you think this is disgusting then wait until the Republicans start attacking the democratic candidate and dems as a whole...its MUCH worse than this. Whats really shocking is how Obama's campaign thinks they can avoid the tough questions and win the nomination. If he wins the nomination then we get another Republican president for sure.

    January 13, 2008 06:26 pm at 6:26 pm |
  20. v.ananthan

    Obama is playing the "victim" card and its much worse than "crying". Obama will be trying even harder in the future to play "dirty tricks" to get sympathy in this manner..
    Stand up Obama and if you loose the nomination, loose like a man...

    January 13, 2008 06:26 pm at 6:26 pm |
  21. TexanforHillary

    Just the facts Jack.
    He admits to using drugs- cocaine and marijuana- pick up a copy of his book. It is what it is..... why denigrate someone for telling the truth?

    Oh- and he is not "black"
    he is bi-racial.

    Si se puede

    January 13, 2008 06:27 pm at 6:27 pm |
  22. joe

    Hillary and Bill make me sick spin lie spin lie devide and conquer !

    Stand up to this America !

    Lets Change it all

    Obama/Edwards 08 please !!

    And maybe pass a law banning any Clinton and Bush realative from ever holding office because really they are the same monster !

    January 13, 2008 06:27 pm at 6:27 pm |
  23. JC Graham, St. Petersburg, FL

    Ha! Those of you who find it infuriating that his drug use would be mentioned crack me up. What kind of Utopia do you live in? This is politics where everything they have ever done is open to scrutiny....and if your opponent has a history of drug use why the heck wouldn't you bring it up?

    January 13, 2008 06:28 pm at 6:28 pm |
  24. Obama Camp

    Look at the way CNN made Senator Clinton look as if she was happy that Bob Johnson was Talking about Obama's drug use. You know he put it out there for all of our youth to see. My son the other day argued with me about pot smoking. He said Obama said it helped him and he is running for President. Obama you could have used a different set of words, but know your comments are out there for our youth. I have wrote Mr. Obama, called his senate office,, e-mailed his web site, EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO LET SENATOR OBAMA SEE HOW CHILDREN ARE INTERPETING HIS WORDS> HE WILL NOT RESPOND> HE WILL NOT LISTEN> IF ONE CHILD TURNS TO DRUGS BECAUSE OF HIS WORDS THEN HIS POLITICAL CAREER WILL BE JINKSED YOU CAN NOT USE OUR YOUTH AND TURN THEM TOWARDS DRUGS AND GET ELECTED TO THE PRESIDENCEY OF THE UNITED STATES.

    January 13, 2008 06:28 pm at 6:28 pm |
  25. Lawdog90

    Primarily, it is offensive that politicians attend predominantly black churches and drag this junk in with them! Worship to God is creative and is expressed in many ways, but there is no way that the buffoonery of this instance honors God.

    Secondarily, Bob Johnson has no credibility on civil rights and black issues. Whether the Clintons put him up to it, or not, as the man who perpetuated, abused, and profited from the caricatures and stereotypes of black men and women as the founder and owner of BET, he is in no position to criticize Obama or purport to speak in defense of anyone's civil rights record (as tenuous as that record might be).

    Finally, don't blame the Clintons for this incident. Bob Johnson is a billionaire adult. If the Clintons asked him to do this today, he is responsible for saying "no." Fact is, JOHNSON SAID WHAT HE SAID, and HE SAID IT WHERE HE SAID IT, and THAT'S OFFENSIVE!!

    Go John Edwards!

    January 13, 2008 06:28 pm at 6:28 pm |
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July 20th, 2009
04:43 PM ET
8 years ago

Franken's first goal: Dogs for vets

Sen. Al Franken unveiled his first legislative goal Monday.

Sen. Al Franken unveiled his first legislative goal Monday.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Newly-minted Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, unveiled his first legislative goal Monday - providing funding to train dogs to work with wounded veterans.

"Service dogs … can be of immense benefit to vets suffering from physical and emotional wounds," Franken wrote in a column published in the Star Tribune. "Yes, they provide companionship. But they can also detect changes in a person's breathing, perspiration or scent to anticipate and ward off an impending panic attack with some well-timed nuzzling. They are trained to let their masters know when it's time to take their medication and to wake them from terrifying nightmares."

Franken, who was recently sworn-in after a nine month battle over the election results, said it costs about $25,000 to train and place a dog and noted his bill would provide hundreds of them to veterans.

The Minnesota Democrat also said there is evidence to show that this kind of program could help reduce the suicide rate among veterans.

"Frankly, I believe it is enough simply to improve the lives of those of whom we asked so much," Franken wrote. "But this program isn't just the right thing to do. It's the smart thing to do. This is win, win, win, win. I've been a senator for only a few days. But I've learned that it's better to listen than to talk, that you don't have to be a lawyer to be impressed by a tremendous jurist like Judge Sotomayor, and that I enjoy working with my Republican colleagues as much as I do with my fellow Democrats."

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  1. Brian

    Great idea. I have to wonder if the negative commenters even care if our vets commit suicide.

    July 20, 2009 02:10 pm at 2:10 pm |
  2. linda

    Sounds like a great idea to me. Our vets need a lot of help and don't forget we made a promise to those that serve and we need to keep it.

    July 20, 2009 02:10 pm at 2:10 pm |
  3. MJ

    Wake Up America! Do you not understand what this will cost! This is being shoved down our throats! Give the people a chance to decide if this is the right thing to do.

    July 20, 2009 02:10 pm at 2:10 pm |
  4. corymac

    Really? Al Franken wants to do something for the vets? Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised. I didn't think he liked the military. I'm all for this initiative. Anything that will help our veterans gets kudos from me. Way to go, Al!

    July 20, 2009 02:12 pm at 2:12 pm |
  5. Lydia

    Right on, Senator Franken! I can't think of a more loving tribute to our soldiers than a companion that will love AND protect... and absolute loyal companion. That's more than we can say for our own country and the way it has treated our physically and emotionally wounded soldiers.

    Mobius, you've never known the love of a dog, have you? What a sad person you are.

    July 20, 2009 02:12 pm at 2:12 pm |
  6. Marilyn

    Franken is an idiot. I'm beginning to think Minnesota is populated by idiots - first Jesse Ventura and now Franken. They make California look like the place where intelligent people live.

    July 20, 2009 02:13 pm at 2:13 pm |
  7. Ivan Montoya

    I think I'm getting a panic attack right now. Here we are, a nation capable of putting a man in the moon, but manage to elect a clown worried about an issue way down in the totem pole of priorities,

    July 20, 2009 02:14 pm at 2:14 pm |
  8. alpha_nu_916

    Mobius July 20th, 2009 12:55 pm ET

    THIS is what we waited for all these months to get this brilliant political mind in the US Senate? I guess that *is* change, but……

    I'm amazed that our country is still functional with the new brand of nonstop idiocy which has gripped our Government since January….and of course, except for the brand name, it's not really any change at all.
    i can just feel the contempt & hate oozing from any neocon with regard to senator franken's proposal.
    mobius and his chums were probably content with the last administration's policies toward war vets – send em' on tour after tour; unilaterally engage in war so us servicemembers bear the brunt of the losses; allow va hospital to enter a state of disrepair; provide them with inadequate armor and equipment.
    where is the compassion that conservatives swear they possess? some of these people need a friend & are we all not in agreement that dogs are man's best friend?

    July 20, 2009 02:14 pm at 2:14 pm |
  9. CF

    Kudos to Sen. Franken. This is a worthwhile cause and Franken is doing his job adequately.

    July 20, 2009 02:14 pm at 2:14 pm |
  10. Tom

    I'm all for helping our service men and women, and I'm a firm believer in the power of animals to help provide service to those in need.

    But, now is not the time to spend $25,000 per dog. The time for that is when everything else is done and paid off.

    It appears that Franken has gotten his priorities mixed up.

    July 20, 2009 02:14 pm at 2:14 pm |
  11. Robert, Miami, FL

    Support the men and women in uniform is not just words and flag-waving and pride when some enemy target is destroyed. Supporting the troops is not turning your back on them when they return from war, especially if they come back injured whether it's physically or emotionally.

    July 20, 2009 02:15 pm at 2:15 pm |
  12. Scott Morris

    I am sorry, but everytime Al Franken uses the word "Frankly" I cannot help but snicker the same way a little kid does when someone says the word "duty"...

    I think it is a good program. I know several people with service dogs, and they are an amazing and many times life-saving infiluence in their lives. I would agree that our veterans deserve this benefit just like any blind of handicapped person.

    July 20, 2009 02:15 pm at 2:15 pm |
  13. Chris

    This may seem a little silly at the outset but it really is a worthy program for vets with post traumatic stress syndrome. There was a Wall Street Journal article that profiled a vet and his service dog and what the dog did for him was simply amazing. I'm glad Sen. Franken is bringing attention, and hopefully added dollars, to this worthy cause.

    July 20, 2009 02:15 pm at 2:15 pm |
  14. whitefences

    This man is doing just what President Obama campaigned on. Making promises and delivering. You go guy, keep on trucking.

    July 20, 2009 02:15 pm at 2:15 pm |
  15. cynic

    I think he meant vets for dogs – a health care thing. He just got confused. Although he's a high functioning liberal he's still severely impaired when it comes to understanding things that are real.

    July 20, 2009 02:15 pm at 2:15 pm |
  16. Man of Atlanta

    I have an epileptic family member with a service dog. She alerts them and my family when it is time to take seizure medication.

    Most of us who know, an epileptic seizure can strike at any time and without warning. Sadie has saved the life of my relative on a number of occasions. She instinctively knows and has been trained for such a thing.

    I think it's a great idea, it improves on the quality of life for those suffering from such afflictions and not that cost prohibitive.

    While it may have not been my first choice for a bill, I think it's a great move since Sen. Franken spent so much time in Iraq on USO tours and we have literally let our returned injured men and women in uniform slip through the cracks.

    July 20, 2009 02:16 pm at 2:16 pm |
  17. Mel

    Mobius – I'm glad that you hold the service of our veteran's with such high esteem. Why do you think so many veteran's try to bring dogs back with them that have meant so much to them while they are protecting your freedom to speak so feeling.

    You obviously could use some of the unconditional love that a dog gives.

    July 20, 2009 02:16 pm at 2:16 pm |
  18. Jane in WI

    What is wrong with you people? Do vets not deserve this? Of course they do, you go lay your life on the line and come back disfigured and see if you criticize the idea then. Try to think about more than your selfish self.

    July 20, 2009 02:17 pm at 2:17 pm |
  19. cecelia defranco

    Fianally! And it took a former comedian to bring some common sense to government. And to all you people who think his service dog idea is a waste of money...you better pray that you or your relatives don't need one some day

    July 20, 2009 02:19 pm at 2:19 pm |
  20. Ticker Shock

    Hey, this can a good thing. We need to take care of our servicemen and women in every way that we can. I have a relative who is still suffering emotionally after being hit in the first Gulf War. He has tried so hard to return to a 'normal' life but still has PTSD sabotaging whatever progress he makes.

    July 20, 2009 02:19 pm at 2:19 pm |
  21. nebrask-nan

    Al Franken is going to be an amazing public servant, mark my words. Sounds like he's off to a terrific start, and I'd like to see you, Mobius, Doug Neumann, or Roger, do any better! Give him a chance, please.

    July 20, 2009 02:20 pm at 2:20 pm |
  22. Dave

    Thought this guy would be a total joke (no pun intended) but this is a real good idea and I am all for it.

    Off to a good start in proving me wrong Senator – way to go in helping out our armed forces in an area that makes a whole lot of sense

    July 20, 2009 02:20 pm at 2:20 pm |
  23. angel

    It may be a long shot, but it may not be a bad at idea after all. I may add that our veterans should get as much help as possible-mustly the injured ones.

    July 20, 2009 02:20 pm at 2:20 pm |
  24. Bev

    Anything that helps to benefit our wounded soldiers is an obligation we have to them as a nation. This sounds like a wonderful initiative, and my hat is off to any legislator who places the needs of our troops first. We as a nation have become numb to what is happening in Iraq and Afghanistan – and we cannot. The death of Michael Jackson becomes a huge media event, but the death of a soldier receives a short-lived headline. It is sad, indeed. Thank you, Senator Franken, for reminding us of our priories. Stay the course.

    July 20, 2009 02:21 pm at 2:21 pm |
  25. Angie

    I don't know why people think this is a stupid idea. It's a brilliant idea! There have been plenty of studies to prove that animal companionship helps heal a wounded person (both mentally and physically) much faster than just therapy and medical attention. We ask so much from the men and women in the armed forces. We should do all we can to help them. No "ifs", "ands" or "buts". Period. Kudos, Mr. Franken.

    July 20, 2009 02:21 pm at 2:21 pm |
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November 17th, 2010
12:30 PM ET
7 years ago

John Boccieri: the happy loser

Washington (CNN) - John Boccieri shouldn't be happy.

The first term Congressman from Ohio lost his re-election effort two weeks ago, running a campaign that emphasized his support for Democratic initiatives like health care reform, cap and trade, and the stimulus bill.

But as he emerged from a private meeting with other House Democrats on Tuesday, the first forum with Speaker Nancy Pelosi since the elections, Boccieri looked surprisingly pleased.

Characterizing the meeting as "an after actions report," the Air Force reservist said his party's poor showing was mainly due to the bad economy.

And despite the barrage of campaign ads linking him to Pelosi, he does not blame her for his defeat.

"What I'm taking away from this is that it is the economy. Folks are still unhappy and uneasy about the economic anxiety out there, and they are going to take it out on the people who are in charge," he said. "All you had to do was take a name out of it, it could have been any member of our caucus, and if they were speaker it would have been the same thing."

"Republicans, to their credit, were very simple in their message; it became about Nancy Pelosi and not about working class issues. It was very hard issue to get past in the national election."

After Congress wraps up its lame duck session in December, Boccieri says he will return to Alliance, Ohio, where he lives with his wife and five children, the youngest born just days before the election.

As he talks about the future, a smile appears on his face.

"I get to go back home and change some diapers and help my wife out. With five kids at home, that's where I'm going to find my feet."

Filed under: 2010 • John Boccieri
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  1. Clwyd

    John, you were right and the right wing Nazi's were and are wrong!

    November 17, 2010 02:02 pm at 2:02 pm |
  2. darla

    No he's not. He's the winner. Now he does not have to serve ungrateful ignorant moron that want to take the country back to the 19th century. He supported the democratic agenda and stand by it. now if he see poor sick children dying on the street because their parents have no insurance policy . He will not feel the guilt of not helping them. He serve he's time as a first time Senator with clean conscience and that is to help people but the people does not want his help. So be it Now Senator you can sit down, relax and watch the circus that is about to happen. Thank you for your service and may God bless you and your family.

    November 17, 2010 02:19 pm at 2:19 pm |
  3. gg

    We proud of you John! you have done the right thing for the middle class...Thank you!...Thank you!...Thank you!..I wish you will run again on 2012.

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In Ohio, swing state politics have real-life impact

Akron, Ohio (CNN) - The Akron warehouse is bustling with activity: Forklifts buzzing across the floor. Boxes stacked neatly by the loading area. Vans lined side by side to take deliveries.

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  1. anoel2005

    "A survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports last week found that only 14 percent of Americans believe their children will have a better future than they had. This number is an all-time low, and was widely seen as proof of a staggering decline in confidence about American’s future."

    America, we need to elect Romney to "fix" our country's problems.

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    Republicans argue GOP Gov. John Kasich deserves credit more than the Democratic president, but their bigger push is to make the case the recovery would be stronger if not for an administration they say stifles job creation with regulation and new mandates like the Obama health care law.
    Wasn't Ohio one of those states that had a Democratic governer that used the 2009 Stimulus money for job creation and conservation of middle class buying power by protecting the jobs of police officers, teachers and fire fighters? Instead of using it for newer, permanent tax cuts for the wealthy?

    August 1, 2012 11:06 am at 11:06 am |
  3. Larry L

    Folks in these states need to remember four important points:

    1. Over 8.5 million jobs were lost before President Obama took office – the worst recession in over 30 years.
    2. Republicans have worked very hard to block progress – filibustering every initiative in the Senate and putting out nothing but Tea Party silly, political theater in the House. The fat-cats running the GOP planned this from day-one.
    3. Republicans only support the rich and slammd the working folks – especially labor unions. The ultra-rich must get working votes with hot-button emotional issues – since they have nothng in common with working people.
    4. Romney is hiding his tax returns for a very good reason – otherwise he could show them and demand an apology.

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  4. Chipster

    The GOP works tirelessly to convince working people and seniors to vote against their own interests and they are good at it. But it's their trickle-down policies and corporate welfare that dug this hole we're in. Romney knows the game well. Bain purchased companies that were in financial trouble. They loaded weak divisions with debt and sold bonds to generate enough funds to pay their partners huge dividends. Then they closed the divisions and left creditors with pennies on the dollar. Employees? Oh, they lost their jobs, pensions, and health insurance. That's what Romney will do for America. Huge tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Cuts in college funds, veterans benefits, loss of health and education services for disadvantaged children - but insurance, pharmaceutical and defense company executives will thrive. Well, maybe they'll throw us peons a few crumbs from their tables but don't count on it.

    August 1, 2012 11:20 am at 11:20 am |
  5. george of the jungle

    the president is more in tuned with the average working guy. The polls refect this. After the mess mitt made in his overseas trip people are really getting a look at this twitt. The repo party is so out of touch run by eleven top contributers this is not the party of the people. Forward 2012

    August 1, 2012 11:25 am at 11:25 am |
  6. george of the jungle

    lots of rude nasty repos posting today. Thats another reason people are turning away from the republican party. . Tired of their BS and nasty comments. They have no new ideas and ointinue to say No to anything that this president proposes. They bash each othet politically and party mebers continue to use racially charged remarks. Even mitts people cuss out the press and make fools of them selves.

    August 1, 2012 11:31 am at 11:31 am |
  7. Wire Palladin, S. F.

    My favorite bumper sticker has a picture of Mittens with the caption, "Does this ass make my car look big?" KMA Mittens.

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If you see people looking through trash cans, you are probably in Germany! We noticed people poking around in trash cans and thought odd! Once I saw a lady pull a plastic bottle out of the trash and walked on.

Which leads me to an important point, Germans are serious about trash. There are multiple entries on the blogosphere that explain the lengths Germans go to sort trash. The basic rules we follow:

1. Yellow bag is for unrecyclable plastic, plastic packaging (i.e. detergent can), foil and etc.
2. Paper recycling includes all paper, pizza boxes and some cardboard boxes. (There is a blue trash can outside our building that gets the paper recycling.)
3. Bio includes all compostable waste (coffee grinds, egg shells, fruit and vegetable waste). We unfortunately don’t have this in our building so I am forced to throw it in regular waste.
4. Many plastic bottles (soda or water) and cans are paid with a Pfand (deposit), if you want your Pfand back, you have to take it back to the store for refund.
5. Glass recycling includes wine bottles or glass bottles that don’t have a deposit. Even within that, there’s brown, green and white bottle separation. (The large glass recycling bins are throughout the city.)
6. Regular trash is everything that doesn’t fit into any of the above categories.

We support this because the world has plenty of trash ending up in places it should not! So sorting trash for appropriate bins is important; I wish America and India did the same.

So why are those people looking through trash? To get the deposit money that someone else threw away. The question I can’t answer is why go the lengths of looking through public trash to find money? (I know the obvious-duh answer, for money! But in a country that has social nets for low income people, money doesn’t seem like a good enough reason. Maybe it’s the bottom line to help save the environment. At least I hope it is. These trash browsers are helping the environment in some way, even if in their mind they’re doing it for the money.) The husband points out that is idealistic; people, everywhere, are greedy. Bleh.

At festivals in the park or around the city, there's always people walking around searching for bottles, cans and other valuable things.

  1. I really had to laugh with you on this one. When I first moved to Belgium, I didn't realize that the glass bottles all had a deposit. I had saved them for recycling, but didn't realize one took them back to the store for the deposit. I was throwing them away and a woman was yelling at me. It took me a while to realize what her yelling meant ;)

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The shortest day of the year seemed even shorter than usual in frequent drizzle and under a constantly dreary sky. The Barred Warbler and 2 Blackcaps remained at the Obs and 7 more Red-throated Divers, 4 Common Scoter and 2 Brent Geese passed through off the Bill. The only other news came from Portland Harbour/Ferrybridge where 15 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 12 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Slavonian Grebes, the Black Guillemot and singles of Black-throated Diver and Grey Plover made the list.

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Saturday, 20 June 2009

Book Launch

This evening we attended the launch of a short story anthology that Bronwen contributed to in the Stony Plain community. The book, titled "How I Shot My Brother" (one of the stories in the book) is published by Prairie Dog Publishing. For more details see -

Saturday, 13 June 2009

Pancake Breakfast #3

Breakfast # 3 was in Holden, Alberta today (about 100km South East of Edmonton) during their annual parade day, this year celebrating the centenary of the town. Not very good value at $ 5.00 for pancakes and sausage (see below) with lukewarm coffee !

The lunch served at the fire hall later was incredible value - $ 2.00 for a burger, potato salad, pop AND dessert !

Monday, 1 June 2009

Pancake Breakfast # 2

Breakfast # 2 was at Matco Transportation in Edmonton where Gordon works. This was in celebration of the opening of their new facility. Excellent value as it was free and in addition to pancakes it included bacon and scrambled eggs !


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The accident took place at Gudiakateni Nadhara square on NH 55 while the bus running at a high speed on the way from Bolangir to Bhubaneswar hit the truck from behind. While the dead passengers have not been completely identified, it has been found that they hailed from Bolangir.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Tranca of Rosario, Batangas

* Tranca preparing to slumber

I have mentioned Tranca in the early days of Back Trails. It was said that this particular place was guarded by a group called ‘Pitong Gatang’ and one would not be able to pass through without facing this group. Either one gives what they would require or do what they would want the unfortunate victim to do (perhaps do a dance, or something like that).

Regarding this Pitong Gatang, I still have not searched it on the internet, or even dig in if the name has something to do with measuring rice. I am personally looking forward in learning more about it verbally, from people who have kept this tale alive and passed on from tongue to tongue. It is, I believe, a tale of oral tradition and origins, and I am glad to have experienced it. I hope to find more tales and other things passed on via oral tradition, not just in Batangas, but to other places in the Philippines as well.

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“I’ll tell you why you should be crying lady:  It’s because your business isn’t making a profit!” — Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary on The Shark Tank

Is our Loss Ratio performing at a satisfactory level?  How healthy is our PEO?

In this article, we will continue to address issues that are critical to a strong core relationship with your PEO’s workers compensation carrier.  In prior articles we discussed the importance of establishing a strong relationship with your workers compensation carrier and understanding how carriers evaluate client performance to most effectively deploy their premium capacity.

Loss ratio is a measure of how losses compare to premium for your book of business.  It is a metric that carriers consider when accepting and pricing risk.  Loss ratio is also important if your PEO is operating on a loss sensitive program (large deductible or retrospectively rated) or if your guaranteed cost program contains a dividend component.  Well managed PEO risk management programs calculate their loss ratio and include it as a key business performance metric.

The Loss Ratio Calculation

The loss ratio calculation is simple.  Losses are divided by premium.  The key is in understanding how losses and premium are defined.

Basic Definitions

Premium can be defined as written premium or earned premium.  Written premium contemplates the total amount of premium written for the entire policy year.  Earned premium means premium actually “earned” for the current policy period up to the date of the calculation (in the current year) or final, audited premium for prior years.

Losses are typically defined in one of three ways:  “paid” losses (meaning actual amounts paid on a claim), “incurred losses” (meaning paid losses plus reserve and expense amounts), or “ultimate” losses.  Ultimate losses are either paid or incurred losses multiplied by an actuarially derived loss development factor.

What Loss Ratio Means to My PEO

If you are in a guaranteed cost program, the lower your PEO’s loss ratio the more likely that you’ll be attractive to a workers compensation carrier.  If your PEO’s guaranteed cost program has a dividend component, the dividend is likely tied to loss ratio performance—the lower the loss ratio, the higher the dividend payment.  Your carrier will likely use a “total incurred” or “developed” loss ratio for this calculation.

If you are in a large deductible program, loss ratio becomes part of calculating the program’s financial efficiency.  Loss ratio represents the amount of loss dollars you are funding as a percentage of premiums collected from clients.  You can calculate your program’s performance by beginning with the amount of premium you’ve earned, subtracting the program’s fixed cost percentage, subtracting the program’s loss ratio percentage, and then subtracting the percentage to manual premium of any frictional internal costs.  The resulting number will indicate either a profit or loss percentage.  Again, use of either a total incurred or developed loss number is recommended for this calculation.

In a PEO your loss ratio is a “vital sign” of the health of your program—similar to knowing your pulse and blood pressure.  Astute PEOs monitor their loss ratio closely to ensure their continued health.

Carothers-David-E150David E. Carothers, CSP, ARM is a founding partner of Praxiom Risk Management.  David is based in Tampa, FL but is retained as a strategic advisor to PEO executives nationwide.  To contact David directly you may email him at dcarothers@praxiom-rm.com.   You can also click here to connect with David on Linkedin.


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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Learning to live with a mess

I love a clutter-free home!  I love to be able to walk across my living room without stumbling over toys and books or getting gunk on my sock from food left on the carpet.   I love the clean lines of a bed neatly made every morning.  I love a clean sink and countertop, not to mention a clean stove.

BUT... I've had to let a lot of that go.  Not on a permanent basis mind you, but I can not constantly stress out about the fact that I just put the toys away and now they are out again.    I can not worry that I just did the dishes and already more are stacked in the sink.   I need not be upset that I just vacuumed and already there are cookie crumbs on the carpet.   I must not get upset that I just mopped and then in comes my husband with his snow boots.

I remember my mom telling the story of wanting her house a certain way...including my parents bedroom.   One day she realized that she wasn't the only one living there; that my dad had a way that he liked to live too.    I try to keep this in mind as I am now one of three living in our household.

It's more important that I love Abby and spend time with her than to keep her toys and books kept neat.   It's better to greet my husband with a kiss and a smile at the door than a complaining tongue.   It's the better way to love people rather than my things or my house!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

More Shower Pics

Abby just played and played, not at all interested in all the gifts.

Goofing off.......surely not me who is about to be a mom to two!!!
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Yesterday the women here at the seminary gave me (baby boy) a shower.   The cake was made by Joanie Hunt and apparently fell to pieces on the way up but she managed a small miracle and put it back together.  I think it looks absolutely adorable!    The rest of these pics are mainly for my family that can't be here.     One interesting belly is the same size now at 31 1/2 weeks as it was when I was 35 weeks preggo with Abby  (at least I think so)

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It was certainly NOT me who bought gummy vitamins so that I would actually eat them and then spend even more time on the internet trying to find other pills that come in gummy form. It was NOT me who made a hodge-podge dinner out of whatever I could find in the fridge for my husband and daughter and then laugh hysterically when asked what it was. It was NOT me who snuck into bed for an afternoon nap instead of cleaning the kitchen. It was definitely NOT me who dressed my 18 month old daughter for the snow, took her outside and made her “play” even though she hated it. And finally, it was NOT me who threw two snowballs at my poor defenseless daughter.

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Friday, October 23, 2009

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Today we pulled out the WASHABLE markers and got to draw.   Abby quickly learned how to get the caps off and though she tried to get them back on, gave up more quickly on that part.   She consistently uses her left hand for her scribbling (as well as eating).

I'm not sure if there is more ink on the paper or Abby's hands.  But all had a great time.

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

A walk in the snow

Our beautiful mountain, Horn Peak, covered in snow.

The sun was out shining brightly this morning so as Abby took a nap, I went for a short walk.  It ended up shorter than I thought because the snow was falling out of the trees in mass quantities.  I was trying to protect my camera at the same time.

A good reason to keep your distance when walking next to buildings.   You don't want an icicle to fall off or when the snow melts, for it to fall off on you either.

We got probably 18 inches maybe???

A step ladder beside our house.   I thought it was kind of interesting how the snow stayed stacked on top of each rung.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Blessings Journal

In the women's bible study that we are going through, we have been studying 1 Samuel.  It's been a treat to slow down through the book and really look at what God is doing in the lives of the Hannah, Saul, David, Samuel, etc.  One thing in 1 Samuel as well as other parts of the Old Testament is that the Israelites would tangibly build an altar or rocks to remind them of God's faithfulness to them.   We were challenged in our own families of how we could tangibly remember what God has done for and through us.   Kathy's family keeps a blessings journal.  Every Christmas, they write down the blessings of the year.  Wow!   After 32 years, what a treasure to have for your family.

Paul and I are coming up on our 3 year anniversary.  Yes, a lot has happened in just those 3 years....moving, seminary, Abby and another on the way.  Yesterday I bought a journal that will be our blessings journal.  I have a couple years to get caught up on but the treasure of having this in 20 years will be priceless.   Paul wants to do our yearly blessings at Thanksgiving - as a way to give thanks to our great God who provides so richly for us.  May we not forget what the Lord has done for us.

P.S.  It's snowing today  :)

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Birth Plans

Today I meet again with my midwife (certified nurse midwife). It's time for “the talk”. You Paul and I would like things to go during labor and delivery. I've been doing a lot of reading and talking with other mothers and have most of my ideas in place. I really don't want to come across as super aggressive but I also don't want to be run over. My tendency is to be run over so my prayer is that I don't become aggressive in order to compensate for that. I am also fully aware of how labor and delivery does not always go according to “plan”.

With Abby, Paul and I were so clueless and naïve. Sure, we took the birthing classes but other than that.....out in left field. We went to the hospital just to get checked when my water broke, thinking we could still go out on our date. We had nothing with us. We had never had “the talk” with our ob/gyn. In fact, we hadn't even seen our real ob in 4 months. The office rotates their patients so as to “get to know” all the obs. We were truly blessed even in our ignorance. I was allowed a hep-lock. I was given time to have her naturally (12 hours but God supplied). I was allowed to walk around. No one asked me if I needed pain medication. I had limited vaginal checks. When the ob arrived, I think she did a little bit of perineal massage, she didn't have time for much, Abby arrived in 3 sets of pushes. The nurses helped me remember what to do. They let me deliver the placenta naturally as well. The only part that wasn't what I would have preferred was that Abby was taken immediately by the NICU team to be assessed since she was early. But I am okay with that. She needed a little bit of help and her breathing was so labored. It hurt to watch her little chest heave with the effort to breathe. I'm thankful that I was in a hospital at that point.

So as I think about this labor and delivery it is with mixed feelings. I feel very strongly about the way I would “like” it to go but I am also very flexible in understanding that God may have other plans in how things progress. I guess I just want to be on the same page as my midwife in the ideal setting, trusting that she will not push for interventions unless absolutely necessary.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Yesterday was pregnancy loss and rememberance day.  I didn't even know such a day existed but as I read several bloggers, I quickly became aware of it.  Bloggers invited their readers to comment on their own experiences and how God has brought them through it.   I wept as I read these stories, recalling the pain of our miscarriage two years ago.    I probably shouldn't have read these stories though....I struggle with fear.   Fear that our baby will not make it...that something will go wrong with the delivery...that something will go terribly wrong in those first few weeks, months.  I struggle with fear that Abby will be taken from us.  I never thought I would be a mom like that.   I know that God is sovereign and His plan is completely perfect and yet, I feel like I couldn't bare to go through something like this.   I know intellectually that His grace would sustain me but honestly, don't want to know it experientally.  Recently, I have been fearful over the H1N1 illness.   As a mom, I feel so different about things than before Abby.  I was reading Psalm 4 the other day and was struck by this verse  "In peace, I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety  ".   Nothing can provide me the safety I desire except the Lord.   No government, no vaccine, no money, no guns, etc.

This morning, I had to remind myself of the same verse.  I was realizing what a tight hold I have on my daughter and unborn son.   I need to "let them go" before the Lord, knowing their protection is in His control.  My prayer is that God will help me let go of my own need for control and completely trust in Him;  not 80%, 90% or even 99% but 100%.

God help me!  for just when I had finished this prayer, my husband came home to tell me of a 12 year- old girl in the valley here who died this morning of H1N1.  It was super fast, without warning and will probably paralyze our small community here with fear.    I can even trace personal contact from our family via others back to this girl's family within the past week.  Oh Lord, that my trust remains in You and You alone!!

30 Weeks!!!

Disclaimer:  Paul was on the floor taking this shot and so I look like a giant.  Notice my head at the ceiling and how small the desk looks in comparison.   But vanity, vanity...I don't want to get out of my pj's yet so we'll go with these pics.

Today is 30 weeks!   Gettin' close and only God knows how close this time.  With Abby being 5 weeks early, I am a little anxious about the timing of this delivery.  My friend, Allison, just had a baby and God's timing was incredible.   I am taking comfort in that and knowing that God is sovereign over this baby... and the weather...and the drive down the mountain....someone taking care of Abby, etc.

Me and my sweet little girl.   She loves pens and is always "stealing" them off of desks much to Paul's chagrin.   It used to be me "stealing" the pens but now, there is another suspect.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

My little girl is growing up

Abby will be 18 months in just a couple weeks. She's losing that "baby look" and becoming a young girl. (Especially when I put her hair in pigtails and her feet in stylin' boots). Sorry no shots of her smiling but we took what we could get with a sleepy little one. Thanks Mom for the cute outfit!

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Fun Times

Abby's first fort.  I came home from bible study to find "this" in my apartment.  At first I thought Paul and Abby would be hiding from me in the fort (they were actually out for a walk).   It made me happy to think of Abby and her daddy playing in the fort.     Unfortunately, Abby hit her head on the table more than not.  :(

Some friends brought over this rocking horse for Abby to play with (thank you Wilkes!)   She's had such a ball on it already.   As she rides back and forth, she says "Whoo!   Whoo!".  Sometimes, she even throws one arm in the air.   I guess she was watching when we took her to the rodeo earlier this summer.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Sweet Things

Last week at our potluck we had breakfast for dinner. These were the yummy donuts that Paul and I made. They are pretty easy and taste mmmm so good. Next time, I want to try to make the donuts that require yeast. I wonder if they will taste very different.

At that same potluck, a friend made heart-shaped coffee cake. So on Saturday when I couldn't sleep at 4am, I decided to try the same thing. Not so much "heart" shaped but definitely very good. I might have to make it again so that I can practice.

My sweet little girl spending some time "reading". She really LOVES her chair and was just completely content to sit and read. I love how she sounds like she's really telling a story as she turns the pages.


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Lexus Announces Pricing for Updated 2014 GX 460

August 23, 2013
  • 2014 GX 460 priced at $49,085 — $4,710 less than the 2013 model year
  • Redesigned GX features the Lexus spindle grille, standard LED headlamps, DRLs and available LED foglamps, and new multi-media with eight-inch touch screen display audio and complimentary HD Radio Real-Time Traffic and Weather
  • New Premium Package includes Navigation, Park Assist, Three Zone Climate control and heated rear seats at the same price as the base 2013 GX 460.
  • The new Luxury grade includes Navigation, Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross Traffic Alert, and an Adaptable Air Suspension at a starting price of $60,715.

TORRANCE, Calif. (August 23, 2013) – The redesigned 2014 Lexus GX 460 luxury utility vehicle (LUV) will be offered in two grades when it arrives at dealerships beginning in September. The standard GX will carry a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $49,085, $4,710 or nearly nine percent less than the previous year; while the Luxury model which will be priced at $60,715. The MSRP does not include a delivery, processing and handling fee of $910.

The 2014 GX 460 redesign features a new interpretation of the Lexus spindle grille with standard LED headlamps and daytime running lights. LED fog lamps are now available.  The luxurious and spacious GX receives several interior enhancements. A new touch-screen display audio adds an eight-inch screen, backup monitor, HD Radio™, Bluetooth® audio, automatic phone book transfer, a vehicle information display and complimentary traffic and weather data provided via HD Radio.  The cabin also gets new linear espresso wood/abyss black trim. Mahogany wood trim is included on both the Premium Package and Luxury model.  For 2014 the GX offers an available Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) with Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA).

The Lexus GX continues to provide additional value to drivers who want a fully capable LUV. The new Premium Package will be at the same price as the base 2013 model year GX 460 and has the following features:
  • Navigation system with backup monitor
  • Perforated leather trimmed interior
  • Heated & ventilated front seats
  • Heated outboard rear seats
  • Intuitive Parking Assist
  • Three Zone Climate control

The new GX Luxury model includes Adaptable Air Suspension, Navigation, Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) with Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA), Intuitive Parking Assist, and 18-inch split six-spoke wheels with liquid graphite finish.

The Lexus GX 460 teams a 4.6-liter V8 engine with a six-speed Electronically Controlled Transmission with intelligence (ECT-i) for an output of 301horsepowerat 5,500 rpm. The GX 460 has an EPA-estimated 15 mpg city and 20 mpg highway.
The GX has a class leading standard 10 airbags and on the Luxury model available Advanced Pre Collision with Driver Monitor.

The GX 460 is one of the few premium luxury utility vehicles that can deliver genuine trail driving capability.  Combining that capability with Lexus luxury and on-road performance makes it even more exceptional.  The standard full-time four-wheel drive uses an electronically controlled transfer case and a TORSEN® torque-sensing limited slip center differential which can be electronically locked.  It also offers a low range for off-road driving.  The TORSEN differential distributes power 40:60 front/rear under most driving conditions and changes the ratio as needed based on wheel slip.

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By adjusting sway resistance provided by the front and rear stabilizer bars, standard Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (KDSS) can help reduce maximum body-lean angle by as much as 50 percent to help enhance both on-road handling response and off-highway capability.  Trailer sway control is also added for 2014.
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God Save The Toy King! The Second Annual Designer Toy Awards are almost here...

Hey gang!  The Designer Toy Awards are almost here, and once again we had the honor to create the award and Toy King himself in all his Shining Gold Glory . The ceremony will be in New York this year at the New York Comic Con, hosted by The Sucklord.  Winners won't be announced until that night but if you are looking for a quick Toy King fix, check out the "pick the winners" contest at Trampt!

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Saturday, April 18, 2009

ABC Album and Live, Laugh Love bundled!

37 pages in total, all sized 12x12 and 300dpi for highest quality. This album was designed by Jscrapbug, one of my fabulous CT members with my "In the Neighborhood" kit. When she showed me the finished product I couldn't wait to play with it. Words simply cannot describe how awesome this book is! I had a book printed through Heritage Makers and if you would like to preview this album with photos see my sample book below. When the book came in I almost cried because it is SO perfect! It comes with a blank filler page which I used for the title page and the back page and it also includes the covers and spines in all four colors! How is that for customization!? In a matter of only two hours I was able to go from adding photos to ordering the book! If you are looking for a quick but awesome gift idea or if you have always wanted to do an ABC album but just didn't have the time... This is the book for you!

Well, the time has come to bundle Live, Laugh and Love into the super huge mega-kits they were intended. The just hit the store today and I am going to be releasing them for a very limited time. At the end of the month I am taking them down for good. These kits are HUGE! I have bundled them and priced them for quick sale. :) For 5 bucks a pop you can get your hands on the entire collection! Click here or click the previews below to check 'em out!

Here is your freebie! It is a set of two 12x12 wall art made by Adele of Blind Sight Designs using my "In the Neighborhood" kit. Click the preview below to download now.

Come back tomorrow, I will have my new mother's day word art and a freebie for you! Also, my blog addy is changing here in the next couple of days, so be on the lookout for my post with the new blog address. :) Take care!

Abby said...

Thank you for the freebie!

agravette said...

This is so adorable! Thank you!

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Morgan Griffith on Restoring Voting Rights to Convicts

From U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9):

Redemption or Politics?

As you may know, Governor Terry McAuliffe (D-VA) signed an executive order on April 22 that restores “…the rights of every Virginia felon who completed his or her sentence and all other requirements as of April 22nd, 2016. The total number of Virginians impacted by the Governor’s order today is 206,000.”

According to a piece in the National Journal, this order includes “…those convicted of murder, armed robbery, rape, sexual assault, and other violent crimes. The order also restores their right to sit on a jury, become a notary, and even serve in elected office.”

In an attempt to defend his actions, Governor McAuliffe equated taking away felons’ voting rights to literacy tests and the poll tax. But unlike the voting rights provisions, the shameful literacy test and poll taxes were established by Virginia Democrats at the dawn of the 20th Century.

Governor McAuliffe’s argument that taking away voting rights of felons was an attempt to reduce the African American vote is simply silly, wishful thinking, or an intentional manipulation of the facts. Losing your voting rights after having been convicted of a felony first appears in the Virginia Constitution in 1830. It has been in the Constitution ever since.

Unless he thinks the political leaders in 1830 somehow had a crystal ball at the time the policy was incorporated into Virginia’s Constitution, it would have been impossible for African American votes to have been an issue, given that only white men were then allowed to vote. Taking away the vote of convicted felons would only have impacted white men.

If political leaders in 1830 had that crystal ball, they could have seen that in 1870, African American men would finally get the right to vote. But surely in that crystal ball they also would have seen the War Between the States where a significant percentage of Virginia’s white male population was killed or handicapped. And if they had in fact had that crystal ball, they would have used it to avoid that horrid war, end slavery peacefully, and save their children’s lives instead of worrying about who could vote in 1870, 1902, or 2016.

The writers of this National Journal piece agree, stating: “This is a bogus and demagogic claim about a policy that applies equally to all felons regardless of race and that was established when black Virginians couldn’t even vote.”

Also, despite precedent, McAuliffe is attempting to restore a felon’s right to vote automatically, rather than by on a case-by-case basis. As the National Journal notes:
“…on January 15, 2010, Mark Rubin, the counselor for former Virginia governor Tim Kaine (D., now a U.S. senator), sent a letter on the governor’s behalf to the ACLU, saying that Kaine did not have the executive power ‘to grant a blanket restoration of voting rights,’ which the ACLU had requested. Kaine supported restoration of voting rights but refused to act because his counsel’s view was that the ‘better argument’ was that the powers in the Virginia constitutional provision on clemency (Article 5, Section 12) ‘are meant to apply in particular cases to named individuals.’ In fact, ‘a blanket order restoring the voting rights of everyone would be a rewrite of the law. . . . The notion that the Constitution of the Commonwealth could be rewritten via executive order is troubling.’”
Mark Rubin is a top-shelf lawyer whose legal opinion I respect. Mind you, we don’t always agree. But he has long been recognized as one of the best legal minds in Virginia.

Further, the Governor’s office released an analysis on his executive order which indicates that more than 20 percent of felons who got their voting rights restored were convicted of violent crimes. That is more than 40,000 violent offenders.

Governor McAuliffe has said the day he signed this executive order “was my greatest day as Governor.”

I believe in redemption for all, but I also agree with the Virginia Constitution. The facts and circumstances of each individual must be reviewed by the Governor’s office. The ex-felon must show they have turned over a new leaf. Giving a blanket restoration of rights to 206,000 felons – more than 40,000 of whom McAuliffe recognizes as being violent criminals – is not only unconstitutional, but without knowing exactly who they are, what they’ve done, or whether they’ve reformed themselves, is just plain wrong.

Maybe it is politics.

If you have questions, concerns, or comments, feel free to contact my office. You can call my Abingdon office at 276-525-1405 or my Christiansburg office at 540-381-5671. To reach my office via email, please visit my website at www.morgangriffith.house.gov. Also on my website is the latest material from my office, including information on votes recently taken on the floor of the House of Representatives.


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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Unsharp Mask !!

The command in photoshop to sharpen an image is called "unsharp mask" - interesting name for a command - I had to google and find what it meant...pretty interesting history behind it too...

In the "old" days, to sharpen a film image, during developing, they used to first faintly expose another negative with the same image, but a bit blurred (the end result of which is a faint positive
!!). This blurred negative carrying the faint positive was called the unsharp mask. Then a combination of the unsharp mask and the original negative was used to develop the final print. This appeared sharper to the eye than the original print.

Today's software uses the same logic behind the scenes, creating the mask and applying it over the image....and hence the name !!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Top Story of the Decade

Interesting top story of the decade - not sure which show it was on radio - my best guess is "the giant show" on project 961 radio atlanta...

They were counting down the top 10 stories of the decade (2000-9), and 9-11 came in No.2

what was #1 ? It was america's obsession with celebrities - and with good reason...

People are more interested in knowing what britney did to her hair, or how anna nicole or MJ died, or the girls that tiger had....than knowing what evidence did america have to go to iraq or what caused the subprime crisis....or even where bin laden is....

This interest drives the news channels to have almost 24/7 coverage of the latest celebrity buzz....and that is just perfect for the government and long as celebrities keep dying or screwing up...they can do whatever they want....

so this obsession deserves to be the top..not 9-11...not anything else....

This has nothing to do with the "drinkability" of beer - which to me means how close has the brewing process got the end result (beer?) to taste like the water they started out with.

This is about the "holdability" of a magazine. Can I fold it and hold it and read it the way I want? If yes, I do end up reading more of it for sure. All those thick glossy ad pages, half page thick inserts ads, all reduce my holdability. So what do I do when I come across a mag with these? Tear all those pages out and make it more holdable.

Don't know how many others do the same, but if you are an advertiser planning on a thick glossy page, you have a better "chance" of getting these eyeballs if that ad is on a normal page....

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

French menu

If the americans were to follow the example of the french, and start listing food as it is on the menu, maybe people will eat less of their favorite meal. It will probably be listed on the menu as

Enormous greasy grilled beef patty with lettuce, tomato, pickle, smothered in mayonnaise, served in a refined flour bun, deep fried sliced potatoes dunked in salt, and a gargantuan glass of artificially flavored sugary carbonated water.

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Software Development Related Body of Knowledge Listing

The Real World Software Architecture blog has published a listing of software development related bodies of knowledge here.

It seems my list of things I need to read in the upcoming month or so, has just increased greatly.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Make A Blanket Day is Saturday!

Project Linus Make a Blanket Day is Saturday, Feb. 16 from 10AM-3 PM at Marbles Kids Museum. Please note that the room is different – it is in the Zanzibar Room across the courtyard from last year. We’ll have plenty of signs to help you get to the correct room. Bring a project, bring a friend! I hope to see you all there!

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