@Whitehouse Eddy Lepp is now in jail. Show us the change...
From @CharlesCLynch Today Eddy Lepp called me at about 10:30am and said they were getting ready to pass through Pismo Beach. I hopped into my car and caught up with them on the freeway and followed them to Lompoc. There was a traffic jam on the way down and I figured that in Eddy's mind there was probably no big rush as he was on his way to serve a 10 year mandatory sentence in Federal Prison for growing Marijuana. Eddy had a farm where he was growing over 25,000 plants or more when he was raided by the DEA in 2004. The feds prosecuted Eddy in Federal Court and he was convicted of growing more that 1000 marijuana plants which has a 10 year mandatory minimum sentence. Eddy tried claiming medical and religious protections but the arguments were not allowed in Federal Court. In the picture above, once we got to Lompoc we pulled over for a photo opp under the signs pointing to the Prison. It was a sad moment as Eddy his wife and followers realized he was only minutes from a long sentence in Federal Prison.
@Whitehouse please inform Sheriff Pat Hedges that he works for the state of California, and not the DEA.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." The Tenth Amendment
Then : @Whitehouse The policy is to go after those people who violate both federal and state law, to the extent that people do that and try to use medical marijuana laws as a shield for activity that is not designed to comport with what the intention was of the state law. Those are the organizations, the people, that we will target. And that is consistent with what the president said during the campaign.
Now : @CharlesCLynch Was sentenced to one year and one day in Federal prison. The judge let me stay out of jail pending appeal. He believed there was strong evidence that an appeal would be successful. Will update site in next day or so. Still in LA with friends.
How is that consistent with what the president said during the campaign? @NeonSurfer
By all accounts (including his own), President Barack Obama had a great time during his recent trip to France. And elite opinion at places ranging from Newsweek to The Economist to the Brookings Institution is urging Obama to make America more like France and Europe.
Should the United States become the next France, a land of high taxes, regulation, and government spending? And, not uncoincidentally, comparatively low economic growth?
In "Obama's French Toast: Just Say Non," Sorbonne-trained economist Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University argues that embracing the French way would be nothing less than a train wreck, leaving Americans with fewer jobs and less disposable income.
"Obama's French Toast" is a co-production of Reason.tv and the Center for Freedom & Prosperity (http://freedomandprosperity.org). Written and produced by Meredith Bragg and Nick Gillespie. Approximately three minutes long.
Go to Reason.tv for a downloadable, iPod-friendly version.
The dispensary opened on April 1 2006 with the blessing of the city and even joined the Chamber of Commerce. In July 2006 the dispensary was granted a Conditional Use Permit from the City of Morro Bay to include a Medical Cannabis Nursery at the dispensary.
The Dispensary operated for almost one year without any major problems or complaints to the owner. On March 29, 2007 the Local Sheriff and DEA agents raided the Dispensary and Home of Charles Lynch. Lynch was not arrested at the time and reopened the dispensary on April 7 2007 with the blessing of the City of Morro Bay. A week after reopening the dispensary the DEA called the Landlord and threatened him with Forfeiture of his property unless he evicted the Dispensary from the building. On May 16, 2007 the Dispensary closed permanently.
On July 17, 2007 Lynch was arrested at his home and charged with Federal Marijuana Distribution. Lynch pleaded not guilty and went on trial July 22, 2008 in Los Angeles. Lynch was not allowed to discuss state law or mention 'medical marijuana' during the trial. Also large amounts of evidence including Lynch's compliance with State and Local laws could not be considered as factual by the jury. Before opening the dispensary Lynch called the DEA and asked about thier policy regarding medical marijuana dispensaries. The DEA told Lynch it was up to the Cities and Counties to decide how to handle the matter. This was Lynch's only defense in Federal Court and is called entrapment by estopell when a government agent says something is ok when in fact it might not be. Click here for more information.
On August 5, 2008 Lynch was convicted in Federal Court for operating the Central Coast Compassionate Caregivers. On January 6, 2009 Lynch appeared before Judge Wu to request a new trial on the grounds that he was not allowed to get his defense before the jury and other new evidence. The request was denied. Charles has been out on a $400,000 bail posted by his loving and trusting family and was under house arrest for over nine months.
During March 2009 United States Policy regarding Medical Marijuana changed in favor of states as long as the dispensary complied with state law. Lynch's dispensary complied with all state and local laws during the time it was open. Click here to read the San Francisco Chronicles report of the new policy. On Friday March 13, 2009 John Stossel and ABC News 2020 aired the story of Lynch on National Television. On Sunday March 15 Al Roker did a documentary entitled Marijuana Inc. Al Roker reporting and focused in on the case of Charles C. Lynch. On Friday March 27, 2009 Lynch appeared on Larry King Live with his Federal Public Defenders.
Sentencing which was scheduled for March 23, 2009 was postponed because the judge requested information from the Government regarding the New Policy regarding medical marijuana dispensaries. Despite the recent policy changes Charles C. Lynch will be sentenced on April 30, 2009 at the Federal Court House in Los Angeles. Supporters who wish to write a letter of support regarding sentencing should use the Letter salutation "Dear Judge Wu" and then send the letter to:
Reuven Cohen
Federal Public Defender
321 East 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012-4702
Amongst liberals, libertarians, and even some conservatives, there has considerable "hope" that a Barack Obama presidency would radically transform Bush administration policies regarding the "war on terror." And, on certain issues, the new administration has delivered a measured amount of "change." But were Obama's executive orders banning torture and closing down the prison at Guantanamo Bay, signed on his first two days in office, just a head fake? Were they designed to placate a certain segment of his base, while actually continuing�or even expanding�many of Bush administration terrorism policies?
Does the financial crisis make clear that capitalism, the free market and the classical liberal ideology are failing? Of course not, whatever social democrat ideological veterans might proclaim. Socialism and its derivatives have been morally discredited since the fall of the Berlin wall and there is no chance for them of getting back. People get a grasp that there is something wrong with the way the system works for now, but not with the system itself...
@JoeRoganDotNet On Talking Dogs And What These Kids Are Really On...
Joe Rogan, Comedian Extraordinaire gives it like it is with his view on anti pot commercials, no shtich! during Kevin and Beans April Foolishness show 4/03/09. Bong TV LIVE daily at 420pm Cali time with you host Bong Rip of Marijuana The Band. BongTvLive.com
And the world looks just the same
And history ain't changed
'Cause the banners, they all flown in the last war
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
No, no!
I'll move myself and my family aside
If we happen to be left half alive
I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
For I know that the hypnotized never lie
Do ya?
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
There's nothing in the street
Looks any different to me
And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
And the parting on the left
Is now the parting on the right
And the beards have all grown longer overnight
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around me
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!
Thank you, President Obama, for keeping your campaign pledge to end raids on medical marijuana dispensaries that are legal under state laws in California and elsewhere. Thank you for reversing an inhumane policy established by the Clinton administration and continued by the Bush administration.
Given the experience you and other elected officials have had with illegal drugs and your willingness to challenge the status quo, now is the time to reconsider decades of prohibitionist drug policies that have succeeded only in massively increasing the toll of human misery, violence, and hypocrisy. As with alcohol prohibition, the drug war intensifies and exacerbates every negative outcome it is ostensibly designed to combat.
President Obama, do the right thing and end the war on drugs.
The Revolution Will Be Televised, Or Watching Americas Berlin Wall Fall
Speaking at a press conference on Feb 25 with DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, and reiterating a position made by the White House following DEA raids in California on February 4, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters that ending federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries "is now American policy." The Attorney General's comments are the latest sign of a sea change in federal policy that prohibits the use of medical cannabis in the thirteen states that have enacted such laws.
Because there's always more hate to go around, we proudly present this "lost episode" in which Tubesteak pays homage to The First Black President--MISTER BILL CLINTON!!!
Because you know what? It�s none of your goddamned business. I work my ass off 10 months a year. It�s that hard work that gave you all those gooey feelings of patriotism last summer. If during my brief window of down time I want to relax, enjoy myself, and partake of a substance that�s a hell of a lot less bad for me than alcohol, tobacco, or, frankly, most of the prescription drugs most of you are taking, well, you can spare me the lecture.
I put myself through hell. I make my body do things nature never really intended us to endure. All world-class athletes do. We do it because you love to watch us push ourselves as far as we can possibly go. Some of us get hurt. Sometimes permanently. You�re watching the Super Bowl tonight. You�re watching 300 pound men smash each while running at full speed, in full pads. You know what the average life expectancy of an NFL player is? Fifty-five. That�s about 20 years shorter than your average non-NFL player. Yet you watch. And cheer. And you jump up spill your beer when a linebacker lays out a wide receiver on a crossing route across the middle. The harder he gets hit, the louder and more enthusiastically you scream.
Yet you all get bent out of shape when Ricky Williams, or I, or Josh Howard smoke a little dope to relax. Why? Because the idiots you�ve elected to make your laws have, without a shred of evidence, beat it into your head that smoking marijuana is something akin to drinking antifreeze, and done only by dirty hippies and sex offenders.
You�ll have to pardon my cynicism. But I call bullshit. You don�t give a damn about my health. You just get a voyeuristic thrill from watching an elite athlete fall from grace�all the better if you get to exercise a little moral righteousness in the process. And it�s hypocritical righteousness at that, given that 40 percent of you have tried pot at least once in your lives.
Here�s a crazy thought: If I can smoke a little dope and go on to win 14 Olympic gold medals, maybe pot smokers aren�t doomed to lives of couch surfing and video games, as our moronic government would have us believe. In fact, the list of successful pot smokers includes not just world class athletes like me, Howard, Williams, and others, it includes Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, the last three U.S. presidents, several Supreme Court justices, and luminaries and success stories from all sectors of business and the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Tell you what. I�ll make you a deal. I�ll apologize for smoking pot when every politician who ever did drugs and then voted to uphold or strengthen the drug laws marches his ass off to the nearest federal prison to serve out the sentence he wants to impose on everyone else for committing the same crimes he committed. I�ll apologize when the sons, daughters, and nephews of powerful politicians who get caught possessing or dealing drugs in the frat house or prep school get the same treatment as the no-name, probably black kid caught on the corner or the front stoop doing the same thing.
Until then, I for one will have none of it. I smoked pot. I liked it. I�ll probably do it again. I refuse to apologize for it, because by apologizing I help perpetuate this stupid lie, this idea that what someone puts into his own body on his own time is any of the government�s damned business. Or any of yours. I�m not going to bend over and allow myself to be propaganda for this wasteful, ridiculous, immoral war.
Go ahead and tear me down if you like. But let�s see you rationalize in your next lame ONDCP commercial how the greatest motherfucking swimmer the world has ever seen...is also a proud pot smoker.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
The TCA is asking the Bush Administration to overturn the 8-2 decision of the California Coastal Commission to stop this toll road and save the park and beach. To lobby the Bush Administration and quell a rebellion in Congress, TCA will spend $56,500 a month on three lobbying firms. Director Norby has sticker shock after calculating they are paying lobbyists up to $700 an hour.
Notice all the pro toll road spam we are seeing on the internets?
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Please call your congressional representatives today - Demand impeachment hearings and accountability - Capitol Hill Switchboard: (202) 224-2131 , (800) 828-0498
1. Article I - Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq. 2. Article II - Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression. 3. Article III - Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War. 4. Article IV - Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States. 5. Article V - Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression. 6. Article VI - Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114. 7. Article VII - Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War. 8. Article VIII - Invading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter. 9. Article IX - Failing to Provide Troops With Body Armor and Vehicle Armor 10. Article X - Falsifying Accounts of US Troop Deaths and Injuries for Political Purposes 11. Article XI - Establishment of Permanent U.S. Military Bases in Iraq 12. Article XII - Initiating a War Against Iraq for Control of That Nation's Natural Resources 13. Article XIII - Creating a Secret Task Force to Develop Energy and Military Policies With Respect to Iraq and Other Countries 14. Article XIV - Misprision of a Felony, Misuse and Exposure of Classified Information And Obstruction of Justice in the Matter of Valerie Plame Wilson, Clandestine Agent of the Central Intelligence Agency 15. Article XV - Providing Immunity from Prosecution for Criminal Contractors in Iraq 16. Article XVI - Reckless Misspending and Waste of U.S. Tax Dollars in Connection With Iraq and US Contractors 17. Article XVII - Illegal Detention: Detaining Indefinitely And Without Charge Persons Both U.S. Citizens and Foreign Captives 18. Article XVIII - Torture: Secretly Authorizing, and Encouraging the Use of Torture Against Captives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Other Places, as a Matter of Official Policy 19. Article XIX - Rendition: Kidnapping People and Taking Them Against Their Will to 'Black Sites' Located in Other Nations, Including Nations Known to Practice Torture 20. Article XX - Imprisoning Children 21. Article XXI - Misleading Congress and the American People About Threats from Iran, and Supporting Terrorist Organizations Within Iran, With the Goal of Overthrowing the Iranian Government 22. Article XXII - Creating Secret Laws 23. Article XXIII - Violation of the Posse Comitatus Act 24. Article XXIV - Spying on American Citizens, Without a Court-Ordered Warrant, in Violation of the Law and the Fourth Amendment 25. Article XXV - Directing Telecommunications Companies to Create an Illegal and Unconstitutional Database of the Private Telephone Numbers and Emails of American Citizens 26. Article XXVI - Announcing the Intent to Violate Laws with Signing Statements 27. Article XXVII - Failing to Comply with Congressional Subpoenas and Instructing Former Employees Not to Comply 28. Article XXVIII - Tampering with Free and Fair Elections, Corruption of the Administration of Justice 29. Article XXIX - Conspiracy to Violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965 30. Article XXX - Misleading Congress and the American People in an Attempt to Destroy Medicare 31. Article XXXI - Katrina: Failure to Plan for the Predicted Disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Failure to Respond to a Civil Emergency 32. Article XXXII - Misleading Congress and the American People, Systematically Undermining Efforts to Address Global Climate Change 33. Article XXXIII - Repeatedly Ignored and Failed to Respond to High Level Intelligence Warnings of Planned Terrorist Attacks in the US, Prior to 911. 34. Article XXXIV - Obstruction of the Investigation into the Attacks of September 11, 2001 35. Article XXXV - Endangering the Health of 911 First Responders
Three years in the making, Jon Ronson�s Crazy Rulers of the World explores the apparent madness at the heart of US military intelligence. With first-hand access to the leading players in the story, Jon Ronson examines the extraordinary - and plain bizarre - national secrets at the core of George W Bush's war on terror... .
This is a SIC cover of The Beatles Helter Skelter, aka Electro Skeletor, featuring the fully awsome Senator Mike Gravel, Our own Libertarian candidate for president. http://www.gravel2008.us and http:/www.youtube.com/gravel2008 More soonest... .
As expected today, the Federal Register printed the notice for the TCA's appeal of the CA Coastal Commission's decision. The CCC's jurisdiction is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which resides in the US Dep't of Commerce. This means that the ultimate decision on whether to honor the CCC's decision or over-ride it lies with the Secretary of Commerce.
Today's announcement tells us that NOAA will be accepting comments for 30 days starting on April 28. This will be your opportunity to let the federal government know what has been made clear here in California: No Toll Roads through San Onofre State Beach!!
Starting on the 28th we'll provide an electronic action alert to make it easy for you to send in your comments. We are also requesting that NOAA hold a public hearing on this issue to give the public a chance to voice your opinions.
NOAA pulled together a really nice FAQ on the process. Of particular importance is this:
"What does the Secretary consider on appeal from a state�s objection?
The Secretary may override a state�s objection if the proposed activity is either:
� Consistent with the objectives of the CZMA. Projects consistent with the objectives of the CZMA are those where: a) the project furthers the national interest in the CZMA objectives in a significant or substantial manner; b) this national interest outweighs any adverse coastal effects (both separately and cumulatively); and c) there is no reasonable alternative available that would allow the activity to proceed consistent with the state program; or
� Necessary in the interest of national security. " .
"I firmly believe one of the greatest legacies we can leave to future generations is the heritage of our land. This expanse of acreage, San Onofre Bluffs State Beach, Now has it's future guaranteed as an official state park."
Governor Ronald Reagan in establishing the State Park at San Onofre April 3 1971
If Arnold was to have just one ghost of Christmas past dream, I wish Governor Ronald Reagan would make that late night visit to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger... .
Sample: "This is a journey upon which we shall make some remarkable discoveries of that inner realm that is part of your consciousness this very moment."
Sample: "123" Sample: "...this is the take"
please let me introduce you to a brand new idea it aint like your stupid car because it dont come from korea i wont charge you for this tip but you can take it to the bank and when your whole life starts to turn around, you'll know who to thank
thank god for mc nine oh oh, will be the first thing you say when you are jumping out of bed, at the start of every day dropping on your knees while you are calling out my name saying thank you thank you thank you and you'll bless the day i came into your life
which up to this point had been a big fat joke that you were playing on yourself but now its time you awoke from this dream you've been having and confront reality so shut your mouth for one minute and play attention to me
Sample: "pay attention", "say what?"
cuz im going to reveal the secret of my success so now you can share in my continued happiness you will know the blissful peace of all the masters of old and everything you touch will turn to fourteen karat gold
it's an easy four word sentence thats the key to all your dreams so for now on you dont have to worry about no complex schemes your life will be a simple game that you will always win and for every dollar that you spend, the bank will pay back ten
and i know you are starting to say why dont he stop beating around the bush well i'll get there when i get there there aint no need to push cuz the point im trying to make contains my whole philosophy so listen to what i tell you and repeat it after me
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sample: "truth." "is out of style"
sample: "yo won't you tell them what your name is"
i hear what you're saying, mc 900ft jesus exactly how did you come to the conclusion that truth is out of style?
well i was on my way to work one day when i spied a rocket ship some aliens abducted me and took me on a trip to a previous existence on another astral plane i met a real nice lady there name shirley maclaine
the truth is not an obstacle for someone such as me, she said because you see we all create our own reality and if a problem should arise the best thing you can say is dont worry, be happy, and have a nice day
well i thanked her very kindly for the excellent advice she said she'd bill me later at a reasonable price then the aliens brought me back and beamed me down into this bar but i could not go to work because bigfoot stole my car
sample: "i know a mother fucking bigfoot when i see one"
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sample: "truth." "is out of style."
sample: you possess the ability to control the movement of the invisible electromagnetic energies of light. you also control a mental power over even the gross physical objects around you. this concept seems fantastic yet it has been proven... .
The President sharply challenged critics of his stalled immigration-overhaul efforts on Thursday, suggesting that failure to pass a guest-worker program could trigger a labor shortage in the United States.
At a town-hall style meeting, Bush also rebuffed a question about whether he would consider pardoning two Border Patrol agents in prison for shooting of a illegal immigrant drug trafficker in the ass in Texas.
"No, I won't make you that promise," Bush told a woman who asked about a possible pardon.
The Fire Fighters (IAFF) union is releasing a new video today, featuring New York firefighters and their families, that challenges Giuliani�s claims of leadership. His performance before, during and after the Sept. 11 attacks, they contend, is marked by serious failures�failures that cost lives... .
Can be both a political strategy or moral philosophy that rejects the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political change. As an alternative to both passive acceptance and armed struggle, nonviolence proclaims other means of popular struggle such as civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance or the power of non co-operation combined with persuasion. While frequently used as a synonym for pacifism, since the mid 20th century the term nonviolence or nonviolent resistance has come to embody a diversity of techniques for social change without the use of force, as well as the underlying political and philosophical rationale for the use of these techniques. Nonviolent resistance is different from pacifism because it is a direct attack on the oppressor's will and sense of right and wrong... .
90% of the negative marijuana information out there is government disinformation propaganda and doesn't fit the true data. Also nations who have backed off of drug war especially concerning marijuana have had much less related drug problems than the USA. In general per capita there is less use in countries where it's legal. No one source of information is going to prove this to anyone. It's a long process of looking at all the data and POVs something most politicians wouldn't dream of when it comes to this controversial topic. Many people take the moral high ground that a government of the people should stand against drugs. The truth is that we own our own bodies. The drug war is against civil liberty, immoral, fruitless, divisive and filled with corruption. part 2... .
For the last two and one-half years the bitter and costly struggle against Bolshevism has made the utmost demands upon the bulk of our military resources and energies. This commitment was in keeping with the seriousness of the danger, and the over-all situation. The situation has since changed. The threat from the East remains, but an even greater danger looms in the West: the Anglo-American landing! In the East, the vastness of the space will, as a last resort, permit a loss of territory even on a major scale, without suffering a mortal blow to Germany's chance for survival... .
Are the conversations brief or long? Does he ask to rape our women�s' rights And send poor farm kids off to die? Does God suggest an oil hike When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God Are the consonants all hard or soft? Is he resolute all down the line? Is every issue black or white? Does what God say ever change his mind When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God Does he fake that drawl or merely nod? Agree which convicts should be killed? Where prisons should be built and filled? Which voter fraud must be concealed When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God I wonder which one plays the better cop We should find some jobs. the ghetto's broke No, they're lazy, George, I say we don't Just give 'em more liquor stores and dirty coke That's what God recommends
When the president talks to God Do they drink near beer and go play golf While they pick which countries to invade Which Muslim souls still can be saved? I guess god just calls a spade a spade When the president talks to God
When the president talks to God Does he ever think that maybe he's not? That that voice is just inside his head When he kneels next to the presidential bed Does he ever smell his own bullshit When the president talks to God?
Two former U.S. Border Patrol agents -- Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean -- are serving 11- and 12-year prison terms for attempting to apprehend an illegal alien drug smuggler. The smuggler, who was transporting 743 pounds of marijuana (about $1 million worth), was given full immunity to testify against our agents and is suing our government for $5 million.
Now, reports indicate that the Mexican government was instrumental in this case even being launched. Plus, our own government has been lying about key details in the case. Meanwhile, the agents sit in jail (Ramos was severely beaten by Mexican nationals in jail who shouted �death to the border agent�), the drug smuggler may get rich and our President has not taken action!!! .
Who would like to become the first black president, had white ancestors who owned slaves.
Researcher, William Addams Reitwiesner, said the discovery is part of his first draft of research into Obama's roots. The Illinois senator's father was from Kenya, and his mother was a white woman from Kansas.
Reitwiesner found in 1850 Census records from Kentucky that one of Obama's great-great-great-great grandfathers, George Washington Overall, owned a 15-year-old girl and a 25-year-old man... .
The common name for the United States federal holiday officially designated as Washington's Birthday. It is celebrated today, the third Monday of February.
As the official title of the federal holiday, Washington's Birthday was originally implemented by the federal government in 1880 in the District of Columbia and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices. As the first federal holiday to honor an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated on Washington's actual birthday, February 22. In 1971 the federal holiday was shifted to the third Monday in February... .
outlined the final two years of domestic policy agenda on three important civil liberties issues: school choice, immigration reform, and the war on terror... .
Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on Monday, July 14, 1913, at 12:43 AM CST in Omaha, Nebraska. His birthplace was 3202 Woolworth Avenue, the home of his banker grandfather, Charles Henry King. His parents were Leslie Lynch King, Sr., a wool trader, and his wife, the former Dorothy Ayer Gardner, who separated two weeks after his birth and divorced the following December. According to Associated Press reports, Leslie King, Sr. was abusive and had a drinking problem, and Ford later described his father as having frequently hit his mother... .
With its legal battle against Internet file-sharing companies faltering in the United States, the music industry has turned its lawyers loose on a new front -- Australia.
I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.
MILITARY: I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.
COLLEGE: I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a cheerleader.
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE: I ran for U.S. Congress and lost. I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975. I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oilin Texas. The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock. I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money. With the help of my father and our right-wing friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was electedgovernor of Texas.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS: I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union. During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America. I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money. I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history
With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over 500,000 votes.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT: I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record. I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week. I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury. I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history. I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period. I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period. I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market. In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues every month. I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her. I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President. I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations. My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron. My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision. I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history. I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed. I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history. I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts. I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S. history. I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government. I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history. I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission. I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law. I refused to allow inspectors access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention. I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election). I set the record for fewest number of press conferences of any President since the advent of television. I set the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period. After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history. I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history. I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind. I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. citizens, and the world community. I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families -- in war time. In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq, then blamed the lies on our British friends. I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security. I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a WMD. I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden to justice. RECORDS AND REFERENCES: All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library sealed and unavailable for public view. All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review
ESTP - "Promotor". Action! When present, things begin to happen. Fiercely competitive. Entrepreneur. Often uses shock effect to get attention. Negotiator par excellence. 4.3% of total population.
Content, emotionally stable, outgoing, social, group oriented, finisher, does not like to be alone, open, decisive, likes external praise, likes to be center of attention, always joking, adjusts easily, likes crowds, self confident, neutral moods, good at getting people to have fun, disorganized, messy, talented at presentation, can be easily annoyed...
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