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What your "fair share" went to pay for ($800K). "Obama better prepare, when I'm Commissioner. I'd have a road show like [Acting Regional GSA Administrator for Region Jeffrey] Neely, every time you see me rolling on 20s yeah, in my GOV. Spend BA 61 on all fun. ATF can't touch GS-15 guns! Cause I buy everything your field office can't afford. Every GS-5 would get a top hat award. Donate my vacation, love to the nation, I'll never be under OIG investigation."

"We were asked today by a Naysayer to explain what OccupyMARINES are doing for OWS. We replied with a more accurate question to ask is what OccupyMARINES are not doing. OccupyMARINES are not sitting on our asses watching the 1% rip out the heart of America. America Dialed 911 and We Stood Up, We Answered America’s Call. We Have watched since September 17th this wondrous event unfold. We watched as this small demonstration took hold of the world and we quickly understood that they are not going away. So we listened more. We listened to the demonstrators, we listened to...

"We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Movement around the world."

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Poll 1/3 rd down center column. "Do you think it is sometimes necessary to sacrifice some rights and freedoms to fight terrorism, or is it never necessary to sacrifice rights and freedoms to prevent terrorism? " Article : http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_18838357

Rule 48 allows the exchange to suspend price indications that help determine the floor price at the open during regular sessions. Bypassing the requirement helps speed the beginning of trading. Among the triggers for invoking the rule are “substantial activity in the futures market before the open,” according to the exchange's website. U.S. stock index futures pointed to a sharply lower open as a report that regulators were intensifying their review of European banks' U.S. units shook up investors.

"Dear Janet N., I’ve been worried about something recently and I thought I’d write to the one in charge to find out if my concerns should be addressed. You see, I believe I might be an Accidental Terrorist.The other day I went to my local surplus store and they had this great deal on MRE’s. So knowing that we lose power in our Community due to weather conditions, I thought I should pick some up."

"Readers – take a look around you. If you are like me, the electricity is still on, a nice bottle of Vino resides next to the Roma’s in the ‘fridge, and not much has changed. True – I might raise my hand a few more times at Auction tomorrow to purchase some junk silver, but hey – I’d most likely do that anyway. The truth is, Washington – You Lie!"

"We, Sir, are tired. Our Country was founded on the concept of personal liberty through personal responsibility – a concept you might perhaps have difficulty understanding with Public Education not covering The Constitutional Basics due to the busy schedule of “other” subjects. Collectivism and shared sacrifice were not written into the Constitution nor the Laws of these fledgling United States. We have seen from time to time the uprising in spirit and voices against the return to the British Colonialism that caused our ancestors to flee their Native Land. That is the essence of who we are. Americans has risen...

Not liking the competition for control, the Federal RICO Act effectively drove underground the Bosses and their ilk. Nature deplores a vacuum and flowing in to control the Cities was the largest organized crime unit – The Federal Government. After 25 years of non-commisaro activity, apparently the Gang has reformed. Only this time, they are elected not through bullets nor related by blood – they’re elected across this Nation every 2, 4 or 6 years – by the American Voters.

Democratic political candidates can skip this weekend's July 4th parades. A new Harvard University study finds that July 4th parades energize only Republicans, turn kids into Republicans, and help to boost the GOP turnout of adults on Election Day. "Fourth of July celebrations in the United States shape the nation's political landscape by forming beliefs and increasing participation, primarily in favor of the Republican Party," said the report from Harvard. [See political cartoons about the 2012 GOP field.]

We want to know what you think: were SWAT officers justified in shooting Guerena?

"Health officials say 39 people have been sickened from a salmonella outbreak spread through handling baby chicks or ducklings."

"What about this curious little quote from one of the Co-Sponsors Senator Clary : Police and prosecutors deserve expanded concealed carry rights because of the dangers they face in their dealings with the criminal justice system, Clary said, explaining that she wouldn’t support such rights for private workers such as restaurant servers or truck drivers."

Video at link As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech at George Washington University yesterday condemning governments that arrest protestors and do not allow free expression - and lauding freedom of speech on the Internet - 71-year-old military veteran Ray McGovern was grabbed from the audience in plain view of her by police and an unidentified official in plain clothes and hustled out of the building and, according to McGovern and his supporters, was “brutalized and left bleeding in jail.” What McGovern did was simply remain standing silently in the audience and turned his back on her as...

The breast milk Industry is charging users, which may or may not be covered by insurance,$3 – $5 per ounce according to Time Magazine. If one takes the average of $4 per ounce that equates $512 per gallon. While no numbers are available from HMBANA, according to their site “745,329 ounces of milk 2005″ was donated and “shared” throughout the United States. Of course a “Prescription” is needed for outpatient usage which may not be covered by Insurance. Believe it or not, that is a $3 Million Dollar industry. One wonders what current numbers apply here. (Update: According to NBC,...

"That’s right folks, I guess there is a reason that Lady Liberty wears that blindfold over her eyes. If you can’t see the docs, can’t manage to prove that a corpse with 5 gaping bullet holes is not in fact Elmo the red puppet from Sesame Street, and ignore the other law enforcement officer on site testimony – well you can’t convict now can you? "

"Wisconsin has taken a giant step to return to 1871, the year before Wis. Stat. 941.23 was enacted and when citizens could carry a weapon any way they wished. For now this decision applies only to Clark county but it is expected to be appealed to the Wisconsin Supreme court. If upheld this case will make all of Wisconsin a Constitutional carry state. Lawful citizens may then carry weapons either openly or concealed, subject to a few other restrictions."

"It had been a pretty good run up to that point. The brains of white folks had been humming along cogently for near on 400 years on this continent, with little sign that any serious trouble was brewing. White people, after all, had managed to invent a spiffy new form of self-government so that all white men (and, eventually, women) could have a say in how white people were taxed and governed. White minds had also nearly universally occupied just about every branch of that government and, for more than two centuries, had kept sole possession of the leadership of...

"Why as a Society are we allowing this to happen around the Nation? To show how mainstream and accepted this has become, watch this video of a Cop (with his partner assisting) who doesn’t like the actions of his Fantasy Football Teammate. Did you laugh? I didn’t either and I plan to contact DirecTV and demand they pull this offensive commercial. What about the Bud Light commercial where a fully equipped SWAT team secures the beer and pizza, but leaves the individual needing help stranded across the hall?"