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It was an award ceremony dedicated to honoring public servants and community heroes. The show was stolen, you could say, by a 90-pound dog named Courage.((snip)) These people and the dog are fine examples of California’s gold,” said Howser, with a nod to his longtime PBS program “California’s Gold.” And so it was the dog — the last honoree to take the stage — that got everyone’s undivided attention. In 10 months, Courage has become a poster pup for endurance and strength. Weighing 37 pounds and near death, the 3-year-old dog was surrendered by his owner, a Bellflower resident, on...

This is the banner for Dennis Kucinich's website (click on it if you can't read the bottom). America's most COURAGEOUS congresman! Wow. I wish there was a pageant so he could wear the sash he probably made for himself. Look at how he looks "forward" from right to the left like we live in an Asian culture. Then again being "progressive" requires backward thinking, so I guess he has that right.If his wife were in congress is it safe to say she would be America's most courageous congresswoman? She would, after all, have to admit to being Mrs. Kucinich.So...

In response to the false accusation, and Sarah Palin NAILED IT when she said, “a blood libel” in regards to the accusations coming from the liberal news media as well as political elites. I give Ms. Palin credit that she took the bull by the horns head on. Also shows a character that is courageous during a very difficult time for the USA. America, its good values and its people are the enduring strength of what makes the USA a great nation. To those in the liberal community of the USA, you FORGET that you are ALL A MINORITY AND...

The data are in. The science has spoken. The proof is conclusive: Conservatives are cowards. No, really. We learned this fact from Prof. Geraint Rees of the University College London, who says that after studying the brain scans of two politicians and 90 students, he stands confident in declaring that in conservative minds the brain’s amygdala, which is associated with anxiety and emotion, tends to be larger, whereas the anterior cingulate, which is associated with courage and optimism, tends to be smaller. So conservatives are — bwock-bwock-bwock! — chicken. Wussies. Namby pambies and nervous Nellies, every one of us. Well...

Time Magazine offered the deceitful Islamic supremacist pro-Sharia Ground Zero Mosque Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf as a candidate for Person of the Year. NBC named Sharif El-Gamal, the thuggish and financially shady Ground Zero Mosque developer, who says that beating people up brings "exercise & stress relief," as its Person of the Year. The deception, the ties to jihad terror groups, the deadbeat financial activity -- none of it matters. The mainstream media wants to make these people into heroes and sell you the Ground Zero mega-mosque, whether you like it or not. Although more and more people are onto...

Rev. John F. Harvey, OSFS Reverend John F. Harvey, OSFS, 92, an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales for 73 years, died on Monday, December 27, 2010, at Union Hospital in Elkton, Maryland. Fr. Harvey, son the late Patrick J. and Margaret (Harkins) Harvey was born in Philadelphia in 1918. He attended St. Columba Parish School, and after graduating from Northeast Catholic High School for Boys in 1936, he entered the Oblate Novitiate, making his first profession of vows on September 8, 1937. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 3, 1944 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and...

The felony case of animal cruelty against Kimberly Nizato was held over for trial Tuesday. Judge Richard M. Goul found sufficient evidence for trial following at a preliminary hearing that spanned nearly five months of scheduling conflicts and a crowded court calendar. ((snip)) The dog, now known as Courage, was removed from her home by a former co-worker, Lisa Whiseant, who took the 37-pound dog to an emergency clinic in Garden Grove. The veterinarian who treated the dog said his bowels were impacted with dirt, which had debilitated him to near death. =============================================================================== Background story:Neglected German shepherd eats dirt to...

The crowd sings God Bless America, 6:30 a.m. August 28, 2010. Photo by Freeper Pete. The rally is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.Links for live reports and coverage:GlennBeck.com rally main pageC-SPAN showing the rally on cable and live stream.Live stream at Glenn Beck's Facebook page.UStream is also live streaming the rally.Class of '97 Freeper Pete is live Tweeting updates and photos. He has a thread going in BloggersFrog Mom's Live Thread from yesterday.Link to D.C. Traffic cameras. Folks camped out overnight at the Lincoln Memorial for the rally.Live traffic cam - National Mall (on map,...

For those who have not followed the story on Courage: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2509699/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2504206/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2497257/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2492661/posts The preliminary hearing for Kimberly Nizato, a Bellflower woman charged with animal cruelty in the case of a severely emaciated German shepherd, began Monday and then was continued to July 26.

Quietly but often forcefully, senior churchmen speak of Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the archbishop of Quebec City and thus the Primate of Canada, as papabile: a man-with-the-makings-of-a-pope. The thought would doubtless elicit a groan or a laugh—perhaps both—from the 66-year-old Canadian theologian: no man with his wits about him wants to shoulder the burdens of the papacy, and Cardinal Ouellet is a man of high intelligence. Still, it should be noted that the Canadian cardinal recently demonstrated one of the qualities required of 21st century popes: a willingness to confront the increasingly aggressive secularism of the North Atlantic world with reason,...

There was a time when the church was very powerful. It was during that period when the early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society. Whenever the early Christians entered a town, the people in power became disturbed and immediately sought to convict the Christians for being "disturbers of the peace" and "outside agitators"' But the Christians pressed on, in the conviction that they were "a...

An open letter to the President of the American League and the Comissioner of Baseball: Gentlemen: I have loved baseball my entire, rather long life. Regarding tonight's game in Detroit, you both, for the integrity of the game, have a duty and responsibility to reverse the call. Fix it. Get it right. It is sufficiently clear. Statistics regarding the 28th batter can be reversed out. A concept such as “we don’t change calls after the fact” holds no water in these rather unique circumstances. Fix it. Get it right. There is the concept of a protested game, when the actual...

Today James O’Keefe and I had the privilege to go on ABC News’ Good Morning America to launch O’Keefe’s new set of undercover videos – the Census. While most of the feedback email of the contentious segment is running negative against George Stephanopoulos for emphasizing long debunked and retracted smears and for using the word “criminal” throughout the piece, what is missing is an acknowledgment of how courageous Stephanopoulos was to put O’Keefe and me on the air in the first place.ABC NEWS and Stephanopoulos are not immune from partisan propaganda campaigns to ignore points of view

I watched the video of Gov Christie talking to the reporter and it reminded me why I just can't be in the GOP. Or any party, it seems. I thought I'd post my thoughts on the topic, which I wrote separately in a moment of introspection. I've never voted for a Democrat, just to be sure... But why can't the GOP be something besides simpering, terrified lapdogs, afraid of their own shadow? Seriously, why can't you grow some...something... and develop at least a minute fraction of the guts of Christie? Why is the RNC so utterly deferential to libs and...

He's a big dog -- still skinny with ribs and hip bones protruding -- but big nonetheless. He's gained almost 30 pounds in 30 days. And he's happy. The ears were loose, the tail wagged eagerly, and his head was butting into hands for affection. Nizato was fired from her job after she was arrested April 16. She has been charged with one felony count of animal cruelty and one misdemeanor count of failure to provide care. She will be arraigned on those charges Wednesday (May 12) at the Bellflower Courthouse. Dr. Bill Grant came out to give us a...

Update on Courage, the abused German Shepherd. http://ocpets.freedomblogging.com/2010/05/03/community-rallies-as-courage-continues-to-shine/45931 Also go to: http://www.gsroc.org/urgent_help_detail.asp?ID=327

April 22 -- Courage went for his blood test today. He has gained 20 pounds since his 4/7 rescue! He is upright and has found his voice! This is one talkative dog--he has a lot to say! He is still bony but not as frail and he definitely has more stamina! Hurray! April 24 -- It's official: Courage's foster mommy wants to adopt him once all of the legalities have concluded! She can't imagine living without him! Courage is now learning what toys are! His muscles are continuing to improve! April 28--Courage continues to improve and is eating kibble! He...

Many years ago, I was surprised to receive a letter from an old friend, saying that she had been told that I refused to see campus visitors from Africa. At the time, I was so bogged down with work that I had agreed to see only one visitor to the Stanford campus-- and it so happens that he was from Africa. He just happened to come along when I had a little breathing room from the work I was doing in my office. I pointed out to my friend that whoever said what she heard might just as well have...

About Courage: A 3-year-old German shepherd was taken by a Good Samaritan to an Orange County veterinary clinic April 7 near death from starvation. German Shepherd Rescue Group of Orange County stepped in and offered to pay for the dog's care.

Nizato has been charged with one count of felony animal cruelty and one misdemeanor count of failure to provide care, according to Capt. Aaron Reyes with Southeast Area Animal Control Authority. She met a $20,000 bail requirement over the weekend, Reyes said, and is due at the Bellflower Courthouse on May 10 for an arraignment hearing. GSROC is now considered the owner of Courage. The evidence provided by the veterinary staffs at both the ER clinic and by Dr. Bill Grant at Community Veterinary Hospital in Garden Grove in Garden Grove was sufficient for Reyes and his team to grant...