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“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”

— Charles Bukowski

 

 

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It’s a crazy world out there, when . . .   3 comments

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It’s a crazy world out there, when . . .

. . . The House passed an amendment Thursday that would bar the Federal Communications Commission from using any funding to implement the net neutrality order it approved in December.

. . . Texas won’t compensate an innocent man who was imprisoned for 18 years.

. . . Social Security isn’t responsible for the federal deficit. Just the opposite.

. . . employers refuse to consider the unemployed for job openings.

. . . GOP-led states are pushing plans to strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights.

. . . states can claim legal supremacy over the federal government, although successive attempts to invoke state sovereignty have been consistently shot down, denied or overturned by generations of presidents and Supreme Court decisions.

. . . Arizona Republicans are lining up behind a plan to unconstitutionally strip citizenship from millions of Americans.

. . . New Hampshire Republicans have returned to the GOP’s favorite pastime of denying gay Americans their constitutional rights.

. . . One Missouri lawmaker even proposed rolling back child labor laws.

. . . the Tea Party – FreedomWorks, Sets GOP Health Care Strategy: ‘Don’t Focus On How Many People Are Covered’

. . . Glenn Beck thinks Google may be building an Islāmic caliphate in Egypt.

. . . a 62-year-old Alabama fan with dumping poison on a couple of oaks that have been historic gathering places for happy Auburn Tiger supporters.

. . . Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker proposed ssharply curbing the bargaining rights of public unions in order to make immediate budget savings.

. . . The Speaker of The House says, “If spending cuts kill jobs, so be it!”

. . . Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) posted a tweet saying, “President’s health care law will destroy jobs, says CBO,” which is false.

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It’s a crazy would out there, when . . .

. . . Republican state Representative Bobby Franklin of Georgia is trying to change state law so that victims of rape, stalking, and family violence are legally referred to as “accusers,” rather than “victims.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=206007&id=26055-8500729-s90Ywlx&t=6

. . . Justice Clarence Thomas has not spoken during a Supreme Court argument for nearly five years.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/us/13thomas.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&adxnnl=1&emc=tha23&adxnnlx=1297612886-jcWkNMur1K0IsjBXVvWAQA

. . . Libertarian, Representative Ron Paul wins (second year in a row) the poll among Republican presidential contenders speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/us/politics/13cpac.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24

. . . People make decisions and determine their beliefs based on emotions, ignoring what neurophysiological research on cognitive functions shows that emotional driven people seem to suffer from cognitive deficits that mimic certain types of brain injuries.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/06/AR2011020600114.html

. . . Arizona House Bill, HB 2006 allows a person to possess, transport or carry a firearm within a game refuge.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48525305/HB-2006-Introduced-Version-Arizona-State-Legislature-via-MyGov365-com

. . . An Arizona Bill would bar the possibility of charter schools in retirement communities – go figure.
http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2011/02/bill-bar-possibility-of-charter-schools-in-retirement-community/

. . .  Arizona House Bill, HB 2153, would prohibit cities, towns and counties from requiring fire sprinklers be installed in homes.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Arizona+HB+2153&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

. . . Lindsey Lohan will not be attending the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show at the request of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show security team. (Source: David Fitzsimmons)

. . . Arizona Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 1050, known as the “Freedom to Breathe Act”, would make it illegal for “..any governmental official to enforce within the borders of the state of Arizona federal laws or federal regulations purporting to restrict intrastate emissions of anthropogenic carbon dioxide or other greenhouse substances is herewith declared a violation of civil rights and unlawful under Arizona state law.”
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/scr1050p.pdf

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It’s A Crazy World Our There, When . . .   Leave a comment

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It’s a crazy world out there when . . .

. . . Texas Rep. Leo Berman wrote legislation that would issue “temporary reports of alien birth” instead of actual birth certificates if a parent cannot prove citizenship.
http://www.texasobserver.org/component/k2/item/17375-barely-legal

. . . “Birther bills” are now in ten state legislatures – Yes, it is a crazy world out there!
http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/10-states-propose-eligibility-bills/

. . . Mexico rides to rescue of Texas’ electricity woes? Maybe they could help southern Arizona with gas!
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/02/mexico-rides-to-rescue-of-texa.html
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_a3fd5a7f-fcb3-570b-aa2a-185342c2d648.html

. . . The weather is so cold you want to say to the “global warming commies”, “Where are your melting ice caps now?”

. . . Lawmakers in South Dakota have proposed a bill that would require all adults over the age of 21 to own guns.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/48577.html

. . . The majority of public high school biology teachers are not strong classroom advocates of evolutionary biology, despite 40 years of court cases that have ruled teaching creationism or intelligent design violates the Constitution.
http://live.psu.edu/story/51023

. . . A former vice-presidential candidate thinks WTF means “Winning the Future” – “What the Fuck!”

. . . Bill O’Riely says the raising tides prove the exist of God.
http://www.fireandknowledge.org/archives/2011/01/08/bill-oreilly-proves-gods-existence/

. . .  The Arizona Legislature seeks to pass a “Firearms Omnibus” bill that would make Arizona the second state in the nation to require universities and communities to allow guns on campus and one of 10 that permit guns inside public government buildings such as the state Capitol.
http://tucsoncitizen.com/view-from-baja-arizona/2011/01/31/new-arizona-legislation-aims-to-loosen-gun-laws-what-our-gun-laws-are-not-liberal-enough/

. . . Christian Republicans that run Arizona want to ensure the prophecies of the Apocalypse and the End Days come true.
http://tucsoncitizen.com/three-sonorans/2011/02/02/sb1433-the-arizona-tea-party-is-so-american-that-federal-law-does-not-apply/

. . . The Governor of Arizona stared into space and said, “Haven’t you read the Second Amendment? The right to sell guns shall not be in French. Are they speaking in French. No. Then we have did what’s right for Arizona.”

. . . Being an independent in Texas is the fan going to the Super Bowl claiming not to favor the Steelers or the Packers.

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