An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Morning Coffee 10/26/07
Iranian Guard ‘ready to defend revolution’
The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard vowed Friday that the military group was ready to defend the Iranian revolution after the U.S. imposed sanctions against it amid simmering tensions over Tehran’s refusal to halt its nuclear program.
This is one of those countries that sanctions just don’t matter. The people will suffer, not the head nutbjobs, so why should they care? Make a few great big booms on their lavish palaces, the facilities in question, and just they might change their minds.
Daley defends Bridgeport land deal
Daley could not explain why the purchase price paid by the city was not based on the land’s industrial zoning designation at the time. Instead, the appraisal assumed that the land was zoned for residential use.
Mayoral press secretary Jacquelyn Heard said the land was appraised for $1.6 million, but purchased by the city for $400,000 less.
On Thursday, the mayor also sloughed off the controversy surrounding the latest city land deal involving his nephew, Robert Vanecko.
And yet, the people of Chicago keep electing him. Go figure.
Fire threat to homes diminishes
Stubborn fires continued to rage through wilderness areas of San Diego and Orange counties Thursday, and the toll rose with the grim discovery of six more bodies of people caught in the infernos. But the danger to homes and businesses subsided and many of those affected by Southern California’s latest natural disaster began taking the first steps toward a return to normalcy.
I think we should be grateful that there wasn’t more loss of life. I’d credit the firefighters for doing one hell of a job. Continued prayers.
Dallas police: Man in wheelchair disarms and kills invader
Dallas police said a disabled man shot and killed a person who broke into his apartment early Friday morning.
Police said the man was able to get out of his wheelchair, struggle with the invader, take his gun away and shoot him.
Not such an easy target after all, eh? 
The bill would expand income-tax breaks for the middle class while limiting deductions and adding taxes on high-end earners, increase the tax rate on “carried interest” fund managers earn on investments, and cut corporate tax rates. The Democratic plan also would repeal the alternative minimum tax (AMT), because it is set to penalize middle-income families this year.
There’s a much better idea. How ’bout we scrap the whole illegal IRS, and start from scratch, with a Fair Tax. Hell, even a flat tax would be better than the nonsense they’ve been pushing on us.
Obama Fails To Quell Row Over an Anti-Gay Singer
The incident reflects the need for Democratic candidates to juggle the often conflicting demands of their supporters. Mr. Obama stands accused of trying to win the support of socially conservative evangelical Christian African-Americans, who make up half of the registered Democratic voters in the early voting state of South Carolina, at the expense of gays.
If these people have the faith they claim to have, then what’s the problem. Homosexuality is a sin. Why should anyone back down from that? Kowtowing to groups trying to push their lifestyle makes me wonder if the candidate is strong enough to stand up to even greater threats. I would think, no, he’s not.
Madison officials confident Halloween bash will go smoothly
The mayor and police chief expressed confidence that this year’s infamous downtown Halloween party would go as smoothly as last year, when they instituted stricter restrictions and controls.
“Last year we made a quantum leap. We completely changed the tone,†Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said Thursday. “Our ultimate goal is to rebuild (the Halloween bash) to a point where Madison can be proud of it.â€
Oh yeah, that’s something to be proud of….a bunch of drunks acting like idjits. So, how much they charging this year?
Iraqis try to defuse tension with Turkey
Turkish officials have been frustrated by the failure of both U.S. forces in Iraq and Iraqi forces to stop the Kurdish attacks, which have claimed 42 lives in Turkey this month alone. If they do not act soon, Turkey says it will stage a unilateral cross-border incursion.
Since that area of Iraq has been relatively peaceful, and has done a great deal to improve conditions, I’m really surprised they have not been able to stop the PKK.
“The U.S. is at a point to make a decision: it will either act with its longtime ally or it won’t,” Toptan told private NTV television Friday.
Sounds like an ultimatum to me.
Father of Marine Killed in Iraq Sues Church for Cheering Death
“They turned this funeral into a media circus and they wanted to hurt my family,” Snyder testified. “They wanted their message heard and they didn’t care who they stepped over. My son should have been buried with dignity, not with a bunch of clowns outside.”
Snyder is suing the Westboro Baptist church, whose members have picketed the funerals of military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, claiming the deaths are punishment for the country’s tolerance of homosexuality. The York resident is seeking unspecified monetary damages in the case for invasion of privacy and intent to inflect emotional distress as a result of the Topeka, Kan., church’s protest at his son’s funeral in Westminster in March 2006.
These are NOT Christians. Their behavior in no way reflect true Christianity! And I honestly hope he wins his suit. I believe in free speech, but what they do is beyond reprehensible, and is should come with a price.
Prostitutes sew lips together in protest
Prostitutes in the Bolivian city of El Alto sewed their lips together Wednesday as part of a hunger strike to demand that the mayor reopen brothels and bars ordered closed after violent protests by residents last week.
“We are fighting for the right to work and for our families’ survival,” Lily Cortez, leader of the El Alto Association of Nighttime Workers, told local television.
Does anyone else find this idea a tad….umm…..ironic?
In regards to Those Westboro Jags…Would it be too out of bounds to go back to feeding Select Christians to the Lions?
The May 15th Prophecy has accurately predicted the situation in Pakistan.
The May 15th Prophecy has been the only source that have given detail with 100% accuracy of what is really happening in Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and the greater Middle East
You should do a Goggle search of the “May 15th Prophecy†or go to
http://lastdaywatchers.blogspot.com/
(snicker) Shame on you Sean. (biting lip)
Leon, “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”