An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings
Morning Coffee 07/26/08 – Short Cup
Parole talk angers Stringbean’s friends
Brown and his cousin, the late Doug Marvin Brown, were sentenced to 198 prison terms for the killings.
The jury recommended that two life sentences be served concurrently, but the judge disagreed and handed down a sentence intended to ensure the cousins never lived free again.
A change in law afforded them the chance at parole, and two board members voted Wednesday in favor of Brown’s release.
His file will circulate among the rest of the board members, stationed all across the state. If he gets two more of four outstanding votes in his favor over the next couple of weeks, Brown, now 57, could be a free man.
I can’t imagine any law to be change to give murderers freedom. If the judge set the sentence so he would never walk free, why, for the love of pete would the parole board even consider it?
Senate Energy Debate at Impasse
The political fight over high fuel prices produced little progress in Congress on Friday as Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic effort to force a vote on legislation intended to curb what lawmakers consider excessive speculation in oil futures.
Look up onions, if you want to know the impact such a stupid bill would have. See what congressional meddling did for the onion farmers.
“They don’t want to do anything on energy except talk about it,” said Senator Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, the majority leader.
The problem here, ol’ Harry, ol’ bud, is that TALK is all YOU want to do. Action is required from a bunch to whom action is a dirty word. I’m going to take a wild stab and say that you didn’t get to be head honcho from hard work! DRILL HERE! DRILL NOW! PAY LESS! Oh, and Harry? Ya might want to remove your head from your hind end. Just a suggestion.
Iranian state radio: 6 world powers allow Iran to operate centrifuges
State radio quoted Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saturday as saying six world powers agreed to allow the country to operate up to 6,000 centrifuges.
The report could not be verified.
Gee, the Iranians wouldn’t actually LIE to their own people, now would they? (sarcasm) I’d really like know which “world powers” think Iran having nuclear capabilities is a good idea. The country is run by lunatics!
Feds give Houston area grant for disaster preparedness
The Houston area on Friday won more than $43 million in federal assistance to help deal with potential terrorist attacks and natural disasters such as hurricanes — a whopping 72 percent increase over the year before.
“I think (the Department of Homeland Security) recognizes that Houston could be a major target,” said Dennis Storemski, director of Mayor Bill White’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security. “You have chemical plants that could be used as a weapon of mass destruction.”
Houston might want to use some of that money to hire folks to check on the legal status of a LARGE number of it’s population.
California Becomes First State to Ban Trans Fats From Restaurant Food
California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation that will ban restaurants and other retail food establishments from using oil, margarine and shortening containing trans fats.
With all the problems California is having with illegals, drugs, murders, of course banning trans fats would be top of the list of “things to do”. What’s going to happen if a few years down the road, scientists figure out that trans fats are necessary for our well being, or at least not bad for you at all and possibly beneficial? Just askin’.
Garcia sentenced to 19 years for role in killing Tennessee trooper
A Tipton County judge sentenced Orlando Daniel Garcia to 19 years in prison this morning for his role in the murder of Tennessee state trooper Calvin Jenks.
Garcia, 20, will be eligible for parole in 5.7 years.
In December, jurors in Garcia’s first-degree murder trial convicted him of the lesser charge of facilitation of first-degree murder, which carries a sentence of 15-25 years in prison.
Garcia and Alejandro Gauna, 18, friends from Austin, Texas, were charged with shooting Jenks, 24, during a traffic stop on Tenn. 14 on Jan. 6, 2007.
5.7 years? Parole? Not just NO, but HELL NO! If a judge sentences a murderous thug to 19 years, then said murderous thug to spend the ENTIRE 19 years behind bars. Actually, 19 years isn’t long enough.
‘Sudanese planes bombed village as President undertook Darfur peace mission’
A commander with a government-allied faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement said that three people died when a village was attacked in North Darfur on Wednesday.
At about the same time, President al-Bashir was playing the role of peacemaker, addressing 10,000 people in El Fasher, the regional capital. He promised understanding and investment.
Sniper bullet. Right between the eyes. No muss. No fuss. Problem solved. And yes, I realize that others would rise up to take his place, and possibly be more brutal, but there are more bullets available.
Obama defends overseas trip, says it’ll help US
Presidential contender Barack Obama defended his decision to travel to Europe and the Middle East on Saturday, saying that problems encountered by Americans at home are often best dealt with by working with allies overseas.
Evidently, the left Rev. Wright didn’t teach that lesson about charity beginning at home. B. Hussein, you are NOT running for President of the World! And heaven help us, you WON’T be President of the United States.
Daley promises to fight to keep handgun ban
Mayor Richard Daley was adamant Friday about Chicago’s intention to defend its handgun ban in court, despite news that a second area suburb was likely to repeal its ordinance next week.
Morton Grove, which along with Chicago and other communities was sued by the National Rifle Association, is poised to repeal its first-in-the-nation handgun ban next week. Wilmette already has suspended its handgun ordinance in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a similar law in Washington.
“Morton Grove can do anything that it wants,” Daley said at an unrelated news conference. “I don’t look at this lightly—that, ‘Oh, because the Supreme Court’s done it we’re just gonna dismiss it and all of a sudden people can arm themselves,’ ” he said.
No, you weasel, then people will all of sudden be able to defend itself from your favorite thugs!
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When the 5 permanent members of the UN security council, along with Germany, can’t agree that Iran is doing bad things with their nuclear program, that means those 6 must agree with Iran! Of course Iran fails to mention that the reason that Russia and China don’t agree is because they are selling them the technology.
OB
“Thug?” You should be receiving your “invitation” for entrance to the PC reeducation camp soon!
(If you haven’t, take a look at the hornet’s nest Steve stirred up this week calling an elected offical a “thug.”)
@Shoebox:
Ah yes….the ol’ spinmeister. Sometimes, when I get out of bed too early, my brain is still in sleep mode.
Should have figured it out.
@Shoebox:
Shameless me! Heh.