Howdy:
So, here I am--again--back to um, write about stuff. Yeah, it's pretty surprising. My goal, for the moment, is to try and do a weekly post, hopefully.
Therefore, here I be! (Yeah, I'm pretty good at grammar.)
Have you heard about that loopedy-brained teacher from Oregon? (Yes, I made up that word)
The Tea Partiers are taking the high road. Just because Oregon middle school teacher Jason Levin has publicly denounced them as a bunch of "racists, homophobes and morons," they say that's no reason for him to lose his job.
All Levin really needs, they say, is some sensitivity training and some anger management therapy.
Levin, who declared his mission to "dismantle and demolish" the Tea Party on his "Crash the Tea Party" website, was placed on administrative leave last week while a state education board and his school district investigate whether the technology teacher promoted identity theft against Tea Party activists and misused school property.
But the Oregon Tea Party seems to be sipping chamomile. It doesn't want his neck -- just an apology from Levin and the Beaverton School District.
"We don't want to see Jason Levin fired, we want to see him helped," said Oregon Tea Party founder Geoff Ludt. "We want to reach out to him and we want to use his actions to create a teachable moment."
Levin, a media lab teacher at Conestoga Middle School, was placed on leave last week pending the conclusion of an investigation by the Beaverton School District into whether he used school hours or computers to work on his anti-Tea Party website, and if his political activity was appropriate behavior for a teacher of 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.
He is also being investigated by his state's teachers licensing agency, which was inundated with complaints after his incendiary statements became front page news.
In recent weeks, Levin announced his intention to embarrass Tea Partiers by attending their rallies dressed as Adolf Hitler, carrying signs bearing racist, sexist and anti-gay epithets and acting as offensively as possible -- anything, he said, short of throwing punches.
In an interview with Talking Points Memo, Levin said, "Our goal is that whenever a Tea Partier says 'Barack Obama was not born in America,' we're going be right there next to them saying, 'Yeah, in fact he wasn't born on Earth! He's an alien!'"
And in a now deleted post on website, Levin called on his supporters to collect the Social Security numbers -- among other personal identifying information -- about as many Tea Party supporters as possible at the numerous rallies that took place last Thursday.
"The more data we can mine from the Tea Partiers, the more mayhem we can cause with it!!!!" he wrote.
But the Oregon Tea Party says the teacher's actions are cause for a "teachable moment," not a trip to the unemployment line.
Ludt said his group sent out a press release to both the state agency and school district -- the same school district Ludt attended as a child -- on Monday in which they listed their demands.
The group is calling on the Beaverton School District to:
-- Apologize for inadequately supervising their teacher
-- Issue a written pledge to thoroughly investigate whether Levin encouraged his students to repeat overtly racist statements
-- Send a letter to all staff reminding them of district policy prohibiting teacher engagement in political activity on school time or using school resources
Despite being called “that loose affiliation of racists, homophobes, and morons” among a litany of other offensive names, the Oregon Tea Party says that as long as Levin successfully undergoes anger management and sensitivity classes, they see no reason why he shouldn't be allowed to teach.
"Levin sees us as enemies. We see him as a fellow human being who is obviously very angry and troubled. Political dialogue will never advance if we are unable to treat each other decently as human beings," Ludt said.
"Folks are out there are essentially rooting for the football team -- they're more interested in the games and not really looking at the issues. What we're trying to do is focus on the issues and the best way we can see to do that is to rise above the games.”
As for Levin's website, it has crashed and burned. The home page that once invited readers to help him demolish the Tea Party at all costs now simply reads: "Want to Show your support for Jason Levin? BUY A TEA-SHIRT." (source)
Hm, well, I have to say I'm not surprised. Though, what throws me is why these libs (and Progressives) will scream homophobe, racist, hatemonger, etc. when they're the homophobes, racists, and hatemongers? Hypocrites, much?
Sorry, Levin your argument isn't very well supported; it sounds like a bunch of "insults" (that have, in my mind, been so over used that they've lost the insult that used to be behind them) strung together but there's nothing behind them. Last Thursday, I got to go to my first Tea Party. It was nothing like what he said! Nobody (except the fake people who showed up to make us look bad) were angry, in the least bit! Everybody was EXCITED, but under control. Why? Because we're just normal folks who are miffed at the how gigantic the government's become.
The only thing that upset me that day (besides how Vampire Diaries ended. Yeah, I guess I forgot to mention I am in love with that show. ;D) was the news' coverage of the day. One of the few people they interviewed was one who had a sign with "I Hated Obama Before It Was Cool" scribbled out in marker on it.
Seriously? (That's for the news, not the dude. 'Cuz, man, you have a LOT more guts than I do.)
Anywho...
I think Levin and the people who back him could learn from the Tea Party. They were gracious and very rational about the whole thing. Had this been reversed--this is just me musing here--I bet they would have fired right back with some smart-aleck response, or maybe some a little more violent. Ya know, I just realized something, how come this wasn't covered on the major news stations? Oh, that's right, this might make them look bad. They are so superficial...just like Miley Cyrus.
Oh, speaking of that girl, I need to write another post...
Major, major thumbs up to the Tea Party and um, an obviously thumbs down to Levin. Have fun with that anger management...
I think now I'm beginning to see why my parents aren't exactly fans of the public school system. haha, I totally get it. A bunch of libs..indoctrinating munchkins! Haha, I really get it. Huh, no wonder we elected Obama in...that's a no-brainer
More than 1500 Americans have joined a lawsuit against President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that challenges the constitutionality of the entire health care law. While several lawsuits are pending against the health care law, this lawsuit may be the only one taking broad aim at the law's constitutionality.
Tennessee attorney Van Irion, a Republican candidate for Congress, filed the complaint Thursday in Eastern Tennessee’s Federal District Court. Irion allows concerned citizens to join the lawsuit through a form on his Web site.
"We've been surprised at how many people from across the country want to join," Irion said in an e-mail to Fox News.
Eighteen state attorneys general and other individuals have filed suits that attack only the specifics of the health care law. This is an attack on the law's very foundation, claiming that nothing in the Constitution grants the federal government authority to regulate health care. Therefore the plaintiffs claim the law violates the 10th Amendment that reserves powers not granted to the national government to the states.
The complaint claims that the high-profile Democratic defendants abused their power and violated their oaths of office. The suit claims they failed to uphold and defend the Constitution by supporting legislation the plaintiffs say is unconstitutional. The plaintiffs argue the defendants violated their constitutional rights, and they are seeking “injunctive relief, declaratory relief,” and “damages to redress and remedy of the violations” to prevent “irreparable harm and future violations” of their rights and the rights of others.
A constitutional law professor at Emory University says this lawsuit is unique because it questions the long-standing interpretation of the Constitution’s commerce clause. That clause, which says that Congress has power to regulate commerce among the states, is central to this lawsuit. During Franklin Roosevelt's presidency, after passage of the New Deal policies, the Supreme Court broadened the definition of "commerce" to allow more federal regulation, setting a precedent that stands today.
“I think [this lawsuit] is different,” Robert Schapiro said . “It doesn’t even really pretend to argue under the way the Constitution is [currently] interpreted. It’s saying we should have some other interpretation of the Constitution.”
Confronting and reversing the court's precedent is Irion's goal.
“It’s a direct challenge to the Supreme Court’s commerce clause precedent of the 1930s and '40s,” Irion said. “If the Supreme Court was to overturn its commerce clause precedent, the size and authority of the Federal Government would be slashed.”
Irion says he is taking this case pro bono. The initial plaintiff was Anthony Shreeve, a Tennessee Tea Party activist, but now the complaint will be changed to include the hundreds of individuals and companies from every state that have signed on as plaintiffs. Irion is seeking class-action status for the suit.
The plaintiff registration process is relatively simple, and any individual or company can participate, according to Irion. After each person signs up, his or her contact information and place of residency is confirmed, and then they are added to the complaint as plaintiffs. No attorney fees or costs will be charged to them.
Though the lawsuit is unique, Schapiro says ultimately it lacks merit, and that the legislation is on firm Constitutional footing, based on precedent from Supreme Court cases on commerce regulation.
“It would be unwise and destabilizing to say we should try to abandon the evolution of the Constitution that has taken place over so many years, and to start from scratch and reconstruct a constitutional system from that,” Schapiro said.
By law, the defendants have 60 days to respond to the complaint. Schapiro says they will most likely move to dismiss the lawsuit “on a number of different grounds.”
The suit was prompted by the Tennessee attorney general’s announcement that he would not file a suit against the federal law. Irion says his intent in filing the suit was to give the citizens of Tennessee a voice, but the idea has caught on around the nation.
Irion is running for Tennessee’s Third Congressional District seat. Long-time Democratic incumbent Rep. Zach Wamp is leaving to run for governor. Irion faces an uphill battle. As of Dec. 31, he had less money than any of the six other Republican candidates, according to federal filing records. He had only $304 cash on hand, compared to Republican candidate Charles J. Fleischmann’s $451,369.{source}
Woot woot! Haha, this is great! It's so nice to see people getting excited about standing up for our constitutional rights.
The thing I'm afraid of, is a bunch of (and God bless 'em, I love them) Tea Party folks will get involved and then this will be turned into another poor case of "crazy teab*ggers." And I swear, I don't want that. I think the Tea Party peeps are pretty fly and completely right. So, it's not that I'm against them, dude, I'm the opposite. So, don't get me wrong here. I'm just sick of the media bias--on nearly everything--and the fact that they blame everything on us. We attack Obama--Heaven forbid!--and we're racist. Now, when they attacked George Bush--who I'll admit, didn't make the brightest decisions--it was perfectly perfect. :)
It's lopsided and it's crazy.
I think it's awesome that is going on. And maybe we can get this bill from Hell overturned. Hey, anything is possible. We did elect--well, not me, 'cuz I can't vote--maybe I should rephrase that...Some ding-dongs with air in the brain elected an inexperienced, racist prez with Socialism advisors. I think now we can do anything. Like clean out Congress in the upcoming elections. The key is to not believe the Dem's lies, keep the support up, and make sure we don't elect any half-Repub half-Lib people. Sen. Graham, is a perfect example.
Alright, well, that about wraps it up!
Thanks for reading.
Love, Palin, and Crowder...
-CT
I am so sorry for not updating. The homework level was just too much, so...yeah
Thank you for still coming back to check.
Anywho...I'm back! :)
So, what should I rant about tonight...
How about health care?
Before I post the article, and then smother the entire page with my ranting, I'm gonna talk about my opinion of the health care fiasco. I think it's a big pot of yuck. 'Bam and the Gang are trying--and succeeding--to ruin this beautiful country. Do you see any more people with jobs? Does the economy look better? Has Gitmo been closed? Nope. Nada. All Obama's cared about is his danged health care. Oh, it's change alright. But, the point is, it's NOT good change. I've been saying--along with the smarter folks like Glenn Beck and Limabugh--that he never directly mentioned what kind of change we were going to receive.
Heck, we're on the road to Socialism.
Oh, we're off to get Socialism The wonderful Socialism of Utopia (and Comunisim too!)
Ya got Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid skipping down the road, linkin' arms with Obama, smiling like a two year old in a candy shop. It's bad news, folks. They don't care about the good America; they want to see it smushed and blown up. It's the whole "one world" crud that makes me want to barf.
Speaking of Pelosi and Reid (oh, they make me laugh) watch this video in which Glenn Beck speaks everybody's mind about the duo.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?comments&v=779667587870
Oh, they are quite a pair aren't they. Crazy libs!
Anyways, the health care bill was a whole lot of bad stuff. It's unconstitutional (duh!). Even my 11 year old sister knows that. What, do you think we're idiots or something? My parents taught us well. (Hi, mom)
We're gonna be just like Canada. Watch Steven Crowder's (my hero!!!) vid from like, last summer where he reenforces everything I've said. Purty much. I love that dude.
Well, there's something for now.
Look for the next post which will have an article in it from Fox News.
Hey,
So, havin' fun shoving all that "global warming" outside your door? Me neither. (Major thanks to Rush Limbaugh for coming up with the correct title for snow.)
Help wanted. Must tweet.
If you're "passionate about engaging millions" in advancing President Obama's agenda, the commander in chief has a job for you.
The Democratic National Committee and Organizing for America -- the successor organization to Obama for America -- are seeking a "social networks manager" to oversee Obama's accounts on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. The ideal new hire, according to the official job description, will possess "strong, sharp and personable" writing skills, as well as the ability to craft messages that "move people to act" and managing multiple "complex" projects.
Be prepared to lose some sleep: "Ready to work hard; this isn't a 9-5 sort of job," reads another job qualification.
Candidates must also be willing to relocate to Washington, and preference will be given to those with experience in electoral campaigns and advocacy or nonprofit organizations.
The president's next social network mouthpiece will have his -- or her -- hands full with Obama's 7.5 million-plus Facebook fans, 3.3 million Twitter followers and nearly 2 million MySpace friends. The White House, in contrast, has less than 500,000 Facebook fans.
Recent posts to Obama's Facebook page have included well-wishes to Team USA in Vancouver and calls to "support candidates who fight" for health care reform.
"An alarming new study shows that U.S. health care spending rose to an estimated $2.5 trillion in 2009 and is projected to nearly double by 2019," a Feb. 10 posting reads. "We can't kick this problem down the road for another decade -- or even another year."
The starting salary for the position is unclear, as is the number of applications that have been received since the opening was posted late last week. Several messages to the DNC seeking comment Tuesday were not returned.
Mia Cambronero, who currently holds the position, will step down by the end of the month from her "infamous job as 'Barack Obama's twitterer,'" according to an e-mail posted to a listserv. "We're looking for someone to start immediately," the posting read.
Attempts to reach Cambronero, were unsuccessful Tuesday. She formerly served as a fellow for the New Organizing Institute, a "progressive advocacy and campaign training program" that was established by the liberal political advocacy group MoveOn.org in November 2005. Cambronero graduated from Georgetown University in 2008, according to her profile.
Judging from Cambronero's past, her successor would do well to write lefthanded.
Yeah, why not pay somebody to lie and brainwash for ya? Wow, they're just thinking of everything, aren't they?
I guess this a great way to get to the crack-head twenty-somethings, hm? That is considering, they can read after wasting the most valuable years of their lives in governement funded asylums. Do you really wanna call them schools? I didn't think so.
I do have a question for Obama though, will he/she be called the Social Networking Czar?
I find it kinda, er, strange that she's just "stepping down" all of a sudden...is it just me? And then she's not returning Fox's calls...and the fact that Fox is just a Republican Propaganda Network(bear with me here) shouldn't be influencing this that much. Seriously, I don't care how lib, ya are, don't be so 'tarded.
Did 'Bam and the Gang not promise to keep us "in the know" about everything? 'Cause why don't we know how much he/she would be paid, and/or how many people have applied? Good job on that one, dude.
Hehe, deep down, I find this hilarious. He wants to be so badly to be "down with the kids" that he's resorting to this...? I almost find it a desperate attempt to make sure his approval rating doesn't go all "London Bridge" on him. (Remember that song spoof?)
Well, hope that either scared the crud out of you or made you chuckle a wee bit.
Hey,
I'm trying to make up for not posting so....yeah.
Meghan McCain had some choice words for Sarah Palin, former Rep. Tom Tancredo and the conservative Tea Party movement as a whole during her appearance Monday on ABC's "The View."
Meghan McCain had some choice words for Sarah Palin, former Rep. Tom Tancredo and the conservative Tea Party movement as a whole during her appearance Monday on ABC's "The View."
McCain, the daughter of Sen. John McCain known for occasionally parting ways with the views of her Republican dad, was particularly scathing in her assessment of Tancredo's speech on the opening day of the National Tea Party Convention on Thursday in Nashville. In the speech, Tancredo said people "who could not spell the word vote or say it in English" elected a "committed socialist ideologue" because the country does not require a "civics literacy test."
"It's innate racism, and I think it's why young people are turned off by this movement," McCain said. "And I'm sorry -- revolutions start with young people, not with 65-year-old people talking about literacy tests and people who can't say the word vote in English."
Though speakers at the convention repeatedly rejected the "racist" label during the three-day event and held sessions on ways to attract young activists to their cause, McCain pointed to Tancredo's speech as a sign of what's wrong with the Tea Party movement.
"This rhetoric will continue to turn off young voters, and anybody that says different is smoking something -- period," she said.
McCain also criticized her father's former running mate for comments she made during an interview with "Fox News Sunday."
In the interview, Palin suggested that President Obama could improve his re-election chances by declaring war on Iran.
"You should never go to war unless it's the absolute last circumstance," McCain said on "The View."
On "Fox News Sunday," Palin also called for White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to "step down," in part for using the word "retarded" in a strategy session last year which only recently became public -- but at the same time, Palin defended conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh's use of the word as "satirical."
McCain said that assessment is "exactly what is wrong with politics today." "We can't placate and say Democrats can say one thing and Republicans can say another thing," she said. (source)
Ah, Meghan McCain, please shut up.
She seriously has no idea what she's talking about. I seriously think it's another desperate attempt for attention. Like most people in the spotlight, they say whatever they want just to see if it will catch someone's eye. And, um, it usually does. Unfortunately.
The way to fix illiteracy idea--which I think is absolutely brillant--is not even half racist. This has nothing to do with racism. I think they're just afraid Obama and idiots--oh, am I racist now?--like him won't be able to cheat their way into office.
An example of why we need this?
I heard this from an friend: She knew someone who was working at the polls, and a woman came in who could not read. And she asked the woman to tell her which one was for Obama.
HOW CRAZY IS THAT!???
I feel like Glenn Beck right now; the blood is going to start shooting out of my eyes. (dramatic, much?)
If this great thing had gone through before the 2008 elections, maybe our country wouldn't have gone done the toilet as much as it has. I mean, we our country has so much potential, why trash it?
She needs to stop trashing Palin. Palin is 5x the woman Meghan will ever be. At least she can talk normally (see the video at the bottom of the post) And as well, Palin should stop going out for McCain. If this is all the better his bratty daughter can treat her, why bother? As well, McCain's too progressive for Sarah's beliefs.
And, um, call me crazy, but do you see Republicans getting off easy? Hardly. If anything, it's like the Dems have immunity against anything. The case of Blago, for instance, if that had happened to a Republican it would have been 6 times the scandal. Republicans get punched in the nose too often, while the Dems get hugs and kisses just as often. It's ridiculous.
Sarah was right about Emmanuel, he needs to step down. Yep.
So, you skipped down to the video, huh? haha here it is. Glenn was absolutely hilarious this morning. Yeah, I heard it in the car. Pretty awesome, huh?
So comment and let me know whatcha think...
Y'ello,
It's me, yeah, sorry about my absense. Ya know, school's purty demanding... sorry.
Anywho...
The Senate blocked President Obama's nominee for the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday, as Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to break a Republican-led filibuster.
Two Democrats, Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Ben Nelson of Nebraska, broke with their party to vote against Craig Becker in the key procedural vote, which failed 52-33.
The vote also was significant for displaying the GOP's newfound muscle, as it came days after Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts was sworn in as the newest senator, breaking the Democrats' 60-vote supermajority -- though the measure would have failed even without Brown's help, given Lincoln's and Nelson's no votes.
Republicans have held up Becker's confirmation for months. They say Becker would push an aggressive union agenda at the agency that referees labor disputes between unions and management. Brown said Tuesday he couldn't vote in favor of Becker.
"My first priority in coming to Washington is to create jobs and put people back to work," he said in a written statement. "Craig Becker's theories about how the workplace should function, if ever put into practice, would impose new burdens on employers, hurt job creation and slow down the recovery."
On Monday night, Nelson had announced he would join the filibuster, a rare move for the conservative Nebraska Democrat, who is fond of saying that having been a governor responsible for choosing his own nominees, he gives great leeway toward a president's choices.
Only in "extraordinary circumstances" does Nelson join a filibuster, he said, a defining phrase that arose from a 2005 judicial nominations impasse.
Many Republicans say they believe Becker has his own agenda when it comes to so-called "card check" legislation, a proposal that would make it easier for workers to unionize. Nelson said he agrees.
This legislation has been stalled since it was first proposed. Sen Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, is the point man for finding a compromise, working with Democratic Sens. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvnia and others.
Nelson has said he is opposed to the Employee Free Choice Act, the formal name for the bill.
"Mr. Becker's previous statements strongly indicate that he would take an aggressive personal agenda to the NLRB, and that he would pursue a personal agenda there, rather than that of the administration," Nelson said.
"In addition, the nominee's statements fly in the face of Nebraska's Right to Work laws, which have been credited in part with our excellent business climate that has attracted employers and many good jobs to Nebraska," he continued. "Considering these matters, I will oppose the upcoming cloture motion and the nomination."
The five-member National Labor Relations Board is responsible for deciding cases under the National Labor Relations Act.
Yea, Republicans! Way to finally get a backbone against these Dems! Maybe getting Scott Browne in--as aprehensive as I was--isn't gonna be so bad after all. Maybe it's finally giving you a much needed confidence boost. It's nice to see something that needs to be blocked, um, blocked. Kinda sorta shows Bam and Crew something along the lines of that Twisted Sister song, "We're not gonna take it. No, we're not gonna take. We're not gonna take it anymore."
I know I'm probably getting excited 'bout nothing, but it's fun to get excited about nothing. :)
Yeah, ya know, these are the times when I'm proud to be a Republican (though I am really a Conservative, but hey, who cares? :D)
Hey:
DId you hear that Obama's "shifting his goals" for the second year? He's going to concentrate less on health care (which I think has something *cough* a lot *cough* to do with Browne getting in office). So, what's he going to do?? COncentrate on education reformation (eh...not so sure 'bout this one) and job tax cuts. (really not sure 'bout that one)
He might be loosening his grip on this crazy dream of socalized health care for the moment, but in a few months or next year...ha, we'll see.
Wow, don't I sound optimistic? :)
I'm sorry but when we have a communist prez with seriously misguided ideals, would you rather I go around skipping and telling you it's all good? (Do you think I'm a lib? That's purty much what I just described...)
Ah, such turbulent times...don't forget to laugh though. It is the best medicine.
Here's the newest video from Steven, hope it brightens your day...till you turn on the tv. :)
Hey,
So, as I promised, I'm going to talk (more like ramble) about To Save a Life.
Well, I went to go see it over the weekend, and my major advice to the girls who go see this BRING KLEENEX!!! Seriously, I was like bawling. Tragic...
So, the stories about this awesome got-it-all-together basketball star (High School Musical esque-ish) who's extremely popular and forgot all about his childhood bestie. Ya know, the swap out the old friend with the hot girlfriend and idiotic jocks as friends.
His friend, in 6th grade, saved him from an oncoming car, taking a blow to his leg, resulting in a permanent limp. Which then lets Jake (the jock) go on to be a basketball maniac.
Eventually, one day at school, Roger (the limping past-bestie) pulls a gun out and begins firing. Jake cautions him not to do anything, but Roger *spoiler* commits suicide.
So, then Jake's all blue about the whole thing (if he wasn't I'd be worried). One thing leads to another, and he starts going to church, his supposed friends leave him (cuz he's too CHristian for them) etc.
His life falls apart, and he finds God. Ya know...
The best part of this movie is Doug Moore played by *drum roll*...Steven Crowder. Yeah, my favorite political commentator. He plays the jerk of a best friend guy. It was nice to see him on a bigger screen then my computer for longer than 4 minutes.
The movie is def worth seeing. It has a good Christian perspective on things teens get shoved at them on a daily basis.
So, go see it if the last sentence piqued your interest...or you just wanna see Steven for a bit. His arms are lot more muscular then his vids let on. bahaha
But as a final note, the movie is a sobering look at what the lure of popularity can sometimes lead to.
I love you!!!
-CT-
(I'm tired of closing my posts the same dorky way.)
Hey:
Um, this is just kinda random before I start getting into politics and stuff, but if you see this post before January 30th, 2010, could you shoot me an e-mail at conservativeteen101@gmail.com I just wanna know if anybody's actually reading this thing...:)
Anywho...
An employee at a Philadelphia branch of ACORN, the national community organization under fire for allegations of wrongdoing, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the two filmmakers who set off the controversy last fall with their undercover videos.
The civil lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia accuses the filmmakers, James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles, of illegally recording their conversation with the worker, Katherine Conway-Russell, and then publicizing the videos, which Conway-Russell says "caused emotional distress, harm and injury." Conway-Russell is featured in one of several videos recorded by O'Keefe and Giles, who posed as a pimp and prostitute and visited ACORN offices around the country with a hidden camera. The videos, released initially through the conservative Web site BigGovernment.com, showed ACORN employees seeming to offer to help the couple skirt tax and housing laws while setting up a brothel.
Conway-Russell, an office director with ACORN Housing Corporation since March 2008, accuses O'Keefe and Giles of visiting the Philadelphia office July 24 to "entrap ... employees into engaging in inappropriate counseling," adding that she made clear to them that she could only offer assistance with "mortgage possibilities." The lawsuit doesn't go into details of the conversation.
It's hardly the first time ACORN or its employees have responded to the controversy over its operations by suing.
The organization filed a lawsuit in Baltimore in late September accusing the filmmakers and BigGovernment.com of illegally recording conversations at a Baltimore ACORN office and then posting them online. And in November, representatives for ACORN sued the federal government in an attempt to regain the millions of dollars in funding the community organizing group lost after Congress responded to the undercover videos by voting to block the funding. ACORN also has faced allegations of voter fraud during the 2008 presidential election.{source}
Hm, have I ever said anything before about the fact that libs and lib organizations are like little children? Uh, yeah, like a billion times.
In case you've forgotten...
They just hate it when they get caught. Little Billy sticks the gum in Sally's hair and then blames Sally for biting his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figure. And then Sally gets unfairly punished.
Like here, why should the Hannah and James get sued?
Deep down, I think ACORN's afraid of them. Mm-hmm, I do.
Hannah and James, in fact, did us a favor. They proved our worst fears; ACORN is dangerous. Those rumors we've heard about aren't just fairy tales; they're real.
I really think we should try and stop this lawsuit before it goes any further. This is so unjustified (big word, huh?) that it's just almost crazy. You know, these people could use a little support.
These seriously sick, twisted, racist organiziations need to be stopped. If some republicans had been in ACORN (just pretend here) sure as heck they'd be sued.
Preferencial treatment, much???
Just in case you were wondering, here's a twitter page for Hannah http://twitter.com/defendhannah
They haven't updated in a while, but yeah...
So, as a final note, I'm a-gonna see To Save a Life tomorrow!!! So excited! Steven Crowder's in it, uh-huh. Yea!!! I'm probably gonna cry, but, ha, what's new? I'll try and put a review of it at some point.
Wouldn't it be cool if Steven found my blog? I think so..:D
Love, Palin, and Crowder..
-CT-
XOXO
Give me a V! Give me a I! Give me a C! Give me a T! Give me an O! Give me an R! Give me a Y!
What's that spell? VICTORY!!!
I know I shouldn't be getting so excited about Scott Brown winning, but seriously when you think about it, it's purty ah-mazing. I mean, MA is such a lib state that the fact a Republic won is earth shattering. Is MA not notorious for being, well, as my parents call them "pointy-headed libs?" Just stereotyping? Nah.
Here's what foxnews.com says, With 97 percent of precincts reporting, returns showed Brown leading Coakley 52-47 percent, by a margin of 120,000 votes.
As amazing and wonderful--cuz it sends a message to Bam and the Crew that we're not happy 'bout their changes--as this is, I have to admit, now we have a serious prob. Either way--dem or repub--we would be in deep trouble. Now, with the Republican in, they don't have the 60 majority they needed. So, now they're gonna try and ram through this health care bill from hell--look at Canada, folks--in. They've even talked about trying to get it through before Brown even gets to Washington. Conviving much? So, the little brats in Washington are trying to ruin YOUR lives as best they can. (Mother's heavy hand, ya know) As good as this is, it's like eating a cookie.'Kay, so, you eat the cookie. No biggie, oui? Well, then you eat 58 more. Now they may have tasted very good at the time, but now you don't feel good. So, you take 1 Pepto Bismol and momentarily you feel better. But before you can feel 100%, you puke up the cookies. Gross, I know, but doesn't it get the point across? The current congress is the cookies, Brown is the Pepto, etc. I know you're not dumb, I'm just making sure, 'kay?
For tonight, rejoice that MA finally made a good decision (after having Kennedy in for waaaaaaaaaayyyy too long). But tomorrow, snap back to reality and realize that Washington is bound and determined. They're not gonna stop at anything to get this bill through. So we need to go all Lord of the Rings on 'em and kill some Orc. :) "Meat's back on the menu, boys!" If you catch my drift...(I'm not suggesting we kill Congress, just clean House.)
But, yeah. So... Love, Palin, and Crowder... -Conservative Teen XOXO
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid apologized on Saturday for saying the race of Barack Obama – whom he described as a "light skinned" African-American "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one" – would help rather than hurt his eventual presidential bid.
Obama quickly accepted, saying "As far as I am concerned, the book is closed." Reid, facing a tough re-election bid this year, spent the day telephoning civil rights leaders and fellow Democrats in hopes of mitigating the political damage.
The revelations about Reid's 2008 comments were included in the book "Game Change" by Time Magazine's Mark Halperin and New York magazine's John Heilemann. The behind-the-scenes look at the 2008 campaign that elevated Obama to the White House is based on the writers' interviews with more than 200 sources, most of whom were granted anonymity and thus much of the material could not be immediately corroborated. Among the details in the book:
_ Presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton said she believed Obama's team had used out-of-state supporters to win the Iowa caucuses and had intentionally exploited Obama's race. She said the country faced a "a terrible choice" between Obama and Republican nominee John McCain.
_ Obama and running mate Joe Biden barely spoke, kept separate schedules and seldom campaigned together. The campaign kept Biden off the nightly calls that included Obama, instead having the campaign manager and senior strategist brief Biden separately.
_ Aides to McCain described the difficulties they faced with their vice presidential pick, then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser to McCain, is quoted telling Palin's foreign policy tutors: "You guys have a lot of work to do. She doesn't know anything."
_ Former President Bill Clinton's efforts to persuade Sen. Edward M. Kennedy to endorse his wife's presidential bid fell flat when Clinton told the Democratic lawmaker that just a few years ago, Obama would have been serving the pair coffee.
But what caused the biggest stir Saturday was the Reid statement.
"He (Reid) was wowed by Obama's oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama – a 'light-skinned' African American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one,' as he later put it privately," according to the book.
After new excerpts from the book appeared on the Web site of The Atlantic, Reid released a statement expressing regret for "using such a poor choice of words. I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African-Americans for my improper comments."
Obama issued a statement saying he had spoken with Reid, who faces a difficult re-election amid frustration from both liberals and conservatives with his leadership in the Senate and his agenda. For Reid, not faring well in polls, the comments can't help, even as Obama relies heavily on him to try to pass a health care overhaul.
Reid's office said he had also phoned to apologize to civil rights leaders, including the Rev. Al Sharpton; NAACP Chairman Julian Bond and Leadership Conference on Civil Rights president and chief executive officer Wade Henderson, as well as veteran political operative Donna Brazile. Reid also spoke with Reps. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., both African-Americans.
The leaders quickly fell in line supporting Reid.
"While there is no question that Senator Reid did not select the best word choice in this instance, these comments should not distract America from its continued focus on securing healthcare or creating jobs for its people," Sharpton said.
Clyburn, part of the House's Democratic leadership, also supported Reid despite the comments.
"Sen. Reid's apology for his private assessment of President Obama's candidacy should be accepted and our time and energy should be devoted to helping him overcome current obstacles to job creation, health care reform and energy independence," Clyburn said.
Aides to Obama, the Clintons and Biden declined to discuss details of the book.
Palin's spokeswoman, Meg Stapleton, disputed the version presented in the reporters' book.
"The governor's descriptions of these events are found in her book, 'Going Rogue.' Her descriptions are accurate," Stapleton said in a statement to "60 Minutes," which is featuring the book in a Sunday broadcast. "She was there. These reporters were not."
In 2002, Republican Majority Leader Sen. Trent Lott lost his leadership position for racially charged language; the Mississippi lawmaker said that if then-Sen. Strom Thurmond's 1948 pro-segregation presidential bid had been successful, the country would have been better off.
Obama has accepted apologies about past comments in the past that might be considered racially insensitive.
In 2007, Biden called Obama "the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy."
And Biden was later invited to be Obama's running mate.
Yeah, I bet you knew I'd start ranting about this sooner or later, huh? In my mind, of course, I think he should resign.
It's not only due to his racist, unncessary comments. (I'm not trying to defend Obama cuz he's on the road to Socialism) The other part is he is a seriously sick, twisted dude.
Have you looked at his beliefs?
1. He supports illegal immigration.
2. He's dead set on Stem-Cell research (unncessary spending, dude)
(Those are just some examples of his beliefs, I'm not in the mood to type 'em all out.)
And as well, he's been in the senate since 1987! 1987, for crying out loud! You know, the senate is like a bacteria. And a really disgusting one at that. I mean, we have socialists, communists, racists, elitist dems, and pretty much a bunch of ding-dongs. No offense of course.
Anyways, the bacteria keeps growing and spreading, trying to gain more control, overpowering the little people. Harry Reid and many others have been in office way too long. I think we need to clean house every once in a while. Ya know, get rid of the bacteria, and get some antibiotics in there. (aka, Conservatives, good conservatives, at that. No more of this wishy-washy RHINO, Blue Dog crud.)
I really think for the first time in a while, Michael Steele (head of Republican Party) has a good idea. Let's make Reid resign. Seriously, so far, let's see, Anita Dunn and Van Jones have, so why not get some other dummies out of there.
I really wish I could vote. The next election, the responsibility for how far our country sinks is up to you. I know that seems heavy, but we can complain and whine about the senate all we want, but if we vote for charming dude who really has fake values which are no more than an illusion. Listen folks, if he sounds too good to be true, chances are...
Well, yeah so um, vote wisely...and um, don't drink and drive...and always wear your seatbelt...don't smoke.
Whatever...
-CT-
Hey:
As you know, today is December 31st, 2009. The very last day of this year. And, hasn't it been one heck of a year? Yep.
So, every website is doing a top 10 or 50 list of the year, but I'm changing it up a bit.
So, welcome to the Conservative Teen Awards!
Our first category is:
Biggest Blunder
The winner... Electing Obama into office!
2. Worst "what the heck?" moment:
The winner... Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift's speech.
3. Best "She did what?" moment:
The winner... Rihanna tattooing a gun on her person after Chris Brown attacked her
4. Best Scariest moment on TV:
The winner... Adam Lambert's AMA performance (Thank God I never watched it)
5. Weirdest Closet:
The winner... Lady Gaga (hands down!)
6. Most Overplayed Song on the Radio:
The winner... I Got a Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas
7. Next Spears Wanna-be
The winner... Ke$ha
8. Worst Movie:
The winner... Paul Blart: Mall Cop
9. Best Movie:
The winner... Star Trek
10. Best Lead Male Actor:
The winner... Chris Pine in Star Trek
11. Best Supporting Male Actor:
The winner... Zachary Quinto in Star Trek
12. Best Lead Female Actor:
The winner...Dakota Fanning in Push
13. Best Supporting Female Actor:
The winner...Camille Belle in Push
14. Best Soundtrack:
The winner...New Moon
15. Most Over-Photographed:
The winner...The Twilight Saga Cast
16. Biggest Head(s)
The winners... Heidi and Spencer Pratt
17. Biggest Shoulda-been-a-scandal:
The winner...Anita Dunn's Mao Se Tsung
18. Best New Tv Show:
The winner...White Collar (Sorry Vampire Diaries, if you hadn't deviated so much from the books...but I like the two dudes you casted as the Salvatore bros.)
19. Best New Face:
The winner...Matt Bomer (Paul Westly {Stefan Salvatore, Vampire Diaries} almost won)
20. Dumbest Move by a Disney Star:
The winner...Miley Cyrus and her tattoo.
21. Best move by Miley Cyrus:
The winner...Dropping Twitter
22. Saddest Moment of my life:
The winner...Actually laughing at an episode of Hannah Montana
23. Best "Okay He's Dead Let's Move On:"
The winner...Michael Jakson (He's dead, let's get on with it already)
24. Dumbest Over-hyped Movie:
The winner...It's Complicated
25. Best Feel Good Funny Movie:
The winner...17 Again
26. Saddest Movie I Ever Wasted My Time Watching:
The winner...The Hannah Montana Movie
27. Nice Cameo...
The winner...The Jonas Bros. in Night at the Museum 2
28. Another Failed Attempt at a Harry Potter movie...
The winner...Half-Blood Prince (obviously)
29. Michael Moore Failed Again... (I don't even need to elaborate)
30. Flo Rida Song I Could Live Without...
The winner...Right Round
31. Britney Spears Song That is So Overplayed It Gives Me a Headache:
The winner... If U Seek Amy
32. Best CD of the Year:
The winner...Ocean Eyes by Owl City
33. Best Song Off the CD of the Year:
The winner...Bird and the Worm
34. Song That Best Fits the Tea Parties:
The winner...Uprising by Muse
35. Craziest Lyrics:
The Winner... One Time by Justin Bieber
36. Gangsta Wannabe:
The winner...Justin Bieber
37. Most Disgusting Band:
The winner...3oh!3
38. "Perverted Much?"
The winner...Don't Trust Me by 3oh!3
39. Awesome New-ish Group:
The winner...Miike Snow (Yes, the two i's are there for a reason)
40. The Band That Never Disappoints Me:
The winner...All American Rejects
41. Best New Song I Wrote:
The winner..."You're a Mean One, Mr. Reid." (If you want the lyrics, comment below and I'll put them in another post)
42. Moment That Made Me Laugh:
The winner...When Juan Williams (Fox News) started crying when Obama was sworn in. (Ay, yi yi!)
43. Moment That Made Me Roll My Eyes:
The winner...When the lead girl in the Princess and The Frog started crying during an interview because they were finally breaking the stereotype of white, blonde princesses. (What's with all the racial crying?)
44. Dumbest Idea:
The winner...Health Care Bills
45. If Awesome Had a Name, It Would Be:
The winner...Steven Crowder
46. Best Fox News Host:
The winner...Glenn Beck
47. Stupidest Mistake by the Obama Admin.:
The winner...Attacking Fox News (that was just...dumb)
48. Two-Faced, Much?:
The winner...The Obama's dog, Bo. (He was supposed to be from a shelter.)
49. Best Tweets:
The winner...Jordan Crowder
50. Best YouTube Channel:
The winner...Steven Crowder
51. Best Saturday Night Live Hosting:
The winner...Taylor Lautner
52. Worst Marriage Collapsation (Yes, I made up that word)
The winner...Jon and Kate
53. "We'll See How Long That Marriage Lasts..."
The winners...Kevin and Danielle Jonas
54. "Aw, They Were Kinda Cute Together..."
The winners...Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner
55. "Do You Think They're Dating?"
The winners...Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
56. Worst Single Released: (Well, one of many)
The winner...Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
57. "Whoop, There Went His Career..."
The winner...Tiger Woods (with Christian Bale trailing by a teensy bit)
58. One of my Favorite websites:
The winner...http://www.imao.us/
Hey:
Sorry for not writing like all month, but I am finally on CHRISTmas break. It's 'bout time, seriously.
So, what's been going on in politics?
Let's see..
The libs have been vehement in making sure the health care gets passed with the lie of public option in there
Nebraska is exempt from the rules of the bill
Abortion is still in there (whether they admit it or not)
Obama almost didn't put up a nativity scene (wow, he really is determined to not make this a Christian nation, isn't he?)
Anita Dunn has resigned (seriously lady, if you had even a pea-sized noggin you wouldn't be goin' around talking about Tsung your hero, or how you manipulated the media during the campaign. Even John Edwards isn't that dumb. Or maybe not...)
Van Jones has resigned (Thanks to the ever-awesome Glenn Beck on both of those)
Obama's NOT taking the troops of Iraq. (He sure keeps his promises, doesn't he?)
Tiger Woods keeps digging a deeper hole for himself (Yeah, it's not really news, but people seem to treat it as if it is)
Brittney Murphy suddenly died (I bet it's drugs, don't you? She's had like five hubbies. Crazy...seriously)
Carrie Underwood got engaged (dude, congrats)
So that should purty much recap what I should have been blogging about this month.
CT
P.S. Steven Crowder's new video will be up on 12-21-09 around 7:00-ish (central time)
You know what really ticks me off? Happy holidays. Gag me with a spoon.
Is Christmas really so bad?
Stupid athetists. But, what really makes me mad, is how Kwanza, a made up holiday, is now cool. I remember watching this Arthur special, hehe, where Arthur told Buster he should make up a holiday. Something else which makes me laugh, Steven Crowder, yes the conservative dude of awesomeness, played Brain in that movie. And Brain, Crowder, raps about Kwanza. That still makes me laugh.
So, according to the world now, we are celebrating the holidays, we put up Christmas trees, and Santa comes on Christmas Eve...no matter how hard they try, there comes that pesky little word Christmas. Hm, who's losing now?
They can try and take Christmas out of everything but I don't think its possible. We've been celebrating Christmas for such a long time now, that not celebrating it would be like not kissing your girlfriend/boyfriend wife/husband on New Years Eve. (I know dumb example but what'd you want me to say? Easter without the Easter Bunny? I'd love that, cuz HE'S NOT REAL! Speakin' of which they took God out of that holiday too. Shocker! I think not, there are no surprises with them, truthfully.)
So, here's an idea for you, when you're at the store and the clerk tells you Happy Holidays, tell him Merry Christmas with a smile and watch his reaction. You might be surprised.
Oh, just so you know, everytime some dumb commercial says, Happy Holidays, my sis and I correct the tv.
Yep, that's just how we roll...and I don't care that the Jonas Brothers have a song with the same title. "They suck anyways." (New Moon spoof by Evil Iguana. Hil-ar-ious.)
I'm just a crazy teenager giving my view on this wacky world of which we all live in. Sometimes I'll be funny, sometimes I'll be serious, but my main goal is to educate and entertain. Read on, peoples!
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WARNING: This blog will offend all liberals and some conservatives because I am a hold-back-nothing kind of person. I do not like mean comments, as I find them rude and disrespectful towards the author. Call me old fashioned, if you like.
Repeat, this blog is 100% conservative and raw as it is written by a teenager with no real life experience. I get my info from the internet, Glenn Beck, and Fox News.
