Impeachment Hearings, Day Two

80's Cat Fight!

A welcome distraction to my day...

Don't Ask...

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The full decision is here. Now, I think we can all assume that the Obama Administration will appeal, yes, appeal this ruling.

What, you say? Didn't he promise to do exactly the opposite on the campaign trail? Especially when checks were being written?

Well, if he doesn't it's just one more issue that will be used against the Democrats in the midterm elections, and one that they can't use the race card on.

Now when a judge says the following ....

.... the ban violated the first amendment rights of homosexuals and harmed the effectiveness of the armed forces

Who is he to pass judgment that the ban harms the effectiveness of the armed forces? Sorry .... but this ruling smells more political than legal. And does this judge even have the ability to force a judgment upon the military? Probably not - and I'm assuming a JAG office will chime in on the comments...

BUT it does offer a crack in the armor - a roadmap to HOW to effectively fight the ban.

New York Man Stabs "Racist" Dog

Just got this one in the mail bag... I'm [almost] at a loss for words.

Here's the cutn'paste:

New York man stabs "racist" dog

"Upset over the incessant barking of a German Shepherd toward African Americans, Latinos and other non-Whites, a New York man stabbed a "racist" dog. As a result, the canine lost his eye and the attacker was charged in court. Consequently, in this crime, both parties appear to be victims "partially" of a difficult work environment.

58-year-old Andrew Owens and 4-year-old Jenna both worked at Valley Oil in Yonkers. Owens was a handyman and Jenna a guard dog. From the beginning, the two had a precarious relationship.

According to Jenna's owner, she has a negative to reaction to minorities. As a result, she automatically didn't like Andrew Owens. Allegedly, in the past, her distaste for him led to a dog bite and lots of aggressive barking. Apparently, Owens was able to tolerate the situation until finding out the true reason behind Jenna's behavior. Afterward, he snapped cutting her, unprovoked, with a knife.

Fortunately, Jenna did not lose her life. Yet, this story is a sad one that is causing many people to look at her owner. They question whether she was trained to hate minorities and as a consequence, acted out against them. If so, he would hold some responsibility for creating a volatile environment.

Of course, Jenna's owner denies all allegations of training his dog to be "racist". Instead, he is focusing on an injured animal that regardless of her mentality didn't deserve a vicious attack. In the end, this is probably where most interested parties will end up.

-end of the cutn'paste from the Cap'n's mail bag.

My two cents: first penny, if the dog wasn't trained to be a racist, she is NOW.
Second penny, aren't dogs COLOR BLIND?!

Paul vs Bernanke

Ron Paul questions Ben Bernanke on definition of inflation

Paul: You threatening me?
Bernanke: Yep.

Meanwhile, no one else in the room even understands what's going on.

Vicktims

A man that once graced the February issue of Blasphemes is now in a wee bit trouble for being involved with dog-fighting. I have been silent on this because I believe in this little thing called due process. If you think I am crazy to wait before I pass my own judgment on him remember the Duke lacrosse players "scandal." They were demonized and run out of school. They had a chance to win the NCAA championship that year and it went away because of false allegations. I played lacrosse and the NCAA title is the big enchilada of lacrosse. Yes, there are some pro leagues but trust me when I say that they are just rice and beans. They were not afforded the change to compete for the meal. In fact, they were driven out of school. They had their pictures posted at the school that accused them of rape. OF RAPE!! That is some serious shit and imagine how they must have felt knowing that they did not do it and everyone accusing and ignoring.

I digress. Back to Vick.

Vick is accused of some atrocious things. Fighting dogs. Killing dogs. Being an asshole. Well, the last is not an official charge but . . .

The prosecutors have given Vick until 9AM tomorrow morning to accept the plea deal that they are offering him. The plea has at least one year of jail time in it. If he refuses the plea deal, superseding indictments will be pressed.

Interesting choice. I think we will find out tomorrow if he thinks he did it.