Nobody seems to find it weird Mitt Romney used to dress up like a police officer and pull people over for fun. Jul 11, 2012 Sometimes when I’m lying in bed at night counting sheep and thinking about the day I often wonder about: 1) ponies and 2) the fact that a bigger deal hasn’t been made about the fact Mitt Romney used to dress up like a police officer in college and pull people over.
For fun. College is a time in many Americans’ lives when they do stupid shit like smoke too much pot, drink a lot, or have a lot of sex. That’s considered pretty “de rigueur” in college; these are kinks you work out of your system. But the GOP presidential candidate had a different gig: instead of drinking and smoking like the rest of America (he claims to have had “one sip” of beer and one drag of a cigarette his entire life, a number we don’t dispute), he would remain perfectly sober and put on a police uniform and pull people over. According to TV producer Robin Madden, a former friend of Romney during his time at Stanford: South African miners speak on Marikana massacre. By Iqra Qalam 11 September 2012 More than three weeks after the Marikana massacre, families are still searching for their missing siblings and husbands in hospitals and jails across the North West province, unable to locate their loved ones. Amidst widespread public outrage, by Thursday, 264 arrested mineworkers had been released.
The murder and attempted murder charges, laid on the basis of the “common purpose” apartheid laws were withdrawn. Nonetheless, the mineworkers still face criminal charges of having illegally gathered with dangerous weapons. No charges have been laid against the police, armed with machine guns, who massacred 34 mine workers who had sticks and machetes. The released Marikana mineworkers are due back in court on 12 February 2013 in a fight to avoid being imprisoned. The story of Malusi King Danga, the arrested 27-year-old general worker at Lonmin’s Marikana mine, is typical of the plight of exploited migrant mineworkers.
Lonmin is desperate to break the strike. ANALYSIS / How Israel's war with Iran will be fought. Text size this story is by It is precisely from the events of the passing week, which culminated in an impressive show of force reminiscent of the good old Israel Defense Forces - the IDF that carried out Entebbe and bombed the reactors in Iraq and in Syria - that Israel can glean an important lesson about the limitations of the power at its disposal. These are the limitations dictated by U.S. President Barack Obama: Israel's navy can intercept weapons shipments from Iran, Israel's Military Intelligence can expose Hamas long-range missile tests from Gaza, but at least for the time being, as long as the international community is conducting dialogue with Tehran over its controversial nuclear program, it is best that Israel doesn't do too much to annoy the adults.
The interception of hundreds of tons of weapons, believed to be an Iranian shipment meant for Hezbollah, in the Mediterranean on Wednesday wasn't any different from similar operations carried out by the U.S. Dr. Mittbot Romney Cannot Compute that Gay People Have Families. Michelle Obama's full DNC speech. Watch President Clinton Deliver Nomination Address at the DNC. The Top Five Clint Eastwood Speech Gaffes. Introduction: The Clint Eastwood speech at the Republican National Convention was really, really weird. Weird isn't necessarily bad, but Clint Eastwood really made some big errors in what content you could cull from his "speech. " His disrespect toward the president was evident, and a significant portion of his message was not factual.
This matters. When you have a person given a 12 minute license to speak at a national political convention, you might make sure the person has some opinions with solid reasons and facts behind them. You might choose a person who has a speech that represents your party in a positive light. Instead, the Clint Eastwood speech was highly negative. The Afghan War Clint Eastwood said, "I know you (Barack Obama) were against the war in Iraq, and that's okay. No Lawyers "See, I never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be the president, anyway.
" Implying Coarse Profanity "...what do you want me to tell Romney? Throat Slitting Gesture Talk to the Chair. Chuck Norris appelle les chrétiens évangéliques à ne pas voter Obama | USA 2012. Clint Eastwood n'est pas la seule star américaine à s'engager. Chuck Norris, immortel Texas Ranger, adresse un message aux chrétiens évangéliques. Dans une vidéo publiée sur le site conservateur World Net Daily, où il tient également une tribune, sa femme Gena et lui demandent aux électeurs chrétiens de rester soudés face à l’adversité.
Barack Obama donc. publicité Chuck Norris est inquiet pour la liberté du pays: «Nous sommes ici pour parler d'une préoccupation croissante que nous partageons tous […] Si nous regardons l'histoire, notre grand pays et sa liberté sont menacés. Sa femme Gena s’inquiète plutôt du taux d’abstention: «On estime que, lors de l'élection de 2008, 30 millions de chrétiens évangéliques sont restés à la maison le jour du scrutin et Obama a remporté l'élection avec 10 millions de voix.» Si Chuck Norris n'appelle pas directement à voter pour Mitt Romney, il veut que ses compatriotes s’unissent contre le «socialisme»: Fervent chrétien, il exhorte finalement: Jon Stewart brilliantly deconstructs Eastwood speech as Republican id. I was admittedly a little down last night from being here this whole week, a little dispirited.
And then it happened. (Clint Eastwood's introduction at the RNC)YYYEEEESSSSSSS!!!!! Amidst the tired rhetoric, empty platitudes, and overwrought attacks, a fistful of awesome emerged in the night! Where it spent 12 minutes on the most important night of Mitt Romney's life... yelling at a chair. (wild audience cheering and applause)Yes. (blows kisses to the sky) Thank you, Jesus. CLINT EASTWOOD (8/30/2012): And how do you handle, uh, how do you handle it?
(audience laughter) Are you not entertained? CLINT EASTWOOD (8/30/2012): I'm not gonna shut up, it's my turn. "I am here to lend my support to Mitt Romney in his crucial hour. MITT ROMNEY (8/30/2012): We Americans have always felt a special kinship with the future. Yes, yes, yes. And here's why it hurts. MITT ROMNEY (8/30/2012): To be an American was to assume that all things were possible. ... "Gee whiz, pops, that sounds awesome! " Oh snap! UPDATED: Romney - Residual Impairments from 1968 Brain Injury? I diaried this in late May, and received enough comments and tips in my tip jar to conclude this issue has some relevance - and can provoke controversy. I sent the link to many media sources (including MSNBC, NBC, and CNN), but never got any response. Still, with more recent examples of Romney’s proneness to idiotic “gaffes,” I am updating and resubmitting this diary. As anyone attending to the current presidential campaigns knows, Mitt Romney has a jittery, disengaged manner in his interactions with others; this is identified by many as his being "out of touch.
" It first caught my attention four years ago, when he emerged as a potential GOP presidential candidate. I initially assumed it was a result of his origins in a privileged and wealthy family in which he never really grew up emotionally, leaving him essentially a spoiled rich brat even in his adulthood. I found this. ●misidentify Ryan as the next President of the United States ●forget the British Labor leader’s name. ROMNEY GIRL.
Ryan’s Ayn Rand obsession. “The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would be Ayn Rand.” That’s freshly minted GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan talking – statements he would eventually recant – at a party celebrating what would have been the prolific author’s 100th birthday. Rand’s books are a big driver in the long-term right-wing campaign to delude millions of people into believing that there’s no such thing as society — that everyone must look out only for themselves. Lately, Rand’s work has enjoyed a major revival of interest. Besides Ryan, she’s inspired yoga-wear company Lululemon to publish her quotations on its products, and she’s even made inroads into the North American semi-socialist enclave of Canada.
AlterNet has kept the pace with Rand’s resurgence, doing our best to educate people about what a nutcase she was and how harmful her ideas are. 1. How Ayn Rand Seduced Generations of Young Men and Helped Make the U.S. 2. 3. 4. 5. Colorado Batman shooting shows obvious signs of being staged. 2011 Stanley Cup Game 7 Canucks Fan Zone. The Man. "The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise. It was also used as a term for a drug dealer. The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either passively, openly or via sabotage.[1] History[edit] In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract.
The use of this term was expanded to counterculture groups and their battles against authority, such as the Yippies, which, according to a May 19, 1969 article in U.S. In present day, the phrase has been popularized in commercials and cinema. Use as praise[edit] The term has also been used as an approbation or form of praise. See also[edit] Is that really just a fly? Swarms of cyborg insect drones are the future of military surveillance. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 16:16 GMT, 19 June 2012 | Updated: 17:05 GMT, 20 June 2012 The kinds of drones making the headlines daily are the heavily armed CIA and U.S.
Army vehicles which routinely strike targets in Pakistan - killing terrorists and innocents alike. But the real high-tech story of surveillance drones is going on at a much smaller level, as tiny remote controlled vehicles based on insects are already likely being deployed. Over recent years a range of miniature drones, or micro air vehicles (MAVs), based on the same physics used by flying insects, have been presented to the public. The fear kicked off in 2007 when reports of bizarre flying objects hovering above anti-war protests sparked accusations that the U.S. government was accused of secretly developing robotic insect spies. Researchers have now developed bio-inspired drones with bug eyes, bat ears, bird wings, and even honeybee-like hairs to sense biological, chemical and nuclear weapons.