Saturday, March 31, 2012

Weekend Newsbites: Sat. & Sun., 3/31 & 4/1, 2012


If George Zimmerman is not arrested in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin soon, the Rev. Al Sharpton will call for an escalation in peaceful civil disobedience and economic sanctions.

Screw Al Sharpton.


7 comments:

William R. Barker said...

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/03/30/Hoodie-Wearing-Gunmen-Kill-1-Wound-5-in-Rushs-Chicago-District

Former Black Panther Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) made quite a fuss when he donned a "hoodie" during a speech in the U.S. House of Representatives...

Meanwhile, back home in Rush's district, two men wearing hooded sweatshirts, or "hoodies," were the shooters in an incident that left one dead and five injured.

(*PURSED LIPS*)

In fact, during a span of six-hours Thursday night, 13 people were shot, leaving two dead in Chicago.

It would seem it takes more courage to simply walk down the street in Rush's district than it does to wear a hooded sweatshirt in the House of Representatives by way of a stunt in a bizarre tribute to a young man shot and killed in Florida during a shooting incident still under investigation.

(*SHRUG*)

Anonymous said...

MSNBC should be called into court,sending an employee,Al Sharpton down to FL. to lead racial rallies then reporting it as legitimate news! Zimmerman doesn't even have a chance at a fair trial because of Sharpton and the the Black Panthers and Jesse Jackson poisoning the jury pool and threatening violence!

William R. Barker said...

http://www.katu.com/news/national/7-California-boys-arrested-in-attack-on-teen-145286335.html

PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - Seven black teens have been arrested on suspicion that they committed a hate crime when they attacked a 15-year-old Hispanic boy while he was walking home from school in Southern California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.

The March 14 beating in Palmdale was captured on video and posted on YouTube, but has since been removed from the site. The seven boys, ages 13 to 16, were arrested Wednesday for investigation of assault and committing a hate crime, Lt. Don Ford said.

The attack happened near Cactus Middle School, but Ford didn't know if any of the teens involved were students there.

The video shows as many as 10 boys surrounding the victim and challenging him to a fight. The suspects then began hitting the teen while others watched.

During the beating, the teens made racially derogatory statements that were captured on the video, Ford said.

After the victim fell to the ground, the assailants kicked him multiple times in the head, knocked out several teeth and left shoe impressions on his skin, Ford said.

The victim was able to get to his feet and escape the onslaught, and will need to undergo dental surgery.

The teens who were arrested were identified from the video, which was discovered by a Palmdale sheriff's deputy and has been retained for evidence. Authorities are not releasing the video.

Police are seeking three more suspects.

An arraignment date has not been set yet.

* SO... YA THINK SHARPTON IS GONNA GET INVOLVED? HOW'BOUT JACKSON? ANY OF THE OTHER RACE HUSTLERS?

(*SMIRK*)

William R. Barker said...

http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/30/alabama-nightclub-raises-eyebrows-with-food-stamp-friday-party/

* SUBTITLE THIS ONE: LIFE IN OBAMA'S AMERICA

A nightclub in Montgomery, Ala. is raising eyebrows by hosting a “Food Stamp Friday” party on April 6 that seems to glamorize life on the federal government’s food assistance program.

According to the flashy, postcard-size flier advertising the party, there will be “free shots at the door.”

The announcement’s artwork mimics an Electronic Benefit Transfer card, the debit card used by Americans to redeem their SNAP benefits.

* CHECK OUT THE PICTURE OF THE INVITE, FOLKS...

[T]he Friday night cover charge will be just $5 if a “food stamp card” is shown upon arrival.

William R. Barker said...

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/03/31/2-dead-12-hurt-in-mass-shooting-in-north-miami/

Fourteen people were shot and two are dead in what may be one of the worst mass shootings in South Florida history.

Police believe the shooting was gang related.

* HMM... WHATCHYA THINK... BOY SCOUTS AGAINST JR. ROTC CADETS? MAYBE CYO VS. THE NORTH AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEMPLE YOUTH?

(*SMIRK*)

The shooting took place around 9 p.m. Friday night outside the Funeraria Latina Emanuel funeral home at 14990 W. Dixie Highway.

* HMM... WHAT ARE THE ODDS IT WAS "YET ANOTHER TRAGIC INCIDENT" OF... er... WASP ON WASP VIOLENCE?

One person died on the scene while another died at the hospital. Their names have not been released.

* JOHN SMITH? DAVID JONES?

A 5-year-old girl was shot in the leg and hospitalized at Jackson Memorial Hospital along with eleven other victims.

(*SARCASTIC CLAP-CLAP-CLAP*)

A senior police commander told CBS4 investigative reporter Jim DeFede the shooting took place during a wake for 22-year-old Marvin Andre who died about two weeks ago while trying to evade police in Aventura.

(*SMIRK*)

According to the police commander, Andre had some connection to several South Florida gangs and some of those gang members were in attendance at his wake to pay their respects.

* AGAIN... LET ME GUESS... WE'RE NOT TALKING "GANGS" OF RIVAL 4-H CLUB "FACTIONS."

[S]omeone at the wake touched Andre’s body in the casket in a way that other gangs took as disrespectful. This led to an argument inside the funeral home which spilled out to the street.

Members of one gang retrieved an assault rifle and a handgun from a car and opened fire at other gang members in front of the funeral home, according to the CBS4 source.

Investigators believe that a white vehicle may be involved, according to Miami-Dade Police.

* WOW... FINALLY "SOMETHING" (IN THIS CASE A CAR) IS DESCRIBED BY THE FEARLESS REPORTERS AND EDITORS OF CBS NEWS!

(*SNICKER*)

* OH... AND HERE'S THE BEST PART:

No arrests have been made.

* THINK SHARPTON AND JACKSON ARE GONNA SPRING INTO ACTION...?

(*JUST SHAKING MY HEAD*)

William R. Barker said...

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120401/D9TS06S02.html

* SUBTITLE THIS ONE: LOTS OF WHITE KIDS INVOLVED SO FEEL FREE TO POST PICTURES!

(*AMUSED SMIRK*)

Riot police used pepper spray in small amounts for crowd control as thousands of rowdy fans swarmed into the streets near the University of Kentucky campus, overturning cars and lighting couches ablaze after a victory over cross-state rival Louisville in a Final Four match-up.

* NAH. NOT "FANS." MORONS. AND QUITE FRANKLY... AS TO ANYONE WHO DAMAGED PROPERTY... ANIMALS.

[B]y 1 a.m. there had been at least 13 arrests, including several people suspected of arson. The newspaper also reported ( ) police had to dodge flying beer bottles while taking fire extinguishers to put out dozens of fires involving sofas, trash and other debris set ablaze in the streets. There were no immediate reports of any serious injuries to police.

* HMM... WHILE OF COURSE I'D HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE COPS BEATING COUCH AND TRASH BURNERS HALF TO DEATH, IT'S "OVERTURNING CARS" THAT PUTS THE THOUGHT "SHOOT TO KILL" INTO MY HEAD. FUNNY, THOUGH... WITH ALL THE PHOTOS OF "ROWDY" WHITE STUDENTS... SO FAR NO PHOTO OF AN OVERTURNED (OR DAMAGED AT ALL FOR THAT MATTER) CAR.

Twitter feeds reported police in riot gear moved in to disperse crowds as some people on the streets were overturning and vandalizing vehicles and others smashed glass bottles.

* AHH... "TWITTER FEEDS." (*SMIRK*) HOW'BOUT A PHOTO.. VIDEO... MAYBE A POLICE REPORT...??? WHERE ARE THE OVERTURNED CARS?

Lexington City spokeswoman Susan Straub said the crowds began to disperse by about 11 p.m., nearly three hours after the game ended. But she said at no point had things "gotten out of control."

* AGAIN... WHERE'S THE PROPERTY DAMAGE. (QUITE FRANKLY, VIA "READING BETWEEN THE LINES" MY PERCEPTION IS THAT THE COUCHES WERE JUNK COUCHES, DELIBERATELY PUT OUTSIDE FOR THE PURPOSES OF "IMPROMPTU" BONFIRE.

Roberts said a street sweeping machine was called in later at night to clean debris where crowds had departed. But authorities had no immediate report on the damages.

* CARS ARE OVERTURNED, YET... NO REPORT OF DAMAGES...??? (*SCRATCHING MY HEAD*)

(*SNORT*)

William R. Barker said...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303404704577313741463447670.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection

The [federal] EPA has dropped its claim that an energy company contaminated drinking water in Texas, the third time in recent months that the agency has backtracked on high-profile local allegations linking natural-gas drilling and water pollution.

* GOOD NEWS... BUT WHAT IF THEY HADN'T DROPPED IT? FOLKS... THE EPA IS BASICALLY A POLITICIZED ROGUE AGENCY.

On Friday, the agency told a federal judge it withdrew an administrative order that alleged Range Resources Corp. had polluted water wells in a rural Texas county west of Fort Worth. Under an agreement filed in U.S. court in Dallas, the EPA will also drop the lawsuit it filed in January 2011 against Range, and Range will end its appeal of the administrative order.

* GREAT... BUT AGAIN... WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON HOW MUCH MONEY WAS WASTED - BOTH TAX DOLLARS AND PRIVATE DOLLARS? HOW MANY JOBS WEREN'T CREATED - OR WORSE - WERE LOST?

In addition to dropping the case in Texas, the EPA has agreed to substantial retesting of water in Wyoming after its methods were questioned.

And in Pennsylvania, it has angered state officials by conducting its own analysis of well water — only to confirm the state's finding that water once tainted by gas was safe.

* AND WERE THOSE RESPONSIBLE AT THE EPA FIRED...? DISCIPLINED? (MY GUESS: "NO.")

A growing number of industry, academic and environmental experts say that while drilling can cause water contamination, that can be avoided by proper use of cement seals and other safety measures.

* DUH!

* FOLKS... READ THE FULL ARTICLE. IT'S A CASE STUDY IN HOW OUT OF CONTROL OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS.