NC General Assembly 04-07-2009 Legislative Calender

The General Assembly is scheduled to be up and at it at 8am this morning, and in an unintended bit of humor, they have cancelled the Select Committee on Economic Recovery...

IMMEDIATELY AFTER SESSION	SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY CANCELLED (Senate)	544LOB
8:00 AM	APPROPRIATIONS/Health and Human Services (House)	1228LB
9:00 AM	APPROPRATIONS/BASE BUDGET (Senate) Appropriations Act of 2009 (S202)	643LOB
9:30 AM	Sen. P. Berger	Press Room LB
10:00 AM	JUDICIARY I CANCELLED (Senate) Assets of Ward's Estate (S605) Notice to Creditors Without Estate Admin (S606) Make General Statutes Gender Neutral (S870) Guardianship/Incompetency (S932) Guardianship/Jurisdiction and Portability (S945) Guardianship/Court-Appointed Counsel (S946)	1027LB
10:00 AM	JUDICIARY II CANCELLED (Senate) Allow Hunting on Sunday (S7) Amend Private Protective Services Act (S584) Plan to Eliminate Mandatory Min. Sentences (S589)	1124LB
10:00 AM	JUDICIARY I (House) Fuquay-Varina Quick Take. (H384) Revise Elective Share Statutes. (H765)	1228LB
10:00 AM	JUDICIARY III (House) Study Grandparents' Visitation Rights. (H590) Amend Conditions of Probation. (H859)	1425LB
11:00 AM	COMMERCE (Senate) Various Changes in Motor Vehicle Law-AB (S368) No Deceptive Advertising/Business Location (S625) Prohibit Sale of Novelty Lighters (S652) City/County Fee Increase on Internet (S698) Military Admission Fee Waiver/NCDL Renewal (S809) Special Enrollment Period/Group Health Ins. (S957)	1027LB
11:00 AM	AGRICULTURE/ENVIRONMENT/NATURAL RESOURCES (Senate) Equine Industry Commission (S785) Study Consolidated Environmental Commission (S876)	544LOB
11:00 AM	EDUCATION (House) Scholarship Loan for Rural Social Workers. (H232) Assignment of Twins to Charter Schools. (H316) Special Education Changes. (H582) Staff Dev. OK on Protected Teacher Workdays. (H636)	643LOB
12:00 PM	STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate) Add Division of LESS to CCPS (H201) SPA Sick Leave Transfers (S352) Fremont Charter Rewrite (S479) Durham City Manager/Contract Authority (S548) Statewide Nuisance Notice Authority (S564) Urban Area Revitalization Made Uniform (S618) SOS/ITS Exemption (S1072)	1124LB
12:00 PM	HEALTH (House) Healthy Youth Act. (H88)	544LOB
12:00 PM	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (House) Disposal of Pesticide Containers. (H760) Sanitary Districts Study Committee. (H835)	643LOB
12:30 PM	RULES, CALENDAR, AND OPERATIONS OF THE HOUSE (House) Clarify Consecutive Terms - Aging & Child Com. (H358) Designate April as Woodworking Month. (H596) Honor Horace Kephart/Great Smoky Mts. (H637) Honor Wade Edward Brown. (H909) Permanent House Rules. (H990)	421LOB
1:00 PM	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (House)	1425LB
1:00 PM	ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (House) ABC Recycling Stay Extension. (H759)	425LOB
2:00 PM	STATE GOVERNMENT/STATE PERSONNEL (House) Zoo and Zoo Funds Modifications. (H321) Authorize Emergency Mgmt. Certification Prog. (H377) Statutorily Establish Division of Emerg. Mgmt. (H378) Allows Mutual Aid Between State & Local Gov. (H379) Auditor Ex Officio Duties. (H467) Electronic Reporting of Abandoned Property.-AB (H723)	424LOB
2:00 PM	WATER RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE and ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (House)	643LOB
3:00 PM	Session Convenes (House)	House Chamber
3:00 PM	Session Convenes (Senate)	Senate Chamber

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Q: When is Rape Acceptable? A: If You Are A Muslim in Germany

Once again a German court ruled by referring to Shrai’a (Islamic law), which predominantly incites to denigration of women, hatred, violence.

 

Most recently, Lisa, a German woman (46) married to an Egyptian, called the police seeking protection for herself and her 17-year-old daughter from assaults by her husband. Magdi, Lisa’s husband, threatened to kill their daughter who had been raped by a man. Magdi, a practicing Muslim, believes that his daughter committed “Zena” (adultery). He told his wife that he was always suspicious of his daughter who clandestinely had a German boyfriend. Lisa filed a divorce case against her husband, and requested deporting him.

-=SNIP=-

The German judge argued, “Muslims have a different understanding of rape than Europeans, and this must be taken into account.”

 

Source: Atlas Shrugs (read the rest of the horrific story of creeping Sharia Law in Eirope).

Commentary

This is a case is soft jihad, where warriors in engaged in the Third Great Jihad take a page from Gramsci, and march through Western Institutions on their way to a Global Caliphate. 

Rape is never acceptable, and should be viewed as the same as killing someone. 

I view rapists with the very same lens with with I view child molesters, and draw no distinction between them, as both crimes are heinous acts against the very soul of a person...this crime goes beyond physical crime.

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Alan Keyes Interviewed on Quinn and Rose

Here is an interview where I get to hear two of my favorite people together...Jim Quinn and Alan Keyes!!!



The interview took place this morning on Quinn & Rose.

Check out Loyal to Liberty, an Alan Keyes website.

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National Tartan Day

My Tartan

Today is National Tartan Day, and Blackfive has an excellent series of posts that you should be reading.

Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V

(I'm sure there will be more parts as the day progresses!)

Which is an excellent excuse for me to segue into reminding everyone that the 13th Annual "A Taste of Scotland" Festival is on Father's Day weekend.


Photo from the 2007 A Taste of Scotland

Check out the website and schedule.

Both my cameras will be getting a workout that weekend!!!

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The (Fill-In-The-Blank) Youth Brigade

This TV Special had a very profound affect on me when I was in school...and I saw very close parallels between it and both the Ron Paul and Barack Obama movements, and a disturbing tendency for Sarah Palin Supporters to follow that same path. Don't believe me? Then try pointing out a weakness in any of the above to one of their ardent supporters, or (if you are very brave) in a crowd of their supporters. I recently lost a friend over posting a link that led to an article that spoke to a Sarah Palin's support of amnesty for illegal aliens.

I'm just sayin'...

You can also place the Republican or Democrat Party in this category. I have had Republicans tell me that I should vote for the Republican regardless of what he or she does while in office because they are better than the Democrat.

I am a conservative before I am a Republican, and if that means voting for a Democrat in order to get rid of a bad Republican, then I will.

This "group think" mentality is wrong.





Part One




Part Two

We must never allow these types of movements to flourish...no matter if they are on the right, center or left, because we all loose when they are in power.

NEVER AGAIN.

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Find a Tea Party Near You

Tea Parties are being announced faster than we can add them to our database (425 confirmed at our last conference call), so here are a couple of resources to track down (or add your own!) that list some of the Tea Parties:


View Larger Map

And here is the National page, and the North Carolina page.

Locally, only the Asheville, Franklin and Rutherfordton Tea Parties have webpages established, and that is okay, because the vast majority of people we are trying to reach wouldn't see it anyway...

There is still time to get in on this round of Tea Parties.

Also be aware that the next round is scheduled for the time around July 4th, and stay tuned for some special announcements regarding that...

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Be careful what you wish for...

From my inbox comes this little gem:

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A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks them for their orders.

The man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "what's yours?"

"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.

A short time later the waitress returns with the order "That will be $9.40, please," and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment.

The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke."

The ostrich says, "I'll have the same."

Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.

This becomes routine until the two enter again. "The usual?" asks the waitress.

"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato and a salad," says the man .

"Same," says the ostrich.

Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $32.62."

Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table.

The waitress cannot hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir. How do you manage to always come up with the exact change in your pocket every time?"

"Well," says the man, "several years ago, I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it, a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."

"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would ask for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"

"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man.

The waitress asks, "What's with the ostrich?"

The man sighs, pauses and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with long legs who agrees with everything I say."

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NC General Assembly 04-06-2009 Legislative Calender

The General Assembly gets a late start today...

3:00 PM	APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION/HIGHER EDUCATION (Senate)	421LOB
4:00 PM	APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT (Senate) Senate Budget Report	1124LB
4:00 PM	APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION(Senate)	414LOB
4:00 PM	APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY (Senate) JPS Budget Report	415LOB
4:00 PM	APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES(Senate) Senate NER Budget	423LOB
4:00 PM	APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (Senate) Presentation of HHS Budget	643LOB
7:00 PM	Session Convenes (House)	House Chamber
7:00 PM	Session Convenes (Senate)	Senate Chamber

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Earthquake Strikes Central Italy

At least 27 people have been killed in a powerful earthquake that struck central Italy, Italian officials say.
Five children are said to be among the dead and at least 30 people remain unaccounted for as a massive search for the trapped is under way.
The 6.3-magnitude quake struck at 0330 (0130 GMT) close to L'Aquila city, 95km (60 miles) north-east of Rome.
A civil protection official said 3,000 to 10,000 buildings in the medieval city may have been damaged.                                                                            

"This means that the we'll have several thousand people to assist over the next few weeks and months," Agostino Miozzo told Sky Italia.
"Our goal is to give shelter to all by tonight."
Source: BBC News

Here is a record of the recent shakes in Italy:

05:15:28.0 42.48 N 13.36 E 3.1 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 04:47:54.9 42.33 N 13.29 E 3.9 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 04:16:40.0 42.39 N 13.32 E 3.2 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 04:08:45.0 42.38 N 13.36 E 3.0 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 03:56:48.1 42.38 N 13.34 E 4.5 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 03:43:16.0 42.33 N 13.37 E 3.1 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 03:33:40.5 44.28 N 11.97 E 3.4 NORTHERN ITALY 2009-04-06 03:30:59.0 42.34 N 13.39 E 2.8 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 03:23:10.0 42.33 N 13.33 E 2.8 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 03:16:04.0 42.31 N 13.38 E 2.8 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 02:55:38.9 42.58 N 13.61 E 3.3 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 02:44:32.0 42.30 N 13.35 E 3.2 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 02:37:05.2 42.40 N 13.31 E 5.1 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 02:31:33.0 42.41 N 13.39 E 3.4 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 02:27:48.2 42.37 N 13.23 E 4.3 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 02:25:45.0 42.43 N 13.36 E 3.3 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-06 01:32:41.4 42.38 N 13.32 E 6.3 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-05 22:39:42.8 42.33 N 13.34 E 3.5 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-05 21:31:22.9 44.30 N 12.01 E 2.5 NORTHERN ITALY 2009-04-05 20:48:56.4 42.36 N 13.37 E 4.0 CENTRAL ITALY 2009-04-05 20:20:52.4 44.33 N 11.98 E 4.8 NORTHERN ITALY
Source: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

There is a place on the website for witness reports, and here are a couple:

Witness location : Chieti (69 km from epicenter)
"My family was allerted and in a few seconds we mouved in a safe place of the house. I aspected it and commented with people in the previous days as there were several foreshocks."

Witness location : 116km NE Acquaviva Picena (187 km from epicenter)
"the apartment shook for about 40 seconds and gradually got stronger and stronger, outside I could hear things crackling and falling from the nearby buildings. I expected aftershocks and they sure enough they came about 40 minutes later. "

And here is a brief report from Europe:

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Carolina Stompers Offer $500 Reward to Catch Criminal

96 year old Grace Freeman was severley beaten during a home invasion in Buncombe County, and the Carolina Stompers are adding $500 to the Crime Stoppers reward money. 

Visit Carolina Stompers to find out more.

From the Asheville Citizen-Times:

A man described as being white and in his 20s knocked on the door, then entered Grace Freeman's home, Buncombe County Sheriff's Lt. Ross Dillingham said. The man then beat Freeman, fracturing bones in her face and causing several cuts, Dillingham said.

After the alleged assault, Freeman was able to use her walker to get to the end of her driveway, where she collapsed and was discovered by neighbors shortly before 9 p.m. The driveway is about 100 feet long and was muddy Friday.

“If she stayed up there (in her house) and not been found, there's no telling what could have happened,” Dillingham said. “She might not have made it.”

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The John Batchelor Show for 04-05-2009

It's Sunday night, and that means it's time for John Batchelor!





Here is his website.

The show starts at 7pm Eastern, and continues for six hours of the best radio you will find anywhere, as only John Batchelor can deliver it with his stable of experts...

And here is where you can listen to the show live online:

New York, WABC-AM 770 7-10PM ET;
Washington DC, WMAL-AM 630 7-9PM ET;
San Francisco, KSFO-AM 560;
Los Angeles,KFI-AM 640;

And here is where you can find the podcasts of the show: the first three hours, and the last three hours.

Schedule for Tonight: (all six hours are on the same link now)

The first two hours are below to whet your appetite:

Unemployment Planet Special.   

705P Eastern Time:  George Melloan, Wall Street Jorunal, author, "The Great Money Binge: Why Washington Must Be Stopped," re the government interference int he market place during the Great Depression 1933 and today, re why the government becomes the problem.  It Really Is All Alan Greenspan's Fault - Susan Lee, Forbes  With Simon Constable, Dow Jones.

720P: Thaddeus McCotter, 11th Michigan (R), re the bailout and Detroit one week after the POTUS fired the CEO of GM, re the UAW in negotiation with the car czar Steven Rattner, re the unemployment in Michigan and the threat of worse.  With Simon Constable,Dow Jones.

735P:  Professional Roundtable with Mona Charen, NRO, Jodi Schneider, Congressional Quarterly,Diana West, DianaWest.net, re POTUS goes to the G20 and NATO, re the unemployment number back home, re the European response to POTUS.  Obama Says G-20 Summit Is 'Turning Point' for Economy - Bloomberg

750P: Continued re Rod Blagojevich indicted at Disneyworld, re Ted Stevens walks the bridge to nowhere a free man.  Congress Approves Obama's Budget

805P: James Keller, RealClearMarkets.com, re the mystery of the Lehmen liquidation and the AIG bailout in September 2008, re Goldman Sachs and the marketplace, re the unanswered questions about who influenced the decision to bailout AIG and return counterparty money?   What Did Geithner Know,When Did Paulson Know It? - James Keller, RCM.  With Simon Constable, Dow Jones.

820P: Christopher Farley, Wall Street Journal, re the [financial collapse hits Hollywood salaries, re 1933 Hollywood vs 2009 Hollywood, re 1933 was all box office, while 2009 is all DVD and ITunes and side deals.   Hollywood Squeezes Stars' Pay in Slump  With Simon Constable, Dow Jones.

 

835P:  Financial Roundtable:  Francesco Guerrera, FT.com, John Tamny, RealClearMarkets.com, Jim McTague, Barron's,  With Simon Constable, Dow Jones, re the PPIP Geithner plan and the schemes of the big banks to buy each pther's toxic eastes and offload the risk to the Fed.

850P:  Continued with Aaron Task, Yahoo Finance,  re The Becker-Posner Blog identified the scam of the PPIP plan from Geithner's Treaury.  Congress Approves Obama's Budget

905P: Aaron Klein, WND.com, re the assassination of a 13 year-old Jew on the West Bank by Al Aqsa terrorists, re the Israeli media response, re the new Netanyahu government and the Tehran regime, and the Damascus regime.

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Conservative Revolution Is Stirring

I am tired of "big tent political parties". I'm tired of being told I must share that tent with liberal Republicans, and moderate Republicans, and the hosts of special interest groups who feel it is in their best interests to be under that tent. I want a party I can point to with pride and say, I belong to THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY!We can have such a party. It will take work, determination, and the ability to ignore the nay sayers who insist that a third party will not work. I must tell you… I am having a great deal of difficulty supporting a Republican Party, which does not represent me. I will leave the Republican Party, which has been my home since I registered to vote the first time, on my 21st birthday, in South Carolina... as soon as I have a political party, which actually represents me, as an alternative.It seems to me, Conservatives owe it to the American people to give them a clear-cut choice between the Democrats and a Conservative Party. As it stands today, the Republican Party is not providing that choice. If they are anything, the current Republican Party is Democrat-lite!As the GOP spirals downward, even farther that it has already, this is something we conservatives must consider... if we want to survive as a political force in America. To do nothing is unthinkable. What say you?

With some 2,000 Tea Parties scheduled this month, you’d think a Conservative Party would be on, or near, the top of their agenda. Let’s hope that it is. For currently, this conservative is in a state akin to “limbo”.
Look, the GOP can forget the conservative vote in 2010. It is not going to get those votes. Why? Simple. Conservatives do not trust the Republican Party any longer. The GOP is grasping at straws if it believes we conservatives will be scared back into the fold by Obama’s socialism. That is not going to happen.

Source: J.D. Longstreet, writing in Carolina Post

I suggest that you read Longstreet's commentary, as he is expressing what many of us conservatives are feeling and thinking. 

2012 may see the birth of a conservative party that will grow to replace the RINO infected Republican Party, just as the Republican Party once replaced the Whigs.

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A Tale of Two Bows, starring Barack Obama

I thought that he was going to kiss the feet of the Saudi King there for a second!!!

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A New Tea party Song!

April 15th is going to be a blast!

Find a Tea party near you.

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