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Benjamin Franklin also said "We are all born ignorant, but must work hard to remain stupid".
Posted by righter]]> Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:04:55 -0600 Arkansas Times
Yeah.

Somebody's seriously going after Herbalife.

"America’s best paid chief executive has been accused of duping some of the world’s poorest people out of $3.8bn (£2.4bn) in “the best-managed pyramid scheme in the history of the world”."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/21/amer…

Next up, Amway? Rodan and Fields?
Posted by Norma Bates]]> Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:47:28 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by downtowner]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:43:06 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by plainjim]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:05:08 -0600 Arkansas Times >[Asa] then was anointed by George Bush to run the DEA, and later was named deputy director of Homeland Security, or something like that.

"While serving as Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security in the Bush Administration,[Asa] Hutchinson supported Bush's proposals to provide more job opportunities for illegal aliens without criminal records, while tightening security on the border. In September 2004, he said: "Eliminating the fear of deportation will be an incentive."
--wikipedia

Thus NWA filled up with Hispanic residents, thanks to ASA! In 2006, ASA! along with his fellow Republic skin heads, got to run against all those Hispanics he allowed in.

Crazy-Making Repubs.

"In June 2006, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported, Hutchinson's $2,800 investment in Fortress America Acquisition Corporation, a company that Hutchinson advises, was worth over a million dollars after the initial public offering. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette story noted that Hutchinson is unable to touch his stock for another two years. The six founding shareholders in Fortress America besides Hutchinson include: former U.S. Representative Tom McMillen of Maryland, former U.S. Senator Don Nickles of Oklahoma, and a private-equity firm that has former CIA Director James Woolsey among its partners.

On May 4, 2006, Hutchinson filed a financial disclosure form, which he was required to submit as candidate for governor, that did not include the Fortress American holdings. On the form, Hutchinson listed his stock and options in two other companies, and even disclosed bank and credit-union accounts with balances under $1,000. He did not list his 200,000 shares in Fortress America, which were trading at about $5 per share. "Just totally an oversight," Hutchinson said when questioned by the media. Hutchinson filed an amended report the next day to correct the error."
NWA edition ADG, June 2006

Posted by eLwood]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:44:55 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by plainjim]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:31:02 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Cato]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:16:35 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/LR-b…
Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:57:27 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by mrprincipal07]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:50:19 -0600 Arkansas Times
(Gleanings from a news article appearing in today’s front page of the Arkansas Democrat/Gazette)

HOUSE APPROVES DEFENSE BILLIONS

Bill spares outdated weapons

WASHINGTON – The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $633 billion defense bill for next year despite Pentagon complaints that it spares outdated…weapons at the expense of the military’s ability to fight….The bill is $1.7 billion more than President Barack Obama [and the Pentagon] requested.

“This bill is more money than the Pentagon wants,” said Rep. Jim McGovern. “We’re just throwing money at them.”

The bill halts what had been imminent cancellation of the program …of older C-130 models…Defense Secretary Panetta criticized the pressure on the Pentagon [by Congressmen] to keep weapons it doesn’t want [or need]. “Aircraft, ships, tanks, bases, those that have outlived their usefulness, have a natural political constituency…….” Panetta said. Members of the Senate and House “diverted about $74 billion…to other areas that, frankly, we don’t need.”

The bill would authorize nearly $480 million for the US-Israeli missile defense, including $211 million for Iron Dome, designed to intercept missiles in southern Israel.

The bill passed in the House 315 - 107.
Posted by Cato]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:28:44 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:23:05 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by zebedee duda]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:26:40 -0600 Arkansas Times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9sKpDSAQ7I…
Posted by eLwood]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:59:01 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:54:15 -0600 Arkansas Times >When thousands of people pay attention to end-of-the-world nonsense,....

The Mayan calendar makers/seers/priests never made such predictions. Those predictions were done by a sensation-seeking Hollywood and evermore sensation-seeking media.
The end of their era or long count was a predicted change in consciousness.
Posted by eLwood]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:51:01 -0600 Arkansas Times ― Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs of the life & writings of Benjamin Franklin
Posted by Get Real]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:35:47 -0600 Arkansas Times
It's also a fairly common occurrence for a teacher to have a cell phone stolen right inside the classroom. How secure would their guns be? And, if they were secure, they would probably take too long to get to... Students would know exactly where at least a few of the guns were. How do we keep them from getting to them? Shoot them, I guess.
Posted by zebedee duda]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:34:23 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:10:25 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:05:06 -0600 Arkansas Times http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/e…

Here's some previous predictions:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globa…

If you're particularly disappointed, ever fear, there is more dread on the horizon. However, most will not occur within the next few days. Therefore, if you thought you were going to get away with not buying xmas presents, you have something to face more horrifying than the end of the world - holiday shoppers.
http://beforeitsnews.com/environment/2012/…

Wikipedia, of course, has an exhaustive list you are invited to update with your own optimistically pessimistic yearnings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates…
Posted by YossarianMinderbinder]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:00:55 -0600 Arkansas Times
I had nothing to do with this.

Cough.

http://www.suburbanvoodoo.blogspot.com/201…
Posted by suburbanvoodoo]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:54:18 -0600 Arkansas Times

This day, Dec 21, in History:

1996 After two years of denials, House Speaker Newt Gingrich admitted violating House ethics rules.

1995 The city of Bethlehem passed from Israeli to Palestinian control.

1978 Police in Des Plaines, Ill., arrested John W. Gacy Jr. and began unearthing the remains of 33 men and boys he was later convicted of murdering

1970 Elvis Presley met with President Richard M. Nixon in the Oval Office to discuss fighting drugs (Presley died of drug overdose in 1977).

1937 The Disney animated feature film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" had its world premiere in Los Angeles.

1913 The first crossword puzzle was published, in the New York World.

1620 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore for the first time at present-day Plymouth, Mass
--DMN
Posted by eLwood]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:18:38 -0600 Arkansas Times
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Posted by Cato]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:13:38 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Sound Policy]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:11:22 -0600 Arkansas Times