Month: July 2012

Its pretty difficult to justify all what has been caught on camera.  Its pretty embarrassing to see our governor making up excuses for private sales after first acting like he didn’t know it happened.  The reporter is Jim Hoffer.

Why are there private sales going on?  Why is this behavior allowed?  This video  was filmed a year and a half ago.  Nothing has changed to shore up the loophole.

Why aren’t Virginians howling over being the illegal gun capital of the east coast?  Probably because they do not know they are.

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In what has been described as a “knee jerk reaction,” Sunday morning officials at Penn State tore down the statue of Joe Paterno with no warning to the town or university.  Today, the entire Penn State football team awaits possible sanctions from the NCAA.  According to Politico.com:

The NCAA came forward to say that it will levy “corrective and punitive measures” against the school. The sanctions will be spelled out Monday, the NCAA said without disclosing further details.

NCAA President Mark Emmert hasn’t ruled out the possibility of shutting down the Penn State football program in the wake of the scandal, saying he had “never seen anything as egregious.”

The Paterno family issued a statement saying the statue’s removal “does not serve the victims of Jerry Sandusky’s horrible crimes or help heal the Penn State community.”

“We believe the only way to help the victims is to uncover the full truth,” said the family, which vowed its own investigation following the release of an investigative report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh that found that Paterno and three other top Penn State administrators concealed sex abuse claims against Sandusky.

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If you want a great news show and you miss Aaron Sorkin and the West Wing, go to HBO and watch The Newsroom.  I have quickly become addicted.  There are plenty of great lines, as only a Sorkin production can offer, plus you get to pretend that there is a real, decent news station, even though there isn’t really.  The show deals with current or semi current events.

I can’t say enough good about it.  I rarely like anything but its worth subscribing to HBO just for the Aaron Sorkin fix.    The Newsroom isn’t for everybody.  It is definitely counter-Faux News.  The leading man , Will McAvoy really is an impressive character, moderate Republican, but a man with principles.

Each week gets better.

Another new show is Political Animals on USA.  Its pretty good also.  It is somewhat of a take off on the Clintons at times.  Sigourney Weaver plays the Secretary of State.  She is a former first lady and she is divorced from her husband.  Sound familiar?

Its a decent show with lots of twists.  Political Animals.

What a bully!  I am outraged on behalf of Ms. Napolitano.  I suppose muslims have replaced communism if we want to play “We got you, you commie bastard!”

How do we prevent the bullying that is coming from our elected officials? Does this behavior bother anyone else?

When Cooch is around, its best to protect yours!

Yes, we know that some of our readers won’t like frequent Cooch updates.  Get over it is my best advice.

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Turn in a supervisor for doing something of benefit to county.  I am serious.  Stop snickering.  Steve Randolph just left us with the names of the 4 Horsemen from 1972 along with their misdeeds.  After those evil clowns, our current guys don’t look half bad.  I went looking for something good to report and immediately saw something very helpful on Maureen Caddigan’s website.  She has a list of the various committees, advisories and the like as well as those she has appointed.  What a great idea!

http://www.dumfries.com/AppointeeList

I wish all the supervisors did this.  Its all part of transparency.

Meanwhile, meet the 4 Horsemen and their misdeeds.  Thanks Steve!!

The “Four Horseman” took office 1-1-1972.
(The Potomac News applied the name soon after)

They were:
– Scott Winfield (Coles), Chairman
– Don Turner (Neabsco), Vice-Chair
– Ralph Mauller (Brentsville)
– Roy Doggett (Manassas)

What did they do to earn the title of the 4 Horsemen?

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Michele Bachmann has done everything in her power to convince the American people that she has no class.  Bachmann has written letters to at least 5 inspector  generals calling  for an investigation of  Huma Abedin, top ranking aid to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and wife of former Congressman Anthony Weiner.  Bachmann alleges family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.  One such link cited is Huma’s father, who has been deceased for 2 decades.  Ms. Abedin is an American Muslim.

Many top ranking mainstream Republicans have recoiled in horror at Bachmann’s suggestions that Huma is anything but a loyal American  and have publicly denounced the Congresswoman’s allegations.

Senator John McCain defended Huma Abedin on the floor of the Senate:

McCain said on the Senate floor: “Huma represents what is best about America: the daughter of immigrants, who has risen to the highest levels of our government on the basis of her substantial personal merit and her abiding commitment to the American ideals that she embodies so fully.”

John Boehner and Marco Rubio also got in the act of defending Huma.  Most decent people are horrified that such accusations are being thrown around about a women that most people respect deeply.  There has been no regard for fact or fairness.

I am appalled that any elected official would speak down from the dais in such a nasty tone to a private citizen. This man, Jeff Bergman,  was polite and was simply voicing his opinion. He insulted no one. He expressed his concern and his wishes for his community.  He spoke as a resident and a father.  For his efforts he was bellowed at, insulted and berated by our elected chairman.

NO private citizen should be afraid to speak for fear of being publically upbraided by Corey Stewart. Corey, you owe this man an apology!  He was there to let the BOCS know his community’s feelings about the Catharpin Park.  He was polite and respectful.  He was treated rudely.

I also expect you probably don’t care more for the park site being discussed than anyone else in the county. You were an obnoxious, bloviating, blowhard drama-queen who owes  Jeff Bergman,  the gentleman who spoke, an apology as well as  the entire Gainesville District an apology.

Learn some manners.  We don’t talk to each other like that here in Prince William County.  This is still the South, son.

No one here is your whipping boy. SDASTFU!

An excerpt from Lorraine Devon Wilke writing in the Huffington Post in an opinion piece entitled:  Chicken With a Side of Bigotry: Chick-fil-A’s Ungodly Business Plan:

 

… but it seems Chick-fil-A’s president (and son of founder S. Truett Cathy), Dan Cathy, has gotten himself into some deep chicken doo-doo for proudly and loudly declaring himself “guilty as charged!” for his support of that great Christian umbrella of homophobia, the “family values and traditional marriage” platform. Yep, he’s a believer. And not only has Mr. Cathy blathered all the usual fundamentalist talking points (i.e., “We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit,” and “…thank the Lord, we live in a country where we can share our values and operate on biblical principles.”), but his company has reportedly put their big money where their bigger mouth is by donating nearly $2 million to anti-gay groups.

That’s a whole lot of intolerance.

Ok, I am pretty entertained.  But what’s this article have to do with Chick-Fil-A?  I like their nuggests as long as I can get about 5 packs of house sauce to go with them?  What?  Repeat that please….No Way!!!!  Check out the video:

Ok, I still don’t see the problem.  So this guy says some things not so politically correct.

Ut Oh!  Local people are protesting!   No! Tell me  again!  It seems that the Prince William Chambers of Commerce will host  an event at Hylton Center with COO Dan Cathy at a business lecture in November:

Mark your calendar and register now for an insightful lunch with Chick-fil-A President & COO, Dan Cathy. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to learn the leadership secrets of a Fortune 500 executive– this will be Mr. Cathy’s only appearance in the mid-Atlantic region this year!

Join us…

Tue., Nov.  27; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

@Hylton Performing Arts Center

What ARE they thinking?   Maybe the PW Chamber of Commerce needs to walk this one back.  Too much exposure.  Too politically incorrect.  Then again, this is Prince William County.

Shrug.

UPDATE:

Will you still eat at Chick-Fil-A?  (WaPo story)

Oh dear God.  More government trying to regulate the private lives of citizens.  Is there no end?  I must be turning into Marv Marin in my sleep.

I have had several communications this morning from citizens expressing outrage over a proposal made during Supervisors Time to end all smoking at county pools.

Currently, smoking is limited designated smoking areas at each pool center.  This  plan, instituted under Parks and Rec directive, sounds like a  good plan.  Adults smoke.  Life guards smoke on break and parents also smoke.   As long as they smoke away from the general population, outside, let’s just leave it alone.  Yes kids see them.  So what.  Kids see all sorts of things, including old men in speedos and women with beer guts in bikinis.

If smoking is forbidden, fewer parents will bring their kids to the pool.  In the long run, this means less recreation and less exercise for kids.  If smoking is forbidden, people will be checking in and out of the pool area to go for a quick smoke.   Wasn’t a young mother just arrested for not attending to her kids supervision?  I believe she was charged with neglect because she went out front to sign in her friend.  Well….a smoking ban will force more people to take their eyes off their kids and sneak outside the parameter for a quick smoke.

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