Leave it to Fox News….

MoonHowler

Leave it to Fox News to challenge an author’s right to write about a subject.  Since when does one have to pass a  religion test to be allowed to do scholastic work on a particular religion? To follow this logic would suggest that no Christian could author any commentary about King David or Abraham.

The anchor, Lauren Green,  obviously had not read the book. She was rude. She challenged Reza Aslan’s  credentials without any reason. She is the one who clearly had a bias.

Zealot: The life and times of Jesus of Nazareth sounds like an interesting read. I am not sure why the host considers spirited debate the correct way to interview  guests. What’s wrong with this format?  Why would anyone without an agenda even consider going on Faux News?  Faux News certainly did a great deal to promote Reza Aslan’s book, albeit unintentional.

It now appears that most of the Fox News hosts consider rudeness and talking over people the order of the day and standard procedure for their broadcast standards.

The McScoundrels run up the legal bills

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These people just seem to keep costing the taxpayers even more money.  Guess who is paying for McDonnell’s private lawyers?

Washingtonpost.com:

RICHMOND — The private law firm hired to represent Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his staff in the embezzlement case against the former chef at the governor’s mansion has billed Virginia nearly $54,000 for its first five weeks of work, according to documents  released Monday.

About $24,000 of the bill was for legal work performed on behalf of McDonnell (R), said Tony Troy, the firm’s lead attorney on the matter. The remainder was for representation provided to McDonnell’s  staff and for handling Freedom of Information requests related to the case, Troy said.

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II appointed Troy’s firm, Richmond-based Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, to represent McDonnell and his office because the attorney general had conflicts of interest related to the chef case. The attorney general ordinarily would represent the governor and state employees.

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Rural Crescent “Study” , Citizens Better Pay Attention

Elena

Back in the Spring of 2012, Mark Granville Smith proposed a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPA), again, on land in the Rural Crescent.  And although his CPA was going to fail, again, the result included an additional ending.  This time, the proposal from Marty Nohe, Coles District Supervisor, was to study the efficacy of this very critical land use tool while denying the CPA.

Thus began the genesis of our current journey into the long term viability of the Rural Crescent.

As part of Prince William County’s rural preservation study, the planning office will host a public meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1 in the Nokesville Elementary School gymnasium at 12625 Fitzwater Drive in Nokesville.

The public input session on the area of Prince William County known as the Rural Crescent is part of a study that began June 4. Since then, staff introduced a consultant team and noted that there would be several opportunities for public input.  The purpose of the study is to review rural preservation policies, identify additional rural preservation tools and make recommendations regarding possible amendments to the county’s rural land use planning policies.

On its face, land use sounds SO incredibly boring, but folks, I am here to tell you, land use is where all the action happens.  It is, at its very core, the driver of any community’s quality of life.  Land use will predict how much tax payers invest in the infrastructure required to support its citizens.  How many dollars will be spent  on  schools,  teachers,  intra-county connectivity,( whether it be roads, buses or trains), police officers, firefighters , social workers, libraries, parks (active and passive), hospitals, etc etc.

Land use is the driver, baby, don’t ever think otherwise.

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