Kerry denounces chicken-sh*t remark

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Politico.com:

Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday decried a reported comment from a senior Obama administration official that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was “a chickensh—,” saying the remark was “disgraceful.”

Appearing at The Atlantic’s Ideas Forum in Washington, the top U.S. diplomat condemned the attack from an unnamed administration official and said it didn’t reflect President Barack Obama or his values.

“We condemn anybody who uses language such as was used in this article,” Kerry said, in response to the report in The Atlantic. “That does not reflect the president, it does not reflect me. It is disgraceful, unacceptable, damaging. And I think neither President Obama, nor I — I’ve never heard that word around me in the White House, or anywhere.”

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Washington State school shooting: Is there an accurate profile?

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For years after the Columbine shooting Americans were led to believe that the kids you had to watch out for were the loners, those who were bullied, and the goth-type kids. As these horrible shootings continue to crop up across the nation, it is becoming more and more apparent that the “prototype” student killer really doesn’t fit the profile that was originally suggested.
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Open Thread………………………………………Friday, October 31

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BOOOOOOOOO!  Happy Halloween!

What are you going to be?  Do you have enough candy for all those kiddies who might be coming to the door?

I get trick or treaters of all ages.  Some of mine have been clearly high school kids.  I don’t mind as long as they have good manners.  Most of my visitors do have good manners.  All of them say thank you.

I don’t get huge numbers of kids.  Too much work to work my street, would be my guess.  Most self-respecting kids know that the smartest Halloween kids work the townhouse communities.   You can get a pillowcase full of candy running through a townhouse community.

Most of my visitors, except the teenagers, have parents with them who are carrying flashlights.  I think that is important.  Kids shouldn’t be out on their own.  Even though I live in an older, established community, parents just can’t be too careful.  It’s reassuring to look out from the porch and see that a group of kids have a parent or two watching what’s going on.  I feel safer and I know those parents feel their kids are safer.