Elementary School Student Brings Gun To School ‘For Protection’ Post-Sandy Hook

Elementary School Student Brings Gun To School ‘For Protection’ Post-Sandy Hook: pA sixth-grader in Kearns, Utah brought an unloaded handgun to his elementary school on Monday, reportedly at the urging of his parents. According to the local Fox affiliate, the 11 year-old told his fellow students he was encouraged by his parents to bring the gun to school “for protection” following the shootings at Sandy Hook [...]/p

TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT: TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE THEM

TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT: TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE THEM

Five Sensible Steps -- Think Progress

Five Sensible Steps: pA Sensible Path Forward on Gun Safety Last night, President Obama once again committed himself and the nation to meaningful action to reduce gun violence in our society: This is our first task — caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how, [...]/p

Man Opens Fire In Alabama Hospital

Man Opens Fire In Alabama Hospital: pJust hours after a 20-year-old gun man killed 20 children and 6 adults in an elementary school in Connecticut, authorities in Alabama “say a man opened fire in a hospital, wounding an officer and two employees before he was fatally shot by police.” The injuries are “not considered life-threatening”; the shooter was killed by police./p

Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Planning School-Shooting Plot

Police Arrest 18-Year-Old Planning School-Shooting Plot: pOn Friday, police in Bartlesville, Oklahoma arrested an 18-year-old high school student who was planning a school-shooting massacre plot. Sammie Eaglebear Chavez “tried to recruit other students to assist him with carrying out a plan to lure students into the school auditorium where he planned to begin shooting them after chaining the doors shut.” “He [...]/p

ThinkProgress ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MASSACRE AND GUN ARGUMENTS

ThinkProgress

Elementary School Shooting In Connecticut

Elementary School Shooting In Connecticut: pScores of people — including children — were killed on Friday morning when at least one gunman opened fire in an Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, CT. Children were reportedly told to run out of the building with their eyes closed after the incident occurred Friday. Reports from the Hartford Courant suggest that the [...]/p

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National Security Brief: GOP Senator Wants Torture Report Made Public

National Security Brief: GOP Senator Wants Torture Report Made Public: pSen. John McCain (R-AZ) said a Senate Intelligence Committee report on the Bush administration’s so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” should be made public. The committee is expected to approve the 6,000 page report on Thursday. “Absolutely it should be made public,” McCain told reporters on Tuesday, reiterating his belief that Bush’s torture program did not help [...]/p

GOP’s Latest Fiscal Cliff Offer: Permanent Extension Of Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy

GOP’s Latest Fiscal Cliff Offer: Permanent Extension Of Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy: pCNN’s Dana Bash is reporting that House Republicans have offered an untenable new deal to the White House in the ongoing negotiations to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, demanding, Democratic sources say, that the Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent of Americans be made permanent. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) unveiled the GOP [...]/p

Lawmakers In Three States Introduce Legislation To Expand Voting Rights

Lawmakers In Three States Introduce Legislation To Expand Voting Rights: pAfter Republicans spent the past two years passing voter suppression bills, progressives in several states are gearing up to fight back next year with legislation that would increase voting rights. In the last week, lawmakers in states ranging from Florida to Virginia to New Jersey pre-filed bills to help Americans access the ballot box and [...]/p

Boehner: 'Serious differences' separate GOP from Obama - First Read

Boehner: 'Serious differences' separate GOP from Obama - First Read

Best Christmas Lights Display

Best Christmas Lights Display

Well, it's definitely in the top ten, maybe even top five. It may even be No. 1. Play and enjoy, and have a happy holiday season! Toney Atkins, www.toneyatkins.com/

P.S. Thanks to Sam Maness of Colorado for bringing this to my attention.

GIANT ASTEROID TO FLY BY EARTH

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/asteroid-flyby-tonight-toutatis_n_2278457.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing9%7Cdl5%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D244178

FROM THE HUFFINGTON POST:
A giant asteroid will make a flyby of Earth over the next few days, and armchair astronomers can watch the action live on their computers.
The near-Earth asteroid 4179 Toutatis, which is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) wide, will zoom within 4.3 million miles (7 million kilometers) of Earth during its closest approach early Wednesday morning (Dec. 12). That's too far away to pose any impact threat on this pass, but close enough to put on a pretty good show through top-notch telescopes, researchers say.

Read more and see links to how you can watch the asteroid by clicking the link at the top of this post.



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SINGING ABOUT KILLING PEOPLE V. DOING IT

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/10-3

From Common Dreams: The PSY Scandal.
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SANTA, BUDDY by Toney Atkins

For some reason, Christmas nostalgia has overwhelmed me this year as I approach the end of my seventh decade on the beautiful planet Earth.

As a result, perhaps because of multiple listenings to one of my holiday music favorites, “Santa, Baby” by Eartha Kitt, and the male version, “Santa, Buddy,” performed by several artists, I decided to write my own letter to the North Pole, not in song or poem, but simply in words:

Dear Santa, Buddy,

I don’t need all the things that the singers request. However, I would really enjoy getting a Roku streaming player, a used car that would get me from here to there and back again, an inexpensive recorder for recording interviews, and I really could use enough ch-ching to put me a few months ahead on rent, a few bills, food and other expenses. The latter would be much more appreciated than fruitcakes or cheeseballs, but that sounds rather tacky when I put it down in words.

Unfortunately, Santa, buddy, I don’t have a chimney or a tree, and there are deadbolt and chain locks on the door, so I don't know how you can get inside my humble abode.

Like many senior citizens and younger folks who live in my neighborhood, it’s hard to get by on Social Security payments, and I won’t receive my next one until the day after my landmark birthday. Because of somewhat complicated circumstances that I won’t bore you with, I depend on others for transportation to the grocery store, the pharmacy and the doctor’s office. I’m beginning to look like an old hippie, because I haven’t been to the barber since July.

Please don't misunderstand me. I don’t feel sorry for myself. I like my life despite the few inconveniences, and you should see some of the delicious recipes I’ve developed with Ramen noodles purchased with my allocated $16 in food stamps.

I walk down the hill to the closest convenience store, but the worsening bad back, legs and feet sometimes make it difficult. My eyesight is getting blurrier and dimmer, and that causes frustration when I walk down that hill after dark and find myself off the pavement and in the grass, looking for the North Star to get my bearings.

But I really shouldn’t complain about anything, although my few friends would probably call 9-1-1 if I didn’t. They would fear that I was really sick.

All I have to do is look around me and I literally see neighbors, young and old, who are having to deal with greater hardships than I. Many have health problems, mental and physical. Several younger residents suffer PTSD (post-traumatic stress syndrome) from military tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, and a few others from the Vietnam era may be going through the same thing. Many of my younger neighbors are unemployed and depressed because they have to try to collect unemployment benefits and are sometimes seem to be somewhat self-loathing because they know they are not being productive and therefore unable to adequately provide for their families. Some simply have nowhere else to go. Santa, it would be fantastic if you could surprise all these folks, especially the children, with some canned goods and toys on Christmas Day. And maybe a job offer for the unemployed or under-employed adults in the house who really want one?

I’ve been a fairly good boy this year, Santa, buddy. No alcohol, no drug abuse, no sex, and I can’t remember the last time I kissed someone or that someone kissed me, even under the mistletoe. I’ve tried not to think naughty thoughts, but that's getting easier as memories fade with age. I haven’t stolen from anyone, and I don’t think I’ve been too judgmental, except toward Republicans and those who profess but don’t really practice Christianity. I’ve been grateful for neighbors who occasionally give me a good meal, a ride to wherever I need to go and who show genuine concern about my health and well-being. I hope that you, Santa, will be especially good to them.

Thanks for listening, Santa, buddy. Please overlook your naughty list and sprinkle your happiness-inducing magic mixed in with peace and love over every household.
Your friend,
Toney

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Dear God,
Forgive me of my many sins and transgressions, although I guess that is redundant. I pray that I will be a better person, spreading love and peace, and that I’ll continue to fight hate, hypocrisy and bigotry and try to be a giver, not a taker.

Bless my friends, acquaintances, relatives, and even those who might want to do me harm with the surrounding of your mantle of protection and love. Keep them healthy and safe. Bless them with the spirit of love, peace and happiness.

I’d pray to win the lottery, but You have more important things to do in this screwed-up world of ours than to give me a handout of winning numbers in a dream or through a burning bush.

Even though I may have nearly nothing in the way of money or material things, put it in my heart to share what I do have with those who need it more than I. I know that through You, I will always have what I truly need. I pray that I will someday be able to give back even more to the people of the world than they have given me.

Dear God, I pray that your mantle of protection and love will be around this whole troubled world, giving everyone the miracle of peace on earth, just as I pray that your mantle of protection and love will be around me.

I ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ, forever and ever.

Amen.
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And dear reader, no matter what your religion, or lack of same, or whatever your feelings about the holiday season may be, my wishes for you and yours are to have a ...

MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Pearl Harbor vets honored on 71st anniversary of attack

Pearl Harbor vets honored on 71st anniversary of attack

Homeland Security Takes Steps To Implement Prison Rape Elimination Act Guidelines

Homeland Security Takes Steps To Implement Prison Rape Elimination Act Guidelines: pNote: This post originally addressed President Obama’s executive order, which was issued in May. It has been updated for accuracy. Earlier this year, the Department of Justice released its final guidelines for implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), which it has been developing since the law passed in 2003. The new rules contain [...]/p

Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages | Reuters

Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages | Reuters

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT I'D NEVER POST GOOD NEWS...

French men not producing as much sperm | Reuters

French men not producing as much sperm | Reuters

This Reuters link is for anyone interested in sexual science. Now I'm worried about my sperm count, although at my age, it doesn;t really matter anyway. -- Toney Atkins

SUPREME COURT TO EYE GAY MARRIAGE

http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/12/07/historic-cases-supreme-court-to-rule-on-doma-prop-8/

THE FISCAL CLIFF: WHAT IS IT ... REALLY?

I did not pay attention in civics class in high school. I failed a course in economics in college. My career in journalism taught me more than I ever wanted to know about politics and government. But even with a bachelor of science degree and decades later, I still find economic issues to be a bit confusing. The talking heads on TV news shows usually lose me when they talk over MY head in trying to explain the so-called "fiscal cliff" and how it impacts the U.S. and the world -- particularly the average citizen.

In searching for answers, I found a helpful link that I feel compelled to share with you:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/fiscal-cliff.htm

Toney Atkins
www.toneyatkins.com/

ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE DEC. 21 APOCALYPSE?

The Mayan Calendar implies that the world as we know it will come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012. If you are reading this on Dec. 22 or thereafter, congratulations! You survived!

I found a link to everything you need to know about the Mayan prediction, how to survive the apocalypse, etc.

Check out: http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/2012-mayan-calendar.htm#mkcpgn=em2

Happy holidays!

Toney Atkins
www.toneyatkins.com/

Republicans Tout Bush Tax Cuts, But Extending Unemployment Benefits Would Support 400,000 Jobs

Republicans Tout Bush Tax Cuts, But Extending Unemployment Benefits Would Support 400,000 Jobs: pThe sticking point of the negotiations over the so-called “fiscal cliff” has been the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, which Republicans insist must be extended and President Obama and the Democrats insist must end. (Both sides agree on maintaining tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans.) Of course, the reason the fiscal cliff is [...]/p

Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages | Reuters

Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages | Reuters

Syria Chemical Weapons Readied For Use: Sarin Loaded Into Aerial Bombs Despite International Warnings

Syria Chemical Weapons Readied For Use: Sarin Loaded Into Aerial Bombs Despite International Warnings


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WHY I WILL NEVER VOTE REPUBLICAN (Toney Atkins)

Defying Rick Scott, Florida Legislators Introduce Bill To Restore Early Voting Days: pLast year, the Republican-led Florida legislature slashed the state’s early voting period in half and cut out voting on the final Sunday before the election — a day when many African American churches turned out parishioners in high numbers. As a result, long lines were the norm for Floridians this year; some even had to [...]/p

Toney A writes: Limiting or putting obstacles in the way of voting in 2012 are a tip of the iceberg of the many reasons I will never vote for a Republican. How can Republicans consider themselves to be patriots of the United States when they attempt to obstruct the rights of all citizens, i.e., the right to vote? For the years that Obama has been president, the Republican lawmakers have done everything possible to prevent laws from passing that would benefit the disabled, all veterans, job-seekers who aren't expecting "gifts" from the government, the unemployed and who act in direct contradiction to the commandments in the Holy Bibles they raise. They lie to us; they hurt those who are already hurting. Meanwhile, the rich get richer while the middle class and the poor are snubbed. Republicans take advantage of the ignorance of people who get their misinformation from Fox News and know little-to-nothing about civics or economics, therefore being easily persuaded about falsehoods perpetuated about the nation's first black president and barely understanding the fear-mongering about deficits and, as one of my Southern neighbors calls it, the "physical clift" (fiscal cliff) that actually was created during a Republican administration. To all Republicans and to those who allow them to pull the wool over their constituents' eyes, I say: "SHAME ON YOU!" If there is not a major change in attitudes, my votes will go elsewhere, i.e., anyone who does not have an (R) beside his or her name.

Incoming Wisconsin Assembly Speaker: Amend The Constitution To Allow Voter Suppression

Incoming Wisconsin Assembly Speaker: Amend The Constitution To Allow Voter Suppression: pThe Wisconsin state constitution forbids nearly all laws that restrict the franchise. In its words, “[e]very United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district in this state is a qualified elector of that district.” This is why two Wisconsin courts struck down that state’s voter ID law, and [...]/p

Police Groups Vie For Mandatory Collection Of All Private Text Messages | ThinkProgress

Police Groups Vie For Mandatory Collection Of All Private Text Messages | ThinkProgress

Republican Senator Demands ‘Very Painful Cuts To Medicare’

Republican Senator Demands ‘Very Painful Cuts To Medicare’: pOn Sunday, during an appearance on Meet the Press, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) reiterated his call for restructuring entitlement programs like Medicare, highlighting the “very painful cuts” he has proposed as part of a package to avert the fiscal cliff. Corker 242-page plan calls for a Paul Ryan-like proposal to transform the guaranteed Medicare benefit [...]/p

Young Americans Continue To Put Themselves At Risk For HIV Virus, CDC Warns | ThinkProgress

Young Americans Continue To Put Themselves At Risk For HIV Virus, CDC Warns | ThinkProgress

On World AIDS Day, Here Are Five Huge Advances We've Made To Combat The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic | ThinkProgress

On World AIDS Day, Here Are Five Huge Advances We've Made To Combat The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic | ThinkProgress

History of HIV/AIDS Slideshow: A Pictorial Timeline of the AIDS Pandemic

History of HIV/AIDS Slideshow: A Pictorial Timeline of the AIDS Pandemic

DEC. 1 IS WORLD AIDS DAY. HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT THIS HEINOUS DISEASE THAT IMPACTS US ALL, EVEN THOUGH WE AS INDIVIDUALS MAY NOT HAVE IT! PLEASE CHECK OUT THE ABOVE LINK FROM WEB MD. -- Toney Atkins

Hangover Myths Slideshow: Hangover Cures, Herbal Remedies, Hair of the Dog, and More

Hangover Myths Slideshow: Hangover Cures, Herbal Remedies, Hair of the Dog, and More

Are you an instant millionaire? Dozens of others strike it rich in Powerball drawing, too - U.S. News

Are you an instant millionaire? Dozens of others strike it rich in Powerball drawing, too - U.S. News

U.S. lays out plan for achieving worldwide AIDS-free generation | Reuters

U.S. lays out plan for achieving worldwide AIDS-free generation | Reuters

Read all about it: Pope has not canceled Christmas | Reuters

Read all about it: Pope has not canceled Christmas | Reuters

New Yorkers Still Face ‘Significant Risk Of Serious Illness And Death’ In Wake Of Hurricane Sandy Damage

New Yorkers Still Face ‘Significant Risk Of Serious Illness And Death’ In Wake Of Hurricane Sandy Damage: pSuperstorm Sandy tore through the East Coast at the end of October, leaving significant damage and serious public threats in its wake — and now, a month and a presidential election later, some Americans still aren’t completely out of danger even though the news cycle has largely moved on. The New York City Health Department [...]/p

Ohio Secretary Of State May Be Illegally Tossing Ballots

Ohio Secretary Of State May Be Illegally Tossing Ballots: pOhio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) became the public face of vote suppression this year for his overreaching election directives, which restricted early voting hours and forbid election officials from counting legitimate votes. Though President Obama won the state, Husted has not halted his efforts. With two House races heading to a recount, Husted [...]/p

Extending Unemployment Insurance Would Create 300,000 Jobs Next Year

Extending Unemployment Insurance Would Create 300,000 Jobs Next Year: pWhile Washington obsesses over the so-called “fiscal cliff” — the set of tax increases and spending cuts scheduled to take place at the end of the year — America’s unemployed are facing a cliff of a different kind. In January, the expanded federal unemployment insurance program will expire, cutting off benefits for millions of Americans. [...]/p

Black Friday Gun Sales Hit Record High

Black Friday Gun Sales Hit Record High: pGun sales reached an all-time high on a record Black Friday shopping day, fresh off an election where conservatives claimed Obama harbors a secret plot to take away guns. Firearm dealers swamped the FBI with 155,000 required background checks on Friday, 20 percent more than last year. The reasons why, dealers say, include a growing number [...]/p

Associated Press TWO TICKETS WIN POWERBALL

Associated Press

TWO TICKETS WON THE BIG POWERBALL JACKPOT. Click the link for locations ... neither at my house.

Norquist: Republicans Should Hold Federal Government Hostage Every Month

Norquist: Republicans Should Hold Federal Government Hostage Every Month: pAnti-tax activist Grover Norquist’s hold over Republicans has slipped in the past week, as several prominent GOP senators and one congressman have signaled willingness to break from Norquist’s strict pledge to never raise taxes. The debt ceiling fight in 2011 almost led to an unprecedented U.S. credit default because House Republicans refused to break from [...]/p

Infected and unaware: HIV hitting America's youth | Reuters

Infected and unaware: HIV hitting America's youth | Reuters

Bitter struggle over Internet regulation to dominate global summit | Reuters

Bitter struggle over Internet regulation to dominate global summit | Reuters

Christine Hayes: 5 Common Misconceptions About the Bible

Christine Hayes: 5 Common Misconceptions About the Bible

By Toney Atkins: What would you do if you won the nearly half billion dollar Powerball jackpot this Wednesday or any big amount in another lottery game?
Share your potential win, hopes and dreams at http://www.toneyatkins.com/id42.html . Your responses will help me write a story or commentary (or simply a single page featuring no comment from me but just the comments you write. If you have any lucky numbers to share, feel free to do so.
Thank you for your consideration, and I'm looking forward to hear from you.

That link again is:

http://www.toneyatkins.com/id42.html

STUDY: Medicaid Expansion Would Extend Coverage To Over 21 Million Americans At Modest Cost To States

STUDY: Medicaid Expansion Would Extend Coverage To Over 21 Million Americans At Modest Cost To States: pAccording to a new study by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Urban Institute, states fully implementing Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion would result in an additional 21.3 million Americans on insurance rolls while raising states’ Medicaid spending by less than three percent. Since the federal government will pick up most of the tab for [...]/p

Florida Republicans Admit Voter Suppression Was The Goal Of New Election Laws | ThinkProgress

Florida Republicans Admit Voter Suppression Was The Goal Of New Election Laws | ThinkProgress

Lottery Drawing On Wednesday Causes Millions To Chase Record $425 Million Powerball Jackpot

Lottery Drawing On Wednesday Causes Millions To Chase Record $425 Million Powerball Jackpot

COMEDIAN, ATHEISM, CHRISTMAS

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Does God Exist? Ricky Gervais Takes Your Questions - Speakeasy - WSJ

Does God Exist? Ricky Gervais Takes Your Questions - Speakeasy - WSJ

This link is related to a previous post. The really good stuff is near the end when Gervais is asked how he planned to celebrate Christmas as an atheist. Toney

‘Happy atheist’ Ricky Gervais rewrites Pat Robertson — MSNBC

‘Happy atheist’ Ricky Gervais rewrites Pat Robertson — MSNBC

MUST-READ LINK ABOVE, ALTHOUGH EARLY POST LEFT OUT SOME OF THE MOST MOVING PARTS. HOPEFULLY, THERE WILL BE A LINK TO THE FULL COMMENTARY BY LAWRENCE  O'DONNELL. -- TONEY ATKINS.

All kinds of news and commentary can be found at my nonprofit site, www.toneyatkins.com/ . Hope you will check it out. SPREAD LOVE AND PEACE!

Afghanistan War: U.S. Troop Presence After 2014 May Total 10,000

Afghanistan War: U.S. Troop Presence After 2014 May Total 10,000

P.S. Help boost my ego. Visit my nonprofit web site, www.toneyatkins.com/ . It doesn't make any money, but a swelled head, just knowing you visited, may give me more hair.

HOLIDAY MUSIC THAT I HOPE YOU LIKE

Do you hear what I hear? Your brain on Christmas music - The Body Odd

I'm sure we can all relate to the story at the above link.


MY RECOMMENDATION FOR CHRISTMAS LISTENING---

http://slacker.com/r/K2Bh8

I chose this online Slacker Radio station especially for you. Merry Christmas! -- Toney Atkins

MUSIC BASED ON MY OWN CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NON-CHRISTMAS HITS FROM THE ARTISTS WHOSE SONGS I SELECTED FOR THE HOLIDAY TUNES, ARE AT:

http://slacker.com/r/jj5qv

If you don't have a Slacker Radio account, just click on the "Play Station" button when the online station loads and it is FREE, with occasional and brief commercial breaks.

Texas Highway Pileup: Massive Car Crash Shuts I-10 In Texas; At Least 2 Dead

Texas Highway Pileup: Massive Car Crash Shuts I-10 In Texas; At Least 2 Dead

BLACK FRIDAY: I WONDER...

Is it true that many extreme right-wing Republicans are so upset about the election that they refuse to do any shopping on Black Friday? -- Toney Atkins

OBAMA WINS RE-ELECTION;

HUG A REPUBLICAN!

How The Worst Drought In Half A Century Is Causing Millions To Go Hungry

How The Worst Drought In Half A Century Is Causing Millions To Go Hungry: pMore than 17 million of America’s food insecure households could go hungry this Thanksgiving, and they might have a harder time finding a warm meal, as food banks that distribute to food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters rely on ever thinning supplies. The shortage is a result of a severe, lingering drought that has [...]/p

My Way News - Americans to mark holiday with family, festivities

Thursday, November 22, 2012

My Way News - Americans to mark holiday with family, festivities

My Way News - Americans to mark holiday with family, festivities

(The following postscripted to this link by Toney Atkins:)
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND HOLIDAY SEASON! REMEMBER THE SONG, "GOD IS GREAT, BEER IS GOOD, AND PEOPLE ARE CRAZY." Many folks tend to go nuts this time of the year, especially when they get behind the wheel of a vehicle and drive into heavy traffic to go Christmas shopping, vying for spots on the highway with school buses, people going to work or holiday events, to the movies or to bars and restaurants. Leave your life's frustrations at home and try not to take your problems out on fellow drivers. Patience on the highway can make for more peace on highways and even good will toward men -- and avoid wrecks or other accidents and encounters with the many, many law enforement officers who will be on the highways and byways during the holidays. They'll be watching for drunk and buzzed driving, drivers whose attentions are diverted by cell phones or other electronics, and definitely looking out to be sure you are wearing a safety belt. Being very simplistic, we can all have a happier holiday season by being more courteous and friendly wherever we are, and if we behave in a manner that we know would make Jesus' heart smile real hard.

Zing! MSNBC’s top 10 comebacks to use against the family conservative — MSNBC

Zing! MSNBC’s top 10 comebacks to use against the family conservative — MSNBC

DANCING TURKEY SHOWS YOU HOW TO GET IT DONE

HAVING A TOUGH TIME REMEMBERING HOW TO COOK THAT TURKEY? THIS DANCING TURKEY VIDEO SHOULD HELP.
http://laughingsquid.com/a-musical-video-recipe-that-features-a-raw-dancing-turkey/

Happy Thanksgiving!
Toney Atkins

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The Naughty List of Holiday Foods Slideshow

The Naughty List of Holiday Foods Slideshow

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Did Not Impact Armed Services Retention

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Did Not Impact Armed Services Retention: pThe repeal of Don’t ask, Don’t Tell took effect September 20, 2011, and according to the Defense Department’s retention report for fiscal year 2012 (October 1, 2011 – September 30, 2012), the repeal had no negative impact on retention goals. Over that year, all four branches of the armed services met or exceeded their retention [...]/p

CNN Host Exposes GOP’s Hypocrisy On Benghazi

CNN Host Exposes GOP’s Hypocrisy On Benghazi: pRep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) appeared on CNN Wednesday morning to press his case against U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, the target of Republican criticism for initially claiming that the Sept. 11 attacks on Benghazi were inspired by spontaneous protests to an anti-Islamic video. Burgess joined 97 House Republicans in opposing Rice’s potential nomination to replace Hillary [...]/p

Boehner Reverses Course, Promises To Repeal Obamacare Through ‘Oversight’

Boehner Reverses Course, Promises To Repeal Obamacare Through ‘Oversight’: pAfter President Obama’s decisive re-election, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) starkly admitted that “Obamacare is the law of the land.” Facing backlash from fellow Republicans and critics of the landmark health reform law, the Speaker’s office softened that stance, asserting that “full repeal” still remained the GOP objective. But with the Supreme Court’s decision to [...]/p

Obama’s Only Presidential Pardon This Year Went To The Turkey

Obama’s Only Presidential Pardon This Year Went To The Turkey: pAs is annual tradition, President Obama used his constitutionally granted pardon power the day before Thanksgiving to save one lucky turkey. But thus far, the turkey is the only recipient of a presidential pardon in 2012. Although the Constitution confers on the president the power to “grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United [...]/p

Hostess Gets OK to Begin Winding Down Business - DailyFinance

Hostess Gets OK to Begin Winding Down Business - DailyFinance

Hostess Bankruptcy: Mediation Between Union, Company Breaks Down

Hostess Bankruptcy: Mediation Between Union, Company Breaks Down

My Way News - New push for most in US to get at least 1 HIV test

My Way News - New push for most in US to get at least 1 HIV test

Denny’s Franchise Owner Scolded By Company CEO For Anti-Obamacare Comments

Denny’s Franchise Owner Scolded By Company CEO For Anti-Obamacare Comments: pAn owner of 40 Denny’s restaurants declared last week that he planned to add a five percent “Obamacare surcharge” to customers’ bills, earning him a rebuke from the chain’s CEO. John Miller, who runs the Denny’s corporation, rushed to clean up the mess left by franchisee John Metz, whose comments on Fox News Thursday set [...]/p

Top Three Things You Need To Know About The New Obamacare Rules

Top Three Things You Need To Know About The New Obamacare Rules: pThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a slew of important new Obamacare rules and regulations today, continuing a widely expected post-election effort to successfully implement President Obama’s landmark health care reform law by 2014. In a call with reporters, CMS and HHS outlined [...]/p

Five Republican governors reject state-run health markets | Reuters

Five Republican governors reject state-run health markets | Reuters

Indianapolis Home Explosion Now Homicide Investigation

Indianapolis Home Explosion Now Homicide Investigation

The Twinkie Hangs On: Judge Orders Hostess to Mediate with Union - DailyFinance

The Twinkie Hangs On: Judge Orders Hostess to Mediate with Union - DailyFinance

Arizona Gun Store Refuses To Sell Guns To Anyone Who Voted For Obama

Arizona Gun Store Refuses To Sell Guns To Anyone Who Voted For Obama: pThe owner of the Southwest Shooting Authority in Pinetop, Arizona is testing out a new business strategy: banning anyone who voted for President Obama from the store. Owner Cope Reynolds took out an ad in the local newspaper announcing his new policy, writing “If you voted for Barack Obama, your business is not welcome at [...]/p

TWINKIE-POCALYPSE:Treats On Sale For $200,000 Amid Twinkie-pocalypse Fears

Twinkies eBay: Hostess Treats On Sale For $200,000 Amid Twinkie-pocalypse Fears

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Virginia GOP Official: Obama Will Go To Hell

Virginia GOP Official: Obama Will Go To Hell: pVirginia Republican party official Bob FitzSimmonds is by no means a fortune teller, but he feels confident guessing that President Obama is going to hell. In a Facebook posting, FitzSimmonds, who is a close associate of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, speculated that Obama would live a long life but when he died at 90, [...]/p

Expanding Medicaid Would Save Florida $100 Million Per Year

Expanding Medicaid Would Save Florida $100 Million Per Year: pFlorida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has been an outspoken opponents of President Obama’s landmark health reform law over the past year. Back in July, he announced that his state would not be setting up a health insurance exchange or expanding the Medicaid program under Obamacare, even though his state has some of the worst rates [...]/p

Rockets Reportedly Target Tel Aviv

Rockets Reportedly Target Tel Aviv: pAt least two rockets have reportedly been launched from Gaza at Tel Aviv, one of Israel’s most populous cities, potentially marking an escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza militant groups. Though official reports suggest that the rockets landed outside the city, residents claim to have heard an explosion. The organization Islamic Jihad [...]/p

Denny’s Franchise CEO Threatens To Cut Employees Back To Part-Time Over Obamacare

Denny’s Franchise CEO Threatens To Cut Employees Back To Part-Time Over Obamacare: pEmployees at the 40 Denny’s restaurants and five Hurricane Grill and Wings owned by John Metz now have fair warning: their hours are getting cut back in January of 2014. To avoid having to provide health care for his employees, Metz — who owns restaurants in Florida, Virginia and Georgia — told Fox News today [...]/p

Obama Sandy Recovery: President Travels To New York To View Storm-Ravaged Areas

Obama Sandy Recovery: President Travels To New York To View Storm-Ravaged Areas

Superstorm Sandy continues to leave heartbreak and tragedy in its wake. Let us not forget all those who have been impacted and whose lives may never be the same. -- Toney Atkins

Dangerous Foods That Dogs Should Never Eat - WebMD Slideshow

Dangerous Foods That Dogs Should Never Eat - WebMD Slideshow

Israel kills Hamas military chief, 7 others in airstrike campaign, officials say - World News

Israel kills Hamas military chief, 7 others in airstrike campaign, officials say - World News

'All Options on the Table' as Israel Launches 'Operation Pillar of Cloud' | Common Dreams

'All Options on the Table' as Israel Launches 'Operation Pillar of Cloud' | Common Dreams

Five Common Sense Election Reforms That Should Be Implemented Before The 2016 Election | ThinkProgress

Five Common Sense Election Reforms That Should Be Implemented Before The 2016 Election | ThinkProgress

Wisconsin Lawmakers Seek To Arrest Officials Who Implement Obamacare

Wisconsin Lawmakers Seek To Arrest Officials Who Implement Obamacare: pEven though House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has acknowledged that Obamacare is the “law of the land,” nine state lawmakers in Wisconsin are hoping to ensure that President Obama’s health reform law won’t ever be implemented in their state. The group of Tea Party-affiliated Republicans is backing a bill that would arrest any federal officials [...]/p

Obama Rejects Boehner’s Fake Tax Compromise

Obama Rejects Boehner’s Fake Tax Compromise: pDuring his first press conference since he was re-elected, President Obama today criticized the tax approach that Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and many other Congressional Republicans have proposed. Boehner and the rest of the GOP have recently suggested cutting tax rates, but raising more federal revenue via a combination of closing loopholes [...]/p

Romney Says Obama Only Won Because He Gave ‘Big Gifts’ To Blacks And Latinos

Romney Says Obama Only Won Because He Gave ‘Big Gifts’ To Blacks And Latinos: pMitt Romney is attributing his loss in the 2012 election to the “gifts” President Obama gave to minority voters, the Los Angeles Times is reporting. Speaking to donors on Wednesday, the former Massachusetts governor praised his own campaign, but speculated that Obama won because he was “very generous” to his base: Mitt Romney told his [...]/p

Rise of the Bacterial Superbug: Systemic Misuse of Antibiotics to Blame | Common Dreams

Rise of the Bacterial Superbug: Systemic Misuse of Antibiotics to Blame | Common Dreams

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Trojan Vibrator Giveaway In D.C. Distributes 3,000 Free Sex Toys (PHOTOS)

TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT: Trojan Vibrator Giveaway In D.C. Distributes 3,000 Free Sex Toys (PHOTOS)

Five Ways The Religious Right Imploded In 2012

Five Ways The Religious Right Imploded In 2012: pOur guest blogger is Jack Jenkins, a Writer and Researcher with the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative. When election returns began pouring in on Tuesday, progressives were quick to declare the election a resounding victory for President Obama, Democratic candidates, and progressive ideals such as marriage equality and the DREAM Act. A deeper look at [...]/p

Support For Repealing Obamacare Plunges To An All-Time Low

Support For Repealing Obamacare Plunges To An All-Time Low: pNow that President Obama has been elected to a second term, political opponents of his landmark health care reform law are beginning to concede that Obamacare is here to stay. And the general public agrees. As a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll reports, the majority of Americans don’t support repealing Obamacare. In fact, after the [...]/p

Two Million Americans Could Lose Unemployment Insurance In December If Congress Fails To Extend Program

Two Million Americans Could Lose Unemployment Insurance In December If Congress Fails To Extend Program: pThe expanded federal unemployment insurance program that provides benefits to millions of long-term unemployed Americans is set to expire at the end of December. If Congress fails to extend it, roughly two million Americans could lose their monthly unemployment checks. States provide unemployment insurance for the first 27 weeks after a worker loses his or [...]/p

IGNORANCE ISN'T BLISS: Residents Want To Secede From United States

TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT: IGNORANCE ISN'T BLISS: Residents Want To Secede From United States

SUPERSTORM: REPUBLICANS, CHRISTIANS, LIARS by TONEY ATKINS

TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT: SUPERSTORM: REPUBLICANS, CHRISTIANS, LIARS

Texas Megachurch Pastor: Obama’s Re-election Will Lead To ‘Reign Of The Antichrist’

TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT: Texas Megachurch Pastor: Obama’s Re-election Will Lead To ‘Reign Of The Antichrist’

TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT: Meet The Republican Governors Who Still Won’t Implement Obamacare

Meet The Republican Governors Who Still Won’t Implement Obamacare