New Jersey insiders say it’s not so far-fetched.
A few steps away from the Delaware River, in the marble halls of New Jersey’s capitol, there’s a consensus among Trenton insiders: Governor Chris Christie would gladly accept the vice-presidential nomination, should Mitt Romney offer it.
“Christie is open to it, his family’s comfortable with it, and he’s been vetted before,” one top state lawmaker says. “He isn’t going to campaign for it, but it’s no secret that he would relish the opportunity to play at that level.”
The open question, however, is whether Romney will actually pick up the phone and call — tapping one of the GOP’s brightest rising stars to share the stage. As one Garden State operative puts it, “It’s like asking Joe DiMaggio if he wants to play alongside Mickey Mantle.” Christie would help the team, but he may steal the spotlight.
“I think Christie has enjoyed the national attention,” says Ed Rollins, a veteran Republican consultant who managed President Ronald Reagan’s 1984 campaign. “I think he would bring star quality to the ticket and he could help energize the base,” but his “big personality might overshadow Romney.”
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Unable To Say ‘I Do’
Just two days after his inimitably voluble vice president kind of, sort of, probably came out in favor of same-sex marriage, and just a day after his education secretary expressed more succinct, unambiguous support for it, Barack Obama is scheduled to visit New York and cross paths with the governor who is arguably the Democratic standard-bearer for marriage equality, Andrew Cuomo.
And it will be clearer than ever: on this issue, the president isn’t leading. He’s following. And the gap by which he trails others in his party grows broader and sadder.
Maybe he’ll surprise us this week. I doubt it, for reasons that I’ll explain shortly — and that I mostly sympathize with.
But his timidity is being thrown into ever starker relief. Joe Biden’s comments on Sunday, while falling short of a clarion call for federal recognition of same-sex marriage, traveled several compassionate, justice-minded miles beyond anything the still-“evolving” president has said on the topic.
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And it will be clearer than ever: on this issue, the president isn’t leading. He’s following. And the gap by which he trails others in his party grows broader and sadder.
Maybe he’ll surprise us this week. I doubt it, for reasons that I’ll explain shortly — and that I mostly sympathize with.
But his timidity is being thrown into ever starker relief. Joe Biden’s comments on Sunday, while falling short of a clarion call for federal recognition of same-sex marriage, traveled several compassionate, justice-minded miles beyond anything the still-“evolving” president has said on the topic.
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Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever, But Under Threat
Florence Williams gets right to the bosom of her new book in its first line, reeling off names for the most beloved part of the female anatomy: "Funbags. Boobsters. Chumawumbas. Dingle bobbers. Dairy pillows. Jellybonkers. Nim nums."
So begins William's humorous, but deadly serious treatise, "Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History."
"We love breasts, yet we can't quite take them seriously," she writes. "We name them affectionately, but with a hint of insult. Breasts embarrass us. They're unpredictable. They're goofy. They can turn both babies and grown men into lunkheads."
Breasts feed us, nurture us and excite us. But the most versatile organ in the female body can also kill us. They are made up of fat and estrogen receptors -- so they "soak up pollution like a pair of soft sponges," she writes.
One in eight women will have breast cancer in her lifetime.
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So begins William's humorous, but deadly serious treatise, "Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History."
"We love breasts, yet we can't quite take them seriously," she writes. "We name them affectionately, but with a hint of insult. Breasts embarrass us. They're unpredictable. They're goofy. They can turn both babies and grown men into lunkheads."
Breasts feed us, nurture us and excite us. But the most versatile organ in the female body can also kill us. They are made up of fat and estrogen receptors -- so they "soak up pollution like a pair of soft sponges," she writes.
One in eight women will have breast cancer in her lifetime.
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Jon Stewart Loses Delta Airlines As Sponsor Due To 'Vagina Manger' Sketch
As NewsBusters reported
last month, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart did a truly vile sketch a few
weeks ago displaying a Nativity scene over a woman's vagina.
According to BuzzFeed, Delta Airlines has dropped its sponsorship of the Daily Show as a result:
According to BuzzFeed, Delta Airlines has dropped its sponsorship of the Daily Show as a result:
BREAKING NEWS: North Carolina Bans Gay Marriage
North Carolina voters approve state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
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Bowl-a-Thon Group Touts Raising Funds for 14-Year-Old’s Abortion
The National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF), who last month raised
over $400,000 for abortions through its Bowl-a-Thon, touted that it
provided money for a 14-year-old’s abortion as part of the group's “real
stories of abortion access.”
On its website in a post entitled, “Getting an abortion means getting a second chance,” NNAF highlights the story of Darcy, a 14-year-old who terminated her pregnancy with the help of the group’s “George Tiller Memorial Fund.”
“I'm pretty smart for 14, I think,” Darcy writes. “I love biology, especially the stuff on animals. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be a vet -- I definitely want to start my own practice so that I make enough money and when I have kids I can be home with them,” she said.
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On its website in a post entitled, “Getting an abortion means getting a second chance,” NNAF highlights the story of Darcy, a 14-year-old who terminated her pregnancy with the help of the group’s “George Tiller Memorial Fund.”
“I'm pretty smart for 14, I think,” Darcy writes. “I love biology, especially the stuff on animals. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be a vet -- I definitely want to start my own practice so that I make enough money and when I have kids I can be home with them,” she said.
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Students Launch Driving Mrs. M.
After 20 years as a teacher at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen School, Anne Mekalian remains out of the classroom.
In March, 2011, the third grade teacher came down with strep throat which she says became much more serious.
“I developed sepsis and as a result I didn’t get enough blood flow to the small parts of the hands and the feet, so they amputated both of my hands below the elbow, and they amputated both of my feet below the knee," Mekalian told WBAL News.
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In March, 2011, the third grade teacher came down with strep throat which she says became much more serious.
“I developed sepsis and as a result I didn’t get enough blood flow to the small parts of the hands and the feet, so they amputated both of my hands below the elbow, and they amputated both of my feet below the knee," Mekalian told WBAL News.
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Consumers Upped Their Borrowing in March
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers swiped their credit cards more often in
March and took out more loans to attend school, driving overall
borrowing up by the most in more than a decade.
Total consumer borrowing rose $21.4 billion in March, the Federal Reserve said Monday. That’s the seventh straight monthly increase and the largest since November 2001.
A measure of auto and student loans increased by $16.2 billion. A separate gauge of mostly credit card debt rose $5.2 billion after declining in January and February.
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Total consumer borrowing rose $21.4 billion in March, the Federal Reserve said Monday. That’s the seventh straight monthly increase and the largest since November 2001.
A measure of auto and student loans increased by $16.2 billion. A separate gauge of mostly credit card debt rose $5.2 billion after declining in January and February.
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Lack of Sleep Has 'Profound Consequences' on Toddlers
Little kids can get really grouchy when they miss a nap. Sleep
researchers are beginning to find out that the impact may actually be
far greater.
New studies suggest skipping even one nap can have a big effect on a toddler's behavior. Dr. Judith Owens, director of sleep medicine at Children's National Medical Center, says there are even indications that sleep deprivation could set back cognitive development.
"We think loss has really profound consequences, not only on things like behavior and learning, but also on things like metabolic function."
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New studies suggest skipping even one nap can have a big effect on a toddler's behavior. Dr. Judith Owens, director of sleep medicine at Children's National Medical Center, says there are even indications that sleep deprivation could set back cognitive development.
"We think loss has really profound consequences, not only on things like behavior and learning, but also on things like metabolic function."
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Did Farting Kill the Dinosaurs?
Gassy vegetarians like the Brontosaurus may have produced so much methane that they triggered global warming, possibly hastening their extinction
While scientists are touting a new study of dinosaur flatulence as a "major new climate finding,"
the media is greeting it with undisguised mirth. According to this
research, the prehistoric beasts may have tooted so much methane into
the air that they triggered a catastrophic climate change and, consequently, their own extinction. Here's a guide to the revolutionary — and, for some, giggle-worthy — findings:
What's this new research?A study by a team of British scientists published in Current Biology
argues that dinosaur flatulence "turned the Earth into one giant Dutch
oven, contributing significantly to a warmer climate 150 million years
ago," says Slate. When long-necked sauropod dinosaurs like the Brontosaurus digested vast amounts of plants and vegetation, they produced methane, says Reuters,
a potent greenhouse gas that has "as much as 25 times the
climate-warming potential as carbon dioxide," and ultimately warmed the
planet during the "hot, wet Mesozoic era."
BREAKING NEWS: Would-Be Bomber Reportedly Was CIA Informant
Would-be bomber at the heart of a thwarted Al Qaeda plot to bomb a U.S.-bound jet was a CIA informant, officials tell the AP.
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If HHS Issues A Pork Mandate, Will Jewish Rest Homes And Muslim Soup Kitchens Comply?
What will come next? Will the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issue a Pork Mandate
as part of ObamaCare? Will this be the next shoe to drop? Sound
ridiculous? But, wait. Here’s what the pork industry says about pork,
“the other white meat.”
Pork today compares favorably for fat, calories and cholesterol with many other meats and poultry. While providing a greater amount of vitamins and minerals, many cuts of pork are as lean or leaner than chicken. Pork tenderloin, for example, is just as lean as skinless chicken breast and meets the government guidelines for “extra lean.” In total, six pork cuts meet the USDA guidelines for “lean,” with less than 10 grams fat, 4.5 grams saturated fat and 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
This is a fairly persuasive catalog of the benefits of pork versus chicken. The case for pork is even stronger when compared with beef. And isn’t it the case that the fat and cholesterol content of beef has been a subject upon which nutritionists and cardiologists have been writing for some time?
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Pork today compares favorably for fat, calories and cholesterol with many other meats and poultry. While providing a greater amount of vitamins and minerals, many cuts of pork are as lean or leaner than chicken. Pork tenderloin, for example, is just as lean as skinless chicken breast and meets the government guidelines for “extra lean.” In total, six pork cuts meet the USDA guidelines for “lean,” with less than 10 grams fat, 4.5 grams saturated fat and 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving.
This is a fairly persuasive catalog of the benefits of pork versus chicken. The case for pork is even stronger when compared with beef. And isn’t it the case that the fat and cholesterol content of beef has been a subject upon which nutritionists and cardiologists have been writing for some time?
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Will Smith Supports Obama's Call for Higher Taxes
One of Hollywood's biggest and best-paid stars is supporting
President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on the country's top
earners.
Will Smith said while promoting "Men In Black III" last week that he supports the move.
"I'm very supportive of that idea," Smith told The Associated Press in an interview. "America has been fantastic to me. I have no problem paying whatever I need to pay to keep my country growing."
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Will Smith said while promoting "Men In Black III" last week that he supports the move.
"I'm very supportive of that idea," Smith told The Associated Press in an interview. "America has been fantastic to me. I have no problem paying whatever I need to pay to keep my country growing."
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Cities are Squeezing Nonprofits to Ante Up
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Wary of tax increases, weary of layoffs and
determined to avoid bankruptcy, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras had only
to gaze up at his city’s Ivy League campus to see a way out of the
morass.
On College Hill sits Brown University, with a $2.5 billion endowment and property worth an estimated $1 billion. Brown would pay the city $38 million in property taxes each year — more than enough to solve the city’s budget problems — if only it wasn’t tax exempt.
And so city officials and state lawmakers applied some pressure to the university, and last week Brown agreed to contribute $31.5 million to Providence over the next 11 years. The money comes on top of nearly $4 million that Brown already voluntarily gives the city every year.
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On College Hill sits Brown University, with a $2.5 billion endowment and property worth an estimated $1 billion. Brown would pay the city $38 million in property taxes each year — more than enough to solve the city’s budget problems — if only it wasn’t tax exempt.
And so city officials and state lawmakers applied some pressure to the university, and last week Brown agreed to contribute $31.5 million to Providence over the next 11 years. The money comes on top of nearly $4 million that Brown already voluntarily gives the city every year.
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Octomom Stoops To Porn. I Blame Murphy Brown.
She’s wacky, she’s fame hungry, and of course most importantly, she has 14 kids with no baby daddy around to help take care of them. She has posed topless, sold her bras on eBay, gone on welfare and now, this 36 year old mother of 14 is moving on to porn to try to pay the bills.
Nadya Suleman had sworn she would never stoop to doing porn in order to support her 14 children.
But Octomom, who is severely financially troubled, started filming her x-rated ‘self-pleasure video’ in order to get a big pay day.
The 36-year-old turned up to a San Fernando Valley mansion on the outskirts of Los Angeles start taping that will see her cavorting in front of the camera by herself in sordid scenes.
…The 36-year-old filed for bankruptcy last week after falling into $1million worth of debt.
It is unknown how much money Octomom will receive for her porn appearance, however a source tells the site: ‘It’s a lot more than the $10,000 she made for posing topless.’
The mother-of-14 will continue to shoot scenes and the movie will be released later this summer.
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Nadya Suleman had sworn she would never stoop to doing porn in order to support her 14 children.
But Octomom, who is severely financially troubled, started filming her x-rated ‘self-pleasure video’ in order to get a big pay day.
The 36-year-old turned up to a San Fernando Valley mansion on the outskirts of Los Angeles start taping that will see her cavorting in front of the camera by herself in sordid scenes.
…The 36-year-old filed for bankruptcy last week after falling into $1million worth of debt.
It is unknown how much money Octomom will receive for her porn appearance, however a source tells the site: ‘It’s a lot more than the $10,000 she made for posing topless.’
The mother-of-14 will continue to shoot scenes and the movie will be released later this summer.
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EXCLUSIVE: Super Secret Closed Session Meeting Exposed
A lot of closed session meetings have been going on in the City of Salisbury over the past few days.
Only one was announced on Sunday but there have been more. On Monday and today the Mayor and Council have been in deep negotiations for perhaps a settlement in Ocean City, Maryland on the Salisbury Waste Water Treatment Plant.
I thought I'd go ahead and make this announcement before the notorious Mayor Ireton called a Press Conference and not invite Salisbury News, as usual.
I'll save my remarks until after the formal announcement, (if it ever comes) on the outcome of these meetings. I believe the reason for these meetings being held in Ocean City is based on one of the defending attorneys office being located there.
What an absolute MESS Barrie Tilghman, Gary Comegys, Lynn Cathcart, Mike Dunn and Shanie Shields got us into. The $64,000,000.00 Plant is requiring another $40,000,000.00 in renovations as the UNPROVEN system never worked properly. The former Mayor and Attorney allowed a $1,000,000.00 liability clause in the deal should anything fail. That has to be one of the dumbest things I as a businessman have ever heard of.
Nevertheless, the City taxpayers have footed millions of dollars in legal fees because of the blatant mistakes by the former Tilghman Administration.
In less than one year you'll have the opportunity to forever change politicians acting like business people. You have to ask yourselves, are you better off 12 years later??????
New Posts to fall below.
Facebook Welcomes Investors, Pedophiles … Huh?
WND’s stunning four-part expose of the dark underbelly of Facebook
hit the front page on Sunday night, just ahead of the Internet social
media giant’s initial public offering expected to value the company as
high as $100 billion.
The introduction to Chelsea Schilling’s shocking expose that should be read by every parent offers the following warning: “This report contains graphic details of sexual abuse of children as it has appeared in numerous locations on Facebook. WND immediately reported images of child pornography and child sexual abuse to the FBI. Censored screenshots published are among the mildest of those found.”
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The introduction to Chelsea Schilling’s shocking expose that should be read by every parent offers the following warning: “This report contains graphic details of sexual abuse of children as it has appeared in numerous locations on Facebook. WND immediately reported images of child pornography and child sexual abuse to the FBI. Censored screenshots published are among the mildest of those found.”
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Who Is The Real Sarah Palin?
If you listen to the media, the left, and the GOP establishment, you’ll hear that Sarah Palin is “unqualified.” Even those who grudgingly admit that she helped the McCain ticket in 2008 by energizing the base will still dismiss her gently by saying that she was not “prepared.”
Translation: “Sure, sure, she drew a crowd. She’s Caribou Barbie. The rubes like her, but that doesn’t mean she’s competent.”
Is she “unqualified” or “unprepared”? What is her actual record? The media demanded and got unprecedented access to the emails she wrote as governor. No other national or state politician has been more open and transparent. We can know this woman if we just take the time to investigate.
I did, and I discovered a record of relentless reform and fiscal leadership that goes beyond “drill, baby, drill” and is more complex than selling an expensive state jet.
Today everyone likes to call himself a deficit hawk, but it’s easy to be a budget cutter when you’re broke. Palin was a serious deficit hawk at a time when her state was flush with a massive oil revenue surplus. It takes discipline and strong conservative principles to rein in spending at a time like that. Palin cut spending by nearly 10% during her tenure while reforming government, attracting more energy companies to do business in her state and adding jobs.
In the days of credit downgrades in states across the country and for the country as a whole, Alaska has seen its credit upgraded twice since 2006 due to Palin’s reform of the state employee pensions and Alaska’s oil valuation tax.
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Translation: “Sure, sure, she drew a crowd. She’s Caribou Barbie. The rubes like her, but that doesn’t mean she’s competent.”
Is she “unqualified” or “unprepared”? What is her actual record? The media demanded and got unprecedented access to the emails she wrote as governor. No other national or state politician has been more open and transparent. We can know this woman if we just take the time to investigate.
I did, and I discovered a record of relentless reform and fiscal leadership that goes beyond “drill, baby, drill” and is more complex than selling an expensive state jet.
Today everyone likes to call himself a deficit hawk, but it’s easy to be a budget cutter when you’re broke. Palin was a serious deficit hawk at a time when her state was flush with a massive oil revenue surplus. It takes discipline and strong conservative principles to rein in spending at a time like that. Palin cut spending by nearly 10% during her tenure while reforming government, attracting more energy companies to do business in her state and adding jobs.
In the days of credit downgrades in states across the country and for the country as a whole, Alaska has seen its credit upgraded twice since 2006 due to Palin’s reform of the state employee pensions and Alaska’s oil valuation tax.
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Occupy's Next: Global Protests For 'Wealth Distribution'
On the heels of its May Day chaos in the U.S. last week, the Occupy
movement plans to hold global protests Saturday with the claimed goal of
“social justice, wealth distribution and an ethic of commons.”
Some of Occupy’s rhetoric for the coming protest employs key progressive economic phraseology that is also routinely used by President Obama.
The website May12.net lists about 70 cities around the world planning events Saturday, including London, Moscow, New York, Detroit, Toronto and Berlin.
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Some of Occupy’s rhetoric for the coming protest employs key progressive economic phraseology that is also routinely used by President Obama.
The website May12.net lists about 70 cities around the world planning events Saturday, including London, Moscow, New York, Detroit, Toronto and Berlin.
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