Valerie Jarrett, Mark Halperin, Mike Barnicle, Roland Martin, Eric Chemi, Rep. Kristi Noem, Nicole Boxer, Judith Rodin and more are on today.
The early talk is about the weather which I did not think it is/was that cold today. I did have frost on the car and I guess there is more cold weather and maybe some snow in the forecast for tomorrow. The lead story is about the Tunisia shootings. Here is our posting at the Sunset Daily News site. It was posted yesterday afternoon:
Sunset Daily News & Sports: Two gunmen were slain by security forces following the deadliest attack on civilians in the North African country in 13 years, and the president said the young democracy was embroiled in a war with terror. The militants, who wore military-style uniforms and wielded assault rifles, burst from a vehicle and began gunning down tourists climbing out of buses at the National Bardo Museum. The attackers then charged inside to take hostages before being killed in a firefight with security forces.
Authorities launched a manhunt for two or three accomplices in the attack. Prime Minister Habib Essid said the two Tunisian gunmen killed 17 tourists — five from Japan, four from Italy, two from Colombia, two from Spain, and one each from Australia, Poland and France. The nationality of one dead foreigner was not released. Essid said two Tunisian nationals also were killed by the militants.
At least 44 people were wounded, including tourists from Italy, France, Japan, South Africa, Poland, Belgium and Russia, according to Essid and doctors from Tunis' Charles Nicolle. "I want the people of Tunisia to understand firstly and lastly that we are in a war with terror, and these savage minority groups will not frighten us," said newly elected President Beji Caid Essebsi in an evening address to the nation. "The fight against them will continue until they are exterminated."
Tunisians overthrew their dictator in 2011 and kicked off the Arab Spring that spread across the region. While the uprising built a new democracy, the country has also struggled with economic problems and attacks by extremists.
Essid identified the slain gunmen as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui.
Twitter accounts associated with the extremist Islamic State group based in Syria and Iraq were described as overjoyed at the attack, urging Tunisians to "follow their brothers," according to Rita Katz of SITE, a U.S.-based organization that monitors militant groups.
Members of the Tunisian security services take up positions after gunmen reportedly took the hostages. The assault at the Bardo, Tunisia's largest museum that is housed in a 15th century palace, began sometime after noon local time as scores of European tourists were visiting. Josep Lluis Cusido, the mayor of the Spanish town of Vallmoll, said he saw people being gunned down on the plaza outside the museum before the gunmen moved inside. "After they entered the museum. I saw their faces: They were about 10 meters away from me, shooting at anything that moved," Cusido told Spain's Cadena Ser radio station. "I managed to hide behind a pillar, there were unlucky people who they killed right there," he said, adding that he and his wife spent nearly three hours in the museum until they got out uninjured.
Dozens of tourists scrambled from the museum linking arms or clutching children as Tunisian police and security forces pointed their weapons at the building. The museum, 4 kilometers (2½ miles) from the city center, is located near the national parliament building, which was evacuated. Some of the Italians at the museum were believed to have been passengers from the Costa Fascinosa, a cruise liner that had docked in Tunis while on a seven-day tour of the western Mediterranean. Ship owner Costa Crociere confirmed that some of its 3,161 passengers were visiting Tunis and that a Bardo tour was on the itinerary, but said it couldn't confirm how many were in the museum at the time.
The Bardo, a popular tourist attraction, houses one of the world's largest collections of Roman mosaics among its 8,000 works. On Wednesday night, parliament held an extraordinary session where Speaker Mohammed Ennaceur called for the creation of a special fund to combat terrorism. He also called for the rapid passage of the anti-terror law that parliament had been debating when the attack took place. Hours after the police ended the siege, thousands of Tunisians flocked to downtown's landmark Bourguiba Avenue, where the revolution took place, for a nighttime rally. They chanted for a "Free Tunisia" in defiance of terrorism.
Essid said the attack was an unprecedented assault on the economy. It came as Tunisia's all-important tourism business was starting to rebuild after drastic losses following the post-revolutionary turmoil. Numbers of arrivals for 2014 had begun to approach the levels of 2010 — before the revolution. It was the worst attack in the country since an al-Qaida militant detonated a truck bomb in front of a historic synagogue on the Tunisia's island of Djerba in 2002, killing 21, mostly German tourists.
Tunisia has been more stable than other countries in the region, but has struggled with violence by Islamic extremists who have sworn allegiance to both al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. A disproportionately large number of Tunisian recruits — some 3,000, according to government estimates — have joined Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq and many have received training in neighboring Libya.
The U.S. Embassy in Tunis was attacked in September 2012, seriously damaging the embassy grounds and an adjoining American school. Four of the assailants were killed. Overall, though, violence in Tunisia in recent years has been largely focused on security forces, not foreigners or tourist sites. In October 2013, a young man blew himself up on a beach in the coastal town of Sousse after being chased from a hotel, causing many to expect a new wave of attacks on tourism. None materialized until now.
The United States, France, the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations denounced the bloodshed. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington "condemns in the strongest possible terms today's deadly terrorist attack" and praised Tunisia's "rapid response" to resolve the hostage situation and restore calm. Speaking at the Louvre museum to call for international efforts to preserve the heritage of Iraq and Syria against extremist destruction, French President Francois Hollande said he had called Tunisia's president to offer support and solidarity. "Each time a terrorist crime is committed, we are all concerned," Hollande said. North Africa analyst Geoff Porter said an attack on a tourism site has long been expected as the militants come under pressure from increasingly effective Tunisian security forces.
"Today's attack did not come out of nowhere. In fact, it comes amid ongoing counterterrorism efforts elsewhere in the country," he said about the attack. "Increasing pressure on terrorist activities ... may have squeezed the balloon, with terrorists seeking softer targets with more symbolic impact in the capital." The attack came the day after Tunisian security officials confirmed the death in neighboring Libya of Ahmed Rouissi, leading suspect in Tunisian terror attacks and in the killings of two opposition figures in Tunisia. Rouissi had become a field commander for the Islamic State in Libya and died fighting near the town of Sirte, highlighting how Libya has increasingly become a sanctuary for Tunisian radicals. Tunisia has repeatedly expressed concern over the security threat from Libya, where central government has broken down since the 2011 ouster of Moammar Gadhafi and is now run by competing militias. Schemm reported from Rabat, Morocco. Elaine Ganley and Jamey Keaten in Paris, Nicole Winfield in Rome, Jorge Sainz in Madrid and Monika Scislowska in Warsaw, Poland, contributed to this report.
Also yesterday, there was a shooting inside a restaurant in Sweden's second largest city killed two people and left up to 15 wounded — three or four of them seriously, police said, adding that the incident was likely gang-related. Spokesman Bjor Blixter said Thursday the eatery in Goteborg was full when men with automatic weapons opened fire late Wednesday, and some of those wounded may have been ordinary guests.
"Innocent people have been hit," Blixter said. He said none of the wounded was in a life-threatening condition. The victims were two men in their 20s. Blixter said there were known gang members inside the restaurant in the suburb of Biskopsgarden, adding the shooting spree was likely related to gang feuds. The neighborhood is known for a history of gang violence. One witness told Swedish broadcaster SVT that two men entered the restaurant and started shooting with automatic weapons. No arrests have been made but several people have been brought in for questioning. Police were still searching for a possible getaway car.
The shooting happened inside a restaurant called Var Krog och Bar, which means "our tavern and bar" in Swedish. According to its website, the restaurant opened in 1995 and also has a sports bar and a night club that's open on Fridays and Saturdays. On Jan. 30 a man was wounded in a shooting on the square outside the restaurant. It wasn't immediately clear whether the shootings were linked. Gun violence is not uncommon in Sweden's major cities, though shootings in public places with multiple victims are rare.
Next story is about Aaron Schock's father that spoke out yesterday. The greatest part of his speech was him making no bones about Aaron Shock being very stylish, and yet he is NOT gay. He said that "two years from now he'll be successful, if he's not in jail," Congressman Aaron Schock's father said of his son the day after he announced his resignation. Schock, 33, is accused of congressional and campaign misspending. The investigation began after his office was decorated to look like TV show "Downton' Abbey".
His father, Dr. Richard Schock, spoke to ABC7 Chicago outside his Peoria home on Wednesday morning. He said he fears that his son could face prison for what he calls "paperwork problems." "If they're going to convict him on paperwork, then they're going to convict him. That's their privilege," Dr. Richard Schock said. "They're out to get him and they're making issues out of things that really shouldn't be issues."
WATCH the FULL Interview with Dr. Schock
Dr. Richard Schock spoke with his son Tuesday after the resignation was announced. He called the congressman "broken" but a "fighter." His father said the congressman is stepping down to spare supporters from a potential court case.
"He's a fighter, but it's not about him anymore. It's about me and a lot of his friends, and a lot of his supporters, and they're all being attacked right now," Dr. Schock said. "He doesn't want to go on. He doesn't want to bring them into court and have to be subpoenaed and everything."
Schock plans to resign on March 31, 2015.
His stepping down will end a House Ethics investigation of how campaign and taxpayer funds were spent, including recent disclosures that he billed taxpayers for 170,000 miles on a car driven by Schock and owned by his campaign, even though the SUV only had been driven 80,000 miles, according to the odometer. That SUV was parked in his father's driveway Wednesday. A Schock spokesperson said Tuesday night that all mileage expense reimbursements have now been repaid to the government.
A criminal investigation is still possible. On Wednesday, law enforcement sources said that while the FBI has not launched an investigation, authorities are "monitoring" the matter. Long before Schock got to Congress and found fame on Instagram and the cover of "Men's Health," he was known in Peoria as an enterprising young man. He started his first business as a teenager and won a spot on the local school board at the age of 19. Then he went on to Springfield, Ill., and soon after was in Washington, D.C.
"He's had a good run. He's done a lot of good. He's helped a lot of people," Dr. Richard Schock said.
And, again, his dad said that he (Aaron Schock) dresses well and is stylish was the description, and that even though he has style if you will, that he is NOT even gay.
Reported at ABC News, the state is investigating whether excessive force was used during the arrest of a 20-year-old black University of Virginia student after he attempted to enter a bar near the college early Wednesday morning, officials said. Third-year student Martese Johnson was arrested by Alcoholic Beverage Control agents after he was rejected entry from a University Avenue bar, authorities said. The agents then approached Johnson and “a determination was made” to arrest him – during which time “the arrested individual sustained injuries,” according to the ABC agency, which is charged with enforcing alcohol laws in the state.
Cell phone video of the incident shows the student lying face down on the sidewalk with two agents detaining him as bystanders yell, “His head is bleeding!” From another angle, he is shown with his face bloodied, shouting, “I go to UVA!” and then “You f---ing racists!” He was charged with public intoxication and obstruction of justice, ABC officials said in a statement. They would not comment on the case beyond details of the arrest. "The individual received treatment for his injuries at a local hospital and was released," according to the statement.
The early talk is about the weather which I did not think it is/was that cold today. I did have frost on the car and I guess there is more cold weather and maybe some snow in the forecast for tomorrow. The lead story is about the Tunisia shootings. Here is our posting at the Sunset Daily News site. It was posted yesterday afternoon:
Authorities launched a manhunt for two or three accomplices in the attack. Prime Minister Habib Essid said the two Tunisian gunmen killed 17 tourists — five from Japan, four from Italy, two from Colombia, two from Spain, and one each from Australia, Poland and France. The nationality of one dead foreigner was not released. Essid said two Tunisian nationals also were killed by the militants.
At least 44 people were wounded, including tourists from Italy, France, Japan, South Africa, Poland, Belgium and Russia, according to Essid and doctors from Tunis' Charles Nicolle. "I want the people of Tunisia to understand firstly and lastly that we are in a war with terror, and these savage minority groups will not frighten us," said newly elected President Beji Caid Essebsi in an evening address to the nation. "The fight against them will continue until they are exterminated."
Tunisians overthrew their dictator in 2011 and kicked off the Arab Spring that spread across the region. While the uprising built a new democracy, the country has also struggled with economic problems and attacks by extremists.
Essid identified the slain gunmen as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui.
Twitter accounts associated with the extremist Islamic State group based in Syria and Iraq were described as overjoyed at the attack, urging Tunisians to "follow their brothers," according to Rita Katz of SITE, a U.S.-based organization that monitors militant groups.
Members of the Tunisian security services take up positions after gunmen reportedly took the hostages. The assault at the Bardo, Tunisia's largest museum that is housed in a 15th century palace, began sometime after noon local time as scores of European tourists were visiting. Josep Lluis Cusido, the mayor of the Spanish town of Vallmoll, said he saw people being gunned down on the plaza outside the museum before the gunmen moved inside. "After they entered the museum. I saw their faces: They were about 10 meters away from me, shooting at anything that moved," Cusido told Spain's Cadena Ser radio station. "I managed to hide behind a pillar, there were unlucky people who they killed right there," he said, adding that he and his wife spent nearly three hours in the museum until they got out uninjured.
Dozens of tourists scrambled from the museum linking arms or clutching children as Tunisian police and security forces pointed their weapons at the building. The museum, 4 kilometers (2½ miles) from the city center, is located near the national parliament building, which was evacuated. Some of the Italians at the museum were believed to have been passengers from the Costa Fascinosa, a cruise liner that had docked in Tunis while on a seven-day tour of the western Mediterranean. Ship owner Costa Crociere confirmed that some of its 3,161 passengers were visiting Tunis and that a Bardo tour was on the itinerary, but said it couldn't confirm how many were in the museum at the time.
The Bardo, a popular tourist attraction, houses one of the world's largest collections of Roman mosaics among its 8,000 works. On Wednesday night, parliament held an extraordinary session where Speaker Mohammed Ennaceur called for the creation of a special fund to combat terrorism. He also called for the rapid passage of the anti-terror law that parliament had been debating when the attack took place. Hours after the police ended the siege, thousands of Tunisians flocked to downtown's landmark Bourguiba Avenue, where the revolution took place, for a nighttime rally. They chanted for a "Free Tunisia" in defiance of terrorism.
Essid said the attack was an unprecedented assault on the economy. It came as Tunisia's all-important tourism business was starting to rebuild after drastic losses following the post-revolutionary turmoil. Numbers of arrivals for 2014 had begun to approach the levels of 2010 — before the revolution. It was the worst attack in the country since an al-Qaida militant detonated a truck bomb in front of a historic synagogue on the Tunisia's island of Djerba in 2002, killing 21, mostly German tourists.
Tunisia has been more stable than other countries in the region, but has struggled with violence by Islamic extremists who have sworn allegiance to both al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. A disproportionately large number of Tunisian recruits — some 3,000, according to government estimates — have joined Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq and many have received training in neighboring Libya.
The U.S. Embassy in Tunis was attacked in September 2012, seriously damaging the embassy grounds and an adjoining American school. Four of the assailants were killed. Overall, though, violence in Tunisia in recent years has been largely focused on security forces, not foreigners or tourist sites. In October 2013, a young man blew himself up on a beach in the coastal town of Sousse after being chased from a hotel, causing many to expect a new wave of attacks on tourism. None materialized until now.
The United States, France, the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations denounced the bloodshed. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington "condemns in the strongest possible terms today's deadly terrorist attack" and praised Tunisia's "rapid response" to resolve the hostage situation and restore calm. Speaking at the Louvre museum to call for international efforts to preserve the heritage of Iraq and Syria against extremist destruction, French President Francois Hollande said he had called Tunisia's president to offer support and solidarity. "Each time a terrorist crime is committed, we are all concerned," Hollande said. North Africa analyst Geoff Porter said an attack on a tourism site has long been expected as the militants come under pressure from increasingly effective Tunisian security forces.
"Today's attack did not come out of nowhere. In fact, it comes amid ongoing counterterrorism efforts elsewhere in the country," he said about the attack. "Increasing pressure on terrorist activities ... may have squeezed the balloon, with terrorists seeking softer targets with more symbolic impact in the capital." The attack came the day after Tunisian security officials confirmed the death in neighboring Libya of Ahmed Rouissi, leading suspect in Tunisian terror attacks and in the killings of two opposition figures in Tunisia. Rouissi had become a field commander for the Islamic State in Libya and died fighting near the town of Sirte, highlighting how Libya has increasingly become a sanctuary for Tunisian radicals. Tunisia has repeatedly expressed concern over the security threat from Libya, where central government has broken down since the 2011 ouster of Moammar Gadhafi and is now run by competing militias. Schemm reported from Rabat, Morocco. Elaine Ganley and Jamey Keaten in Paris, Nicole Winfield in Rome, Jorge Sainz in Madrid and Monika Scislowska in Warsaw, Poland, contributed to this report.
Also yesterday, there was a shooting inside a restaurant in Sweden's second largest city killed two people and left up to 15 wounded — three or four of them seriously, police said, adding that the incident was likely gang-related. Spokesman Bjor Blixter said Thursday the eatery in Goteborg was full when men with automatic weapons opened fire late Wednesday, and some of those wounded may have been ordinary guests.
"Innocent people have been hit," Blixter said. He said none of the wounded was in a life-threatening condition. The victims were two men in their 20s. Blixter said there were known gang members inside the restaurant in the suburb of Biskopsgarden, adding the shooting spree was likely related to gang feuds. The neighborhood is known for a history of gang violence. One witness told Swedish broadcaster SVT that two men entered the restaurant and started shooting with automatic weapons. No arrests have been made but several people have been brought in for questioning. Police were still searching for a possible getaway car.
The shooting happened inside a restaurant called Var Krog och Bar, which means "our tavern and bar" in Swedish. According to its website, the restaurant opened in 1995 and also has a sports bar and a night club that's open on Fridays and Saturdays. On Jan. 30 a man was wounded in a shooting on the square outside the restaurant. It wasn't immediately clear whether the shootings were linked. Gun violence is not uncommon in Sweden's major cities, though shootings in public places with multiple victims are rare.
Next story is about Aaron Schock's father that spoke out yesterday. The greatest part of his speech was him making no bones about Aaron Shock being very stylish, and yet he is NOT gay. He said that "two years from now he'll be successful, if he's not in jail," Congressman Aaron Schock's father said of his son the day after he announced his resignation. Schock, 33, is accused of congressional and campaign misspending. The investigation began after his office was decorated to look like TV show "Downton' Abbey".
His father, Dr. Richard Schock, spoke to ABC7 Chicago outside his Peoria home on Wednesday morning. He said he fears that his son could face prison for what he calls "paperwork problems." "If they're going to convict him on paperwork, then they're going to convict him. That's their privilege," Dr. Richard Schock said. "They're out to get him and they're making issues out of things that really shouldn't be issues."
WATCH the FULL Interview with Dr. Schock
Dr. Richard Schock spoke with his son Tuesday after the resignation was announced. He called the congressman "broken" but a "fighter." His father said the congressman is stepping down to spare supporters from a potential court case.
"He's a fighter, but it's not about him anymore. It's about me and a lot of his friends, and a lot of his supporters, and they're all being attacked right now," Dr. Schock said. "He doesn't want to go on. He doesn't want to bring them into court and have to be subpoenaed and everything."
Schock plans to resign on March 31, 2015.
His stepping down will end a House Ethics investigation of how campaign and taxpayer funds were spent, including recent disclosures that he billed taxpayers for 170,000 miles on a car driven by Schock and owned by his campaign, even though the SUV only had been driven 80,000 miles, according to the odometer. That SUV was parked in his father's driveway Wednesday. A Schock spokesperson said Tuesday night that all mileage expense reimbursements have now been repaid to the government.
A criminal investigation is still possible. On Wednesday, law enforcement sources said that while the FBI has not launched an investigation, authorities are "monitoring" the matter. Long before Schock got to Congress and found fame on Instagram and the cover of "Men's Health," he was known in Peoria as an enterprising young man. He started his first business as a teenager and won a spot on the local school board at the age of 19. Then he went on to Springfield, Ill., and soon after was in Washington, D.C.
"He's had a good run. He's done a lot of good. He's helped a lot of people," Dr. Richard Schock said.
And, again, his dad said that he (Aaron Schock) dresses well and is stylish was the description, and that even though he has style if you will, that he is NOT even gay.
Reported at ABC News, the state is investigating whether excessive force was used during the arrest of a 20-year-old black University of Virginia student after he attempted to enter a bar near the college early Wednesday morning, officials said. Third-year student Martese Johnson was arrested by Alcoholic Beverage Control agents after he was rejected entry from a University Avenue bar, authorities said. The agents then approached Johnson and “a determination was made” to arrest him – during which time “the arrested individual sustained injuries,” according to the ABC agency, which is charged with enforcing alcohol laws in the state.
Cell phone video of the incident shows the student lying face down on the sidewalk with two agents detaining him as bystanders yell, “His head is bleeding!” From another angle, he is shown with his face bloodied, shouting, “I go to UVA!” and then “You f---ing racists!” He was charged with public intoxication and obstruction of justice, ABC officials said in a statement. They would not comment on the case beyond details of the arrest. "The individual received treatment for his injuries at a local hospital and was released," according to the statement.
University Vice President for Diversity and Equity Marcus L. Martin and Dean of African-American Affairs Maurice Apprey described the incident in a message to students and staff as “appalling” and said the student’s head was “slammed into the hard pavement with excessive force.”
“This was wrong and should not have occurred,” Martin and Apprey said in a written statement. “We view the nature of this assault as highly unusual and appalling based on the information we have received."
The governor has asked the state police to begin an independent investigation into the incident. Tonight, a large group of students gathered on campus at a rally in the wake of the incident, including Johnson. Daniel Watkins, an attorney for Johnson, said in a statement that Charlottesville Police charged Johnson with two misdemeanors: obstruction of justice without force and profane swearing and/or intoxication in public. The student was released early this morning and has not yet entered a plea to the charges.
"Contrary to early police reports, Mr. Johnson has not been accused of possessing false identification. Just before handcuffing him, police took Martese to the ground, striking his head on the pavement and causing him to bleed profusely from the gash on his head,” Watkins said. “This morning he received ten stitches at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Fortunately, Martese’s physical wounds are beginning to heal.”
He added: "He holds numerous leadership positions on grounds, including Vice Chair for Community Relations of the Honor Committee, Vice Polemarch of the Eta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, and a Chair of the Leadership Development Committee of the Black Student Alliance. He has no criminal record. “As evidenced by both his academic and extracurricular achievements, Martese is a smart young man with a bright future,” Watkins said. “I have spoken with him several times today, and he is absolutely devastated by yesterday’s events. Currently, we are preparing to investigate and defend this matter vigorously. Please keep Martese in your prayers during this difficult time.”
Virginia ABC said in the statement that they are restricting the special agents involved in the incident to administrative duties while the investigation into the matter is underway. This is not the first time an ABC agent has caused a controversy at the school. In 2013 they mistakenly thought the bottled water Elizabeth Daly was carrying to her car from the grocery story was beer, and the plain clothed officers surrounded her car, one even drawing a gun.
Daly panicked and drove away, because she didn’t know the men were police. She ended up spending one night in jail. Daly later sued the Alcoholic Beverage Control and collected a $212,500 settlement and a letter from the ABC board explaining the circumstances of her arrest to present to any future employer, according to a July 30, 2014 statement from the state Attorney Generals office. The ABC did not admit any wrongdoing in the case.
As far as the Road to 2016, it seems that Hilary (Clinton) is still head above in any poll. But then again, there is no one else to run against her. I like Martin O'Malley a lot. I like Jim Webb a lot. I love Bernie Saunders and i even like Joe Biden a lot. But whether that transcends outward to normal people? Well, we are seeing that its not. On the GOP side, It seems that Jeb Bush did "horrible" at something but I missed what they said about him. Maybe in focus groups because I don't think anything major happened with the media people. It would have been everywhere by now and I have seen nothing about any gaffe or him doing poorly in some Q&A or during a speech. Especially in New Hampshire last weekend. I think they all did pretty well there. Ted Cruz did especially and he won points with me by sticking to his guns and beliefs on this show yesterday or two days ago.
Anyway, it looks like we killed the dude that mastermind attack in that Kenyan mall with a drone strike. Chaching. That should send a serious message to those buffoons. That was in USA Today. The Huffington Post reports that Obama regrets not closing Get-mo on 'his first day.' Well then I say and the panel is yelling out, then do it tomorrow now. The path of least resistance is to leave it alone while innocent people sit in it. Ridiculous. As Joe says, we all knew he could not have shut that down with ease. NY Times reports that a 37 year old woman in New York City was killed when a piece of wood hit her and my dad just fell flat on his face last week in the city after tripping over a piece of wood that jetted out from some construction site. his knew was bruised up and his mouth was cut opened and bloody. They need to get control of their ply wood. The WSJ reports that Target staffers will get a raise hike to $9 / hour. That begins next month.
My goddamn cable just went down for ten minutes.
Jeez. But yeah. Jeb (Bush) is the so called front runner but when Mark Halperin asked someone about it or maybe the focus group was asked about it, they laughed at it. But he is only at 16% with Scott Walker is at 13%, Rand Paul is at 12%, Mike Hukabee is at 10%, Ben Carson is at 9% and Chris Christy is behind all of them at 7% with Marco Rubio also sitting at 7%. It is still tight but still. Christy's numbers are below Huckabee and Carson. same with Rubio which surprises me and then what about (Ted) Cruz? Is he below all of them? Or, he is not even polling yet? But honestly, once the debates begin, that poll and those numbers will fluctuate.
In a report by Vox, they embeds themselves with the Syrian rebels. Evidently, they are driving around with a bomb on the dashboard. That is serious footage. I will no doubt watch that documentary film. That is right up my alley. I also do NOT even know that much about Syria. There is a documentary about that country at Netflix. I had gone to watch a few times and never did. I will look at that one too but this one by Vox, looks amazing. It looks scary. This part of Syria they are shooting footage of, looks pretty run down or decimated.
BTW, in a apparent snub, Obama never called Netanyahu to congratulate him on that win this week. One news paper (The Guardian) headline reads that 'Obama snubs Netanyahu and criticises Israeli PM's 'diverse rhetoric.'' Its been said though that John Kerry made a call to speak with Netanyahu and Reuters reports that the U.S. rebukes Israels victorious Netanyahu on Mideast policy. Is this relationship between the POTUS and him (Netanyahu) beyond repair?
I will say that the focus group they did about Hilary should be of concern to them. Many normal people feel Hilary is iffy or not the best candidate or not that exactly, they still question her in many ways. I missed most of that segment. I'll read about it later on today.
Also BTW, was it me or was it reported that Robert Durst was found a 'small amount of pot?' The guy had five ounces. That is a quarter pound plus an once of bud. That is a small amount? What is this We're The Millers when they were getting a smidge or a smidge and a half? I guess that is good for pot heads and what is the panel talking about now? Has it been 8 years of Morning Joe? The first episode I ever saw was the day of Tim Russert dying. I was roped in after it. I thought they were so real. But (Robert) Durst they say, is on suicide watch in that jail. He also had like 43K in cash along with a gun. The authorities were thinking he was going to flee the country. The authorities also had a search warrant to go through his place in Houston. He is worth over 110 Million for doing what? Did he ever work? He was NOT a [art of the Durst family building or construction or real estate company (I am not sure they are considered in business). They also found two books written about him at his house. That's freaky. This guy was/is so odd.
I was also like Willie in the sense that i watched the first one. I got roped into watch the next one. Then, I thought the third one was boring and then I thought the 4th one was great again which roped me back in then the 5th one blew me away. The last one was a blockbuster. I also said many times that I had no clue about that story. I never knew anything about it till last month/this month and because of the documentary film.
And, oi. The Secret Security issue. That is just a bad issue. Jason Chafitz whom I cannot stand is heading up the committee to look into it. As much as I cant stand Chavitz, he has a right to be upset about this issue. This issue is beyond horrible. Well, you all read what I wrote about it yesterday. I will say it again that blaming whatever on alcohol use is very bad. That department needs to get it together fast. They now cannot find a tape of the incident. go figure.
I missed so much of today's show because of the cable going down.
The House Republicans propose budget with deep cuts. I guess they only have a short period of time to do it now. It is already March 19th. Kristi Noem is on talking about the budgets and talking about some food bill she is putting onto the floor.
'How I Got Over' is a documentary film about 50 (or maybe its 15) homeless people that came together. The filmmaker (Nicole Boxer) is hot.
Regardless of it all, I can't get this TV going this morning. The cable (Internet) went down and I tried to pause it and record the final part but nothing is working so I give up. At least I can get going on my real work earlier than normal times. Please stay in touch!
In a report by Vox, they embeds themselves with the Syrian rebels. Evidently, they are driving around with a bomb on the dashboard. That is serious footage. I will no doubt watch that documentary film. That is right up my alley. I also do NOT even know that much about Syria. There is a documentary about that country at Netflix. I had gone to watch a few times and never did. I will look at that one too but this one by Vox, looks amazing. It looks scary. This part of Syria they are shooting footage of, looks pretty run down or decimated.
BTW, in a apparent snub, Obama never called Netanyahu to congratulate him on that win this week. One news paper (The Guardian) headline reads that 'Obama snubs Netanyahu and criticises Israeli PM's 'diverse rhetoric.'' Its been said though that John Kerry made a call to speak with Netanyahu and Reuters reports that the U.S. rebukes Israels victorious Netanyahu on Mideast policy. Is this relationship between the POTUS and him (Netanyahu) beyond repair?
I will say that the focus group they did about Hilary should be of concern to them. Many normal people feel Hilary is iffy or not the best candidate or not that exactly, they still question her in many ways. I missed most of that segment. I'll read about it later on today.
Also BTW, was it me or was it reported that Robert Durst was found a 'small amount of pot?' The guy had five ounces. That is a quarter pound plus an once of bud. That is a small amount? What is this We're The Millers when they were getting a smidge or a smidge and a half? I guess that is good for pot heads and what is the panel talking about now? Has it been 8 years of Morning Joe? The first episode I ever saw was the day of Tim Russert dying. I was roped in after it. I thought they were so real. But (Robert) Durst they say, is on suicide watch in that jail. He also had like 43K in cash along with a gun. The authorities were thinking he was going to flee the country. The authorities also had a search warrant to go through his place in Houston. He is worth over 110 Million for doing what? Did he ever work? He was NOT a [art of the Durst family building or construction or real estate company (I am not sure they are considered in business). They also found two books written about him at his house. That's freaky. This guy was/is so odd.
I was also like Willie in the sense that i watched the first one. I got roped into watch the next one. Then, I thought the third one was boring and then I thought the 4th one was great again which roped me back in then the 5th one blew me away. The last one was a blockbuster. I also said many times that I had no clue about that story. I never knew anything about it till last month/this month and because of the documentary film.
And, oi. The Secret Security issue. That is just a bad issue. Jason Chafitz whom I cannot stand is heading up the committee to look into it. As much as I cant stand Chavitz, he has a right to be upset about this issue. This issue is beyond horrible. Well, you all read what I wrote about it yesterday. I will say it again that blaming whatever on alcohol use is very bad. That department needs to get it together fast. They now cannot find a tape of the incident. go figure.
I missed so much of today's show because of the cable going down.
The House Republicans propose budget with deep cuts. I guess they only have a short period of time to do it now. It is already March 19th. Kristi Noem is on talking about the budgets and talking about some food bill she is putting onto the floor.
'How I Got Over' is a documentary film about 50 (or maybe its 15) homeless people that came together. The filmmaker (Nicole Boxer) is hot.
Regardless of it all, I can't get this TV going this morning. The cable (Internet) went down and I tried to pause it and record the final part but nothing is working so I give up. At least I can get going on my real work earlier than normal times. Please stay in touch!
