HOUSTON, Texas – July 6, 2011 – Parents who thought their home was safe are now battling with the state over custody of their children, and they believe they’re being punished because they’re poor.

“You shouldn’t take our (children) because we’ve fallen on hard times,” said Prince Leonard, a married father of six whose family resides in a northeast Houston storage shed.

The Leonards moved in three years ago after the father, an unemployed welder, was hired as a maintenance worker.

The family had already lost an apartment and believed the homeless shelter wasn’t safe enough.

“This is much more secure,” said Charlomane Leonard. “Our children can play outside here.”

Recently, a nosy passerby spotted the children outside and reported them to Child Protective Services.

A caseworker investigated, and the state took custody of the children.

According to CPS, the children were removed because the storage shed was a dangerous living environment.

The shed, which lacks running water, is about 12 feet wide and 25 feet long.

It has an air conditioner, refrigerator and two personal computers. The Leonards said their children were well cared for and happy there.

Now they’re fighting to have their children returned.

“We just want them back where they belong,” said Mr. Leonard.

Ed. Note: Maybe it’s time for someone to kidnap the children of Child Protective Services employees, so they know what it feels like! When is enough, enough? Revolution Now! Independence Forever!

PORTLAND, Oregon – February 7, 2011 – A jury has awarded $30,500 in economic damages to a man who was tasered by a Portland police officer inside a Denny’s Restaurant.

The city of Portland was found liable for battery, but not liable for false arrest or malicious prosecution in the case. Jurors determined that Officer Kevin Tully had a right to arrest Jason Elgin after he fell asleep at a southeast Portland Denny’s. However, they also believed Tully went too far when he tasered Elgin two times on the floor during the arrest.

“I’m happy with how it turned out,” said Elgin. “I really wanted to speak on behalf of the public that the force was not needed.”

“I’m gratified the jury found no force was required, because a hell of a lot of force was used,” said Greg Kafoury, the plaintiff’s attorney.

Elgin’s civil claim against the city for false arrest, battery and malicious prosecution originally asked for $300,000 for pain and suffering and legal fees.

While officer Tully declined to comment, his attorney did. ”Mr. Tully’s actions were a reaction to what Mr. Elgin was doing and they were proportional, including the use of the Taser,” said Bill Manlove, Tully’s Attorney.

Security video from two different camera angles showed 32-year-old Jason Elgin and a fellow student from Portland Community College at the restaurant in 2009, where they appeared to be asleep.

The two went to the Denny’s in southeast Portland at about 2:00 a.m. Elgin claimed they were exhausted after celebrating the end of midterms. The manager at Denny’s called police to see if they could help awaken them.

Officer Kevin Tully can be seen approaching the students. The video does not show Elgin being tasered. There is a gap during the actual tasering and takedown. “The tape really upsets me, because honestly you can’t really see what’s (happening),” said Elgin. “It was the independent witnesses that made the difference in this case.”

From another angle, Elgin can be seen on the floor. His classmate testified she woke up to hear Elgin screaming. The city’s attorney said the video shows that Elgin provoked the arrest by resisting.

Several witnesses who were inside testified that virtually everything officer Tully said was a lie.

Elgin was tasered by officer Tully two times and was charged with trespass, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, harassment and interfering with a police officer. All the charges were dropped.

HONOLULU, Hawaii (PNN) – January 20, 2011 – Pressure was mounting on Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie today amid increasing confusion over whether illegitimate President Obama was born there.

Abercrombie said on Tuesday that an investigation had unearthed papers proving Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961.

He told Honolulu’s Star-Advertiser, “It actually exists in the archives, written down,” he said.

But it became apparent that what had been discovered was an unspecified listing or notation of Obama’s birth that someone had made in the state archives and not a birth certificate.

Abercrombie suggested that a long-form, hospital-generated birth certificate for Barack Obama may not exist within the vital records maintained by the Hawaii Department of Health.

He said efforts were still being made to track down definitive vital records that would prove Obama was born in Hawaii.

Abercrombie was asked, “You stirred up quite a controversy with your comments regarding birthers and your plan to release more information regarding (illegitimate) President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. How is that coming?”

He acknowledged the birth certificate issue would have political implications for the next presidential election “that we simply cannot have”.

“It’s a matter of principle with me,” the 72-year-old said. “I knew his mum and dad. I was here when he was born. Anybody who wants to ask a question honestly could have had their answer already.”

Credible evidence suggests that Obama, born in 1961, is not eligible to be Commander-in-Chief because he is not a natural born citizen. Witnesses, including Obama’s grandmother – who says she was present at his birth – indicate that Obama was actually born in Kenya, and Kenyan officials appear to confirm such allegations.

Some believe his Certification of Live Birth is fake and he was really born in Kenya. Others argue that Obama is a citizen of the United Kingdom or Indonesia. Most of these allegations have been dismissed rather than examined as to their factual basis.  Mainstream media and government sources have all denied the allegations, which of course is what one would expect of both.

The governor vowed when he took office in December that he would do his best to end the debate over Obama’s birth, which began in 2008 during the presidential campaign. To date, he has failed to keep that promise.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia – December 31, 2010 – A Charlottesville man who stripped down to his underwear at Richmond International Airpot to protest security-screening procedures was charged with disorderly conduct Thursday, airport police said.

Airport police identified him as Aaron B. Tobey, 21. He told police he was a student at the University of Cincinnati. The incident occurred at 2:17 p.m. at Checkpoint B, the busier of the airport’s two checkpoints, said airport spokesman Troy M. Bell.

Bell said police reported that when they arrived at the checkpoint, they found Tobey, “absent of pants and shirt in full public view, exposing language regarding the Fourth Amendment written on his chest and abdomen with marker or crayon.”

The message read, “Amendment 4: The right of the people to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated,” said Bell.

Many air travelers are upset by tough new, invasive screening procedures in which they must choose between full-body scanners that emit dangerous radiation or overly intrusive pat down searches that are tantamount to sexual assault.

Tobey was interviewed by airport police and federal authorities, issued a citation for disorderly conduct and released. He is scheduled for arraignment in Henrico County General District Court on January 10.

WASHINGTON – December 17, 2010 – With signs that the flu season is picking up momentum, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today unveiled a demonstration project to raise flu vaccination rates in minority groups, backed by $10 million worth of vaccine vouchers from Walgreens.

The vouchers, which can be distributed by community groups along with local and state health departments, target 15 cities with large minority populations and can be redeemed at Walgreens stores or at the company’s Take Care clinics.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said at a press briefing today that the nation is making good progress this year in getting the vaccine into people’s arms, and so far about a third of Americans have been immunized. However, she said numerous individuals are still unprotected, including many in African American and Hispanic populations, who are more likely to have chronic medical conditions that put them at high risk for flu complications.

“Private partners are stepping up to do their part,” Sebelius said. “My colleagues and I are really pleased with this opportunity.”

The project also includes a communications component to boost flu vaccine awareness among minority groups, with the rollout of new public service announcements to 11,000 radio stations.

Kermit Crawford, president of pharmacy services at Walgreens, called his company’s donation an important initiative in the effort to reduce health disparities among underserved groups. Crawford said the vouchers will allow 350,000 people to be immunized.

Dr. Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the HHS, said disparities in flu vaccination rates is not new and has been a factor for far too long. “We need to reach people where they live, work, pray, and play,” he added. A recent snapshot of this season’s flu vaccine uptake showed that immunization rates for whites was 10% higher than for blacks or Hispanics.

Koh said the demonstration project sites represent areas that have large African American or Hispanic populations and also have Walgreens stores.

“We are very eager to work closely with Walgreens and regional health administrators to make this come alive in these communities,” Koh said.

Dr. Dan Jernigan, deputy director of the CDC’s Influenza Division, said the timing of the demonstration project is good, because there are signs that the nation’s flu season is starting to escalate. “There’s a steady increase in doctor’s office visits, as we’d expect for this time of year,” he said.

So far there have been few hospitalizations and very few deaths. “It’s a great time to be vaccinated,” Jernigan said.

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona – January 2, 2011 – New rules aimed at controlling greenhouse gas emissions will be enforced directly by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in parts of Arizona, since the state refused to submit its own plan for dealing with the pollutants.

Arizona had accused the EPA of overstepping its authority in regulating greenhouse gases and said the state wouldn’t spend its limited resources on rules that run counter to state policy and might not survive congressional and legal challenges.

However, the state has reluctantly agreed to let the EPA impose the federal plan for now because the agency could have blocked construction or expansion of projects that need the air permits.

The new rules, which took effect January 2, add greenhouse gases to the list of pollutants covered under air quality permits and will eventually require the largest polluters to reduce emissions.

The federal intervention widens a rift between Arizona and the EPA, which have been feuding over a dust-control plan in Maricopa County.

“It’s not a good situation, but our approach will prevent a bad situation from getting worse,” said Benjamin Grumbles, the now-former director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, who negotiated the agreement with the EPA.

Grumbles, who left the agency last month, said everyone knows it’s important to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

“It just doesn’t make sense to put all of our efforts into developing a program based on an EPA authority that is under intense scrutiny in Congress and the courts,” he said.

EPA’s move to regulate greenhouse gas emissions has resulted in sharp opposition from critics who believe the agency sidestepped Congress and overstated the threat of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.

While most states have adopted the new rules, Arizona and six others did not meet the deadline and agreed to accept a federal plan until they could rewrite their own regulations. Texas has refused to comply, and the EPA plans to issue permits directly to Texas industries.

Bill Becker, executive director of the Washington-based National Association of Clean Air Agencies, said the federal government’s role in Arizona is akin to a friendly takeover.

“Practically speaking, it accomplishes the exact same result that the other states’ programs accomplish, with the exception that EPA and not the state will be issuing the permit,” Becker said.

By: Reverend Jesse Lee Peterson
FrontPageMagazine.com | Wednesday, December 29, 2004

While public officials, schools, and the ACLU worked overtime this year to ban every vestige of Christmas from the public square, the recently invented holiday known as Kwanzaa is gaining in popularity among black Americans. These occurrences are not unrelated.

In an earlier time, blacks held a strong faith in God. But over the past 40 years, the black community has largely let God slip away. Sure the community has maintained the outer trappings of religion, but the solid morality at its core is nearly gone.

Enter a God-hating black racist named Ron Karenga. Born Ron Everett on a poultry farm in Maryland, Everett invented Kwanzaa in 1966, based on an African harvest festival (though it takes place during the Winter Solstice!), and celebrating the first Kwanzaa with his family and friends.

Calling himself “Maulana” (Swahili for “Master Teacher”), Karenga became a black nationalist at UCLA, and formed his group, the United Slaves (US) for the purpose of igniting a “cultural revolution” among American blacks. US members followed Karenga’s “Path of Blackness,” which is detailed in his Quotable Karenga: “The sevenfold path of blackness is think black, talk black, act black, create black, buy black, vote black, and live black.”
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The Huffington Post reports that Former President Jimmy Carter said in a recent interview with “Big Think” “that the nation’s tolerance of gays [sic] had grown to a level that could facilitate the election of a gay [sic] president.” Carter believes this would be a good thing for America.

James Carville, an advisor to Bill Clinton when he was president, asked, “How do we know we haven’t had one?” I suspect he is referring to James Buchanan (1791–1868), the “bachelor president” who served one term from 1857 to1861. Some suspect that Abraham Lincoln might have been a closeted homosexual or bisexual. If you follow enough homosexual historical revisionist literature, every great person was a homosexual or leaned that way. This seems to be the thesis of A.L. Rowse’s book Homosexuals in History (1977).

Harvey Wasserman tries to make the case that Buchanan was “‘married’ to William Rufus King, a pro-slavery Democrat from Alabama who was our only bachelor Vice President.’” Andrew Jackson “referred to them as ‘Aunt Nancy’ and ‘Mr. Fancy.’” Aaron V. Brown, governor of Tennessee and Postmaster General under Buchanan, spoke of the two as “Buchanan and his wife.” Even so, if Buchanan had campaigned as an admitted homosexual, he never would have won the presidency, so it’s disingenuous to go back in history and argue, “Hey, we might have already had a homosexual president, and everything turned out fine.”

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