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Dredd 3D (Now Playing)

2012-09-29T22:51:00.000-07:00

So, I saw the new Judge Dredd movie "DREDD" in theatres tonight. It was COMPLETELY different from the Sylvester Stallone version. Karl Urban, who I only remember from "The Chronicles of Riddick" and "The Borne Supremacy" plays the newer Dredd. It was a fun movie....
...not one for the kids. Movie is rated R.

Olivia Thirlby costars as Dredd's partner. All the other movies she's been in I haven't seen.
She plays Dredd's rookie partner.

Of course, she's no Diane Lane, who was Dredd's partner in the Sylvester Stallone version.

Diane Lane was a young, hot fox then, and is still a fox today.

Anyway, getting back to the new Dredd 3D movie (yes, filmed and written for the 3D lovers)

Lena Headey stars as the main badguy... bad-woman named "Ma-ma"

Lena Headey plays Ma-ma, the leader of a gang responsible for a new drug called Slo-mo.
Her character is a violent one and they really do a number on her face.
Lena is originally a gorgeous actress, but in Dredd, she has short hair, a cut up face, and looks like a druggy. In fact, I think her character is suppose to be a retired (or worn out) prostitute, now bigshot drug producing manager.

....yeah, interesting plot.

Picture on the Left is what she looks like in Dredd.
On the Right, she's cute.

You might remember her from TV's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"

"300"

I think the wierdest movie I've ever seen Lena Headey in was a total B rate horror movie called,
"The Broken."
http://thrillafterhours.blogspot.com/2011/08/broken.html

But yeah....

Dredd was awesome, made me miss Diane Lane, and seeing Lena Headey, even all tore up,

did make my Saturday night.

It Took Me 25 Years to Realize....

2012-03-05T23:42:00.002-08:00

It took me 25 years to realize that Helen Slater (who was Supergirl in 1984)

was the same girl that Michael J. Fox was trying to get with in the movie,
The Secret of My Success (1987).

Yellow Dresses

2012-02-04T09:25:00.000-08:00

Well, well, well, the Texas Christmas Day massacre of 7 people, including the killer, was a MUSLIM honor killing, after all

2012-01-03T17:38:00.000-08:00

Truth be told, I quickly discounted my initial reaction that Muslims might be involved because the killer was reported to be in a Santa costume. Stupid me. The ‘Santa’ who massacred his family on Christmas morning was a Muslim who was enraged that his daughter was dating a non-Muslim.

As usual, the media ignored the obvious honor-killing elements of this massacre. Aziz Yazdanpanah had lost control of his family. His wife had left him. His daughter was dating a non-Muslim. And he killed them all. Just as the Ft. Hood Jihadist Massacre was labeled “Workplace Violence,” the Obama-subservient media are trying to pass off this mass honor killing as “Holiday Blues.”

“Neighbors horrified at news of family’s slayings in Grapevine,” by Gloria Salinas and Scott Goldstein for the Dallas Morning News.(H/T Jihad Watch)

Citing public records and interviews with friends and neighbors, media reports identified Aziz Yazdanpanah and others who had died: his estranged 55-year-old wife, Fatemeh Rahmati, their 19-year-old daughter, Nona Narges Yazdanpanah, and 15-year-old son, Ali Yazdanpanah. Friends of the family said Fatemeh Rahmati’s 58-year-old sister, Zohreh Rahmaty, and her husband, Hossein Zarei, 59, and daughter Sahra Zarei, a 22-year-old pre-med student at the University of Texas at Arlington, also were killed.

Aziz Yazdanpanah seemed to be losing control of his life in recent months — his wife left him, his house was in foreclosure, and his 19-year-old daughter was dating a young man he didn’t like.

Yazdanpanah, a volunteer high school debate coach described as a doting father, is the focus of suspicion a day after a Christmas morning massacre in which a man dressed as Santa Claus killed six relatives and then committed suicide.

Grapevine police arrived at the Lincoln Vineyard Apartment Homes a few minutes before noon and discovered bodies sprawled among opened presents and wrapping paper. The victims were ages 15 to 58. . . .

Yazdanpanah said he bought a gun after expressing concern that his daughter’s boyfriend was stalking him. He also insisted on picking up his daughter from her job at a phone kiosk inside Sam’s Club in Grapevine because of concerns about the alleged stalker. The boyfriend has not been publicly identified.

Neighbors said the family was Muslim but had always hung Christmas lights on their home — except this year. . . .

But a more ominous portrait emerged of Yazdanpanah in interviews with some of his daughter’s other classmates.

“She would come to school crying and telling us her dad was crazy,” said Lacie Reed, 18. “He wouldn’t let her wear certain things. He was always taking her phone away, checking her call history and checking her text messages.”

Friends said Nona’s father had installed cameras all around the home so he could watch the family’s comings and goings. Others said he nailed her bedroom window shut so she could not sneak out at night and see her boyfriend.

“She couldn’t date at all until she was a certain age, but when he was going to let her date she couldn’t date anyone outside of their race or religion,” Reed said. “He would take her phone away and her mother would give it back to her and her brother would let her use his phone,” Alvarenga said. “She was doing good. She was just excited that her life was going to start and she was going to have control of it.” . . .

This article made by: http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/

Source: http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/well-well-well-the-texas-christmas-day-massacre-of-7-people-including-the-killer-was-a-muslim-honor-killing-after-all/

Trailer for "Dark Knight Rises" Hits Web

2011-12-20T14:18:00.000-08:00

By Mike Krumboltz:

The new trailer for "The Dark Knight Rises" is out and moviebuffs are all over the clip. We think even the most jaded fanboy or fangirl would agree that, all in all, the trailer is stunning. More importantly, it offers up new looks at key characters, amazing effects (watch a football field disappear!), and some timely character motivation.

Perhaps most telling is what Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman) whispers to Bruce Wayne while dancing.

"You think this can last," Kyle says, an apparent reference to Wayne's extreme wealth, and a nod to a much darker version of the real life 99% Occupy Movement. "There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne. You and your friends better batten down the hatches. Because when it hits you're all going to wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us."

The screen then fills with images of mansions being ransacked, the wealthy cowering under antique tables, and prisons exploding with newly freed convicts carrying automatic weapons (natch).

That chilling bit of dialogue is just one of many bits worth noting in a trailer that is chock full of 'em. Alfred, played by Michael Caine, appears to be at a crossroads. The political machine may be turning against the newly-crowned Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman). And Bane (played by Tom Hardy) looks like scariest dude this side of the Joker. "When Gotham is in ashes," he tells a seemingly defeated Bruce Wayne, "you have my permission to die."

Other A-list actors make appearances in the trailer, but they're there and gone so quickly you may not notice. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in there for about half a second, as is Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard. Fans of "Full Metal Jacket" may notice Mathew Modine. And, of course, the Batmobile (which isn't technically an actor, but still) makes an impressive appearance.

Commenters from around the Web are, of course, chiming in with their thoughts. Most are focusing on the movie's seemingly political message. One commenter on EW writes, "GOP fears Batman." Another speculates, "At one event, there are people at a football game. A stadium filled of the working class? At another event, a posh event full of the powerful elite. If that's so, why is Bane attacking the working man? Maybe Bane represents the powerful bully (corporations, 1%) disguised as a working man."

Over at IGN, a poster wrote that he was excited about the trailer but that Bane's voice was hard to understand. "I had to watch it a couple times before I got what he said." Another notes that Bane's dialogue makes him sound a bit like a James Bond villain. And another wrote, "Wow. I got the shivers watching that! This movie is going to be just as good as (if not better) than the Dark Knight!"

A Thrill of Hope

2011-12-18T12:08:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas, 2011

I would like to wish all my friends and enemies, my family members and fellow neighbors, as well as all my Silent Knights and fellow patriots of the United States of America, the Nation of Israel, and all who will read this article,
a Merry Christmas under the righteous Loving hand of the one true God.

We are fortunate that we can live in a nation that has a primary root in Judeo-Christian values, thus giving the people an opportunity to experience a holy day, such as December 25th. Our outstanding troops that serve worldwide have made abundant sacrifices so we can experience the warmth of the Christmas Season. There are over a hundred countries, nations, and regions around the world where it is a crime to celebrate Christmas. I thank our Marines, military, and other service men and women who fight so we can have freedom.

We live in a dangerous era, where evil has spawned threats that attack the true meaning of Christmas. When the evils that prevent the people from conserving to a righteous history flood our moral standards, we become lost in hopelessness and despair. Sure, we could easily treat Christmas as just another holiday, bastardizing God by telling a neighbor "Happy Holidays." But Christmas is more than about being gay.

In the very name, we find Christ, the Son of the one true Father in Heaven. It is only in Jesus that we can find true joy and peace of mind. Traditions of the changing times have tried to rub out Christ from the equation. We must hold on to the Truths that brought this nation together. We must remember that Judeo-Christianity is the fabric of this country.

A Blue Christmas

As Americans, we observe the birth of the Son of God on December 25th. For many, people find Christmas to be a very depressing time. I know several people who hate this time of year because it only reminds them of failures, heartache, and hopelessness. Many people will not have friends and family to spend Christmas with. Many will spend it alone. They will not even feel the motivation to decorate a tree, go to a church Nativity production, or even rest. Some will not even have the opportunity to enjoy the warmth of a meal or the comfort of a soft couch. You yourself may even feel the sting of the cold. If there is anything colder than the concrete you stand on, it is your heart that has frozen in a state of sadness. Even crying could not describe the tears that pour from your broken heart.

"A Thrill of Hope"

Most assuredly, I swear to you that there is a Hope! Almost 2000 years ago, our world was blessed with a Savior who came to lead us away from our own despairs. Even today, centuries later, His power is so strong, that right now, at this very moment, He can free you from your pain during this winter of discontent. For Christmas is not about what we can get from our fellow man, but a time in which to honor the birth of Jesus! That is where we gain glory.

"O, Jesus, born on this day, He is our Light and Salvation."

The true Hope that we have to make it through the dark is accepting God's greatest gift: Christ.
No one is perfect; I sure as hell am not. For we all are living in this dark, sinful world together. It is all of us that Christ came for. God demonstrated His love for us by sending His Son to show us the road to redemption. Find your hope in the only guaranteed place it will be; rejoice that that place is in the greatest arms of Love, Jesus Christ.

Finally, 2011 was a real bitch for me. I was hurt, betrayed, slandered, cheated, and disrespected by dozens. Though I did make new acquaintances, I also had many bridges burn to the ground. Sometimes, God destroyed these bridges for the greater good. Other times I'll admit, were from my own doing.

I received a lot of sad news this year. I lost so many loves and even been persecuted for my religious beliefs. Members of the modern Church have sought out to have me removed from the ministries I'm involved in and even have even demonized those I love. Right now, there are those who do not like me at all. Like Christ, I too have enemies.

The Bible makes it very clear that I am to love my enemies, and I do. In honor of the anniversary celebrating the birth of Jesus, I extend my hand of peace to all those who hate me by saying,

I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all, and may everyone experience the true Thrill of Hope.

-Thrill
(Galatians 2:20)

THAILAND: Muslims Behead a 9-year-old Boy

2011-12-11T23:17:00.000-08:00

Thailand- Muslim Extremists cut off the head of a 9 year old boy.

Then they hanged or beheaded the rest of his family. Yet another example of Muslim on Buddhist violence in a country where Muslims are only a small minority.

I took screen shots of the video just in case liberals found a way to take down the truth.

These are just pictures; watching the video really turns one's stomach.

More than than 4000 people from police and teachers to monks and children have been killed in the past 7 years by Muslims in southern Thailand, but hardly a word in the mainstream media.

This scene is horrible. An official holds up the child's head close to the body.

In Southern Thailand Muslim gunmen continue killing and threatening innocent citizens. The Muslim insurgents have threatened to kill 20 teachers and have distributed fliers that said, “WANTED: 20 Deaths of Buddhist teachers.” Muslim terrorists object to the education system which teaches Buddhist culture that is not acceptable in Islam. The attacks are intended to force Buddhists to leave the region because Muslims want to create an independent Muslim nation in the three southern provinces.

You can watch the video (if it's not down yet) here:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bae_1304490155

http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/thailand-muslims-behead-a-9-year-old-boy-warning-graphic-images/

Pearl Harbor Attack Remembered at 70th Anniversary

2011-12-07T08:18:00.000-08:00

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – The Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor and those who lost their lives that day are being remembered Wednesday on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II.

About 120 survivors will join Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, military leaders and civilians to observe a moment of silence in Pearl Harbor at 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time -- the moment the attack began seven decades ago.

About 3,000 people are expected to attend the event held each year at a site overlooking the sunken USS Arizona and the white memorial that straddles the battleship.

The Pearl Harbor-based guided missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon will render honors to the Arizona and blow its whistle at the start of a moment of silence at 7:55 a.m. -- the same time 70 years ago the first Japanese planes began to attack.

F-22 jets flown by the Hawaii National Guard are due to soar overhead in a missing man formation to finish the moment of silence.

Mal Middlesworth, a Marine veteran who was on the USS San Francisco during the bombing, will deliver the keynote address.

President Obama hailed veterans of the bombing in a statement proclaiming Wednesday "National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day."

"Their tenacity helped define the Greatest Generation and their valor fortified all who served during World War II. As a nation, we look to December 7, 1941, to draw strength from the example set by these patriots and to honor all who have sacrificed for our freedoms," he said.

Also this week, five ash scattering and interment ceremonies are being held for five survivors whose cremated remains are returning to Pearl Harbor after their deaths.

On Tuesday, an urn containing the ashes of Lee Soucy was placed on his battleship, the USS Utah, which is lying on its side near the place where it sank 70 years ago. The ashes of Vernon Olsen, who was on the Arizona during the attack, will be placed on his ship late Wednesday.

The U.S. lost 12 vessels that day, but the Arizona and the Utah are the only ones still sitting in the harbor. The ashes of three others are being scattered in the water in separate ceremonies this week.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/12/07/pearl-harbor-attack-remembered-at-70th-anniversary/#ixzz1frmCbWao

Lauren Scruggs Tragedy: Model Walks Into Airplane Propeller

2011-12-06T10:43:00.000-08:00

The parents of model and fashion blogger Lauren Scruggs said today that their daughter is responsive and making a slow recovery after she suffered severe injuries from accidentally walking into the propeller of a small plane.

Scruggs, from Plano, Texas, edits an online fashion magazine and had also worked in the wardrobe department of the TV show "Gossip Girl." The 23-year-old suffered horrific injuries including the loss of her hand Saturday night after had just finished riding in a single-engine plane to get an aerial view of Christmas lights with a friend.

The pilot had landed at a private airport north of Dallas when Scruggs exited the plane and walked directly into its propeller. The blades sliced the left side of her face and shoulder and severed her left hand. She is now stable at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.

"Yesterday was a good day, there was a lot of really positive progress," Jeff Scruggs, Lauren's father, said on "Good Morning America" Tuesday. "They took out her tube in the afternoon. She didn't speak right away … I said Lauren will you say 'hi' to Daddy, and she goes, 'hi.' Later she told one of Cheryl's sisters that she loves her. It's so encouraging to us. She's really uncomfortable as you can imagine."

Lauren underwent several surgeries over the weekend and is now in stable condition. The extent of her brain injury is still not known, family spokesperson Janee Harrell told ABCNews.com.

Scruggs, who started a fashion website Lolo, was not drinking at the time of the accident, according to her parents. While it was dark out, investigators aren't sure why Scruggs didn't see the propeller. Her family thinks she may have turned back to thank the pilot when she walked right into it.

"It was a really horrible accident," Jeff Sruggs said on "GMA." "I've been told she got out of the plane afterwards. And I'm guessing she went up to thank the pilot. She would have been grateful for him taking her up to see the Christmas lights around Dallas."

Cheryl Scruggs, Lauren's mother, told "GMA" that she was at the small airport at the time of the accident.

"I was inside, and someone came in and told me she had gotten hit," she said, holding back tears. "I was there until the care flight got there. I was just able to hold her and … that's the toughest part of it all, just seeing her waiting there and waiting for the help. All I could do was tell her that I love her."

ABC News aviation consultant John Nance said incidents such as Scruggs' are extremely rare and underscore the need for pilots to be especially clear in issuing safety directions.

"It sounds like this is a combination of a bad procedure by the pilot and the passenger not properly realizing her proximity," Nance said. "One of the things I'd have to look at is why in the world a pilot permitted a passenger to board or deboard while a propeller was turning."

For her fashion blog, Scruggs has interviewed celebrities and taken her followers behind the scenes of "Gossip Girl." Her family says they believe will only be a matter of time before this young communications major is back doing what she loves.

"They're telling us it's going to be a long recovery," Jeff Scruggs said. "Obviously she's had a lot of trauma to her head, and she lost her left hand and her left eye is questionable. We're praying she'll regain her sight."

"What she'd tell you is her relationship with Jesus Christ is the most important thing in her life. Even though she cannot talk I know she's relying on Jesus right now."

source: By KEVIN DOLAK, Good Morning America

SWAT Team Shooting of Marine Jose Guerena Ortiz Provokes Rage

2011-11-28T09:59:00.000-08:00

This 2005 photo provided by Marine William J. Moore,
shows fellow Marine José Guerena Ortiz,
left,
while deployed at Camp Korean Village FOB with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371. (AP)

It is sad what happened to U.S. Marine Veteran Jose Guerena Ortiz. Ortiz was a hero for serving his country by fighting in Iraq. My prayers go out to his wife and his son who are now fatherless. Ortiz was killed by SWAT during a drug raid at his house. We have to be careful here with this story. There are a lot of mixed emotions being thrown because of what went down. Propaganda, liberal bias, and evil distortion can distort the facts. In the story at
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/11/27/swat-team-shooting-marine-jose-guerena-ortiz-provokes-rage/
we are given a lot of descriptions and opinions, rather than facts.

Ortiz's wife heard a boom and saw one of the dark-suited SWAT members pass by her window. She told her husband and he went to grab his AR-15. Even though this is HER testimony, I can understand this. If my wife told me someone was sneaking onto our property, I'd go for my gun too. I'm not a moron. It is righteous for a man to protect his family.

However, the police claim that after they identified themselves to Ortiz, he yelled at them, "I've got something for you." and aimed his rifle at them. How could Ortiz not know it was SWAT? If he did know it was the police, why put up the fuss?

It has been said to me, "Well, if you were in that situation, what would have you done?"
As a Marine as well, I can use discernment and identify if the threat is law enforcement or thugs trying to home invade. Plus, if cops come after me, I will be expecting them... like Jigsaw expected Detective Matthews in the movie, Saw 2. I'll be sitting at my desk calmly.

The Actual Article broken down: (article in green; words of THRILL in Red)
The article has so many holes in it. So much doesn't add up.

In a blink of an eye, José Guerena Ortiz’s life took a turn for the worse.

José Guerena Ortiz was sleeping after an exhausting 12-hour night shift at a copper mine. His wife, Vanessa, had begun breakfast. Their 4-year-old son, Joel, asked to watch cartoons.

"exhausting 12-hour night shift" "watch cartoons" "breakfast"...how the author paints the momentum of the story.

An ordinary morning was unfolding in the middle-class Tucson neighborhood — until an armored vehicle pulled into the family's driveway and men wearing heavy body armor and helmets climbed out, weapons ready....the way SWAT teams should appear.

They were a sheriff's department SWAT team who had come to execute a search warrant. But Vanessa Guerena insisted she had no idea, when she heard a "boom" and saw a dark-suited man pass by a window, that it was police outside her home. She shook her husband awake and told him someone was firing a gun outside. All this is according to the wife.

A U.S. Marine veteran of the Iraq war, he was only trying to defend his family, she said, when he grabbed his own gun — an AR-15 assault rifle. If this is true, it is understandable. If he woke to his wife saying that a strange man was sneaking around on the property, I understand him wanting to grab his weapon to protect his family.

What happened next was captured on video after a member of the SWAT team activated a helmet-mounted camera.

The officers — four of whom carried .40-caliber handguns while another had an AR-15 — moved to the door, briefly sounding a siren, then shouting "Police!" in English and Spanish. With a thrust of a battering ram, they broke the door open. Eight seconds passed before they opened fire into the house. Ok, so the cops did identify themselves. 8 seconds is a long time in a firefight.

And 10 seconds later, Guerena lay dying in a hallway 20-feet from the front door. The SWAT team fired 71 rounds, riddling his body 22 times, while his wife and child cowered in a closet.

71 rounds, 22 body hits.... remember this... I'll bring this up later.

Also note that she "cowered in a closet" with her child.

"Hurry up, he's bleeding," Vanessa Guerena pleaded with a 911 operator. "I don't know why they shoot him. They open the door and shoot him. Please get me an ambulance."

When she emerged from the home minutes later, officers hustled her to a police van, even as she cried that her husband was unresponsive and bleeding, and that her young son was still inside.

Whoa whoa whoa... according to who? What she told the press? or what the press concocted?

So let me get this straight: a mother protects her child in a closet. Ok, I'll give you that. But she emerges onto the crime scene with her child NOT by her side?

She begged them to get Joel out of the house before he saw his father in a puddle of blood on the floor. Rrright.... ok, understandable... i guess

But soon afterward, the boy appeared in the front doorway in Spider-Man pajamas, crying.

Now, I bet you that the bullet counted mentioned earlier will change as this story progresses. Since this tragedy happened 6 months ago, I'm sure the count has already changed several times. Ergo, we can't get an accurate bullet count, but some how the boy's pajamas were noted for having Spider-man on it? Who would notate that? Anyway,,.... that's not the point.

The mom was moved into a police without her child...then her child roams the crime scene freely? If the mom WAS hiding in the closet with her son, she would have emerged with her son simultaneously. Let's say that SWAT dragged her out of the closet and shoved her in the van Nazi style. Her son would have been taken at the same time and put in another squad car with Good Cop or Lady Cop.

The only thing that makes sense for the mother and child to be separated is that the mother was not compliant, and was not looking out for her child.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department said its SWAT team was at the home because Guerena was suspected of being involved in a drug-trafficking organization and that the shooting happened because he arrived at the door brandishing a gun. The county prosecutor's office says the shooting was justified. With all the racket the SWAT team was making, including yelling in English and Spanish, Ortiz had time to comply.

But six months after the May 5 police gunfire shattered a peaceful morning and a family's life, investigators have made no arrests in the case that led to the raid. Outraged friends, co-workers and fellow Marines have called the shooting an injustice and demanded further investigation.

I demand further investigation before I call it justice or injustice. It wasn't the "gunfire" that "shattered a peaceful morning and a family's life". The police's actions were not a cause, but an effect. Find out what caused the police to choose Ortiz's home, and there you'll find the cause of why this family's life came crushing down.

A family lawyer has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the sheriff's office. And amid the outcry in online forums and social media outlets, the sheriff's 54-second video, which found its way to YouTube, has drawn more than 275,000 views.

The many questions swirling around the incident all boil down to one, repeated by Vanessa Guerena, as quoted in the 1,000-page police report on the case: "Why, why, why was he killed?"

I'll respond to that question later...
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Outside the family's stucco home, a giant framed photo of Guerena in his Marine uniform sat placed in the front bay window, American flags waved in the yard and signs condemning his death were taped to the garage door.

The 27-year-old Guerena had completed two tours in Iraq, and a former superior there was among those who couldn't make sense of his death.

Leo Verdugo said Guerena stood out among other Marines for his maturity and sense of responsibility. Verdugo, who retired as a master sergeant last year after 25 years in the Marines, placed Guerena in charge of an important helicopter refueling mission in the remote west desert of Iraq.

"He had a lot of integrity and he was a man of his word," Verdugo said.

Who would ever say anything negative about any Marine who served in war. Of course there are plenty of good testimonies on Ortiz. I'm sure he was an outstanding Marine.

Verdugo, who also lives in Tucson, said Guerena came to him for advice in 2006 about whether to retire from the Marines and apply to the Border Patrol.

When Verdugo ran into Guerena and his wife at a Motor Vehicle Department office about a month before Guerena was killed, Verdugo said that Guerena told him that the Border Patrol had turned him down because of problems with his vision and that he had instead taken a mining job.

It's amazing how many war vets hope that their highly decorated service record could land them a dignified law enforcement job, but doesn't. The reality shock is very depressing.

Those who worked with Guerena at ASARCO'S Mission Mine said the man they knew would never be a part of drug smuggling. ...because if he was, he sure as hell wouldn't tell the only people that sign his only paycheck.

"I don't care what the cops say. I don't believe for one moment José was involved in anything illegal," said Sharon Hargrave, a co-worker, adding through tears: "They were judge, jury and executioner, and there was no excuse."

Guerena worked as a "helper" at two crushers in the mine, shoveling piles of rocks that fall from conveyor belts and wheel-barrowing heavy debris. "No one in their right mind" would choose this work, which paid about $41,000 a year, if they were bringing in drug smuggling money, Hargrave said. Not everyone who sells drugs makes enough to quit their day job. Why is that so hard to believe. Maybe the mining job paid the bills, but the drug dealing job paid for the Escalade.

"He was a hell of a worker," she said. "He's got good judgment and I could trust him."

Innocent or not, he didn't use good judgment when the police showed up.

She said Guerena talked constantly about his wife and two sons, Joel and Jose Jr., 5, who'd gone to school the morning of the shooting. "I know he was definitely in love with his wife and in love with his kids," she said. No doubt... a man will do anything to provide for his family.

Kevin Stephens, a chief steward at Mission mine and head of the miners' union there, said bluntly: "Personally, I think he was murdered, and that is the feeling that is out here."
But the sheriff's office said just because Guerena was a Marine and worked at a mine doesn't mean he couldn't be involved in drug trafficking. Bingo. War Vet, good conduct, hard worker, loving husband and father... doesn't mean he couldn't have been involved in drugs trafficking.

"We know from our experiences that good people turn their lives around and do bad things, and this guy was bad irrespective of his honorable discharge as a Marine," said sheriff's chief of investigations Rick Kastigar.

Answer this: Have there ever been any Marines who served honorably in combat and in service, who after leaving the military, commit a crime? Think really hard about your answer.

He said Guerena was suspected of involvement in a drug operation that specialized in ripping off other smugglers. One tip held that Guerena was "the muscle" of the organization, or in Kastigar's words, "the individual that was directed to exact revenge." Hmmm.... I would want to know about the crowd Guerena Ortiz surrounded himself with.

An affidavit supporting the search warrant that precipitated the raid describes the department's suspicions about Guerena in a drug investigation that appeared more focused on his brother, and his brother's father-in-law. Guerena's brother does not have a listed number and other family members have ignored written requests from the AP for comment.

Brother and the brother's father-in-law.

Sheriff's Capt. Chris Nanos, who heads the criminal investigations division and oversaw the Guerena case, said that high-powered rifles and bulletproof vests that were found in Guerena's home after the shooting back up investigators' belief that Guerena was involved in drug trafficking. A shotgun found in the home was reported stolen in Tucson in 2008.

I see nothing wrong with a Marine, or gun lover, owning some rifles and a bullet proof vest. I carry these things in my wife's bra. Unless, Oriz had like 6 dozen rifles in his refrigerator. Would the author of this article clarify? However, NOT COOL that he had a stolen shotgun.

In the affidavit, sheriff's Detective Alex Tisch laid out the case against Guerena's family. It details two instances of drug seizures, one in April 2009 in which Jose Guerena was found in a home with other people who had just dropped off 1,000 pounds of marijuana at a separate residence, and another in October 2009 in which a man who had met with Guerena's brother was found with drugs and weapons.

So, cops have raided on Guerena in the past. Even if he was innocent, he was still in a home with the guilty. Interesting.... Fine, he was innocent, but wow... surrounds himself with dealers... I'm just saying.

Neither Guerena nor his brother was charged.

The affidavit also cites two traffic stops of Jose Guerena.

The first was on Jan. 28, 2009, when an officer pulled Guerena and two other men over north of Tucson. The officer seized a gun from Guerena, a marijuana pipe from Guerena's cousin and marijuana hidden in canisters of lemonade and hot cocoa that were under the feet of Guerena's friend.

Cop seized a gun off of Guerena, and the others in the car had drug paraphernalia....wow.

The officer arrested Guerena on charges of weapons misconduct, marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. But prosecutors filed no charges against him.

The other stop came Sept. 15, 2009, when the sheriff's office pulled over a truck leaving the home of Guerena's brother.

José Guerena was in the passenger seat and another man was driving. Officers searched the truck and found commercial-sized rolls of plastic wrap that they say are commonly used to package marijuana. No arrests were made.

Oh, come on! Fine... it was just the bags, but hello! If it looks like a duck, if it walks like a duck, if it quacks like a duck,....

Tisch wrote in the affidavit that the past arrests of Guerena and members of his family, combined with observations during months of surveillance led detectives to believe that the family was operating a mid-level drug-trafficking organization in the Tucson area. ya think?

The investigation is ongoing, the sheriff's office says.
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After the SWAT video circulated, people who didn't know Guerena traveled from as far as California to march in protest of his shooting, and an Alaska woman began an online petition calling for a federal investigation of the SWAT team.

Hundreds of people across the country have written on several Facebook pages dedicated to Guerena with messages that include, "He fought for our country, now we must fight for him."

The Guereno family's lawyer, Christopher Scileppi, filed a lawsuit on their behalf seeking damages from the sheriff's office, the officers involved in the shooting and other officials. The lawsuit didn't specify how much money the family was seeking, but a notice of claim filed Aug. 9 put the amount at $20 million.

"During this investigation, extremely little evidence, if any, was found to raise even a suspicion that José Guerena was involved in any possible drug trafficking ring," the notice says.

Scileppi said the fact that Guerena had been fired at 71 times and hit 22 times was "grotesque," and "almost a caricature of an overly excited group of poorly trained law enforcement agents."

Most law enforcement and military rifles use .223 caliber because it costs state and federal money to issue weapons with a larger caliber. You can't drop a male Marine that is fueled on adrenaline and possibly drugs with one .223.

Kastigar sharply disputed that, calling the Pima County SWAT team one of the best of its kind in the nation. "We're not a bunch of country bumpkins in southern Arizona with big bellies and cowboy hats," he said.

The shooting was justified, he said, because Guerena pointed his AR-15 at the SWAT officers and said, "I've got something for you," before they opened fire. Hmmm.... "say hello to my little friend."

The five SWAT team members who shot Guerena believed that he had fired his weapon first, he said. Subsequent investigation revealed that the gun's safety was on and hadn't been fired. Ultimately, that is not an issue, Kastigar said.

Some Marines, like myself, don't disengage the safety until milliseconds before pulling the trigger. Maybe Ortiz was keeping his weapon on safe until he was ready to fire. Rule number 3 of the Marine Corps weapon's safety laws.

"What reasonable person comes to the front door and points a rifle at people?" he said. "It takes several milliseconds to flip the switch from safety to fire and take out a couple of SWAT officers.

I'm firmly of the opinion that he was attempting to shoot at us."

The officers laid down "suppressive" fire because one had tripped and fallen and the others thought he'd been shot.

"You point a gun at police, you're going to get shot," Kastigar said.

The five officers who shot Guerena declined to speak to the AP through Mike Storie, a police union lawyer who represents them and defends their actions.

"Anytime that they are faced with a serious, imminent and deadly threat, they are entitled and justified to use deadly force," he said. "And when Guerena came around the corner and lifted an AR-15 and pointed it at them, that provided the justification."

An independent expert, Chuck Drago, a former longtime SWAT officer for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., police who now does consulting on use of force and other law enforcement issues, said that the shooting itself appeared justified.

"It's a horrible, horrible tragedy, but if they walked in the door and somebody came at them with an assault rifle, that would be a justifiable response," said Drago. "It doesn't matter whether he's innocent or not."

But after examining elements of the search affidavit, Drago questioned whether the sheriff's office truly had probable cause.

"When you back up and look at why they're there in the first place and whether the search warrant was proper, my mind starts struggling," Drago said. "There are a lot of things that don't make a lot of sense."

Let's continue to investigate to seek the truth. I just ask that people put forth an effort to investigate Ortiz's life, not just the life of the police. Ortiz is innocent until proven guilty, and the cops are guilty until proven innocent?

We should pray for everyone involved.

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T12:23:00.000-08:00

Despite the reign of evils, we live in a glorious country. God has provided the American people with the opportunity to feast like kings on this day. Primarily, we all enjoy the turkey, the fixings, and other family choice sides. Along with the wonder meal, we come together, friends and family, neighbors and strangers, and unite in love.

Right now in San Diego, CA, Angeli Prutz cooks her incredible tasting turkey, spreading joy to her family's stomachs. Sixto Valles of Chicago, IL, wraps his friends and family with laughter, entertainment, and delicious cold beer. In Mission, TX, the Skloss Family enjoys the silence of God's country, but wonderful music of traditions. I'm thankful for those who support and feed the military on this day, like Jessica Barcomb in Robertsdale, AL.

I am thankful that we have a fine military who fights every day and night so we as a nation can have the freedom to be at peace on this day. While so many people can unite with their loved ones, we have multitudes of Marines and military who can not be home with their family. They remain on duty today, saluting vehicles onto base on Camp Pendleton, CA. They stand alone, in the dark, hunting terrorist threats in eastern Al Hillah, Iraq. They gaze across an endless Pacific ocean, waiting to see if evil rises. They watch the visible and invisible skies, looking for anything that might threaten the America we love.

I thank all those who have served and are currently serving in the military.

I thank all my friends and family who have fought left and right so I could be where I am today. I thank those who are not afraid to say that they are my friend when in public with others. I thank even my enemies, who constantly plot to have me rubbed away, who have contributed to showing me how real people are. I thank everyone who has ever known me for all their love and hate; for today, I embrace you all and honestly hope that you will be blessed by God.

I personally thank you, for not forgetting me. I thank you for taking the time to read this blog. Whether you do know me, or you have no clue as to who I am. I pray that you will truly have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Most importantly, I thank God the Father, for sending His Son Jesus Christ to die for an evil, pathetic bastard like myself. I thank God for free will, that I am not depraved from the freedom of choosing Christ as my Savior. I am thankful that Christ would shed blood, and remember me while suffering on the cross for my sins. If Calvinism be real, or God not find my name in the Book of Life because I be a wolf, then I will triumphantly burn in hell, singing praise that our one true King is an awesome and loving God.

Remember to rejoice today. Continuously pray. Give thanks for everything. Love one another second, and first, love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Long live the Nation of Israel and God bless America.

-THRILL,
Thanksgiving, 2011

Director Michael Bay

2011-11-15T16:53:00.000-08:00

One of my top favorite motion picture directors of all time would be Michael Bay.

This legendary film maker is an inspiration to anyone who dreams of working in the motion picture industry.

Here is some history on this incredible person:

After launching his career as an award-winning commercial and music video director, Michael Bay quickly emerged as one of Hollywood's boldest and most bankable feature film directors. Characterized by his aggressive visual style and high-octane action sequences that have become the L.A. native's cinematic signature, the films that Bay has directed and produced have hit $3 billion in worldwide ticket sales.

Now established as one of the industry's elite action filmmakers, Bay has been dazzling audiences since the premiere of his first feature film, Bad Boys, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, in 1995. The $9 million film won Best Action Sequence at the MTV Movie Awards, and it grossed over $140 million worldwide, making it Columbia Pictures' top-grossing film of that year. Bay's impressive sophomore effort, The Rock, starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage, followed a year later. Shot on location on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, The Rock surpassed Bay's blockbuster debut, taking in more than $335 million worldwide. His third directing effort was Armageddon, an idea he came up with, with writer Jonathan Hensleigh; Bay produced with Jerry Bruckheimer. Armageddon starred Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler, and earned over $550 million around the globe.

Bay continued his hot streak in 2001, directing the epic Pearl Harbor and sharing producer credit on the film with Bruckheimer. Their collaboration once again bore fruit, as Pearl Harbor raked in $450 million in box office receipts worldwide, and at the time became the best selling DVD of all time. In 2003, Bay reteamed with Smith, Lawrence and Bruckheimer for the summer hit Bad Boys II. The filmmaker's followed that effort with the action thriller The Island, starring Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean and Steve Buscemi.

Bay's most recent film was the story of the summer of 2007: Transformers. Bay turned an 80s cartoon into an exciting live-action blockbuster that grossed over $700 million worldwide, making it Bay's most successful film to date, and established it as Dream works' biggest film franchise. It's currently on track to be the bestselling DVD of 2007.

He just finished the third chapter to Transformers, released this pass summer.

Bay's production company, Bay Films, remains one of the most cutting-edge production entities in Hollywood today and continues to grow. Five years ago, Bay joined forces with producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form to create Platinum Dunes, a company whose mission is to make films with budgets under $20 million that would give talented commercial and video directors the chance to break into the feature world. The first offering from the company was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, a re-imagining of the 1974 cult classic, which opened to top-notch reviews and grossed over $110 million worldwide. The company's second film, The Amityville Horror, reached receipts of more than $108 million. Two more films quickly followed: the original script, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2: The Beginning, which earned $51 million; and a re-conceptualization of the 1986 thriller, The Hitcher, that garnered $20 million. Platinum Dunes's next film is The Horsemen, starring Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Peter Stormare and Eric Balfour under the direction of Jonas Akerlund, and executive-produced by Bay. Also on the slate are re-imaginings of Friday the 13th, Near Dark, and The Birds, as well as the original Fiasco Heights.

Last year Bay and two partners bought one of the film industry's premier digital effects houses, Digital Domain, from James Cameron. A world leader which provided effects in Titanic, Transformers, and Pirates of the Caribbean, the company is expanding into video games and will be the first production house to build an animation film in a gaming engine, which will greatly reduce animation costs.

One week out of out of film school in 1989, Bay began directing commercials and music videos for Propaganda Films. His works for such acts as Meat Loaf, Aerosmith, Tina Turner, Donny Osmond, and the DiVinyls won the young filmmaker recognition, acclaim, and a number of MTV Video Award nominations. He won the coveted Best Music Video prize in 1992 and 1999.

When Bay's first television spot –– for the American Red Cross –– was honored with a Clio in 1992, it heralded the aspiring film director's rapid ascent from unknown film school grad to creative force. Over the next three years, the Wesleyan University graduate would direct some of the best known and most acclaimed advertising campaigns in the world, including those for Nike, Budweiser, Coca Cola, Reebok, Miller and Victoria's Secret. In 1995, Bay, at the young age of 27, was honored by the Directors Guild of America as Commercial Director of the Year.

Bay is the youngest director to have won nearly every award bestowed by the advertising industry. He won the Grand Prix Clio for Commercial of the Year for the irreverent "Got Milk?/Aaron Burr" commercial; this famous spot was voted into the top ten classic spots of all time. Bay's famous "Got Milk" campaign now resides in the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Today was the release of video game Need For Speed: The Run. Here is a trailer directed by Michael Bay.

Source: www.michaelbay.com

Is Modern Warfare 3 a Disappointment?

2011-11-09T14:52:00.000-08:00

One of the most anticipated games of the year finally hit stores Monday night. The release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 became available for gamers world wide.

Those who kept up with the Call of Duty franchise were excited for this latest installment. But is Modern Warfare 3 really all that it's been hyped up to be?

Modern Warfare 2 was, and still is, truly awesome. But MW3 does seem to be more of an "expansion pack" for MW2! Some gamers are saying that MW3 is nothing more than MW2 with new maps and an alternative array of sound effects. Is that all that MW3 really is? Is it only a make over of MW2?

In MW3, there is plenty of sleek new designs and really cool detailed maps. Weapons for MW2 have returned, some with a new look. I like MW3 only because the .50 Barrett is back! (that's one example)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, my favorite of the CoD franchise.

In MW2, I used the .50 Barrett and loved it. After MW2, Activision teamed up with Treyarch and produced Call of Duty: Black Ops. This was different from MW2. So, yes...Black Ops was something new. The weaponry had a mid-20th Century feel, and included new things like an RC-Car, Tomahawk weapon, and Camera Spikes. Blacks Ops had justification because it was different. (Maybe it wasn't as good; when players got bored with Black Ops, they returned to MW2)

How do you perfect perfection? Modern Warfare 2 is one of the best video games I've ever played. I like it more than Battlefield 2, Call of Duties: 1,2,3,4, & Black Ops. But it's hard to say I like MW3 more than 2 because MW3 just, like I said, seems merely like an "expansion pack."

Battlefied 3, different than CoD games, but very very awesome!

Earlier, before the release of Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3 hit stores. Now, I think Battlefield 3 is far better than Modern Warfare 3. In Battlefield 3, factors such as wind-age, gravity, and bullet travel time are factored into firing weapons. The game also includes Surefire lights that mount to weapon that actually blind out the enemy. Another awesome factor is that in Battlefield 3, not only do you run around killing enemies, you can also pilot tanks, LAVs, helicopters, and fighter jets. How awesome is that! If you're torn on whether or not to spend money on Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3, go with Battlefield 3!

Bells Will Be Ringing!

2011-10-22T09:33:00.000-07:00

Vista, CA- Congratulations to Mario De Maria and Erika Pichette on their engagement. Last night, it happened. On Friday, October 21st, 2011, Mario proposed to Erika. They had been dating for over three years now and the day came.

Many will exclaim, "It's about time!" after so many seasons of being boyfriend&girlfriend. The beauty is that Mario and Erika are both wise and skilled Christians, who would not rush into a HUGE decision and life changing event, i.e. Marriage! This was made evident with how they treated each other while dating.

Mario and Erika both took righteous steps everyday of their romance together to make sure the Man upstairs would be glorified. Not only did they seek to learn each others' likes and dislikes, but they both grew together by developing a relationship with God. As much time as they spent loving one another, they each spent even more time worshiping and loving the one true God.

Mario and Erika both come from amazing parents. Erika's parents are some of the most wisest and loving Christians today, who have been responsible for the stellar upbringing of their daughter. Erika's beautiful mom has chizzled away at Erika's ability to be a lady, an act seldom seen in today's parenting. Erika's father, a legend of Theological studies, has used his Godly Marine authority to protect his daughter from the horny wolves and guide her to find a man after God's own heart. He has even helped shape the moral and religious foundation of Erika's fiancee.

Mario has also been primarily tempered in correct doctrine thanks to the wise attributes of his own hard working dad and beautiful mother. Mario was raised with a family that taught him not only love, but how real the world can be. Even as a child, his parents righteously spoiled him with kisses and hugs, but also taught him the true colors of the world. The Fruits of the Spirit are evident in the De Maria household.

Erika currently goes to Cal State San Marcos. She is able to pull off top grades in her class while working two jobs to make ends meet in southern California. She is loved by her community and sings in the choir at her local church.

Mario works right around the corner from her church at a well respected equipment rental yard. His hard work is reflected upon his brow but spends his free time evangelizing truth to the world. He helps organize the red tape at a local church ministry and encourages people of all races, religions, and backgrounds to aim toward righteousness.

The experience and knowledge these two love birds have will guide them through their future together as a gorgeous couple under God. This isn't a love story of Montague and Capulet. This is a unity of two noble and honorable households, grand and epic bloodlines merging, reflecting that only God is responsible for real love.

Oh yeah, check out the rock!

The Surgery a Model Needs to Look Like Barbie

2011-10-14T15:52:00.000-07:00

by: Piper Weiss
We know that Barbie’s body is anatomically impossible. So why are we still trying for it?

Every day a new plastic surgery promise emerges: scooped-out backs, rear-end lifts, sculpted kneecaps. If it’s possible, it’s suddenly necessary.

But what exactly would you have to go through to get the 'perfect' Barbie body? In the latest issue of O Magazine, model Katie Halchishick becomes the human diagram.

Posing for photographer Matthew Rolston, her glamorous, Marilyn Monroe-type features are surgically outlined according to Barbie's proportions.

Here’s a breakdown of what she'd need done to be the kind of doll women aspire to: a brow lift, a jaw line shave, rhinoplasty, a cheek and neck reduction, a chin implant, scooped-out shoulders, a breast lift, liposuction on her arms, and tummy tuck, which would also have to be sculpted as if it were lined in whale-bone from the inside. And that’s just the half of her.

Halchishick doesn’t actually need or want any of these procedures. She’s proving a point: just because our distorted image of how a body should be is medically attainable, that doesn’t mean it should be attained.

And if you doubt that anyone actually wants to look like Barbie, meet Cindy Jackson, a 55-year-old woman who’s had 52 cosmetic surgeries to look like her plastic idol."This is the way I should look,” Jackson told Good Morning America. "It's evolution. It's medical progress." There's also 10-in-one-day record-holder Heidi Montag, and a revolving door of on-screen personalities who look more like each other and less like human beings by the day.

Not everyone would call that progress. “The number one wish for all teenage girls is to be thinner,” said Halchishick, a former Ford Model who now mentors high school students about body image issues. “They think what makes a girl beautiful is skinny with big boobs, perfect hair, perfect make-up.”

Last year a total of 13.1 million body parts were surgically altered. Five percent of patients were under the age of 20.

Halchishick, who co-founded the website Healthy is the New Skinny, doesn’t place all the blame on surgery or a pint-sized rubber and plastic doll. She believes change has to start in schools, as well as in the fashion industry. “Girls want to know how to lose weight so badly, and the schools don’t want to talk about it, because they’re worried they’ll develop a complex,” she told The Gloss in March. “There need to be models to show [girls] to wish for more.” She now heads up her own modeling agency for women with natural figures. She’s also campaigned to get plus-sized designers into New York Fashion Week. But her spread in O magazine, the first nude pictorial they’ve ever featured, has been the most buzz-worthy.

Accompanied by an essay by writer Amy Bloom, the photograph is intended to make women rethink their body image ideals. But it hasn't had that effect on everyone. When one 15-year-old girl saw this photo of Halchishick, her first thought was of her own imperfection, according to a blogger for Healthy is the New Skinny. “I thought if a girl as pretty as that has to change so much to be perfect, it made me wonder how much more I’d have to change.”

Obama Hits All-Time Low Among Blacks as Cain Surges Among Republicans

2011-10-11T18:22:00.000-07:00

Gallup released new polling data today that showed African American presidential candidate Herman Cain's support was surging among Republicans even as President Barack Obama’s job approval hit an all-time low among blacks.

In a poll of 1,064 Republicans and Republican-leaning independents conducted Oct. 3-7, 18 percent said they supported Cain for president. That put the former Godfathers Pizza CEO in a close second behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who placed first with 20 percent.

Meanwhile, only 80 percent of blacks told Gallup in the week that ended on Oct. 9 that they approved of the way Obama was handling his job as president. Previously, Obama’s lowest approval among blacks had been the 81 percent he had received in the weeks that ended on March 6 and August 14 of this year.

Obama’s highest all-time approval among blacks was 96 percent--a level it reached during five different weeks of 2009, Obama's first year in office.

Former Gov. Rick Perry placed third after Romney and Cain in the Republican presidential primary poll that Gallup released today. Perry garnered the support of 15 percent, down from the 31-percent support he had in the previous Gallup Republican presidential poll, which was conducted Sept. 15-18.

Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, with 8 percent, was fourth in the latest Gallup poll. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Michele Bachmann tied for fifth with 5 percent, former Sen. Rick Santorum was next with 2 percent, followed by former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman with 1 percent.

Man Commits Suicide in San Diego

2011-10-10T21:22:00.000-07:00

San Diego, CA- A man is dead after falling from the top of the San Diego Concourse parking structure at the San Diego Civic Center around 3:30 p.m. Monday afternoon.

Police have ruled the fall a suicide. After interviewing witnesses, police believe the man acted on his own.

"[Witnesses saw] a male falling from the parking structure and there were no other individuals around him at that time," SDPD Capt. Mark Jones said.

Witness saw flyers around the man, but they are unsure if they belonged to the victim, Jones said.

Investigators believe the person may have jumped from the top floor of the multi-level parking structure, police said. The man landed near a fountain in front of the doors to Golden Hall.

When witnesses called 911, officers already at the concourse for Occupy SD were able to respond within seconds. Police have confirmed the man was not part of the protest.

The man appears to be in his early 40's, Jones said. The victim's name will not be released until his next of kin is notified.

Two Conferences this Saturday: one good, one evil

2011-09-30T20:05:00.000-07:00

~ I, THRILL, will be speaking at an AWANA Conference in El Cajon, CA on Saturday, October 1st, 2011. I will be given the blessing of sharing with a small group of people the importance of why Christians, and citizens of this Nation Under God, should support the Nation of Israel.

A lot is going on this Saturday. It's October, so you know people are Google-ing to find out where an Octoberfest is happening in their area. Some will utilize this weekend to plan Halloween parties, and maybe discuss where and with who to have these parties with. A handful will even contemplate what costume they will wear. Many friends of mine will be spending this Saturday at the Miramar Air Show. There's even a gun show happening this weekend; ....I know! We all have something going on this Saturday.

Like I said, I will be giving a speech at a Christian conference on why we should all unite and support Israel.

However, there are those who will be meeting this Saturday,...at another kind of conference.... to unite and share ideologies on why the middle east should HATE Israel. Here is the story:

Tehran to Host Intifada Conference
Hundreds of Iranian, foreign politicians are due to participate in the 5th annual international conference in support of Palestinian uprising against Israel, Fars news agency reports; Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani to chair event.

Hundreds of Iranian and foreign politicians are due to participate in an international conference in support of the Palestinian Intifada in Tehran on Saturday, the Iranian Fars news agency reported.

“Over 50 parliamentary delegations and political figures, elites and intellectuals and many state officials from Muslim and non-Muslim countries are due to attend the conference,” Fars quoted conference organizer Hossein Sheikholeslam as saying.

According to the report, Sheikholeslam said that the 2-day conference will be chaired by Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, who is also scheduled to hold separate meetings with several parliamentary delegations on the sidelines of the conference.

The news agency said that delegations from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Hungary, Colombia and many others have announced their willingness to participate in the conference.

The fifth annual event comes in light of the Palestinian bid for UN recognition, which Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas submitted last week to the global body's Security Council.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who addressed the UN General Assembly ahead of the submittal of the PA's proposal, accused the "Zionist regime" of imposing "homelessness, terror, and mass murder on the Palestinian people."

Ahmadinejad, known for his fiery anti-Zionist rhetoric, claimed in a different speech last Friday that the creation of a universally-recognized Palestinian state would be just a first step towards wiping out Israel.

"Recognizing the Palestinian state is not the last goal. It is only one step forward towards liberating the whole of Palestine," Ahmadinejad said. "The Zionist regime is a center of microbes, a cancer cell and if it exists in one iota of Palestine it will mobilize again and hurt everyone."

Mishap at Tri-City Church

2011-09-25T23:26:00.000-07:00

Vista, CA- Today, at Tri-City Church, a church that I am a member of, I had the honor of listening Dr. Jeff Johnson speak. Dr. Johnson was the senior pastor of Tri-City when I first arrived ten years ago. He left as pastor shortly after I started attending, but I remember being moved by the Words of God he would amplify in his sermons.

Dr. Johnson is an expert on Biblical Prophecy and End Times. In 2002, he founded the Israel Today Ministries, http://israeltodayministries.org/ This man has incredible talents and by the hand of God, is moving mountain-sized tasks worldwide.

After guest speaking at my church, there was a Q&A held upstairs, where anyone could come and further their knowledge from Dr. Johnson. He brilliantly read the questions on a given stack of cards filled out by random people and gave an educated response to each. It was well worth the $4.

Well, there was a slip up on my part. At one point, I was convinced that Dr. Johnson slammed the credibility of the [Thomas Nelson New King James Bible for American Patriots.] The blow hit my soul deep. I was furious, but tried my absolute best to stay calm. The neighboring on lookers, mostly VIPs of my church, probably thought I was a total jerk. But I had to comment.

I weakly confronted Dr. Johnson on his nonchalant way of passing off this United States of America. I took offense that he would slam The American Patriot's Bible. Apparently, I've been advised that I misunderstood him. He did rebute my comment by advising me to readjust my tone- for this would make me further efficient when "witnessing" or "representing Christ" to others. Honestly, I was just pissed at him.

Understand that Dr. Jeff Johnson is an American and a great lover of this country. The channels were lost in communication. We ended the discussion on a positive note. I even spoke with him after the $4 meeting and made sure that he understood that I support his ministry. I even thanked him for enlightening me with his knowledge. Hopefully, he'll forget me and my stern tone.

Let's not take my actions out of context. Some of you think I am a total ass. You forget that your sons and daughters, your brothers and sisters, your husbands and wives, are my brothers and sisters in Christ. Now, I hate gossip, but you'd have to be a fool to believe that I don't hear the lies that are being spread before and after me. If you truly observe where I walk, and what I've been fighting for, you will understand why I speak and act the way I do.

I am truly sorry that my conduct may seem unorthodox. Instead of proclaiming how wrong it is that I conduct myself the way that I do, INSTEAD, ask yourself WHY is it I conduct myself the way that I do. By learning why my born-again heart is so heavy, maybe from there we can become productive with our united evangelism.

Nelson Bibles, A Division of Thomas Nelson Publishers, printed a New King James Version Study Bible called, "The American Patriot's Bible."

This Bible is basically a Nelson NKJVersion. On additional pages are notes that explain the history of how The United States of America was founded. It contains stories of real evangelical events that took place throughout the ages of America's birth and progress. The study notes of this Bible capture real evidence that shows just how Christian our Founding Fathers were in the genesis of this nation.

I understand that it is inevitable that America will fall to the ground. I understand that America is not Israel. (I also understand that the majority of the bodies living in the 50 states think America is a joke...I guess 9/12 is over.)
But, by God, America was founded to be and should remain UNDER GOD. There maybe no hope for the America of tomorrow. But sources like this "..American Patriot's Bible" can help us, an original Judeo-Christian nation, suppress the escalation of evil in our land.

This source also captures which presidents have walked with God during their service to this nation. Remember, it was a U.S. President, that helped Israel become a statehood, only because that president felt the call from the Holy Spirit. The freedoms of this nation, defended by our troops worldwide, allow citizens of this land to travel anywhere and share the Gospel.

I've seen what my M-16A2 Service Rifle can do to a human being. I am convinced that our military was molded by the grace of God. The swords of this nation are coated with the blood of Christ, and cleanse the filthy terrors of this planet towards righteousness. This Nation Under God protects the Church, and allows His Bride to Journey. No, America is not above Christ. America is UNDER the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit.

America may not be the chosen nation by God, but America definitely is one of the biggest, and maybe only, huge column supporting the Lord's Israel.

Dr. Jeff Johnson is brilliant with his knowledge on why we all should care and support the Nation of Israel. I invite you all to please check out his website,
Israel Today Ministries: http://israeltodayministries.org/

Dr. Jeff Johnson, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding on Sunday. I love you very much.

-Thrill

Archie Comics' First Gay Wedding

2011-09-14T12:18:00.000-07:00

Can you believe such a comic book could have existed from Archie Comics just a few years ago?

In Life With Archie #16, which looks at the world of a twenty-something Archie cast has recently created gay character Kevin Keller returning from war to get married to his partner in Riverdale. And everyone turns up to the ceremony… just as Archie is separating from his wife, Veronica.

Is this proof that gay marriage does destroy traditional marriage after all? Written by Paul Kupperburg, drawn by Fernando Ruiz, Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy, Al Milgrom, Bob Smith with a cover from Batman’s Norm Breyfogle, Life With Archie #16 will be available for sale for the first week of January 2012.

Video: Obama's Speech in 45 seconds.../Liberal PBS Cover Up

2011-09-10T11:57:00.000-07:00

How many times did he say, "Pass the Bill" ?

In other news...

PBS Alters Transcript to Hide Obama Gaffe
Timothy Birdnow

Barack Obama has gone to Congress asking for more money to spend. The President, in a rambling and tedious exercise mixing blame with demands, made quite a few dubious statements in laying out the case for Congress to vote for the plan which as yet does not exist. Much like Obamacare, Congress must ultimately vote for the bill to know what is in it.

At one point Mr. Obama made a major gaffe; he identified Abraham Lincoln as the founder of the Republican Party.

Lincoln did not join the Republicans until 1856, over two years after the party was founded. The first Republican convention was held in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1854.

Such a gaffe would have brought huge amounts of ridicule and derision on George W. Bush, but in the case of Obama the media yawned.

Actually, they did more than yawn; government-funded PBS has altered the transcript of the President's speech, removing the offending comment.

The New York Times transcript has the following quote:

"We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. Founder of the Republican Party. But in the middle of a civil war, he was also a leader who looked to the future -- a Republican President who mobilized government to build the Transcontinental Railroad -- (applause) -- launch the National Academy of Sciences, set up the first land grant colleges. (Applause.) And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set."

But how does it appear in the PBS transcript?

"We all remember Abraham Lincoln as the leader who saved our Union. But in the middle of a Civil War, he was also a leader who looked to the future - a Republican president who mobilized government to build the transcontinental railroad; launch the National Academy of Sciences; and set up the first land grant colleges. And leaders of both parties have followed the example he set."

So PBS has purposely altered a transcript containing a major gaffe by the President. See a screen shot:

Sure; we have a fair and balanced media! The best government money can buy!

Update: Brian Birdnow adds:

Shocking, but not surprising! B-Ho was also wrong on saying that Lincoln started the first land grant colleges. Each state is in charge of its own educational institutions and most of the states entering the union after 1815 had designated state universities,with grants of land, in their state constitutions. That is the reason that major state universities are in near the geographic center of their respective states, and not located in the major urban areas.

Update from Russell Cook:

It now says at the top of the transcript page now "EDITOR'S NOTE: The original transcript provided on this page, as was noted, reflected the president's remarks as prepared for delivery and released by the White House. This transcript has been updated to reflect the remarks as delivered and released by the White House."

Timothy Birdnow is a St. Louis based writer. His website is www.tbirdnow.mee.nu

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Conservative Mother of 3 Arrested for Taking Pictures of Helicoptor Public Display at Airport

2011-09-08T08:02:00.000-07:00

Westhampton Beach, NY- This case is a frightening example of what can happen when a photographer encounters ignorant bullies with badges. According to the complaint filed in Federal Court, Nancy Genovese, a mother of three, was driving home on County Road 31 past Gabreski Airport in Suffolk County. Gabreski Airport displays a decorative helicopter shell by the roadway to the public, which is visible to all who pass by.
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Nancy Genovese stopped her car on the side of the road across the street from the airport in an area that is open and accessible to the public, and crossed over the road to the airport entryway that is also open and accessible to the public to take a picture of the helicopter display. While still in her car, she took a picture of the decorative helicopter shell with the intention of posting it on her personal “Support Our Troops” web page.

As Nancy Genovese was preparing to drive away, she was stopped and approached by Robert Iberger, a lieutenant with the Southampton Town Police. Lieutenant Iberger demanded to know why she was taking photographs. Nancy showed the lieutenant her camera, but Lieutenant Iberger grabbed her camera and handled it “without care”. In an attempt to prevent the lieutenant from damaging the camera, Nancy removed her memory card, which Lieutenant Iberger confiscated. To date, Nancy’s memory card still has not been returned to her.

Lieutenant Iberger demanded that Nancy remain where she is, and he refused to allow her to leave. At this time, Lieutenant Iberger notified the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and the authorities at Gabreski Airport of Nancy’s presence outside the airport, and falsely and wrongfully informed them that she posed a terrorist threat.

Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff Robert Carlock responded to the scene, along with various members of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office. When Deputy Carlock arrived, he placed cameras on the roof of his vehicle, aimed at Nancy Genovese and her 18 and 20 year old sons who had come to the scene at this point to help their mother. Deputy Carlock ordered all three of them to stand directly in front of the cameras, and not to move.

Officials from the airport, as well as other local and federal law enforcement agencies also responded, including, without limitation, the Southampton Police Department, the Westhampton Police Department, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security. Nancy was questioned on the side of the road for approximately five to six hours, from about 6pm until midnight, denied food or water, and denied the opportunity to use a restroom, all without having received any warnings as to her rights.

Nancy Genovese also had a left lower leg injury just above her ankle that she had received earlier in the day and which, exacerbated by the stress and length of her roadside detention, was causing her to limp. When the officers saw this, they ordered her to expose her wound, which was bleeding, for no legitimate purpose, and with no regard for Nancy’s health or well-being. Members of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office used Nancy’s leg wound as another object to taunt her with, telling her that they were going to arrest her for an unreported knife wound.

Here’s where the story takes an interesting twist, and why I believe Nancy’s situation hasn’t received more press coverage. Before arriving at the airport to take a picture, earlier that day Nancy had been to the local shooting range with her rifle practicing her hobby, target shooting. During the first hour of questioning, Lieutenant Iberger searched Nancy’s vehicle, without her consent, and came across her unloaded rifle, which Nancy was legally carrying, in a locked case. Now some people throw up their arms (no pun intended) at this point, and say, “what does she want, she brought a rifle to the airport!”, but I would like to remind everyone that it is perfectly legal to drive around with an unloaded rifle in your car. Yes. Really. And Nancy did not enter the airport, she was parked alongside a public roadway. It is important to remember that no matter how you feel about firearms, nothing that Nancy did violated any laws.

Using force, Lieutenant Iberger pushed Nancy Genovese when she objected to the seizure of her rifle. Deputy Carlock taunted Nancy, asking in a disparaging tone, “You’re a real right winger, aren’t you?”, and stating in words or substance that she was never going to see her rifle again.

During the remainder of the six hours that Nancy Genovese was forcibly detained on the side of the road, she was taunted, verbally harangued, threatened, belittled, abused, humiliated and harassed by members of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office. For example, Deputy Carlock repeatedly referred to Nancy as “a right winger” and “tea bagger”, and threatened that they were going to arrest her for terrorism to make an example of her to other “tea baggers” and “right wingers”.

Around midnight, officials from the airport and federal law enforcement agencies determined that Nancy posed no terrorist or other security threat. Once most of the other law enforcement officials left the scene, Deputy Carlock ordered Nancy Genovese to be handcuffed by another member of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office. Before placed in handcuffs, Nancy attempted to give her purse containing her wallet and cell phone to her sons. Her wallet contained approximately $13,000 in cash, money she was holding to pay tuition that day for her son’s college and her daughter’s Catholic school tuition. Deputy Carlock refused to allow her sons to take her bag, and ordered her to leave it on the front seat of her unlocked vehicle, even after being informed of the value of its contents. When Nancy’s sons objected, Deputy Carlock threatened to arrest them if they touched it, and ordered them to leave the scene. Not knowing what to do, they left.

When Nancy’s sons responded to a call from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office in the early morning hours to pick up their mother’s vehicle from the roadside, they found $5,300 of the $13,000 missing. The money was never returned. In addition, the contents of the glove compartment box was missing, and there was damage to the body of the car, particularly around the trunk.

Around midnight, after her sons were ordered to leave upon threat of arrest, Nancy was transported, in handcuffs, to the Suffolk County Jail. While in a holding cell, Deputy Carlock continued to verbally harass Nancy, telling her “you will pay”, and admitting that they had nothing to charge her with, but that he would “find something in order to teach all right wingers and tea baggers a lesson.”

While in her holding cell, Nancy Genovese was interrogated by Suffolk County Undersheriff Caracappa without receiving any warnings as to her rights. Her requests to speak to a lawyer were ignored. Following her “interrogation”, Undersheriff Caracappa informed her that she was being arrested and charged with “terrorism.”

At this point, Nancy requested medial treatment for her bleeding and painful left leg. After several requests, and several hours later, she was taken to the Peconic Bay Medical Center by male members of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, and handcuffed to a bed. A sonogram was performed on Nancy’s left leg from her ankle to her inner groin, requiring her to disrobe. Despite her and the doctor’s request for them to turn away, the two male Suffolk Deputies insisted on staring at Nancy while she disrobed, further humiliating her. She was prescribed antibiotics, and discharged back to the Suffolk County Jail, with instructions on proper care for her leg wound.

Once back at the jail, the Suffolk County Sheriffs denied her access to her antibiotics, and denied her proper care of her leg wound. This caused a serious and painful staph infection to develop.

The following morning, Nancy Genovese was briefly questioned at the Suffolk County Jail by two FBI agents. No federal complaints or charges were ever brought against Nancy. That same day, Nancy was transported in handcuffs and ankle shackles, with no regard for her ankle wound, to the Southampton Justice Town Court. The driver drove fast and recklessly, intentionally making abrupt turns and laughing. This caused Nancy, who was not secured by a seatbelt, but was instead restrained with her hands cuffed behind her and her ankles cuffed together, to roll about in the back of the vehicle, further exacerbating her leg injury. When she requested that the Deputy Sheriffs secure her with a seatbelt, they laughed at her, and the driver continued to recklessly swerve the vehicle.

Nancy Genovese was brought into the courthouse in handcuffs and leg restraints, and was violently pushed through the door by the Deputy Sheriffs. This added to Nancy’s humiliation, particularly since Nancy knew some of the courthouse employees and other people who were present. Both before and after arriving at the courthouse, Nancy repeatedly requested to speak with an attorney. All of her requests were ignored.

Despite never stepping foot onto airport property, Nancy Genovese was arraigned on a single misdemeanor charge of Criminal Trespass in the Third Degree. She was assigned a Legal Aid Attorney by the Judge. Undersheriff Caracappa and Deputy Carlock intentionally lied to the Judge about the circumstances surrounding Nancy’s arrest, including that she was a terrorist and had surveillance equipment in her car, and the judge set bail in the amount of $50,000.

Due to the excessive amount of bail, Nancy’s children needed more time to come up with the money, so Nancy was returned to the jail. The Legal Aid Attorney assigned to Nancy spoke with the Deputy and Undersheriff, and due to the conversation, directly afterwards informed Nancy that he was no longer her attorney, and that he was going to ask the court to place her on suicide watch.

Once back at the jail, Nancy Genovese was processed, including being issued prison “greens” to wear, and was photographed, fingerprinted, and eye scanned. Members of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department continuously verbally harassed Nancy. A woman in civilian clothes then interviewed Nancy. The woman told Nancy she was going to be placed in “general population.” During the interview, two men wearing “Suffolk County Emergency Response Team” jackets entered the room. One of them removed Nancy from the room and held her in the hallway outside of the interview room. From there, Nancy heard the woman who had interviewed her arguing with the other man, saying that “She is not suicidal.”

Despite the woman’s protests, Nancy was physically moved by the two men wearing “Suffolk County Emergency Response Team” jackets to another room. There, another woman who identified herself as a nurse administered, without Nancy’s consent, two injections into Nancy’s arm. One of the men held Nancy’s head so that she could not see what was being done, while the other man held Nancy’s arm down. Despite her demands to know what they were doing, no one answered her. Nancy experienced bruising and swelling in her neck and arm long after she was released from custody.

Nancy was then escorted by the two men into a cell area, where she was forced to disrobe and put on a “suicide gown”, consisting of a heavy, jacket-type blanket that fastens around the body with Velcro. Nancy was not permitted to wear undergarments under the blanket. Nancy was required to wear this same “suicide gown” for the next several days. After three days, Nancy was evaluated by a psychiatrist who determined her to be of sound and stable mind, and immediately removed her from suicide watch.

Later that day, bail was posted, and Nancy was able to go home. Subsequently, all charges against Nancy were dismissed.

Upon Nancy’s release, Undersheriff Caracappa issued a press release in response to media inquiries, titled “Armed Woman Arrested for Trespassing at Suffolk County Gabreski Airport”, which falsely stated that Nancy had been taking pictures of the airport and surrounding security”, and that she became hysterical, and began “screaming and flailing around” when confronted. Undersheriff Caracappa also falsely reported that Nancy had surveillance equipment, 500 rounds of ammunition, and “scary weapons” in her car, and that she was a right-wing extremist and terrorist, and that she had been at the airport trespassing several times and had been warned to stay away. Upon further inquiry, it turns out that Nancy had never trespassed at the airport before, had never been warned by anyone to “stay away” before, had no “surveillance equipment” of any kind other than her point and shoot camera, and certainly was not a terrorist. Undersheriff Caracappa has refused to issue a retraction or correction.

Nancy has filed a Federal Lawsuit seeking up to 70 million dollars from the Town of Southampton, the County of Suffolk, Lieutenant Iberger, Undersheriff Caracappa, Deputy Carlock, Lieutenant Leuete, and various other employees of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department. The lawsuit is still ongoing.

EDITOR’S NOTES:

All of the alleged facts discussed in this article have been taken directly from the court documents filed in this case.
Nancy Genovese was on public property the entire time. At no time did she trespass onto airport property, which is why the trespassing charge (the only charge against her) was dismissed.
Here is the google maps view of the airport entrance, and the helicopter on display.
Although Undersheriff Caracappa released a statement saying that Nancy was previously spotted around the airport in the past and had previously been warned not to return, not a single person can verify his claim. Nancy claims that she was never warned to “stay away” from a public area outside a tourist attraction.
Yes, to some, Nancy’s claims seem far fetched and outrageous. But let’s look at the facts that both sides can agree on. Not a single crime was actually committed by Nancy. Yet, she was held against her will, in an isolated cell, in essentially a straight jacket, with no medical attention, for several days.

Source: http://www.longislandlawyerblog.com/mother-of-3-arrested-for-taking-pictures-of-tourist-attraction-at-airport

The Lazy Dog Cafe!

2011-08-01T19:35:00.000-07:00

Temecula, CA- I'm always working. When I'm not at work, I'm busy doing school, writing articles and study guides, or chiseling away at my next artistic creation. Last Saturday, I decided to hit the road. Like Bon Jovi, my life is an open highway... I-15 to be exact.

Well, I ended up having lunch with some friends at a place called The Lazy Dog Cafe. It was awesome!

Located in the Temecula Promenade, an area of fine dining, shopping, and entertainment, stands a restaurant/cafe joint that actually caters to dogs like myself. On a hot, southern CA day, I was able to cool off in the nice air conditioned dining establishment that ended up blowing my mind away.

It was a big show but I wasn't sure what kind of food would be here. Would this just be another Bar and Grill that serves the same old song and dance? Let me guess... typical hot wings, expensive nothing burgers, and over priced drinks? Absolutely NOT!

The Lazy Dog had an amazing menu of more than just variety. Imagine a combination of Italian, Americana, and Greek foods, smoothed across the menu in a romantic tuscan harmony. Forget stuffing your face with fat, the menu had incredible delicious salads, healthy portions of our favorite dreams, and a delight of low calorie bliss meeting satisfying taste.

And the meal I ordered: A Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Penne dish. It was a delight. I mean, it was a celebration in my mouth. The noodles weren't over cooked and the flavor was out of this world. There's so many other things I want to try, but I have a feeling I'll order the same dish again.

The inside decor is funny. On every wall, ceiling, and table top is a picture, painting, or statue of a dog. There's even those video picture frames all over one wall showing several photos of random dogs. I love how the theme is catered to dogs and puppies. You can check out their website and find out more on this amazing place. I can't wait to go back.

www.lazydogcafe.com

After I left The Lazy Dog Cafe, I went right around the corner to a cupcake bakery joint called, Truly, Madly, Sweetly. It was a cute joint that served mainly cupcakes truly decked out with beautiful artistic icing.

Now, I'm not big on sweets, but a darling ponytail named Kristina talked me into trying a delicious Boston-creme chocolate cupcake.

Guess I'll be hitting the treadmill twice as hard tonight. LOL.

Truly, Madly, Sweetly website: www.trulymadlysweetly.com

Jewish activists call circumcision ban superhero anti-Semitic

2011-06-26T23:02:00.000-07:00

A ballot measure to ban circumcision in San Francisco has taken a strange twist with the publication, by the measure’s sponsors, of a comic book in which an anti-circumcision superhero -– blond, buff and handsome -– battles evil Jewish characters who recall the stereotypical images of classic anti-Semitism.

"Foreskin Man" was written and created by Matthew Hess, one of the leaders behind the initiative to ban circumcision, the ritual cutting of foreskin on a baby's penis that, in the Jewish religion, is considered central to the covenant between the Jewish people and God. Opponents consider it painful and barbaric, akin to female circumcision rites in Africa that have attracted international condemnation.

The measure will be on the ballot in San Francisco in November. Hess is with a San Diego group, MGM Bill, which is also seeking signatures to put a similar measure on the ballot in Santa Monica.

In the book, the blond superhero takes on "Monster Mohel" -– a bearded, black-hatted man with bloody scissors. In the traditional Jewish community, a mohel is a person trained to perform circumcisions.

The publication of the comic book was first reported Thursday in the San Francisco Chronicle, which asked Hess if he considered it to be anti-Semitic. "A lot of people have said that, but we're not trying to be anti-Semitic," he said. "We're trying to be pro-human rights."
The Anti-Defamation League, which was organized to fight anti-Semitism, issued a statement Friday sharply attacking the publication, which it called "an advocacy campaign taken to a new low."

"This is a sensitive, serious issue where good people can disagree," the ADL statement said. "It is one thing to debate it, is another thing to degrade it. 'Foreskin Man,' with its grotesque anti-Semitic imagery and themes, reaches a new low and is disrespectful and deeply offensive."

Hess did not immediately return a phone call seeking further comment Friday.

Don't Get Phished!

2011-06-26T21:55:00.000-07:00

Yup, I'm seeing it a lot tonight on Facebook. Remember the old days on MySpace, when accounts got hacked? Well tonight, I'm seeing show up in posts.

You can recognized a phished post by using common sense... most of the time.

For example, take a look at the picture below. This was posted by a dear friend of mine.

Now, I know this guy who posted this. He's happily married to a total babe. He wouldn't waste his time watching a video on some naked broad. Chances are, he got phished.

This can happen by either clicking on the phished post, or by having your account broken into.

I'm not an expert, so Google Search the term, "phished" and read the articles on how to avoid being a part of a phishing scam.