Democratic Global Wariming Climate Bill … The Cap & Trade Tax to all Americans … Will Congress Bother to Read this One?

WHAT’S THE BIG HURRY?

Why do democrats want to tax all Americans during a recession? What is the big hurry? Why is the Pelosi gang so quick to pass Cap & Trade? Is it because if Americans actually woke up and understood what they were about to do they would rise up against the bill. Why does Pelosi et al want to pass a piece of legislation that would further damage our economy?

Who in their right mind would pass a “global warming” energy bill in the midst of a recession that would cost the average tax payer $175 a year per household? That is exactly what the Waxman-Markey bill does. Why does Nancy Pelosi have this bill on the fast track when there is questionable support and the document reads like “War & Peace” at 1201 pages.

Remember when the House passed the stimulus bill without reading the thousands of pages? Look where that got us.

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Michael Jackson Dead at the Age of 50 … The World Awaits the Autopsy Report … Pain Killers & Enablers

What killed the King of Pop? Should we say WHO?

The self proclaimed King of Pop, Michael Jackson is dead at the age of 50 of an apparent cardiac arrest. The sad news made head lines all over the world as at one time Michael Jackson was probably one of the most recognized entertainers in the world.

When the news broke yesterday I was saddened, but not surprised. Honestly, who could not see this coming with the many cries for help along the years that Michael Jackson put forth? Does anyone think that such behavior is normal, even from Michael? Sadly, with all the abuse to his body and the drugs, no one was able to step in and intervene to help this poor lost soul. Those around him did not help, they appeared to have made matters worse. In the end, another generation has a talented entertainer that defined the late 70’s and 80’s die too young.

Instead, there were those that enabled him. Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman blamed the enablers and prescription drugs for Jackson’s sudden death.

“I have warned of the use of prescription medication and people who have enabled the use of those medications,” Brian Oxman, the family attorney, told CBS News anchor Harry Smith (see video below). “I do not know how much he has taken, I don’t know what his current situation is in the last couple of weeks. Over the last several years I have said to family members that he is overmedicated.

We saw this same scenario play out with Anna Nicole Smith when she died too young. Those around her knew she was an accident waiting to happen and they furnished her with drugs any how. One wonders whether the Jackson case will take the same route?

His troubles and allegations of child abuse aside, Michael Jackson was one of the most talented singers and dancers ever. Although his mega-albums “Off the Wall” and “Thriller” were probably part of his undoing. How does one ever do better than those two multi-million selling records?

As celebrities, people in the music industry and people who knew Michael Jackson remembered him … the world awaits the autopsy reports to find out what caused Jackson’s death? We know that Michael suffered from an addiction to pain killers and his frail body was the sad poster child for anorexia. Then there was the stress of his comeback tour. Some are reporting that he collapsed after an injection of demerol.

Sadly there were no signs that Jackson was able to conquer his dependencies, believed to be to over the counter prescription opiates such as Dialudid. And one consequence of an incautious overdose of these drugs is cardiac arrest. We will know more once there has been an autopsy, but the family had been gravely concerned about Michael’s dependency on these drugs which had been a serious issue since at least 2005 when he went on trial for child abuse.

A preliminary autopsy is scheduled to determine what was the cause of Jackson’s sudden death yesterday.

Authorities hope find out what caused the sudden death of “King of Pop” Michael Jackson. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office is set to conduct an autopsy Friday morning. The final cause of death, however, will not be conclusive until they receive the results of toxicology and tissue studies.

Michael Jackson Autopsy News

The Los Angeles Department of Coroner tells ET that an autopsy on Michael Jackson will be conducted Friday, and should be completed by noon.

UPDATE I: TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson’s doctor is MIA. Police towed the doctor’s BMW from the Jackson home last night and that cops want to interview him.

Also reported by TMZ, a law enforcement source claims that the doctor gave Michael and injection last night before he died.

UPDATE II: Coroner’s report:

Cause of death has been deferred until the toxicology reports are back. There was no evidence of external trauma or foul play. Very little information will be released until the toxicology results are in and they expect then to have the cause of death and will close the case.

On a side note, TMZ has been inaccessable for the last couple hours, a testiment to Michael Jackson’s popularity.

Senator John Kerry’s Idiotic Remark Regarding Sarah Palin Going Missing Rather than Mark Sanford

John Kerry jokes that it’s too bad that it was not Sarah Palin did not go missing. What consumes these people with such hate? Talk about your “Palin Derangement Syndrome.” Democrats will attach Sarah Palin to the arrival of the 7 year locust if they could.

H/T: Cagle.com

What kind of a jerk must one really be to actually make a comment that you wished someone go missing? Seriously, what kind a ass must one be to actually think it is funny to say the following, that the wrong governor went missing?
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Daily Commentary – Friday, June 26th, 2009 – Reflecting On Celebrities Recently Passed … Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett & Michael Jackson

• Dana comments on the deaths of Ed McMahon, Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett.

Poll States that 50% of South Carolina residents say Gov. Mark Sanford Should Resign … Pics of Mistress Maria Belen Chapur

Half of South Carolinians believe that Governor Mark Sanford should resign from office. Personally, I believe Sanford should leave as well. He has disgraced himself, been derelict in the office and if should concentrate on his marriage and his family. What is the point of staying in the office where one is not trusted and as Hot Air states, there is no chance for higher office.

Half of South Carolina residents say GOP Gov. Mark Sanford, who admitted to an extramarital affair on Wednesday, should resign from office, according to a new InsiderAdvantage poll.

The survey, conducted just hours after the governor’s emotional press conference at the statehouse, found 50 percent of South Carolina voters want him to resign while 42 percent said he should remain in office. Another 8 percent had no opinion.

As I have stated before, the reason why Sanford must leave office is not the affair. It is because he went to Argentina and left his office high and dry of any leadership. How could anyone just abandon their post for a piece of tail and expect the job still be there for them? By the way, if you have not seen the woman at the center of the controversy, here she is.

Hmm … this might be another reason to leave.

In the end, if his own wife can’t trust him, how can South Carolina?

Michael Jackson – dies from cardiac arrest at age 50 – RIP

As first reported at TMZ.com, Michael Jackson, the self proclaimed King of Pop, has dies at the age of 50 from cardiac arrest. One of the most talented and troubled entertainers ever has passed. Michael Jackson was a flawed individual; however, a brilliant talent. He revolutionized dance of his generation and brought music video to a level never seen. Like many others, we pray he is in a better place.  Although tragically flawed with the allegations and suspicions of inappropriate relationships with children, one thing is for certain … for his generation when it came to singing, dance and showmanship … Michael Jackson was a THRILLER!!!

Michael suffered a cardiac arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We’re told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back.

A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived. A cardiologist at UCLA tells TMZ Jackson died of cardiac arrest.

MICHAEL JACKSON … R.I.P.

According to reports, Michael Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at the home he was staying at. Paramedics worked to resuscitate Jackson for more than 40 minutes to no avail.

From ET on line, what is reported as one of the last pics of Michael Jackson, see below the fold.

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Farrah Fawcett – dies from cancer at age 62 – RIP Farrah

Goodbye Angel

Farrah Fawcett has sadly but mercifully passed away.

Rest in Peace Angel

1970’s “It Girl” icon, Farah Fawcett has passed away after her long and brave battle with cancer. A piece of my childhood died today with Farah Fawcett’s passing. Farah got her fame as the blond haired beauty on Charlie’s Angels in the 1970’s. She was the sexy Angel. Recently, she became known to many in her later years for her determination to fight cancer and a symbol of the will to survive through her years-long battle with cancer,

“After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away,” Fawcett’s longtime romantic partner Ryan O’Neal said in a statement released by Fawcett’s publicist, Paul Bloch. “Although this is an extremely difficult time for her family and friends, we take comfort in the beautiful times that we shared with Farrah over the years and the knowledge that her life brought joy to so many people around the world.”

Farrah Fawcett’s ‘Burning Bed’ gave domestic abuse another face

Farah Fawcett died this morning at 9:28 a.m. PST on Thursday at St. John’s Heath Center in Santa Monica, CA at the age of 62.

“She’s gone. She now belongs to the ages,” O’Neal tells PEOPLE, also confirming that she received the last rites of the Catholic Church. “She’s now with her mother and sister and her God. I loved her with all my heart. I will miss her so very, very much. She was in and out of consciousness. I talked to her all through the night. I told her how very much I loved her. She’s in a better place now.”

A note from my childhood … Farah, thank you for the red swimsuit … Rest in Peace and God Bless.

Surinam Airways … Oops, Wanna Get Away … Smoke in Cabin from Flight from Miami to Aruba

Doesn’t this story instill confidence in visiting “One Happy Island”? Airplane cabin fills with smoke as 90 passengers, including two babies had to evacuate the airplane, after having landed at Reina Beatrix airport  in Aruba.

The airplane, a MD-80 charter of Falcon Airways Express with a capacity for 172 passengers, flew from Miami to Aruba, and landed at the Reina Beatrix airport at 17.45 hours. During, or after the landing, the pilot switched on the APU too early, probably causing a short circuit, and smoke entered the cabin through the air conditioning system. The APU-system, which supplies electricity at the moment that an airplane is not flying, may only be switched on, after a complete standstill of the airplane, says a spokesperson of the airport authority AAA.

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Daily Commentary – Thursday, June 25th, 2009 – Give Us Something Newsworthy

• Dana calls for the mainstream media to quit wasting space on Perez Hilton and his bottom-feeding type. There is real news to report on.

SC Governor Mark Sanford Admits Affair with Argentinian Woman … From Missing to Wishing He was Missing … Appalachian, Argentina, Lost in Translation

BLAME IT ON RIO … OR IS IT ARGENTINA?

Mark Sanford, from Governor of South Carolina, to potential Presidential candidate to disgrace. At this point Sanford will be lucky to stay the Governor of SC after he admitted an affair with an Argentinian woman at a disastrous press conference yesterday. Maybe Sanford should have stayed in hiding after that debacle called a presser.

Really, Argentinia & Appalachian Trail are this close to each other.

Lost in translation … Who knew that a hike along the Appalachian Trail would translate to Argentinian Tale, or is it tail? One could have suspected that when the story came out of Sanford’s missing was a result of his hiking exploits, only to have his vehicle be found at the Atlanta airport, it was easy to suspect that something was amiss at the Circle K.

It is unbelievable that a man in Sanford’s position would act in such a selfish and reckless manner to his wife, his family and his state. Michelle Malkin aptly puts it … BASTARD!  Hot Air makes a good point on their lesson; however, I have to correct them on one detail. This does not pertain if you are a Democrat and your name is Bill Clinton.

The lesson: If you want to have a career in national politics, keep it in your pants. If you want to conduct affairs, stay out of politics. If you use your public office to lie to your constituents and your family, you deserve everything coming your way. No sniveling

One thing is for certain, Mark Sanford must go.

It has nothing to do with the affair per se, just like when President Bill Clinton was asked to resign. It’s not and never about the sex, that is between you, your wife, your family and your God. You must go because you were derelict in your duties as the Governor of the great state of South Carolina. Of course, the media will make it all about the sex and the affair as that is lazy journalism that sell. Sadly, this situation is about much more.

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