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February 20, 2016
A Chicago Tribune archival photo of a young man being arrested in 1963 at a South Side protest is Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, his campaign has confirmed, bolstering the candidate's narrative about his civil rights activism.
The black-and-white photo shows a 21-year-old Sanders, then a University of Chicago student, being taken by Chicago police toward a police wagon. An acetate negative of the photo was found in the Tribune's archives, said Marianne Mather, a Chicago Tribune photo editor.
"Bernie identified it himself," said Tad Devine, a senior adviser to the campaign, adding that Sanders looked at a digital image of the photo. "He looked at it — he actually has his student ID from the University of Chicago in his wallet — and he said, 'Yes, that indeed is (me).'" Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, was traveling Friday near Reno, Nev., on the eve of the state's Democratic presidential caucuses.
Sanders' activism at the University of Chicago has been in the news recently, after questions arose about a different photo that appeared to show Sanders addressing students at a 1962 campus sit-in. At first, several alumni identified the speaker as another man, according to the University of Chicago Library's Special Research Center. The other man is no longer alive.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-bernie-sanders-1963-chicago-arrest-20160219-story.html
Arrest photo of young activist Bernie Sanders emerges from Tribune archives
A Chicago Tribune archival photo of a young man being arrested in 1963 at a South Side protest is Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, his campaign has confirmed, bolstering the candidate's narrative about his civil rights activism.
The black-and-white photo shows a 21-year-old Sanders, then a University of Chicago student, being taken by Chicago police toward a police wagon. An acetate negative of the photo was found in the Tribune's archives, said Marianne Mather, a Chicago Tribune photo editor.
"Bernie identified it himself," said Tad Devine, a senior adviser to the campaign, adding that Sanders looked at a digital image of the photo. "He looked at it — he actually has his student ID from the University of Chicago in his wallet — and he said, 'Yes, that indeed is (me).'" Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, was traveling Friday near Reno, Nev., on the eve of the state's Democratic presidential caucuses.
Sanders' activism at the University of Chicago has been in the news recently, after questions arose about a different photo that appeared to show Sanders addressing students at a 1962 campus sit-in. At first, several alumni identified the speaker as another man, according to the University of Chicago Library's Special Research Center. The other man is no longer alive.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-bernie-sanders-1963-chicago-arrest-20160219-story.html
February 19, 2016
Early voting starts Saturday for presidential primary
By: The Associated Press February 18, 2016 0
The Louisiana presidential preference primary for Republicans and Democrats is March 5, but early voting starts Saturday and runs through Feb. 27.
Secretary of State Tom Schedler said in a news release Wednesday voters can cast early ballots daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for Sunday.
Only voters who are registered to one of the two political parties will be able to vote for their party’s nominee, because, unlike most elections in Louisiana, the presidential primary is a closed primary.
The Democratic Party and the GOP will also have closed state central committee and parish executive committee elections.
Those who aren’t party affiliated may still have local elections to vote in
Read more: http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2016/02/18/early-voting-starts-saturday-for-presidential-primary/#ixzz40djBU2vF
http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2016/02/18/early-voting-starts-saturday-for-presidential-primary/
Early Primary Voting Opens here in LA.
(Will head off to Vote Bernie tomorrow)Early voting starts Saturday for presidential primary
By: The Associated Press February 18, 2016 0
The Louisiana presidential preference primary for Republicans and Democrats is March 5, but early voting starts Saturday and runs through Feb. 27.
Secretary of State Tom Schedler said in a news release Wednesday voters can cast early ballots daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for Sunday.
Only voters who are registered to one of the two political parties will be able to vote for their party’s nominee, because, unlike most elections in Louisiana, the presidential primary is a closed primary.
The Democratic Party and the GOP will also have closed state central committee and parish executive committee elections.
Those who aren’t party affiliated may still have local elections to vote in
Read more: http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2016/02/18/early-voting-starts-saturday-for-presidential-primary/#ixzz40djBU2vF
http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2016/02/18/early-voting-starts-saturday-for-presidential-primary/
February 19, 2016
A judge in Illinois will hear arguments on Friday for a case challenging Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) eligibility to run for president, according to USA Today.
Lawrence Joyce filed a complaint with the Illinois Board of Elections charging that Cruz is not a "natural born citizen." The board of elections ruled against Joyce earlier in February, writing that Cruz "is a natural born citizen by virtue of being born in Canada to his mother who was a U.S. citizen at the time of his birth as the candidate did not have to take any steps or go through a naturalization process at some point after his birth."
Joyce appealed the decision and Judge Maureen Ward Kirby will hear arguments for the case at the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago on Friday.
Joyce told USA Today that he is a Ben Carson supporter, and that he is worried that if Cruz secures the Republican nomination, his candidacy will then be derailed by lawsuits filed by Democrats.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/illinois-court-cruz-eligibility
Illinois Court To Hear Case Challenging Cruz's Presidential Eligibility
A judge in Illinois will hear arguments on Friday for a case challenging Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) eligibility to run for president, according to USA Today.
Lawrence Joyce filed a complaint with the Illinois Board of Elections charging that Cruz is not a "natural born citizen." The board of elections ruled against Joyce earlier in February, writing that Cruz "is a natural born citizen by virtue of being born in Canada to his mother who was a U.S. citizen at the time of his birth as the candidate did not have to take any steps or go through a naturalization process at some point after his birth."
Joyce appealed the decision and Judge Maureen Ward Kirby will hear arguments for the case at the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago on Friday.
Joyce told USA Today that he is a Ben Carson supporter, and that he is worried that if Cruz secures the Republican nomination, his candidacy will then be derailed by lawsuits filed by Democrats.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/illinois-court-cruz-eligibility
February 19, 2016
The Bernie Sanders Action Figure!
http://www.bernieactionfigure.com/?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=bernie&utm_content=berniefans+all+plainbg+comingtoks
February 19, 2016
A Fort Worth juvenile judge is expected to decide on Friday to transfer the case of America’s so-called “affluenza” teen to the adult court system, where the 18-year-old could become eligible for release on bond.
Tarrant County prosecutors and attorneys for Ethan Couch have said they expect Judge Tim Menikos to transfer probation supervision to adult court for his conviction in juvenile court for killing four people while driving drunk in 2013.
A psychologist testifying on Couch’s behalf said he was so spoiled that he could not tell right from wrong, describing him as being afflicted with “affluenza.” Couch received probation for causing the deaths, spurring outrage, while the affluenza defense was widely ridiculed.
Couch has been in custody since he was brought back from Mexico last month. He and his mother, Tonya Couch fled there is December apparently to avoid Ethan Couch’s arrest for violating the probation deal that had kept him out of jail.
texas-judge-set-to-send-affluenza-teens-case-to-adult-system
Texas judge set to send ‘affluenza’ teen’s case to adult system
A Fort Worth juvenile judge is expected to decide on Friday to transfer the case of America’s so-called “affluenza” teen to the adult court system, where the 18-year-old could become eligible for release on bond.
Tarrant County prosecutors and attorneys for Ethan Couch have said they expect Judge Tim Menikos to transfer probation supervision to adult court for his conviction in juvenile court for killing four people while driving drunk in 2013.
A psychologist testifying on Couch’s behalf said he was so spoiled that he could not tell right from wrong, describing him as being afflicted with “affluenza.” Couch received probation for causing the deaths, spurring outrage, while the affluenza defense was widely ridiculed.
Couch has been in custody since he was brought back from Mexico last month. He and his mother, Tonya Couch fled there is December apparently to avoid Ethan Couch’s arrest for violating the probation deal that had kept him out of jail.
texas-judge-set-to-send-affluenza-teens-case-to-adult-system
February 19, 2016
Something spooky happens when you ask Google about Sen. Ted Cruz.
When you type the words, “is Ted Cruz the,” the first result search engine’s autofill feature suggests the Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate might be the infamous Zodiac killer.
Zodiac Ted
Suspicions appear to have first been raised in 2013, before Cruz announced his presidential candidacy, but the rumors have gained steam as the conservative senator has established himself as a top contender for the GOP nomination.
Never mind that Cruz was born in 1970, nearly a year after the serial killer’s last victim was fatally shot in San Francisco.
The propagators of this Internet rumor say the evidence is hiding in plain site.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/the-internet-believes-ted-cruz-is-the-zodiac-killer-and-so-far-he-hasnt-denied-it/
The Internet believes Ted Cruz is the Zodiac killer — and so far he hasn’t denied it
(Personally I was thinking Leatherface, but hey I could be off)Something spooky happens when you ask Google about Sen. Ted Cruz.
When you type the words, “is Ted Cruz the,” the first result search engine’s autofill feature suggests the Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate might be the infamous Zodiac killer.
Zodiac Ted
Suspicions appear to have first been raised in 2013, before Cruz announced his presidential candidacy, but the rumors have gained steam as the conservative senator has established himself as a top contender for the GOP nomination.
Never mind that Cruz was born in 1970, nearly a year after the serial killer’s last victim was fatally shot in San Francisco.
The propagators of this Internet rumor say the evidence is hiding in plain site.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/the-internet-believes-ted-cruz-is-the-zodiac-killer-and-so-far-he-hasnt-denied-it/
February 14, 2016
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Nationally syndicated radio host Mark Levin joined a special edition of Breitbart News Daily this evening to discuss the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia with host Stephen K. Bannon.
“I would count him as a top ten, maybe a top five of all time, and he wasn’t even a Chief Justice,” Levin said of the late Justice Scalia. “This is a devastating loss for people who love this country. It’s a devastating loss for those of us who love the Constitution,” he added.
Scalia, age 79, passed away this evening in Texas. As reported earlier by Breitbart:
Justice Antonin Scalia—one of the most acclaimed legal scholars ever to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States—has passed away at age 79.
Justice Scalia was on a trip hunting quail in Marfa, Texas. He had gone to his room after dinner on Friday, February 12, and made no complaints that he was feeling ill or showing signs of medical distress. When he did not show for breakfast Saturday morning, someone was sent to check his room and discovered the deceased justice.
“It’s an absolute disaster. Let me put it this way, Scalia is kind of the Churchill, the Thatcher, and the Reagan of the Supreme Court. He wasn’t even Chief Justice and yet his impact has been massive as an originalist,” Levin went on.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/13/mark-levin-losing-justice-scalia-an-absolute-disaster/
(Warning Showing Breibart. ) Mark Levin: Losing Justice Scalia an Absolute Disaster
(But By God is it an awesome reaction )
Nationally syndicated radio host Mark Levin joined a special edition of Breitbart News Daily this evening to discuss the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia with host Stephen K. Bannon.
“I would count him as a top ten, maybe a top five of all time, and he wasn’t even a Chief Justice,” Levin said of the late Justice Scalia. “This is a devastating loss for people who love this country. It’s a devastating loss for those of us who love the Constitution,” he added.
Scalia, age 79, passed away this evening in Texas. As reported earlier by Breitbart:
Justice Antonin Scalia—one of the most acclaimed legal scholars ever to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States—has passed away at age 79.
Justice Scalia was on a trip hunting quail in Marfa, Texas. He had gone to his room after dinner on Friday, February 12, and made no complaints that he was feeling ill or showing signs of medical distress. When he did not show for breakfast Saturday morning, someone was sent to check his room and discovered the deceased justice.
“It’s an absolute disaster. Let me put it this way, Scalia is kind of the Churchill, the Thatcher, and the Reagan of the Supreme Court. He wasn’t even Chief Justice and yet his impact has been massive as an originalist,” Levin went on.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/13/mark-levin-losing-justice-scalia-an-absolute-disaster/
February 14, 2016
Good morning It's a beautiful morning air is sweet and Scalia is still dead.
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's five most outrageous and bizarre quotes
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/scalia-outrageous-bizarre-quotes-article-1.2530900
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